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Apr 30 2026 
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: US Dominance Is Collapsing…
And Iran Is Holding the Knife
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Apr 30 2026 
Russian Ambassador to South Africa Roman Ambarov with history not often told.
🎙Russian Ambassador to South Africa Roman Ambarov in an Interview with Sputnik Africa: (https://en.sputniknews.africa/20260429/russia-sa-history-african-narratives-and-energy-independence-1085401915.html)
Question: How are Russia and South Africa currently working together to preserve their shared historical heritage, including the history of Russian involvement with the Boers?
💬 Roman Ambarov: Russia supported the Boers (https://t.me/RussianEmbassyZA/12193) in their war with the British Empire at the turn… Continue reading
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Apr 30 2026 
It’s called Derisking but is the same old trade war
By Amarynth (my friends are in the process of shooting me if I don’t put my name front and center on my columns).
Trump’s imminent State Visit to China scheduled for May 14-15 is becoming high temperature, despite the advertised pause in the trade war.
China moved to block derisking before the Trump-Xi Summit. Beijing introduced… Continue reading
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Apr 29 2026 
Pepe Escobar: Iran & Russia JUST HUMILIATED Trump’s Bullying Plan – FULL Control of Hormuz Now
Pepe and Nima’s discussion was just before Trump and Putin had a telephone call this morning. Putin asked for the call, and this was two days after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Moscow on April 27. Pepe Escobar updates on the discussion of Araghchi and Putin’s discussion. In the telephone call this morning,… Continue reading
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Apr 29 2026 
Putin and Trump had a telephone call today
The conversation was said to have taken place at the initiative of the Russian side. The call came two days after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Moscow on April 27.
Wednesday’s hour-and-a-half long, “frank and businesslike” discussion included an in-depth exchange of views on the Hormuz crisis, Ukraine’s terrorist tactics, and Trump’s assessment on… Continue reading
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Apr 29 2026 
Oh BRICS …
BRICS at a Crossroads: A Clear-Eyed Check-In
The meme that “BRICS is in a coma,” first shared by our friend Pepe Escobar, has been on my mind. I took the past week to look closely: Is there hope flickering back to life? Are the BRICS muscles showing any movement? Is anyone doing the necessary physiotherapy while… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2026 
Nabiullina’s statements
The one thing about Nabiullina, is that she is solid. One may agree, one may disagree, but there is a solidity under her hands that I am sure, despite or because of her policies, make the wheels turn.
Can one even contemplate this statement, given the chaos, war, sanctions, piracy of Russian oil etc.,
The Bank of… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2026 
Islamabad at the Crossroads of Peace: Pakistan’s Quiet Diplomacy and the Search for a Durable Iran Settlement.
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
In moments of grave international crisis, wars are often remembered for their destruction, but history tends to honor those who strive to stop them. The current Israeli-American confrontation with Iran—after months of escalation, retaliation, uncertainty and diplomatic maneuvering—appears to have reached a strategic stalemate. While the guns may not have fallen… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2026 
As Real and Raw as Real and Raw can Be : the Empire is ‘skeptical’
@Donald Gorbachev
The five-second epistemology of skeptical of an offer that was never an offer.
The headline. Trump is skeptical regarding Iran’s recent offer to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran did not make an offer. Iran legislated a toll. The toll is on the books. The toll is being collected. The toll is in rials.… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2026 
Flying around the moon : Artemis II Lunar Flyby
When this news broke some weeks ago, I thought I had missed something, as the media said that this was ‘the first view of the far side of the moon’, with comments such as ‘never before witnessed’ and other similar. Not paying much attention, I let it go by, because if you read the Chinese… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2026 
Russian Defense Ministry : Andrei Belousov : Ministers of Defence of the SCO member countries
https://t.me/mod_russia_en/26634
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov outlines main hotbeds of regional tension in SCO area
‘In order to maintain global dominance, the United States and the collective West are destroying the foundations of the global security architecture. Their aggressive course exacerbates geopolitical divisions, undermines strategic stability and key peace agreements,’ said Andrei Belousov.
According to the Minister of… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2026 
Pepe Escobar: Iran Control The World Financial System By Owning The Strait of Hormuz
In this video Pepe Escobar breaks down how Iran control the Strait of Hormuz and as such control the world financial economy. Trump is going to have to raise the white flag and accept Iran’s terms. Pepe also breaks down the various trade routes and how all routes go through Iran.
Pepe Escobar is… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2026 
Pepe Escobar : Mr. Araghchi goes to Russia
From now on, it’s clear that no settlement will be possible – and realistic – without Russian influence.
Strategic Culture
Talk about an entrance pregnant with meaning.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi engaged on a high-stakes diplomacy tour to Islamabad, Muscat and St. Petersburg aboard flight “Minab 168” on Meraj Airlines.
In memory, of course, of the 168… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2026 
West Losing Its Leadership Position in World, Giving Way to Global South – Putin
No country can develop alone, at expense of other states or to their detriment.
SputnikThe West is losing its leadership position in the world, giving way to the countries of the Global South, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
A more complex, multipolar architecture of the global development in the world is being formed, Russian President Vladimir Putin… Continue reading
