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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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Stalemate Between Sistani And Governor

Stalemate Between Sistani And Governor

Stalemate between Sistani and Governor Sfouk in Karbala Aamer Madhani reports on the stalemate in Karbala between the American-appointed provincial governing council and Grand Ayatollah […]

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Prince Hassan Warns Of World War Iii

Prince Hassan Warns of World War III Prince Hassan of Jordan has expressed fears that the current Middle East crisis may eventuate in “World War […]

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Israeli Tourism Devastated By Sharon

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Landres: Big Brother Lurks J. Shawn Landres’ “Big Brother Lurks in Higher Education Bill” in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, makes short work […]

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Marines Wounded Sheraton Green Zone

Marines Wounded; Sheraton, Green Zone Rocketed The Washington Post reports that that guerrillas detonated a roadside bomb and then fired weapons at Marines near Fallujah […]

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Clarke Smeared By Neocon Slime Machine

Clarke Smeared by Neocon Slime Machine Dick Clarke’s testimony before the 9/11 Commission turned into a political ping pong match, with John Lehman, former secretary […]

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Ministries to become Independent in April; Shiite-Kurdish Disputes Fester (al-Hayat) Raghida Dergham of al-Hayat : Nasrin Barwari, the minister of public works, affirmed on Wednesday […]

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Brown: CPA Legislation to Shape Iraq’s Future Professor Nathan Brown of George Washington University, a major figure in the US study of Middle Eastern law […]

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