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Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?
Bahrain

Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

From diplomatic architects to shock absorbers – Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council , targeting US military facilities

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

03/03/2026 By Norman Solomon

How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn

How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn

03/02/2026 By Dan Steinbock

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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

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Massacre: Unstable Soldiers, Untreated Brain Injuries, PTSD

Afghanistan Massacre: Unstable Soldiers, Untreated Brain Injuries, PTSD

AP is reporting that the staff sergeant who killed 16 Afghan villagers near Qandahar on Sunday morning had suffered a head injury in a vehicle […]

Juan Cole

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Lebanon debates laws protecting women from domestic violence: Zambarakji

Lebanon debates laws protecting women from domestic violence: Zambarakji

Angie Zambarakji writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Analysis: Lebanon debates laws protecting women from domestic violence by Angie Zambarakji Domestic violence cases in […]

Juan Cole

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How to Cuddle with an Elephant Seal

How to Cuddle with an Elephant Seal

Another seal meets girl story (environmentalism, not a Heidi Klum gossip piece). Seal meets girl. Seal falls in love with girl. The end. from Bob […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (58)

Omar Khayyam (58)

My creed is to drink wine and be happy; my faith is to be devoid of unbelief and religion. I said to the bride of […]

Juan Cole

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