It is comforting to see Trump as a buffoon, to accept the facade he presents of a blustering and ill-educated ignoramus, who swings wildly between policy options, and who does not understand the world of geopolitics. But that is nonsense. By Craig Murray What if Trump’s apparently chaotic thought processes and intuitive decision making are all a blind, a charade? ...
Posted by by Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein 16 Min Read March 24, 2026 We will present some tips that provide elements of analysis on the war between the United States and Israel against Iran and certain consequences that could arise from it: First, it’s important to put the economic and energy situation in the United States into context. In 2023, according ...
In Iran, Colombia and Venezuela. On March 8th, the people of the world dealt Trump three resounding defeats on a battlefield he doesn’t believe in: the battlefield of democracy. In Iran, Colombia, and Venezuela, on International Women’s Day, in different situations and in different ways, anti-democracy and fascism suffered crushing defeats that express the global rejection of Washington’s absolutist and ...
For now, a relative stability reigns in the global economy, but if the war does get prolonged, it would keep oil prices high and despite the generally favourable balance of supply and demand long term, that could feed through to higher inflation in the major economies. By Michael Roberts * Oil prices rose nearly 9% toward $73 per barrel today, ...
Interview to Sputnik Türkiye. UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan answered questions from Ceyda Karan of Sputnik Türkiye. Güzaltan shared his views on the Munich Security Conference, the situation in the Atlantic alliance, the objectives of a possible attack on Iran, and Russia-West and Türkiye-West relations. We present the interview translated into English.—————- “Capitalism and the West as ...
Observations from the venue By Gürkan Demir, from Tabriz / Iran On January 17, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, met with the people of Tabriz in Tehran. This meeting is traditional. It has been held for about 25 years, bringing Ali Khamenei together with the people of Tabriz, who were a cornerstone in the lead-up to the ...
Interview with Mohammad Farazmand, a veteran Iranian diplomat and former ambassador to Türkiye By Azar Mahdavan, from Tehran / Iran Referring to J.D. Vance’s visit to the South Caucasus, Iran’s former ambassador to Ankara emphasized: The United States is more vulnerable than threatening in the South Caucasus. Recent developments in the South Caucasus, particularly J.D. Vance’s visit to Azerbaijan and ...
In the words of the Admiral Ali Shamkhani, advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: “War is not just an exchange of fire or the sound of cannons. We live in conditions of real war and are prepared for any eventuality.” To the Islamic Republic of Iran on the 47th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution of February 11, ...
The strengthening of the security and military camp in managing the country may, in the coming months, extend into the economic sphere as well. Over the past year, Iran has been going through an extremely turbulent period. A full-scale 12-day war—which, despite the killing of senior Iranian military commanders, ultimately turned into a powerful demonstration of Iran’s missile capabilities and ...
Israel’s goals and threats, US pressure, and Iran’s survival instinct. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Writer Although it is only the second month of 2026, the world continues to witness events that are reshaping the entire global system. Following events that marked the first month of 2026, such as those in Greenland and Venezuela, the global system is now preparing to ...
In today’s Middle East, security is an indivisible commodity. By Mohammad Reza Moradi, General Director of Mehr News Agency’s Foreign Languages and International News Department, from Tehran / Iran Strategic analysts know well that the collapse or severe weakening of a key actor in an unstable region such as the Middle East never leads to a simple power vacuum. Such ...
Evolution of the recent protests and future scenarios. The twelve-day Iran–Israel war ended in a ceasefire without bringing about any fundamental change in the regional order, and the previous fragile situation continued to persist. What became clear in this war was that Israel has the backing of the entire Western world, while Iran is not a state that can be ...