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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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Montazeri and Iranian Democracy

Montazeri and Iranian Democracy

The Real News Network on Grand Ayatollsh Montazeri snd Iranian democracy. Dr. Nader Hashemi is interviewed. End/ (Not Continued)

Juan Cole

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Iran Unrest Continues; Reformist Clerics Attacked

Iran Unrest Continues; Reformist Clerics Attacked

Unrest continued in Iran on Tuesday and Wednesday as dissidents combined mourning ceremonies for Grand Ayatollah Hosain Ali Montazeri with anti-regime demonstrations. In the important […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Worst Things about the Bush Decade; Or, the Rise of the New Oligarchs

Top Ten Worst Things about the Bush Decade; Or, the Rise of the New Oligarchs

By spring of 2000, Texas governor George W. Bush was wrapping up the Republican nomination for president, and he went on to dominate the rest […]

Juan Cole

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Funeral of Iranian cleric Montazeri turns into political protest |

Funeral of Iranian cleric Montazeri turns into political protest |

Funeral of Iranian cleric Montazeri turns into political protest | World news | The Guardian The mourning procession for Grand Ayatollah Hosain Ali Montazeri in […]

Juan Cole

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Thousands mass for Montazeri's Funeral in Iran

Thousands mass for Montazeri’s Funeral in Iran

Enduring America reports that the funeral procession for Grand Ayatollah Husain Ali Montazeri began at 9:30 am in Iran. The initial regime announcement of the […]

Juan Cole

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Shafir: The End of US Relevance

Shafir: The End of US Relevance

Gershon Shafir writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The Obama Administration, like every other American administration, has failed to convince Israel to freeze […]

Juan Cole

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PPP to fight ‘plots’ against mandate; Make or Break Point for Rule of Law

PPP to fight ‘plots’ against mandate; Make or Break Point for Rule of Law

DAWN.COM | Pakistan | PPP to fight ‘plots’ against mandate Dawn reports that a meeting of high officials of the Pakistan People’s Party produced a […]

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Montazeri Dead

Montazeri Dead

The Associated Press: ML APNewsAlert AP is reporting that Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri of Iran is dead, according to his grandson. Montazeri, 87, had […]

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