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The Most American King: Interview  on Jordan with Aaron Magid
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The Most American King: Interview on Jordan with Aaron Magid

Marc Martorell Junyent

Interview with Aaron Magid, author of “The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan” – “King Abdullah is likely more beloved in Washington than inside Jordan” […]

Women, Key Players in Syria’s Revolution, are being Marginalized

Women, Key Players in Syria’s Revolution, are being Marginalized

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Trump’s Terrorism against the Planet

Trump’s Terrorism against the Planet

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Nationwide Protests Met with Main Force; Regime Arrests Head of Refineries for Fear of Oil Workers Strike; Ebadi Aide Arrested

Nationwide Protests Met with Main Force; Regime Arrests Head of Refineries for Fear of Oil Workers Strike; Ebadi Aide Arrested

AP reports the course of Thursday’s protests in Tehran. Some 2,000 protesters initially gathered in several spots in the capital, later growing some 3,000 strong. […]

Juan Cole

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Demonstrators Tear-Gassed, Fired On

Demonstrators Tear-Gassed, Fired On

Hundreds of protesters braved tear gas and even some live fire to march toward Tehran University on Thursday, commemorating a crushed student protest movement of […]

Juan Cole

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Thursday Protests Called in Iran, State Threatens Crackdown

Thursday Protests Called in Iran, State Threatens Crackdown

The opposition in Iran has called for further public nationwide demonstrations on Monday, urging protesters to use the techniques of nonviolent noncooperation. Those who are […]

Juan Cole

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41 Dead, 70 Injured in Iraq bombings; US will Not turn over Prisoners

41 Dead, 70 Injured in Iraq bombings; US will Not turn over Prisoners

Bombings in Tal Afar and Baghdad killed 41 persons on Thursday morning. Tal Afar is a northern city with a mostly Turkmen population and some […]

Juan Cole

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7 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan; Agreement with Russia allows US materiel to reach Afghanistan

7 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan; Agreement with Russia allows US materiel to reach Afghanistan

The Obama administration has reached an agreement with the Russian government of Dimitri Medvedev allowing the US to transship military materiel to US and NATO […]

Juan Cole

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Obama on Israeli attack on Iran: ‘Absolutely Not’

Obama on Israeli attack on Iran: ‘Absolutely Not’

I argued on Monday that Vice President Joe Biden did not intend, by his remarks on Sunday, to give Israel a US go-ahead to bomb […]

Juan Cole

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Supreme Leader Warns against Western Meddling; Mousavi denounces National Security State, Explores Forming New Party

Supreme Leader Warns against Western Meddling; Mousavi denounces National Security State, Explores Forming New Party

The White House denied on Monday that the US had given Israel a green light to attack Iran, in the wake of the disputed presidential […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Khamenei Blames Iran Discord on West

OSC: Khamenei Blames Iran Discord on West

The USG Open Source Center translates the speech on Monday by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in which he denounces what he calls Western attempts […]

Juan Cole

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Silverman: Drought, Agriculture, and Social Problems in Iraq

Silverman: Drought, Agriculture, and Social Problems in Iraq

Adam L. Silverman, PhD, writes in a guest op-ed for IC: The crippling sandstorms in Iraq, which disrupted the trip to that country of Vice […]

Juan Cole

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