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Top Things You Still Think You Know About Iran that are Not True
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Top Things You Still Think You Know About Iran that are Not True

Juan Cole

A revised version of an essay from a long time ago. It didn’t need much revision. Belief: Iran is aggressive and has threatened to attack […]

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

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

06/21/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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

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

06/21/2025 By The Conversation

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McCain 1991: Unwise for US to Invade Iraq

McCain 1991: Unwise for US to Invade Iraq

On CNN’s Larry King Live, April 23, 1991, Sen. John McCain opposed invading Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein on the grounds that 1) we’d turn […]

Juan Cole

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McCain Funded Righwing Contra Death Squads

McCain Funded Righwing Contra Death Squads

Many of the “contras” or members of right wing guerrilla groups fighting the Sandinista government in the 1980s were drug smugglers and terrorists. High government […]

Juan Cole

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Keating: "Certainly hoped" he Bought Influence with McCain

Keating: "Certainly hoped" he Bought Influence with McCain

Charles Keating on ABC Nightline, May 14, 1990: certainly hoped that the money he gave Sen. John McCain and other politicians influence them to take […]

Juan Cole

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McCain Campaign No. 1 at Self-Parody; McCain support for Mujahideen Papered Over

McCain Campaign No. 1 at Self-Parody; McCain support for Mujahideen Papered Over

Sarah Palin’s jab at Barack Obama on Sunday attempting to tie him to terrorism (!) is another in a long line of gaffes that will […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Arabia mediates between Karzai Gov’t, Taliban

Saudi Arabia mediates between Karzai Gov’t, Taliban

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah recently hosted talks in Mecca, between Taliban and the Karzai government. And that’s the good news!

Juan Cole

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11 Family Members killed in US Raid; GI likely torured in Iraq;

11 Family Members killed in US Raid; GI likely torured in Iraq;

A US raid on a suspected guerrilla safe house left 11 members of a family dead on Sunday, including three women and three children. The […]

Juan Cole

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Is Karzai’s Brother a Drug Lord?

Is Karzai’s Brother a Drug Lord?

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s brother may be involved in the drug trade. Actually, a majority of Afghans are involved in raising poppies or making and […]

Juan Cole

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15 Turkish Soldiers Dead in Fighting with Kurds; 2 GIs wounded in Helicopter Crash; Sadrists Denounce Negroponte Visit

15 Turkish Soldiers Dead in Fighting with Kurds; 2 GIs wounded in Helicopter Crash; Sadrists Denounce Negroponte Visit

Fighting between Turkish government troops and Kurdish guerrillas in eastern Turkey and northern Iraq left 15 Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish fighters dead. Sounds like […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza's Tunnels Are Lifeline for Territory under Siege

Gaza’s Tunnels Are Lifeline for Territory under Siege

Aljazeera English reports on the tunnels that Gazans use to blunt the impact of the siege imposed on them by Israel (and Egypt). The smugglers […]

Juan Cole

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