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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

03/07/2026 By Dialogue Earth

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Transcript Of Cole Interview On Npr

Transcript Of Cole Interview On Npr

Transcript of Cole Interview on NPR: Muqtada al-Sadr You can listen to my interview Monday on All Things Considered online now.

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Rejects Calls To Renounce

Muqtada Rejects Calls To Renounce

Muqtada rejects Calls to Renounce Violence Reuters is now reporting that Muqtada al-Sadr has rejected an appeal by Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum and other Shiite clerics […]

Juan Cole

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Arrest Warrant For Muqtada Al Sadr Dan

Arrest Warrant For Muqtada Al Sadr Dan

Arrest Warrant for Muqtada al-Sadr Dan Senor in a briefing in Baghdad on Monday revealed that an arrest warrant had been issued months ago “by […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Under Siege Us Helicopters

Muqtada Under Siege Us Helicopters

Muqtada Under Siege, US Helicopters Patrol Skies above East Baghdad Sistani calls for calm In the aftermath of one of the most turbulent days yet […]

Juan Cole

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Levine Dark Side Of Globalization Dont

Levine Dark Side Of Globalization Dont

Levine: Dark Side of Globalization Don’t miss Mark Levine’s excellent meditation on the US occupation of Iraq and the Israeli occupation of the West Bank […]

Juan Cole

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Effect Of Plus Ultra Casualties On

Effect Of Plus Ultra Casualties On

Effect of Plus Ultra Casualties on Coalition? Agence France Presse reports that a human rights group and the main opposition party have called for the […]

Juan Cole

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2 Killed In Seizure Of Sadrist Office

2 Killed In Seizure Of Sadrist Office

2 Killed in Seizure of Sadrist Office in Baghdad; Muqtada Aide Had Called for IGC Resignation Two pieces of information from BBC world monitoring. First, […]

Juan Cole

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Muqtada Aide Australia Out According To

Muqtada Aide Australia Out According To

Muqtada Aide: Australia Out! According to Australian Broadcasting Co., Imam Amer al-Hussaini, an aide to Muqtada al-Sadr, called Sunday for an immediate withdrawal of Australian […]

Juan Cole

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Incompetence Or Double Dealing In

Incompetence Or Double Dealing In

Incompetence or Double-Dealing in Coalition Management of Iraq? The Coalition decision to provoke a fight with Muqtada al-Sadr’s movement only three months before the Coalition […]

Juan Cole

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