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Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy
Donald Trump

Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy

Juan Cole

Any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure will lead to retaliatory strikes targeting facilities in the region owned by U.S. oil companies

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

03/14/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

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Living on a War Planet . . . And Managing not to Notice

Living on a War Planet . . . And Managing not to Notice

By David Bromwich ( Tomdispatch.com ) – A new war, a new alibi. When we think about our latest war — the one that began […]

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Putin's Assassination of Prigozhin Decapitates Wagner's Empire in Libya, Sudan, Syria and E. Europe, and Puts Oligarchs on Notice

Putin’s Assassination of Prigozhin Decapitates Wagner’s Empire in Libya, Sudan, Syria and E. Europe, and Puts Oligarchs on Notice

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Russia confirmed Tuesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, ex-convict oligarch and leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries, died in a plane […]

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Palestinian West Bank: Spike in Israeli Killings of Palestinian Children

The Israeli military and border police forces are killing Palestinian children with virtually no recourse for accountability. Israeli forces should end the routine unlawful use […]

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Climate Change Threatens the Rights of Children: The UN Mandates States to Protect Them

By Noam Peleg, UNSW Sydney | – (The Conversation) – Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it’s a human rights crisis. And the […]

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Israeli Minister Eliyahu: The Palestinians aren't under Apartheid, they're Just in a Prison Camp

Israeli Minister Eliyahu: The Palestinians aren’t under Apartheid, they’re Just in a Prison Camp

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Other members of the the extremist Jewish Power Party are adding fuel to the firestorm that broke out last week […]

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European Union Strongly Condemns Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir's Racist Remarks on Palestinians

European Union Strongly Condemns Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir’s Racist Remarks on Palestinians

( Middle East Monitor ) – The EU has “strongly” condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s comments on the freedom of movement of Arabs […]

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The Real Risk that “Worthless” Forest Carbon Offsets will exacerbate Climate Change

The Real Risk that “Worthless” Forest Carbon Offsets will exacerbate Climate Change

By Julia P G Jones, Bangor University; and Neal Hockley, Bangor University | – In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more […]

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The Fascist and the Supermodel:  Ben-Gvir slams Bella Hadid for demanding Palestinian Equality with Israeli Jews

The Fascist and the Supermodel: Ben-Gvir slams Bella Hadid for demanding Palestinian Equality with Israeli Jews

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The saga began when Israel’s extremist Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has a long rap sheet of convictions […]

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Trump Isn't too Big to Jail -- if we are a Nation of Laws

Trump Isn’t too Big to Jail — if we are a Nation of Laws

By Mitchell Zimmerman The day after Donald Trump was arraigned for his alleged effort to steal the 2020 election, he posted a naked threat: “IF […]

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