Juan Cole

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Distinguished University Professor in the History Department at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

When Iran and Iranians are being demonized, it is important to remember the beauty of Iranian civilization and the complexity of Iranians

The US petroleum companies, I think, bear blame for this war, because they want to get into Iran and develop its petroleum

The US and Israeli decapitation strikes, killing over 40 high-ranking Iranian officials, have not had the desired effect

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

In the original, the abstract philosophers are castigated for being prisoners of dry reason and discernment.

The article confirms the Ministry of Health estimate that about 56% of violent deaths were among children, women and elderly men

The reason Gaza has this monstrous number of orphans is that the Israeli government killed their parents, including their mothers

Barkeep, why grieve about the future fate of friends? Bring out your finest vintage — since the night is disappearing.