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Michael Hudson: How the Global Majority can free itself from US financial colonialism
Geopolitical Economy
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July 17, 2025
Industrial capitalism was revolutionary in its fight to free Europe’s economies and parliaments from the hereditary privileges and vested interests that survived from feudalism. To make their manufactures competitive in world markets,...
Iran Calls For The Formation Of A 'Shanghai Regional Security Forum'
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) Iran proposes the creation of a“Shanghai Regional Security Forum” to address common threats like terrorism and cybercrime. Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has proposed the formation of a Shanghai Regional Security...
Harman settles for $1.45m over US Iran sanctions evasion
AV Magazine
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July 16, 2025
The US Department of the Treasury has announced a $1.45m settlement with Harman International Industries. The settlement relates to a potential civil liability for 11 apparent violations of sanctions on Iran. In a statement, the Treasury...
Energy policy debate falls dormant in Upper House election despite growing risk
Japan Times
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July 15, 2025
Discussions among political parties in Japan on securing a stable energy supply have been slow in the lead-up to Sunday's election for the House of Councilors, despite a recent surge in risks to energy security. Rising tensions in the Middle East...
Iranian Threat Actors Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure, Including Water Systems
GBHackers
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July 15, 2025
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has increased its asymmetric cyber operations in response to recent U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Intelligence Group 13 has emerged as a major aggressor in attacking critical infrastructure...
Deal or sanctions: West threaten Iran ahead of August deadline
Al Mayadeen
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July 16, 2025
As Western powers push snapback sanctions, Iran defends its rights under international law and signals it won’t yield to coercive diplomacy. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the United...
Iran opens first phase of 600-MW solar plant in Isfahan
Press TV
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Iran has opened the first phase of its largest solar power plant as part of a massive government program to expand renewables capacity in the country. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used a video link on Thursday to open a 120 megawatt (MW)...
Europe doesn't have the warships to fully protect Red Sea shipping, and vessels taking fire aren't asking for help
Business Insider
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July 16, 2025
Europe's counter-Houthi mission doesn't have the warships it needs to fully protect Red Sea shipping lanes, the commander overseeing the operation told Business Insider. He said that two vessels that were recently attacked didn't ask for an...
Shipping sanctions in the balance as EU mulls price cap and Trump touts Russia bill
Lloyd's List
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THE EU is slowly edging closer to a compromise agreement on its latest package of Russian sanctions that may — or may not — see a lowered, or potentially floating, oil price cap emerge. But the internal and external opposition that could yet...
Talks are off unless US shifts strategy, Iranian lawmakers say
Iran International
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July 16, 2025
“When the US uses negotiations as a tool to deceive Iran and to cover for sudden military attacks by the Zionist regime, talks cannot continue as before,” members of parliament said in a joint statement read during an open session by MP Ahmad...
Iran’s oil exports at all-time records in May
Mehr News Agency
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July 14, 2025
Figures by Kpler, a major energy analytics firm, cited in a Sunday report by Fars news agency showed that Iran had exported nearly 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in May, on par with figures seen in September last year and one of...
Iran-Israel war: A clash of missiles, narratives, and digital battlegrounds
Tehran Times
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July 15, 2025
TEHRAN – The recent 12-day war between Iran and Israel wasn’t just another flare-up in the volatile West Asia region—it was a seismic shift. While the exchange of missiles and drones lasted less than two weeks, the war exposed deeper truths about...
Iran Seeks Backing from China and Russia After U.S. Airstrikes
Newsweek
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July 15, 2025
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged security coordination from countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which includes China and Russia, at a summit of the group in China. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. State...
Israel, Iran trade strikes amid rising tensions, hostilities
Global Times
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A ballistic missile launched from Iran hit and damaged a building in Bat Yam, Israel, on June 15, 2025. Israel and Iran continued intense bombardments on one another's territories for the third day. Photo: VCG Israel and Iran have launched fresh...
'US Uses Negotiations As Tool...': Iran's Lawmakers Want Preconditions Before Any New Talks
News18
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July 16, 2025
Last Updated:July 16, 2025, 14:11 IST Iranian lawmakers demand firm preconditions for new US talks, citing bad faith and military ties with Israel. MP Ahmad Naderi calls for a fundamental diplomatic shift. File photo of Iranian Parliament (Credit:...
Explainer: Can E3 trigger ‘snapback’ sanctions against Iran – and what are Tehran’s options
Press TV
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By Hamid Javadi European powers remained largely silent, and in Germany’s case, even openly supportive, when Israel and the United States launched military aggression against Iran, including attacks on nuclear facilities, effectively derailing...
US-Iran nuclear talks "will not take place": Omani FM
Global Times
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Missile traces are seen above the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank during Iran's missile attacks against Israel, on June 13, 2025. Israel early Friday launched airstrikes on Iran's capital Tehran and other cities across the country with...
Iran Update, July 14, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...
Iran Update, July 11, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets China’s Xi Jinping Amidst SCO Summit Preparations
Al Manar
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July 15, 2025
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, currently in China for a ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday morning. Araqchi is in China to participate in the...