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The Inevitable Transition in Iran
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The Inevitable Transition in Iran

Bernard Hourcade

Economic grievances are now directly tied to the functioning and political structure of the Islamic Republic itself

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

The Use of Military Force in Iran could Backfire on Trump

01/14/2026 By The Conversation

Racing toward a Mad Max World

Racing toward a Mad Max World

01/14/2026 By Stan Cox

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Ahmadinejad Blasts Medvedev over UNSC Sanctions; <br> Brazil still Reaching out to Obama on Nuclear Deal

Ahmadinejad Blasts Medvedev over UNSC Sanctions;
Brazil still Reaching out to Obama on Nuclear Deal

The Iranian newspaper Tabnak reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a speech on Wednesday, took a hard line with Russia and also pressured the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Mercy Flotilla for Gaza About to Set Off <br> Israelis Threaten to Block it with War Ships

Mercy Flotilla for Gaza About to Set Off
Israelis Threaten to Block it with War Ships

An 8-ship aid flotilla will likely set sail from Turkish ports on Wednesday in an attempt to reach the Occupied Gaza Strip Turkish Foreign Minister […]

Juan Cole

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Petraeus Memo Widens scope of US Military Covert Operations in ME

Petraeus Memo Widens scope of US Military Covert Operations in ME

The 7-page memo seen by the NYT and signed by CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus authorizes US troops to engage in clandestine intelligence-gathering in the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel offered Nukes to Racist South Africa for Use on Black Neighbors

Israel offered Nukes to Racist South Africa for Use on Black Neighbors

A suppressed historical episode has emerged into the light of day in such a way as to deeply embarrass Israel and the United States in […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Taliban Attack Qandahar Airfield; Parliament goes on Strike

Taliban Attack Qandahar Airfield; Parliament goes on Strike

Guerrillas fired mortar shells and used small arms to attack the major US military base in south Afghanistan, Qandahar Airfield, on Saturday. The operation was […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Pakistan's Social Media Ban Endangers Economic Growth

Pakistan’s Social Media Ban Endangers Economic Growth

The Lahore High Court’s ban on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and some other social media sites was supported on Friday in Pakistan by rallies of students, […]

Juan Cole

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Iran Threatens to Pull out of Nuclear Deal over new UN Sanctions

Iran Threatens to Pull out of Nuclear Deal over new UN Sanctions

Iranian member of parliament Mohammad Reza Bahonar warned Thursday that “If (the West) issues a new resolution against Iran, we will not be committed to […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Other Gratuitously Offensive Draw-a-Cartoon Days

Top Ten Other Gratuitously Offensive Draw-a-Cartoon Days

The juvenile “draw Muhammad” day has generally been avoided by professional editorial cartoonists. One Islamophobic theme apparent in the writing on it is that Muslims […]

Juan Cole

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Angry Tea Partiers are not the Moral Equivalent of Compassionate Democrats

Angry Tea Partiers are not the Moral Equivalent of Compassionate Democrats

Just to enter an objection to the increasing tendency of the mainstream media to equate the Tea Party on the American right wing with supposedly […]

Juan Cole

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