The New Dark Age

Thursday, 23 April 2026 — The New Atlas

• The US blockade on Iran – while falling short of completely cutting Iran off economically – has managed to reduce the amount of energy exports to China;

• This is part of a larger trend of reduced regional energy production and thus exports to China from across the entire Middle East;

• The US war on Iran is just one of several the US is waging directly or by proxy around the globe aimed at China’s energy import partners in an attempt to isolate and undermine China’s continued rapid rise;

• China has prepared for decades to endure this blockade including through the creation of a 100 day strategic oil reserve and the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative;

• Only time will tell whether or not China and its allies confront the growing US blockade directly or work to simply survive it and emerge stronger regardless despite America’s destructive and destabilizing acts of aggression;

Thursday, 23 April 2026 — MintPress News

Mnar Adley interviews Dr. Mohammad Marandi on the US-Iran conflict, assassination threats, and the UAE’s secret role.

From Trump’s threats to “annihilate Iranian civilization” to sudden calls for negotiations, the geopolitical landscape is shifting rapidly. But behind closed doors and in hawkish op-eds, a darker strategy is emerging: explicit calls to assassinate Iranian officials who dare to negotiate. In this episode, we go behind the headlines with Dr. Marandi to break down what really happened.

Saturday, 18 April 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong

Patrick Henningsen discusses Trump’s audacious announcement that Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz fully, and breaks down Tehran’s retaliation against ceasefire violations both in Lebanon and in the US blockade via game changing moves that tell the world just who is in control. The US and Iran are at the precipice of war, and Patrick helps Danny Haiphong give you the analysis and news the Western mainstream media won’t

Friday, 17 April 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong

Former UN weapons inspector and US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer joins to discuss the latest flurry of events in the Iran war, from Iran asserting control over Hormuz Strait AND the Red Sea, to Israel violating the ceasefire already despite Trump claiming victory.