While speculation rages on over the potential use of American boots on the ground in Iran, one of Tehran’s neighbours from which there are serious indicators that action could be taken by the US military to launch a ground invasion...
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who is yet to appear in public, vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths since the start of the war with the US and Israel , in a statement read out by...
More than 60 UK lawmakers are backing a parliamentary motion for widespread sanctions on Israel, as its government moves to annex the occupied West Bank. Labour MP Richard Burgon said he is pushing for sanctions on arms,...
Since February 28, following the Israeli-US war of aggression against Iran, the Islamic Republic has targeted vital US military infrastructure bases in Persian Gulf nations, the worst hit being Bahrain. Simultaneously, the assassination of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has revived...
Right before the Synopsys Converge Keynote I caught an interview with Ravi Subramanian, Chief Product Management Officer at Synopsys, which highlights several important trends shaping the future of AI, semiconductor technology, and engineering. His discussion focuses on how the worlds...
The FBI warned law enforcement agencies last month of the possibility that Tehran might try to retaliate for any US strikes on Iran by launching surprise drone attacks in California, according to a security bulletin seen...
The Popular Mobilisation Forces ( PMF ) denied claims that Iraqi security forces searched its offices in Baghdad, calling the reports false. The group said that social media reports did not come from official sources. It urged...
Jewish settlers set fire to the Mohammad Fayyad Mosque in the village of Duma , south of Nablus , on Thursday morning, as several Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces across the West Bank. The settlers vandalised the mosque...
Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Israel is in talks with Somaliland officials to form a strategic security partnership, which might include granting Israel access to a military base or other security installation along the Somaliland coast from which it can launch...
Iran will allow Indian -flagged tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for 40 percent of the South Asian nation's crude imports, an Indian government source said on Thursday, but an Iranian source outside the country...
Since Israeli attacks on Lebanon expanded in recent days , the scale of displacement has risen sharply , according to data from the government's Disaster Management Unit and the Ministry of Social Affairs. Workers on the ground, however, say...
In less than a week, the Gulf region has seen successive "force majeure" declarations in the energy sector. QatarEnergy issued a notice suspending liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and informing several buyers in Asia and Europe of...
Iran has increased its oil exports since the start of the war, even as it blocks the Strait of Hormuz to Arab producers in response to the US-Israeli war . Seven tankers have carried Iranian oil out of...
While some nations open their doors wide, others remain firmly closed. This infographic identifies the world’s least accessible countries – destinations that grant visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to the fewest passports globally. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and...
Programme which supports schemes in six African countries was previously hailed as vital protection for Britain against future pandemics A flagship health project in Africa, which UK ministers said would play a vital role in protecting Britain from future pandemic threats,...
China’s shift toward an all-nuclear submarine fleet could extend its strategic reach from the Pacific into the Indian Ocean while spurring a broader regional buildup of nuclear-powered undersea forces. This month, the US Navy’s intelligence chief, Rear Admiral Mike Brookes,...
A passenger train from China arrived in the North Korean capital on Thursday, state media said, after a six-year hiatus since the service was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic. A man holds a banner reading “Beijing-Pyongyang” onboard the...
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have not formally authorized a war in Iran, though they may soon be expected to approve emergency funding for the endeavor without any projection from the Trump administration as to how long it may last...
At least 15 people were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon overnight on Thursday as Israel intensified its bombardment of the country following a massive Hezbollah missile attack. The single deadliest attack occurred on the Beirut...
The US-Israeli war on Iran "is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market", as Iran's chokehold on regional supplies forces Gulf producers to slash production, the International Energy Agency said...
Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific has announced that fuel surcharges for all flights will more than double next week, due to soaring oil prices amid the war in the Middle East. The surcharge increase will apply to all flight tickets...
LONDON, (PIC) Dozens of MPs and peers have signed a letter calling for a formal British apology over the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which paved the way for the creation of Israel in 1948 and the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of...
A street scene in Kabul. By External Source KABUL, Mar 12 2026 (IPS) In the bone-chilling Afghanistan winter, a woman was dragged into a public square early this year and publicly lashed for a crime she may or not have committed....
A drone attack on Oman's Salalah Port on Wednesday has further tested ties between Iran and the Gulf sultanate, which acted as a key mediator between Tehran and Washington before the outbreak of war earlier this...
Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern and western spheres of the international system. Given that the global economy is maritime based and rests on secure and...
By Brian D. O’LEARY Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The bombs were American. The checkbook is American. Seven of the dead have American names. The Geneva talks ended without a deal on...
GAZA, (PIC) The Gaza Center for Human Rights has strongly condemned what it described as Israel’s systematic targeting of Gaza’s fishing sector, warning that the campaign has escalated from imposing severe restrictions to the “comprehensive destruction” of a vital civilian industry. In...
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian outlined three conditions to end the ongoing war, as drone strikes on Thursday killed at least 10 people in the country, while Iranian forces continued to target Gulf countries. Pezeshkian said the...
TEHRAN, (PIC) The Zio-American aggression on Iran continues, while the last hours have witnessed a notable military escalation, after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced the launch of a missile wave described as among the most intense toward Israel, which led to...
GAZA, (PIC) The suffering of the displaced in Mawasi Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, is no longer limited to the shortage of food and water and the lack of space, a new health crisis has joined it, represented by...
Over the course of the war in Iran so far, U.S. and Israeli aims have overlapped. But this alignment may change. President Donald Trump appears to want to eliminate key leadership figures and work with whatever remains of the governing...
GAZA, (PIC) The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that since the announcement of the ceasefire on October 11, 2025, the casualties from the continued Israeli violations of the ceasefire have reached 651 martyrs and 1,741 wounded while the total number...
Hong Kong’s anti-graft watchdog and financial regulator have arrested eight people and raided the offices of three firms over suspected insider dealing and corruption worth HK$315 million in illicit profits. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP....
Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S....
As the US-Israel offensive against Iran reshapes the Middle East, new alliances are forming between Muslim-majority states such as Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia in response to Bibi’s ‘Greater Israel’ ambitions. At the same time, Israel is building counter-alliances, raising...
Protection of key habitats and dedicated efforts to tackle poaching in a coordinated way have allowed the sea turtle to bounce back. Credit: Jordan Robins / Ocean Image Bank By Umar Manzoor Shah SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan & SHRINGAR, India, Mar 12 2026...
US intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless US and Israeli bombardment , according to three sources familiar with the...
By Patrick LAWRENCE Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su You have to figure, if those waging war — and covering it — dedicate themselves this assiduously to keeping things hidden, there are surely...
By: Tim Daiss - - - - Thai-flagged cargo ship Mayuree Naree engulfed in smoke in the Strait. Reuters photo The “Hormuz Risk” is no longer an abstract exercise for Riyadh. A prolonged disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, which...
Shahd Alnaami did not write before the genocide . It was only after she lost a friend — one of the more than 70,000 people killed in Israel's war on Gaza — that she began putting words...
The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for Iran to halt its attacks on Gulf states, in a resolution that did not mention US or Israeli strikes on Iran, prompting Tehran's ambassador to decry a "blatant...
Volunteers are working to carve out safe spaces in townships with initiatives such as football training and dance classes In 2015, Deniël de Bruyn moved almost 300 miles to Cape Town, to live with relatives and try to overcome a drug...
If Macron and the Europeans had any moral fibre, they should be condemning the U.S. and Israeli aggression against Iran, not exploiting it for self-aggrandizement. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Like a...
In the crucible of conflict, narratives are forged with haste. They glide across television screens, seep through the veins of social media, and echo in the corridors of political power, shaping how entire societies come to understand the chaos unfolding...
Iran has struck oil tankers , ports, and energy infrastructure in the Gulf as Tehran continues to widen its targets following US-Israeli strikes on the country. Overnight on Wednesday, Iran struck two oil tankers near Iraq, killing one,...
Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, released his first speech, saying that the country will continue its attacks in the Gulf and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, vowing to avenge "our martyrs" amid continued US-Israeli strikes on the country. Khamenei,...
Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, released his first speech, saying that the country will continue its attacks in the Gulf and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, vowing to avenge "our martyrs" amid continued US-Israeli strikes on the country. Khamenei,...
The Strait of Hormuz is the new “war game.” In just a few days, the world has begun to tremble, even more than it already was. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Let...
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