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Top Things You Still Think You Know About Iran that are Not True
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Top Things You Still Think You Know About Iran that are Not True

Juan Cole

A revised version of an essay from a long time ago. It didn’t need much revision. Belief: Iran is aggressive and has threatened to attack […]

Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Facility: A Target Too Deep For Israeli Weapons Alone

Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Facility: A Target Too Deep For Israeli Weapons Alone

06/21/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Trump’s contravention of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal Led to Israel-Iran Escalation

Trump’s contravention of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal Led to Israel-Iran Escalation

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Sistani vs. Muqtada vs. US in Najaf Daniel Williams, Scott Wilson and Saad Sarhan of the Washington Post report on the new test of wills […]

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Sistani Vs

Sistani vs. Muqtada vs. US in Najaf Daniel Williams, Scott Wilson and Saad Sarhan of the Washington Post report on the new test of wills […]

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Italians Retake Base Nasiriyah Library in Flames Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wants out of Iraq with honor, according to Italian sources. He is down […]

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Italians Retake Base Nasiriyah Library in Flames Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wants out of Iraq with honor, according to Italian sources. He is down […]

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Reader Comment On Torture

Reader Comment On Torture

Reader Comment on Torture Interrogations Michael Pollak writes: Dear Juan, On Sunday you wrote: “First, torture does not work, and there is no evidence that […]

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Reader Comment On Torture

Reader Comment on Torture Interrogations Michael Pollak writes: Dear Juan, On Sunday you wrote: “First, torture does not work, and there is no evidence that […]

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Sistani Calls For Iraq Wide Protests

Sistani Calls For Iraq Wide Protests

Sistani Calls for Iraq-Wide Protests The BBC reports that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has again called for all military forces to be withdrawn from Najaf […]

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Sistani Calls For Iraq Wide Protests

Sistani Calls For Iraq Wide Protests

Sistani Calls for Iraq-Wide Protests The BBC reports that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has again called for all military forces to be withdrawn from Najaf […]

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