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Trump Dismisses Concerns of Chinese Businesses Purchasing Land by Military Bases: 'I Have a Good Relationship With President Xi'
A day after Trump officials said he may take executive action and work with states to ban U.S. land sales to China and other foreign adversaries, the president dismissed concerns about Chinese businesses buying farmland near military bases...

'Iranian Official Says US President Trump's Assassination 'Very Simple'
United States President Donald Trump, who regained power for the second time after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt during the presidential campaign, now faced a similar threat from all-weather adversary Iran. A senior Iranian official...

Kuwait Oil Giant Says OPEC+ Hikes Suggest Tighter Market
Kuwait’s state energy company said OPEC+’s latest super-sized supply hike and recent interactions with customers suggest persistent demand growth beyond the summer driving season. “We’re seeing some potential tightness in the market, which gives...

US Sanctions on Hong Kong, UAE, Turkey Target Iran’s Shadow Banking Network
The US on Wednesday issued fresh sanctions on 22 companies based in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey “with ties to a network spanning multiple jurisdictions involved in illicit oil trade on behalf of the Iranian regime,” a State...

“Economic satisfaction” as a pillar of deterrence
TEHRAN - In a recent editorial, Arman-e-Emrooz addressed a crucial yet often overlooked aspect of national deterrence amid escalating regional tensions and the ongoing confrontation—direct or indirect—between Iran and Israel. While much attention...

Trump meets presidents of 5 African nations in bid to boost trade
July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday met the presidents of five African nations -- Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon -- in what the White House describes as a push to deepen trade, including that involving...

US issues additional Iran-related sanctions, Treasury website shows
World World US issues additional Iran-related sanctions, Treasury website shows Close Sanctions imposed on 22 companies in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey Follow on Published On: Wed, 09 Jul 2025 23:02:44 PKT WASHINGTON (Reuters) -...

US Sanctions Iranian 'Shadow Banking' Network

In expanding trade war, Trump digs U.S. into a geopolitical hole
President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday at the White House. MUST CREDIT: Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post On Monday, July 7, the White House launched new salvos in its widening trade wars. President Donald Trump...

‘Bibi, Finish the Job’: Iranian Americans Rally in LA for Israel and Regime Change in Iran
On Sunday afternoon, several dozen people stood outside the Federal Building in Westwood, waving the flags of Iran, the United States and Israel, holding signs calling for the end of the Islamic Republic. “Monarchy for Iran!” one man shouted into...

Iranian foreign minister signals readiness for renewed nuclear negotiations with Washington
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, June 21, 2025. (Photo: Abbas Araghchi/X) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared on Tuesday that nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington...

Persian Gulf: Iran–Saudi Dialogue Following Israeli-Iranian Conflict
Executive Summary On 8 July 2025, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in what appears to be the first senior bilateral engagement since the cessation of hostilities between Israel...

US sanctions UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese following 'economy of genocide' report
The US imposed sanctions on Wednesday on the United Nations special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese. Albanese issued a scathing report on 30 June in which she named over 60 companies, including major US technology firms like Google,...

Is Iran’s Regime Finished?
The ayatollah’s rule is deeply weakened. The nation is at a crossroads. Prophecy shows the endgame. He was huddling underground in a bunker. Dozens of his top advisers, generals and weapons of mass destruction experts were dead. His surface-to-air...

Just 111 of the world’s biggest companies are causing $28 trillion worth of climate damage, says study
Just 111 of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies are collectively responsible for an estimated $28 trillion in climate-related economic damage, and just ten of those companies are responsible for half of that total, a study published in...

Iran urges easier admission of new members to BRICS Development Bank
TEHRAN – Iran’s Central Bank delegation at a BRICS finance summit in Brazil called for simplifying the admission process for new members to the New Development Bank (NDB), while emphasizing the bank’s role in financing infrastructure and...

A Milquetoast Interview With Iran’s President
Tucker Carlson recently interviewed the president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. For Carlson, such an interview is a big get, but not unprecedented, as he has also infamously interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Pezeshkian interview was...

A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?
After a 12-day war launched by Israel and joined briefly by the United States, Iran has emerged weakened and vulnerable. And that has massive implications for another country in the region: Lebanon. Hezbollah, Tehran’s main ally in Lebanon, had...

Iran’s Nuclear Program Impossible to End by Military Means – IAEA Chief
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250709/irans-nuclear-program-impossible-to-end-by-military-means--iaea-chief-1122418181.html Iran’s Nuclear Program Impossible to End by Military Means – IAEA Chief Iran’s Nuclear Program Impossible to End by Military...

Open letter to the Israeli Air Force from a former Iranian prisoner
By Marziyeh Amirizadeh, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, July 09, 2025 People and first-responders gather atop a building that was hit by an Israeli strike in Tehran on June 13, 2025. Israel hit about 100 targets in Iran on June 13, including nuclear...