Friday, 27 June 2025 — MintPress News
This newly released poll, conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute, shows that most Israeli Jews don’t value Iranian civilian lives when their military is conducts strikes.
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⭕️ 73% of Jewish Israelis don’t believe Iranian civilians should be considered when striking Iran
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Seyed M. Marandi: Iran vs Declining West in a Multipolar World
Friday, 27 June 2025 — Glenn Diesen’s Substack
Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran’s Nuclear Negotiation Team.
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Palantir’s Shadow War on Iran
Thursday, 26 June 2025 — Al-Akhbar
Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR)In the early hours of June 13, 2025, Israel decisively expanded its war on the Axis of Resistance by targeting Iran directly. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the strikes as a blow delivered directly to “the heart” of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and, consequentially, to the regional resistance project. Justifying this aggression was an IAEA report alleging Iran’s accumulation of 408.6 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, a claim promptly mobilized as diplomatic cover for escalation and aggression.
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Marandi: ‘It is not the end of the story’
Thursday, 26 June 2025 — Al Maya deen English
Speaking to Al Mayadeen, Tehran University Professor Mohammad Marandi explained that as far as Iran is concerned, what happened was not a ceasefire, but a cessation of hostilities. He further stressed that the result of this round is undoubtedly a victory for Iran and the Resistance in the region.
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Trump LOSES IT Over Israel-Iran Ceasefire, This War Isn’t Over w/ Brian Berletic
Thursday, 26 June 2025 — Danny Haiphong
Donald Trump just lashed out at Israel, infuriating Netanyahu and exposing the desperation of the US as its regime change war on Iran fails. Geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic joins to break down the dangers looming now that the US has retreated to regroup for another round of war on the multipolar world led by Russia, China and Iran
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What will the ban on Palestine Action mean?
Thursday, 26 June 2025 — NetPol
The government’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is being rushed through Parliament.
It will be subject to a legal challenge, but legal action will take time and the ban on Palestine Action will have an immediate impact on the movement.
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The Global North Lives Off Intellectual Rents: The Twenty-Sixth Newsletter (2025)
Thursday, 26 June 2025 — The Tricontinental
Dear friends,
Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.
The number in the graph above, based on data from the International Monetary Fund, is not an exaggeration. Despite the growing technological and industrial capacity of countries in the Global South, countries and corporations in the Global North continue to own intellectual property patents on key products, locking the South into indefinite patent payment regimes. These include patent payments for pharmaceuticals, digital technologies (such as licensing fees for software and telecommunications infrastructure), and agricultural goods (such as genetically modified seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, and equipment). Scientific and technological advances have indeed accelerated in the Global South, with several countries – particularly in Asia – developing sophisticated high-speed rail, green technologies, and telecommunications infrastructure. Yet even in these sectors, most countries continue to pay large rents to Global North firms that own patents on key components.
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Seyed M. Marandi: Iran – Israel War Is Not Over
Thursday, 26 June 2025 — Glenn Diesen’s Substack
Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran’s Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi discusses why the end of the war is only temporary.
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IRAN, A WORLD WAR IN ONE COUNTRY
19 June 2025 — theplanningmotive
As Iran secures missile dominance over the skies of Israel. As a third US aircraft carrier group approaches. As Trump calls for Iran’s unconditional surrender. As Trump calls for the evacuation of Tehran. As chatter in Tel Aviv and Washington intensifies about something big about to occur on the 20th, Iran is becoming the focus and the arena for a clash between the major powers.
There are tariffs and there are tariffs. Tariffs applied to a youthful capitalism are to be sharply distinguished from those applied to a geriatric capitalism. The former is designed to catch up, the latter to stop falling further behind. A rising capitalism in an expanding world market can use tariffs as a means of shielding its economy from international competition in order to nurture its own industries until they can stand on their own feet. This is normally associated with state support and the centralisation of capital assisted by the state. On this basis, as in China, it can lead to the emergence of a new independent international competitor though this is a rare event, made even rarer as capitalism develops over time.
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Pepe Escobar: Iran’s Response to US Attack Just Happened & Its DEVASTATING
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 — Danny Haiphong
Iran just hit Israel with a devastating strike in apparent payback for the US’s attack on its nuclear sites. Israel is increasing attacks on Iran’s infrastructure as well, escalating a war that the US has plunged head first into. This next move could break Trump, however, and Pepe Escobar joins to detail just what that is as well as analyze the huge implications of the US/Israeli march to WW3 against Iran.
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Iran’s Calculus: The West Will Only Get Weaker Over Time
Wednesday, 25 Jnue 2025 — Geopolits & Climate Change
The calculus for China, Russia and Iran is that the West is in long-term decline so they win by not being dragged into a possibly disastrous conflict. Russia was forced into a war with the proxy Ukraine due to the impending invasion of the Donbass by the Ukrainian army (presaged by an intensifying artillery barrage and concentration of Ukrainian forces opposite the Donbass), but it had gained eight years in which to strengthen its ability to withstand the inevitable Western attempts to destroy it economically and financially. China has skilfully stayed out of a conflict over Taiwan while its strength builds and that of the US (and its Western vassals) declines.
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The Illusion of Ceasefire: A Shift in the Balance of Power in West Asia
Wednesday, 25 June 2025 — New Eastern Outlook
The recent ceasefire declared between Iran and the U.S.-Israel axis might appear to be a temporary pause in escalating tensions. However, it reflects a deeper geopolitical reality: the Islamic Republic of Iran has not only withstood sustained pressure but, in many respects, has seized the strategic initiative.
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Netanyahu and Trump: A Duo of Lies and Provocations Against Iran
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 — New Eastern Outlook
Israeli Delusions and American Encouragement Are Destroying Peace in the Middle East
The Arab world held its breath in anticipation of the resumption of U.S.-Iran negotiations on June 15 in Muscat. It seemed that a chance for de-escalation and a reasonable compromise on the nuclear program was within reach. Iran prepared a counterproposal, demonstrating its willingness to engage in dialogue despite Washington’s harsh conditions. But Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister whose statements have long lost any connection to reality, had other plans. His government, as always, chose the path of violence, terrorism, lies, and provocations. As Egypt’s Al-Ahram noted, “This was the last hope, trampled by Israeli aggression.”
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Trump Lures Iran into “Peace” Trap (Again) – Continues Decades-Spanning Regime-Change Agenda
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 — The New Atlas
▪️After repeatedly lying to Iran, attacking it amid negotiations designed specifically to lure it into complacency, then announcing a 2 week deadline to decide on strikes on Iran that took place hours later, US President Trump is claiming a ceasefire was agreed to;
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Middle East in Crisis – 5
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 — Indian Punchline
[Yes, why did Iran turn down Russia’s offer of a mutual defence treaty? Surely, they must be regretting that decision. WB]
Russian President Vladimir Putin received Iran’s foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Kremlin, June 23, 2025 The former President and Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev who is one of the most authoritative voices in the Kremlin, wrote on the Telegram channel on June 23 a critique on the Middle East crisis following the US attack on Iran’s three key nuclear sites of Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
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Seyed M. Marandi: America Attacks Iran – Retaliation is Coming
tuesday, 24 June 2025 — Glenn Diesen’s Substack
Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran’s Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi discusses the US attack on Iran and why retaliation is unavoidable.
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THE “CEASEFIRE” KABUKI
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 — Pepe Escobar
Circus Ringmaster chickened out.
He was terrifed by the Strait of Hormuz message.
And by the Al-Udeid warning.
On top of it, the genocidals were already begging Iran for a ceasefire.
Now, true to character, he’s marketing his OWN, branded ceasefire.
Serious questions remain. I’ll try to get some answers in Moscow today before writing a column.
Tricky point: whether Putin proposed a ceasefire, based on what Khamenei said in his personal letter.
That would mean Putin offering Trump an off-ramp.
After all, when the genocidals begged for a ceasefire, Iran said NO.
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Pepe Escobar : What Will Moscow and Beijing Do?
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 — Judge Napolitano – Judging Freedom
Pepe Escobar : What Will Moscow and Beijing Do?
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Pepe Escobar: Iran’s DEVASTATING Payback Just Hit Israel HARD, US Attack BACKFIRES
Monday, 23 June 2025 — Danny Haiphong
Iran just hit Israel with a devastating strike in apparent payback for the US’s attack on its nuclear sites. Israel is increasing attacks on Iran’s infrastructure as well, escalating a war that the US has plunged head first into. This next move could break Trump, however, and Pepe Escobar joins to detail just what that is as well as analyze the huge implications of the US/Israeli march to WW3 against Iran.
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Israel’s Highway to Hell
Monday, 23 June 2025 — Pepe Escobar
Iran this morning launched FIVE (SO FAR) devastating, multi-directional waves of missiles – covering the whole of Israel, including new targets such as Ashdod power station. Interception rate is now BELOW 50%. All hell is breaking loose – from alert siren malfunction to power outages. Knesset members are fleeing. An El Al rescue flight from New York was forced to turn back in mid-air when missiles started flying. The message: the whole of Israel is a legitimate target – reached within minutes by Kheybar-Shakan, Emad, Qadr, and Fattah-1 missiles.
The New Dark Age 