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Jul 10 2026 
Grief and Rising
– Nora Hoppe – Al Mayadeen English
These lines by Hâfez were often recited by a mother to a child who would become a legendary leader of the Resistance – Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. And he would carry these verses, together with the memory of his mother, in his heart for the rest of his life.
To… Continue reading
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Jul 10 2026 
Brian Berletic : The US War on Iran Continues & Why It Was Never Going to Stop
The US continues to playact diplomacy with Iran regarding the latest “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) signed, then immediately violated by the US, re-negotiated, and supposedly agreed upon again – using the pause in all-out war to carefully shape the battlefield ahead of what will inevitably be another round of large-scale aggression.
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Jul 09 2026 
The Neocons’ ‘Come-to-Jesus’ Moment
Arnaud Bertrand
What’s going on? Are neocons having a come-to-Jesus moment?
After Bob Kagan writing an article on how the U.S. is facing “total defeat” in Iran (see my article yesterday) you now have Max Boot – the very author of “The Case for American Empire” and one of the most vocal advocates for the Iraq war… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2026 
Devastating Cuba: The American Empire is declining and is trying to drag everyone down with it
File photo: A billboard that reads ‘Blockade: The longest genocide in history’ in Havana, Cuba. © Ernesto Mastrascusa / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
RT – Tarik Cyril Amar
As Washington weakens, it is tightening the screws on Havana – using blockade, blackouts, and mass suffering to punish defiance
Despite US attempts to sabotage and manipulate the event, the… Continue reading -
Jul 09 2026 
End of tit-for-tat era: Iran’s new Strait of Hormuz doctrine traps US in unwinnable strategic dilemma
Press TV – Strategic Analysis Desk
The Strait of Hormuz has long stood as the world’s most consequential maritime chokepoint, a slender artery through which roughly a fifth of globally traded oil passes each day.
For decades, any discussion of closing the waterway was treated primarily as a deterrent: a strategic card Tehran kept in reserve to… Continue reading -
Jul 09 2026 
FM Lavrov : Media conference with FM of Burkina Faso, Karamoko Traore
On July 8, the second ministerial consultations between the Russian Federation and the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) took place in Niamey, co-chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore.
The Ministers held in-depth discussions on strengthening the #RussiaCSS dialogue mechanism, including deepening political ties and expanding cooperation… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2026 
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: World Order SHAKEN: Iran’s Massive Move STUNS Trump
Scheduled
With Nima Alkorshid – Dailogue Works
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Jul 09 2026 
Zhang Weiwei : The CPC and the governance of a civilizational state
How has China achieved its extraordinary rise?
On the CPC’s 105th anniversary, Zhang Weiwei, dean of Fudan University’s China Institute, explains how the Party has drawn on the traditional concept of “minxin,” the hearts and minds of the people, to shape a modern approach to governance.
With a focus on long-term development, people’s well-being and… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2026 
The Ankara Summit: NATO’s Strategy is No Longer Victory But Attrition
The Ankara summit institutionalized a strategy of endurance rather than one of resolution. If history has taught anything, betting on exhausting Russia has rarely ended well for its adversaries.
Kautilya The Contemplator
The recently concluded NATO summit in Ankara was presented as another demonstration of alliance unity. Leaders reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine, pledged €70 billion… Continue reading -
Jul 08 2026 
Iran War Round 3? US Desperation Setting In | Prof. S. M. Marandi
with Pascal Lottaz at Neutrality Studies
Early on July 8, 2026, the US launched the largest air strikes against Iran since the MoU was signed a month earlier. Is this the continuation of the war, or a desperate move by the dying Empire? Professor Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran discusses the US-Iran MOU, Hormuz… Continue reading
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Jul 08 2026 
Marwa Osman on NATO Secretary General’s comments today
🚨 NATO Secretary General: U.S. strikes on Iran were “absolutely necessary,” says AFP.
https://t.me/Marwa_OsmanLB/5702
Those words do not end with the strike itself. They echo outward, across sea lanes, economies and the lives of millions who had no say in the decisions of governments.
If Iran were to close the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen were to shut… Continue reading
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Jul 08 2026 
NATO, short on strategy
A selected list of quotes at yesterday’s summit speeches. They do not realize they’ve lost and their chosen ‘man’, Ukraine is being destroyed by Russia.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Ankara: An alliance needs to be based on the fundamental principle of good neighborly relations. My country is still faced with an open threat of… Continue reading
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Jul 08 2026 
MoU stacked in holding pattern as U.S. pivots to Plan ‘B’
With Hormuz still squeezed and White House factions at war, who’s really playing whom?
Alastair Crooke
(This was written before the Centcom strikes on South of Iran today)
Plan ‘A’ was to topple the Islamic Republic which was seen as nothing more than a fragile house of cards. That collapse – it was expected – would ripple through,… Continue reading
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Jul 08 2026 
Dmitry Peskov : It’s not an operation anymore, it’s a war
GENEVA, July 7. /TASS/. Weapons supplies, sending military advisers and transmitting satellite intelligence to Kiev by European countries and the United States are direct participation in the war with Russia, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, in an interview with the Swiss magazine Die Weltwoche.
“They are sending weapons, they are supplying with ammunition the Kiev… Continue reading
