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globinfo freexchange It seems that Trump’s idea for ‘less NATO’ is maturing inside Washington’s corridors and becomes mainstream. A yesterday’s article in Foreign Affairs , one of the top US think tanks, proves that this is an undeniable fact. The main idea, involves a more “flexible” - and independent from US military presence - structure, meaning a NATO that will depend less and less on US military power. Meaning, in simple words, that the US imperialists are thinking to abandon their European allies in the long term! Key excerpts are particularly revealing: [emphasis added]                               The Nordic countries have expanded regional collaboration significantly in the past four years. Between them, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden now boast a new long-term defense strategy, a cross-border transit area, frequent joint exercises, and unprecedented levels of command integration. In effe...

Saudi Aramco has shut down the main oil distillation unit at its 550,000 barrel-a-day Ras Tanura oil refinery, the largest in Saudi Arabia, following Houthi attacks 3 days ago, per Bloomberg . The main crude oil train took major damage and the unit is expected offline for at least a month. It is the first attack-related shut down at Ras Tanura, which also houses the world's largest oil export terminal. BREAKING: Saudi Aramco has shut down the main oil distillation unit at its 550,000 barrel-a-day Ras Tanura oil refinery, the largest in Saudi Arabia, following Houthi attacks 3 days ago, per Bloomberg. The main crude oil train took major damage and the unit is expected offline for at least a month. It is the first attack-related shut down at Ras Tanura, which also houses the world's largest oil export terminal. — The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) October 30, 2026  

by Tomas Castanheira Part 1 On Sunday, October 25, millions of Brazilian workers and young people voted against the rise of fascism. The turnaround that re-elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers Party (PT) was driven by a massive rejection of a new government of the Bolsonaros, which in the preceding weeks brought crowds into the streets and drew to the polls millions of workers and youth who had abstained en masse in the first round. They also voted in the expectation that the re-elected PT government would turn to the left and address their most pressing social needs. Lula held out the prospect of ending the 6x1 work schedule—six days of work for one day off—and of tax exemptions for the lowest income brackets. In the last debate, when Flávio called him “nine fingers,” an insult that exudes the far right’s hatred of the working class, Lula reacted forcefully, recalling that he had lost the finger at 17, on the night shift at a metalworking factory. According to some analyst...

Times Of India China is sending a special envoy across the Middle East as Beijing warns that prolonged conflict is threatening to spill from the Gulf into the Red Sea and Horn of Africa. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing was “deeply concerned” and called for dialogue, negotiations and a sustainable ceasefire. The envoy will visit countries in the region to communicate with the parties, promote talks and prevent further deterioration. The initiative comes amid renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, warnings of possible fresh US military action against Iran and Iranian threats of a powerful response.  Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye also met Iranian leaders in Tehran this week in a separate effort focused on de-escalation. For China, the stakes extend beyond diplomacy. Instability increasingly threatens strategic waterways linking the Gulf, Bab al-Mandeb, Red Sea and Suez Canal — while Beijing also maintains major economic interests ...

  by  Alan MacLeod Through its myriad of agencies, the United States government has recruited and groomed rappers from around the world to further its political interests. Washington has spent tens of millions of dollars funding, training, and promoting artists who foment public discontent, organize protests, and lead color revolutions in nations in its crosshairs.  In Bangladesh and Senegal, U.S.-funded rappers led political movements that toppled governments. Washington-backed musicians were the face of a failed counter-revolution in Cuba, and will likely be called upon again by the Trump administration. And artists in dozens of countries worldwide (including the U.S. itself) are paid to promote American government interests. This is the story of how the U.S. government uses hip hop, a medium of struggle pioneered by Black artists in New York, as a tool for regime change. Part 3 -  West Africa: rage on behalf of the machine Both Thiat and Kilifeu from the Keur Gui ...

Katie Halper Katie's film follows Holocaust survivors speaking out against Israel's actions in Gaza and insisting that "Never Again" must mean never again for everyone.

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Israel has committed war crimes and the crimes against humanity of extermination, persecution, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, intentionally targeting Palestinian civilians as it continues to commit genocide in Gaza, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a new report today[26 October 2026]. The report to the UN General Assembly, which focuses on killings and bodily and mental harm by state-actors, found that the situation in the West Bank has deteriorated gravely since 7 October 2023. The number of deaths caused by airstrikes in the West Bank has increased significantly: six Palestinians were killed by airstrikes in the West Bank between 2008 and 6 October 2023, while 254 Palestinians were killed by airstrikes between 7 October 2023 and 30 ...

The Jimmy Dore Show Outlit is a startup developing AI agents that continuously monitor business customers’ public social media, company websites, call logs, sales records, and other data to create detailed profiles and recommend personalized sales strategies. Mischa Paullin and Chris Keene ridicule the idea that companies need constant surveillance to maintain customer relationships, raising concerns that personal life events such as divorce, illness, or bereavement could become opportunities for targeted marketing, even though Outlit’s founder says the company does not actively track such events.  The two warn that automated data collection could expand surveillance without people being informed or given an opportunity to opt out, and question whether companies can adequately protect the enormous amounts of information they gather, especially given the history of data breaches. The discussion broadens to concerns about mass surveillance, location-tracking cameras, the erosion of p...

The most immoral army continues to slaughter children. Nearly daily. UN bodies and human rights groups have documented the pattern in detail. Anyone who denies it should read these reports. We keep receipts and there will be accountability. The most immoral army continues to slaughter children. Nearly daily. UN bodies and human rights groups have documented the pattern in detail. Anyone who denies it should read these reports. We keep receipts and there will be accountability. #PalestineTrials — Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) October 27, 2026  

Geopolitical Economy Report The historic re-election of President Lula da Silva in Brazil is a victory for BRICS, Palestine, Latin America, and the Global South, and a significant blow to the United States, Israel, and dollar hegemony. Ben Norton explains the major geopolitical and economic implications of Brazil's 2026 presidential election.

Breaking Points   Krystal and Ryan discuss Netanyahu accused of treason as the IDF reportedly refused to go along with plans regarding Iran right before their elections. 

Top Secret US memo sent from Brazil on 27 March 1964 outlining programme to undermine democratically-elected social democratic president João Goulart: "We are meanwhile undertaking complementary measures with our available resources to strengthen resistance forces. These include covert support for pro-democracy street rallies....and encouragement [of] democracy and anti-communist sentiment in Congress, armed forces, friendly labor and student groups, church, and business. We may be requesting modest supplementary funds for other covert action programs in near future." The typical CIA playbook. In this case, the operation was successful. President Goulart was overthrown in a military coup which began 4 days later. A brutal US-backed military dictatorship was installed and ruled for the next 21 years. Trump's CIA just failed against Lula though. Hope for the world. The US empire is eminently beatable in Latin America - and everywhere. Washington puppets Milei, Paz, Noboa et...

Congratulations to President Lula on a stunning, historic re-election. A political comeback that will be remembered for generations to come. This is a victory for the people, for the planet and for peace. Congratulations to President Lula on a stunning, historic re-election. A political comeback that will be remembered for generations to come. This is a victory for the people, for the planet and for peace. https://t.co/VO3cPZ8rVI — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 26, 2026 Viva Brasil! Viva Lula! 🇧🇷 — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 26, 2026  

Channel 4 News In this extended interview, directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor speak powerfully about their explosive new documentary, NAZA.  The film features 24 Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers breaking ranks to expose the reality of the war in Gaza, from automated AI targeting systems to calculated civilian casualty rates, known as ‘NAZA’. Acclaimed internationally but branded treasonous by critics at home, the filmmakers offer a gripping, unflinching account of Israel's war on Gaza. Related: ‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza

  by  Alan MacLeod Through its myriad of agencies, the United States government has recruited and groomed rappers from around the world to further its political interests. Washington has spent tens of millions of dollars funding, training, and promoting artists who foment public discontent, organize protests, and lead color revolutions in nations in its crosshairs.  In Bangladesh and Senegal, U.S.-funded rappers led political movements that toppled governments. Washington-backed musicians were the face of a failed counter-revolution in Cuba, and will likely be called upon again by the Trump administration. And artists in dozens of countries worldwide (including the U.S. itself) are paid to promote American government interests. This is the story of how the U.S. government uses hip hop, a medium of struggle pioneered by Black artists in New York, as a tool for regime change. Part 2 -  Senegal: the revolution will be organized If Bangladesh was the perfect insurrection...

Double Down News The Pentagon’s worst nightmare has just become a reality. For a decade, the US, UK, and their Gulf proxies spent billions dropping state-of-the-art bombs on Yemen to break them into submission. Instead, the poorest nation on earth just paralysed the Western war machine, shut down 12% of global maritime trade, and bankrupted Israel’s strategic southern port. In this exclusive Double Down News documentary, Lowkey exposes the staggering £15 Billion BAE Systems blood scandal, the dark history of Western intervention, and how a starving, besieged nation weaponised its geography to stand in total solidarity with Gaza—and won. The global military-industrial complex is terrified. This is the story the establishment media refuses to tell you.

The Grayzone The Grayzone 's Max Blumenthal interviews Mohammad Al-Bukhaiti, a senior member of Ansarulah's political bureau and governor of the Yemeni province of Dhamar, about the Yemeni Armed Forces' war with Saudi Arabia and its successful advances across Yemeni territory previously controlled by its Saudi-backed rivals. Speaking on October 20, 2026, Al-Bukhaiti confirmed that the Ansarulah-aligned Yemeni Armed Forces captured Mount Han overlooking the strategically significant city of Taiz.  This marks the latest advance in a military offensive that has seen Ansarulah, known popularly as the Houthis, seize new territory and hammer Saudi Arabia following the collapse of a four  year ceasefire between Sanaa and Riyadh.  Ansarulah's success seems to have the House of Saud on the ropes, with Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman calling on the UK, Egypt, Syria and possibly even Israel for help in beating back the onslaught. Hekmat Aboukhater provided translation and research...

Times Of India Iran-linked hacking group Handala has released footage it claims was recorded inside a high-security Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military facility, alleging that its infiltrators gained access to sensitive areas, including military headquarters and meeting rooms. The videos appear to show armoured vehicles, Israeli soldiers and a barracks containing weapons.  Handala has also mocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what it describes as security failures and threatened to release more footage and files. The latest claims follow the group’s October 18 announcement of a cyber operation targeting an Israeli military unit responsible for media intelligence monitoring and analysis. Handala claims to have published more than 500 classified documents and tens of thousands of internal messages. The group has also previously released images it said belonged to Israeli security personnel.

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Breaking Points Krystal and Saagar discuss troops and diplomats being pulled back as Trump plots a massive Iran escalation. 

Iran is liberating the entire Middle East. — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinkle) October 22, 2026  

French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon blames Netanyahu for interfering in the elections and internal affairs of France: “It's Mr. Netanyahu, who is influencing the elections in Marseille, Toulouse, Roubaix, and Paris. That's the one!” 🇫🇷🇮🇱 French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon blames Netanyahu for interfering in the elections and internal affairs of France: “It's Mr. Netanyahu, who is influencing the elections in Marseille, Toulouse, Roubaix, and Paris. That's the one!” https://t.co/kRmnp5xVpo — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) October 21, 2026  

Geopolitical Economy Report US Big Tech corporations based in Silicon Valley are manipulating politics across the world. Meta and TikTok are censoring critics of Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the United States, while repressing protesters in Albania and blatantly meddling in Brazil's elections.

Katie Halper Katie Halper talks to Dr. Sami Al-Arian about the five reasons Hamas did what it did on October 7.

The Jimmy Dore Show Retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins Jimmy Dore to warn that Europe faces a severe energy and industrial crisis, arguing that Germany’s nuclear shutdowns and disruptions to fuel and sulfur supplies from the Persian Gulf threaten automotive manufacturing, chemical production, and the refining of metals such as copper and gold. He says the war with Iran involving Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu is worsening global energy pressures, with European diesel shortages particularly concerning because trucking underpins the movement of goods across the continent.  Macgregor also highlights mounting pressure on American agriculture, claiming that tens of thousands of farms have gone bankrupt amid fertilizer shortages and criticizing the Trump administration for neglecting farmers while relying on imports such as Argentine beef. He warns that fertilizer disruptions could contribute to famine in countries including India and across Africa, and blames a political syste...

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Revolutionary Change Peter Hager goes over the breaking news that Israel has been spying on us, using spyware and tech through ads and other means to monitor Americans without their knowledge.

by Alan MacLeod Part 1 - Bangladesh: songs of subversion The U.S. government has observed the power of hip hop culture as a vehicle for expression, protest, and a political voice for young people,” Professor Sujatha Fernandes, a sociologist at the University of Sydney and the author of the book, “Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation,” told MintPress News .  “Groups like the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and USAID earlier consistently chose Black cultural expressions from jazz to hip hop as a way of infiltrating those societies and trying to promote regime change,” she added.  One of those countries is Bangladesh. In 2024, longstanding prime minister Sheikh Hasina was toppled in a U.S.-supported revolution. Hasina’s relationship with Washington had seriously deteriorated over her friendliness towards China and her refusal to cede control of the strategically-located Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal so the U.S. could build a military b...

Moment of Clarity Anonymous group "Israel Exposed," released more than 35,000 mapped locations in one interactive archive documenting the destruction across Gaza.

In Gaza, you dig a trench for a water pipe and uncover a martyr’s body. You drive a tent peg into the ground and strike a martyr’s bones. You clear the rubble of a home and recover another martyr. This land is filled with the bodies of martyrs. Gaza itself has become a graveyard. This is the most horrific genocide in history. In Gaza, you dig a trench for a water pipe and uncover a martyr’s body. You drive a tent peg into the ground and strike a martyr’s bones. You clear the rubble of a home and recover another martyr. This land is filled with the bodies of martyrs. Gaza itself has become a graveyard. This is the most horrific genocide in history. @loayharazin — Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@RamAbdu) October 16, 2026  

Jackson Hinkle Official Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority now confirms that 12 people were killed and 309 injured in Yemen's strike on King Khalid International Airport. Then the strikes kept coming: Terminal 4 in Riyadh, two hits on Dammam's King Fahd airport in 24 hours, Abha, and reports of eight Saudi airports closing. Saudi Airlines is now racing to move billions of dollars' worth of planes out of harm's way, the Misk Global Forum has been cancelled, and the EU–GCC summit has been postponed. After Saudi Arabia struck Yemeni oil fields, Ansarallah issued evacuation warnings for Aramco's Dhahran headquarters, its main Riyadh refinery and King Khalid airport, and footage then showed the Aramco HQ on fire. Now Riyadh is asking for talks in Oman, Trump says nothing happens until after the midterms, and Hinkle shares what the Yemeni delegation went through to reach Iran for the funeral of Sayyed Ali Khamenei.

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Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://t.co/9YLUuU9ktP https://t.co/0SrFcIW4as — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 16, 2026  

Israeli settlers attacked and beat up American Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine. As the video shows, she is clearly marked as Press.  The Israeli mob clearly couldn't care less. Nor is there evidence that they care whether the journalists they regularly attack are American or not. Makes you wonder: if people like Amb. Huckabee and his advisor David Milstein didn't use U.S. taxpayers' money to systematically provide the settlers with impunity even when they attack Americans, would these Israeli settlers feel so comfortable beating up American journalists? Israeli settlers attacked and beat up American Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine. As the video shows, she is clearly marked as Press. The Israeli mob clearly couldn't care less. Nor is there evidence that they care whether the journalists they regularly attack are American or not. Makes you wonder: if people like Amb. Huckabee and his advisor David Milstein didn't use U.S. taxpayers' money to sy...

The Electronic Intifada Jon Elmer reports on fighting between Yemen’s Ansarullah movement – also known as the Houthis – and Saudi-backed forces in Yemen, and gives an update on Iranian operations in the Strait of Hormuz.

Breaking Points Ryan and Emily discuss the Houthis striking at Saudi Aramco's HQ. 

What is happening in Lebanon is genocide and ecocide. We warned the world that Gaza is the testing ground for a lawless new world order. https://t.co/8MQUDZtoR6 — Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) October 14, 2026  

Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran is on fire after being directly struck by Yemen's Houthis, with an evacuation order issued for the entire building, per Reuters. It is the first time Aramco's corporate headquarters has been hit in the war. An official at Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy confirms the hit, saying that the Aramco headquarters building in was hit. BREAKING: Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran is on fire after being directly struck by Yemen's Houthis, with an evacuation order issued for the entire building, per Reuters. It is the first time Aramco's corporate headquarters has been hit in the war. An official at Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy confirms the hit, saying that the Aramco headquarters building in was hit. — The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) October 13, 2026    

Reason2Resist with Dimitri Lascaris Stanislav Krapivnik is a former U.S. Army officer, supply chain executive, and military-political commentator originally born in Luhansk. He is now based in Russia as an independent consultant and media analyst. In this episode, he and Dimitri Lascaris discuss the ways in which intelligence agencies use AI to manipulate public opinion.

Breaking Points Krystal and Saagar discuss MBS cowering as Houthi strikes ramp up. 

Rachel Blevins   and Cyrus Janssen President Trump seems to think the deal he secured with President Putin for Russia to supply the global market with around 4 million tons of diesel in the coming months would be enough to get Moscow to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. But Russia is holding firm that it will not give NATO time to rearm Kiev.  Cyrus Janssen, a geopolitical analyst and Host of ‘Real Talk with Cyrus Janssen’ on YouTube, noted that Trump’s diesel deal is “just a drop in the bucket” in terms of the fuel supply needed by the U.S., and the current crisis is the result of the U.S. war of aggression on Iran, which sparked the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Yemen's Houthis warn all employees and civilians near any Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia to immediately evacuate and stay away, declaring every Aramco site a legitimate target. It comes in response to the Saudi-backed forces warning civilians to evacuate the Yemeni Oil Company's Al-Sabah central station in Sanaa minutes ago, ahead of strikes. BREAKING: Yemen's Houthis warn all employees and civilians near any Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia to immediately evacuate and stay away, declaring every Aramco site a legitimate target. It comes in response to the Saudi-backed forces warning civilians to evacuate the Yemeni Oil Company's Al-Sabah central station in Sanaa minutes ago, ahead of strikes. — The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) October 13, 2026    

According to Israeli media, Netanyahu wants to strike the Houthis and defend Saudi Arabia to show Israel's strategic utility to the kingdom and lure it into a defense pact (Abraham Accords). MBS has thus far resisted, although unverified reports say Israeli advisors are already on the ground in Saudi Arabia to assist the kingdom. MBS understandably does not want an Israeli role - or at least not a visible Israeli role - as it profoundly undermines KSA's standing in the Islamic world. But it also reflects that terrible strategic position Riyadh currently finds itself in. According to Israeli media, Netanyahu wants to strike the Houthis and defend Saudi Arabia to show Israel's strategic utility to the kingdom and lure it into a defense pact (Abraham Accords). MBS has thus far resisted, although unverified reports say Israeli advisors are already on the ground in Saudi Arabia to assist the kingdom. MBS understandably does not want an Israeli role - or at least not a visible ...

Explosions have been reported in Sana’a, Yemen, amid reports of Royal Saudi Air Force airstrikes targeting the Ansarallah-controlled capital.  The reported strikes come as tensions between Saudi Arabia and Ansarallah escalate, with recent threats against oil facilities and reports of missile and drone attacks across the region. BREAKING: Explosions have been reported in Sana’a, Yemen, amid reports of Royal Saudi Air Force airstrikes targeting the Ansarallah-controlled capital. The reported strikes come as tensions between Saudi Arabia and Ansarallah escalate, with recent threats against oil facilities and reports of missile and drone attacks across the region. — The Iranian Letter (@TheIranianzg3z) October 13, 2026  

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Geopolitical Economy Report The US government has called to revive Western domination of the planet. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech in Greece that openly praised colonialism and erased history. He claimed the West is "the greatest civilization in the world" and insisted it must "maintain its place at the head of the world". Ben Norton explains how the idea of a unified "Western civilization" is a political myth used to justify imperialism. He fact-checks Rubio's remarks and provides important historical context that the Donald Trump administration refuses to acknowledge.

DW News Thousands gathered in Berlin to demand a change in Germany's approach to the Israel-Gaza war. The demonstration reflects growing pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz to balance Germany's historic responsibility toward Israel with mounting criticism of the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank.

Janta Ka Reporter A top Iranian general has warned Trump of an unprecedented threat to destroy $2 trillion worth of US targets in and around the UAE, dramatically escalating tensions ahead of the critical US midterm elections. General Mohsen Rezaei hinted at specifically targeting undersea cables and American data centres if war breaks out. Meanwhile, in another major setback for Trump, Barack Obama has just endorsed the Democratic Senate nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, for next month's high-stakes midterm polls. In this episode, Janta Ka Reporter founder and veteran journalist Rifat Jawaid returns after a break to deliver a hard-hitting analysis of the day's events.

Geopolitical Economy Report The US war against Iran is expanding into a regional conflict. Saudi Arabia restarted its war in Yemen against the Houthis (officially known as Ansarallah), the political movement that governs 80% of the Yemeni population. Pakistan and Turkey (Türkiye) have joined the war. Syria supports it. Ben Norton explains how this crisis is growing, why the Donald Trump administration is fueling it, and how it is further destabilizing the oil market and global economy.

Iran is now threatening to directly strike the UAE and target undersea internet cables, data centers and AI facilities across the region if the U.S. and Israel resume the war, warning the next conflict could extend far beyond military targets, per Press TV. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee warned: “If another war breaks out, many cables, data centers, artificial intelligence facilities, and other sites in the region will be destroyed and we will confront the enemy with a much broader and more extensive plan.” He added that U.S. assets in the UAE and around the Strait of Hormuz remain “extremely valuable” but are not yet on Iran’s target list, claiming regional cables, data centers and AI facilities are worth over $2 trillion. The threat puts major U.S. tech firms including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle and Nvidia in focus. AWS has reported damage to facilities in Bahrain and the UAE, while the IRGC has already designated 18 U.S. tech companies as “legitimat...