"[Raisi] subscribes to the emerging notion of a multipolar world, a world that challenges once again the U.S. dominance and rules-based order that the U.S. supports and has largely created. That involves, of course, reducing U.S. influence for the benefit of rival powers such as…Show more
Iran is actively seeking alliances in opposition to U.S. sanctions and aims to promote a vision of a multipolar world where U.S. influence is eroded in favor of rising authoritarian powers such as Russia and China, says
"Where rising ascendant powers like China & Russia want to challenge US dominance in trade and commerce…this competition has created this open space for other aspiring authoritarian regimes like Iran to step into the fray."
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Iran and Venezuela want to increase bilateral trade to $20 billion, up from $3 billion, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday during a visit to Caracas.
America’s Power Competition Goes Awry in Lula’s Brazil
When the dust settles, the consequences of Lula’s approach will serve neither American interests nor Brazil’s.
Man: no definition needed.
Non-man (formerly known as woman):
a being definable only by reference to the male. An absence, a vacuum where there's no man-ness.
"The consequences of Lula’s approach will serve neither American interests nor Brazil’s. It will be China, and Russia, hardly the defenders of minorities and the patrons of the environment, who reap the benefits of America’s power eclipse." -
U.S. sanctions coordinator Jim O’Brien named Georgia among 5 countries that help Russia in circumventing sanctions. Other four countries include United Arab Emirates, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Turkey.
Curious if any prominent environmentalist groups have spoken out about Russia’s latest act of terror. Or is the environment only harmed by their usual targets in rich Western democracies where protest is easy?
On June 6, russians destroyed Kakhovka Dam. This terrorist act caused one of the biggest European ecocatastrophes. It will affect millions of lives.
To mitigate its impact, #UNITED24 is launching a fundraiser to aid emergency services: #LifeboatForUkrainehttp://u24.gov.ua/lifeboat
Pleased to testify tomorrow before the House Financial Services Committee on the “Dollar Dominance: Preserving the U.S. Dollar’s Status as the Global Reserve Currency.”
Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on a mission to steady Washington's relationship with Riyadh after years of deepening disagreements on issues ranging from Iran and regional security to oil prices.
#UnitedStates | #SaudiArabia | #Iranhttps://jpost.com/breaking-news/article-745461…
El Turkish Airlines TC-JNE que Maduro ha usado antes en sus vuelos internacionales y que probablemente usó la comitiva presidencial saliendo de Caracas a Turquía acaba de llegar a Jeddah 🇸🇦 donde permanece el #YV2984
The Syrian regime & #Hezbollah do not simply allow smuggling to happen—they are inextricably involved in the inner workings of cross-border narcotics networks
Our new study details regime involvement in drug supply chains: https://bit.ly/3C6dRxb#Syria
“Hezbollah operatives carry out robberies around the world and send the proceeds to Iran from where they are subsequently transferred to the organization's Lebanese bank accounts.”
sanctioned Conviasa completed its first flight 2 Damascus. But rather than returning 2 Caracas, it flew 2 Tehran where it stayed 4 almost 30 hours. It just took off. Tourism is booming! #aeroterror
Lula, standing next to Maduro in Brasilia, says Venezuela suffers from "prejudice" and that the country's democratic problems are a question of "narrative"
I'm in Israel to launch the Hebrew edition of IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE. The two largest book retailers ( > 70% of book sales) refuse to carry it-an unfortunate first for Israel.
I'll speak in Tel Aviv on Sunday. We'll make this book launch bigger than the activists ever expected.
Venue in Tel Aviv cancels launch for @AbigailShrier book. This after Tel Aviv municipality canceled contract for the continued existence of a yeshiva that has been in TLV for 26 years. It’s an election year and @Ron_Huldai is pandering to authoritarian tendencies in his base. twitter.com/rotem_sella/st…
All the symbols on Roger Water’s concert pig are of things he sees as destructive and harmful. Oil, arms companies, fascism - and Jews. He could have used an Israeli flag but he chose a Star of David instead. It says everything.
Twice in this tweet, the word 'lessons':
Germany has learnt the wrong 'lessons' from its history.
Germany 'rips up' the lessons that 'should have been taken'.
It 'rips up the important human rights lessons that should be taken from the Holocaust'.
But the National Socialist…Show more
Germany should reassess the lessons from its Nazi history. Feeling a debt toward the world’s Jews should not mean writing a blank check to the Israeli government as it rips up the important human rights lessons that should be taken from the Holocaust. https://corporate.dw.com/en/opinion-reassessing-the-approach-to-israel/a-65648479…
reports that Hezbollah's "Golan Unit" is gathering information and conducting trainings in preparation for an attack against the US troops deployed in Eastern Syria. The trainings are being held at Dumeir city, 45 kilometers north-east of Damascus.