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May 02 2026 
Mohammed Marandi | Iran’s Next Move Will Change The World
With Jamarl Thomas
This is a good discussion of future possibilities. Summer in the region, What will Iran take out if there is further kinetic strikes, Critical Infrastructure, Iran’s capabilities, The Palaces, Israel in the crosshairs … A calm and realistic discussion including touching on the economic destruction which is playing out already.
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May 01 2026 
Strait of Hormuz by the numbers
Larry Johnson did a count for us. The Bogus Blockade Claim of the US Department of War
Here is a quoted part, but kindly read his commentary on Hegseth on the blog. .
Here’s what the available data tells us about Strait of Hormuz transits since April 15:
Daily volumes (around April 15): On April 15 alone, there… Continue reading -
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 27 2026 
Four Years On, China’s Global Security Initiative Builds Momentum
chinadiplomacy.org.cn
By Matteo Giovannini
China’s Global Security Initiative has steadily built momentum since its 2022 launch, winning recognition across the Global South as a cooperative alternative to traditional security frameworks.
On April 21, 2022, at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference, Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the Global Security Initiative (GSI), presenting a forward-looking vision to address… Continue reading
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Apr 27 2026 
Alastair Crooke : The mechanistic fallacy — Why the West so often fails at geo-politics
Washington will not be able to think straight about Iran, and will opt for the wrong tactics.
Strategic Culture
Some fifteen years ago I wrote that western reliance on its lens of secular rationality was no longer adequate as a means to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was becoming obvious — even then — that the future… Continue reading
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Apr 27 2026 
Yemen’s Foreign Minister Speaks With Reason2Resist
In August 2025, Israel murdered Yemen’s Prime Minister and several other members of his cabinet, including Yemen’s Foreign Minister.
Shortly after the assassinations, Abdulwahid Abu Ras was appointed as Yemen’s acting Foreign Minister. He has remained in that position since then.
On April 25, 2026, Foreign Minister Abu Ras sat down for an exclusive, wide-ranging interview… Continue reading
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Apr 23 2026 
Maria Zakharova on the killing of Amal Khalil in Lebanon.
The journalist Amal working in the South of Lebanon was deliberately targeted and droned in her vehicle with a college. She escaped into a house which was then deliberately targeted and demolished on top of her. She was under the rubble but still in contact with her people on her cell phone. Then the ambulances… Continue reading
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Apr 23 2026 
Time Is On Iran’s Side
indie.ca
Time, as the Rolling Stones said, is on my side. The Iranian side, that is. Iran is on land, commanding the Strait of Hormuz. The United States is out at sea, and all of its base belong to us. Iran can break the imperial economy with its weapon of Mass Economic Destruction (MED), but the… Continue reading
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Apr 21 2026 
Trump extends Iran ceasefire while maintaining maritime blockade
US President Donald Trump announces extending the Iran ceasefire following mediation efforts, while maintaining a US blockade and military readiness.
Al Mayadeen
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the extension of the ceasefire with Iran, while simultaneously maintaining a blockade and keeping US forces on high alert, in what appears to be a continued escalation despite… Continue reading
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Apr 21 2026 
Tasnim : America and its media are surrounded by illusions
America and its media are surrounded by illusions/ There is no difference between the government and the carpet weavers and the IRGC;
You see where Vance is!
[▪️] If we look at the words of Trump and the American media only in the last few days, we can watch a great flood of lies. Lies that are… Continue reading
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Apr 18 2026 
Seyed M. Marandi: Iran Just Put the Strait of Hormuz on LIMITED MODE – Signs Point MAJOR Escalation
With Nima Alkorshid at Dialogue Works
Prof Marandi: We are moving closer to war … The crisis is getting worse by the minute. Global economy will collapse within 4 weeks.
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Apr 18 2026 
Statement issued by the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, His Eminence Sheikh Naim Qassem
The field has proven that it has the final say, and successful policy is that which utilizes its results as a source of strength to force the “israeli” enemy to submit, to secure the rights of Lebanon and its citizens to their land and sovereignty, within a national, cooperative framework that closes the doors to… Continue reading
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Apr 18 2026 
Statement by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council
This is being posted on all Iranian related channels and at this moment, at least on PressTV. It will be a massive distribution and I expect throughout Russia and China, Pakistan, India the LAC and more.
(Trump started talking at 9am eastern this morning and he has not stopped. Comments such as :”When you see soldiers… Continue reading
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Apr 17 2026 
Naim Qassem: The Lebanese Government Must Stop Stabbing Hezbollah in the Back
Appreciation to Resistance News Unfiltered for the translation.
Full text of the speech by Sheikh Naim Qassem, Secretary-General of Hezbollah, on April 13, 2026, devoted to the war against Israel and the acts of betrayal of the Lebanese government.
Source: naimkassem.com.lbTranslation: resistancenews.org
Introduction
The Current Phase
Negotiating with Israel is a Conspiracy Against Lebanon
How to Save… Continue reading
