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“Reviving old Desires:”  Saadi and Omar Khayyam  on Celebrating the New Year
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“Reviving old Desires:” Saadi and Omar Khayyam on Celebrating the New Year

Juan Cole

The dawn wind wafts the scent of the New Year / to friends’ delight and triumphant good cheer.

Iran Protests Intensify Amid Rial Free Fall, Mounting Regional Tensions

Iran Protests Intensify Amid Rial Free Fall, Mounting Regional Tensions

01/01/2026 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

What “Loving-Kindness” Meditation is and How to Practice it in the New Year

What “Loving-Kindness” Meditation is and How to Practice it in the New Year

01/01/2026 By The Conversation

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High Oil Prices Cushion Iran from Sanctions, Hurt Obama

High Oil Prices Cushion Iran from Sanctions, Hurt Obama

So far, high petroleum prices are helping Iran beat the new, ‘crippling’ US and EU sanctions. And, ironically, it is the Obama reelection campaign that […]

Juan Cole

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Ayatollah Khamenei and President Obama

Ayatollah Khamenei and President Obama

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, gave an important policy speech on Thursday. In part, he was reacting to President Barack Obama’s remarks on Iran […]

Juan Cole

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Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Obama (Full Text)

Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Obama (Full Text)

The USG Open Source Center translates the speech of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reacting to the comments of US President Barack Obama in favor […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Ann Jones, Playing the Game in Afghanistan

Tomgram: Ann Jones, Playing the Game in Afghanistan

Recent weeks have brought yet another sad chance to watch badly laid plans in Afghanistan go haywire…

Juan Cole

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Romney ads anger Latinos, Slam Santorum for Sotomayor Vote

Romney ads anger Latinos, Slam Santorum for Sotomayor Vote

Political Ticker is reporting that Latino voters in California are annoyed with GOP front runner Mitt Romney over his ads attacking rival Rick Santorum for […]

Juan Cole

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Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map

Big Coal and Big Oil Wipe Kiribati off the Face of the Map

The first country to face being wiped off the map by climate change is Kiribati in the South Pacific. Its 100,000 residents live on flat […]

Juan Cole

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Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet

Iran’s Leader Seeks Control of Internet

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, having strengthened his position in the Iranian parliament, is moving to try to control the internet in Iran. He has appointed […]

Juan Cole

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Dear Rick Santorum & MSM:  We’re just Not that into You

Dear Rick Santorum & MSM: We’re just Not that into You

From Current TV, current home of Cenk Uygur and Ketih Olbermann: A twitter feed analysis shows that the US public was not nearly as interested […]

Juan Cole

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Obama slams GOP for casual war talk re Iran, stresses Costs

Obama slams GOP for casual war talk re Iran, stresses Costs

President Barack Obama, in his Super Tuesday news conference, explained his thinking on Iran and tensions between it and Israel. The most impressive thing he […]

Juan Cole

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