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Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?
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Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

From diplomatic architects to shock absorbers – Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council , targeting US military facilities

You Deserve Better, Iran

You Deserve Better, Iran

03/03/2026 By contributors

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

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Assailants Launched Rocket Propelled

Assailants Launched Rocket Propelled

*Assailants launched rocket propelled grenades at US MPs guarding a prison near Baghdad early Saturday morning, wounding a U.S. soldier. CNN reported that three explosions […]

Juan Cole

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Attacks On Us Forces Continued Thursday

Attacks On Us Forces Continued Thursday

*Attacks on US forces continued Thursday and Friday. In Samarra, four mortar rounds were launched at a US military base late Thursday, and three of […]

Juan Cole

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Three Us Troops Were Killed On

Three Us Troops Were Killed On

*Three US troops were killed on Wednesday, according to a military spokesman. In Tikrit, assailants hit a US convoy, killing one soldier and wounding another. […]

Juan Cole

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Us Mounted Unprecedented House To House

Us Mounted Unprecedented House To House

*The US mounted an unprecedented house to house search in Azamiya and Karada, quarters of West Baghdad, on Wednesday, closing off streets and sealing the […]

Juan Cole

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In Staccato Burst Of Attacks On Tuesday

In Staccato Burst Of Attacks On Tuesday

*In a staccato burst of attacks on Tuesday, 7 US troops were wounded in Baghdad and Kirkuk. In Baghdad insurgents waited on a bridge until […]

Juan Cole

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Two Us Soldiers And Two Iraqis Were

Two Us Soldiers And Two Iraqis Were

*Two US soldiers and two Iraqis were killed on Monday as violence against the US-led coalition escalated . . . – (SA). And . . […]

Juan Cole

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Despite Paul Bremers Earlier Opposition

Despite Paul Bremers Earlier Opposition

Despite Paul Bremer’s earlier opposition to municipal elections, some form of urban self-government is being arranged by the British and American militaries. On Sunday it […]

Juan Cole

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Sunday Evening Witnessed Another

Sunday Evening Witnessed Another

*Sunday evening witnessed another grenade attack on US troops in the Sunni belt, according to AFP: “Unknown assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at a US patrol […]

Juan Cole

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Mail On Sunday In Uk Reports That Uk

Mail On Sunday In Uk Reports That Uk

*The Mail on Sunday in the UK reports that the UK Foreign Office has concluded that there just weren’t any chemical or biological weapons in […]

Juan Cole

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