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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Taliban Hit NATO Warehouses, Destroy 150 Trucks

Taliban Hit NATO Warehouses, Destroy 150 Trucks

Unidentified militants attacked a NATO forward storage center at the ring road (beltway) of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday morning. They destroyed […]

Juan Cole

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Worthington: Obama and Holder Must Return to a September 10th Mind-Set

Worthington: Obama and Holder Must Return to a September 10th Mind-Set

Andy Worthington writes in a guest op-ed for IC: During the election campaign, one of the sticks with which John McCain’s team attempted to beat […]

Juan Cole

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Worthington: Obama and Holder Must Return to a September 10th Mind-Set

Worthington: Obama and Holder Must Return to a September 10th Mind-Set

Andy Worthington writes in a guest op-ed for IC: During the election campaign, one of the sticks with which John McCain’s team attempted to beat […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet.. WaPo quoted me: ‘Juan Cole, a University of […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet.. WaPo quoted me: ‘Juan Cole, a University of […]

Juan Cole

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Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Robert Roy Britt of Live Science reports on the research of a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor John Valley that shows increased dryness […]

Juan Cole

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Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Robert Roy Britt of Live Science reports on the research of a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor John Valley that shows increased dryness […]

Juan Cole

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Arguing with Bush One last Time

Arguing with Bush One last Time

Informed Comment has had a few running features, including top ten lists, the Ghoul’s Glossary, and ‘Arguing with Bush.’ With any luck this column will […]

Juan Cole

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Arguing with Bush One last Time

Arguing with Bush One last Time

Informed Comment has had a few running features, including top ten lists, the Ghoul’s Glossary, and ‘Arguing with Bush.’ With any luck this column will […]

Juan Cole

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