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Why the U.S. Seeks to Hem in Russia, China and Iran
Why the U.S. Seeks to Hem in Russia, China and Iran America’s three principal adversaries signify the shape of the world to come: a post-Western world of coexistence. But neolibera and neocon ideology is unable to to accept global pluralism and multipolarity, argues Patrick Lawrence. The Trump administration has brought U.S. foreign policy to the […]
How Much Longer Can The Saudis Suppress Oil Prices?
How Much Longer Can The Saudis Suppress Oil Prices? When earlier this week reports emerged that Saudi Arabia is striving to keep oil prices in the range of US$70-80 per barrel in a bid to balance its need for higher prices with President Trump’s insistence that oil is kept within reasonable bounds, few must have […]
Top US Envoy Says “Lots Of Evidence” Assad Prepping Chemical Weapons; Russia Threatens Attack On US Base
Top US Envoy Says “Lots Of Evidence” Assad Prepping Chemical Weapons; Russia Threatens Attack On US Base While Syria seemed to have dropped from the Western media’s radar over the past months as the Syrian Army and its Russian and Iranian allies made rapid gains, multiple huge developments this week have returned the war to center […]
Israel Warns It Could Attack Iranian Military Assets In Iraq
Israel Warns It Could Attack Iranian Military Assets In Iraq In response to what could soon be a big headache for Israeli PM Netanyahu and US “military advisors” to Baghdad, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman indicated on Monday that it could launch air strikes on suspected Iranian military assets in Iraq, as it has widely […]
As Emerging Market Currencies Collapse, Gold is being Mobilized
As Emerging Market Currencies Collapse, Gold is being Mobilized In recent weeks, global financial markets have been increasingly spooked by an intensifying crisis in emerging market currencies including those of Turkey and Argentina. Add to this the ongoing currency crisis in Venezuela and the currency problems of Iran. While all of these countries have economy […]
Economic Crisis Looms In Iran As Sanctions Bite
Economic Crisis Looms In Iran As Sanctions Bite In a little over two months, painful U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil sector will take effect, but the Iranian economy is already showing signs of strain. Iran’s currency, the rial, has fallen by more than half since the start of the year. There is now a thriving […]
Iran Sanctions, Emerging Markets And The End Of Dollar Dominance
Iran Sanctions, Emerging Markets And The End Of Dollar Dominance The trade war is a rather strange and bewildering affair if you do not understand the underlying goal behind it. If you think that the goal is to balance the trade deficit and provide a more amicable deal for U.S. producers on the global market, […]
“Thank God This Is Happening” Russia Says Time Has Come To Ditch The Dollar
“Thank God This Is Happening” Russia Says Time Has Come To Ditch The Dollar With the US unveiling a new set of sanctions against Russia on Friday, Moscow said it would definitely respond to Washington’s latest sanctions and, in particular, it is accelerating efforts to abandon the American currency in trade transactions, said Russia’s Deputy […]
Iran Again Threatens Strike On US, Israel After Bolton Warns “Maximum Pressure” Coming
Iran Again Threatens Strike On US, Israel After Bolton Warns “Maximum Pressure” Coming In what now seems like a weekly occurrence, Iran on Wednesday warned its military wouldn’t hesitate to strike American and Israeli targets should it be attacked by the United States after previous words from the US national security advisor warning that “maximum pressure” […]
Russia and Iran Hate Us for Our Freedoms
Russia and Iran Hate Us for Our Freedoms It’s easy to detect fake news. I don’t need a fact checker or a laboratory at a globalist think tank to clue me in. Here’s the latest fake news. Both Russia and Iran want to influence the midterm elections. It’s lunacy to believe this would make a difference, […]
Why The Saudis Are Still Dominating Oil Markets
Why The Saudis Are Still Dominating Oil Markets Saudi Arabia is still clearly in control of the oil market. The narrative that decisively took hold over the oil market in August was one of cracks in emerging market demand, concerns over the health of the global economy and fears over the fallout from the U.S.-China […]
TRUTH is so precious that she should Always be attended by a Bodyguard of Lies
TRUTH is so precious that she should Always be attended by a Bodyguard of Lies QUESTION: Do you support the unilateral withdrawal of the US from the Iran deal? ANSWER: Iran has no intention of actually conforming with that agreement. But that is really a side issue. There is a significant displeasure with the religious government […]
The Geopolitics of Energy
The Geopolitics of Energy Some brief notes on the situation around the world with respect to the influence that energy has on political developments. 1. The Middle East The Middle East continues to play a major role in the global energy scene. Notwithstanding changes that have occurred in the political situation of many countries in […]
Iran Sanctions Could Backfire On U.S. Drillers
Iran Sanctions Could Backfire On U.S. Drillers The United States is upping the ante in its effort to sanction Iran, and its efforts may further complicate its ongoing trade war with China and affect the flow of oil worldwide. On August 16, the head of the new Iran Action Group, Brian Hook, announced that the […]
