Tag: Iran
The Son in Frame, the Father in Question: On Leech (2021)
It's 1994. Bahman has failed seven subjects, and his father, Abbas Kiarostami, is furious: "A child's duty is to study" (though getting good grades isn't incidental). He blames Bahman's failure on the four days he spent shooting his own film, but both of them know that's not the real reason; he failed the previous year too.
Trumps blodiga fiasko
60-dagarsavtalet mellan USA och Iran speglar ett blodigt fiasko. Tillräckligt många har de senaste dagarna framhållit det. 60-dagarsuppgörelsen mellan USA och Iran speglar Trumps blodiga fiasko. Mellan sju och tiotusen dödade, de flesta i Iran och Libanon, men många hundra också i Gulfstaterna och Israel, därtill bortåt femtiotusen skadade i regionen, enligt officiella källor. Men mörkertalen bedöms vara mycket stora.
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-18-26
I missed Pook-Emu Bee links yesterday and am late today, but we can hardly let a backlog grow... so let us link today. [caption id="attachment_6010" align="aligncenter" width="975"] A black Cybertruck seen parked in Brooklyn Heights. I took this photo on June 18, 2026.[/caption] 1. Peeved NYC students, teachers, parents beg mayor to cancel school for...
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-16-26
Time for a new edition of Pook-Emu Bee links on this very pretty (in Brooklyn, at least) June 16. [caption id="attachment_5974" align="aligncenter" width="963"] I took this phone on June 14, 2026, to send to Victor V. Gubo.[/caption] 1. SCOTUS To Newman: Drop Dead (Josh Blackman at The Volokh Conspiracy. June 15, 2026.) Say what one...
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-15-26
Monday is a fun day. One reason Monday is a fun day is because it marks the return of Pook-Emu Bee links after the weekend. Speaking of the weekend, I published links and commentary to enjoy in Saturday's Newsletter Leaf Journal 284. [caption id="attachment_5942" align="aligncenter" width="969"] My photograph of the intersection of Carroll and Bond...
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-11-26
I missed Pook-Emu Bee links yesterday, but I am making sure to make up for it by starting this post yesterday. [caption id="attachment_5798" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] I took this photograph of the Marina at Brooklyn Bridge Park on the morning of June 7, 2026.[/caption] 1. Uzbek Fighters in Syria Face Tensions with Al-Sharaa’s Government (Jacob Zenn...
From Suez to Hormuz: Anatomy of an Empire's Reckoning
In March 2026, as Iranian drones set merchant vessels ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz and Brent crude breached one hundred dollars a barrel, a comparison began circulating with increasing frequency across social media, newsrooms, and academic commentary: this is America's Suez moment.
90% der iranischen Rohölexporte laufen über die Insel Kharg. Das Schah-Regime hat mit der Errichtung der Infrastruktur begonnen; die Islamische Republik hat sie ausgebaut. Täglich werden in Friedenszeiten 1,5-2 Millionen Barrel über Kharg verschifft, das entspricht grob 0,6-0,8 Megatonnen CO2-Emissionen. Die USA und Israel haben Kharg nie angegriffen – auch wenn das jetzt von Fanatikern...