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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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As Israel defies UNSC demand for Gaza Ceasefire, UN Human Rights Body slams ongoing "Genocide"

As Israel defies UNSC demand for Gaza Ceasefire, UN Human Rights Body slams ongoing “Genocide”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Security Council has finally passed a ceasefire resolution for Gaza, from which the US abstained, so it was […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Why Russia fears the Emergence of Tajik Terrorists

Why Russia fears the Emergence of Tajik Terrorists

(The Conversation) – It has emerged that the four gunmen charged in the murder of at least 139 concert-goers at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall theatre […]

Richard Foltz

Culture
The Music of the late Iranian Singer Faramarz Aslani, Forced into Exile by a Puritan Revolution

The Music of the late Iranian Singer Faramarz Aslani, Forced into Exile by a Puritan Revolution

Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment) – Amidst war and genocide in Ukraine and in Gaza, a new spring came along. For millions of Persian-speaking […]

Fariba Amini

Donald Trump
Donald Trump and the German Far Right: Is it Democratic to Prosecute Fascism?

Donald Trump and the German Far Right: Is it Democratic to Prosecute Fascism?

Chemnitz, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Germany and the United States have very different political cultures, but also some similarities. They are both […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Chechnya
How Moscow Terror Attack fits ISIL-K Strategy to Widen Agenda against Perceived Enemies

How Moscow Terror Attack fits ISIL-K Strategy to Widen Agenda against Perceived Enemies

By Sara Harmouch, American University, and Amira Jadoon, Clemson University | – Russia is reeling from the worst terror strike on its soil in a […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
A Slow-Motion World War III?  Imperial decline in the Age of Climate Change

A Slow-Motion World War III? Imperial decline in the Age of Climate Change

( Tomdispatch.com ) – I’ve been describing this world of ours, such as it is, for almost 23 years at TomDispatch. I’ve written my way […]

Tom Engelhardt

Algeria
The Middle East Ranks at the Bottom of Gallup's Happiness Index, except for Rich Oil States; is the US to Blame?

The Middle East Ranks at the Bottom of Gallup’s Happiness Index, except for Rich Oil States; is the US to Blame?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The annual Gallup report on happiness by country came out this week. It is based on a three-year average of […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Total U.S. Billionaire Wealth is Up 88 Percent over Four Years

Total U.S. Billionaire Wealth is Up 88 Percent over Four Years

By Chuck Collins and Omar Ocampo | – ( Inequality.org ) – Four years ago, the United States entered the Covid-19 pandemic. Forbes published its […]

Inequality.org

Israel/ Palestine
Echos of our Lost Home in Gaza

Echos of our Lost Home in Gaza

By Haneen Abo Soad | – The author’s four-generation land and home were destroyed by Israeli F16 rockets in January, reducing it to rubble. Photo […]

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