Juan Cole Informed Comment The Turkish government has become an ever greater thorn in the side of the expansionist, far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. On Friday, Turkish Justice…
Juan Cole Informed Comment Diesel prices are high in many markets around the world, but we ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Energy analyst Ron Bousso at Reuters warns that the Hormuz…
Juan Cole Informed Comment The new Mecca Defense Pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signals a regional response to the new insecurity in the region provoked by the…
Juan Cole Informed Comment Hafiz Rasheed at The New Republic writes that the Democratic senatorial candidate for Michigan, Abdulrahman “Abdul” El Sayed, faced a barrage of racist attacks as soon…
Juan Cole Informed Comment My interview with Ian Masters is at his Background Briefing Background Briefing with Ian Masters · July 30, 2026 – Juan Cole | Larry Tye |…
Juan Cole Informed Comment Al Jazeera reports that China is attempting to accelerate its already impressive green energy revolution in the face of the disruption of petroleum and natural gas…
Juan Cole Informed Comment The Iran War will erode the purchasing power of American consumers this summer, according to CNBC, especially because of high diesel prices. That projection helps explain…
Juan Cole Informed Comment In response to the renewed American bombing of southeastern Iran ports and facilities, including civilian infrastructure, the Iranian military responded Saturday with attacks on US bases…
Juan Cole Informed Comment The sudden death of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, 71, has been greeted with the full spectrum of reactions. Many of them were personal in character.…
Juan Cole Informed Comment The multi-day funeral ceremonies for the assassinated leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ended this past week with four stages. On Monday, enormous crowds staged a…
Juan Cole Statement by US Scholars Speak: Amid pivotal elections underway, a growing coalition of historians are demanding accountability for war crimes in Gaza and election interference at the oldest…
Juan Cole Fars News reported on comments by Iranian negotiator Hossein Ghorbanzadeh about the course of the talks on Sunday at the Burgenstock Resort near Lucerne, Switzerland. He indicated that…
Juan Cole for Informed Comment Here is the interview I gave to Asieh Namdar of CGTN on the Iran deal. U.S. Officials Say Lebanon Is Not A Part Of Iran…
Juan Cole for Informed Comment The announcement by President Trump on Friday that he had decided not to pursue further attacks on Iran for the moment after a round of…
Juan Cole Informed Comment Whiskey Pete Hegseth, speaking 82 years after the Allied storming of the beaches of Nazi-occupied France, appears to have sided with . . . the Nazis.…
