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Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?
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Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

From diplomatic architects to shock absorbers – Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council , targeting US military facilities

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

03/03/2026 By Norman Solomon

How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn

How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn

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Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival

Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival

Blogs are not the best vehicles for narrow-casting, but for readers in my area, I wanted to bring to your attention The Ann Arbor Palestine […]

Juan Cole

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US Predator Kills 30 in Pakistan; Obama snubs Karzai; US Succeeds Soviets in Afghanistan?

US Predator Kills 30 in Pakistan; Obama snubs Karzai; US Succeeds Soviets in Afghanistan?

A US predator drone hit a guest house of supporters of Baitullah Mahsud in South Waziristan on Saturday, killing about 20 persons and wounding 15. […]

Juan Cole

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40 Dead, 80 Wounded in Deadly Bombing of Pilgrims to Karbala

40 Dead, 80 Wounded in Deadly Bombing of Pilgrims to Karbala

A female suicide bomber detonated her payload in Musayyib on Friday in a tent of pilgrims taking a rest from their walk to the holy […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings Kill 12 in Iraq; Iran, Iraq aim at $5 bn. in Trade; Iran sees no Need for Negotiations with US on Iraq

Bombings Kill 12 in Iraq; Iran, Iraq aim at $5 bn. in Trade; Iran sees no Need for Negotiations with US on Iraq

After attacks on Shiite pilgrims killed 20 on Wednesday, Thursday saw another violent day in Iraq, with bombings in Mosul, a gas cylinder explosion in […]

Juan Cole

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Taliban Attack on Kabul Ministries Kills 20, Wounds 57; Obama Weighs more Troops

Taliban Attack on Kabul Ministries Kills 20, Wounds 57; Obama Weighs more Troops

A coordinated attack in Kabul on two government offices that involved the detonation of two big bombs, killed 20 and wounded 57. The assault shook […]

Juan Cole

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Right Wing Sweeps Israel; Racialist Avigdor Lieberman Kingmaker Two State Solution Dead, Challenge to Obama

Right Wing Sweeps Israel; Racialist Avigdor Lieberman Kingmaker Two State Solution Dead, Challenge to Obama

The outcome of the Israeli election has sounded the death knell for the two-state solution. There are not 61 votes for it in the new […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Ahmadinejad to Obama: To Fight Terrorism, Partner with Iran; Put Israeli Leadership on Trial

OSC: Ahmadinejad to Obama: To Fight Terrorism, Partner with Iran; Put Israeli Leadership on Trial

The USG Open Source Center translates Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech offering talks with the United States. ‘Ahmadinezhad Tells US If You Truly Want To […]

Juan Cole

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Cohen: Why I am a Green, not a Democrat

Cohen: Why I am a Green, not a Democrat

Mitchel Cohen writes in a guest op-ed for IC: All it takes is dragging myself to one local Democratic Party meeting, even one hosted by […]

Juan Cole

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Dilemma for Obama in Mideast; Israeli Elections too Close to Call; Far Right Parties Ascendent

Dilemma for Obama in Mideast; Israeli Elections too Close to Call; Far Right Parties Ascendent

Reuters says that Israel’s elections on Tuesday are too close to call. Binyamin Netanyahu of the far right Likud Party had been the front runner, […]

Juan Cole

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