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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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Chalabi seeks Anti-American Coalition Kurds Demand Kirkuk Az-Zaman: In a development that many observers considered a surprise, it was announced Friday that Ahmad Chalabi, Shiite […]

Juan Cole

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Achcar Allawis Offensive Gilbert

Achcar Allawis Offensive Gilbert

Achcar: Allawi’s Offensive Gilbert Achcar writes by email: Allawi’s offensive which I described in my previous email involved a phone talk yesterday with George W. […]

Juan Cole

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Us Engineered Lebanese Elections Of

Us Engineered Lebanese Elections Of

US-Engineered Lebanese Elections of 1957 Josh Buermann of Flagrancy to Reason has dug up a printed source for the allegation I reported from a former […]

Juan Cole

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3 Us Soldiers Killed Baquba Bombed

3 Us Soldiers Killed Baquba Bombed

3 US Soldiers Killed, Baquba Bombed Guerrillas take advantage of Parliamentary Gridlock AFP reports that on Thursday, in addition to the two bombings at the […]

Juan Cole

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Allawi Gambit Gilbert Achcar Writes In

Allawi Gambit Gilbert Achcar Writes In

Allawi Gambit Gilbert Achcar writes in an email: Today’s (3/3) Al-Hayat quotes Allawi’s conditions for any agreement on the government: “to keep the security apparatuses […]

Juan Cole

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Regime Change Mafia Style Syria 1957

Regime Change Mafia Style Syria 1957

Regime Change, Mafia Style: Syria 1957 Settling scores department: Some bloggers or commentators expressed skepticism about my allegation of US shaping of the Middle East […]

Juan Cole

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Us Military Deaths Reach 1500 19

Us Military Deaths Reach 1500 19

US Military Deaths reach 1500; 19 Iraqis Killed Associated Press says that a US Marine killed by guerrillas in Babil province on Wednesday was number […]

Juan Cole

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Still No Government Allawi Slams

Still No Government Allawi Slams

Still no Government Allawi Slams Sistani Negotiations between the religious Shiite coalition, the United Iraqi Alliance, which has 54 percent of seats in the parliament, […]

Juan Cole

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Blogads Survey Readers Are Encouraged

Blogads Survey Readers are encouraged to take a moment to fill out this survey concerning blogads. It seems to me that they are the only […]

Juan Cole

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