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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program
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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France, the United Kingdom and Germany (the “E3”) on Thursday sent a formal letter to the UN Security Council asking […]

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

08/29/2025 By The Conversation

From Guernica to Gaza:  The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

From Guernica to Gaza: The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

08/29/2025 By Norman Solomon

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History
Mehran Kamrava, ‘Triumph and Despair: in Search of Iran’s Islamic Republic’  (Review)

Mehran Kamrava, ‘Triumph and Despair: in Search of Iran’s Islamic Republic’ (Review)

Review of Mehran Kamrava, Triumph and Despair: In Search of Iran’s Islamic Republic (London: Hurst and Co., 2022). Barcelona (Special to Informed Comment) – During […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Authoritarianism
Iran:  Two Protesters Executed in Grossly Unfair Trials, Several More in Danger (HRW)

Iran: Two Protesters Executed in Grossly Unfair Trials, Several More in Danger (HRW)

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities’ execution of two men in connection with widespread antigovernment protests is a gross miscarriage of justice and […]

Human Rights Watch

Agriculture
One Third of the Food Americans Buy is Wasted, Hurting the Climate and Consumers' Wallets

One Third of the Food Americans Buy is Wasted, Hurting the Climate and Consumers’ Wallets

By Brian E. Roe, The Ohio State University | – You saw it at Thanksgiving, and you’ll likely see it at your next holiday feast: […]

The Conversation

Children
UN: 11,000 Boys and Girls have been Killed or Wounded in the Yemeni War that the US backed

UN: 11,000 Boys and Girls have been Killed or Wounded in the Yemeni War that the US backed

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – UN News reports that 11,000 boys and girls are estimated to have been killed or wounded by direct violence in […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Climate Action in Middle East is Doomed to fail without Reform and Peace

Climate Action in Middle East is Doomed to fail without Reform and Peace

By Sustainabiity Times | – ( Sustainability Times) – The United Nations COP27 conference has now drawn to a close, with talks culminating in a […]

Sustainability Times

Displaced and Refugees
Northeast Syria: Turkish Strikes Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis

Northeast Syria: Turkish Strikes Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis

Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Turkish airstrikes since November 20, 2022, are inflicting damage on densely populated areas and critical infrastructure across north and northeast […]

Human Rights Watch

Authoritarianism
What are Iran’s morality Police? A Scholar of the Middle East explains their History

What are Iran’s morality Police? A Scholar of the Middle East explains their History

By Pardis Mahdavi, The University of Montana | – Until recently, most people outside of Iran had never heard of the country’s morality police, let […]

The Conversation

China
At Arab Summit, China's Xi calls for End to Israeli Settlements and Quick Establishment of Palestinian State With East Jerusalem as Capital

At Arab Summit, China’s Xi calls for End to Israeli Settlements and Quick Establishment of Palestinian State With East Jerusalem as Capital

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – China’s trade with the Arab world was over $330 billion in 2021, and will likely be a third larger this […]

Juan Cole

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The Holy War of Saint Ron DeSantis on Florida’s Voters

The Holy War of Saint Ron DeSantis on Florida’s Voters

By Jim Hightower | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Breaking news: After years of failed Republican efforts to uncover any proof of widespread voter fraud […]

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Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

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