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The Trump administration hailed last week's Rome talks as a breakthrough towards implementing a US-backed framework for southern Lebanon , presenting agreement on "pilot zones" as the first concrete step towards stabilising the border. But before implementation has begun, it is...

MENA

Hello, and welcome to our continuing coverage of events in the Middle East. Here is the latest: - Iran suspends MoU: Tehran said it had halted its commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding signed in June, accusing Washington of violations. - US-Iran...

MENA

Crocodiles might soon surround Israeli prisons holding Palestinian prisoners, as the far-right government moves orward with plans on Friday which rights groups have described as a method of "psychological intimidation". The move, proposed by extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ,...

MENA

The ongoing US war on Iran is turning attention away from the Iranian government’s ongoing crackdown on free speech in the country, the freedom of expression monitoring organisation Index on Censorship has warned. Fighting has intensified over the past week, with...

MENA

Prosecutors in a Utah county announced the filing of two attempted aggravated murder charges on Friday against a man who police said had stabbed a Muslim man multiple times earlier this week because of the victim's religion. Salt Lake County District...

World

Iranian authorities said Sunday they have executed a man convicted of killing a member of security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests that erupted after the death of a woman in custody of the country’s morality police. Authorities said the fatal...

MENA

Israel is intensifying lobbying efforts in the US as it confronts what analysts say is the deepest challenge in decades to its standing with the American public, with the fallout from the war on Gaza reshaping political debate, particularly within...

MENA

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday left Beirut for Washington, where he is expected to meet Donald Trump, the Lebanese presidency said, after talks between Lebanon and Israel wrapped up in Italy. It will be the first trip to Washington by...

World

UE acolheu 4,3 milhões de ucranianos, mas agora corta subsídios e força homens em idade militar a voltar para a guerra. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , X e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Introdução: Da “ solidariedade” à estratégia Quando a Rússia...

Português, European Union, Proxy War

La gangrena

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Los imperios nunca se rinden: se pudren; no hay imperio sin final. Jose BLANCO Únete a nosotros en Telegram , X y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su Tenemos la rara oportunidad de ver al imperio gringo volverse escoria cuando aún conserva un enorme poder militar....

Español, China, Crisis

By Bruce FEIN Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Antifa and drug trafficking are hardly existential threats to the American way of life. The American Empire is the safest country in history. Among other things, we sport more...

Editor's Choice, Imperialism, Narcotics

Kuwait said on Saturday that Iran struck a power and water plant as well as an oil facility, accusing it of targeting civilian infrastructure as the Middle East war escalates. It followed a seventh night of strikes by the United States...

Energy

Xi Jinping wirbt bei einer großen Konferenz in Shanghai für ein chinesisches Gegenmodell zur US-Dominanz bei KI. Staaten sollen sich dafür vermehrt zusammenschließen. Сhinas Staatspräsident Xi Jinping hat sein Land bei seinem ersten Auftritt auf der Weltkonferenz für Künstliche Intelligenz in Shanghai als Vorreiter...

Deutsch, AI, China

Gangrene

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Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Empires never surrender: they rot; there is no empire without an end. We have the rare opportunity to see the gringo empire turn into scum while it still retains...

Editor's Choice, China, Crisis

The pause between the United States and Iran was merely the prelude to a new phase of the war. Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The recent resumption of hostilities between the United States and Iran...

Middle East, Security, War and Conflict

The US State Department on Friday reported a major oil pipeline between Iraq and Syria , which has been closed for decades, will be restored by the two countries. "The United States welcomes the Government of the Republic of Iraq and...

Energy

Trump’s war in Iran has confirmed wholesale that Israel owns him and the U.S. taxpayer. Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Is Britain’s new prime minister about to stand up to the hugely powerful Israeli lobby?...

Europe, World, Andy Burnham

I recently drove to a gas station in Massachusetts to fill my tank with regular gas, the cheapest around, and, to my surprise, given what’s going on, it was only $4.59 a gallon. Okay, okay, I take back that “only” and...

War & Peace, empire

Imprisoned Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya is being beaten in Israeli custody while being held without charge, his lawyers have said, amid continued fears for his life. Dr Abu Safiya’s lawyers delivered a message to his son on Tuesday, in which...

MENA

As it intensifies its attacks on Iran, the United States destroyed at least six bridges overnight between Thursday and Friday - the first such strikes since April - in attacks Washington says were intended to cut off military supply routes. The...

MENA

Israel killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza City on Saturday morning, medics said, as its forces continue with deadly attacks despite a 'ceasefire' proclaimed in October 2025. The victims were killed by artillery fire in the Zeitoun neighbourhood and were...

MENA

Three children were among at least nine Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza on Saturday, medics said. An airstrike on an apartment building in the Nasr suburb of Gaza City killed at least five people, including the three children, who...

MENA

US rights organisation Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) has called for a UN arms embargo on the UAE, accusing the Gulf state of enabling abuses by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) . In a statement, the organisation called...

World

Iraq signed 48 agreements and partnerships with American companies, many in the oil sector, during a visit to the US by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi , his office said Saturday. Oil-rich Iraq has been trying to move past decades of war...

Energy

Chi sostiene che la NATO stia andando incontro a una graduale dissoluzione può addurre prove concrete, non semplici impressioni. Segue nostro Telegram . Verso Ankara 2026 Il 7 e l’ 8 luglio, ad Ankara, i capi di Stato e di governo dei trentadue...

Italiano, Diplomacy, European Union

Bahrain activated its air sirens for a second time on Saturday, warning residents to shelter after it detected possible incoming drones or missiles. The Gulf states have come under frequent fire from Iran over the past week amid renewed conflict between...

MENA

An Iranian attack on a Kuwait oil facility caused injuries and damage, with tensions escalating as the US and Iran trade fresh strikes. "A vital location in the oil industry was struck by repeated brutal Iranian attacks that resulted in a...

MENA

Gaza / PNN / The Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp confirmed the number of casualties, saying people were struck at the funeral for a Palestinian killed in a strike earlier on Friday. Israel and the Hamas resistance group agreed to...

News

Imagine a seafood restaurant overlooking the Aegean, with tables set just meters from the water. One of its guiding principles is to source as much line-caught fish as possible. In other words, it cares not only about how the fish...

Arts & Life

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a legislative victory on Friday with the passage of a revision to the Imperial Household Law, but she faced significant criticism for her management of the Diet as the ruling parties voted to extend the...

Northeast Asia, Block 4, Japan

Vanadium is viewed as a critical mineral by the United States, the European Union, Russia, China and many other countries because of its importance to energy storage and industrial alloys. At the Astana Metals & Metallurgy (AMM) Congress, Ferro-Alloy Resources CEO Nicholas Bridgen discussed the...

World, Block 2, Cove Kaz Capital Group

Artificial intelligence should not be a solo performance by one country, but a symphony of international cooperation. That was Chinese President Xi Jinping’s framing on July 17, when he opened the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global...

Opinion, Ai Governance, Artificial Intelligence

It recently emerged that tech billionaire Peter Thiel is running a secret society that brings together fellow CEOs and billionaires with political leaders. Members reportedly include figures like NATO supreme commander Alexus Grynkewich and the son-in-law of US President Donald...

United States, AI Apocalypse, Alex Karp

Driven by shifting domestic political dynamics and a transforming regional landscape, Bangladesh’s new prime minister, Tarique Rahman, who came to power after a landslide in February this year, has shelved plans to visit its most consequential neighbor, India, for the...

South Asia, Bangladesh, Block 2

China is building an increasingly sophisticated anti-stealth network, but its effectiveness may depend less on individual radar performance than on its ability to integrate, maintain and operate the wider system under combat pressure. Last month, the China Aerospace Studies Institute...

Military, Block 1, China Aerospace Studies Institute

US attacks on Iran are continuing for a seventh consecutive night, with the killing of at least three people in the southern province of Hormozgan, which borders the Strait of Hormuz. "The deputy political, security and social affairs governor of Hormozgan...

MENA

US companies signed roughly $60 billion in agreements and partnerships with the Iraqi government on Friday, including deals intended to create alternative routes for shipping oil out of the Persian Gulf . The deals, signed at the US Chamber of Commerce,...

MENA

Shoshana Bryen, senior director of Washington’s Jewish Policy Center and editor of inFOCUS Quarterly, died on Thursday, July 16, 2026. She was a longtime contributor to Asia Times of articles often written in collaboration with her husband, former US Under Secretary...

World, Asia Times history, Block 4

Le esercitazioni navali Joint Sea-2026 mostrano la crescente capacità di Cina e Russia di coordinarsi nello spazio marittimo. Senza trasformarsi in un’alleanza formale, la loro cooperazione rafforza la deterrenza contro unilateralismo, accerchiamento militare e politica dei blocchi. Segue nostro Telegram . La...

Italiano, BRICS, China

Drone and rocket strikes killed nine members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, the exiled party said, blaming the attack on Iran. In Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan, the US-led anti-jihadist coalition shot down...

MENA

A family sits down to dinner: a mother, father, teenage son and daughter. They are speaking Arabic. The doorbell rings. "I'm just a citizen. I'm here to help," says the blue-eyed man at the door. Moments later, he forces his way inside...

Perspectives

This is not sleepwalking into war. The European elites’ eyes are wide open and crazed. Join us on Telegram , X , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su The European Union has officially joined the war effort against Russia. This week, European Commission...

Editorial, Europe, Russia & CIS
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