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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade
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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade

Mohammad Eslami

Chinese policy and security circles interpret the tariff threat less as an attempt to alter Iran’s behavior than as a signal to third parties

2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

01/18/2026 By Yale Climate Connections

Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

01/18/2026 By Paul Rogers

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Tweets of the  Day (Updated)

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Juan Cole

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‘Free Libya’ Crowds in Benghazi rally against Militias, Drive al-Qaeda out of City

‘Free Libya’ Crowds in Benghazi rally against Militias, Drive al-Qaeda out of City

The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 was seen by many observers as a sign of Libyan radicalism or instability […]

Juan Cole

Drones
Are Judges finally Standing up to Secretive Drone Assassinations? (Searle)

Are Judges finally Standing up to Secretive Drone Assassinations? (Searle)

Jack Searle writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Three federal appeal court judges greeted US government efforts to block the release of information on […]

Juan Cole

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Tunisian Muslim Leader Warns of Dangers of Violent Fundamentalism

Tunisian Muslim Leader Warns of Dangers of Violent Fundamentalism

As the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior announced that no demonstrations would be permitted on Friday, the Muslim leader Rached Ghanoushi warned of the dangers […]

Juan Cole

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Heartbeats around the World (Video)

Heartbeats around the World (Video)

“Engage: A Cloud-Sourced Film, or, “Heartbeats around the World”:

Juan Cole

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The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife and Sacred History from Judaism to Islam

The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife and Sacred History from Judaism to Islam

The Harvard Magazine gives a full account of the deciphering by Professor Karen L. King of a fragmentary Coptic fragment on papyrus from the otherwise […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Fury Unbound: the Muslim Dilemma (Majid)

Fury Unbound: the Muslim Dilemma (Majid)

Anouar Majid writes from Rabat, Morocco, in a guest column for Informed Comment The French are in trouble. The publication Charlie Hebdo has just published […]

Juan Cole

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Romney lets the 47% Know Exactly how he feels about Them (Jamiol Cartoon)

Romney lets the 47% Know Exactly how he feels about Them (Jamiol Cartoon)

From Paul Jamiol’s World

Juan Cole

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Martin Luther King, Jr. in Arabic Translation

Martin Luther King, Jr. in Arabic Translation

The Global Americana Institute is delighted to announce the publication in Arabic of Marshall Frady’s biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. along with some of […]

Juan Cole

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