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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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Apocalypse Now in the White House Rick Perlstein of the Village Voice acquired a damning memo (“you’re not supposed to have that”) demonstrating the hold […]

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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

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

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

Italians Retake Base Nasiriyah Library

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

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 […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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