🇮🇷🔥 IRANIAN OFFICIAL: "Next — Total Expulsion from West Asia. Mark the Day; It Is Near."

Ebrahim Azizi, spokesperson for Iran's Parliamentary National Security Committee, has posted a message that reads like a prophecy — and a promise.

🇦🇫 "Out of Afghanistan."

🇮🇶 "Fleeing from Iraq."

🌍 "Next: total expulsion from West Asia."

📅 "Mark the day; it is near."

#Iran 🇮🇷 #WestAsia #USOut #BRICS #GlobalSouth

🌍💸 AFRICA BUILT A PAYMENT SYSTEM. WHY IS SOUTH AFRICA STILL OUTSIDE?

Every major economy has one: Brazil's Pix, India's UPI, China's CIPS, Europe's EPI. Africa built PAPSS.

· 💰 92–95% savings per transaction
· ⏱️ Settlement in under 2 minutes
· 📉 R81 billion in annual savings for Africa
· 🏛️ 24 central banks, 190+ commercial banks connected

South Africa? R7 trillion in pension funds — trapped by high costs and slow rails. PAPSS changes the math. The rails are live. The switch isn't on.

The question: Why is the continent's economic anchor still outside?

👉 Read the full analysis: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/africa-built-a-payment-system-every

#PAPSS #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 #Africa 🌍 #BRICS #GlobalSouth #PaymentSovereignty

🇾🇪🔥 YEMEN STRIKES ARAMCO IN RIYADH – "A Siege for a Siege, an Escalation for Escalation"

The Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out a qualitative military operation targeting Aramco in the Saudi capital, Riyadh – in response to 1,410 airstrikes and missiles since the escalation began.

🎯 Target: Aramco facilities in Riyadh

🚀 Weapons: Ballistic missiles and drones

💥 Result: Precise, direct hits – fires broke out at targeted sites

📊 The trigger: 60 airstrikes in the past 24 hours alone; 1,410 since the aggression began

#Yemen 🇾🇪 #Aramco #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 #AxisOfResistance

🇺🇸 HEGSETH CLAIMS US DOMINATES HORMUZ – But Iran Controls the Strait

The US Secretary of War says the blockade is "ironclad" and Iran has "no navy, no fastboats, no air force." The reality says otherwise.

🚢 Iran controls the Strait. Two tankers were hit just days ago—one under US naval escort.

🛡️ Iran shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper. US bases in Jordan were struck. Aircraft are being intercepted over Qeshm.

🌊 The "ironclad" blockade? Oil still flows—through Iranian-permitted corridors, not US permission.

☢️ Hegseth threatens Iran on nuclear weapons—while Israel sits on an undeclared arsenal.

The truth: The US is overstretched. Its military leaders have warned the war is unsustainable. Its carriers are being sent to the region not to win—but to manage decline.

Iran holds the Strait. The empire holds press conferences.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #StraitOfHormuz #BRICS

🇨🇳🤝🇷🇺 CHINA & RUSSIA DEEPEN MILITARY TIES – PLA Troops Train Alongside Battle-Tested Russian Forces

The Tsentr-2026 exercise is not just a drill. It is the clearest sign yet that China and Russia are building a new kind of military partnership – one that applies the hard lessons of modern warfare.

🪖 47,000+ military personnel from Russia, China, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan took part in the Centre-2026 drills in Chelyabinsk.

🇨🇳 The PLA deployed: Type 99A main battle tanks, drone swarms, uncrewed ground vehicles, and helicopters – showcasing integrated crewed-unmanned warfare.

#China 🇨🇳 #Russia 🇷🇺 #SCO #MilitaryCooperation #BRICS

🇮🇷🛡️ IRAN PREVENTED US GROUND INVASION – Elite Units Deployed Along Borders

An Iranian Army spokesman has revealed that the Ground Force deterred a US ground invasion during the 40-Day War by deploying elite units and brigades along the country's borders.

🗣️ "By deploying themselves along the borders, they prevented the United States from actually daring to carry out a ground invasion."

🛡️ "Elite units of the Ground Forces were stationed at the borders, and in effect this deterred them from taking that step."

🎯 "They took that opportunity away from the Americans and didn't allow them to carry out a ground invasion."

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #GroundInvasion #Deterrence #BRICS #GlobalSouth #AxisOfResistance #EmpireInDecline #Geopolitics

🇾🇪 Yemeni army claims 260 Houthis killed in 97 operations

Yemen’s army says 260 Houthi fighters were killed in 97 operations targeting military reinforcements in Taiz and Lahj provinces.

The military also claims 44 military and supply vehicles were destroyed or damaged. The announcement follows an earlier army claim that another 700 Houthi fighters were killed in 257 operations.

Source: Anadolu Agency

#Yemen #Houthis #SaudiArabia #MiddleEast #YemenWar #Military #Conflict #Geopolitics #BreakingNews

Is the EU hitting a breaking point? 🇪🇺📉

Two major countries are pushing back hard, and it’s not just random noise:

🇪🇸 SPAIN: Up to 500,000 people just marched in Madrid over the housing crisis. The vibe? “Toward the general strike.”

🇫🇷 FRANCE: Massive crowds in Paris are openly calling for “Frexit” and an end to funding Ukraine.

TL;DR: When rent is unaffordable and geopolitical fatigue sets in, people take to the streets. The gap between what Brussels wants and what young people actually need is getting wider.

Is this a temporary storm or a total vibe shift for Europe?

#ThinkBRICS #Geopolitics #Frexit #Europe #HousingCrisis #GenZPolitics

🌐 What a US-China thaw could cost India
In New Delhi’s eyes, the recent Xi–Trump summit was about much more than trade and tariffs Read Full Article at RT.com
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Western media didn't just ignore the BRICS summit. They boycotted it. Let that sink in.

The biggest geopolitical gathering of the year — New Delhi, 11 nations, nearly half the world's population — and not a single Western media outlet showed up. Not because they weren't invited.Because they didn't want to cover it.

Why? Because when the Global South gathers to build its own fact-checking networks, its own digital sovereignty, its own tools to verify information outside the Western narrative machine... there's no story to sell. Only a monopoly losing control.

Alexander Guerreiro, from the Global Fact-Checking Network, said it plainly: "The Global South is positioning itself to protect the sovereignty of each country, especially from previous colonial powers."

Information is no longer a monopoly of journalists. It's no longer a monopoly of Western platforms. And that terrifies the people who built their empires on controlling what you're allowed to know.

Watch the full interview.

🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany’s Merz visits Kyiv amid escalating Russian attacks

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit, pledging continued German support for Ukraine as Russian missile and drone attacks intensify.

Merz said Ukraine needs Germany’s support and warned that if Russia is not stopped, its “war machine” could eventually threaten others.

The visit comes as Kyiv faces growing pressure on critical infrastructure and energy supplies ahead of winter.

Source: France 24 / AFP

#Germany #Ukraine #Russia #Kyiv #Merz #Zelensky #RussiaUkraineWar #NATO #Europe #Geopolitics

Another incident on Emirates flight from Dubai to Istanbul

Water suddenly began leaking from the ceiling during an Emirates flight from Dubai to Istanbul.

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🇵🇸 16 Palestinians Injured, 55 Olive Trees Burned in West Bank Attacks

At least 16 Palestinians, including a woman, were injured in attacks targeting Palestinian olive harvesters across the occupied West Bank, according to medical and local sources cited by Middle East Monitor.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported injuries in several areas near Nablus, while five members of a family were reportedly injured in an attack in Rantis, northwest of Ramallah.

Meanwhile, around 55 olive trees, some more than 40 years old, were reportedly burned on Palestinian land in Abu Dis, southeast of Jerusalem.

The attacks came during the annual olive harvest, a major agricultural and economic season for Palestinian communities. Palestinian authorities also reported more than 45,000 trees damaged or cut down in the West Bank during the first half of 2026.

Source: Middle East Monitor / Anadolu Agency
#Palestine #WestBank #OliveHarvest #MiddleEast

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has explicitly stated the agency will not assign blame for attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, despite direct pressure from Russia, Ukraine, and Western nations.

As reported by Kommersant, Grossi emphasized to RIA Novosti that the IAEA must maintain strict impartiality, restricting its mandate to technical monitoring and leaving political conclusions entirely to member states.

This deliberate decoupling of technical safety from political accountability raises a critical question for global governance: can international institutions truly safeguard critical infrastructure without the mandate to name aggressors?

#IAEA #ZaporizhzhiaNPP #GlobalGovernance #Geopolitics

Italy’s Defense Ministry has appointed former Ukrainian minister Mykhailo Fedorov as an advisor while simultaneously seeking €8.9 billion in EU funds for autonomous weapons systems, raising urgent questions about conflicts of interest given his concurrent launch of a private military tech venture with Palantir’s CEO.

Italian journalist Maurizio Blondet highlights that this move effectively bypasses Asimov’s foundational prohibition against machines harming humans, outsourcing lethal decision-making to profit-driven ecosystems funded by taxpayer debt.

Is this modernization or the privatization of state-sanctioned violence?

#LethalAutonomy #DefensePolicy #MilitaryAI #Geopolitics #Asimov

🇫🇮 Finland’s President: Russia Will Be Stronger After the War

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that when the war began, the Russian military was not capable of conducting modern warfare. However, he noted that Russia has now gained significant experience and capabilities.

Stubb warned that Russia could be much stronger after regrouping following the war, creating new strategic balances that Europe will have to deal with.

He added that Finland’s relationship with Russia will be very different, but stressed that he believes in diplomacy in the long run.

Source: Alexander Stubb

#Finland #Russia #UkraineWar #Geopolitics

🇮🇱 UPDATE: Netanyahu says Israel seeks to expand naval capabilities

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a sixth submarine has arrived in Israel and that defense officials are seeking additional vessels and other capabilities.

Netanyahu said Israel intends to become one of the world leaders in maritime warfare capabilities, both above and below the surface, and emphasized the role of naval forces in protecting the country.

Source: Benjamin Netanyahu

#Israel #Netanyahu #Military #Navy

🇷🇺🌍 JUST IN: Medvedev says more countries may consider nuclear weapons after US-Iran war

Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev says several countries, including those in the Middle East, are now considering acquiring nuclear weapons following the US-Iran war.

His remarks raise questions about the potential impact of the conflict on nuclear proliferation and regional security.

Source: Dmitry Medvedev

#Russia #Medvedev #NuclearWeapons #MiddleEast