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Reza Pahlavi, who lives in exile in the US, has previously called on protesters to topple the Iranian government · Reza Pahlavi. ©  Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images · [RT] Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, has told Russian pranksters that Europe should join the US-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic. · Pahlavi, 65, who has resided in the US for decades, called on protesters to topple the…

Vladimir Zelensky has issued an open military threat to Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, earning him a rare rebuke from his backers in Brussels · Cash and gold seized by the Hungarian authorities in a probe into a suspected Ukrainian money laundering scheme. © Facebook / kormanyzat · A Hungarian probe into money laundering has led to the detention of several Ukrainians who were transporting almost $100 million worth of cash…

The US president has expelled the conservative commentator over his criticism of the Iran war · Donald Trump shakes hands with Tucker Carlson on October 31, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. ©  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images · US President Donald Trump has expelled prominent conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson from his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, saying Carlson has “lost his way.” · The breaking point between…

This latest claim respectively conforms to the fears and fantasies of Russia’s foes and friends alike. · Andrew Korybko · The Washington Post reported that “Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say”, and “The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East”. This is believable even if it’s being disclosed as part of a ploy for rallying the public…

Tyler Durden · Aaaaaand, she's gone...Moments ago Bloomberg reported that Trump has named Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to replace Noem.  · Trump posted the following on Truth Social: · "I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026. The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has…

The evidence shows that shedding from the COVID jab isn’t just real. It’s “very common,” Dr. Pierre Kory says. · The Vigilant Fox · The following information is based on a report originally published by A Midwestern Doctor. Key details have been streamlined and editorialized for clarity and impact. Read the original report here. · They mocked this as a “conspiracy theory.” · Now the evidence shows that shedding from the COVID jab isn’t just…

Never mind reserving its sole right to declare war, Congress is now too scared to pass even a wishy-washy Authorization for Use of Military Force. · John Leake · In 27 BC, four years after Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, he made a gesture to the Roman Senate of surrendering his emergency, wartime power. All the Senators perceived his gesture to be pure show, and they believed he had every…

If Turkiye launches a military intervention in Iran along the lines of its earlier ones in Iraq and Syria to stop what it considers to be Kurdish terrorists, then its Azerbaijani ally might make a move on what it considers to be “South Azerbaijan”, and then the Gulf Arabs and Pakistan might be emboldened to join the fray too. · Andrew Korybko · CNN reported that “CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say”, …

The stroke the Soviet leader suffered in 1953 coincided with a Purim ceremony at a New York synagogue, Moshe Reuven Azman has claimed · Ukraine’s chief rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman. ©  Oleksii Chumachenko / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images · Jews caused the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1953 by chanting special prayers during Purim celebrations at a New York synagogue, Ukraine’s chief rabbi, Moshe Reuven…

A directive granting residency and aid is set to expire in 2027, as countries struggle to sustain millions of immigrants · The European Commission’s Special Envoy for Ukrainians in the EU Ylva Johansson. ©  Sayed Hassan/Getty Images · [RT] The EU is unlikely to extend its temporary protection scheme for Ukrainian immigrants beyond its current expiry date, the bloc’s special envoy, Ylva Johansson, has indicated. · Brussels…