Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2025 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Main Content

Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East
Donald Trump

Why Trump Bombed Iran: Preserving US and Israeli Nuclear Supremacy in the Middle East

Dan Steinbock

As President Trump ordered the US to attack three major Iranian nuclear sites, a misguided concept of Israel’s national security morphed into an even more […]

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

Protesting to San Jose State U. for Firing Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil for Palestine Protest

06/22/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

Mahmoud Khalil, Released on Bail from ICE Detention, says “Justice will Prevail”

06/22/2025 By Common Dreams

More Stories

Uncategorized
A Quantum of Anti-Imperialism

A Quantum of Anti-Imperialism

The reviews of director Marc Forster’s “Quantum of Solace” have complained about the film’s hectic pace (reminiscent of Doug Liman’s and Paul Greengrass’s Bourne thrillers), […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
A Quantum of Anti-Imperialism

A Quantum of Anti-Imperialism

The reviews of director Marc Forster’s “Quantum of Solace” have complained about the film’s hectic pace (reminiscent of Doug Liman’s and Paul Greengrass’s Bourne thrillers), […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Obama on Economic Crisis

Obama on Economic Crisis

President-Elect Obama addresses the nation on the economic crisis The thing that worries me most is that Bush is still making policy. It should be […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Obama on Economic Crisis

Obama on Economic Crisis

President-Elect Obama addresses the nation on the economic crisis The thing that worries me most is that Bush is still making policy. It should be […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Transfer $5000 and Bush Likes to Watch

Transfer $5000 and Bush Likes to Watch

Maybe this is the reason the Bush administration illegally spied on Elliot Spitzer’s bank transfers despite lack of any evidence he was doing anything wrong?

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Emanuel Apologizes to Arab-Americans; Israel Blocks Food, Fuel for Gaza

Emanuel Apologizes to Arab-Americans; Israel Blocks Food, Fuel for Gaza

Prospective White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called Rose Oakar, the executive director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, to apologize for remarks of his […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al-Maliki Backs Security Pact; Muqtada Calls for ‘Universal Demonstration’, Threatens Guerrilla Strikes; Sistani Warns he May Intervene;

Al-Maliki Backs Security Pact; Muqtada Calls for ‘Universal Demonstration’, Threatens Guerrilla Strikes; Sistani Warns he May Intervene;

McClatchy reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has decided to back the draft security agreement between Iraq and the Bush administration. The LAT stresses […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al-Maliki Backs Security Pact; Muqtada Calls for ‘Universal Demonstration’, Threatens Guerrilla Strikes; Sistani Warns he May Intervene;

Al-Maliki Backs Security Pact; Muqtada Calls for ‘Universal Demonstration’, Threatens Guerrilla Strikes; Sistani Warns he May Intervene;

McClatchy reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has decided to back the draft security agreement between Iraq and the Bush administration. The LAT stresses […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Dubai Goes Bust; Is there a Silver Lining?

Dubai Goes Bust; Is there a Silver Lining?

IHT reports on the way the economic slowdown is affecting Dubai (which unlike other members of the United Arab Emirates does not have much petroleum). […]

Juan Cole

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 2391
  • Page 2392
  • Page 2393
  • Page 2394
  • Page 2395
  • …
  • Page 2996
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Latest

Uncategorized

Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Facility: A Target Too Deep For Israeli Weapons Alone

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Iran

Trump’s contravention of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal Led to Israel-Iran Escalation

The Conversation

Featured

Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars

Yakov M. Rabkin

Iran

Israel’s Attacks have Exposed Iran’s Weaknesses, but it is in Little Danger of Collapsing

The Conversation

Popular

  • Air Campaigns don't Win Wars on their Own: Why Israel will largely Fail in Iran
  • Top Things You Still Think You Know About Iran that are Not True
  • Iran's Grand Strategy - Vali Nasr
  • Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel's Wars
  • An Iranian-American View: Tehran will Never Surrender
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2025 All Rights Reserved