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Archives: Middle East
![Despite Trump, IAEA Confirms Iran’s Compliance with Nuclear Deal](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/despite-trump-iaea-confirms-iran-187x137.jpg)
![Yemen: Is Saudi Coalition deliberately Blocking Aid and Fuel to Civilians?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/yemen-is-saudi-coalition-deliber-187x137.jpg)
Yemen: Is Saudi Coalition deliberately Blocking Aid and Fuel to Civilians?
Human Rights Watch | - - Houthi-Saleh Obstruction also Heightens Crisis (Beirut) – The Saudi-led coalition’s restrictions on imports to Yemen have worsened the dire humanitarian situation of Yemeni civilians, Human Rights…![Former US Allies peeling off under Trump: Turkey halts US Visas](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/former-us-allies-peeling-off-und-187x137.jpg)
Former US Allies peeling off under Trump: Turkey halts US Visas
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US and Turkey have ceased processing non-immigrant visas for one another's citizens. That's right. If you're an American and were planning to…![Trump Finally Ditches the Iran Nuclear Deal, but at What Cost?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/trump-finally-ditches-the-iran-n-187x137.jpg)
Trump Finally Ditches the Iran Nuclear Deal, but at What Cost?
Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - President Trump is set to decertify the Iran nuclear deal, as reported by the global news media. That such a decision was coming was…![What if we Gave Six Wars and No Americans Noticed?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/what-if-we-gave-six-wars-and-no-187x137.jpg)
What if we Gave Seven Wars and No Americans Noticed?
By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Consider, if you will, these two indisputable facts. First, the United States is today more or less permanently engaged in hostilities in…![Rouhani: Ten Trumps couldn’t scrap Iran Deal](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/rouhani-ten-trumps-couldnt-scrap-187x137.jpg)
Rouhani: Ten Trumps couldn’t scrap Iran Deal
TeleSur | - - "The nuclear deal was our moral victory,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said. Amid speculation that U.S. President Donald Trump is to “decertify” the Iran Nuclear Deal next week,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/chart2-1-187x137.png)
Plummeting in Polls, will Trump ‘Wag the Dog’ with Iran, N. Korea?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Voice of America reports that on Thursday, Trump met with US military leaders to discuss Iran and North Korea, then staged a…![Was Ayatollah Khamenei right about Washington? Trump Reneges](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/was-ayatollah-khamenei-right-abo-187x137.jpg)
Was Ayatollah Khamenei right about Washington? Trump Reneges
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump appears likely to attempt to derail the Iran nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA]), next week. The deal curbs…![saddamchair](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/saddamchair-187x137.jpeg)
Iraq: How Saddam Hussein’s Ghost haunts Kurdish Referendum
Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | - - Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein tried to exterminate the Kurds in Iraq. Now Iraqis angry about the Kurdish desire to secede are bringing…![Iran and Turkey tag team Iraqi Kurds over Secession](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/iran-and-turkey-tag-team-iraqi-k-187x137.jpg)
Iran and Turkey tag team Iraqi Kurds over Secession
TeleSur | - - "The only beneficiaries are the Zionist regime and the U.S.," Ayatollah Khamenei said. Warning against alleged foreign plots, the leaders of Turkey and Iran said harsh measures would…![Israel to uproot 100k Palestinians by Annexing their Land](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/israel-to-uproot-100k-palestinia-187x137.jpg)
Israel to uproot 100k Palestinians by Annexing their Land
TeleSur | - - The move would hurt Palestine's aspirations of statehood. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed legislation that would lead to the annexation of nearly 19 Palestinian settlements and…![396122C](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/396122C-187x137.jpeg)
Israel to close off Palestinian West Bank, Gaza for 11-day Jewish holiday
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities will completely seal off the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip for 11 consecutive days over the Jewish holiday of…![Last Flight Departs as Iraq punishes Kurds’ Secession Vote](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/last-flight-departs-as-iraq-puni-187x137.jpg)
Last Flight Departs as Iraq punishes Kurds’ Secession Vote
TeleSur | - - Domestic flights are still allowed, so travelers are expected to travel to Kurdistan mostly via Baghdad's airport. The last international flight left Erbil airport on Friday as the…![Iraq: Kurds, United, Confident in Negotiated Settlement](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/iraq-kurds-united-confident-in-n-187x137.jpg)
Iraq: Kurds, United, Confident in Negotiated Settlement
Histyar Qader | Erbil | (Niqash.org) | - - In the end, the Kurdish people and politicians united around the independence referendum. But what happens next? Some senior politicians believe negotiations with…![Iraqi Kurdistan defiant in face of Baghdad sanctions, threats](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/iraqi-kurdistan-defiant-in-face-187x137.jpg)
Iraqi Kurdistan defiant in face of Baghdad sanctions, threats
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Kurdistan Regional Government on Thursday rejected the decisions of the Iraqi parliament and government. It nevertheless expressed a willingness to conduct a…![Saudi decree allowing women to drive cars is about politics, not religion](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/saudi-decree-allowing-women-to-d-187x137.jpg)
Saudi decree allowing women to drive cars is about politics, not religion
By Haifaa Jawad | (The Conversation) | - - In an unexpected move that surprised everyone, including his own people, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia has suddenly passed a…![What it means to raise the Palestinian flag in today’s America](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/what-it-means-to-raise-the-pales-187x137.jpg)
What it means to raise the Palestinian flag in today’s America
Tom Brocket | (The Conversation) | - - It is a wet and dreary February afternoon in Union City, the compact and densely populated township sitting on the New Jersey bank of…![Iraq strikes Back: Kurds under air travel ban, Turkey blocks Oil](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/iraq-strikes-back-kurds-under-ai-187x137.jpg)
Iraq strikes Back: Kurds under air travel ban, Turkey blocks Oil
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding that the Iraqi army take control of the province of Kirkuk and reclaim the…![The Biggest Impediment to Saudi Women Was Never the Driving Ban](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/the-biggest-impediment-to-saudi-187x137.jpg)
The Biggest Impediment to Saudi Women Was Never the Driving Ban
By Medea Benjamin | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - No matter their age, Saudi women are treated like minors — to the point that many require permission from their sons…![Saudi King seeks Recognition for letting Women Drive, a basic right](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205913im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/saudi-king-seeks-recognition-for-187x137.jpg)