What direction the indirect talks between Iran and the US would take is difficult to predict. In the latest round on April 26, the US demanded Iran should dismantle its entire nuclear program and import its uranium requirement from abroad. Iran has rejected this and may sabotage the talks.
Turkish president Recep Tayip Erdogan is no democrat. When he perceives a challenger to his continued grip on power, he resorts to undemocratic means as is evident in his mistreatment of opposition presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu who has been imprisoned on trumped-up charges.
Pakistan’s generals are not professional soldiers. They are real estate tycoons and have now got their grubby hands on the country’s agriculture as well as mineral wealth. Living in palatial homes, they have impoverished Pakistan inflicting immense suffering on the people.
While most Muslims have wisened up to the criminal nature of the Banu Saud who have betrayed the Palestinians siding with the zionist war criminals, there are still some Muslims who harbour illusions about their real role. We expose their origin and role.
As part of the Axis of Resistance, the Ansarallah in Yemen have shown true grit. In support of the people of Gaza, they have taken on the zionist war criminals and US imperialists and delivered massive blows to both despite living in the poorest country in West Asia.
Donald Trump is acting like a bull in a china shop (no pun intended). His tariffs war, especially against China has caused more damage to the US economy than to the targeted countries. He has been forced to retreat but given his unpredictability, he is likely to cause more harm to the US.
In typical knee-jerk reaction, India accused Pakistan of orchestrating the Pahalgam terrirst attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir. It downgraded diplomatic relations with Pakistan, closed the Attari-Wahaga border and threatened to abandon the Indus Water Treaty. These are acts of war.
Zionist Israel is pursuing a scorched-earth policy in the occupied West Bank. Palestinians are targeted as never before with the clear intention to drive them out of there for the zionist expansionist project.
When a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world, it causes a hurricane in another, is an old saying. Something similar seems to have happened with Zalmay Khalilzad’s visit to Kabul on March 11.
There appears to be a deliberate policy of the new Syrian rulers to target the Alawites anyone else perceived as posing a potential threat to their hold on power while remaining defeaningly silent about zionist land grab of Syrian territory.
Not given to interferring in the internal affairs of other countries, the Chinese use economic development as a means to gain access to resources in other countries. The latest manifestation of this policy is the revival of the Old Silk Road in Afghanistan.
The US under Donald Trump has declared that it is washing its hands of providing security to Europe. The divorce is inevitable. How messy it will be will depend on several factors including how irrationally Trump may act.
The Bani Saud have moved from hardcore Wahhabi-ism to vulgarity and a wholesale assault on Islamic practices. Their latest restrictions were to not allow iftars in mosques during Ramadan. Their previous restrictions have included limiting four loud-speakers at each mosque for adhan.
Brutal in nature, the military in Pakistan has now declared the establishment of the “Hard State” to suppress even more harshly the people who dare to question its exercise of unconstitutional powers. People in Balochistan and KP province are rising up against these policies.
By exposing how USAID finances people acting as agents of regime change for US imperialism, a number of anti-Iran operatives masquarading as journalists have been exposed. They have received tens of millions of dollars in payments over the years.
Abu Muhammad al Jolani is beginning to enjoy the perks of power. His regime has published a map that excludes large parts of Syria to the zionists in the south and Turks in the north. Who gave him and his henchmen the authority to do so?
Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour and his over-reliance on billionaire Jewish benefactors may lead him into a regional war that may explode into a global war. The ignorant man may not even realize it.
That the global political architecture is undergoing rapid change and old alliances are unravelling is reflected by two recent developments. US Vice President J D Vance’s blunt criticism of European rulers’ conduct and Trump’s targeting of Zelensky are key indicators.
Pakistan’s sorry state—politically, economically and socially—can be traced directly to the military’s illegal inteference in every state institution. There is a long sordid history of this and unless the military is made to confine its role to security, Pakistan may not survive.
The US continues to maintain its military forces in Iraq under the pretext of fighting terrorist forces. At the same time, it has a stranglehold on its economy by not allowing Baghdad to open an account outside the US for its oil revenues.
