Finian Cunningham | This latest provocation by the US and UK will only push Iran further from the nuclear agreement – and everyone closer to war.
Piracy on High Seas: US order Britain to Seize Iranian oil heading to Syria
Russia Halts Exports of Oil, Petroleum Products to Ukraine
TASS | The plan is both retaliatory and defensive, and will also include a ban on imports of certain types of goods into Russia.
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘Mi Amigo Hugo’ (2017)
SUNDAY SCREENING | This unique film depicts Chavez in the years preceding his death, and the subsequent crash in global oil prices.
WATCH: Londoners Protest UK Government’s Regime Change Policy on Venezuela
Robert Inlakesh | Taking to the streets of London and speaking with Venezuelan protesters.
Sanctions Busting: Refineries in India Bypass US Dollar, Pay for Iranian Oil in Rupees
21WIRE + Reuters | Washington not happy that India, the world’s third biggest oil importer, as it continues to buy oil from Iran.
‘China Will Cause Dollar to Lose Reserve Currency Status’ – World’s Largest Hedge Fund Manager
21WIRE | One of the main drivers of this transition is not only the Chinese economy – but its culture too.
Russia Backs EU Pledge to Move Off the Dollar for Energy Trading
21WIRE | if the EU enter into a commercial agreement with Russia to trade in euros – this would spell serious trouble for the dollar.
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘The History of Oil’ (2006)
SUNDAY SCREENING | The story of black gold and the Empire it built.
Details of ‘Secret Meeting’ in Damascus Reveal US Officials Wanted ‘Oil Guarantees’
21WIRE + Syriana Analysis | US officials reportedly issued their specific demands in exchange for complete withdrawal of troops from Syria, and it included oil.
Iranian Foreign Minister Says US Attempting ‘Repeat’ Coup, Predicts Failure
21WIRE + Antiwar.com | An interesting twist to this story on the 65th anniversary of the 1953 CIA coup against Iran.
Iran’s ‘Oil-for-Gold’ Trade Could Be Viable Solution to Sanctions
21WIRE + Antiwar.com | An ‘old world’ approach to bartering your way towards growth and prosperity.
Antiwar Report: US Attack on Iran Could Be Saudi-Led, MSM Wants Regime Change
21WIRE + Antiwar.com | If the US is indeed planning to start another proxy war, it will be a long and protracted one because Iran has the power to fight back.
No Exemptions for EU: US Wants ‘unprecedented financial pressure’ on Iran
Antiwar.com | US officials must consider how ‘sanctions’ end up hurting everyday working people everywhere.
Engdahl: ‘Brzezinski’s Ghost’ and Eurasia Geopolitics Today
F. William Engdahl | How the ‘ghost’ of Zbigniew Brzezinski is shaping Washington’s geopolitics across Eurasia.
Global Research News Hour: Patrick Henningsen on Truth and Lies of Syrian Conflict
Global Research | Patrick Henningsen talks about oil and pipeline routes as a motive for the Syrian conflict, economic warfare, Turkish and Israeli aggression in the region and more.
From Shahs To The CIA: The History Of Western Intervention In Iran – Part 1
21WIRE + Zero Hedge | A reminder of the long history of self-interested Western involvement in Iran, crucial to understanding Iran’s position today.
From Shahs To The CIA: The History Of Western Intervention In Iran – Part 2
Zero Hedge | A reminder of events leading up to the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup in Iran, which overthrew the democratically-elected Prime Minister in favor of the US-backed Shah.
A Western Journalist Killed in South Sudan – What Really Happened?
P.D. Lawton | Unfortunately for the multitude of well-meaning people worldwide fighting for “human rights” in Africa is really not what it appears to be.
Gulf Crisis: On Fast Track to War
Marwa Osman | The confluence of recent events suggests that a US-Saudi-Tel Aviv effort is underway to isolate Iran, and that means the danger for a wider war in the region has never been more pronounced.
Request to Halt Construction of DAPL Declined
21WIRE + RT | A request by Native American tribes to stop construction of the final link in the Dakota Access Pipeline has be declined by a Federal Judge.