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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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Afghanistan
Despite Trump Surge, Taliban Attack Afghan Army Post, Killing 18 Soldiers

Despite Trump Surge, Taliban Attack Afghan Army Post, Killing 18 Soldiers

TeleSur | – – A bomb attack also took place in the capital Kabul killing at least one person. Islamic State group in Afghanistan claimed […]

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Climate Change
In anti-Trump surge, Renewables make 18% of US electricity & impel job growth

In anti-Trump surge, Renewables make 18% of US electricity & impel job growth

US Carbon Emissions Fall slightly

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Grievance Politics for Insecure Majorities: Trumpism Worldwide

Grievance Politics for Insecure Majorities: Trumpism Worldwide

By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – It’s about propping up “besieged majorities” in multiethnic countries. Washington and New Delhi are […]

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Buddhism
Buddhist Burma Bulldozing Muslim Rohingya Villages: Satellite Photos

Buddhist Burma Bulldozing Muslim Rohingya Villages: Satellite Photos

TeleSur | – – Human rights groups that fear the Burmese government is destroying crime scenes before any credible investigation takes place. Satellite imagery shows […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Ahed Tamimi: father speaks of his pride as Palestinian activist prepares for trial

Ahed Tamimi: father speaks of his pride as Palestinian activist prepares for trial

Emma Heywood | (The Conversation) | – – Popular resistance against the Israeli presence in the West Bank, be it violent or peaceful, is a […]

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Are Kurds, Shiite Militias and the Baath Gov't allying against Turkey's Afrin Op?

Are Kurds, Shiite Militias and the Baath Gov’t allying against Turkey’s Afrin Op?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Fundamentalist Salafi militias, some linked to al-Qaeda, and backed by Turkey, have allegedly taken three new […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
New South African Gov't to Cut ties with Israel over Apartheid toward Palestinians

New South African Gov’t to Cut ties with Israel over Apartheid toward Palestinians

Middle East Monitor | – – South Africa has been a staunch ally of the Palestinian struggle and regularly spoken out against the atrocities committed […]

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Guns
Marco Rubio dismisses High-School Shooting Survivors as out of Mainstream

Marco Rubio dismisses High-School Shooting Survivors as out of Mainstream

TeleSur | – – The event, hosted by CNN, offered a rare opportunity for people directly affected by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy […]

Juan Cole

Militarization
Generational Wars and Short Memories: The 9/11 Hijackers Were Iraqis, Right?

Generational Wars and Short Memories: The 9/11 Hijackers Were Iraqis, Right?

San Francisco (Tomdispatch.com) | – I was teaching the day the airplanes hit the World Trade Center. It was the second meeting of “The Communist […]

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