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Jul 20 2024 
US Grand Strategy in the Middle East to Contain China
Hamas & unhackable Huawei? Fighting the last (energy denial) war against Imperial Japan, 85+ years later? And other Exceptionalist conundrums navigating “Strategery in our Greater Middle East.”
Carl Zha talks to long term Chine observer Peter Lee aka chinahand on X of the Peter Lee’s China Threat Report about the US Grand Strategy in the Middle… Continue reading
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Jul 02 2024 
Iran’s election runoff: two candidates, two worldviews
It is good to know what the differences are between the two run-off candidates in Iran.
From the Cradle
The hastily arranged Iranian presidential election to succeed Ebrahim Raisi saw a record low turnout, forcing a 5 July runoff between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and conservative Saeed Jalili and highlighting deep voter dissatisfaction.
Forty days after the passing… Continue reading
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Jun 04 2024 
Syria on the mend; Rojava on the way
“Slowly but surely, Syria is recovering .. Biden poised to recognise a separatist Kurdish entity in northern Syria”
By Abdel Bari Atwan at Rai Al Youm.
Monday’s Israeli air raid near Aleppo, supposedly targeting a Hezbollah base, caused the deaths of 16 people. It was the first such strike against Syria since the attack on the Iranian… Continue reading
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May 23 2024 
From Mourning to Light: Resistance Marches On
https://youtu.be/ajwycffXH3U
https://rumble.com/v4wrfdi-from-mourning-to-light-long-live-the-resistance-with-elijah-magnier.html
On 19 May 2024, an Iranian Air Force helicopter crashed near the village of Uzi, Varzaqan County, in the province of East Azerbaijan, Iran, killing all on board. What happened? How does Iran recover from the loss? What does it mean for the future of Iran and the region?
We are joined by Elijah Magnier, a… Continue reading
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May 21 2024 
Iran – A Mysterious Helicopter Crash or Martyrdom
By Peter Koenig
Killing President Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Both Ardent Supporters and Committed Defenders of Palestine and of Palestinian Rights
First, my sincerest condolences and deeply felt sorrow to Ayatollah Khamenei and the people of Iran, for the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other political personalities killed in… Continue reading
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May 20 2024 
3) Iran: What really matters
From Pepe Escobar (https://t.me/rocknrollgeopolitics/11258)
Amidst all the sadness and grief, let’s cut to the chase.
Eurasia integration and the drive towards multipolarity is being fundamentally conducted by three major actors:
Russia, China – and Iran.
Which happen to be the three top “existential threats” to Exceptionalistan.
The heart of the matter: Putin essentially invited Iranian ambassador to Russia, Jalali, to… Continue reading
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May 19 2024 
1) President Ibrahim Raisi – We have to face it
The Iranian President may have passed. We must also face it, it may not be a normal departure from life, but as Maria Zakharova said, Russia is willing to help investigate the reasons for the incident.
The search continues in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province for the crashed helicopter. It has been 12 hours. Rescue efforts have… Continue reading
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Apr 30 2024 
Empire Besieged
Nothing works to quell the Resistances in West Asia or the Sahel.
Police viciousness sets in within the imperial core.
We’re in a screeching, bargaining, retreat phase..Garland Nixon interviews Laith Marouf — Tuesday’s West Asia and World update.
Deep breathes before Rafah and Lebanon. US students on front lines. The sheer agony of the Empire stuck in the… Continue reading -
Apr 30 2024 
A Russian Summer Offensive?
October Surprises arrive early this year for the drowning Biden regime??
In this episode of the Grand Strategy with Major General (Retd) GD Bakshi,
🔸️he delves into geopolitical tensions surrounding Ukraine, focusing on Russia’s military strategies, the impact of dense air defense environments, and the anticipation of a Russian counteroffensive.
🔸️It critiques Western expectations of economic sanctions against… Continue reading -
Apr 29 2024 
Cuba and Iran Dance their Salsa
Meanwhile, trade and connectivity grows apace among the Global South. For almost two decades, the rising Iran-Cuba relations were source of hope for independent nations…
ICCIMA to host Iran-Cuba Business Forum on April 30 (Tehran Times)
TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) is going to host a joint business forum of Iran… Continue reading
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Apr 28 2024 
Pulling USUK like Building 7
The PNAC Gang is completing the Demolition Job. Being 80 and with little to lose is liberating!
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Apr 28 2024 
Overcapacity, the new anti-China narrative
Spring Morning
“I wake up with the sun up high
Birds chirp everywhere in the sky
Last night a rainstorm passed by
Flowers must have fallen down.”By Dongsheng (Eastern Voices) News on China.
This week we would like to recommend to you a Chinese song from 1967 called Bravely March On, Arab People! (奋勇前进，阿拉伯人民) in support of the pan-Arab movement.
If you don’t… Continue reading
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Apr 25 2024 
An Overdue War
A hypothetical war with Iran
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Apr 24 2024 
Persian Patience, Flexibility & Encirclement Pushed to Direct Deterrence
Why does Iran behave the way it does? What geopolitical strategy drives her? What are the secret origins of how the Iranian leadership sees the world? Parables of mountain climbing, wrestling and highways in Persian history..
