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
Green Iran?

Green Iran?

Iran has unveiled what it says is the world’s most powerful natural-gas driven automobile engine: ‘TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (MNA) – The world’s most powerful natural-gas-based […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Al-Maliki Allies with Sadrists; Al-Hakim and Allawi as Strange Bedfellows

Al-Maliki Allies with Sadrists; Al-Hakim and Allawi as Strange Bedfellows

UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Friday, and praised Iraq’s recent provincial elections. The USG Open Source Center translated Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Religious Parties Sweep Shiite South; Sunni Arabs fragmented, mainly Secular.

Religious Parties Sweep Shiite South; Sunni Arabs fragmented, mainly Secular.

The Iraqi provincial election results are out. They confirm what I said last Monday, that the parties who want a strong, united Iraq have come […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Iran did not Lose the Provincial Elections

Iran did not Lose the Provincial Elections

It is being alleged by US pundits that the outcome of the provincial elections in Iraq, as far as it is known, indicates a defeat […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Iran, Obama Admin. off to Shaky Start

Iran, Obama Admin. off to Shaky Start

Neither the Obama administration nor the Iranian government seems likely to rush into new contacts, despite the opportunity presented by the Munich Security Conference, according […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Is $500,000 a Year Enough?

Is $500,000 a Year Enough?

A common response from the Right to President Obama’s capping of CEO salaries and bonuses at $500,000 a year in companies that take big USG […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Iranian Satellite Alarms West, Arab Neighbors

Iranian Satellite Alarms West, Arab Neighbors

Iran put a satellite into low earth orbit on Tuesday, in honor of the anniversary of the revolution that brought the Islamic Republic to power […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
OSC: Al-Maliki says US Could Leave Iraq Early

OSC: Al-Maliki says US Could Leave Iraq Early

The USG Open Source Center translates a short interview with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the timetable for US troop withdrawal from Iraq. ‘Al-Maliki […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Suicide Bomber Kills 25 Policemen in Afghanistan; American UN Official Kidnapped in Quetta; Pakistani Taliban take over Swat

Suicide Bomber Kills 25 Policemen in Afghanistan; American UN Official Kidnapped in Quetta; Pakistani Taliban take over Swat

In Afghanistan on Monday, a suicide bomber dressed as a policeman infiltrated a police compound and detonated his payload, killing at least 25 officers of […]

Juan Cole

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 2452
  • Page 2453
  • Page 2454
  • Page 2455
  • Page 2456
  • …
  • 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