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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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Igc Cant Let Go Some Members Of Interim

IGC Can’t Let Go Some members of the Interim Governing Council, which was set to be dissolved in June on the election of a new […]

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Banning Al Arabiya Real Reason That Al

Banning al-Arabiya The real reason that al-Arabiya satellite television is being banned in Iraq is not that it showed videotapes of Saddam, but that it […]

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Halliburton Accused Of Gouging

Halliburton Accused Of Gouging

Halliburton accused of Gouging According to AFP, three Democratic leaders in Congress are charging Halliburton with gouging US taxpayers by charging $2.65 per gallon to […]

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Al Hakim Us Troops Humiliation Only Un

al-Hakim: US Troops a Humiliation: Only a UN Resolution Can Authorize Them AFP reports that the leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in […]

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Muqtada Only Real Solution Is Immediate

Muqtada Only Real Solution Is Immediate

Muqtada: The Only Real Solution is Immediate US Withdrawal John Daniszewski of the LA Times has an interview with Muqtada al-Sadr about the new plans […]

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Why Breaking Up Iraq Is Very Very Bad

Why Breaking Up Iraq Is Very Very Bad

Why Breaking up Iraq is a Very, Very Bad Idea Leslie H. Gelb, president emeritus of the Council for Foreign Affairs and a former NYT […]

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How We Denied Democracy To Middle East

How We Denied Democracy To Middle East

How We Denied Democracy to the Middle East Robert Fisk’s essay, “How we denied democracy to the ME,” coming in response to Bush’s new policy […]

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Nightline On Iraq 11 24 Those Of You In

Nightline On Iraq 11 24 Those Of You In

Nightline on Iraq 11-24 Those of you in North America who can stay up late may want to watch Nightline tonight. It is on the […]

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