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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

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

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

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Bahrain
Top Developments in the Arab Spring Today

Top Developments in the Arab Spring Today

1. Egypt’s security police and other forces are alleged to have killed 13 persons and wounded hundreds more at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo as […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Army vs. People in Egypt

Army vs. People in Egypt

Thousands of protesters in and around Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo clashed for a second day on Sunday with Egyptian security forces, with some 18 […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Libya Should Turn Saif over to the Int'l Criminal Court

Libya Should Turn Saif over to the Int’l Criminal Court

The capture of Saif al-Islam Qaddafi on Saturday has created a knotty set of political and judicial issues. Aljazeera English has video: Saif was indicted […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood and Liberals Confront Military Rule in Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood and Liberals Confront Military Rule in Egypt

Al-Ahram reports in Arabic that hundreds of thousands of Egyptians all around the country protested on Friday against the military remaining in power. The Muslim […]

Juan Cole

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OWS under Pressure:  Banks Bailed out, People Sold Out

OWS under Pressure: Banks Bailed out, People Sold Out

The Occupy Wall Street held a series of rallies around the country on Thursday, in response to the attempt of Mayor Michael Bloomberg to remove […]

Juan Cole

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Serri:  Iran’s UN Inspectors are Repeating the Iraq Mistakes

Serri: Iran’s UN Inspectors are Repeating the Iraq Mistakes

Hamid Serri of Florida International University writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency under Yukiya Amano is adopting […]

Juan Cole

Tomgram: Engelhardt, Movie-Made Me

Tomgram: Engelhardt, Movie-Made Me

Every childhood has its own geography and every child is an explorer, as daring as any Peary or Amundsen or Scott…

Tom Engelhardt

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Gingrich Called for Jail for Politicians with Freddie Mac Ties

Gingrich Called for Jail for Politicians with Freddie Mac Ties

Disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff on Wednesday accused Newt Gingrich of “corruption” for taking roughly $1.6 million from private/public mortgage company Freddie Mac. When pressed, […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Arab League Suspends Syria as Israeli Warns of "Islamic Empire"

Arab League Suspends Syria as Israeli Warns of “Islamic Empire”

The Arab League suspended Syria on Wednesday at its meeting in Rabat, Morocco, and gave the Baath government three days to cease shooting protesters or […]

Juan Cole

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