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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

06/23/2025 By The Conversation

No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

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Who's Running John Bolton to Start a war with Iran? He worried even Mad Dog Mattis

Who’s Running John Bolton to Start a war with Iran? He worried even Mad Dog Mattis

Ironically, when Mattis first met Bolton, he joked that he had heard that he was “the Devil.”

Juan Cole

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Trump: “We’ll Devastate Turkey Economically” if it Hits Syrian Kurds

Trump: “We’ll Devastate Turkey Economically” if it Hits Syrian Kurds

Also urged the Kurds not to “provoke” Ankara.

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Iran
Iraq welcomes Iran Foreign Minister after Pompeo, denounces US Sanctions as “Illegal”

Iraq welcomes Iran Foreign Minister after Pompeo, denounces US Sanctions as “Illegal”

Iran is the second-largest source of imported goods in Iraq.

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Green Energy
No More Wars for Oil?  Wind & Solar will reduce Energy-Related Conflicts

No More Wars for Oil? Wind & Solar will reduce Energy-Related Conflicts

Political power will get more decentralised and diffused

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Qatar
Ostracized by Neighbors, Qatar aims to Invest $45 bn in United States

Ostracized by Neighbors, Qatar aims to Invest $45 bn in United States

The value of bilateral trade between Qatar and the US has doubled in 10 years

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump's Erratic Foreign Policy in 2019: Will it put us in More Danger?

Trump’s Erratic Foreign Policy in 2019: Will it put us in More Danger?

President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies, which drove the global economy into chaos last year and caused a stir in the international community.

Juan Cole

Banking
Not the Onion: Ivanka Trump in running for World Bank Head

Not the Onion: Ivanka Trump in running for World Bank Head

WASHINGTON (Ma’an) — Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, and US President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, are reportedly among possible […]

Juan Cole

Corporate Surveillance
Snowden: If Israel’s NSO had Refused Sale to Saudis, Khashoggi would be Alive

Snowden: If Israel’s NSO had Refused Sale to Saudis, Khashoggi would be Alive

Three people, all of whom were in contact with [Khashoggi] suffered from hacking attempts by what appeared to be Saudi intelligence

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Could Trump’s Gov’t Shutdown send US Economy into Tailspin?

Could Trump’s Gov’t Shutdown send US Economy into Tailspin?

Payments to farmers and poor families, craft beer labels, food inspections and economic data all have fallen victim to the budget impasse.

AFP

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