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Jul 16 2026 
Iran warns of wider regional strikes if US targets its infrastructure
Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters
Al Mayadeen
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned the US that attacks on Iranian infrastructure would trigger strikes on regional infrastructure and reaffirmed the Strait of Hormuz as a red line.
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Jul 16 2026 
‘No trace left’: Iran vows to wipe out US assets across region if Trump acts on new threats
The Cradle
The warning follows fresh IRGC responses to US strikes on Iran, and comes after Trump renewed threats to destroy power plants and bridges in the country
The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces released a statement on… -
Jul 16 2026 
Spirit of Anchorage Perfume
Don’t ever say the Russians do not have a sense of humor.
Someone in Russia moves to trademark Spirit of AnchorageMOSCOW, July 15. /TASS/. Someone is trademarking “The Spirit of Anchorage” in Russia, apparently to use as the name of a…
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Jul 16 2026 
FM Lavrov : Article on the 25th anniversary of Russian-Chinese Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship, and Cooperation,”
Article by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “A constant in an era of radical change: On the 25th anniversary of the Russian-Chinese Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship, and Cooperation,” Kommersant, July 16, 2026
Summary by Sputnik International:Russia and China: 25 years of strategic…
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Jul 15 2026 
The MAGA economy is a crashing ponzi scheme : Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson
Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai examine the gap between Trump’s promised economic boom and the reality of an economy sustained by asset bubbles rather than production. They show that the stock market’s rise reflects cheap credit, buybacks, and speculation rather…
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Jul 15 2026 
The ‘Russian spies’ scandal in Italy reveals that Europe is ready for war
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Jul 15 2026 
Omani FM says ‘gravest threat to Gulf security’ stems from Israel, not Iran
The Omani diplomat also criticized US military ‘expansion’ in the region, saying it provided ‘no real benefit’ for Gulf states
The Cradle
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi said on 13 July that the most dangerous threats in the region come not…
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Jul 15 2026 
Glen Diessen with Pepe Escobar: Yemen Joins the War, and the Entire Middle East Could Go Up in Flames
The escalations and widening of the war against Iran, which now threatens to set the entire Middle East in flames.
[Note: This video is of value as it depicts the chaos that the world is in. Pepe is also not overemphasizing…
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Jul 14 2026 
Iran War 3.0
Strategic Culture – Alastair Crooke …
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Jul 14 2026 
Digital Sovereignty: The Global South’s Predicament and How to Measure It
Digital space is now national territory – and most of the Global South neither owns it nor can measure how much it is losing. A new index puts numbers to the dispossession.
On 4 September 2025, the Nepalese government made a…
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Jul 13 2026 
China rejects joint hype over South China Sea Arbitral Award 10 years after, urges relevant countries to stop stirring up trouble
Global Times
China’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday issued a statement in response to a joint statement by some countries, including the US, Australia, the UK, Japan and the Philippines, on the 10th anniversary of the so-called Arbitral Award on the South…
