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Wary of Iran's missiles, US strikes port deal with Oman

The United States has struck a strategic port deal with Oman in an attempt to get better access to the Persian Gulf region and avoid sending ships through the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime choke point that Iran could easily block using its advanced missile arsenal.

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Mullahs and the English Opium-Eater

When reality is too hard to bear, imagination may rescue you from despair. This is the message of “Confessions of an English Opium-Eater” by Thomas De Quincey, the precursor of psychedelic literature. That message, it seems, has reached Iran, triggering an avalanche of empire-building dreams.

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