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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

06/23/2025 By The Conversation

No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

06/23/2025 By Tomdispatch

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How Exactly the Russian GRU and Troll Disinformation Campaign Worked: By an Ethical Hacker

How Exactly the Russian GRU and Troll Disinformation Campaign Worked: By an Ethical Hacker

By Timothy Summers | – College Park, Md (The Conversation) – The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli-Palestinian Lawmaker quits Parliament over Racist Nationality Law

Israeli-Palestinian Lawmaker quits Parliament over Racist Nationality Law

Jerusalem (AFP) – An Israeli Arab lawmaker resigned on Saturday and branded the parliament “racist” after it passed a controversial new law which declares Israel […]

AFP

Climate Change
Global Heat Wave made Twice as Likely by Humans Burning Coal, Oil & Gas

Global Heat Wave made Twice as Likely by Humans Burning Coal, Oil & Gas

You’ve seen the headlines. Dozens of people dead in Japan of heat stroke. Massive forest fires raging in Sweden. Dozens dead in Athens from wildfires. […]

Juan Cole

Yemen
Saudis & Allies Renew Bombing of Yemen Port City, Sparking Famine Fears

Saudis & Allies Renew Bombing of Yemen Port City, Sparking Famine Fears

The Saudi-led coalition launched heavy air strikes on Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah on Friday, in an apparent resumption of military operations on the […]

Middle East Monitor

Syria
US-Backed Leftist Kurds Holds talks with Damascus on Future of Northeast

US-Backed Leftist Kurds Holds talks with Damascus on Future of Northeast

Damascus (AFP) – A US-backed Kurdish-led alliance is holding talks in Damascus for the first time on the future of the swathe of northern Syria […]

AFP

Immigration
Trump Admin. Misses Deadline to Reunite all 3,000 Kids

Trump Admin. Misses Deadline to Reunite all 3,000 Kids

Some 1,600 kids have not been reunited with their parents after being separated at the US-Mexico border. Advocates say some kids lost in bureaucratic ‘black […]

TeleSur

Iraq
Fearing Repression, Iraq’s Sunnis won’t Join Wave of Protests

Fearing Repression, Iraq’s Sunnis won’t Join Wave of Protests

Baghdad (Niqash.org) – A few days ago, a resident in the northern city of Mosul posted a comment about ongoing protests in southern Iraq on […]

Mustafa Habib

Donald Trump
Iran's Soleimani warns Trump that Invading Iran Would spark Ruinous Guerrilla War

Iran’s Soleimani warns Trump that Invading Iran Would spark Ruinous Guerrilla War

Qasem Soleimani, the head of the special operations Jerusalem (Qods) Brigade of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, spent Thursday morning taunting US president Donald Trump, […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Anti-Corruption Sentiment Propels Sports Star Imran Khan to Victory in Pakistan

Anti-Corruption Sentiment Propels Sports Star Imran Khan to Victory in Pakistan

Islamabad (AFP) – Pakistan cricket hero turned politician Imran Khan claimed victory Thursday in the country’s tense general election marred by allegations of “blatant” rigging […]

David Stout

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