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Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?
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Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?

Juan Cole

China imported 389,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil in 2025, about 4% of its total

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

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Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

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Against War (George Washington Poster)

Against War (George Washington Poster)

Juan Cole

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Real Patriotism is Recognizing the Cost for Vets of War (Jamiol Cartoon)

Real Patriotism is Recognizing the Cost for Vets of War (Jamiol Cartoon)

Courtesy Jamiol’s World

Juan Cole

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The Arab World’s Fourths of July

The Arab World’s Fourths of July

Young Americans followed the events of 2011 in the Arab world with great interest and remarkable sympathy, such that a real difference now shows up […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (170) “For a hand … which always grips a wine glass”

Omar Khayyam (170) “For a hand … which always grips a wine glass”

For a hand like mine,  which always grips a wine glass, it would be a shame  to put scripture or a rosary in it. You’re […]

Juan Cole

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Dear ExxonMobil: This is What Global Warming Looks like

Dear ExxonMobil: This is What Global Warming Looks like

This summer is what global warming looks like: Increased average temperatures, forest fires, extreme weather episodes. Climate change is gradual and a matter of averages. […]

Juan Cole

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Syria Spirals down

Syria Spirals down

The news out of Syria is bad and worse. The regime is being accused of widespread torture, and it is having to fight the rebels […]

Juan Cole

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On Dogmatism (Ambrose Bierce Poster)

On Dogmatism (Ambrose Bierce Poster)

Juan Cole

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Aphorisms:  Outrage

Aphorisms: Outrage

When you see some politicians reacting with outrage to a new law, ask yourself which firms face a loss of profits from it.

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Hajizadeh: If Israel attacks Iran, it will be Destroyed

Hajizadeh: If Israel attacks Iran, it will be Destroyed

On Sunday, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Aerospace Force gave a speech about Iran’s ballistic missile capability. […]

Juan Cole

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