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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

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High Iranian Official insists it Will stay in Syria, to Block Israel

High Iranian Official insists it Will stay in Syria, to Block Israel

What happens when the Sunni rebels are all defeated and the Syrian Arab Army is reconstituted?

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
World to 22 mn Refugees: Only 200K of You can be Helped

World to 22 mn Refugees: Only 200K of You can be Helped

Donald Trump is at the forefront of this scandalously cruel approach to refugees. But he’s not alone.

John Feffer

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Will the Price of Oil Collapse within a Decade, Driven off Cliff by Electric Vehicles?

Will the Price of Oil Collapse within a Decade, Driven off Cliff by Electric Vehicles?

The process is already well underway

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

Syrian army soldiers burned a rebel flag Saturday after they and Russian military police took over the crucial Nassib post

AFP

Iran
World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

Iran’s remaining partners in the 2015 nuclear deal vowed Friday to keep the energy exporter plugged into the global economy

AFP

Syria
In Syria's Douma, UN finds likely Chlorine use, but not by Rebels

In Syria’s Douma, UN finds likely Chlorine use, but not by Rebels

Laboratory tests so far have found possible evidence of chlorine use but no evidence of sarin or a similar nerve agent

Brian Whitaker

Pakistan
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a corruption court in Islamabad Friday

AFP

Pollution
Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron

Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron

Trump tweeted that Pruitt’s deputy, the former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, would take over Monday as acting head of the agency

Jerome Cartillier

Green Energy
Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

Six sovereign wealth funds including four Gulf states have pledged to boost efforts to fight climate change

AFP

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