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The “golden age” of US-Pakistani ties that began with Trump’s return is now over after the US reached its interim trade deal with India. · Andrew Korybko · Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told Congress last week that “Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and Pakistan have been researching and developing an array of novel, advanced, or traditional missile delivery systems with nuclear and conventional payloads that put our…

What can be described as Russia’s pro-BRI policymaking faction has long lobbied for a harder line against the US, but their ‘friendly rivals’ in the balancing one of which Putin is a part disagreed, though Trenin’s ‘defection’ from the balancing faction to the pro-BRI one suggests that the tide might be turning. · Andrew Korybko · Dmitry Trenin is one of Russia’s top experts and used to be considered a Westernizer among many prior to…

Trump's 48-hour ultimatum to Iran sent shockwaves — but the real story isn't military. It's economic. He's breaking the City of London's centuries-old chokehold on global energy pricing. The armchair generals on social media are missing the big picture. · Barbara Boyd · Barbara Boyd argues that most commentary on the Middle East misses the economic dimension: after U.S. energy independence, Trump is targeting the City of London’s…

By the end of Part 3, the architecture was clear. New Zealand had become financialised, externally dependent, and increasingly vulnerable — but it had not yet been tested. Part 4 is where theory meets reality. When crisis arrives, structure is revealed. Not in reports — but in outcomes. · COVID, monetary expansion, rising global instability, and energy exposure did not create the hollowing out. They exposed it. · This is the moment where…

Donald Trump suddenly claims there have been productive ceasefire talks with Iran. However, Tehran categorically denies any negotiations with the US. Meanwhile, the Iranian military mocks Donald Trump’s earlier ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz or face the consequences. The fog of war. NATO says there’s no confirmation a joint US-UK military base in the Indian ocean was targeted by Iran, although the British Prime Minister has been quick…

In the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, we dive into how the European Union and the Ukrainian conflict have been overshadowed by the chaos in the Middle East. Our guest, Slovak MEP Lubos Blaha, argues that the EU has shot itself in the foot by cutting off Russian resources, leaving it economically and militarily drained. The turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz has spelled disaster for the bloc. · Blaha says EU officials should urgently…

The US president has ordered the Department of War to postpone attacks on such facilities after “productive” talks with Tehran US President Donald Trump ©  Andrew Harnik / Getty Images · [RT] The US Department of War has been ordered to temporarily suspend plans for military strikes on Iranian energy facilities, President Donald Trump announced on Monday following what he claimed were negotiations with Tehran. · In a…

He himself presumably knows that the group can’t realistically accomplish this, but by proposing as much to Modi during their call over the weekend, the Iranian leader might envisage this year’s BRICS chair India presiding over a joint statement that then kickstarts Delhi-mediated ceasefire talks. · Andrew Korybko · The Iranian Embassy in India reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian suggested to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during…

Journalists since fired from the British state broadcaster’s Arab section have alleged they were discriminated against and unfairly dismissed · ©  Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images · The BBC has been accused of restricting Gaza war coverage and misleading the public in a case brought by five of its former Arabic journalists. · The allegations emerged during a UK employment tribunal hearing, where the journalists accused…

David Lindfield · The U.S. Supreme Court has signaled serious concerns about a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after Election Day. · The case is raising fresh questions about election integrity and federal authority over voting rules and indicates that the Supreme Court could crack down on mail-in ballots before the coming midterms. · The case centers on whether ballots received after…