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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

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Death Toll From Two Days Of Attacks In

Death Toll from Two days of Attacks in Iraq is 21 AP reports that guerrillas fired rockets into the municipal building in Mosul on Saturday, […]

Juan Cole

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Us Marine 13 Iraqis Killed In Fighting

Us Marine 13 Iraqis Killed In Fighting

US Marine, 13 Iraqis, Killed in Fighting on Friday AFP reports that 13 Iraqis and a US Marine were killed in separate incidents on Friday. […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Sunni Clerics In Iraq Condemn

Shiite Sunni Clerics In Iraq Condemn

Shiite, Sunni Clerics in Iraq Condemn Israel, US; Muqtada: 9/11 Divine Retribution on US AFP reports that both Shiite and Sunni Muslim preachers on Friday […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Sistanis Rep Condemn Interim

Muqtada Sistanis Rep Condemn Interim

Muqtada, Sistani’s Rep, Condemn Interim Constitution Al-Jazeera TV, Doha, in Arabic 1608 gmt 26 Mar 04 via BBC Monitoring, reports that Muqtada al-Sadr also demanded […]

Juan Cole

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Basra Women Coerced To Veil Shops

Basra Women Coerced To Veil Shops

Basra: Women Coerced to Veil, Shops Attacked David Delanian writes more on the role of Shiite militias in imposing a mini-theocracy in the southern port […]

Juan Cole

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Rosen Violence Is Relentless Clerics

Rosen Violence Is Relentless Clerics

Rosen: The Violence is Relentless; Clerics Speak of Jihad against Infidel Americans Freelance journalist Nir Rosen, who has been living in the real Iraq unembedded, […]

Juan Cole

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Against Three State Solution In Iraq My

Against Three State Solution In Iraq My

Against the Three-State “Solution” in Iraq My review of 2 books on Iraq, Toby Dodge’s Inventing Iraq and Anderson and Stansfield’s The Future of Iraq, […]

Juan Cole

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3 Us Troops Killed 9 Iraqis 1 Jordanian

3 Us Troops Killed 9 Iraqis 1 Jordanian

3 US Troops Killed, 9 Iraqis, 1 Jordanian Killed al-Hayat: It was announced on Thursday in Baghdad that three American troops and nine Iraqis were […]

Juan Cole

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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 […]

Juan Cole

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