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Trump’s Tweet isn’t Enough: Iran and the West must Deescalate the War in the Middle East
Donald Trump

Trump’s Tweet isn’t Enough: Iran and the West must Deescalate the War in the Middle East

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After thirty years of agitation, incitement, lies and provocation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally succeeded in […]

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

06/24/2025 By The Conversation

For Most Palestinians in Gaza, Staying Hungry is better than Risking Life to get Aid

For Most Palestinians in Gaza, Staying Hungry is better than Risking Life to get Aid

06/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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The Gorsuch Court is Crushing Workers and Democracy: Can Dems find the Courage to Fight Back?

The Gorsuch Court is Crushing Workers and Democracy: Can Dems find the Courage to Fight Back?

Progressive grassroots groups are on the march, but is it too little too late?

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Turkey, Iraq and China defy Trump on new Iran Sanctions, Act to Hold Tehran Harmless

Turkey, Iraq and China defy Trump on new Iran Sanctions, Act to Hold Tehran Harmless

The Trump administration is unlikely to have the same success in getting other countries to boycott Iranian petroleum as did Obama

Juan Cole

Turkey
Turkey's re-elected Erdogan, a Hybrid of Putin and Trump, will  Change  Mideast

Turkey’s re-elected Erdogan, a Hybrid of Putin and Trump, will Change Mideast

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the incumbent president and main political actor in Turkish politics for the last 16 years, has won yet another election

The Conversation

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Netherlands Proposes going 100% Green by 2050

Netherlands Proposes going 100% Green by 2050

The Dutch legislation aims to slash greenhouse gas emissions to near zero

AFP

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Progressive Dems Are Celebrating Ocasio-Cortez v. Crowley Win; But where is the Legislation?

Progressive Dems Are Celebrating Ocasio-Cortez v. Crowley Win; But where is the Legislation?

Winning isn’t enough. The Left must prepare to govern

Juan Cole

Iran
Trump Admin. Tries to Strong-Arm World into Halting Iranian Oil Imports by Nov. 4

Trump Admin. Tries to Strong-Arm World into Halting Iranian Oil Imports by Nov. 4

The United States warned Tuesday that countries around the world must stop buying Iranian oil before November 4 or face renewed sanctions

AFP

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The Seventh Exclusion:  Great Moments in American Racist Immigration History

The Seventh Exclusion: Great Moments in American Racist Immigration History

US history is replete with racism as public policy

Juan Cole

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New Light on the Arabian Religious Background of Islam?

New Light on the Arabian Religious Background of Islam?

Aside from the Qur’an itself, all the sources we have were written down after the Abbasid Revolution of 750 against the Umayyads

Juan Cole

Immigration
TrumpWorld: A Vast Guantanamo Bay just for Children

TrumpWorld: A Vast Guantanamo Bay just for Children

A requiem for a tragedy that has barely ended (if it has)

Karen J. Greenberg

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