March 2026
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Venezuela in the Imperial Vise: The Intercept, Trump’s “Perfect Scenario,” and the Forced Reconstruction of the Bolivarian State
The Intercept’s account of Trump’s Venezuela “success” exposes colonial features of the new order, but still stops short of naming the imperial body on the table. Beneath the language of reform and normalization lies a forced recalibration: oil, minerals, law, diplomacy, and public finance are being reorganized under duress while the Bolivarian state struggles to… Continue reading
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No point in negotiating while the United States is “preparing a land offensive.”
Professor Marandi on US, ‘Israel’ failed to estimate power, coordination of Axis of Resistance Continue reading
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Ministers “explore triggering break clause in Palantir’s NHS contract”
I have some very positive updates to share about the campaign to get Palantir out of the NHS. At the weekend, the Financial Times reported that “UK ministers have sought advice on triggering a break clause in Palantir’s contract as they come under mounting pressure to eject the controversial American company from NHS England data… Continue reading
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Iran SINKS UAE Oil Tanker, Hits Israeli Arms Factory as Trump FUMES | Stanislav Krapivnik
We dive into the latest developments in the war and where it’s all heading as Trump secretly signals surrender Continue reading
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Protest crack-down: No one is coming to save us
On 24 March, we took our campaign to London City Hall. What we witnessed there was, quite frankly, an embarrassment. Continue reading
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Terror Alarm: Inside the Shady Israeli Group Crowdfunding the Kidnapping of Dr. Marandi
Shadowy pro-Israel group Terror Alarm is crowdfunding a $1 million bounty for the capture of a well-known Iranian academic and media personality – and Twitter is refusing to remove it. But who are Terror Alarm? MintPress traces the company back to its source and exposes its role as a private security firm. Continue reading
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Who’s behind the mysterious ‘Iran-backed terror cell’ haunting Europe?
Claims that an Iran-backed group is carrying out attacks in European cities raise questions about why they’re not targeting countries directly involved in the US-Israeli war, and why they appear to communicate like Israelis. Continue reading
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Day 27 of War on Iran: Why the US is Losing | Ali Alizadeh & Robert Inlakesh
On this episode of the MintCast, MintPress News director Mnar Adley breaks her silence after being targeted by a MAGA extremist, and dives deep into Day 27 of the US-Israel war on Iran with iranian political analyst Ali Alizadeh who is based in London and Robert Inlakesh, MintPress staff writer and MidEast Geopolitical analyst. Continue reading
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Scare Pieces About Global Fossil Fuels
Back in the day (the late first decade of this century) I was a keen follower of the “peak oil” debate, but as I did more and more research in the area and looked behind the repeated claims of the alarmists I saw a pattern of an inability to integrate new knowledge and a readiness… Continue reading
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Iran & Yemen’s Missiles LEVEL Israel, HIT Desalination as Trump PANICS | Larry Johnson
Monday, 30 March 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson comes on to discuss Iran’s retaliation intensifying with coordinated attacks alongside Yemen as Trump panics his way into a ground operation. The war is reaching a point of no return, and we break it all down. Continue reading
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Why The Israeli Military Will Fail At occupying South Lebanon
In this in-depth analysis, MintPress News founder Mnar Adley and journalist Robert Inlakesh break down why Israel’s Merkava tanks are being destroyed at an alarming rate, how Hezbollah has grown stronger despite 15 months of bombardment, and why Israeli military analysts admit they cannot win on the ground. The resistance stands. Israel’s occupation fails. Continue reading
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Imperialist crime: The murder of journalists Fatima Ftouni and Ali Sheaib
Pedro Monzón Barata frames the killing of journalists in Lebanon as a deliberate assault on truth, linking it to broader imperial war dynamics, emphasizing Cuba’s historic solidarity with resistance movements and its condemnation of these crimes. Continue reading
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The Strait Of Hormuz Is Not Closed – But Iran Now Controls It
On March 29, Dimitri Lascaris boarded an Iranian civilian vessel and toured the Strait of Hormuz for approximately one hour. Continue reading
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Iran’s Retaliation SURGES, Yemen’s Missiles POUND Israel as US GROUND WAR Begins
Troops have arrived in the Middle East as the US starts its ground war against Iran in a massive escalation that has Iran’s retaliation surging. Yemen’s entrance in the war is sparking panic in the US-Israeli establishment and Danny Haiphong covers the latest developments as month 2 of the war begins. Continue reading
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A different Narrative: Investigating the British Empire
In J.R.R Tolkien’s the Lord of the Rings, the demonic dark lord Sauron (Sauron actually refers to himself in Trumpish fashion, as Tar-Mairon/”King Excellent”) manifests as malign intelligence, who manipulates men and events to advance his singular domination of Middle-Earth. In the books, Sauron did not stray beyond the walls of his citadel, Barad Dur,… Continue reading
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Strait of Hormuz CLOSED: The War That’s ENDING US Empire
On this episode of the MintCast, MintPress News director Mnar Adley breaks her silence after being targeted by a MAGA extremist, and dives deep into Day 27 of the US-Israel war on Iran with iranian political analyst Ali Alizadeh who is based in London and Robert Inlakesh, MintPress staff writer and MidEast Geopolitical analyst. Continue reading
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U.S. landmine attack on Iranian village is a war crime
Multiple news organizations have confirmed that U.S.-made anti-tank landmines were scattered across residential areas outside Shiraz, in southern Iran. At least one civilian has been confirmed killed, and others were reportedly injured Continue reading
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Mourners mark funeral processions for martyrs Ftouni, Sheiab with ‘Death to America, Israel’
As the funeral processions of Al Mayadeen’s Fatima Ftouni, her brother, Mohammad, and Al-Manar’s Ali Sheaib move forward, mourners raise their voices against those who killed the journalists. Continue reading
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Lessons from the U.S.–Israel–Iran War: Strategy, Illusion, and the Transformation of War
From Donald Trump to Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S.–Israel war in Iran exposes not only strategic miscalculations but a deeper transformation in how wars are fought, justified, and prolonged. What if the real lesson is that power no longer guarantees control—and that escalation now replaces strategy? Continue reading
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One Month Into the Outlaw US Empire’s Latest War Crime
Sorry for the long silence here at the Gym as my writings have appeared at Moon of Alabama and Sonar21 almost exclusively since 28 February. Much of my time was spent watching numerous podcasts made by people with much better sources so I could gain a more informed insight into this event, event being a… Continue reading
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