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Aug 27 2026 
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: The ‘Economic D-Day’ That Wasn’t: Iran’s Strategy Backfired on US
Iran’s Strategy Backfired on US
Bizarrely Tunnel Visioned
The Dollar will lose. Bessent in effect threatened to shoot themselves.The bank system that Richard Wolff describes in the technical world could be called ‘sneakernet’.
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Aug 26 2026 
Statement by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East
https://russiaun.ru/en/news/unsc_260826
Madam President,
We thank Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Ramiz Alakbarov for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East and High Representative of the Board of Peace for Gaza Nikolay Mladenov. We have also closely listened to the statements by Athena Rayburn.
Mr. President,
The assessments we have heard today… Continue reading
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Aug 26 2026 
Laith Marouf: Hezbollah to Obliterate Israeli Plan and Smash Northern Buffer Zone
With Nima Alkorshid
The discussion is about changes in Hezbollah’s thinking and possibly action imminent.
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Aug 26 2026 
‘Economic D-Day’? The US has picked wrong script for sanctioning Iran
On August 25, 2026 local time, ships are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photo: IC
Global Times – EditorialComparing an illegal unilateral sanctions campaign with no basis in international law and no authorization from the UN Security Council to the allied landing in Normandy, one of the defining battles of the… Continue reading
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Aug 26 2026 
CIA boss Ratcliffe: About one of the White House’s most hawkish officials
🗣CIA boss Ratcliffe: About one of the White House’s most hawkish officials
CIA Director John Ratcliffe grabbed global headlines with his unexpected visit to Moscow on August 25, which the Kremlin said was related to “contacts between security services.”
A former congressman from Texas, Ratcliffe served as Director of National Intelligence in 2020-21 and was confirmed as… Continue reading
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Aug 25 2026 
The Logistics War Part 1: The Oil
indi.ca
As the old war saying goes, amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics. This post will talk about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (spoiler alert: it’s running out) and the next will talk about the National Defense Reserve Fleet (spoiler alert: it’s running aground). But first, some necessary context.
We have been in World War III since… Continue reading
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Aug 25 2026 
Ukrainian settlement, AI, POWs rights: Lavrov’s talks with Vatican envoy
Moscow expects the Vatican will pay attention to Kiev’s illegal actions, the Russian foreign minister stressed.
MOSCOW, August 25. /TASS/. The Russian side is grateful to the Vatican for its balanced stance on the situation in Ukraine and its initiatives toward settling the crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after talks with visiting Vatican’s Secretary… Continue reading
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Aug 25 2026 
Seyed M. Marandi: US on Imminent Economic Attack Alert – Iran Hammers Back with Official Demands
Marandi : The US humiliated itself yesterday
And another perspective on Pakistan – This is a proper perspective in my view. Pakistan needs Iran (more than what Iran needs Pakistan). That may clarify some of what we see.
Prof. Marandi is very pragmatic and it is worth while taking time to hear him out. ‘We can talk,… Continue reading
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Aug 25 2026 
The Persian Gulf Blockade: When Pressure on Iran Hurts America’s Allies.
The latest confrontation in the Persian Gulf raises a difficult question that deserves more attention: who ultimately bears the greatest economic cost when maritime pressure is imposed on Iran and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted? The answer is not necessarily Iran alone. The consequences extend across the entire Gulf, including some of… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2026 
The Architecture of Reverse Socialism
by Colin Maxwell
The modern American economy is frequently described as the pinnacle of free-market capitalism, yet its operational mechanics reveal a starkly different reality.
True capitalism requires a strict relationship between risk and reward, where failure acts as a vital mechanism to clear out bad investments and maintain market discipline. In contrast, the current framework operates… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2026 
China, India to hold 25th round of talks on boundary question in Beijing
Global Times
Expert notes regular talks point to greater stability, improvement in bilateral ties
China and India are scheduled to hold the 25th round of talks between the special representatives on the boundary question in Beijing on Tuesday, and the two sides will discuss the boundary question as well as bilateral, international and regional issues, according to… Continue reading -
Aug 24 2026 
Bessent live: Operation Economic Outcast
Operation Economic Outcast is a Declaration of War not only toward Iran, but to anyone that deals with Iran, i.e., secondary sanctions using the US military. He has just threatened China, not naming the name of China, but on the basis of a question about China. “NO ONE IS ABOVE THE REACH OF US SANCTIONS”.… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2026 
Putin, the Man Trump Cannot Remove From the Chessboard
(Image by The People’s Internet / wikimedia)
presssenzaIran, Hormuz, China, and India: The Half-Truths of a War Washington Can Start but Can No Longer Decide Alone
“Trump can move aircraft carriers, bombers, and sanctions; what he cannot do is remove Putin from the chessboard, silence China’s needs, or force India to forget that a war in Hormuz… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2026 
Mexico Discovers Ceremonial Plaza and Stela of Unknown Culture in Coatepec, Veracruz
Mexico Solidarity Media
This article by Ana Mónica Rodríguez originally appeared in the August 22, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left-wing daily newspaper.
In Coatepec, Veracruz, archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) discovered a civic-ceremonial structure and a monolithic sculpture with “characteristics atypical of the region,” near the pre-Hispanic zone of… Continue reading
