Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘Analysis’

Alex Krainer · In yesterday’s report we discussed the way another escalation of war in the Middle East might impact global oil markets. In the worst case scenario, the entire region’s energy infrastructure could be impaired, reducing global oil supply by as much as 32%. Unfortunately, the standoff between the U.S. and Iran is not the only factor that is now causing large scale disruption to the world energy production. · Over the…

The situation in Iran has made me more confident than ever that the prosecution of Deep State actors will be handled by the US Military, not the DOJ. · Clandestine · If we find evidence that the Obama admin wittingly aided Iran in their pursuit of nuclear weapons, the entire ballgame changes. Providing weapons of mass destruction to a radical Islamic terrorist regime, while we as a nation are still technically in a state of war since…

The UK is pulling out all the stops to persecute a pro-Palestine activist group, including blanket gag orders and courtroom deception ByTarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/tarik-cyril-amar/@tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.comtarikcyrilamar.com…

Greg Reese · The Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, otherwise known as Dimona, is the cornerstone of Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons program. Construction began in secret in 1958 with the help of France, which helped build Israel a 24-megawatt heavy-water reactor as part of a clandestine weapons program, believed to have been completed in 1965, with their first functional nuclear device produced before June of 1967. ·…

Israel is openly considering a new settlement land grab in Lebanon, showing de-escalation is not even an option By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow). https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/murad-sadygzade/Telegram · Al-Zahraa mosque in Sidon, Lebanon, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on April 8 ©  Chris McGrath / Getty Images* · Israel’s war in Lebanon has…

The bloc is facing an energy crisis due to the Strait of Hormuz disruption, with soaring diesel prices triggering protests · FILE PHOTO. ©  Horacio VillalobosCorbis/Corbis via Getty Images · The EU is sliding into a fuel crisis driven by a global supply shock caused by the US-Israeli attack on Iran. It has already triggered protests, early signs of shortages, and warnings of the wider economic impact. · This has resulted…

Washington isn’t interested in ending the conflict with Tehran as it benefits from turmoil in the Middle East, Moussa Ibrahim has told RT · US Vice President JD Vance speaking to journalists before departing to Pakistan for talks with Iran. ©  Jacquelyn Martin · Iran should not repeat the mistakes of Libya, which paid a heavy price for trusting the West, the North African country’s former information minister, Moussa…

The Islamic Republic will likely become much stronger, but also more moderate, free, and open. · John Leake · It seems to me that the history of Iran between 1941 and 1979 was dominated by the drama of the British, Americans, and Russians coveting the nation’s vast and strategically located oil reserves. As I mentioned in an earlier column, I was surprised to learn that Iranian Light is almost as valuable as West Texas Intermediate. …

Extended truce, renewed war, or endless strikes – each reshapes the region in Iran’s favor · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/sergey-poletaev/By Sergey Poletaev, information analyst and publicist, co-founder and editor of the Vatfor project. https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/sergey-poletaev/ Vatfor project · A man attends a rally in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. © Global Look Press / XinHua / Sha Dati · The almost apocalyptic…

What emerged from the war was not peace, nor even a credible settlement, but merely a pause shaped by the exposed limits of American strength By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow). https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/murad-sadygzade/Telegram · Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026 ©  Morteza Nikoubazl / NurPhoto via Getty Images* · In Washington, the two-week ceasefire…