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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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If one Thing can Unite Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon, it is Israeli Aggression

If one Thing can Unite Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon, it is Israeli Aggression

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Prior to the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, the popularity of Hezbollah, within and outside of […]

Mohamed Jegham

Israel/ Palestine
The Myth of Greater Israel and Zionist Expansionism

The Myth of Greater Israel and Zionist Expansionism

( The New Arab ) – On October 7 2023, Hamas breached the 17-year-long Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip with a brutal, coordinated attack on […]

Yoav Litvin

Children
The Global War on Children

The Global War on Children

( Tomdispatch.com ) – “War is not healthy for children and other living things,” reads a poster titled “Primer” created by the late artist Lorraine […]

Nick Turse

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The Israeli Likud Party’s Endless War Agenda

The Israeli Likud Party’s Endless War Agenda

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Finding and killing Yahya Sinwar was Israeli PM Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s cover and justification for the genocide […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
The Generals’ Plan: An Israeli Blueprint for the Liquidation of Gaza

The Generals’ Plan: An Israeli Blueprint for the Liquidation of Gaza

By Nasim Ahmed A chilling scenario detailing Israel’s plan to liquidate northern Gaza through starvation and extermination was revealed by +972 Magazine. Originally published in […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Exile, Resistance and Cactus Pears: Two Writers on Palestinian Life

Exile, Resistance and Cactus Pears: Two Writers on Palestinian Life

By Michelle Hamadache, Macquarie University | – (The Conversation) – While Hasib Hourani’s Rock Flight and Samah Sabawi’s Cactus Pear for My Beloved are both […]

The Conversation

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The Global South must Step up on Palestine: The Role of Latin America

The Global South must Step up on Palestine: The Role of Latin America

Buenos Aires (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Most coverage of the ongoing Israeli wars have fomented a superstitious belief that limits our ability for […]

Arturo Desimone

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Your True Self

Your True Self

On a blackboard in a 1930s log cabin at Jacob’s Pillow dance theater in the hills of western Massachusetts, I came upon an intriguing question […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Donald Trump
The Empire is Going Down

The Empire is Going Down

( Tomdispatch.com ) – He’s the man of the hour (and you can choose your hour), win, lose, or draw. I mean, who can deny […]

Tom Engelhardt

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