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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

03/03/2026 By Norman Solomon

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Midnight’s Other Children: Reading Rushdie in the Middle East

Midnight’s Other Children: Reading Rushdie in the Middle East

Midnight’s Other Children: Reading Rushdie in the Middle East | – Talk Delivered at a Panel in Honor of the Premiere of Midnight’s Children The […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Anti Terrorism Court Has

Pakistani Anti Terrorism Court Has

*A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has remanded `Aqil Ahmad Abdul Quddus, the harborer of Khalid Shaikh Muhammad, to jail. A warrant is out for his father, […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Parliament Has Been Sent Home

Pakistani Parliament Has Been Sent Home

*The Pakistani parliament has been sent home by Gen. Pervez Musharraf after having been paralyzed for several days by the chanting and filibustering of opposition […]

Juan Cole

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Al Qaeda Leader Reports On Militant Web

Al Qaeda Leader Reports On Militant Web

*An al-Qaeda leader reports on a militant web site that there were only 1900 “Arab Afghan” fighters in Afghanistan during the US war against the […]

Juan Cole

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Dawn Is Reporting That Computer Files

Dawn Is Reporting That Computer Files

*Dawn is reporting that the computer files and CDs confiscated from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed on his arrest in Rawalpindi demonstrate the breadth of his networking […]

Juan Cole

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Although Arrest Of Khalid Shaikh

Although Arrest Of Khalid Shaikh

Although the arrest of Khalid Shaikh Muhammad, an al-Qaeda mastermind, has raised hopes that the war on terror is bearing fruit, the question of his […]

Juan Cole

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Khalid Shaikh Muhammad Was Planning

Khalid Shaikh Muhammad Was Planning

*Khalid Shaikh Muhammad was planning further terrorist attacks on the US. These would include, according to Newsweek, hijacking petroleum fuel trucks and smashing them into […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Security Forces Including

Pakistani Security Forces Including

*Pakistani security forces, including the Inter-Services Intelligence, conducted a raid in Rawalpindi that netted one of the biggest al-Qaeda fish yet caught. CIA men were […]

Juan Cole

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Some 52 Of Israelis Are Skeptical That

Some 52 Of Israelis Are Skeptical That

*Some 52% of Israelis are skeptical that Israel’s new rightwing government put together by Ariel Sharon will achieve peace and prosperity. 33% do not believe […]

Juan Cole

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