MUCH mirth is expressed over President Joe Biden mispronouncing the new prime minister’s name as ‘Rashee Sanook’. Many see this as showing how the merry-go-round of British leaders has confused
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Once again, political deadlock is driving thousands of Iraqis to Tahrir Square. They want new elections, but the parliament refuses to dissolve. Elected representatives are now being protected from the
IN 1979, when I returned to the US from Iran to continue my studies, I gave a talk to a group of progressive Americans about my impression of the Iranian