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🇮🇷 CENTCOM says Iranian forces are launching drones and ballistic missiles from densely populated cities.

This could get ugly...
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BREAKING: 🇺🇲Democrats plan to impeach and remove both Trump and Vance if they win the 2026 midterms.

According to Polymarket, Democrats currently have an 85% chance to win the midterms.
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🚨 HAPPENING NOW: The Iran–US Conflict Shaking the Global Economy | LIVE in 1 Hour
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/live/jL7H0VQMdDw

What would happen to the world economy if tensions in the Persian Gulf escalate? Oil markets, global trade routes, and the Strait of Hormuz could all play a critical role.

Join us for a live discussion on the economic consequences of the Iran–US tensions — from potential oil shocks to ripple effects across global markets and supply chains.

Bring your questions and perspectives. Let’s break down the risks, the data, and what the world could be facing next.

Going live in 1 hour — don’t miss it. Jump in and be part of the conversation.
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🚨🇷🇺Peskov: International law doesn't even exist anymore.

The Kremlin spokesman says he doesn't understand how anyone can still call on others to follow "norms and principles" of international law.
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Think BRICS pinned «🚨 HAPPENING NOW: The Iran–US Conflict Shaking the Global Economy | LIVE in 1 Hour ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/live/jL7H0VQMdDw What would happen to the world economy if tensions in the Persian Gulf escalate? Oil markets, global trade routes, and the Strait…»
🇸🇪 SWEDEN SEIZES RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP—"WESTERN PIRACY" IN THE BALTIC 🇸🇪🇷🇺

Stockholm intercepted the Caffa—10 Russian crew, Guinea flag, carrying grain. First grain ship seized under "shadow fleet" pretext.

Moscow's view: "Shadow fleet" = Western term for ships outside London insurance. UN maritime law doesn't authorize enforcing sanctions on high seas.

The pattern: First oil tankers. Now grain. The definition expands to cover whatever the West decides to seize.

Patrushev's warning to BRICS: defend global shipping from "Western piracy."

The question: When "rules-based order" means boarding ships on suspicion—who writes the rules?

#Sweden #Russia #ShadowFleet #MaritimeLaw #BRICS
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🇮🇷 IRAN'S NEW SUPREME LEADER: Mojtaba Khamenei Replaces His Father 🇮🇷

Days after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's assassination, the Assembly of Experts has named his son as successor—under wartime conditions, with bombs falling.

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei?

📜 Born 1969, mid-ranking cleric with deep scholarly credentials
🎓 Studied under grand ayatollahs—including his father
📚 Taught advanced seminars in Qom; 700+ students before 2023
⚔️ Iran-Iraq war veteran
🤝 Deep ties to IRGC and resistance leaders (Nasrallah, Soleimani)

The succession:

Held despite "severe wartime conditions" and direct threats to Assembly members. The message: the Islamic Republic functions under fire.

The West's bet: Assassinate the leader, create chaos.

The result: Continuity—with a successor who knows the files, knows the resistance, and knows exactly who killed his father.

#Iran #MojtabaKhamenei #SupremeLeader #IRGC #AxisOfResistance
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🇺🇸 KURDS REFUSE TO BE US PAWNS AGAINST IRAN: "We Don't Trust Washington" 🇮🇶

Iraq's Kurds have made it clear: they will not join US attacks on Iran.

The Kurdish position:

🗣️ "Staying neutral. No clarity—does Washington want regime change or just new personnel?"

🗣️ "The Kurds must not be the tip of the spear."

🗣️ "We have trust issues from the past."

Why:

🇺🇸 No US ground invasion coming. Regime change without boots? Unlikely.

🇮🇱 Israel pushing hard—Kurds aren't biting.

📜 Past betrayals: Two uprisings left unsupported. Syria's Kurds? Used, then abandoned.

The lesson: Being Washington's proxy means being Washington's problem—until you're not.

#Kurds #Iran #US #ProxyWar #TrustIssues
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🔥 THE CRASH IS COMING: Iran, Oil & the Global Economy at War 🔥

The Strait of Hormuz is blocked. Oil markets are panicking. The global economy is holding its breath.

What we're breaking down:

📉 Oil price shock – How high can prices go? What does it mean for inflation, recession risk, and your daily life?

🌍 Global trade disruption – Shipping lanes, supply chains, commodity markets—all on the line.

💰 The macroeconomic outlook – Governments, investors, institutions scrambling. Where does the money go?

The big questions:

Is this a regional crisis—or the beginning of a global economic reset?

How do emerging blocs like BRICS interpret this moment?

And what happens next—when the world's most critical energy artery becomes a war zone?

Apologies to everyone who tried to join tonight—connection issues got in the way. We'll be back tomorrow evening with the full analysis you've been waiting for.

🎥 Tune in tomorrow evening. We're going deep.

#Iran #USEconomy #OilPrices #GlobalEconomy #BRICS
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Imagine Trump trying to get on and off a bike like this?

Putin does it in style
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🌍 ON THE BRINK OF GLOBAL WAR: The Crisis That Changed Everything 🌍

Feb 2026. Israel strikes Iran. US launches Operation Epic Fury. Tehran blocks the Strait of Hormuz. The world holds its breath.

The attack: Israel's "Lion's Roar" kills Khamenei and Pezeshkian—political assassination at the highest level. US follows with "Epic Fury," vowing to destroy Iran's nuclear potential.

The rhetoric: Trump frames it as moral crusade—"good vs evil," "take control of your government." Regime change, sanctified.

The escalation: Tehran blocks the Strait of Hormuz—20% of global oil traffic. The global economy now hostage to a regional war.

The global response: Russia urges diplomacy. China calls for rapid resolution.

The deeper question: Was this about Iran's nuclear program—or containing China's rise?

The old order is fracturing. The Middle East is where the new world is being forged—in fire.

Read the full analysis here: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/on-the-brink-of-global-war

#Geopolitics #Iran #US
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🇳🇬 TERROR STRIKES NIGERIA: Russian Orthodox Parishioners Killed for Their Faith 🇳🇬

At least ten residents of Turan village in Benue state killed in a terrorist raid—including two Russian Orthodox parishioners, Ioann Akule and Daniil Ahemba.

The village was home to 50 Orthodox Christians, including 20 children. Now they've fled with nothing—facing shortages of water, food, and medical care.

The context: This is not isolated. Over 260 killed in coordinated attacks across Nigeria in recent weeks. Villages, schools, places of worship targeted.

Behind the headlines, real people are dying. And the silence from those who claim to defend religious freedom is deafening.

#Nigeria #Terrorism #RussianOrthodoxChurch #ChristianMartyrs
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💣 DID YOU KNOW AFRICA ONCE HAD NUCLEAR WEAPONS? 💣

South Africa built six nuclear bombs under apartheid. Then it gave them up. Was that moral leadership—or strategic vulnerability?

The history:

🇿🇦 1970-80: Apartheid regime develops six air-deliverable nukes to counter revolutionary movements.

🇿🇦 1989-90: De Klerk dismantles arsenal—sanctions, isolation, and fear ANC would inherit them.

🇿🇦 Mandela later called it victory against weapons of mass destruction.

The Pan-African vision:

Nkrumah (1963): "Africa should be a nuclear-free zone." Moral leadership over destruction.

But scholar Mazrui warned: The West will only disarm when Africa has nukes too.

The double standard:

🇪🇺 NATO nuclear sharing—US weapons in five European countries (violating NPT?)
🇮🇱 Israel: never signed, never fully inspected. "So what?" when asked about 80–400 nukes.
🇮🇳🇵🇰 India, Pakistan: nuclear-armed, outside NPT.

The question:

Would NATO have invaded Libya if Gaddafi kept his program?

#Africa #NuclearWeapons
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🇺🇸 WHITE HOUSE REFUSES TO RULE OUT DRAFT AS IRAN WAR ESCALATES 🇺🇸

"Mothers are worried their children will be drafted." The White House response? "We're not ruling it out."

Press Secretary Leavitt: "It has been and will continue to be an air campaign. President Trump wisely does not remove options off the table."

Translation: No denial. No reassurance. Just carefully worded avoidance.

When officials refuse to rule something out, they're preparing for it.

A war sold as "limited air strikes" is now in week two. US troops are dead. Bases are burning. And families at home are being told: "wait and see."

The question for American families:

If your government doesn't say whether your children will be forced to fight—what exactly are they fighting for?

#US #Iran #Draft #War #Accountability
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🇺🇸 US TO INDIA: "We Won't Let You Become a Strong Rival Like China" 🇮🇳

America's message to New Delhi just got a lot less friendly.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at the Raisina Dialogue:

"India should understand that we are not going to make the same mistakes we made with China 20 years ago—letting you develop markets, only to have you beat us commercially."

Translation: We'll trade with you—but only until you threaten US economic dominance. Then the door closes.

The context:

🤝 India-US trade deal is "almost at the finish line"

🇨🇳 Washington views China's 2001 WTO entry as a strategic disaster—millions of US jobs lost, industrial clout eroded

The contradiction:

The US wants India as a partner against China—but also wants to keep India dependent, not competitive. "Partner" means subordinate. "Ally" means knowing your place.

How long can you balance between Washington's demands and your own strategic autonomy—before the US forces a choice?

#India #US #TradeWar #China #BRICS
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JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇹🇼 Chinese FM Wang Yi says "Taiwan has been an integral part of China since ancient times. It never was, is not, and never will be a country."
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At Hou’er Tiankeng Scenic Area in China, visitors can launch themselves across high-altitude cables stretched over dramatic cliffs and sinkholes

The ride sends participants flying over the landscape at speed, weaving through towers and platforms suspended above open air

The whole setup feels like a live-action version of Temple Run — except there’s no restart button

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#zipline #templerun
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BREAKING: German newspaper Bild says thousands of Americans online are calling for Barron Trump, Donald Trump's youngest son to be recruited and sent to fight in Iran.
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JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russian President Putin congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei on being selected Iran's new Supreme Leader.
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