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Aug 24 2026 
The dollar system is in crisis: The real reason the US bailed out Japan
Geopolitical Economy
The US intervention to prop up the yen is not just about Japan, but about a crisis in the dollar system. Washington doesn’t want countries selling Treasury securities, as global dedollarization grows.
The US government quietly bailed out Japan this August.The US Treasury intervened in the foreign exchange market to prop up Japan’s currency, the… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2026 
❗️❗️ Iran denies receiving invitation to join Mecca defense pact
Iran denies receiving invitation to join Mecca defense pact
RT
Tehran says regional security talks have been proposed as the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani alliance elicits concern in Israel.Iran has denied reports that it has been invited to join the Mecca defense pact comprising Saudi Arabia, Türkiye. and Pakistan, while confirming that proposals have been made for talks with the… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2026 
Sony Thăng : Iran is not fighting this war only for Iran
Sony Thăng@nxt888
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Iran is not fighting this war only for Iran.
Understand that first.
Absorb it.
Because until you understand it, nothing else about this conflict makes sense.Iran is fighting for the right of any nation on earth to exist outside the permission structure of Washington and Tel Aviv. It is fighting for the principle… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2026 
Alastair Crooke : Trump mulls raising the stakes to force Iranian capitulation
How feasible is Trump’s strategy? Is Iran in as desperate straits as Treasury Secretary Bessent suggests?
Strategic Culture
The 60-day MoU has expired. The framework of Iranian pre-conditions for any start to negotiations nonetheless lingers on in its comatose state.
Instead of the endlessly touted ‘Iran deal’, the picture is almost the complete opposite of what President Trump… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2026 
Marwa Osman : Children in Gaza are flying paper kites
Israel has apparently given the so-called “Board of Peace” three days to stop the paper kites coming out of Gaza or else it will unleash a massive air aggression on the Strip.
And honestly, what more is there to say?
You don’t need a 20-post thread for this one. The headline is the entire dystopian joke.
A nuclear-armed… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2026 
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Aug 30
💥 During the night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to deliver group strikes against Ukrainian defence… Continue reading
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Aug 23 2026 
Moats – George Galloway : White Feather Day 177 | Draft dodger Trump’s plague war | Zelensky ‘corruption’ | Burnham bounce
🚨 White feather politics.
Trump talks tough while Iran faces the squeeze.
Day 177 and the war has changed shape again. Draft dodger Trump reaches for sanctions, threats and spectacle as his “D-Day” pressure campaign against Iran raises the question of whether Washington now hopes to starve Tehran into submission.
Meanwhile Zelensky faces fresh “corruption”… Continue reading
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Aug 23 2026 
Trump’s Beef
Very interesting what he says about Argentina. I think part of that beef comes from Brazil, as LULA had to speak to Trump to keep Marco Rubio out of his hair. Trump would not give that away for nothing. But nevertheless, Trump says the beef comes from Argentina. This, dear friends, is a problem.
DD Geopolitcs… Continue reading
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Aug 23 2026 
Why North Korea rejected Trump’s peace gesture
he scaling down of the USFK and ROK military exercises should be welcomed. Ultimately, peace in Korea will have to depend on peace in the region.
By Dae-Han Song
Trump offered to scale down the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise (carried out annually by the US Forces in Korea (USFK) and Republic of Korea (ROK) military). In Trumpian… Continue reading -
Aug 23 2026 
Neo-Israelites v Neo-Ottomans – Scott Ritter & Ray McGovern – The world this week
With Consortium News:
A wide-ranging and interesting discussion. They end up with the possibility of the US using Nukes. Scott Ritter speaks a sweet story at the end there, and I don’t believe a word.
Ray McGovern who is a good person talks at one stage that Iran must not escalate, and keep Trump calm. I believe… Continue reading
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Aug 23 2026 
President Putin : Answers to media questions after United Russia Party Congress
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80572
Pavel Zarubin: It so happened that we meet right after the United Russia party Congress and, of course, I have many questions, but, if I may, I would like to clarify something straightaway: It turns out this is the second time in just over a month that you attend the United Russia Congress. A logical question is: Why and what for?
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: First, soon we… Continue reading
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Aug 23 2026 
ICE arrested the ‘worst of the worst.’
A very interesting story harking back to the Pinochet era and ‘Caravan of Death’ in Chile, but there is something else interesting. RT now has an investigative inhouse OSINT team and this is their story.
ICE arrested the ‘worst of the worst.’ Washington made sure he walked free
The extraordinary case of a Pinochet henchman reveals how… Continue reading -
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Aug 22 2026 
News on China – 22 August 2026
China and South Korea Revive Dialogue Amid Tensions on the Korean Peninsula
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s 19–20 August visit to South Korea, the first by a Chinese foreign minister in five years, renewed efforts to strengthen bilateral ties amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Beijing and Seoul agreed to accelerate negotiations on the second phase… Continue reading
