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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

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

01/14/2026 By The Conversation

Racing toward a Mad Max World

Racing toward a Mad Max World

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Abdullah Ii To Cheney Israeli

Abdullah Ii To Cheney Israeli

Abdullah II to Cheney: Israeli-Palestinian Problem Linked to Iraq 5 US GIs Killed Massive Manhunt for 3 Captured GIs Sunni Arab guerrillas killed 5 US […]

Juan Cole

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Cole On Laffaire Wolfowitz My Column

Cole On Laffaire Wolfowitz My Column

Cole on L’Affaire Wolfowitz My column, “Wolfowitz’s Fatal Flaw,” is available at Salon.com. Excerpt: ‘ The small morality play unfolding at the World Bank tells […]

Juan Cole

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137 Killed By Guerrillas Us To Talk To

137 Killed By Guerrillas Us To Talk To

137 Killed by Guerrillas US to Talk to Iran In a tidal wave of violence, 137 persons were killed or found dead in Iraq on […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni Arab Guerrillas Attacked Small Us

Sunni Arab Guerrillas Attacked Small Us

Cheney in Saudi Arabia 5 US Troops Killed, 3 Missing Iraqi Parliament Decries Walls Cheney is trying to convince King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia not […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Jordanian Dailies On Cheneys Middle

Jordanian Dailies On Cheneys Middle

Jordanian Dailies on Cheney’s Middle East Trip The USG Open Source Center paraphrases reports in the Jordanian press on US Vice President Dick Cheney’s current […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sciri Adopts Sistani Emphasizes

Sciri Adopts Sistani Emphasizes

SCIRI Adopts Sistani, emphasizes Iraqiness Bombings kill 26, wound 60 The Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq held its annual party convention on Thursday […]

Juan Cole

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Protest Over Detention Of Haleh

Protest Over Detention Of Haleh

Protest over Detention of Haleh Esfandiari The Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association helped craft MESA’s letter protesting the detention by […]

Juan Cole

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Congress Passes Short Lease Bill For

Congress Passes Short Lease Bill For

Congress Passes Short-Leash Bill for Bush 9 Iraqi captives executed Congress passed an appropriations bill that only funded the Iraq War for about three months […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Radical Poem On Sharm El Sheikh Usg

Radical Poem On Sharm El Sheikh Usg

Radical Poem on Sharm el Sheikh The USG Open Source center has paraphrased an ironic poem by a Muslim militant about the Sharm el Sheikh […]

Juan Cole

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