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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Al Muhammadawi Slams Bremer Bbc World

Al Muhammadawi Slams Bremer Bbc World

Al-Muhammadawi Slams Bremer BBC world monitoring summarizes headlines in Al-Shira’ [Baghdad, independent political daily]: Bloody fighting rages in Al-Najaf, Karbala as Al-Najaf truce agreement is […]

Juan Cole

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Al Muhammadawi Slams Bremer Bbc World

Al Muhammadawi Slams Bremer Bbc World

Al-Muhammadawi Slams Bremer BBC world monitoring summarizes headlines in Al-Shira’ [Baghdad, independent political daily]: Bloody fighting rages in Al-Najaf, Karbala as Al-Najaf truce agreement is […]

Juan Cole

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Shrine Of Ali Damaged Uprisings In Some

Shrine Of Ali Damaged Uprisings In Some

Shrine of Ali Damaged; Uprisings in some southern Cities Heavy fighting continued Friday between US troops and the Mahdi army in downtown Najaf and Karbala. […]

Juan Cole

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Shrine Of Ali Damaged Uprisings In

Shrine Of Ali Damaged Uprisings In

Shrine of Ali Damaged; Uprisings in some southern Cities Heavy fighting continued Friday between US troops and the Mahdi army in downtown Najaf and Karbala. […]

Juan Cole

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More On Berg Murder Matthew B

More On Berg Murder Matthew B

More on Berg Murder Matthew B. Stannard of the San Fransisco Chronicle has a thoughtful piece on the Berg murder. He quotes me on two […]

Juan Cole

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More On Berg Murder Matthew B

More On Berg Murder Matthew B

More on Berg Murder Matthew B. Stannard of the San Fransisco Chronicle has a thoughtful piece on the Berg murder. He quotes me on two […]

Juan Cole

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6 Us Soldiers Wounded 22 Iraqis Killed

6 Us Soldiers Wounded 22 Iraqis Killed

6 US Soldiers Wounded, 22 Iraqis Killed in Holy City Fighting More fighting in Karbala and Najaf over Thursday night to Friday morning, according to […]

Juan Cole

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6 Us Soldiers Wounded 22 Iraqis Killed

6 Us Soldiers Wounded 22 Iraqis Killed

6 US Soldiers Wounded, 22 Iraqis Killed in Holy City Fighting More fighting in Karbala and Najaf over Thursday night to Friday morning, according to […]

Juan Cole

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Kurdish Dimension Of Muqtada Al Sadr

Kurdish Dimension Of Muqtada Al Sadr

Kurdish Dimension of Muqtada al-Sadr Crisis It seems clear that Iraqi Shiite leaders such as Abdul Aziz al-Hakim and Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum at the very […]

Juan Cole

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