{"id":219179,"date":"2026-04-12T07:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=219179"},"modified":"2026-04-12T07:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:48:45","slug":"by-attacking-iran-u-s-israel-seek-unchallenged-supremacy-in-middle-east-rami-khouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=219179","title":{"rendered":"By Attacking Iran, U.S. &#038; Israel Seek Unchallenged Supremacy in Middle East: Rami Khouri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rami Khouri, Palestinian American journalist and distinguished public policy fellow at the American University of Beirut, speaks with Democracy Now! about the historical context of Western colonialism in the Middle East amid the war against Iran. 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