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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

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Marjorie Taylor Greene only Cares about some Murders, and not those committed by Far Right with AR-15s

Marjorie Taylor Greene only Cares about some Murders, and not those committed by Far Right with AR-15s

( Tomdispatch.com ) – “Say her name!” Marjorie Taylor Greene shouted from the House floor during President Biden’s State of the Union Address. The same slogan […]

Arnold R. Isaacs

Houthi
Iran-US secret Backchannel Talks Suggest that for Both Sides Pragmatism beats Ideology

Iran-US secret Backchannel Talks Suggest that for Both Sides Pragmatism beats Ideology

By Shabnam Holliday, University of Plymouth | – (The Conversation) – Recent revelations that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US have held secret […]

The Conversation

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Israel’s Lavender Murderbot is Programmed to Kill up to a Third of all Palestinian Civilians in Gaza

Israel’s Lavender Murderbot is Programmed to Kill up to a Third of all Palestinian Civilians in Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The incredibly brave and resourceful Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham revealed Wednesday in a hard-hitting piece of investigative journalism that the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Gaza War at Six Months: Top 5 Recommendations for Ending the Fighting and Ensuring Human Security

The Gaza War at Six Months: Top 5 Recommendations for Ending the Fighting and Ensuring Human Security

The Gaza War at Six Months: Five Recommendations for Ending the Fighting and Ensuring Human Security in Israel-Palestine ( The Center for International Policy ) […]

Center for International Policy

Inequality
Erdoğan’s streak came to a screeching Halt as Turkey’s economy pays the price for Years of Policy Mistakes

Erdoğan’s streak came to a screeching Halt as Turkey’s economy pays the price for Years of Policy Mistakes

By Gulcin Ozkan, King’s College London | – (The Conversation) – For many years, it wasn’t the economy that determined voting behaviour in Turkey. The […]

The Conversation

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Was Israel's Strike on Iranian Embassy in Damascus an attempt to draw the US into the War?

Was Israel’s Strike on Iranian Embassy in Damascus an attempt to draw the US into the War?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel’s airstrikes Monday on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, which killed a senior general of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Epic Fail: The New Junta in Niger Tells the United States to Pack up its War and Go Home

Epic Fail: The New Junta in Niger Tells the United States to Pack up its War and Go Home

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Dressed in green military fatigues and a blue garrison cap, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for Niger’s ruling junta, took […]

Nick Turse

Anti-intellectualism
Texas’ Gov. Abbott:  Stop Weaponizing “Antisemitism” to Harass Campus Critics of Israeli Policy

Texas’ Gov. Abbott: Stop Weaponizing “Antisemitism” to Harass Campus Critics of Israeli Policy

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott regarding Executive Order GA-44 2 April 2024   […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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Chef José Andrés' World Central Kitchen Accuses Israel of "Targeted Attack" on 7 of its Aid Workers

Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen Accuses Israel of “Targeted Attack” on 7 of its Aid Workers

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli fighter-jets routinely bomb dense urban areas, sometimes with massive bombs, in ways that President Joe Biden characterized as “indiscriminate.” […]

Juan Cole

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