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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

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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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Maliki Condemns Us Raid On Sadr City 77

Maliki Condemns US Raid on Sadr City 77% of Americans Say Iraq War going Badly 77% of Americans say that the Iraq War is going […]

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Iran Welcomes President Talebani

Iran Welcomes President Talebani

Talabani and Ahmadinejad Buddy Around This video of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visiting Tehran last week and hanging around gleefully with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad […]

Juan Cole

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Glasgow Airport Incident Apparent Car

Glasgow Airport Incident Apparent car bombing attack at Glasgow Airport. The two drivers appear to have been arrested. The eyewitness description suggests rank amateurs with […]

Juan Cole

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Mika Brzezinski Of Mnsbc Rips Paris

Mika Brzezinski Of Mnsbc Rips Paris

Mika: Iraq is More Important Bravo Mika Brzezinski, the anchor who refused to read a story about the release from jail of socialite Paris Hilton […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni Bloc Pulls Out Of Government 5 Us

Sunni Bloc Pulls Out Of Government 5 Us

Sunni Bloc Pulls out of Government US Raids Sadr City, Kills 26 Talabani Slams Arab Neighbors Early Saturday morning, US forces raided into Shiite Sadr […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Hacking Muqtada Iraq Al Sadr Website

Hacking Muqtada Iraq Al Sadr Website

Hacking Muqtada The USG Open Source Center reports on the hacking of the Sadr Movement’s website and its hijacking for anti-Shiite polemics. Cyberwar as part […]

Juan Cole

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Bomb Defused In London As I Write

Bomb Defused In London As I Write

Bomb Defused in London As I write, London police are using a robot to investigate a parked car near Buckingham Palace. The operation comes hours […]

Juan Cole

Bush Turns Iraq Into Israelpalestine

Bush Turns Iraq Into Israelpalestine

Bush Turns Iraq into Israel/Palestine; Gaffe endangers US Troops Bush said in a speech on Thursday that he hopes Iraq will be like Israel, a […]

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Iraq
20 Decapitated Bodies Found Turks Brand

20 Decapitated Bodies Found Turks Brand

20 Decapitated Bodies Found; Turks Brand US Biggest Threat; Muqtada calls for a million Man march on Samarra AP says at least 60 persons died […]

Juan Cole

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