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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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COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever

COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever

By Mathieu Blondeel, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick | – The burning of fossil fuels caused 86% of all CO₂ emissions during the past […]

The Conversation

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Backlash in Iran against President Biden's vow to "Free" the Country

Backlash in Iran against President Biden’s vow to “Free” the Country

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – At a campaign event in California late on Thursday, President Joe Biden said, “Don’t worry, we’re going to free Iran, […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Iran: hijab Protests reflect Society-wide Anger at Regime which trashes Rule of Law and Human Rights

Iran: hijab Protests reflect Society-wide Anger at Regime which trashes Rule of Law and Human Rights

By Saeed Bagheri, University of Reading | – The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police in September for not wearing […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
After another Israeli Election, must the Palestinians Prepare for a new Mass Expulsion?

After another Israeli Election, must the Palestinians Prepare for a new Mass Expulsion?

By Motasem A Dalloul | – With what looks like a resounding election victory, Benjamin Netanyahu seems certain to return as prime minister of Israel, […]

Middle East Monitor

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Germany Plans to drive 10 million km of Train Traffic in one Province Electrically with New Charging Technology

Germany Plans to drive 10 million km of Train Traffic in one Province Electrically with New Charging Technology

By Edgar Meza | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has begun to electrify rail lines in the […]

Clean Energy Wire

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Top 5 Worst things that Far-Right Netanyahu Could do as Prime Minister to Israeli Democracy and Palestinian Society

Top 5 Worst things that Far-Right Netanyahu Could do as Prime Minister to Israeli Democracy and Palestinian Society

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Now that far, far right Israeli politician Binyamin Netanyahu has been elected, what are the major negative consequences Israel and […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
The MAGA Golden Calf:  The Christian Right's dangerous Flirtation with Political Violence and Far-Right Extremism

The MAGA Golden Calf: The Christian Right’s dangerous Flirtation with Political Violence and Far-Right Extremism

By Matthijs Kronemeijer | – Toronto (Special to Informed Comment) – The November edition of First Things, a magazine of the Christian Right, features a […]

Matthijs Kronemeijer

Authoritarianism
What to Expect from COP27 in Egypt’s Police State: Medea Benjamin Interviews Sharif Abdel Kouddous

What to Expect from COP27 in Egypt’s Police State: Medea Benjamin Interviews Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Medea Benjamin interviews Sharif Abdel Kouddous | – (Code Pink) – The global climate meeting called COP27 (the 27th Conference of Parties) will be held […]

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Conspiracy Theories
The Courts have been the Last Bastion of Sanity in Polarized America, but what if they Go MAGA too?

The Courts have been the Last Bastion of Sanity in Polarized America, but what if they Go MAGA too?

By Andy Kroll | – ( Tomdispatch.cm ) – For about a week in the summer of 2018, I caught an early-morning train from Washington, […]

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