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The US will have lost the Third Gulf War if China can still rely on Iran as a reliable low-cost energy supplier while turning the yuan into a global reserve currency that challenges the petrodollar. · Andrew Korybko · Trump announced on Monday that he extended to Friday his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under pain of destroying its energy infrastructure, which was supposed to expire that same day, due to supposedly…

APT · Watch Eva Vlaardingerbroek’s full speech at CPAC Hungary 2026, where she delivers a controversial message on Europe’s future, immigration, and national identity. · In her speech, Vlaardingerbroek praises Viktor Orbán and Hungary for resisting EU policies, warns of the demographic replacement of Europeans, criticizes the EU and Ukraine’s influence on Europe, highlights cases of migrant violence against European youth, and urges European…

Scott Kuru · This oil crisis is about to hit Australians where it hurts: at the pump, in grocery prices, and across the broader economy. In this video, I explain how geopolitics, shipping routes, and energy market panic translate into real-world fuel shortages, rising diesel costs, and more pressure on already stretched household finances. I also map out the oil supply chain risks, the fuel security problem Australia has ignored for years, and…

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…