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US leaders anticipated a walkover. Now they’re embroiled in a conflict that could hasten the end of US economic dominance  by Larry Elliott   Nobody gave the Boers a prayer when the war in South Africa began in 1899. It was farmers ranged against the might of the British empire, and the expectation was that resistance would quickly crumble. Eventually, might did prevail. Britain won the Boer war, but it was a hollow victory that took the best part of three years to achieve and came at a high cost. The blow to British prestige – coming at a time when its global hegemony was under threat from fast-growing countries such as the US – was severe. Far from highlighting the extent of Britain’s power, it exposed its limitations. A century and a quarter later, the US risks being embroiled in its equivalent of the Boer war. What should have been a walkover threatens to become a prolonged conflict. The Iranians are using guerrilla tactics, just as the Boers did, with much success. There ...

The Electronic Intifada   Jon Elmer, contributing editor, covers week four of the war, including the latest on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s missile, drone and air defense operations and Hizballah’s battle against Israel's attempt to occupy south Lebanon.  

Geopolitical Economy Report   The war on Iran is part of a larger attempt by the US empire to reverse the decline of Western hegemony and recolonize the Global South. After invading Venezuela, Donald Trump wants to "take" Cuba, Greenland, and Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is annexing the West Bank and colonizing southern Lebanon. Ben Norton explains the imperialist plan. 

Runaway American Occupiers. As the US flees Iraq like a thief in the night a twenty three year occupation is over. Iraq is finally free. @MoatsTV @hatsoffff #GeorgeGalloway #Iraq #IranWar pic.twitter.com/ZbXvfzSzvw — George Galloway (@georgegalloway) March 24, 2026

🚨🇷🇺🇨🇺 BREAKING: Russia just sent two oil tankers to Cuba with gas and diesel. Protected by a Russian Navy destroyer. Not a blockade. Not sanctions. Not starvation. Fuel. Power. Life. The US starves Cuba. Russia fuels it. One empire bombs. The other builds. The world is… pic.twitter.com/qtXKEReshN — New Direction AFRICA (@Its_ereko) March 25, 2026  

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Danny Haiphong Iran’s Operation True Promise 4 continues with ferocity as Israel pays a heavy price for its leadership role in the US’s war as Trump’s ultimatum threatens to send the Gulf States into a crisis of epic proportions. Danny Haiphong breaks down Day 24 of the war on Iran changing the world.

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The Jimmy Dore Show   Trump administration resignee and whistleblower Joe Kent recently appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show to provide a devastating explanation of the government's psychological warfare strategy: withhold obvious information (like Butler shooting surveillance tapes), let the internet go "feral" with speculation, then discredit everyone asking questions as "crazy conspiracy theorists"—effectively burying legitimate inquiries. Jimmy Dore and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger connect this to the Charlie Kirk investigation being blocked, the Butler shooting cover-up, and Trump's refusal to investigate his own assassination attempt, concluding Trump was "in on it" because anyone who truly wanted answers would demand them. Dore notes the irony that the "craziest conspiracy theory" is now the official lone-nut narrative, which defies physics and common sense, while those pointing out obvious evidence suppression are smeared as insa...

Forget the Missiles. Iran Just Fired the Shot That Could Actually Break the West   European Business Magazine Part 2 - The Architecture of American Financial Power To understand why the yuan condition matters, it is necessary to understand what the petrodollar system actually is. Born from the Nixon shock of 1971 and formalised in 1974, the arrangement under which Saudi Arabia and the broader Gulf agreed to denominate all oil sales in US dollars created a self-reinforcing loop that has governed global finance ever since. Because oil — the world’s most traded commodity — must be purchased in dollars, every nation that imports energy must first acquire dollars. Every central bank holds dollar reserves for precisely this reason. The dollar’s status as the world’s primary reserve currency is not an abstract achievement; it flows directly and mechanically from oil. Iran’s proposal would extend the yuan exception to the world’s single most critical maritime chokepoint. Source, links: htt...