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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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Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Obama (Full Text)

Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Obama (Full Text)

The USG Open Source Center translates the speech of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reacting to the comments of US President Barack Obama in favor […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Ann Jones, Playing the Game in Afghanistan

Tomgram: Ann Jones, Playing the Game in Afghanistan

Recent weeks have brought yet another sad chance to watch badly laid plans in Afghanistan go haywire…

Juan Cole

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Romney ads anger Latinos, Slam Santorum for Sotomayor Vote

Romney ads anger Latinos, Slam Santorum for Sotomayor Vote

Political Ticker is reporting that Latino voters in California are annoyed with GOP front runner Mitt Romney over his ads attacking rival Rick Santorum for […]

Juan Cole

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Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map

Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map

The first country to face being wiped off the map by climate change is Kiribati in the South Pacific. Its 100,000 residents live on flat […]

Juan Cole

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Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet

Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, having strengthened his position in the Iranian parliament, is moving to try to control the internet in Iran. He has appointed […]

Juan Cole

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Dear Rick Santorum & MSM:  We’re just Not that into You

Dear Rick Santorum & MSM: We’re just Not that into You

From Current TV, current home of Cenk Uygur and Ketih Olbermann: A twitter feed analysis shows that the US public was not nearly as interested […]

Juan Cole

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Obama slams GOP for casual war talk re Iran, stresses Costs

Obama slams GOP for casual war talk re Iran, stresses Costs

President Barack Obama, in his Super Tuesday news conference, explained his thinking on Iran and tensions between it and Israel. The most impressive thing he […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Eyal Press, Chilling Dissent on Wall Street

Tomgram: Eyal Press, Chilling Dissent on Wall Street

What’s worse: to be persecuted and indicted for trying to expose an act of wrongdoing — or to be ignored for doing so?

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (51)

Omar Khayyam (51)

I was deep asleep when a wise man said to me, ‘The rose of joy never bloomed  for anyone from slumber! What are you doing?  Life […]

Juan Cole

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