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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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Al Safi Al Maliki Must Be Pm For All

Al-Safi: Al-Maliki Must be PM for All Iraqis The USG Open Source Center summarizes broadcasts of Friday prayers sermons in Iraq last Friday. Note that […]

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9 Us Troops Killed 60 Killed 170

9 US Troops Killed; 60 Killed, 170 Wounded in Karbala; Over 60 Bodies Found; Sadr Admonishes Bush Iraqi guerrillas killed 9 US GIs on Friday […]

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Qadhafi Predicts Us Will Lose In Iraq

Qadhafi Predicts US Will Lose in Iraq The USG Open Source Center has reported on a speech by Libyan leader Moammar al-Qadhafi in which he […]

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Saudi Terror Plot Averted State Dept

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3 Marines Killed Iraqis Resist Pressure

3 Marines Killed Iraqis Resist Pressure for Benchmarks Sunni Arab guerrillas killed 3 US Marines in al-Anbar. Veteran foreign affairs correspondent Trudy Rubin argues that […]

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Iranian Press On Iraq Crisis Usg Open

Iranian Press on Iraq Crisis The USG Open Source Center gives highlights of the Iranian press on the Iraq crisis: Highlights: Iranian Media on Iraqi […]

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Iraq Criticizes Senate Vote; 72 Killed in Violence An Iraq government spokesman has criticized the Senate vote for a withdrawal of troops from Iraq. (I […]

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