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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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Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows

Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows

Karbala Provincial Council Row Shows Power of Shiite Clergy in Iraq Mariam Fam has the best and clearest account I have seen of the recent […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Women See Window Of Opportunity

Iraqi Women See Window Of Opportunity

Iraqi Women see Window of Opportunity Closing Scheherezade Faramarzi reports on women’s aspirations for Iraq. It sounds as though not only did Mr. Bremer not […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Un Has Agreed To Occupation Of

Muqtada Un Has Agreed To Occupation Of

Muqtada: The UN has Agreed to the Occupation of Iraq Excerpts from and comments by me on an IRNA (Iran) news agency interview with Muqtada […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq As Election Issue In Ohio Leo

Iraq As Election Issue In Ohio Leo

Iraq as Election issue in Ohio Leo Shane II reports that many local voters continue to be concerned with the Iraq war as an issue […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Started Iraq War Planning In

Bush Started Iraq War Planning In

Bush started Iraq War Planning in February 2002 The Guardian reports that Rowan Scarborough reveals in his new book, ‘ On February 16, 2002, Bush […]

Juan Cole

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Treasury Department Attempts To Stop

Treasury Department Attempts To Stop

Treasury Department attempts to stop Editing of Papers from Iran Those of you who care about what is left of the First Amendment in this […]

Juan Cole

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Un No Early Elections In Iraq Kofi

Un No Early Elections In Iraq Kofi

UN: No Early Elections in Iraq Kofi Annan released his report on Monday suggesting that direct elections can’t take place in Iraq until December of […]

Juan Cole

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Rumsfeld Warns Iran And Syria Us

Rumsfeld Warns Iran And Syria Us

Rumsfeld Warns Iran and Syria US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had Iran and Syria exactly where they want him. he alleged that Syria accepted […]

Juan Cole

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