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,...
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,...
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...
A Tufts University graduate who was arrested by US immigration agents last year as part of the targeting by President Donald Trump's administration of pro-Palestinian campus activists has returned to her home in Turkey following a...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Over 38,000 women and girls were killed in Israel's war on Gaza by the end of 2025, the UN estimated Friday, amounting to over half of the 71,000 deaths recorded by the territory's health ministry. "Between October...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on April 18 on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, as Türkiye stepped up diplomatic efforts to help preserve the fragile...
Yesterday, Friday, Trump made a series of wild claims regarding negotiations with Iran. Iran has replied that they are all bullshit. Larry C. Johnson is a former CIA officer and intelligence analyst, and former planner and advisor at the US State...
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...
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...
There is a lively and, at times, sharply divided discourse in India today on its foreign policy choices over the Iranian crisis. At the center of this debate is a simple but uncomfortable question: Is India being prudently cautious, needlessly...
On Friday, April 17, 2026, President Donald Trump posted a flurry of optimistic messages on Truth Social (and referenced in interviews) framing the US-Iran war as largely over or nearing a swift resolution. His claims centered on the...
The other day on X, leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker got into an argument with a commentator known as Swann Marcus. Marcus had scoffed at the notion of Piker trying to connect with blue-collar workers. In retaliation, Piker claimed that Marcus had...
North Korea’s missile test from its new Choe Hyon destroyer signals a shift toward a more flexible sea-based nuclear deterrent, as the regime compensates for submarine limitations. This month, multiple media outlets reported that North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise...
Gemini was my preferred model for research a few months ago. So, was Grok. Recently, I asked one of them for serious research, accompanied by blunt exhortations on how it has been disappointing me repeatedly of late, along with examples...
By: Manuel L. Quezon III - - - - Moribund markets roared back to life in Southeast Asia with the news on April 7 of a US-Iran two-week ceasefire. Days ahead of the ceasefire, even a hitherto big Donald Trump...
More and more restrictions are being imposed on the internet in Russia Originally published on Global Voices Advox Vladimir Putin does not use or know how to use Internet. Screenshot of YouTube video from YouTube Channel...
The impending three-day visit of President Lee Jae-myung to India is not routine diplomacy – it is a strategic inflection point for both countries and the wider Indo-Pacific. The regional order that once underpinned stability is fragmenting. Economic interdependence is...
A prescindere dal futuro dell’accordo attuale, l’Iran ha già vinto. Segue nostro Telegram . L’annuncio di una tregua temporanea tra l’Iran e la coalizione formata da Stati Uniti e Israele segna una svolta decisiva nel conflitto più pericoloso della storia...
WEST BANK, (PIC) Amid escalating violence in the West Bank and growing warnings about increasing settler attacks under the protection of Israeli forces, several areas witnessed coordinated assaults on Friday targeting Palestinian property and homes. In the town of Asira al-Qibliya, south...
GAZA, (PIC) Data released by UN Women shows that at least 47 women and girls have been killed on average each day during Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, which has lasted more than two years. The UN agency warned that...
GAZA, (PIC) Two brothers were killed, and a third was injured early Friday by Israeli fire east of Gaza City, as ceasefire violations persist. A local source said that two brothers, residents of Jabalia al-Nazla, were killed and their brother injured after...
The illusion of Europe as a democratic peace project is fast receding. Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su European nations are being destroyed by war and militarism, and adding to the madness, their...
Iran said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened to international shipping following an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement, prompting thanks from President Donald Trump – who then said the US naval blockade on Iranian ports will continue. “In line...
Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping on Friday, as a ceasefire came into effect in Lebanon, raising hopes that two of the main obstacles to a US-Iran peace deal could have been cleared. In Lebanon, displaced families...
On the third anniversary of the war, Khartoum — recaptured by the military last year and held up as a symbol of a return to the seat of power —is once again confronting a dengue fever outbreak it appears ill-equipped...
Iran has consistently sought to link its ceasefire with the United States to a concurrent cessation of hostilities in Lebanon. Tehran’s goal is to save Hezbollah, regardless of its stated aim of sparing Lebanon additional suffering. Iran, therefore, pressed the...
An update on the rapid but confusing diplomatic claims concerning US and Israeli War of Aggression against Iran ScheerPost is an award-winning, independent news organization that focuses on progressive politics and human rights issues that the mainstream media miss or decline...
A view of the rubble in Jabalia, northern Gaza, after heavy Israeli bombardment. Credit: UNICEF/Rawan Eleyan By Oritro Karim UNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 2026 (IPS) Roughly six months after the ceasefire in the Occupied Palestinian Territory went into effect, the humanitarian...
The opening of the TSMC 2026 earning call series brought no surprises. CC Wei has done more than 30 such calls since taking the CEO position in 2018 and he never fails to disappoint. Once again, CC Wei reported numbers...
Our third economic crisis in rapid succession and an unhinged USA mean the time is ripe for major change. But if it is going to be positive change, the left have some important lessons to learn. Robin McAlpine is Head of...
Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glasses More than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was...
After weeks of bombardments in southern Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million residents Israel has announced a ten-day ceasefire with Lebanon, prompting Iran to declare the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” –...
France has refused to grant a visa to the head of one of Palestine's most prominent human rights organisations, triggering criticism from rights monitors. Shawan Jabarin, the general director of Al-Haq , had been invited to France to participate...
- - - - On April 4, we announced the resumption of the weekly live Q-and-A session we did every Friday night during our SYSTEM UPDATE program when it was on Rumble. Those segments were often the most...
A donor conference for the war-battered Sudan that took place in Berlin on 15 April has garnered a mixed response from activists and researchers, who criticised the lack of representation from Khartoum and questioned how effective such events...
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