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Top Iranian Diplomat: US Cannot ‘Expect To Stay Safe’
Top Iranian Diplomat: US Cannot ‘Expect To Stay Safe’ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made a series of threats over ongoing tensions in the Persian Gulf amid a visit by Germany’s top diplomat who sought to diffuse the situation. On Monday, Zarif threatened that the United States”cannot expect to stay safe” after initiating an […]
NYT Covers Up CIA Skripal Lie With Even Worse CIA Skripal Lie
NYT Covers Up CIA Skripal Lie With Even Worse CIA Skripal Lie The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the fact that the New York Times has corrected its CIA-Skripal story, saying that no ‘dead ducks’ or ‘sick kids’ in Salisbury due to the ‘Novichok’ nerve agent. The New York Times corrected a report that […]
More Americans Worried About ‘Fake News’ Than Terrorism, Racism And Climate Change: Poll
More Americans Worried About ‘Fake News’ Than Terrorism, Racism And Climate Change: Poll A new survey from Pew Research Center has found that Americans view fake news as a bigger threat than terrorism, violent crime, climate change, racism and illegal immigration. The survey also found that 68% of US adults say that made-up news and information “greatly impacts Americans’ confidence […]
China’s Central Bank: “Everyone, Please Don’t Worry”
China’s Central Bank: “Everyone, Please Don’t Worry” Many unhappy returns. Thirty years ago, British ambassador Sir Alan Donald cabled home his classified report on the bloody goings-on in Tiananmen Square: “Students linked arms but were mown down. Armored personnel carriers then ran over the bodies time and time again to make, ‘pie’, and remains collected […]
Saudi King Urges Global Coalition To “Use All Means To Stop Iran” At Emergency Summit
Saudi King Urges Global Coalition To “Use All Means To Stop Iran” At Emergency Summit Perhaps sensing that the US “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran is fast deflating, with even ultra-Hawk John Bolton late this week saying American military build-up had successfully “deterred” imminent Iran threats – suggesting the crisis has been averted – the Saudis are now going on the […]
Rabobank: “The Biggest Explosions Are Still To Come”
Rabobank: “The Biggest Explosions Are Still To Come” Civil War, Infinity War, or Endgame? US consumers are feeling more confident according to yesterday’s data, and they also think things can only get better. Meanwhile, Europe is patting itself on the back over the far right not dominating in the EU elections, even if they did […]
Beijing Threatens Damaging Rare-Earth Export Ban As Trade Fight Intensifies
Beijing Threatens Damaging Rare-Earth Export Ban As Trade Fight Intensifies Once dismissed as a “nuclear option” that would only be invoked by Beijing as a last resort in the burgeoning trade war with the US, it’s looking increasingly likely that the Communist Party might impose an export ban on rare-earth metals, creating serious supply-chain issues for American […]
Turkey Invades Northern Iraq In Operation Against Kurdish Militants
Turkey Invades Northern Iraq In Operation Against Kurdish Militants Turkey has launched a cross-border operation into neighboring Iraq against Kurdish militants in a mountainous northern region of the country. The Turkish defense ministry confirmed its military unleashed a barrage of artillery fire and air strikes on Monday afternoon before ground forces entered northern Iraq to “demolish the caves and shelters […]
Beijing “Seriously Considering” Rare-Earth Export Ban
Beijing “Seriously Considering” Rare-Earth Export Ban Following what was a mostly quiet holiday weekend for trade-war-related rhetoric (other than a dollop of trade-deal optimism offer by President Trump, little was said by either side), Beijing has started the holiday-shortened week by reiterating threats to embrace what we have described as a ‘nuclear’ option: restricting exports of rare earth […]
“A Big Wake Up Call”: Chinese Bond Market Roiled By First Ever Bank Failure
“A Big Wake Up Call”: Chinese Bond Market Roiled By First Ever Bank Failure Late last Friday, we reported that several hours after the market close, China’s financial regulator and central bank made a shocking announcement: for the first time in nearly 30 year, China would take control of a bank, in this case the troubled inner […]
“Pig Ebola” Epidemic Threatens To Unleash Stagflation Across China
“Pig Ebola” Epidemic Threatens To Unleash Stagflation Across China With Chinese pigs getting slaughtering left and right to contain the breakout of African swine fever, also known as “Pig Ebola”, so are pork shorts as meat processors around the world scramble to sell more pork to China to make up for sharp shortages of China’s […]
Commerce Department Targets China With Proposed Tariffs On ‘Currency Manipulators’
Commerce Department Targets China With Proposed Tariffs On ‘Currency Manipulators’ A lot has happened since then-candidate Trump said he would label China a currency manipulator on ‘day one’ should he make it to the Oval Office. So far, at least, the pledge to hold Beijing accountable for manipulating its currency wouldn’t fall into the ‘promises kept’ column. But […]
Trump Mulls Pentagon Plan To Deploy 10,000 Troops To “Monitor Iran”
Trump Mulls Pentagon Plan To Deploy 10,000 Troops To “Monitor Iran” The White House is set to mull a Pentagon plan for deployment of 10,000 new troops to the Middle East on Thursday following heightened tension with Iran, the AP reported Wednesday. It’s as yet unclear whether President Trump will sign off on the full number, but […]
UK’s Second-Biggest Steel Company Collapses Into Bankruptcy As Iron Prices Climb
UK’s Second-Biggest Steel Company Collapses Into Bankruptcy As Iron Prices Climb Talks to secure a government bailout have collapsed, and British Steel, the UK’s second-largest steel producer, has officially started insolvency proceedings, putting some 25,000 jobs – 5,000 workers at its Scunthorpe plant and another 20,000 along the supply chain – at risk, the FT reports. The […]
“No Talks, Only Resistance”: Iran’s Rouhani Slams Door On Trump’s “Call Me” Overture
“No Talks, Only Resistance”: Iran’s Rouhani Slams Door On Trump’s “Call Me” Overture At a moment the US Navy conducted provocative military exercises in the Arabian Sea on Monday, Iran’s president responded to overtures by Trump that Tehran should “call me” with a firm line of, “No talks, only resistance.” US military statements highlighted the Arabian Sea drills were specifically […]
