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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program
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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France, the United Kingdom and Germany (the “E3”) on Thursday sent a formal letter to the UN Security Council asking […]

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

08/29/2025 By The Conversation

From Guernica to Gaza:  The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

From Guernica to Gaza: The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

08/29/2025 By Norman Solomon

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Washington’s Farewell Address and the Middle East

Washington’s Farewell Address and the Middle East

What would happen if we substituted “the Middle East” for “Europe” in George Washington’s Farewell address? Emphasis and words in brackets added. “Observe good faith […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (34)

Omar Khayyam (34)

Pagan temples and mosques are all houses of worship. Ringing church bells are hymns of worship. The sacred thread of the Parsee, the synagogue, the […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Ways Iran is Defying US, EU Oil Sanctions and How You are Paying for It All

Top Ten Ways Iran is Defying US, EU Oil Sanctions and How You are Paying for It All

It wasn’t supposed to be like this, the Neocons assured us. Iran would soon be on its knees because of ever more stringent US sanctions […]

Juan Cole

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US Interventions in the World since WW II

US Interventions in the World since WW II

US military and CIA interventions in the world since World War II.

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Uncle Sam, Global Gangster

Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Uncle Sam, Global Gangster

With the United States now well into the second decade of what the Pentagon has styled an “era of persistent conflict,” the war formerly known as the global war on terrorism (unofficial acronym WFKATGWOT) appears increasingly fragmented and…

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (33)

Omar Khayyam (33)

Night and day preceded you and me. The vault of the sky revolved upon some work. Be careful to tread lightly  on the earth– you’re […]

Juan Cole

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Ayatollah Santorum Excommunicates Obama, Mainstream Protestants

Ayatollah Santorum Excommunicates Obama, Mainstream Protestants

Rick Santorum attacked President Obama on Saturday for his theology. Although people assumed that Santorum was, like other conservatives, hinting around that Obama is not […]

Juan Cole

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History Lesson on US-Iran Relations

History Lesson on US-Iran Relations

A history lesson on American relations with Iran:

Juan Cole

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Ring of Iranian Bases Threatens US

Ring of Iranian Bases Threatens US

I had grabbed an earlier version of this graphic off a Democratic Underground bulletin board from 2005. It made the point that the United States, […]

Juan Cole

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