(2023-05-23). Iran appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia following thaw in relations. peoplesdispatch.org The two regional powers—at loggerheads for the last seven years after Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr—officially re-established diplomatic relations after a historic deal mediated by China in March…
(2023-05-23). Israeli Military Chief Says 'We Have the Ability to Hit Iran'. news.antiwar.com The head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) threatened Tuesday that Israel could soon take action against Iran over its nuclear program and said the IDF has "the ability to hit Iran." Iran is currently enriching some uranium at 60%, a step the country took in response to an Israeli sabotage attack on its Natanz …
(2023-05-22). Iran-Saudi Reconciliation: A successful example of China's "Global Security Initiative" uwidata.com By Prof. Yang Chen * On March 10, 2023, China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran issued a tripartite joint statement in Beijing, announcing that Saudi Arabia and Iran had reached an agreement, including agreeing to restore diplomatic relations between the two sides and reopen their embassies and representative offices within a maximum of two months. The …
(2023-05-22). US Military Posts Pictures of Bunker-Busting Bombs Amid Iran Tensions. news.antiwar.com The US military posted pictures online this month of a powerful bunker-busting bomb that could destroy Iran's nuclear facilities it has built deep underground. The publication of the pictures is seen as a veiled threat as it came amid soaring tensions between the US and Iran. According to The Associated Press, the pictures were only …
(2023-05-22). Iran appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia following March diplomatic deal, reports say. middleeasteye.net 
Iran appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia following March diplomatic deal, reports say | Ambassador Alireza Enayati served as Iran's envoy to Kuwait from 2014 to 2019 | Mon, 05/22/2023 – 21: 17 | An Iranian woman walks past an Iranian flag painted on a wall in a street in Tehran, on 10 April 2023 (AFP) | Nearly two months after Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic relations…
(2023-05-23). Railway of Resistance: A grand project to connect Iran, Iraq, Syria. thecradle.co
(2023-05-23). The inside story of Russia-Iran-India connectivity. thealtworld.com 
The G7 is stupefied by the dynamic progress of the multipolar order embodied by the Russian-led INSTC and the Chinese-led BRI, with Iran's strategic port of Chabahar now poised to play a transformative role. | Make no mistake about what the G7's The setting: a city in neo-colony Japan nuclear-bombed 78 years ago by the United States, for which it made no excuses. | The message: the G7, actually G9 (augmented by two unelected Eurocrats) declares war — hybrid and otherwise — against BRICS+, which has 25 nation…
(2023-05-23). Netanyahu Government Says Doubled Airstrikes in Syria. news.antiwar.com Israel's defense minister said Monday that the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled airstrikes in Syria since taking power in late December 2022. "Since I took office, the number of Israeli strikes against the Iranians in Syria have doubled," Israeli Defense Yoav Gallant said. While Israel frames its airstrikes in Syria as operations …
(2023-05-23). Presidente iraní se reúne con su par indonesio en Yakarta. telesurtv.net Ambos líderes rubricaron un acuerdo preferencial de comercio en el Palacio Presidencial de Bogor, ubicado en Yakarta.
(2023-05-22). The Federal Reserve's Anti-inflation Policy Makes No Sense. thealtworld.com Dear readers and fellow economists, the Federal Reserve is treating a rise in prices from supply shocks and disruptions from the Covid lockdowns and sanctions against Russia, Iran, and other countries as if it were a monetary inflation. It is true that too much money is chasing too few goods and services, but the cause is supply shortages and not excess consumer demand. | This fact is obvious, but it is not acknowledged. We know that the lockdowns and sanctions stopped production, caused transportation problems, caused energy shortages, caused business failures, and disrupted supply chains. | We know that excess…
(2023-05-23). Bahrain: Shia imam detained after calling for release of political prisoners. middleeasteye.net 
Bahrain: Shia imam detained after calling for release of political prisoners | Sheikh Muhammad Sanqour was detained Monday after raising concerns in sermon over mistreatment of prisoners | Tue, 05/23/2023 – 13: 26 | Bahraini Sheikh Muhammad Sanqour speaking during a sermon (Alwefaq) | There has been mounting anger in