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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

03/07/2026 By Dialogue Earth

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US Attitudes, Discourse on Israel Shifting to Realism

US Attitudes, Discourse on Israel Shifting to Realism

A dispassionate examination of Israeli policy and its negative impact on the US at the Wilson Center by 5 former ambassadors is summarized at the […]

Juan Cole

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Turkey, Brazil Come out against new Iran sanctions at Security Summit

Turkey, Brazil Come out against new Iran sanctions at Security Summit

Presidnt Obama’s nuclear security summit scored an early victory on Monday, since Obama was able to announce that Ukraine would give up its stock of […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israelis Could Expel Thousands of Palestinians from Palestine

Israelis Could Expel Thousands of Palestinians from Palestine

New Israeli regulations allow authorities potentially to imprison or expel from the West Bank tens of thousands of Palestinians. The Israeli right has long favored […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
170 Killed in Afghanistan as Gates, Cheney, Palin Wrangle over Karzai

170 Killed in Afghanistan as Gates, Cheney, Palin Wrangle over Karzai

170 people were killed in Afghanistan during the past week in political violence, according to an interior ministry spokesman. Radio Azadi reports in Persian that […]

Juan Cole

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Blog Migration

Blog Migration

Old-time readers please bear with me as I move the blog to a new hosting server and a new publishing software (Wordpress). And, don’t worry, […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
President Weakened, but Pakistani State Kills 100 in Bombings, Clashes

President Weakened, but Pakistani State Kills 100 in Bombings, Clashes

On Saturday, fierce Pakistani fighter-jet bombardments of suspected militant positions in Khyber left dozens of persons dead and local tribal leaders livid at what they […]

Juan Cole

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Migrating Blog: Offline Temporarily

Migrating Blog: Offline Temporarily

Sorry, folks, I have to migrate my blog to a different server and publishing software this weekend. As a result, the site will be offline […]

Juan Cole

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Israel’s Netanyahu Blows Off Obama’s Nuclear Summit

Israel’s Netanyahu Blows Off Obama’s Nuclear Summit

The audience at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference is said to have gone wild with applause when Liz Cheney announced the decision of Israeli Prime […]

Juan Cole

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Air Farce: Qatari Diplomat Cuffed on Plane for Smoking, & Bad Joke

Air Farce: Qatari Diplomat Cuffed on Plane for Smoking, & Bad Joke

Karl Marx once remarked that every historical event occurs twice, first as tragedy and then as farce. On Wednesday evening we got the farcical version […]

Juan Cole

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