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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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Negotiations Collapse Amid Fierce

Negotiations Collapse Amid Fierce

Negotiations Collapse amid Fierce Fighting in Karbala US forces, having collapsed half of the historic al-Mukhayyam Mosque and set 7 hotels on fire in its […]

Juan Cole

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Negotiations Collapse Amid Fierce

Negotiations Collapse Amid Fierce

Negotiations Collapse amid Fierce Fighting in Karbala US forces, having collapsed half of the historic al-Mukhayyam Mosque and set 7 hotels on fire in its […]

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Reader Comment Where Is Sistani Hayder

Reader Comment Where Is Sistani Hayder

Reader Comment: Where is Sistani? Hayder Gallaghan writes, “The silence of Sayyid Sistani has become deafening. An historic masjid destroyed, along with neighboring hotels and […]

Juan Cole

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Reader Comment Where Is Sistani Hayder

Reader Comment Where Is Sistani Hayder

Reader Comment: Where is Sistani? Hayder Gallaghan writes, “The silence of Sayyid Sistani has become deafening. An historic masjid destroyed, along with neighboring hotels and […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Leaders Want To See Karpinski In

Iraqi Leaders Want To See Karpinski In

Iraqi Leaders want to See Karpinski in the Docket with Saddam az-Zaman Iraqi political figures Wednesday condemned Brig. Gen. Janice Karpinsky, head of the Military […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Leaders Want To See Karpinski In

Iraqi Leaders Want To See Karpinski In

Iraqi Leaders want to See Karpinski in the Docket with Saddam az-Zaman Iraqi political figures Wednesday condemned Brig. Gen. Janice Karpinsky, head of the Military […]

Juan Cole

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Muslim Authorities Condemn Berg Killing

Muslim Authorities Condemn Berg Killing

Muslim Authorities Condemn Berg Killing Muslim authorities at al-Azhar Seminary, the preeminent center of learning for Sunni Islam, vehemently condemned the brutal murder of Nick […]

Juan Cole

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Muslim Authorities Condemn Berg

Muslim Authorities Condemn Berg

Muslim Authorities Condemn Berg Killing Muslim authorities at al-Azhar Seminary, the preeminent center of learning for Sunni Islam, vehemently condemned the brutal murder of Nick […]

Juan Cole

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Us Helps Revive Old Pan Islamic Project

Us Helps Revive Old Pan Islamic Project

US Helps Revive the Old Pan-Islamic Project In Iraq My article, “US Failure Helps Revive the Old Pan-Islamic Project,” is now available in English at […]

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