Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • RSS
  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2026 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Main Content

Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?
China

Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

Juan Cole

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

03/01/2026 By Michigan Advance

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

03/01/2026 By Truthdig

More Stories

Uncategorized
Over 30 Dead in Rawalpindi Blast

Over 30 Dead in Rawalpindi Blast

A car bomb in the parking lot of the Shalimar Hotel in Rawalpindi was detonated on Monday morning. Aljazeera is reporting over 30 dead. ‘Pindi, […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Over 30 Dead in Rawalpindi Blast

Over 30 Dead in Rawalpindi Blast

A car bomb in the parking lot of the Shalimar Hotel in Rawalpindi was detonated on Monday morning. Aljazeera is reporting over 30 dead. ‘Pindi, […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Speculation on Whether Abdullah will Join National Unity Government; MPs call for US withdrawal

Speculation on Whether Abdullah will Join National Unity Government; MPs call for US withdrawal

Matthew Green of the FT, reporting from Kabul, suggests that Abdullah Abdullah may still be open to a post in Hamid Karzai’s cabinet. That outcome […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Speculation on Whether Abdullah will Join National Unity Government; MPs call for US withdrawal

Speculation on Whether Abdullah will Join National Unity Government; MPs call for US withdrawal

Matthew Green of the FT, reporting from Kabul, suggests that Abdullah Abdullah may still be open to a post in Hamid Karzai’s cabinet. That outcome […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Abdullah withdraws from Afghanistan Presidential Race

Abdullah withdraws from Afghanistan Presidential Race

Abdullah Abdullah announced Sunday morning that he has withdrawn from the second round of Afghanistan’s presidential election on the grounds that the same local officials, […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Abdullah withdraws from Afghanistan Presidential Race

Abdullah withdraws from Afghanistan Presidential Race

Abdullah Abdullah announced Sunday morning that he has withdrawn from the second round of Afghanistan’s presidential election on the grounds that the same local officials, […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Abdullah May Withdraw from Second Round

Abdullah May Withdraw from Second Round

Abdullah Abdullah is threatening to withdraw from the presidential runoff contest in Afghanistan if the head of the Electoral Commission is not replaced. That commission […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Abdullah May Withdraw from Second Round

Abdullah May Withdraw from Second Round

Abdullah Abdullah is threatening to withdraw from the presidential runoff contest in Afghanistan if the head of the Electoral Commission is not replaced. That commission […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Baltzer and Barghouti on Jon Stewart

Baltzer and Barghouti on Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart this week showed his usual stone cold courage in having on to his show Palestinian activist Moustafa Barghouti and Jewish-American peace worker Ann […]

Juan Cole

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 2393
  • Page 2394
  • Page 2395
  • Page 2396
  • Page 2397
  • …
  • Page 3085
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Latest

Omar Khayyam

“In Infinite Pursuit:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:39

Juan Cole

Antisemitism

Critiquing Israel is not Anti-Semitism: The American Psychological Association

Roy Eidelson

Academic Freedom

Protesting U of N. Carolina Permitting Secret Recording in Classrooms

Committee on Academic Freedom

Democratic Party

Biden delivered the Country to Trump, disbelieving Gaza Death Statistics; they were Underestimates

Juan Cole

Popular

  • Iran: Was Washington Reframing its Red Line before Israel Attacked?
  • Biden delivered the Country to Trump, disbelieving Gaza Death Statistics; they were Underestimates
  • Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it
  • The Strait of Hormuz and Iran: Where Geography becomes a Weapon
  • 17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World's Biggest Orphan Crisis
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2026 All Rights Reserved