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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability
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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability

Juan Cole

The thousands of ISIL fighters imprisoned by the Kurds in 14 detention centers had terrorized western and northern Iraq and eastern Syria

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

01/23/2026 By The Conversation

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

01/23/2026 By William D. Hartung

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Racing toward a Mad Max World

Racing toward a Mad Max World

Environmental disasters and their destructiveness are only ratcheting up in step with increases in global greenhouse-gas emissions

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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives

California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives

Efforts to legally declare any criticism of Israeli policy to be sanctionable anti-Semitism have reached a crisis point

H. Scott Prosterman

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Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

Reports of Large-Scale Killings in Iran under cover of internet blackout

Human Rights Watch

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How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

Iranian diaspora communities and non-Iranians alike have used social media to share concerns about the internet blackout

The Conversation

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Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?

Will the Islamic Republic of Iran be able to Celebrate its 47th Anniversary?

One hospital in Tehran has received more than 70 corpses of demonstrators shot in the head and chest by security guards

Farhang Jahanpour

Donald Trump
Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine

Critical historians like William Appleman Williams played a key role in highlighting the US’s imperial record in Latin America

Richard Drake

Donald Trump
Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

Looking Back on a Low, Dishonest Decade

Not surprisingly, perhaps, the United States has over the years resisted any attempt to outlaw autonomous weapons

Rebecca Gordon

China
Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?

Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?

China imported 389,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil in 2025, about 4% of its total

Juan Cole

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‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

The “Neither Gaza nor Lebanon” chant asks: What does it mean for a government to prioritize foreign conflicts over domestic welfare?

The Conversation

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