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The supply shock brought on by the conflict is teaching Brussels a vital lesson – one it will have to learn sooner or later By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/ladislav-zemanek/ · Gas station in Wendlingen am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, on April 6, 2026 ©  Michael Nguyen / NurPhoto via Getty Images · There …

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…

A recent video podcast delivers a highly charged critique of Israel, the Gaza conflict, and the global information environment surrounding it. · The discussion combines: · - Personal accounts - Street-level interviews - Commentary on media narratives - Broader geopolitical framing · It is marked by intense language and uncompromising claims, reflecting the growing polarisation of global discourse. · Core Claim: A Collapse in Narrative…

Dr. John Campbell · Overview · This podcast features a detailed discussion between the host and Dr. Clare Craig, a pathologist and author, centred on her book “Spiked.” The conversation examines vaccine efficacy, data interpretation, public policy, and the broader scientific and societal response to COVID-19. · The discussion is framed as a critical reassessment of decisions made during the pandemic period. · Core Theme of the Book “Spiked” ·…

Will the US and Iran iron out a binding agreement over the next two weeks, and will Israel honor it? · John Leake · The official story of the ceasefire is that, shortly before the doomsday clock ran down for “Iranian civilization,” President Trump agreed to a provisional peace plan brokered by Pakistani intermediaries and delivered to the White House yesterday afternoon. This is consistent with reports that Vice President J.D. Vance…

The sequence that Trump threatened if no deal was reached before the expiry of his deadline would have cut China off from half of the oil that it imported by sea last year and likely set Afro-Eurasia aflame in resource wars for the indefinite future that would have derailed China’s superpower rise. · Andrew Korybko · Three unnamed Iranian officials reportedly told the New York Times (NYT) that China pressed their country to compromise with the…

Iran chose civilization. · Trump gambled on it — and won the first round. From Tehran to Budapest to lunar orbit, the empire's narrative is collapsing from every direction at once. · Susan Kokinda · Susan Kokinda argues that President Trump’s announced two-week, double-sided ceasefire with Iran signals a “civilizational” break from the long-running imperial system that has treated the Middle East as a managed cockpit of conflict.…

Dr. Robert W. Malone · The World Socialist Website (WSWS) is a communist advocacy organization whose articles are frequently republished by Google News. One might wonder why Google News considers the WSWS newsworthy, given that the Trotskyist movement is a branch of Marxist socialism based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky. From their website: · The WSWS is the online publication of the world Trotskyist movement, the International…

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…

Nine top American researchers and administrators in key fields have died or gone missing in the past three years · FILE PHOTO. ©  Yi-Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images · Nine deaths and disappearances of high-profile US scientists in the last three years has set a “disturbing pattern,” according to US intelligence sources cited by the Daily Mail. · In the latest incident, the body of missing cancer research…