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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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Pakistani Military Takes Taliban Strongholds; Maulana Fazlullah Surfaces in Afghanistan

Pakistani Military Takes Taliban Strongholds; Maulana Fazlullah Surfaces in Afghanistan

David Kilcullen’s bizarre prediction last spring that the Pakistani government could fall to the Taliban or al-Qaeda within six months was always downright looney, but […]

Juan Cole

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Palin and the Muslim Fundamentalists (Reprint Edn.)

Palin and the Muslim Fundamentalists (Reprint Edn.)

Since she’s back, so am I. Below is a reprint edition of my essay from September 2008 comparing Sarah Palin to Muslim fundamentalists on select […]

Juan Cole

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20-Year-Old Letterhead points to Israeli Forgery in Francop Affair

20-Year-Old Letterhead points to Israeli Forgery in Francop Affair

Iran’s PressTV says it has caught Israel forging documents in an attempt to implicate Iran in arms smuggling. The Israelis have been maintaining that a […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings, Corruption Plague Afghanistan; French Commander Targeted

Bombings, Corruption Plague Afghanistan; French Commander Targeted

The Times of London reports that French commanders meeting with local Afghan leaders northeast of Kabul were targeted by insurgents with rockets, which killed 12 […]

Juan Cole

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Neocons, Islamist Marxists attack Iranian-Americans as way of Getting at Obama

Neocons, Islamist Marxists attack Iranian-Americans as way of Getting at Obama

Daniel Luban shows that the assault on the National Iranian-American Council by the rightwing Israel lobbies and their allies in the People’s Jihadi Organization [Mojahedin-e […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinians Consider Going to the UNO for a State; Israeli Right threatens to Recognize its own Colonies in Retaliation

Palestinians Consider Going to the UNO for a State; Israeli Right threatens to Recognize its own Colonies in Retaliation

The Palestinian leadership is making medium-term preparations to go to the United Nations to ask for a declaration of a Palestinian state within 1967 borders […]

Juan Cole

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Peshawar Bombing Kills 12; Tablighi Turn against Taliban

Peshawar Bombing Kills 12; Tablighi Turn against Taliban

The Taliban Movement of Pakistan launched another bombing in Peshawar on Saturday, killing 12 and wounding 30. The bomb-laden vehicle was stopped at a checkpoint […]

Juan Cole

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The Only Anchor

The Only Anchor

Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday that some top al-Qaeda 9/11 conspirators will be tried by jury in New York not far from the scenes […]

Juan Cole

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Taliban Bomb ISI HQ in Peshawar

Taliban Bomb ISI HQ in Peshawar

AfPak continued to generate headlines and concerns on Friday morning. In Peshawar, insurgents set off a huge bomb near the regional HQ of Inter-Services Intelligence. […]

Juan Cole

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