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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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Trump urges Israel to hit Iran’s nuclear Centers, Terrorism that would create a massive radioactive “Dirty Bomb” and kill 70K

Trump urges Israel to hit Iran’s nuclear Centers, Terrorism that would create a massive radioactive “Dirty Bomb” and kill 70K

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The dastardly Don Trump has urged Israel to strike at Iran’s civilian nuclear enrichment sites, which include the uranium conversion […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel

Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel

By Brett Murphy | – ( ProPublica ) – Ambassador Jack Lew urged Washington to give thousands more bombs to the Israelis because they have […]

ProPublica

Israel/ Palestine
"Investigating war crimes in Gaza" I Al Jazeera Investigations

“Investigating war crimes in Gaza” I Al Jazeera Investigations

Al Jazeera English: “Investigating war crimes in Gaza I Al Jazeera Investigations” Excerpt from YouTube transcript: The West cannot hide. They cannot claim ignorance. Nobody […]

Al Jazeera English

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Think Again:  Do You Think the US Economy Performs better under Republican Administrations?

Think Again: Do You Think the US Economy Performs better under Republican Administrations?

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Quite a few people believe things that are not true, but that do not do much harm. […]

Arnold Oliver

Iran
Iran’s Strikes on Israel have set Conflict in the Middle East Spiraling, in rising Security Threat

Iran’s Strikes on Israel have set Conflict in the Middle East Spiraling, in rising Security Threat

By Javed Ali, University of Michigan | – (The Conversation) – Iran fired at least 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Oct. 1, 2024, amplifying […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
“What Should I Do With This Pain?” Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians urge Peace and Reconciliation, drawing on their Grief

“What Should I Do With This Pain?” Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians urge Peace and Reconciliation, drawing on their Grief

By Helen Benedict ( Tomdispatch.com ) – With the first anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel approaching, the death toll in Gaza climbing to […]

Tomdispatch

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Vice-Presidential Debate: A Successful Governor takes on a Firehose of Hate and Falsehoods

Vice-Presidential Debate: A Successful Governor takes on a Firehose of Hate and Falsehoods

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As a Southern man of letters, I’ve learned a lot from Tennessee Williams’ plays and films. Watching […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Iran
Why Tehran chose to attack Israel

Why Tehran chose to attack Israel

( The National ) – Iran is the first Middle Eastern state in the 21st century to strike Israel directly, having fired a massive salvo […]

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Hizbullah
Biden’s Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran

Biden’s Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran

( Code Pink ) – On October 1, Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel in response to Israel’s recent assassinations of leaders of its Revolutionary […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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