Iraq is nearing the brink of a Shiite civil war. Iraq’s destiny will be decided by the escalating violence of Moqtada al-Sadr and Iran’s rivalry.
Tehran presented Moscow with an unnamed European leader’s proposal for a “peace initiative” to end the war in Ukraine, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian confirmed on Wednesday, according to a report in Al Jazeera.
The Russia-Iran alliance wants as much control as possible over the two crucial components of the global supply matrix: gas supplied over land via pipelines and gas supplied via ships in liquefied natural gas (LNG), and so they are moving to create a global natural gas cartel.
Rushdie, who was stabbed 10 times on Friday by a New Jersey man with apparent links to terrorism and religious fanaticism, is recuperating in a hospital in New York. However, the real victim of the Salman Rushdie attack is the US-Iran nuclear deal.
Iran is avoiding sanctions by using cryptocurrency. With international cash scarce, Iran is resorting to cryptocurrency to keep imports flowing.
Gazprom and Iran sign a tentative $40BN energy deal as Russia threatens the Europe gas supply. Gazprom will help the NIOC construct six oil fields in addition to the offshore gas reserves in the Kish and North Pars regions.
A new trade route between Russia, Iran, and India will shift the existing geopolitical order by lowering transit times and charges and will make it very difficult to keep these countries locked away and duly sanctioned by the West.
Israeli officials are preparing for an Iranian retaliation attack ahead of time. Recently, Israel issued an unusual alert to all citizens to evacuate Istanbul immediately, citing Iranian revenge plot.
Iran has escalated its UAV program in recent years, focusing on weaponizing drones to augment the regime’s other capabilities and proxy forces. Meanwhile, a top Iranian drone engineer was assassinated under unclear circumstances.