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The Inevitable Transition in Iran
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The Inevitable Transition in Iran

Bernard Hourcade

Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself

Trump’s Autocratic Logic and Foreign Intervention: America’s New Protection Racket

Trump’s Autocratic Logic and Foreign Intervention: America’s New Protection Racket

01/15/2026 By Scott Corey

Israel’s assaults on Palestinian Universities and targeting the Academic Sector

Israel’s assaults on Palestinian Universities and targeting the Academic Sector

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Cobban: Re-engage

Cobban: Re-engage

Helena Cobban, proprietor of the JustWorldNews web site, has been covering global issues as a professional journalist for 35 years, most recently for the Christian […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan: Civilians Caught in the Middle of US & Taliban

Afghanistan: Civilians Caught in the Middle of US & Taliban

Afghanistan has become the Forgotten War on the screens of corporate media. Yet the US has 33,000 troops fighting there and NATO forces amount to […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Thousands of Sadrists Protest Security Pact With US; Sistani Aide Demands Parliament Vote

Thousands of Sadrists Protest Security Pact With US; Sistani Aide Demands Parliament Vote

Thousands of followers of Shiite leader Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr peacefully protested across southern Iraq on Friday, according to McClatchy. They prayed and then stood silently […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Suicide Bombers Kill 20, Wound Dozens in North; Firefight with Jihadis in Tikrit; VP Abdul Mahdi Praises IranP

Suicide Bombers Kill 20, Wound Dozens in North; Firefight with Jihadis in Tikrit; VP Abdul Mahdi Praises IranP

At least 35 persons died in political violence in northern Iraq on Thursday. Suicide bombers killed 20 persons and wounded dozens in three attacks on […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Haeri Fatwa Against Security Agreement; Al-Alam: Basra Pols Oppose Security Agreement with US

Haeri Fatwa Against Security Agreement; Al-Alam: Basra Pols Oppose Security Agreement with US

The USG Open Source Center translates the fatwa of Ayatollah Kadhim al-Ha’iri (Haeri) condemning any security agreement between Iraq and the United States (Via BBC […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadr demands Referendum on SOFA; Sistani said to Support Referendum

Sadr demands Referendum on SOFA; Sistani said to Support Referendum

CNN is reporting that Shiite leader Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr is demanding that any US-Iraqi security agreement be submitted to a national referendum. Al-Hayat reports in […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni Arabs Pull out of Talks with al-Maliki; Bush Benchmark in Doubt; Marines Proselytize Sunnis with Gospel

Sunni Arabs Pull out of Talks with al-Maliki; Bush Benchmark in Doubt; Marines Proselytize Sunnis with Gospel

On Wednesday, the Sunni fundamentalist Iraqi Accord Front (IAF, Tawafuq) withdrew from talks on rejoining the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of the Shiite […]

Juan Cole

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Halliburton and Iran

Halliburton and Iran

The moral of the below: If you can’t join them, beat them. Reddit readers have dug up an article by Jason Leopold alleging that Halliburton, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
McClellan: Bush in Permanent Campaign Mode, Less than Forthright on Iraq

McClellan: Bush in Permanent Campaign Mode, Less than Forthright on Iraq

Former White House press spokesman Scott McClellan has come to the realization that Bush’s presidency veered badly off course and that the Bush White House […]

Juan Cole

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