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Feb 19 2026 
Iran: The Consensus – Notes
From Moon of Alabama to Sonar 21 to most commentators that we know, the consensus is that a war on Iran is imminent. Larry at Sonar 21 discusses how the US is currently shaping the operational environment through intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, information operations, civil affairs, psychological operations, and other preparatory actions—often in denied or politically… Continue reading
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Feb 19 2026 
Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Oil Prices About to Surge? Persian Gulf & Red Sea Threat
With Nima Alkorshid – Dialogue Works
Prof Wolff : The US does not have the manufacturing and industrial capability of China neither does it have the size and geographical wealth that will be discovered sooner or later to have oil or minerals, or what you have, of Russia. (Unless, it could just perhaps have Greenland and… Continue reading
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Feb 19 2026 
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Feb 19 2026 
Maria Zakharova : On Rubio’s statements that the US is the only country that can get Russia and Ukraine to negotiate.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s response (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2081637/) to a media question on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent remarks (https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/02/secretary-of-state-marco-rubioand-hungarian-prime-minister-viktor-orban-at-a-joint-press-availability) (February 19, 2026)
The noted duality in Washington’s position indeed raises questions. If someone sincerely intends to act as a mediator in a settlement process, then supplying one of the parties to the conflict… Continue reading -
Feb 19 2026 
Kishore Mahbubani: The Dream Palace of the West
A Response to “The West’s Last Chance”
In his essay “The West’s Last Chance” (January/February 2026), Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland, correctly divines the future trajectory of world order. “The global South,” he writes, “will decide whether geopolitics in the next era leans toward cooperation, fragmentation, or domination.” He’s also right in asserting that “this… Continue reading
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Feb 19 2026 
Board of Peace: Inaugural (update)
Update for today from DD Geopolitics:
The following countries will be sending representatives to the inaugural Board of Peace meeting tomorrow:
🇦🇱 Albania
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇸🇻 El Salvador
🇫🇮 Finland
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇳 India
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇮🇱 Israel
🇮🇹 Italy
🇯🇵 Japan
🇯🇴 Jordan
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇽🇰 Kosovo
🇰🇼 Kuwait
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇲🇳 Mongolia
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇳🇴 Norway
🇴🇲 Oman
🇵🇰 Pakistan
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Feb 19 2026 
Pepe Escobar: 🔸 Golden Corridor 🔸 The Road That Dissolves into the Sea
FINALLY OUT!
DON’T MISS IT.
THIS IS THE FIRST DOC IN ENGLISH ON THE INSTC – EVER.
Shot in Iran last May, from the Caspian to the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
MAKE CONNECTIVITY CORRIDORS, NOT WARS
Watch it on PressTV
Pepe Escobar opens the journey at the edge of land and sea, framing Iran as an… Continue reading
