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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade
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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade

Mohammad Eslami

Chinese policy and security circles interpret the tariff threat less as an attempt to alter Iran’s behavior than as a signal to third parties

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2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

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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. […]

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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

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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 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 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 Iranian FM Snubs Sec. Rice Four American GIs were announced killed on Friday. The US broke up a weapons […]

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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.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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Hillary And End Of Occupation And Of

Hillary and the End of Occupation and of the New Imperialism Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a surprise move, will introduce legislation with Sen. Robert Byrd […]

Juan Cole

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