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Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?
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Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

From diplomatic architects to shock absorbers – Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council , targeting US military facilities

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

03/04/2026 By The Conversation

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

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Baquba Police Kill 20 Pro Saddam

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Baquba Police Kill 20 Pro-Saddam Demonstrators; Khalilzad to Depart Someone, [presumably, Shiite militiamen] fired mortar rounds into the Sunni Arab Adhamiya district of Baghdad on […]

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Iran Iraqi Shiites Celebrate Mosul

Iran Iraqi Shiites Celebrate Mosul

Iran, Iraqi Shiites Celebrate Mosul, Baquba, West Baghdad Demonstrate The US military announced that guerrillas had killed 3 US GIs in Iraq over Saturday and […]

Juan Cole

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Saddam To Hang Shiites Kurds Celebrate

Saddam To Hang Shiites Kurds Celebrate

Saddam to Hang; Shiites, Kurds Celebrate Some Sunnis Protest The Daily Telegraph reports that the death verdict against Saddam Hussein announced Sunday has sharpened further […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Jittery Over Saddam Verdict

Iraq Jittery Over Saddam Verdict

Iraq Jittery over Saddam Verdict Dozens of Sunnis killed by Police Commandos Special Police Commandoes killed 53 al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq on Saturday, according to […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Ways We Know We Have Lost In

Top Ten Ways We Know We Have Lost In

Top Ten Ways we know We have Lost in Iraq Top Ten Ways you can tell we have have lost in Iraq: 10. When your […]

Juan Cole

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Chirac Calls For Withdrawal Timetable

Chirac Calls For Withdrawal Timetable

Chirac Calls for Withdrawal Timetable 5 GIs die in Iraq Bombings, killings continued apace. The US military announced the deaths of 5 US GIs by […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Government Negotiations With

Iraqi Government Negotiations With

Iraqi Government Negotiations with Sunni Guerrillas The US Government Open Source Center translates the following from al-Ra’y: ‘Iraqi Reconciliation Conference Postponed ‘To Allow For More […]

Juan Cole

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3 Gis Killed 55 Dead In Killings

3 Gis Killed 55 Dead In Killings

3 GIs Killed 55 Dead in Killings, Bombings US Plans Ramadi Assault The LA Times reports that the deaths of 3 US GIs were announced […]

Juan Cole

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2 Us Troops Killed 42 Shiites

2 Us Troops Killed 42 Shiites

2 US Troops Killed; 42 Shiites Kidnapped; Wedding Bombed in Baghdad; Maliki orders US Troops out of Sadr City Iraqi guerrillas killed two US GIs […]

Juan Cole

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