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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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Honduras Protests against Iraq War, US Imperialism Thousands of protesters, including students, union members and leftists, thronged the streets of five major cities in Honduras […]

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Kurdish Parliament Rejects Islamization

Kurdish Parliament Rejects Islamization

Kurdish Parliament Rejects Islamization of Personal Status Laws Late last December, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim and some allies on the US-appointed Interim Governing Council issued an […]

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Al Hakim Presidential Council Ok Abdul

Al-Hakim: Presidential Council OK Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq and a member of the US-appointed Interim Governing […]

Juan Cole

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Reformers Implore Sistani To Intervene

Reformers Implore Sistani To Intervene

Reformers implore Sistani to Intervene in Iran Crisis Ali Nourizadeh of the Saudi newspaper ash-Sharq al-Awsat reports today that more than 400 Iranian writers and […]

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Sistani Aide Loose Federalism Not In

Sistani Aide: Loose Federalism not in Iraq’s Interests BBC Monitoring picked up a radio interview in Cairo on Sawt al-`Arab on Wednesday with an aide […]

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Tension In Najaf Between Sciri And

Tension In Najaf Between Sciri And

Tension in Najaf between SCIRI and Sadrists Hamza Hendawi of AP recently reported on the rising tensions between the followers of young radical cleric Muqtada […]

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1 Us Soldier Killed 1 Wounded By

1 Us Soldier Killed 1 Wounded By

1 US Soldier Killed, 1 Wounded, by Roadside Bomb; Kurdish toll rises to 100 BAGHDAD, Feb. 3 (Xinhuanet) — “A US soldier was killed and […]

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Kerry Slams Bush On Iraq On Winning 5

Kerry Slams Bush On Iraq On Winning 5

Kerry Slams Bush on Iraq On winning 5 of 7 primaries on Tuesday, John Kerry immediately came out swinging at Bush over Iraq, Dean-style (without […]

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United Nations Will Decide On Election

United Nations Will Decide On Election

United Nations will Decide on Election Mechanism for Iraq AP reported of Bush’s meeting with Kofi Annan Tuesday that, Kofi said, “The Iraqi Governing Council […]

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