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The ceasefire between the US and Iran is in grave peril after Iran announced on Saturday that, in response to the continued US blockade, it would once again impose travel restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz after briefly reopening it...

Asia Times, Block 3, Ceasefire

It is the people of the Global South, not governments, who must resist this subversion of the concepts of the ‘nation’ and of non-alignment. Prabhat Patnaik is Professor Emeritus, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The...

Geopolitics, Article, Prabhat Patnaik

London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to intervene in a dispute between pro-Palestinian groups and police over a planned march for Nakba Day , after officers refused to approve the route while permitting a...

World

Several ships came under Iranian fire in the Gulf on Saturday shortly after Tehran reversed its pledge to re-open the Strait of Hormuz . Iran’s military re-imposed restrictions in the strategic waterway in protest at the US blockade...

MENA

Following the same tactics deployed in war-battered Gaza , the Israeli army has established a so-called Yellow Line in south Lebanon , where it has started destroying villages and homes, despite a 10-day truce in place. Israeli Army...

MENA

If one looks at the facts, one cannot help but suspect that the war in Iran will not only become the greatest military fiasco in the short history of the US, but will also knock the US off its throne...

Guest Contributor

A major cultural association in Rome is facing mounting criticism from Palestinian and Lebanese activists over its decision to screen an Israeli film at a fundraising event for Lebanon . ARCI Roma is a large left-wing social and cultural association...

World

A French soldier was killed and three others wounded while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UNIFIL peacekeepers and French officials said on Saturday was likely carried out by Iran-backed Hezbollah. In calls...

MENA

Dozens of Syrians gathered the Yusuf Al-Azmeh Square in the capital Damascus on Friday for a protest under the slogan "Law and Dignity", calling for economic and political reforms amid worsening living conditions and rising costs. In...

MENA

Não é novidade: os Estados Unidos iniciaram a guerra contra o Irão porque Israel iria começá-la de qualquer maneira. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Não é novidade: os Estados Unidos iniciaram...

Português, Iran, Israel

GAZA, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army continued on Saturday to commit ceasefire violations in the Gaza Strip for the 191st consecutive day, while maintaining its tight siege on more than two million Palestinians. According to media sources, the Israeli artillery shelled areas...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli ceasefire violations

Conflicting reports have emerged over the timing of a potential new round of US-Iran talks , with officials offering contradictory signals on when negotiations could begin despite indications that discussions are advancing. CNN reported, citing Iranian officials...

MENA

Turkey's long-term contract for importing natural gas from Iran is due to expire in the coming months, and the two countries could hold talks on a possible extension, though no negotiations are under way yet, Turkey's energy...

Energy

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man on Saturday morning southwest of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron , amid widespread raids and attacks on other towns and cities. Security and local sources reported that Israeli forces shot and...

MENA

China could help resolve the dispute over Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium as part of a potential deal to end the war , a diplomat familiar with the matter has told The Associated Press . The Trump administration...

MENA

LEBANON, (PIC) The Israeli occupation army announced on Saturday that it established a “yellow line” in southern Lebanon, similar to the line it had set up in the Gaza Strip, claiming it targeted gunmen who attempted to approach its forces along...

News, Israeli aggression, Israeli occupation

Pakistan's powerful military chief and prime minister on Saturday concluded separate visits aimed at ending the US-Israeli war on Iran , with Field Marshal Asim Munir leaving Tehran and premier Shehbaz Sharif headed home from Turkey. Munir met...

World

The United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Friday it was "outraged" after two truck drivers it contracted to deliver c lean water to families in the Gaza Strip were killed by Israeli fire. The UN agency said...

MENA

US President Donald Trump has threatened to resume military strikes against Iran if a long-term agreement is not reached by next week, even as he pointed to unspecified "good news" in ongoing negotiations and said a deal...

MENA

By Karen KWIATKOWSKI Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In the meantime our great Military is Loading Up and Resting, looking forward, actually, to its next Conquest. AMERICA IS BACK! ”~ DJT, April 8, 2026. The...

Editor's Choice, Capitalism, Fascism

The United States, once a model of international diplomacy, has lost its former position, becoming an instrument of subversion through NGOs and the CIA, and its diplomatic corps has been replaced by loyal globalists who despise both their own country...

Israel, Politics, USA

GAZA, (PIC) In a scene where grief met hope, dozens of kites soared above the beach in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Thursday, carrying the names of children who lost their families during the war in a symbolic attempt...

Reports, Gaza orphans, Israeli genocide

The conflict over the Strait of Hormuz continued on Saturday after Iran’s military said it would resume “strict management” of the waterway in response to the US blockade on Iranian ports, effectively closing it. Previously, on Friday,...

MENA

By Ted SNIDER Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Negotiations have suffered from an acute lack of trust. The diplomatic process to end the war on Iran is not buried yet. President Donald Trump,...

Editor's Choice, China, Diplomacy

WEST BANK, (PIC) A horde of extremist Jewish settlers attacked the Wadi Abul-Hayat Bedouin community west of the al-Auja area, north of Jericho, and stormed other parts of the occupied West Bank on Saturday. Al-Baidar Human Rights Organization reported that a number...

News, Jewish terrorism, Settler crimes

By 4 am on Friday morning, Zahraa Hallal's family was already packed and driving south from their cramped Hamra apartment to find what remained of themselves in the village of Habboush, in the Nabatieh district. The road that normally took an...

Society

At least one person was killed and several others were wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon on Saturday despite a US-brokered truce which was agreed on 16 April. The 10-day truce came into effect at midnight on Friday, however,...

MENA

GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,549 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the...

News, death toll, Gaza Strip

Turkey's top diplomat on Saturday accused Israel of creating an international "illusion" and using security concerns as a pretext to seize "more land," in the latest flare-up in escalating tensions between the two regional powers. Israel and Turkey...

MENA

BEIRUT, (PIC) The Hamas Movement has welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, describing it as the result of the Lebanese people’s resilience and the sacrifices of resistance forces that, it said, thwarted Israeli objectives. In a statement released on Friday, Hamas said...

News, Ceasefire, Hamas Movement

È passato già più di un mese dall’inizio della Terza Guerra del Golfo. È giunto il momento di fare alcuni calcoli e proiezioni. Segue nostro Telegram . Tirare le somme È passato già più di un mese dall’inizio della Terza...

Italiano, Donald Trump, Imperialism

GAZA, (PIC) The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strongly denounced the Israeli killing of two contracted Palestinian workers delivering clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. In a statement issued on Friday, the agency warned that the incident threatens vital humanitarian...

News, Gaza Strip, Israeli war crimes

And neighbouring Serbia is rushing full speed ahead to do exactly the same. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su At a certain point during the last world war, Admiral Horthy was clearheaded enough...

Europe, Russia & CIS, World

Israel is running the show, and Trump is the mall security guard pretending he has authority before the cops arrive. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Lebanon continues to play a central, if...

Americas, Middle East, World

WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and killed a Palestinian young man in southern al-Khalil and kidnaped other citizens from different areas of the West Bank on Saturday morning. According to local sources, a young man was shot dead...

News, Arrests, IOF raids

BEIRUT, (PIC) Israeli strikes on a vehicle and motorcycle in southern Lebanon Friday evening killed at least one citizen and wounded others, marking a violation of the first day of the truce. Lebanese media reported that one citizen was killed and three...

News, Ceasefire violations, Israeli aggression

From Washington’s perspective, the alliance between Tehran and Beijing is a strategic nightmare. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The Strategic Landscape of the Conflict The ongoing U.S. war against Iran goes far...

Americas, Asia-Pacific, Middle East

Ferry services operating on a canal in the southwestern province of Muğla provide a remarkably swift connection between Köyceğiz and Ortaca, transforming a road journey that can take up to 90–120 minutes into a crossing of just 50 seconds to...

Türkiye

Jubilant US President Donald Trump dances at a mass rally at Dream City Church, Phoenix, Arizona, April 17, 2026 The US President Donald Trump’s initiative to calm down the Lebanon conflict has brought results as he announced a 10-day truce...

Articles, China, Lebanon ceasefire

Sometimes new government strategies really aren’t newsworthy. The 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) is like that. The biggest headline from the document is the additional defense spending of A$53 billion (US$38 billion) over the next decade, which the government claims...

Military, AUKUS, Australia

The Trump administration’s decision to carry out a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has raised tensions in the Persian Gulf to new and more perilous levels. The move was announced by the US president, Donald Trump, after negotiations...

US-China, Block 2, China Energy Security
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