Truth about Iran by Laura Aboli:

Iran by Laura Aboli

The real reason for the war with Iran has nothing to do with uranium enrichment – it’s about a very different kind of enrichment… They keep telling us this war is about Iran’s nuclear ambitions. But if you’ve been paying attention, you know that’s just the cover story. This war isn’t about bombs. It’s about banks. Iran is one of the last sovereign nations that hasn’t been absorbed into the Western-led financial system. It has its own central bank, it doesn’t bow to the IMF or World Bank, it doesn’t…

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A long but AN EXCELLENT write up by Professor Junaid Ahmad covers all. You may differ but it is worth reading to the end.

Munir’s journey to Washington

But Munir’s journey to Washington wasn’t to reminisce over old alliances. He came to renew vows—between client and master, between gun and gold. And the message he delivered was crisp, calculated, and unmistakable: Pakistan remains a subcontractor for American power, ever willing to whisper verses of moral clarity in public while striking Faustian bargains in private. Take Gaza. As Israeli bombs pummel a besieged population and Western leaders squirm under the weight of their own hypocrisy, Islamabad offers its routine package of condemnations—pre-written, perfunctory, and purposely ineffectual. Munir’s regime weeps…

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The closure of the Strait Harmuz” is likely a would be a catastrophic global event with severe and far-reaching consequences, primarily due to its role as the world’s most critical oil transit chokepoint. Here’s a breakdown of the major consequences:

Strait Harmuz

Why is Closure Considered Possible (though unlikely long-term)? In Summary: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be an unparalleled economic and geopolitical shock. It would cause an immediate global energy crisis, trigger a deep recession, spike inflation, disrupt all global trade, massively increase shipping costs, and carry a very high risk of escalating into a major regional or even wider conflict. While perhaps not permanently sustainable for any actor, even a temporary closure would have devastating global consequences. It remains the single most significant potential flashpoint for the…

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A long but AN EXCELLENT write up by Professor Junaid Ahmad covers all. You may differ but it is worth reading to the end.

Munir’s journey to Washington

But Munir’s journey to Washington wasn’t to reminisce over old alliances. He came to renew vows—between client and master, between gun and gold. And the message he delivered was crisp, calculated, and unmistakable: Pakistan remains a subcontractor for American power, ever willing to whisper verses of moral clarity in public while striking Faustian bargains in private. Take Gaza. As Israeli bombs pummel a besieged population and Western leaders squirm under the weight of their own hypocrisy, Islamabad offers its routine package of condemnations—pre-written, perfunctory, and purposely ineffectual. Munir’s regime weeps…

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The closure of the Strait Harmuz” is likely a would be a catastrophic global event with severe and far-reaching consequences, primarily due to its role as the world’s most critical oil transit chokepoint. Here’s a breakdown of the major consequences:

Strait Harmuz

Why is Closure Considered Possible (though unlikely long-term)? In Summary: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be an unparalleled economic and geopolitical shock. It would cause an immediate global energy crisis, trigger a deep recession, spike inflation, disrupt all global trade, massively increase shipping costs, and carry a very high risk of escalating into a major regional or even wider conflict. While perhaps not permanently sustainable for any actor, even a temporary closure would have devastating global consequences. It remains the single most significant potential flashpoint for the…

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