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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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Fallujah Massacre Of Iraqi Troops With

Fallujah Massacre of Iraqi Troops, with 14 Dead On Friday in Fallujah, a suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Iraqi troops near the headquarters of […]

Juan Cole

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First Round Of Irans Presidential

First Round of Iran’s Presidential Elections Inconclusive Turnout Stronger than Expected The Presidential elections in Iran produced a messy result that will require a run-off […]

Juan Cole

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Mosque Attack Wounds 4 Us Raids

Mosque Attack Wounds 4 US Raids against al-Dhari, Muqtada Sibernews reports, ‘A car bomb has exploded close to a Shia mosque in eastern Baghdad as […]

Juan Cole

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Zarqawi And Scarlet Pimpernel Westley

Zarqawi and the Scarlet Pimpernel WESTLEY: ‘ Well, Roberts had grown so rich, he wanted to retire. So he took me to his cabin and […]

Juan Cole

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6 Us Servicemen Killed At Ramadi 10

6 US Servicemen Killed at Ramadi 10 Iraqis Killed, 38 Wounded Guerrillas near Ramadi detonated a roadside bomb on Wednesday as a Marine convoy went […]

Juan Cole

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Shiites Compromise With Sunnis Over

Shiites Compromise with Sunnis over Constitution Drafting Committee al-Sharq al-Awsat and AFP Jawad Maliki, the deputy leader of the Da`wa Party led by Iraqi Prime […]

Juan Cole

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Friedman And Imaginary Troops Tom

Friedman and Imaginary Troops Tom Friedman, writing in the New York Times, makes several policy decisions with regard to Iraq. The first is to stay […]

Juan Cole

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48 Dead In Guerrilla Violence Suicide

48 Dead in Guerrilla Violence Suicide Bombing in Khalis Targets Iraqi Troops Knight Ridder reports that a suicide bomber in an Iraqi army uniform detonated […]

Juan Cole

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Apartheid For Arabs In Irbil Iranian

Apartheid for Arabs in Irbil? Iranian Kurds Riot An eyewitness has described for me by email driving through the north of Kurdistan and seeing enormous […]

Juan Cole

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