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Iran’s Hypersonic Missiles Hit Israeli Refinery, Military Sites, as Israel does the same to Tehran
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Iran’s Hypersonic Missiles Hit Israeli Refinery, Military Sites, as Israel does the same to Tehran

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel and Iran continued to trade airstrikes on each other on Saturday. Israel struck the Iranian Ministry of Defense, petroleum […]

Bernie Sanders Says US Must Not Be ‘Dragged Into Another Netanyahu War’

Bernie Sanders Says US Must Not Be ‘Dragged Into Another Netanyahu War’

06/15/2025 By Common Dreams

Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major War – by striking Iran now? And what happens next?

Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major War – by striking Iran now? And what happens next?

06/15/2025 By The Conversation

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A Pariah State?  Western Nations Sanction Israeli Cabinet Members

A Pariah State? Western Nations Sanction Israeli Cabinet Members

Oakland, CA (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Israel Likud party under PM Benjamin Netanyahu had made Israel a rogue, pariah state even before […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
Despite Iran, Israeli Attacks on Gaza Continue, killing Dozens

Despite Iran, Israeli Attacks on Gaza Continue, killing Dozens

(IMEMC ) – Israeli forces continued their relentless bombardment of the entire civilian population of the Gaza Strip on Friday, day 614 since the Israeli […]

International Middle East Media Center

Iran
Will Iran reply to Israeli Attacks with “War of Attrition?” Will its Nuclear Red Line Hold?

Will Iran reply to Israeli Attacks with “War of Attrition?” Will its Nuclear Red Line Hold?

By Ibrahim Al-Marashi and Mohammad Eslami ( Al Jazeera ) – Historians may well mark June 13, 2025, as the day the world crossed a line it may […]

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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Israel’s Netanyahu banks on TACO Trump as he Launches War on Iran to disrupt Negotiations

Israel’s Netanyahu banks on TACO Trump as he Launches War on Iran to disrupt Negotiations

Israel Iran War Nuclear Enrichment

Juan Cole

Congress
Threat to Rule of Law: Sen. Padilla thrown to Ground, Cuffed at Noem DHS Press Conference

Threat to Rule of Law: Sen. Padilla thrown to Ground, Cuffed at Noem DHS Press Conference

“This isn’t just shocking,” said Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.). “It’s a threat to the rule of law and democratic accountability.” By Jon Queally. | – […]

Common Dreams

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How Pete Rose and Donald Trump Are the Dregs of American “Masculinity”

How Pete Rose and Donald Trump Are the Dregs of American “Masculinity”

By Robert Lipsyte ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Thanks to our current misbegotten model of manhood, we are once again arguing about this moral question: Should […]

Tomdispatch

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Women’s Cancer Rates are Rising in the Oil Gulf: is Global Heating causing it?

Women’s Cancer Rates are Rising in the Oil Gulf: is Global Heating causing it?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Human-caused global heating is hitting the Middle East hard, and rates of cancer in Middle Eastern women are increasing. Is […]

Juan Cole

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Israel: Will Ultra-Orthodox Jews’ Opposition to Conscription Bring down Netanyahu’s Gov’t

Israel: Will Ultra-Orthodox Jews’ Opposition to Conscription Bring down Netanyahu’s Gov’t

( Middle East Monitor ) – It may not have occurred to David Ben-Gurion 77 years ago, when he approved a limited exemption from military […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Sanctioning extremist Israeli Ministers is a Start, but More must be Done

Sanctioning extremist Israeli Ministers is a Start, but More must be Done

By Jessica Whyte, UNSW Sydney and Sara Dehm, University of Technology Sydney (The Conversation) – The Australian government is imposing financial and travel sanctions on […]

The Conversation

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Despite Iran, Israeli Attacks on Gaza Continue, killing Dozens

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