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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

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Sunnis Threaten To Pull Out Of Al

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Petroleum Law Not About Fair

Petroleum Law Not About Fair

Petroleum Law not About Fair Distribution of Revenues The Iraqi petroleum bill has run into heavy opposition in parliament from Kurds and other political forces. […]

Juan Cole

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Can Sarkozy Uphold Values Of 1789

Can Sarkozy Uphold Values Of 1789

Can Sarkozy Uphold the Values of 1789? Rightwing nationalist Nicolas Sarkozy, is the next president of France. He campaigned on an anti-immigrant platform that veered […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
8 Us Troops Killed Major Bombing At

8 Us Troops Killed Major Bombing At

8 US Troops Killed; Major bombing at Shiite Market killes 35; Boehner Favores Benchmarks Sunni Arab guerrillas killed nearly 100 persons in Iraq on Sunday […]

Juan Cole

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Al Zawahiri Attacks Democratic Plan In

Al Zawahiri Attacks Democratic Plan In

Al-Zawahiri attacks Democratic Plan in Iraq; 75 Killed in Civil War Violence; Police/Mahdi Army Truce in Najaf Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda’s no. 2 leader complained in […]

Juan Cole

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3 Schools Of Islamic Resistance In Iraq

3 Schools Of Islamic Resistance In Iraq

3 Schools of Islamic Resistance in Iraq The USG Open Source Center translates the remarks of a forum participant on the 3 distinct movements of […]

Juan Cole

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Neighbors Pledge To Halt Iraq Violence

Neighbors Pledge To Halt Iraq Violence

Neighbors Pledge to Halt Iraq Violence Iranian FM Snubs Sec. Rice Four American GIs were announced killed on Friday. The US broke up a weapons […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Comment Iraq Prognosis Canny

Guest Comment Iraq Prognosis Canny

Guest Comment: Iraq Prognosis A canny Vietnam veteran wrote me the below but requested that it be posted without attribution. I thought it well worth […]

Juan Cole

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Sharm El Sheikh On Iraq T

Sharm El Sheikh On Iraq T

Sharm el Sheikh on Iraq T.V. The USG Open Source Center translates or summarizes comments on Iraqi television about the second day of the Sharm […]

Juan Cole

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