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Trump’s Tweet isn’t Enough: Iran and the West must Deescalate the War in the Middle East
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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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Burn Pits and Toxins: Are 800 US Bases abroad Scofflaw Polluters?

Burn Pits and Toxins: Are 800 US Bases abroad Scofflaw Polluters?

H. Patricia Hynes | (Informed Comment) | – – My nephew, an Army veteran who spent most of his 20 plus years military service as […]

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Employment
Tunisia: Austerity Protests roil Birthplace of Arab Spring

Tunisia: Austerity Protests roil Birthplace of Arab Spring

TeleSur | – – Protests have been taking place across the North African country over the past several nights in protest against government austerity measures […]

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Environment
EVs are Better: Iranian oil tanker in East China Sea could burn for a month

EVs are Better: Iranian oil tanker in East China Sea could burn for a month

Middle East Monitor | – – The stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month, South […]

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Climate Change
Take That! NYC pulls $5 bn from Big Oil, Sues Majors for Climate Damage

Take That! NYC pulls $5 bn from Big Oil, Sues Majors for Climate Damage

Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – “We are taking the largest action by any city to confront the growing climate […]

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Donald Trump
Iran's Khamenei: Trump Unbalanced, Playing Crazy Games, but Iran policy will Fail

Iran’s Khamenei: Trump Unbalanced, Playing Crazy Games, but Iran policy will Fail

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iran’s clerical leader, Ali Khamenei, gave a speech in Qom on Tuesday, in which he warned […]

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Neo-Nazi Game of Thrones: Bannon forced out at Breitbart

Neo-Nazi Game of Thrones: Bannon forced out at Breitbart

TeleSur | – – Steve Bannon resigned as chief executive of Breitbart News, the right-leaning website said on Tuesday The resignation occurred after the former […]

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Corruption
Why Israel doesn’t run on Solar:  Netanyahu’s son boasts of father’s gas deal at strip club

Why Israel doesn’t run on Solar: Netanyahu’s son boasts of father’s gas deal at strip club

Middle East Monitor | – – A recording emerged yesterday of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair boasting that his father had set up […]

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National Security State
From Afghanistan to Somalia, Special Ops Achieves Less with More

From Afghanistan to Somalia, Special Ops Achieves Less with More

By Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – At around 11 o’clock that night, four Lockheed MC-130 Combat Talons, turboprop Special Operations aircraft, were […]

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“Do Kids die, Mom?” Facing the Future With Trepidation in the Age of Trump

“Do Kids die, Mom?” Facing the Future With Trepidation in the Age of Trump

Frida Berrigan | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – As a mother and an activist, here’s what I’ve concluded as 2018 begins: it’s getting harder and […]

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