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Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)
Donald Trump

Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)

Juan Cole

Juan Cole Interviewed by Francesca Fiorentini: “The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini): How To Lose a Country In 100 Days with Josh Gondelman & Juan […]

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

05/18/2025 By Middle East Monitor

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

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Iran
Contrary to Propaganda, Iran has always denounced Nukes

Contrary to Propaganda, Iran has always denounced Nukes

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – Despite all the propaganda about the Iranian leaders’ rush to acquire nuclear […]

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Islam
Clashes rock Al-Aqsa Compound, 3rd Holiest Muslim Shrine, for 2nd day

Clashes rock Al-Aqsa Compound, 3rd Holiest Muslim Shrine, for 2nd day

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces and Palestinians clashed for the second consecutive day at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on […]

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US Intel Chief: Iraq and Syria may not Survive as States

US Intel Chief: Iraq and Syria may not Survive as States

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Public remarks by the head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency and by John Brennan, director […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Sanders surges in Iowa as Clinton faces Enthusiasm Gap

Sanders surges in Iowa as Clinton faces Enthusiasm Gap

Anthony Salvanto | (CBS Face the Nation Video) | – – “A new CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker poll shows presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders, […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
When will War be off the Table?  Iran & US Trash Talk

When will War be off the Table? Iran & US Trash Talk

By David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – You have to admire the sheer gall of the Republican presidential field, which has coalesced […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Israel's Deep Role in Syrian Refugee Crisis: Saga of Yarmouk

Israel’s Deep Role in Syrian Refugee Crisis: Saga of Yarmouk

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – When Zionist Haganah militias carried out Operation Yiftach, on May 19 1948, the aim was […]

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Climate Change
Could we melt all the Ice in Antarctica if we Keep on Burning Fossil Fuels?

Could we melt all the Ice in Antarctica if we Keep on Burning Fossil Fuels?

By Andy Ridgwell | (The Conversation) | – – Here is a great “what-if”: if we (the human race) were to burn all available fossil […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Germany seeks Talks with Russia over Syria as Putin conducts Naval Maneuvers off Tartous

Germany seeks Talks with Russia over Syria as Putin conducts Naval Maneuvers off Tartous

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Agence France Press Arabic says that Cypriot officials are reporting that Russia has asked them to […]

Juan Cole

Acidification of Oceans
"We're talking Survival": Pacific Islanders call out Australia on Coal

“We’re talking Survival”: Pacific Islanders call out Australia on Coal

The Tree | – – Pacific Island nations have stepped up pressure on their reckless neighbours, warning Australia and New Zealand that their inadequate action […]

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