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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

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

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

01/18/2026 By Yale Climate Connections

Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

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Arguing With Bush And Blair News

Arguing With Bush And Blair News

Arguing with Bush and Blair The news conference of Bush and Blair on Thursday evening was unexpectedly dominated by Iraq. I’m going to just pull […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqs My Lai Friday Morning Guerrillas

Iraqs My Lai Friday Morning Guerrillas

Iraq’s My Lai Friday morning, guerrillas used a car bomb to kill at least 9 persons [later reports say 9] at an East Baghdad market, […]

Juan Cole

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Iran Offered Recognition Of Israel

Iran Offered Recognition Of Israel

Iran Offered Recognition of Israel, Nuclear Cooperation Bush: “How dare you!” In 2003, Iran offered to come in from the cold in a proposal to […]

Juan Cole

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Maliki Iraqis In Control Of Own

Maliki Iraqis In Control Of Own

Maliki: Iraqis in Control of Own Security within 18 Months 50 dead in fresh violence Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Wednesday that Iraq will […]

Juan Cole

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Demonstrations On Thursday Face

Demonstrations On Thursday Face

Demonstrations on Thursday Face Repression Egypt’s Mubarak Criticizes Washington HOw will the Mubarak regime deal with the protests planned for today against the lack of […]

Juan Cole

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National Post Retracts Minorities

National Post Retracts Minorities

National Post Retracts Minorities Badge Story on Iran Antonia Zerbisias follows up on the the bogus National Post story about Iran having passed a law […]

Juan Cole

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Iran Revived Persecution Of Bahais 54

Iran Revived Persecution Of Bahais 54

Iran: Revived Persecution of Baha’is 54 Arrested in Shiraz One unfortunate consequence of the bogus stories about Iran making minorities wear badges is that it […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Currency My Comment That I

Iraqi Currency My Comment That I

Iraqi Currency My comment that I thought Amir Taheri was wrong to praise the stability of the Iraqi dinar, because the dinar is a managed […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Mosque Bombed Weapons From

Shiite Mosque Bombed Weapons From

Shiite Mosque Bombed Weapons from Bosnia flood Iraq Zarqawi’s Emirate of Baghdad Tribal clashes south of Baghdad at Suwayrah killed 16 on Tuesday. I presume […]

Juan Cole

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