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Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and intelligence officer, and the founder and director of Conflicts Forum (conflictsforum.substack.com), which promotes engagement between political Islam and the West.
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Xu Qinduo is a journalist, political analyst and host of Dialogue at CGTN. Xu Qinduo discusses the significance of the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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Trump and Xi Jinping just held a two-hour summit in Beijing and what was said about Taiwan, Iran, and the future of US-China relations could reshape global diplomacy. Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down the meeting's real meaning, including why the absence of weeks-long diplomatic preparation signals this was more of a business summit than a geopolitical breakthrough.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, speaking at the BRICS meeting in India, laid out Moscow's claim that the United States is engineering full-spectrum energy dominance including a plan to purchase the Nord Stream pipeline company at a fraction of its value and resell Russian gas to Europe under an American label.
Meanwhile, Russia launched one of its largest drone and missile barrages in months, Ukraine's air defense intercepted under 30% of incoming fire, Zelensky's former chief of staff Yermak is now facing money laundering charges, and NATO chief Rutte is quietly pushing to triple financial support for Kiev. Is the West's Ukraine strategy finally cracking under the weight of its own contradictions?
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In this Thursday, May 7, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains the worldview and strategy of the four major participants of World War III.
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In this episode of The Dot Connector, David Icke examines Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade, China’s warning to the United States, Iran tensions, BRICS, Red Sea threats, military escalation, oil supply disruption, and the collapse of the old world order.
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Do you think the BRICS nations are going to save us from the New World Order? Then you might be suffering from multipolaritis. Today on The Corbett Report, Professor Dr. James Corbett serves up a hefty dose of the reality-based medicine that will cure you of this terrible affliction.
Timeline:
00:00 — Israel and Hamas: The Limits of Military Strategy
01:19 — Israel and Iran: The Risks of Escalation
04:11 — Israel, the U.S., and the Shiite Factor
08:23 — Support for Israel in U.S. Politics
12:49 — Iran, China, and BRICS in the Global Game
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Straight outta Moscow - on the week of the 4th anniversary of the SMO.
None other than Lt Gen Apti Alaudinov, 38 - the youngest top General in Russia's modern history.
The SMO and beyond - as in the possible attack on Iran - seen by the ultimate warrior-intellectual insider.
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00:00 Moscow intel - the US may strike Iran as soon as today
02:16 Gen. Alaudinov: why Trump wants this war and how it could backfire
04:44 Who’s pushing the US into conflict - Israel’s role and the “regional takedown” plan
06:48 Iran resisted internal pressure - “sleeper cells” failed
08:38 Global silence before a bigger war - risk of WW3 and nuclear escalation
10:47 Russia and Iran on the same side? what support could look like
13:48 “Talks are theater” why Moscow still plays along
17:23 A blow against BRICS and the dollar - what this conflict is really about
18:25 Epstein files and elite kompromat - who “has the West on a button”
26:23 The key lesson from the Ukraine war: drones, robots, and information warfare
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Pepe Escobar joins the show to discuss reports of US Navy in retreat as Iran's war maneuvers send Trump scrambling for a face saving move. Meanwhile, Russia & BRICS are engaging in naval drills themselves as the risk of global confrontation enters a new phase. What is the impact of Trump's Iran Nightmare on the world?
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Ali Alizadeh of @JedaalEnglish joins the program to outline Trump's attack options, Iran's response plan, and the confrontation already underway that has the world bracing for catastrophic war.
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Even as US naval assets and fighter jets deploy to the Middle East, Iran's defiant stand against Trump has delayed a US attack, and the empire of chaos is getting desperate. Geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar joins to dive deep into the massive implications of the latest war drive against Iran and its impact on the region, Russia & BRICS.
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