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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade
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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade

Mohammad Eslami

Chinese policy and security circles interpret the tariff threat less as an attempt to alter Iran’s behavior than as a signal to third parties

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2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

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Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

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The Gaza Crisis and the End of Human Rights: The Failure of International Law

The Gaza Crisis and the End of Human Rights: The Failure of International Law

Exeter (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As the Israeli attacks against Gaza have continued to rage, now spilling into Lebanon, a year of unspeakable […]

Hilal Cibik

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One Year of Israel's War on Gaza: What wasn't on US TV "News"

One Year of Israel’s War on Gaza: What wasn’t on US TV “News”

Al Jazeera English: “One year of Israel’s war on Gaza – what you need to know” Excerpt from Transcript: Let’s talk about one year of […]

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CO2-Driven Climate Change causes Hurricane Milton to Explode into Cat 5 as it Heads for Florida

CO2-Driven Climate Change causes Hurricane Milton to Explode into Cat 5 as it Heads for Florida

By Ali Sarhadi, Georgia Institute of Technology | – (The Conversation) – Hurricane Milton went from barely hurricane strength to a dangerous Category 5 storm […]

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The Top 10 Things Israel did to Gaza before October 7, 2023

The Top 10 Things Israel did to Gaza before October 7, 2023

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last October 7, the al-Qassam Brigades of the Hamas Party-Militia, joined by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and some other small […]

Juan Cole

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Elderly Activists vs. Decrepit Plutocrats:  It isn’t Age that matters but What you use it For

Elderly Activists vs. Decrepit Plutocrats: It isn’t Age that matters but What you use it For

By Robert Lipsyte ( Tomdispatch.com ) – After Joe Biden was shuffled off stage on trumped-up charges of senility, I started thinking seriously about the […]

Tomdispatch

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Why Human-Caused Climate Change is coming for the vulnerable Carolinas

Why Human-Caused Climate Change is coming for the vulnerable Carolinas

By Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University and Kathie Dello, North Carolina State University | – (The Conversation) – Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding […]

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France asserts itself against Netanyahu over Lebanon: Macron calls for Arms Embargo against Israel

France asserts itself against Netanyahu over Lebanon: Macron calls for Arms Embargo against Israel

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a radio interview with France Inter on Saturday, French president Emmanuel Macron called for an arms embargo against Israel […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Adventurism from Gaza to Regional War:  Who Benefits?

Israeli Adventurism from Gaza to Regional War: Who Benefits?

by By Sher Ali Bukhari ( Middle East Monitor ) – Hamas launched a ground, air and naval attack on Israel, resulting in the killing […]

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Israel/ Palestine
How Lebanon’s National Identity is exploited to justify Violence against It

How Lebanon’s National Identity is exploited to justify Violence against It

By Rayyan Dabbous, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah confirmed on Sept. 28 that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, […]

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