Before the war vs. now: Before the war, Iran’s power projection was more limited. Now it is targeting U.S. allies across the region and shows no sign of stopping. Before the war, Iranian oil was under sanctions. Now Washington is easing “limited” restrictions on Iranian oil

Da quando è scoppiata la guerra, ho sentito solo parlare di “guerra giusta” o “guerra sbagliata”. Oppure questioni come “sei favorevole” o “sei contraria”. Cerchiamo di chiarire una questione: “giusto” o “sbagliato” rientrano nel campo etico “era legale?” o nel campo morale

"È la prima volta che gli Stati Uniti acquistano petrolio iraniano dal 1996. Tutto questo sta accadendo nel mezzo di una guerra contro... l'Iran".

scoop by Catherine Belton: in un rapporto per l'SVR ottenuto da un servizio di intelligence europeo, gli agenti hanno proposto un modo per "modificare radicalmente l'intero paradigma della campagna elettorale" in Ungheria: "la messa in scena di un attentato alla vita di Orbán"

This article by Yaroslav Trofimov strikes me as a well balanced description of where we are in the US/Israeli attack on Iran. Both sides think they are winning and both sides could miscalculate. Gift link. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

🇭🇺📞 According to The Washington Post, Szijjarto called Moscow during EU meetings and relayed details of the discussions to Lavrov. According to sources, such communication actually gave Russia the opportunity to be aware of the internal discussions of the EU. Szijjarto himself

Gen. Grynkewich: In Ukraine today, Russia has well over 500,000 troops. Should the war in Ukraine end, we will have to monitor Russian behavior. When 500,000 battle-hardened Russian troops are repositioned to other areas, it will be a potential military threat to the alliance.

Pomerantsev: We’re approaching a moment where discussion about Russia is not about countering disinformation to defend democracy. But about how to “fuck Russia up,” because in a war you need to to beat the psychological daylight out of our enemy, not just defend democracy. 1/

Al termine del maxiprocesso contro la mafia, che aveva svelato al mondo la struttura di «Cosa Nostra», nel gennaio 1988 il CSM preferì non affidare il ruolo di capo dell’Ufficio Istruzione di Palermo al giudice Giovanni Falcone. Il Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura bocciò

the corruption is the most structurally significant part of the administration. drain. the. swamp.

Hungarian foreign minister admits calls with Russia in key EU meetings l.euronews.com/A1wc

If this war ends with the IGRC still firmly in power and Iran's nuclear program out of reach, it will be a clear defeat for the USA and a sign that it should never have been attempted.

After studying over 500 years of history, I’ve found there are really only three things you need to do to build a healthy society. First, educate your young people well—not just to be capable, but to be civil. If you have capable, civil people in a productive society, that’s a

Rapid pace of innovation. WATCH: Lieutenant General Whitney testifies on the speed of innovation the Ukrainians have achieved against Russia, and what lessons we can learn from their fight. “Their level of innovation is out of this world.”