US, Israel and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire

Just hours after President Donald Trump issued a genocidal threat against the Iranian people, declaring that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” the US leader announced that he’d agreed to suspend his unconstitutional war for two weeks if Iran ends its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Citing an unnamed senior White House official, CNN reported that Israel – which has joined […]

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Trump brags his ballroom to be topped by ‘greatest drone empire’

With his approval ratings hitting a second-term low in recent polling, President Donald Trump decided on Tuesday to show off the progress being

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Iran is not a country; it is a fortress that eats empires
​It is a strategic sinkhole for foreign ambition
​Natural Shield: The Zagros Mountains
​Global Chokehold: The Strait of Hormuz.
​The Immune System: A 2,500-year civilizational identity.
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Iraq’s Precarious Crossroads: A New Government, a Crippled Economy, and a War on Its Doorstep

Iraq enters mid-2026 in one of its most vulnerable positions since the defeat of the Islamic State, caught between a fragile new government,...

NATO allies bash Trump’s Hormuz blockade as oil passes $100 a bbl

Contrary to President Donald Trump’s claim that “other countries will be involved” in imposing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks

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Pakistan’s Saudi deployment reveals a new Gulf security reality

The reported deployment of Pakistani troops, fighter aircraft and air defencs systems to Saudi Arabia under a confidential mutual defense agreement may

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The Veneer of Civility and the Barbarians of the Hegemon: ​A Quick Autopsy on the Digital Theater

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​"Victors do not investigate their own crimes, so that little is known about them."
— Noam Chomsky

https://zarionzory.substack.com/p/the-veneer-of-civility-and-the-barbarians

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The Veneer of Civility and the Barbarians of the Hegemon

​A Quick Autopsy on the Digital Theater

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Iranians threaten to close another strait over Trump war

As President Donald Trump continues threatening to commit war crimes in Iran by bombing power plants, Iran is signaling that it could

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Iran war caused shortage of tungsten, most of which is from China

The US and Israel’s conflict with Iran has drained munitions at an astonishing rate. This is placing pressure on the supply of a crucial metal: tungsten.

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The person went on to talk about how an actual oil shortage (think 1970s energy crisis) would cause an economic recession.

I wish I could credit the person who explained this. When I initially heard it, I guess I absorbed it at the time without thinking about it. However, this morning it popped into my head again, and I can see how important the distinction between the two is.

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