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Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy
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Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy

Juan Cole

Any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure will lead to retaliatory strikes targeting facilities in the region owned by U.S. oil companies

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

03/14/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

03/14/2026 By Human Rights Watch

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Ezzedin Salim People Have Been Asking

Ezzedin Salim People Have Been Asking

Ezzedin Salim People have been asking me about the slain president of the Interim Governing Council, Ezzedin Salim (Izz al-Din Salim). The best profile I […]

Juan Cole

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President Of Interim Governing Council

President Of Interim Governing Council

President of Interim Governing Council Assassinated A suicide car bomber assassinated the current president of the Interim Governing Council on Monday as he was waiting […]

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President Of Interim Governing Council_17

President of Interim Governing Council Assassinated A suicide car bomber assassinated the current president of the Interim Governing Council on Monday as he was waiting […]

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Continued Clashes In Karbala Lead To

Continued Clashes In Karbala Lead To

Continued Clashes in Karbala Lead to Closure of Shrines al-Zaman: On Sunday, Shiite religious authorities in Karbala formally closed the shrines of Imam Husain and […]

Juan Cole

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Continued Clashes In Karbala Lead To

Continued Clashes In Karbala Lead To

Continued Clashes in Karbala Lead to Closure of Shrines al-Zaman: On Sunday, Shiite religious authorities in Karbala formally closed the shrines of Imam Husain and […]

Juan Cole

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Italians Pushed Out Of Nasiriyah Tell

Italians Pushed Out Of Nasiriyah Tell

Italians, Pushed out of Nasiriyah, Tell Bush to Back Off 10 Italian Troops Wounded, 20 Iraqis wounded, 2 Killed More heavy fighting at Nasiriyah on […]

Juan Cole

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Italians Pushed Out Of Nasiriyah Tell

Italians Pushed Out Of Nasiriyah Tell

Italians, Pushed out of Nasiriyah, Tell Bush to Back Off 10 Italian Troops Wounded, 20 Iraqis wounded, 2 Killed More heavy fighting at Nasiriyah on […]

Juan Cole

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Patel On Religious Authority For Quick

Patel On Religious Authority For Quick

Patel on Religious Authority For a quick primer on religious authority in Iraq, Sunni and Shiite, from an academic who has been living there for […]

Juan Cole

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Patel On Religious Authority For Quick

Patel On Religious Authority For Quick

Patel on Religious Authority For a quick primer on religious authority in Iraq, Sunni and Shiite, from an academic who has been living there for […]

Juan Cole

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