By Dion Nissenbaum and Warren P. Strobel Moscow and Tehran are moving ahead with plans to build a new factory in Russia that could make at least 6,000 Iranian-designed drones for the war in Ukraine, the latest sign of deepening cooperation between the two nations, said officials from a country … [Read more...]
Ukraine Heading to Another Showdown
By George Friedman I should say up front that I am not writing about Chinese balloons. Instead, I am writing about the situation in Ukraine, which is getting increasingly dangerous. Until relatively recently, Russian assaults on Ukraine tended to be contained by the Ukrainian armed force – … [Read more...]
Abbas Blames Israel for Rise in Terrorism
Latest Developments During a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas blamed Israel for an escalation in violence between Palestinians and Israelis in recent months. Abbas told Blinken during a press conference on Tuesday … [Read more...]
The I.R.I. Cultural Diplomacy in ECO Region
Mohsen Rostami1 Abstract In the century of “globalization”, concentration on national and regional-cultural policies is so important in the different regions versus heavy impact of global culture to maintain and develop regional cultures. Variety tools and methods are used to preserve … [Read more...]
New Cold War Propaganda: About China’s Spy Balloon and the US Spy Planes That Have Violated the Airspace of Sovereign Nations
By Timothy Alexander Guzman Washington’s political establishment says China was spying on US sovereign territory with what China has called their ‘weather balloon. China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesperson issued a statement: The airship is from China. It is a civilian airship used for … [Read more...]
Tehran Expands Military Presence in Latin America, Challenging the U.S.
by Benjamin Weinthal The United States is tracking warlike announcements by Iran's regime that it deployed two military ships to Brazil that are also headed for the Panama Canal, where Tehran declared it will establish a military presence. A U.S. State Department spokesperson told Fox News … [Read more...]
Russia’s Failed War Has Created an Opening in the Balkans. The West should remind Serbia not to hitch its wagon to a diminished Russia.
By Ivana Stradner, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic—whose country is one of Russia’s closest allies in Europe—recently made a surprisingly strong statement in support of Ukraine. “We said from the beginning that we cannot support … [Read more...]
RAN nuclear submarines will ‘change the balance of power in the Indian Ocean’: Retired US Navy admiral says
By: Liam Garman Admiral (Ret’d) Harry Harris Jr told the US House Armed Services Committee that the Royal Australian Navy’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines would be “dramatic” and shift the balance of power in the Indian Ocean. According to ADM (Ret’d) Harris, former … [Read more...]
“Deviation Maneuvers”, Towards A “One World Order”? Fierce War in Ukraine, Militarization of Covid Vaccine
By Peter Koenig There is a fierce war waging in Ukraine. A war instigated by NATO, as is well known. Nonetheless, a serious and deadly war in which once more the US of A, too cowardly to confront Russia’s military directly, has chosen a proxy partner, the Ukraine whose population is devastated … [Read more...]
China Has More ICBM Launchers Than U.S., American Military Reports
By Michael R. Gordon The U.S. military has notified Congress that China now has more land-based intercontinental-range missile launchers than the U.S., fueling the debate about how Washington should respond to Beijing’s nuclear buildup. “The number of land-based fixed and mobile ICBM launchers … [Read more...]