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Trump’s Tweet isn’t Enough: Iran and the West must Deescalate the War in the Middle East
Donald Trump

Trump’s Tweet isn’t Enough: Iran and the West must Deescalate the War in the Middle East

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After thirty years of agitation, incitement, lies and provocation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally succeeded in […]

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

06/24/2025 By The Conversation

For Most Palestinians in Gaza, Staying Hungry is better than Risking Life to get Aid

For Most Palestinians in Gaza, Staying Hungry is better than Risking Life to get Aid

06/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Christianity
A Pastor Comes to Terms with the Church’s Idols of Trump, Money and Power

A Pastor Comes to Terms with the Church’s Idols of Trump, Money and Power

By Rev. Angela Denker | – Book excerpt: A pastor comes to terms with the Church’s idols of Trump, money and power Red State Christians: […]

Minnesota Reformer

Bahrain
Are China’s increasing Economic ties with the Gulf states reducing the West’s Sway in the Middle East?

Are China’s increasing Economic ties with the Gulf states reducing the West’s Sway in the Middle East?

By Emilie Rutledge, The Open University | – At the end of November 2022, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the “golden era” between […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
Taliban's University Ban Signals Return To Past Repression Of Women

Taliban’s University Ban Signals Return To Past Repression Of Women

I’m Mustafa Sarwar, a senior news editor at RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi. Here’s what I’ve been tracking and what I’m keeping an eye on in the […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Christianity
The Great Muslim Sufi Mystic Farid al-Din Attar on Jesus’ Innocence, Love, Forgiveness

The Great Muslim Sufi Mystic Farid al-Din Attar on Jesus’ Innocence, Love, Forgiveness

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Christians are often surprised to discover how important Jesus is to the Muslim spiritual tradition. The Muslim scripture, the Qur’an, […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Families Of Slain Iranian Protesters Mark End Of Mourning Period With Defiance

Families Of Slain Iranian Protesters Mark End Of Mourning Period With Defiance

By Ardeshir Tayebi/ Radio Farda | – ( RFE/RL ) – The families of the victims of the recent nationwide protests in Iran have staged […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu's Empty Offer of "Self-Rule" without Land for Palestinians is just another form of Apartheid

Netanyahu’s Empty Offer of “Self-Rule” without Land for Palestinians is just another form of Apartheid

( Middle East Monitor ) – A few days before the formation of his sixth government, Benjamin Netanyahu has defined his ceilings for the solution […]

Middle East Monitor

Biodiversity
COP15 reaches historic Agreement to protect Biodiversity

COP15 reaches historic Agreement to protect Biodiversity

By Regina Lam and Xia Zhijian | – ( China Dialogue ) – Delegates at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference have approved a deal to […]

China Dialogue

Far Right
New Israeli Gov't  to un-ban Violent Racists from Parliament, and allow Discrimination against Women, Gays

New Israeli Gov’t to un-ban Violent Racists from Parliament, and allow Discrimination against Women, Gays

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new Israeli government, formed in the nick of time by incoming Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, is so morally compromised […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
As NYT's Friedman Laments end of Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution, the Bantustan Alternative Looms

As NYT’s Friedman Laments end of Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution, the Bantustan Alternative Looms

Montreal (Special to Informed Comment) – In a New York Times Dec. 18, 2022, opinion piece,  Thomas L. Friedman, echoing many other mainstream commentators, bemoans that […]

Jeffrey Rudolph

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