As the government’s standing plummets to an all-time low due to a reckless disregard for the welfare of its people, mass protests sweep across major Iran’s cities, including Shiraz, Tabriz and Tehran. Driven by a threat to their economic survival,...
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Up until last week, it would have been unthinkable that a partner and mediating stalwart like Oman would be a target in Washington. Yet, here we are. President Donald Trump, in a characteristically offhand remark during a cabinet meeting, warned that...
Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinics Rebel attacks around a town that is one of the centres of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have...
For three decades, Iffat Rachid Edriss walked Lebanon’s coastline with a clear purpose: protecting the sea she loves. She organised cleanups, conducted research, and helped rescue marine species, including turtles, seals, and dolphins. Through wars, economic crises, and environmental challenges,...
By: Salman Rafi Sheikh - - - - On May 24, a suicide car bomb tore through a military train near Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan Province, killing at least two dozen soldiers. Hours later, Pakistan’s army chief...
Reprinted with permission from Trita Parsi’s Substack. “You’re fucking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.” According to Axios, this is what Donald...
NATO partisans in both Europe and the United States are perpetual optimists about Ukraine’s prospective fortunes in its war against Russia. Lately, there has been yet another inundation of such accounts in Western news media outlets. Many of them emphasize...
Lebanon and Israel have agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire, according to a joint statement with the United States released by the State Department on Wednesday following negotiations in Washington . The ceasefire is contingent on a complete...
The US House of Representatives passed a resolution Wednesday ordering the withdrawal of American troops from the US-Israeli war on Iran - a largely symbolic move that nonetheless delivers a political blow to President Donald Trump. Four...
Finally: House vote to end Trump's Iran war wins
Full ArticleThe House of Representatives successfully passed a resolution Wednesday that would direct President Donald Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran absent congressional approval. The legislation passed by a vote of 215-208, with all Democrats voting in favor....
Hundreds of people have flocked to a tent in Damascus to mourn a former national chess champion who was forcibly disappeared by the former Assad regime 13 years ago, along with her husband and six children, now that...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a resolution Wednesday to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran and require congressional approval for further military action in the country. The 215-208 vote, in which four Republicans voted...
Washington has moved to close a one-year-old loophole that allowed Chinese technology companies to acquire banned high-end Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs) by routing purchases through subsidiaries based in Singapore and Malaysia. The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and...
When the US and Israel launched their strikes on Iran on February 28 and Iran retaliated by targeting the Gulf Arab states, I was closely monitoring social media accounts from the region. I research Middle East politics, with a focus...
La Global Partnership for Poverty Alleviation and Development, promossa dalla Cina con decine di Paesi e organizzazioni internazionali, rilancia la cooperazione contro la povertà come pilastro del Sud Globale, dello sviluppo condiviso e della governance internazionale multilaterale. Segue nostro Telegram ....
Satellite images published Wednesday by Al Jazeera show that Israel, instead of leaving Gaza as required under the ceasefire deal it signed last October, is quietly building dozens of heavily fortified permanent military bases around the entire inner perimeter of the coastal...
When discussions turn to the Strait of Hormuz, the language is almost always strategic. Analysts debate naval deployments, military deterrence, freedom of navigation and the balance of power between Iran and the United States. Markets track oil prices and shipping...
On 3 June Germany failed for the first time to secure a seat on the UN Security Council, with Portugal and Austria receiving more votes for the two Western European spots starting in 2027. Read Article HERE Photo: Wikimedia Commons...
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC) Israeli police forces on Wednesday evening arrested Khalil Al-Tarhouni, a guard at Aqsa Mosque, after summoning him for questioning and detaining him in Occupied Jerusalem. Jerusalem-based sources reported that Al-Tarhouni was taken into custody following an interrogation summons, although...
What the Sino-Russian Declaration Exposes
Full ArticleCredit: Dmitriy Prayzel / shutterstock.com By Jordan Ryan Jun 3 2026 (IPS) The joint declaration issued by Russia and China on 20 May , Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the Establishment...
GAZA, (PIC) British magazine The Economist published an extensive testimony from a former Israeli soldier who took part in the war on Gaza, describing practices he says he witnessed firsthand during military operations and expressing deep feelings of shame...
GAZA, (PIC) Al-Dameer Association for Human Rights in Gaza has revealed that more than 9,500 Palestinians have been reported missing or unaccounted for since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, including around 4,700...
After Ukrainian drone attacks on facilities in St. Petersburg on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia's current response strategies require fundamental changes. Strike on St. Petersburg Oil Terminal Had Been Anticipated Ukrainian forces attacked the...
"His fate is in God's hands," said hospital director Mona Abou Zeid , pointing to a middle-aged man who lay in a coma and would likely not survive longer than a week. He was unloading a goods lorry when...
By Oxfam BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jun 3 2026 (IPS) Governments are falling 90 percent short of adaptation finance targets and leaving people in climate-vulnerable communities drastically under-equipped to cope with the devastating impacts of climate change, Oxfam warns ahead of Bonn climate...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the virus ‘had a big head start’ but that the response was catching up The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could have begun as early as January, the head of the World...
Saudi Arabia's economy has shown resilience in the face of headwinds triggered by the Middle East war thanks in part to energy and logistics infrastructure that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, the IMF said Wednesday. The Gulf has...
GAZA, (PIC) The consumer protection police in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, destroyed 750 kilograms of spoiled foodstuffs after seizing them during inspection tours carried out in local markets during the Eid al‑Adha holiday, in cooperation with the ministry of economy. The director...
British far-right demonstrators have been accused of exploiting the murder of British student Henry Nowak to amplify Islamophobia - despite the incident having no links to Islam or Muslims In Southampton on Tuesday, a group of far-right individuals...
The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup is set to kick off in the US, Canada and Mexico in just over a week, with 48 teams competing in the biggest edition of the tournament yet, compared with...
US President Donald Trump's recent threat to “blow up” Oman if the country didn't “behave” was striking not only for its tone, but also for its target. Threatening a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member widely regarded as one of...
New refugee bylaws set 9-month deadline for state to take over asylum processing from UNHCR
Full ArticleThe bylaws for Egypt’s first ever asylum law were finally issued by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbuly on Monday — a full year after the legal deadline for their completion. In the belated set of regulations, the government gives itself a...
TSMC, the world’s largest contract semiconductor manufacturer, is significantly expanding its deployment of NVIDIA artificial intelligence and accelerated computing technologies throughout its chip design and manufacturing operations. The initiative represents one of the most comprehensive applications of AI...
Beijing can fund itself cheaply and almost indefinitely – and thus can outlast the U.S. grand strategy to contain China. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online...
Chris Hedges – Tyranny or Revolution
Full ArticleWe face a choice. Tyranny or revolution. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief...
Aurelien – Nothing In Common…Is all we have left.
Full ArticleHow well will western societies be able to cope with the enormous social, economic and even security stresses that they can expect over the next five years or so? Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Photo:...
Rated on a scale from 1 (underdeveloped) to 7 (extensive and efficient by international standards), these 25 nations have the world’s poorest road infrastructure. Chad ranks at the very bottom with a score of just 1.9, followed closely by Madagascar...
GAZA, (PIC) May 2026 recorded the highest number of casualties in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the year. According to Gaza’s health ministry, 119 Palestinians were killed last month, a toll that reveals a marked escalation in the intensity of...
Um futuro possível para os BRICS
Full ArticleBRICS precisa de secretaria-geral, estatuto próprio e protocolos de defesa mútua para superar o Ocidente e construir multipolaridade sem depender da ONU atual. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su realizações ou projetos...
Ucrânia intensifica terrorismo contra a ZNPP
Full ArticleÉ necessário agir em conjunto contra o regime, retaliando no campo de batalha e condenando-o na esfera diplomática. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK . Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su Mais uma vez, o regime terrorista de Kiev...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to project optimism about reaching a deal to end the illegal war he started against Iran, even while acknowledging the crisis could last for several more months. In an interview with The New York Post,...
Between assurances from President Donald Trump that a peace agreement is all but wrapped up and renewed skirmishes, the price of oil rises and falls. Even at recent lows, crude’s price is 40% higher than in late February when the...
Thank You Congress and President Trump! By Philip GIRALDI Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Few Americans know the history of how Israel’s “wag the dog” relationship with the United States developed. Israel’s...
What if certain famous moments from the seerah have been misunderstood? A closer reading reveals a Prophet ﷺ of greater dignity and compassion than we sometimes give him credit for. When Popular Retellings Go Wrong Many Muslims first encounter the Seerah...
Four Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists next month. New documents expose the UK government’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism. By John McEVOY Join us on Telegram , Twitter , and VK . Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su - Activists could...
Ahead of the November midterm elections , President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have demanded Congress pass sweeping voting restrictions, including a requirement to show proof of citizenship to register — all in the name of election...
Several officials of Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahda party, including its 84-year-old chief Rached Ghannouchi, were handed jail sentences on Tuesday ranging from 10 years to life in prison on terror charges, the party and reports said. Ghannouchi...
Who Murdered ‘60 Minutes’?
Full ArticleFamed “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley was fired Tuesday night. “We have parted ways with Scott Pelley,” Nick Bilton, the tech journalist who CBS News’ editor-in-chief Bari Weiss hired last week as the show’s new executive producer, wrote in...
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