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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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Platform Of Al Hakims Leader Of United

Platform Of Al Hakims Leader Of United

Platform of the Al-Hakims The leader of the United Iraqi Alliance, which is likely to have a majority of seats in parliament when the smoke […]

Juan Cole

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Distribution Of Seats In Iraqi

Distribution Of Seats In Iraqi

Distribution of Seats in Iraqi Parliament Al-Hayat [Arabic link] has printed the number of seats won by all the small parties in the Iraqi elections. […]

Juan Cole

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Shiites Kurds Win Big Bush Loses

Shiites Kurds Win Big Bush Loses

Shiites, Kurds, win Big Bush Loses Election in Iraq Some key election results are now being reported for Iraq. The statistics available point to about […]

Juan Cole

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Sciri Sweeps Provincial Elections In

Sciri Sweeps Provincial Elections In

SCIRI Sweeps Provincial Elections in South There is a rumor going around that interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has formed a parliamentary coaltion with the […]

Juan Cole

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31 Killed Friday 17 Early Saturday On

31 Killed Friday 17 Early Saturday On

31 Killed Friday, 17 early Saturday On Saturday, guerrillas set off a car bomb in the mixed Sunni-Shiite city of Musayyib. The bomb killed 17 […]

Juan Cole

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Over 50 Dead In Iraq Carnage As

Over 50 Dead In Iraq Carnage As

Over 50 Dead in Iraq Carnage as Rumsfeld Visits Anthony Shadid of the Washington Post reports carnage in Iraq on Thursday. A huge car bomb […]

Juan Cole

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Post Election Violence And Maneuvering

Post Election Violence And Maneuvering

Post-Election Violence and Maneuvering AP reports that ‘ An American soldier was killed Wednesday and another wounded in an ambush north of the capital, the […]

Juan Cole

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Some 30 Killed In Iraq Violence

Some 30 Killed In Iraq Violence

Some 30 Killed in Iraq Violence [Updated early Weds. Morning] A guerrilla strapped on a bomb belt and blew up a police recruiting station in […]

Juan Cole

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Playing With Human Lives Goldbergs

Playing with Human Lives Goldberg’s descent into pathetic lack of humanity has been a pitiful thing to watch. I am so sorry to bother readers […]

Juan Cole

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