The Iran Cables
The Story Behind the Iran Cables
A note from the editors and a video discussion hosted by Jeremy Scahill.
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The Iran Cables
From the Rubble of the U.S. War in Iraq, Iran Built a New Order
The chaos unleashed by the U.S. invasion allowed Iran to gain a level of influence in Iraq that was unfathomable during the reign of Saddam.
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Iran's Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood Considered an Alliance Against Saudi Arabia
An Iranian intelligence document describes a meeting between Iran’s Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood in a Turkish hotel. It didn’t go well.
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While U.S.-Led Forces Dropped Bombs, Iran Waged Its Own Covert Campaign Against the Islamic State
In many ways, the Iranian intelligence campaign against ISIS mirrored the U.S. strategy for dealing with Iraq.
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Leaked Iranian Intelligence Reports Expose Tehran's Vast Web of Influence in Iraq
Seven hundred pages of leaked documents reveal how Iranian spies have infiltrated every aspect of Iraqi political life.
A Novel Retells the Assassinations that Marked the End of the Cold War in El Salvador
“November,” a newly translated novel by Jorge Galán, retells the execution of six Jesuit priests by El Salvador’s U.S.-backed right-wing military.
The Coup That Ousted Bolivia’s Evo Morales Is Another Setback for Latin American Socialism
A socialist president from Bolivia is sent into exile as another member of the Latin American left is freed from prison in Brazil.
A Prize for Lies
Peter Handke Won the Nobel Prize After Two Jurors Fell for a Conspiracy Theory About the Bosnia War
The Nobel jurors relied on two books that defend Handke by citing a theory that the Serb genocide of Muslims was a myth created by a PR firm.
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Baghdadi Died, but the U.S. War on Terror Will Go on Forever
Baghdadi’s fall won’t even be the end of ISIS, let alone the war on terror.
A Prize for Lies
Peter Handke Won the Nobel Prize. Then His Publisher Quietly Circulated a Strange Defense of His Genocide Denialism.
Peter Handke’s publisher, Suhrkamp, is being criticized for its 24-page memo on the writer’s denial of the Serb genocide of Muslims in Bosnia.