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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure
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A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure

Fariba Amini

When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.

Juan Cole on Iran War:  “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

Juan Cole on Iran War: “Shock and Awe didn’t Work in Iraq, either” (TRT, Bradblog)

03/05/2026 By Juan Cole

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

Trump’s Other Endless War: How a Strike on Iran betrays his central Promise

03/05/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Israel Kills 57 In Lebanon Arbour

Israel Kills 57 in Lebanon Arbour Warns War Crimes are Prosecutable The Daily Star reports, ‘ Israeli fighter-bombers also destroyed nearly 20 residential homes and […]

Juan Cole

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Hospitality Or Abyss Patrick Mcgreevy

Hospitality Or Abyss Patrick Mcgreevy

Hospitality or the Abyss Patrick McGreevy writes from Beirut: Hospitality or the Abyss West Beirut seems like a different place today. Shi’ite men and black-clad […]

Juan Cole

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Letter From Rasha In Beirut And

Letter From Rasha In Beirut And

Letter from Rasha in Beirut; and the Israeli Siege Notes From Rasha [a young woman] in Beirut: “Dear All, I am drafting this entry in […]

Juan Cole

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Letter From Young Lebanese American

Letter From Young Lebanese American

Letter from a Young Lebanese-American Woman Yasmina Kamal wrote this to an email acquaintance of mine and I am reprinting: I now feel compelled from […]

Juan Cole

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Call Congress I Got This From Cni

Call Congress I Got This From Cni

Call Congress! I got this from the CNI. I agree. Please let Congress know that Israel’s Total War on Lebanon (they hit the Saint Therese […]

Juan Cole

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Israel Targets Milk Medicine Factories

Israel Targets Milk Medicine Factories

Israel Targets Milk, Medicine Factories Hizbullah Kills One in Nahariyah Israeli troops invaded Lebanon again early Wednesday morning, on what Israeli spokesmen called a limited […]

Juan Cole

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70 Iraqis Killed On Tuesday Massive

70 Iraqis Killed On Tuesday Massive

70 Iraqis Killed on Tuesday Massive Bombing at Kufa I thought I’d check in with Iraq news, for which I don’t have as much time […]

Juan Cole

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Bush To Siniora Drop Dead Israeli War

Bush To Siniora Drop Dead Israeli War

Bush to Siniora: Drop Dead Israeli war planes struck Lebanese army targets on Tuesday: “Israeli warplanes pounded an army barracks east of Beirut in an […]

Juan Cole

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Israels Maximal Option My Article On

Israels Maximal Option My Article On

Israel’s Maximal Option My article on the political and military aims of the Israeli government and of Hizbullah is out at Salon.com. Excerpt: Israel has […]

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