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Jun 20 2026 
From Dmitry Medvedev – three key developments
Three key developments of the week
First, the signing of the notorious “deal” between the US and Iran. Empty verbiage aside, everyone now realizes that Tehran didn’t lose this war to Washington, to say the least, even in spite of the killing of the Iranian leader and devastating missile strikes. Israel, the third embittered participant, has… Continue reading
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Jun 20 2026 
The Israeli envoy to the UN, Danny Danon, has disrupted a UN hearing on children in conflict
[Note : Israel does not fight the message, but fights the messenger. The UN has done one thing right – They placed Israel on the blacklist of entities accused of sexual violence in war zones, citing abuse of Palestinian abductees. Iran MFA Spox on Israel’s UN envoy’s shouting match: ‘shameful exhibition of arrogant defiance’ ]
PressTV
The Israeli… Continue reading
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Jun 20 2026 
The expected Russian SMO redefinition or change in posture
From the Group of Friends – having done some sleuthing. (Thanks Friends!)
Redefinition? A more rapid escalation? We do not know the shape of the change in the Russian Posture, which is now being openly discussed. Reading the tea leaves this has been on the cards for some time now. We have it from Mr.Lavrov and… Continue reading
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Jun 19 2026 
Prof Marandi : Iran-US Deal. What Happens NEXT?
With a new entrant to the YouTube discussion sphere, Tadhg Hickey for NOOW LIVE
A tight 20 minutes. Lovely!
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Jun 19 2026 
Alastair Crooke: ‘The Petrodollar era is now collapsing
The Cradle with Sharmine Narwani
Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and intelligence officer, and the founder and director of Conflicts Forum (https://conflictsforum.substack.com), which promotes engagement between political Islam and the West.
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Jun 19 2026 
The Joke is on Us
The retreat into satirical attacks on Trump and his supporters fuels the solidification of fascism.
Chris Hedges Report
The buffoons who orchestrate fascism, with its quack science, idiocy, penchant for violence and grotesque hypermasculinity, are ripe for satire. It is easy, as late-night comics do — and as the cabarets did for the Nazis in Berlin —… Continue reading
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Jun 19 2026 
UN Security Council Members Demand Unconditional Humanitarian Access to Gaza
At Thursday’s Security Council session on Palestine, Pakistan, China, the UK and Russia demanded that Israel allow unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza, while the US blamed Hamas for prolonging civilian suffering.
🇵🇰 Pakistan’s UN envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said ceasefire violations and humanitarian conditions remain severe despite the adoption of Resolution 2803. “Despite the endorsement of… Continue reading
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Jun 19 2026 
Dragon Boat Festival -2026
Jeff Brown keeps his granddaughter up to date with the Dragon Boat Festival.
Dear Grandaughter Mila,
I started going to dragon boat festivals back in the nineteen-nineties, when Grandmother Maflor, your mother and Aunt Chara I were living in Beijing. Over the seventeen years now that I have lived and worked in China, I have gone to a… Continue reading
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Jun 19 2026 
The SMO and the MoU vs Empire
By Amarynth
These two wars are the existential in our world currently. These two wars are one, by definition fighting empire. The African wars are different and they are still as a result of neo-colonialism and in many cases resource wars. We can add them to the fight against empire in the big scheme of things,… Continue reading
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Jun 19 2026 
Marwa Osman on the MoU
https://t.me/Marwa_OsmanLB/5661
Today may well go down as a historic day. To Donald Trump: atta boy…you lived through your wildest gambles and you got educated in 100 days how not to mess with sovereign nations.
The United States has reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, and if the reported terms are accurate, Tehran has emerged from… Continue reading
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Jun 18 2026 
Article by Sergey Lavrov «Ukraine, Europe and Global Security», 19 June 2026
This article by Sergey Lavrov was originally planned for publication by the European outlet Politico Europe, but at the last moment, the editorial board decided to cancel its publication.
Some Reflections on Resolving the Ukrainian Crisis, Europe and Global Security
At a meeting in London on 7 June 2026, the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany, as… Continue reading
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Jun 18 2026 
Statement : Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei
https://x.com/MKhamenei_ir/status/2067661469047509123
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful To the passionate and loyal nation of Iran As you have been informed, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the presidents of Iran and the United States of America.
In the course of reaching this stage, the officials in charge, out of sincere concern and goodwill,… Continue reading
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Jun 18 2026 
Richard Wolff: TRUMP CAVES: The Era of American Dominance is OVER
With Nima Alkorshid – Dialogue Works
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Jun 18 2026 
Just and Equitable Global Governance: China’s Principles, Proposals and Actions.
BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) — China’s State Council Information Office on Wednesday released a white paper titled “More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China’s Principles, Proposals and Actions.”
[Note: This is the 2nd Global Governance document that China is releasing. My expectation is that this will become a part of agreements in the Belt and Road… Continue reading
