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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?
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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

Juan Cole

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

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The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

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Your evil self is like  a household dog,  barking for no good reason. It is like a fox  dreaming of a rabbit. It roars like […]

Juan Cole

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Syria Revolt Enters Second Year as World Stands Feckless

The Syrian uprising is a year old, and France 24 has a collage of videos chronicling these dramatic and bloody events. The world community has […]

Juan Cole

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Israel's Atom Bomb Factory in 3D

Israel’s Atom Bomb Factory in 3D

An Israeli news magazine reported in 3D animation on Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility, which produces enough plutonium every year to make another 10 nuclear weapons […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (63)

Omar Khayyam (63)

Every heart in which  the light of love shines– whether worshipper in a mosque or member of a church– and those who write their names […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
US Public to Israel’s Likud:  On Iran, Negotiate or you are on Your Own

US Public to Israel’s Likud: On Iran, Negotiate or you are on Your Own

A new poll shows that the US public, showing a broad consensus across parties, wants the Iran nuclear enrichment issue dealt with through negotiations. They […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan Senate Chants Against US, Speaker Threatens to Evict it

Afghanistan Senate Chants Against US, Speaker Threatens to Evict it

The USG Open Source Center translates an article from the Afghan Islamic Press news agency in which the speaker of the Afghanistan parliament threatens to […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (60)

Omar Khayyam (60)

I am not suited to the mosque nor fitted to the church The Lord knows  what he made my clay from. I am like an […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Michael Klare, Why High Gas Prices Are Here to Stay

Tomgram: Michael Klare, Why High Gas Prices Are Here to Stay

In energy terms, we are now entering a world whose grim nature has yet to be fully grasped…

Juan Cole

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Cheney afraid to speak in “Dangerous” Canada

Cheney afraid to speak in “Dangerous” Canada

Dick Cheney has cancelled a talk in Toronto because, he says, “Canada is too dangerous.” This is the ultimate chicken hawk, who had 5 deferrals […]

Juan Cole

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