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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade
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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade

Mohammad Eslami

Chinese policy and security circles interpret the tariff threat less as an attempt to alter Iran’s behavior than as a signal to third parties

2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

01/18/2026 By Yale Climate Connections

Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

01/18/2026 By Paul Rogers

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Obama to announce 19-month Withdrawal Timetable for Iraq? 4 US Soldiers Wounded

Obama to announce 19-month Withdrawal Timetable for Iraq? 4 US Soldiers Wounded

President Obama included this sentence in his State of the Union Address , “I will soon announce a way forward in Iraq that leaves Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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US To Offer Nearly $1 bn. for Gaza Reconstruction

US To Offer Nearly $1 bn. for Gaza Reconstruction

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce at the Gaza donor’s conference next week that the US will give $900 million to help rebuild the […]

Juan Cole

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They aren't Dogs, in those Slums

They aren’t Dogs, in those Slums

The following comments may contain spoilers. Directors Danny Boyle’s and Loveleen Tandan‘s “Slumdog Millionaire” swept the Oscars this year, in a remarkable sign of globalization. […]

Juan Cole

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Khan al-Khalili: Neo-Terrorism and the Gaza Effect?

Khan al-Khalili: Neo-Terrorism and the Gaza Effect?

Some parts of the world, you know better than others even if you are a world traveler. The Khan al-Khalili Bazaar in Cairo is one […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinians: Israeli Attack on Jesus, Mary "Racist," Anti-Semitic

Palestinians: Israeli Attack on Jesus, Mary "Racist," Anti-Semitic

The satirical comedy skits put on by Lior Klein concerning Jesus and Mary on Israel’s Channel 10 last week have provoked rallies and protests by […]

Juan Cole

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IAEA Inspectors: Iran not Producing Weapons-grade Uranium

IAEA Inspectors: Iran not Producing Weapons-grade Uranium

As I mentioned yesterday, Iran is not producing weapon-grade uranium, and could not easily do so without detection. The Hindu, which despite its name is […]

Juan Cole

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Iran Nuclear Program Hyped again

Iran Nuclear Program Hyped again

Note to mainstream media: Iran cannot construct nuclear bombs with uranium enriched only to less than 4%. It needs to be enriched to something like […]

Juan Cole

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Netanyahu: Train Wreck for Israel, Middle East; Looming Disaster for United States

Netanyahu: Train Wreck for Israel, Middle East; Looming Disaster for United States

The selection of rightwing expansionist Binyamin Netanyahu to form the next Israeli government is being greeted with dismay by the Egyptian government, which remembers him […]

Juan Cole

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32 Killed, 145 Wounded in Bombing of Shiite Funeral in D.I. Khan;

32 Killed, 145 Wounded in Bombing of Shiite Funeral in D.I. Khan;

Sunni fundamentalists used a suicide bombing to attack a Shiite funeral in the western Punjabi town of Dera Ismail Khan on Friday, killing 32 and […]

Juan Cole

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