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Children of War
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Children of War

Fariba Amini

On January 29, 2024, volunteers from the Palestinian Red Crescent received an emergency call. A 6-year-old girl was trapped in a car, pleading

Passover: Freedom from Pride

Passover: Freedom from Pride

03/16/2026 By Yakov M. Rabkin

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

03/15/2026 By The Conversation

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Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed

Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shi’a al-Sudani on Wednesday called up Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and condemned Trump’s “unjust war”

Juan Cole

Iran
As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

Mainstream English-language outlets refer to the war as the “conflict in the Middle East,” as if the region just decided to set itself on fire.

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Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy

Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy

Any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure will lead to retaliatory strikes targeting facilities in the region owned by U.S. oil companies

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

Iran has also declared that financial centers, banks, and offices of major technology companies could be the next targets.

Middle East Monitor

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Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

Use of Outdated Intelligence Shows Failure to Take All Feasible Precautions

Human Rights Watch

Donald Trump
“The Horror! The Horror:” Trump and the White Man’s Burden Redux

“The Horror! The Horror:” Trump and the White Man’s Burden Redux

The underpinnings of Trump’s reasoning can (or at least should) be described as Nazi in style

Juan Cole

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Iran War and Bible Prophecy: Some Conservative Christians See End-Time Omens

Iran War and Bible Prophecy: Some Conservative Christians See End-Time Omens

This type of apocalyptic thought has roots in the 19th century, when many American preachers turned toward more literal readings of the Bible

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

It is a war that, if not permanently halted, will continue to devastate the peoples of the Middle East, inviting further militarization

Ramzy Baroud

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“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:”  Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”

“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:” Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”

Iran is interfering with the commerce in petroleum and gas via the Persian Gulf, which could throw the whole world into a deep recession

Juan Cole

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