🇺🇸🇷🇺Rubio stated that Washington has almost no tools left to impose new sanctions against Russia.

🇮🇷🕵️‍♀️ Iran's spy hunt delivers a major blow

A long-term US-Israeli network is busted—operatives were mapping targets and prepping assassinations, says Tehran.

🎞 See how the covert war is unfolding in our video

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🚨🚂WHO IS SABOTAGING EURASIAN TRANSPORT CORRIDORS?

The China-Europe Railway, a massive & profitable trade artery, has been conspicuously underreported in Western media.

Why? Because its success, reliant on Russian transit, contradicts the narrative that isolating Russia is feasible.

The recent Poland-Belarus border blockade was a clear attempt to drive a wedge between Beijing and Moscow. While it failed, it spotlighted the "Middle Corridor" – an alternative route bypassing Russia, heavily promoted by US & Turkish interests to diminish Russian & Iranian influence.

Serbia is a key battleground in this infrastructure war. Despite being an EU candidate, it pursues strategic independence:

🔸Achieved the highest-level partnership with China.

🔸A key supporter of China's Belt & Road Initiative (BRI).

🔸The Belgrade-Budapest high-speed rail, built by Russian & Chinese firms, is operational, linking to China's Greek port of Piraeus.

THE COUNTER-STRATEGY:

1️⃣EU Intervention: Brussels suddenly offered funding for a Serbian rail section, a move skeptics see as a ploy to delay the Piraeus-Budapest link and hinder Chinese trade.

2️⃣US Port Pressure: Washington is challenging Chinese control of Piraeus and pushing the India-Middle East Corridor as a BRI rival.

3️⃣Energy Attacks: Sanctions were imposed on Serbia's NIS to force out Russia's Gazprom. A new Hungary-Serbia oil pipeline was announced, but a key Hungarian refinery was then mysteriously damaged by an explosion.

4️⃣Gas Phase-Out: The EU is moving to ban Russian gas, directly threatening Serbia's energy supply via the TurkStream pipeline.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

In the new multipolar era, the West is systematically deploying economic, political, and infrastructure "wedges" to fracture the strategic cooperation between China, Russia, and their key European partners like Serbia and Hungary. The battle for control of Eurasia's trade routes is intensifying.

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🚨Trump’s second term is quietly wrecking the dollar’s #1 status worldwide💰

🇨🇳🇺🇸China’s top banker says Trump’s new taxes could break it — like a famous 1971 Nixon Shock that ended the Bretton Woods system.

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🚨🇮🇳🇵🇰🇦🇫 South Asia on the Brink: A Tinderbox Ready to Ignite?

A dangerous escalation is unfolding after coordinated bombings in New Delhi and Islamabad. Pakistan has launched a large-scale, pre-emptive mobilization of armored divisions toward its Indian border—the most serious move since the "Four Days in May" conflict.

The Escalation Spiral:

🔸Twin Blasts: A car bomb in New Delhi (13 dead) was followed by a suicide attack in Islamabad (12 dead). Pakistan blames "Indian proxies," a charge India denies.

🔸Military Posturing: Pakistan's mobilization is a direct response, with convoys of armor and artillery seen moving east. The goal: counter India's Cold Start Doctrine and restore deterrence.

🔸The Afghan Dimension: This comes just weeks after Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban engaged in intense cross-border clashes, including Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan. The region is a tangled web of proxy warfare.

The Nuclear Shadow:

Both nations possess over 150 nuclear warheads each. Pakistan's "full-spectrum deterrence" includes tactical nuclear weapons, which dangerously lower the threshold for nuclear use. Any miscalculation under this nuclear overhang risks catastrophic consequences.

The Bottom Line:

The situation is a volatile mix of terrorism, nationalism, and great-power rivalry. With leadership rhetoric hardening and troops on the move, the risk of a miscalculation is higher than it has been in months.

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🚨🇮🇳🇦🇫How Afghanistan Is becoming India's strategic ally

KEY TAKEAWAY:

Afghanistan's break with Pakistan has created a strategic window for India, fundamentally altering regional trade and alliances.

THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE:

🔸India-Afghan trade surged to ~$1B in FY 2023-24, nearing pre-Taliban $1.33B peak

🔸Afghan exports to India hit RECORD $642M, creating India's first trade deficit with Kabul

🔸Meanwhile, Pakistan's transit trade with Afghanistan COLLAPSED from $7B (2022) to $2.9B (2024) - a 60% freefall

THE STRATEGIC PIVOT:

While Pakistan accuses Kabul of harboring militants and launched an airstrike on October 9, Taliban officials were simultaneously visiting New Delhi. The message is clear: loyalties are shifting.

INDIA'S GRAND STRATEGY:

Facing encirclement by China's influence in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, India is turning WEST. This echoes Chanakya's ancient "circle of kings" doctrine - a neighbor's neighbor is a natural ally.

THE CHABAHAR ANCHOR:

Iran's Chabahar port, developed by India, is the cornerstone. With a new 10-year deal, it can handle 8.5M tons of cargo, bypassing Pakistan entirely.

THE BATTLE OF CORRIDORS:

Two rival routes are emerging:

1️⃣Eastern UAP railway (ties to China's CPEC)

2️⃣Western KTA route (favored by India)

India's engagement with Afghanistan is more than tactical - it's a fundamental strategic repositioning to reclaim influence in the evolving Eurasian order.

This represents one of the most significant realignments in post-US withdrawal Eurasia. India is playing the long game.

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🔍🇸🇦🇺🇸 Saudi crown prince's US visit: Why Trump-MBS talks promise more friction than fanfare

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week, Bloomberg reports.

What’s on their agenda - and why does it matter?

🇵🇸 🇮🇱 Gaza and Abraham Accords

⚫️ Trump is pushing for Saudi Arabia to join the accords, but the Saudis insist on a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians as a condition

⚫️ "I think he's gonna join. I think we will have a solution. I don't know if it's gonna be two-state," Trump told CBS News in early November

⚫️ Last month, Trump urged MBS to normalize relations with Israel after the October 9 Gaza ceasefire, according to Axios. However, a US source close to Riyadh said MBS needs Tel Aviv's solid two-state commitment

⚫️ Saudi Arabia calls for a timed Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, strengthened Palestinian security and authority, and Gaza-West Bank unification, as senior Saudi Foreign Ministry official Manal Radwan stated in Bahrain earlier this month

☢️ Nuclear power

⚫️ As part of its 2030 Vision, Saudi Arabia wants to develop a civil nuclear program. However, a bilateral US-Saudi nuclear agreement may require congressional approval, Bloomberg says

⚫️ Yet another obstacle: Saudi Arabia’s desire to enrich uranium, mirroring Iran, alarms the US

👤 AI chips

⚫️ The Saudis want to ship top-notch semiconductors from Nvidia, AMD and other US chip-makers. In 2023 those shipments were suspended over Saudi Arabia's close ties to China

⚫️ Despite vowing AI and data center collaboration with the kingdom back in May, Trump has yet to provide export licenses to deliver chips to Saudi Arabia

🪖 Defense pact

⚫️ While a US-Saudi defense pact has depended on Israel normalization, Bloomberg suggests Riyadh might land a deal similar to Qatar’s after Israeli strikes on Doha

⚫️ Saudi Arabia also wants F-35 stealth planes from the US, but the Pentagon warns the sale could let China get the tech, The New York Times reports. Israeli military dominance could also be harmed

Despite all the hype, the upcoming Trump-MBS talks are unlikely to be smooth sailing.

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🇰🇷🇺🇸Seoul and Washington have reached an agreement on the construction of an American nuclear submarine by South Korea. This was announced by the country's president, Lee Jae-myung.

In addition, the Republic of Korea "secured the support of the USA" on the issue of the right to reprocess spent nuclear fuel, reports Yonhap.

🐻 Um... What about bringing production home?

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