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Trump’s Last Stand: Demands for Hormuz Task Force fall on Deaf Ears
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Trump’s Last Stand: Demands for Hormuz Task Force fall on Deaf Ears

Neil Thompson

Nations outside the US signal their scepticism about White House plans for an international naval operation to re-open the Strait of Hormuz

“Was never deep in anything but Wine:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:41

“Was never deep in anything but Wine:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:41

03/19/2026 By Juan Cole

The Democratic Nat’l Committee’s Kneejerk Backing of Israel Is Political and Moral Failure

The Democratic Nat’l Committee’s Kneejerk Backing of Israel Is Political and Moral Failure

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Oil Official Killed Jarba’s Home Attacked, 8 Dead Ahmad Seif of Reuters reports that An Oil Ministry official, “Ali Hameed, was shot outside his home […]

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The Lies that Led to War My article is online at Salon.com about the Downing Street memo “The lies that led to war”: A leaked […]

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