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Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed
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Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed

Juan Cole

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shi’a al-Sudani on Wednesday called up Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and condemned Trump’s “unjust war”

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

03/15/2026 By The Conversation

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

03/15/2026 By Truthdig

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Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy

Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy

Any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure will lead to retaliatory strikes targeting facilities in the region owned by U.S. oil companies

Juan Cole

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The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

The Israel-US and Iran War: A Geostrategic Transformation

Iran has also declared that financial centers, banks, and offices of major technology companies could be the next targets.

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Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

Iran: US Girls’ School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability (HRW)

Use of Outdated Intelligence Shows Failure to Take All Feasible Precautions

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“The Horror! The Horror:” Trump and the White Man’s Burden Redux

“The Horror! The Horror:” Trump and the White Man’s Burden Redux

The underpinnings of Trump’s reasoning can (or at least should) be described as Nazi in style

Juan Cole

Cults
Iran War and Bible Prophecy: Some Conservative Christians See End-Time Omens

Iran War and Bible Prophecy: Some Conservative Christians See End-Time Omens

This type of apocalyptic thought has roots in the 19th century, when many American preachers turned toward more literal readings of the Bible

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

The Geography of Hope: Why Palestine is the Middle East’s Only Way Out

It is a war that, if not permanently halted, will continue to devastate the peoples of the Middle East, inviting further militarization

Ramzy Baroud

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“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:”  Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”

“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:” Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”

Iran is interfering with the commerce in petroleum and gas via the Persian Gulf, which could throw the whole world into a deep recession

Juan Cole

Anti-War Movement
Where’s the Resistance to the Iran War?

Where’s the Resistance to the Iran War?

A majority of Americans opposed the war in Iran before the U.S. first attacked — nearly 60 percent of  Americans disapprove

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From Gaza to Lebanon and Iran: The Normalization of Atrocity

From Gaza to Lebanon and Iran: The Normalization of Atrocity

Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza was never an isolated incident. It was the iteration of a doctrine that has been developing for decades

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