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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program
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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France, the United Kingdom and Germany (the “E3”) on Thursday sent a formal letter to the UN Security Council asking […]

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

08/29/2025 By The Conversation

From Guernica to Gaza:  The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

From Guernica to Gaza: The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

08/29/2025 By Norman Solomon

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Syria
Assad regime confiscating homes of millions of Syrian Refugees Abroad

Assad regime confiscating homes of millions of Syrian Refugees Abroad

Step comes as thousands of refugees make plans to return to Syria from abroad

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Yemen
Saudi-led Strike kills dozens of Yemeni Houthis including commanders: Saudi TV

Saudi-led Strike kills dozens of Yemeni Houthis including commanders: Saudi TV

Dubai (AFP) – An air strike on Yemen’s capital by a Saudi-led military coalition has killed dozens of Huthi rebels including at least two commanders, […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
3 Dead, 600 wounded: For 5th Week, Israeli snipers shoot down peaceful Palestinian Protesters inside Gaza

3 Dead, 600 wounded: For 5th Week, Israeli snipers shoot down peaceful Palestinian Protesters inside Gaza

Like Fish in a Barrel

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If the Leaders of the two Koreas can meet, why can't those of Saudi Arabia and Iran?

If the Leaders of the two Koreas can meet, why can’t those of Saudi Arabia and Iran?

The regional rivalries and nuclear issue mark similarities, but diplomacy is frozen in the Middle East

Juan Cole

North Korea
Why does Trump want to Sabotage the Iran Deal but to Negotiate with North Korea?

Why does Trump want to Sabotage the Iran Deal but to Negotiate with North Korea?

China will go to bat for Pyongyang but not for Tehran, and Iran is relatively weak

Mohammed Nuruzzaman

Inequality
Why has the GOP grown the Military-Industrial Complex but slashed Human Security?

Why has the GOP grown the Military-Industrial Complex but slashed Human Security?

The US has the highest rate of maternal deaths of any industrial country & we are the “child poverty capital”

H. Patricia Hynes

Banking
A coming Crash? Massive Bank deregulation and a Trump-appointed Fed: What could go Wrong?

A coming Crash? Massive Bank deregulation and a Trump-appointed Fed: What could go Wrong?

Trump has appointed more members of the Fed board than any president since Woodrow Wilson

contributors

Democracy
Tunisian women hit campaign trail as equals to men

Tunisian women hit campaign trail as equals to men

The 2011 Tunisian Revolution resulted in a constitution that recognizes the equality of women and men (even the US doesn’t have that)

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China
Russia and China slam Trump-Macron Push to Renegotiate Iran Deal

Russia and China slam Trump-Macron Push to Renegotiate Iran Deal

Moscow and Beijing value Iran’s Role in Syria, plan arms sales to Tehran

Juan Cole

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