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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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Yemen
Saleh again Defies US, GCC, refuses to Go

Saleh again Defies US, GCC, refuses to Go

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused again on Sunday to sign an agreement brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council with his opposition agreeing to step […]

Juan Cole

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Protest Backroom Deal to Extend Un-Patriot Act til 2015

Protest Backroom Deal to Extend Un-Patriot Act til 2015

There’s an action alert by a supporter of Rand Paul over at Firedoglake saying that an attempt will be made at 5 pm on Monday […]

Juan Cole

Syria
55 Dead in Syria's Weekend of Rage

55 Dead in Syria’s Weekend of Rage

Syrian security forces opened fire again on Saturday, killing 11 protesters in the central city of Homs. The protest began as a funeral procession for […]

Juan Cole

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Connecting the Dots: Doomsday & Education Cuts

Connecting the Dots: Doomsday & Education Cuts

Can you connect the dots? Right wing prophet convinces clueless Americans that May 21 is the end of the world. Kentucky legislature offers $42 mn. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu Humiliates Obama, Misrepresents Israeli Policy

Netanyahu Humiliates Obama, Misrepresents Israeli Policy

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu tried to embarrass his host, President Obama, at the White House on Friday, delivering a pedantic attack on him. Netanyahu […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli MPs Slam Netanyahu Intransigence

Israeli MPs Slam Netanyahu Intransigence

The USG Open Source Center translates reactions from opposition members of parliament (the Knesset) in Israel to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s blunt rejection of President […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Disappoints Key Egyptian Activist

Obama Disappoints Key Egyptian Activist

Excerpt from USG Open Source Center translation of remarks reported in the pan-Arab daily, al-Sharq al-Awsat [The Middle East] of Egyptian democracy activist Asma Mahfouz […]

Juan Cole

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Obama and the Dilemmas of US Middle East Policy

Obama and the Dilemmas of US Middle East Policy

President Obama’s major policy address on the Middle East got many things right. He pointed to al-Qaeda and terrorism, which targets civilians, as a dead […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
President Obama’s Address on Change in the Middle East

President Obama’s Address on Change in the Middle East

May 19, 2011 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery “A Moment of Opportunity” U.S. Department of State May 19, 2011 As […]

Juan Cole

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