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Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?
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Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?

Juan Cole

China imported 389,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil in 2025, about 4% of its total

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

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Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

01/11/2026 By Minnesota Reformer

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Iran Update

Iran Update

Some experts are raising the question about whether Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will serve out his four year term. They wonder if the instability and […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Taliban Leader Possibly Killed Supreme Court Challenges Martial Law Pro-Government Vigilantes Kill Taliban

Pakistani Taliban Leader Possibly Killed Supreme Court Challenges Martial Law Pro-Government Vigilantes Kill Taliban

The allegation that a US drone strike in Waziristan killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban Movement, Baitullah Mahsud, cannot be dismissed but it has […]

Juan Cole

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Iran: Beware Neocons Bearing Boycotts

Iran: Beware Neocons Bearing Boycotts

Hamid Dabashi at CNN points out that the US executive’s (the Obama administration’s) plans to engage Iran may come up against Congress’s desire to act […]

Juan Cole

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Reformists Boycott Ahmadinejad's Inauguration

Reformists Boycott Ahmadinejad’s Inauguration

Even the official Iranian site Press TV had to admit that of 70 reformist members of parliament, only 13 attended Ahmadinejad’s inauguration. AP has more […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad sworn in; Critic worries about Brain Drain and Capital Flight

Ahmadinejad sworn in; Critic worries about Brain Drain and Capital Flight

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as president of Iran on Wednesday, to scattered protests. Several hundred protesters were said to have marched around the parliament […]

Juan Cole

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Neocon Bolton Condemns Release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee

Neocon Bolton Condemns Release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee

“the unwise impulse to negotiations. . .” Or the answer to the question of “Where have all the Neocons gone? Aljazeera English has video:

Juan Cole

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Clashes, Boycotts attend Certification of Ahmadinejad

Clashes, Boycotts attend Certification of Ahmadinejad

The certification of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner of the presidential election in a special ceremony in Tehran set off demonstrations by thousands of protesters […]

Juan Cole

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Olbermann Refutes NYT Allegations on GE Deal with Murdoch over O'Reilly

Olbermann Refutes NYT Allegations on GE Deal with Murdoch over O’Reilly

Keith Olbermann debunks the report that General Electric (owner of MSNBC and NBC) and Rupert Murdoch (owner of Fox Cable News) made a deal to […]

Juan Cole

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Chalabi Seeks to Reinvigorate old United Iraqi Alliance

Chalabi Seeks to Reinvigorate old United Iraqi Alliance

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that a delegation from the (Shiite) United Iraqi Alliance [UIA] met for three hours on Sunday with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, […]

Juan Cole

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