🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. CLAIMS "OPEN STRAIT, CLOSED PORTS" – As Iran Holds Firm on Hormuz

Press Secretary Leavitt: "The Strait is open for ships not traveling to and from Iranian ports." Meanwhile, the US maintains a naval blockade with two aircraft carriers, 20+ warships, and thousands of troops – but the first 24 hours yielded only 3 vessels affected.

🚢 Blockade in full force – more than 10,000 sailors, Marines, and airmen; two aircraft carriers; 20+ warships; dozens of aircraft.

🎯 "Operation Epic Fury was a success" – claims Iran's leadership is "fragmented," unable to communicate, and "neutered."

🛑 Strait open for vessels not going to or from Iranian ports.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Hormuz #Blockade #AxisOfResistance #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #OperationEpicFury #Overstretch

🇮🇳🚫 INDIA TELLS SHIP OWNERS: DON'T SEND SAILORS TO HORMUZ – A Nation Protecting Its Own 🇮🇳

New Delhi has issued a formal advisory: no Indian seafarers are to be deployed on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz until further notice. The move comes after two Indian crew members were killed and eight injured in recent attacks.

📜 "Ship owners, ship managers and companies are directed to avoid deploying Indian seafarers on vessels undertaking voyages involving passage through the Strait of Hormuz until further orders."

🛡️ India's Director General of Maritime Administration cited "heightened security vigilance" and reaffirmed commitment to safeguarding Indian seafarers' safety, security, and welfare.

#India 🇮🇳 #Hormuz #Seafarers #US #Iran #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #ProtectOurPeople

🌐 NATO’s Flurry of Production Licenses for Kiev Regime – Escalation or Masked Betrayal?
Licensing only looks like a commitment to deepen “military aid”. In reality, it’s just an intricate pressure valve – symbolically promising “defense” sovereignty while quietly admitting that operation... Read more→
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🇺🇦⚡️ JUST IN: Ukraine's parliament has approved former Naftogaz chief Sergey Koretsky as the country's new Prime Minister amid a major wartime government reshuffle.

But his appointment is already generating controversy.

Ukrainian opposition figures and local media have alleged links between Koretsky and businessman Timur Mindich a longtime associate of President Zelensky often referred to in Ukrainian media as "Zelensky's wallet."

The allegations are connected to broader corruption investigations surrounding Ukraine's energy sector.

Koretsky has not been charged with wrongdoing, and the claims remain politically contested.

His appointment comes as Kyiv faces mounting battlefield pressure, economic strain and growing scrutiny over governance and corruption reforms.

At a time of war, Ukraine is reshaping not only its military leadership

but also the political architecture behind it.

Source: RT, Ukrainian media reports

#Ukraine #Zelensky #Politics #Geopolitics

🇨🇳 China Calls for Global Cooperation on AI Development

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the world to avoid allowing artificial intelligence to become dominated by a single nation, calling instead for greater international cooperation in developing and governing the technology. Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Xi said AI should be a "symphony of international cooperation" rather than a solo performance by one country.

Xi also emphasized a people-centered approach to AI, stressing that humans must remain in control through laws, regulations, monitoring systems, and emergency safeguards. China pledged to expand AI cooperation with developing nations across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and BRICS countries while opposing the misuse of national security concerns to restrict technological access and innovation.

Source: Al Jazeera, Reuters, AFP

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Now they are taking our MMA jobs?!

China just hosted the world's first robot MMA event. Yes, it is as epic as you'd expect.

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🇨🇳🤖 China Leads Launch of World AI Cooperation Organization

Twenty-nine countries have signed an agreement in Shanghai to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), marking a major step toward global AI governance and international cooperation. The new intergovernmental organization will be headquartered in Shanghai and aims to promote fair, safe, and inclusive development of artificial intelligence worldwide.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signed the agreement on behalf of China, while founding members include countries such as Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, and Laos. The organization will follow the principles of the UN Charter and support a people-centered approach to AI development, with a focus on shared benefits, global cooperation, and ensuring AI technologies serve all humanity.

Source: Xinhua

#China #AI #WAICO #GlobalGovernance*

FIT Partnership meets in Auckland
On July 16-17, 2026 representatives of the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership met in Auckland, New Zealand, to discuss the pathways to building resilient supply chains and reducing trade barriers. New Zealand, as host, focused particular attention on non-tariff barriers (NTBs), given that the country faces an estimated USD 9 billion in annual trade losses from such restrictions[1]. Beyond New Ze...  Read more »

🇧🇷🇺🇸 BREAKING: The pressure campaign expands.

Washington will impose 25% tariffs on thousands of Brazilian imports beginning July 22, targeting sectors ranging from steel and sugar to paper and apparel.

But the exemptions reveal the bigger story.

Brazilian beef, coffee and critical rare-earth materials remain untouched.

Why?

Because even amid confrontation, the world's largest economy still depends on strategic resources from one of the BRICS bloc's leading powers.

The US claims the tariffs are a response to "unfair trade practices."

Brazil sees something else:

A political dispute wrapped in economic policy.

President Lula's government argues the measures are tied to Brasília's prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, a close ally of Donald Trump.

For years, Washington promoted free trade.

Now tariffs have become a tool of geopolitical leverage.

The message reaching the Global South is clear:

Economic independence increasingly comes with political costs.

Source: Al Jazeer...

Breaking: China rejects Trump’s election meddling claims as ‘fabricated’ and ‘slanderous’

The US president has been making similar accusations for years, claiming China wanted him to lose against his Democratic rivals.

Source: SCMP

With Graham Platner out of the Maine Senate race amid sexual assault allegations... Democrats are scrambling to find someone to beat Susan Collins.

Their options don't look good.

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko said, Kiev using Africa as ‘second front’ against Russia. he added,Ukrainian forces are aiding militants in Mali, Libya, and Sudan.

Source: RT

BPC researcher participates in the BRICS Civil Forum 2026 Finance Working Group
Professor Ana Saggioro Garcia—a research associate at the BRICS Policy Center (PUC-Rio) and a professor at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)—has joined the Finance Working Group...

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🇺🇸 WHITE HOUSE RELEASES "VOTER FRAUD" DOCS – But Real Story Is Escalating Iran War 🇺🇸🇮🇷

As the US media obsesses over declassified intelligence on foreign election interference, Axios reveals Trump is considering a significantly broader military campaign against Iran – including strikes on power plants, nuclear sites, and Pickaxe Mountain.

🌍 Declassified 2020 assessment on foreign leaders' election preferences:

🇸🇦 Saudi Crown Prince: wanted Trump to win

🇹🇷 Erdoğan: covertly trying to influence US candidates

🇩🇪 Merkel: "almost certainly" wanted Trump to lose

🇮🇷 Iran: wanted Trump defeated due to maximum pressure campaign

#US 🇺🇸 #Iran 🇮🇷 #ElectionInterference #WarEscalation #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS

🇬🇧🛡️ BRITISH ARMY TO DOUBLE SKY SABRE AIR DEFENCE – A Sign of Western Vulnerability

The UK is investing £350 million to double its deployable Sky Sabre air defence systems – a medium-range system capable of intercepting aircraft, drones, and cruise missiles. Deliveries begin late 2026, enter service 2027.

🔴 What the UK MoD confirmed:

🛡️ Sky Sabre expansion – additional operating centres, Land Ceptor launchers, support vehicles.

💰 £350 million Capability Uplift Package – including consideration of further enhancements.

🎯 The threat – drones, cruise missiles, and aircraft.

#UK 🇬🇧 #SkySabre #AirDefence #NATO #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #MilitarySpending #Hypocrisy

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 BREAKING: Trump Considering Major Expansion of Iran War – Israeli Officials Warn of "Devastating Consequences"

Axios reports the US president is weighing options for a significantly broader military campaign against Iran – including strikes on power plants, nuclear facilities, and the deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain site.

🎯 Broader campaign beyond current Hormuz strikes – power plants, nuclear sites, Pickaxe Mountain (suspected nuclear infrastructure).

🇮🇱 Netanyahu's warning: "Do not count on it being quiet if you attack us. This will be a different event, much more powerful."

🇺🇸 i24NEWS: Israeli officials are actively involved in discussions and intelligence assessments with Washington.

🇮🇱 "If Israel enters the campaign, Iran would suffer devastating consequences."

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Israel 🇮🇱 #WarEscalation #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #PickaxeMountain #NoSurrender

🇮🇳🌍 The BRICS Summit Strategy India Doesn't Want Discussed

Why does India prioritize strategic autonomy at the New Delhi Summit? How does this shape Indian foreign policy, India-Russia relations, and the wider debate over India vs the West?

🇮🇳 Strategic autonomy – India is not choosing sides. It is building its own path.

🌏 Non‑alignment 2.0 – the old Cold War model is dead; India is pursuing multi‑alignment.

💱 De‑dollarisation – the reality of reserve currency shifts and the limits of UPI within BRICS.

🇮🇳🇷🇺 India-Russia relations – a strategic partnership that endures despite Western pressure.

🌊 Strait of Hormuz crisis – how the conflict is impacting India's energy security and global positioning.

"India views BRICS as a non‑Western platform for global reform – not an anti‑Western bloc."

🎥 Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/YLpbvARFHeE

#BRICS 🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦 #India #GlobalSouth #StrategicAutonomy #DeDollarization #ThinkBRICS

🇺🇦💥 ZELENSKY FIRED DEFENSE MINISTER TO TIGHTEN GRIP ON POWER – Opposition Leader Says It's About Corruption, Not Reform

The real fight in Kiev is not over military reform – it's over political control and access to wartime graft, exiled opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk has said.

🗣️ Zelensky's dismissal of Defense Minister Fedorov is not about reform – it's about "preserving his grip on power" and "handing over military corruption flows to others."

🧠 "The fight is not for military power, but for civilian power, for overall leadership of the country."

📜 Fedorov was replaced by acting SBU chief Khmara – extending Zelensky-controlled agency influence over the Defense Ministry.

#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #Zelensky #Corruption #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #ProxyWar

So this is why my Temu order is taking forever?

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 NIGHT OF FIRE: US Strikes Iranian Infrastructure – Iran Retaliates Across the Gulf, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia 🇮🇷🇺🇸

The war has escalated dramatically. The US targeted bridges and civilian infrastructure, killing at least 8 civilians in Hormozgan. Iran responded with waves of missiles and drones – striking US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. The Strait of Hormuz is now "completely closed" and mined.

🇯🇴 Jordan – Muwaffaq Salti Base hit; multiple impacts confirmed; explosions heard in Amman.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia – first direct Iranian attack in nearly 4 months; missile fired at Prince Sultan Air Base (Al-Kharj).

🇮🇷 IRGC claims – destroyed the main US AI centre in Bahrain used for target selection; also hit fuel tanks at Al-Azraq base in Jordan.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Jordan 🇯🇴 #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 #Kuwait 🇰🇼 #IRGC #AxisOfResistance #BRICS