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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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Tom Cotton's 'Chickenhawk' Taunt at Iran FM Demeans Jeb Bush, GOP Field

Tom Cotton’s ‘Chickenhawk’ Taunt at Iran FM Demeans Jeb Bush, GOP Field

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – So freshman senator Tom Cotton (R-AK) got into a Twitter slamming match with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad […]

Juan Cole

political Islam
10,000 Turkish Police Repress Mayday Labor Protests

10,000 Turkish Police Repress Mayday Labor Protests

Aljazeera Top Stories | – Aljazeera Top Stories: “TURKEY MAYDAY PROTEST” See also: AJ+: “May Day Protest In Turkey Goes Ahead Despite Ban” For more […]

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Climate Change
Tesla batteries: just the beginning of how technology will transform the electric grid

Tesla batteries: just the beginning of how technology will transform the electric grid

By Michael McElfresh | (The Conversation) | – Tesla Motors already makes batteries for its electric cars. On Thursday, it’s expected to introduce battery systems […]

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Bill of Rights
Could the New USA Freedom Act stop NSA Bulk Collection of Americans' Telephone Records?

Could the New USA Freedom Act stop NSA Bulk Collection of Americans’ Telephone Records?

By Mark Jaycox and Rainey Reitman | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) A bipartisan group of congressional leaders has reintroduced the USA Freedom Act. The bill is […]

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Colonialism
Palestinian-Israelis:  Hundreds pray outside closed mosque in Beersheba

Palestinian-Israelis: Hundreds pray outside closed mosque in Beersheba

BEERSHEBA (Ma’an) — Some 250 Palestinians performed Friday prayers outside a mosque in Beersheba in southern Israel that Israeli authorities have kept closed since 1948. […]

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Fatal Triangle: Saudi, Iran, US Tensions spike over continued Yemen Airstrikes

Fatal Triangle: Saudi, Iran, US Tensions spike over continued Yemen Airstrikes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – The attention span of US television news is so short that it is difficult for it to […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Israeli PM Begins Forming Pro-Settlement Coaltion

Israeli PM Begins Forming Pro-Settlement Coaltion

By IMEMC | – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed coalition deals with two parties on Wednesday, in his first steps toward constructing a new […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
The One-State Conundrum:  The Everyday Politics of Confinement in Palestine

The One-State Conundrum: The Everyday Politics of Confinement in Palestine

By Sandy Tolan | (Tomdispatch) | – The SUV slows as it approaches a military kiosk at a break in a dull gray wall. Inside, […]

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Global Connections:  World History as Social History – a New Synthesis

Global Connections: World History as Social History – a New Synthesis

I and colleagues have just brought out a world history. Because of the fine and exciting writing of my co-authors, it is more than just […]

Juan Cole

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