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Rachel Blevins Iran is warning that if the U.S. and Israel attack again, the retaliation will be felt beyond West Asia. The IRGC has removed its self-imposed 2,000-km limit on the range of its ballistic missiles, and it could target military installations in European countries like Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Romania, that are used by American forces to attack Iran. Laith Marouf, a Beirut-based journalist and executive director of Free Palestine TV, noted that while Trump is talking about diplomacy and Rubio is bragging about an “economic war” for now, every sign points to the fact that the U.S. and Israel are still planning another round of war against Iran. And the entire region will pay the price for the escalation of this conflict.

Times Of India A reported explosive phone call between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu has exposed growing tensions over the future of the Iran war. Israeli media outlet Ynet described their weekend conversation as a 'shouting match from hell', claiming Netanyahu pushed for renewed strikes against Tehran. Netanyahu's office has dismissed the report, while a senior Israeli official confirmed the call but denied a confrontation. The dispute comes as both leaders face political setbacks and disruptions in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

Times Of India China and Iran are exploring an economic partnership worth a staggering $300 billion, raising fresh questions about the effectiveness of Washington's sanctions campaign against Tehran. At an investment forum held alongside the ninth China International Import Expo on November 5, Iran presented 150 investment projects across 11 strategic sectors, targeting Chinese businesses. The proposed investment portfolio covers oil, gas, petrochemicals, mining, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, renewable energy and emerging technologies. Iranian officials say the country needs around $250 billion in energy and infrastructure investments over the next five years, including more than $45 billion for petrochemical projects.

Israel is heavily bombing refugee tents in Gaza. These displaced families were already struggling as rainwater flooded their tents, leaving them with nowhere dry to sleep. Now, even their fragile shelters are under attack! Israel is heavily bombing refugee tents in Gaza. These displaced families were already struggling as rainwater flooded their tents, leaving them with nowhere dry to sleep. Now, even their fragile shelters are under attack! https://t.co/QHUIgpA2By — The Resonance (@Partisan_12) November 10, 2026 Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. Israel is still committing genocide in Gaza. https://t.co/yw5Ba40jjc — Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) November 10, 2026  

A massive landslide of soil and rocks buried at least two families in Deir al-Balah. The victims have been identified as: Habiba Hossam al-Zain, 4 years old Reem Hossam al-Zain Ibrahim Hossam al-Zain Salah Nabhan, 7 years old Mariam Nabhan The mothers of these five children remain in critical condition. The father of the first three children had already been killed by Israel. Unbearable. Gaza screams for us to break the siege. — Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) November 9, 2026  

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton briefed the congressional “Gang of Eight” on highly classified Iran war plans today, in a closed-door session on Capitol Hill, per congressional sources cited by Reuters . “The briefing was primarily about Iran,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries confirmed afterward. The briefing comes as the Trump administration weighs whether to resume strikes against Iran following the midterm elections and ongoing diplomatic efforts. The last reported emergency briefing took place on February 24, just four days before U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iran began. BREAKING: CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton briefed the congressional “Gang of Eight” on highly classified Iran war plans today, in a closed-door session on Capitol Hill, per congressional sources cited by Reuters. “The briefing was primarily about Iran,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries confirmed afterward. T...

by Tomas Castanheira Part 3 -  The orders of finance capital Alongside this brazen criminal interventionism, the main organs of international finance capital are dictating their demands to the elected Brazilian government, in a tone of command that dispenses with diplomatic niceties. The British magazine The Economist published after the election an editorial titled “Markets are dismayed by Lula’s surprise win—and for good reason.” The text argues bluntly: Either the government abandons its campaign promises and submits to the demands of capital, or it will be reduced to “ashes.” The magazine begins by noting that “if Lula’s supporters are elated, the markets are running scared,” and adds that “they are right to.” Lula is accused of having “talked down the need for fiscal discipline” during the campaign and of having promised “an extravagance of big new bungs.” What the spokesmen of the capitalist oligarchy call “extravagance” amounts in fact to crumbs—such as the promise of incre...

  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 5 -  Funding a global medium In the Republic of Congo, President Denis Sassou Nguesso has...

HORRIBLE: Gaza is enduring its fourth winter under Israel’s genocidal war. Heavy rains have flooded tent camps, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians soaked, exposed and with nowhere to go. Israel destroyed their homes, devastated Gaza’s infrastructure and continues to block essential construction materials, leaving families trapped in makeshift tents with no protection from the winter. 🚨HORRIBLE: Gaza is enduring its fourth winter under Israel’s genocidal war. Heavy rains have flooded tent camps, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians soaked, exposed and with nowhere to go. Israel destroyed their homes, devastated Gaza’s infrastructure and continues to block essential construction materials, leaving families trapped in makeshift tents with no protection from the winter. — Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) November 8, 2026  

Geopolitical Economy Report The Democrats won a majority in both chambers of Congress in the 2026 US midterm election, not because voters love them, but because the Republicans are even more unpopular. Ben Norton analyzes the results and explains how Donald Trump's war on Iran caused an energy crisis, fueling inflation, hurting living standards, and angering voters. Most Americans now oppose Israel and Big Tech corporations, but the DNC won't implement real change.

globinfo freexchange And how do we know that? We saw it in the field and the way through which Iran marked an unprecedented victory against US-Zionist criminals. Iran completely changed the nature of war.  As we wrote  right before the beginning of the US-Zionist attack against Iran: The nature of war has changed dramatically since the Iraq war, due to technological developments. A ground invasion, especially against Iran, would be catastrophic for the US empire with unpredictable consequences, even if the regime-change mission successfully completed. The Iran allies in the region are still active, despite their losses. […] armed groups dispersed in the Middle-East and affiliated with Iran, can lead to an asymmetric, out-of-control conflict to the point where US forces may suddenly find themselves trapped in a wider deadly warzone with no exit. The new, relatively cheap technology of drones and small/middle range missiles, is easily accessible to these groups. The Ansar Allah ...

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The Jimmy Dore Show Following the Republicans’ drubbing in Tuesday’s midterm elections, Donald Trump blamed the losses on a range of others, even pointing the finger at Fox News host Bret Baier. He also seemed to reverse his ringing endorsement of Greg Abbott just ten hours after publicly praising the Texas Governor. In this segment Jimmy highlights Trump’s complaints about Senator John Cornyn’s perceived disloyalty and his claims that Fox News has treated him unfairly, arguing that Trump demands loyalty from others while readily abandoning allies himself.  Jimmy connects all this behavior to Trump’s earlier attacks on supporters who pressed him to release the Epstein files, invoking Rush Limbaugh’s prediction that Trump alone could destroy his connection with his political base. Jimmy argues that Trump’s refusal to accept responsibility and repeated reversals expose the weakness of his political leadership and the one-sided nature of his loyalty.

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Let's be frank. The Democrats didn't win the midterms. Iran did. — Trita Parsi (@tparsi) November 4, 2026 Trump just found out why nine Caesars and seven presidents before him couldn’t defeat Persia. https://t.co/93q3enAtoc — Iran Army Monitor (@IRI_Monitor) November 4, 2026  

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Katie Halper Katie Halper talks to Brazilian Organizer Stephanie Weatherbee Brito about Lula's win in Brazil means for Israel's control in the region.

by Tomas Castanheira Part 2 -  A parallel government under Washington’s protection Flávio Bolsonaro, a senator from the Liberal Party (PL) and the son of Jair Bolsonaro, the fascistic former president sentenced to 27 years in prison for his abortive January 2023 coup attempt, fled Brazil in defiance of an order of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and was received in the United States with the express approval of Donald Trump. Hours after landing in Miami, he proclaimed himself “the true president-elect of Brazil,” then swapped the title for the euphemism “the leader of Brazil,” and announced: “I will lead the opposition from here.” His letter launches a “parallel government” based abroad: a counterrevolutionary platform that openly conspires to overthrow the elected government and appeals for a military coup. Trump, who declared that the vote “looked like another rigged election,” has so far not recognized Flávio as president. This ambiguous position legitimizes the fraud claim and ...

  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 4 - Cuba: the great astroturfed revolution   The United States has been trying to overth...

MintPress News Iran has been launching pre-emptive attacks on targets in Jordan, Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.  American imperialism has once again been caught red-handed. On today’s The Target livestream, Robert Inlakesh exposes the US-Israeli blueprint for regional dominance and examines Iranian strikes that have begun after the US-Israeli war plan was exposed. We dissect the hypocrisy of Western leaders who preach the “rules-based order” while actively plotting illegal regime change in West Asia. This is a battle between corrupt power structures and oppressed people defending their sovereignty. Yemeni missiles continue to batter Saudi oil infrastructure as more territory is captured by Yemen’s Armed Forces.

του system failure   Ένα άρθρο που δημοσιεύτηκε στο Foreign Affairs  (ένα από τα σημαντικότερα Αμερικανικά think tank) στις 30 Οκτωβρίου, είναι ιδιαίτερα αποκαλυπτικό όσον αφορά το μέλλον της ΝΑΤΟικής συμμαχίας και ειδικότερα, το μέλλον των Ευρωπαίων συμμάχων των ΗΠΑ. Το άρθρο έχει τίτλο «Μπορεί το Σκανδιναβικό μοντέλο να σώσει το ΝΑΤΟ;» και υπότιτλο «Ένας νέος τρόπος αποτροπής της Ρωσίας» και περιγράφει ένα νέο σχεδιασμό για την συμμαχία υπό την ταμπέλα ΝΑΤΟ 3.0. Ο κεντρικός πυρήνας του άρθρου εκθειάζει ουσιαστικά το Σκανδιναβικό ΝΑΤΟικό παρακλάδι, το οποίο παρουσιάζεται ενισχυμένο μετά την πρόσφατη ένταξη της Φινλανδίας και της Σουηδίας, υποστηρίζοντας λίγο-πολύ, ότι η επιχειρησιακή του ικανότητα έχει βελτιωθεί σε τέτοιο βαθμό, που θα μπορούσε στο άμεσο μέλλον να λειτουργήσει χωρίς την Αμερικανική συνεισφορά, εποπτεία και καθοδήγηση. Άρα, σύμφωνα πάντα με το συγκεκριμένο άρθρο, το Σκανδιναβικό παρακλάδι θα μπορούσε να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως πρότυπο και για άλλα ΝΑΤΟικά παρακλάδι...

The U.S. is now flooding Israel with aerial refueling tankers and military transport aircraft to support potential strikes against Iran, with at least 80 refueling tankers and 10 heavy transport aircraft reportedly arriving over the past 48 hours as Washington prepares for renewed military operations, per Israel’s Channel 14. Visuals from Ramon Airport show a heavy concentration of American KC-135 and KC-46 tankers. Separate reporting by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan confirmed that 10 U.S. transport aircraft landed at Ovda and Nevatim air bases, with some arriving from Fort Bliss, Texas, possibly carrying air-defense equipment. The massive tanker presence signals preparations for sustained, long-range aerial strikes as U.S. and Israeli forces brace for potential operations against Iran. BREAKING: The U.S. is now flooding Israel with aerial refueling tankers and military transport aircraft to support potential strikes against Iran, with at least 80 refueling tankers and 10 heavy tran...

The Jimmy Dore Show Citing comments from Professor Richard Wolff, Jimmy Dore and his guest, Norwegian political scientist Glenn Diesen, discuss whether Europe’s increasingly confrontational policy toward Russia is driven by domestic economic decline and interest in gaining access to Russia’s vast natural resources. Diesen points to remarks he attributes to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and a former Polish president about breaking Russia into smaller states, interpreting them as evidence that some European leaders have considered the country’s fragmentation a strategic objective. He argues that Europe is struggling with deindustrialization, declining competitiveness, and the breakdown of its traditional economic partnership with the United States, while increasingly shifting resources toward military production and support for Ukraine.  The conversation also raises concerns about Russian sovereign assets, loans to Ukraine, and Western resource interests, with Diesen suggesting...

The Grayzone After the failure of its regime change war on Iran and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Tehran, the Trump administration imposed a naval blockade on Iran known as Operation Economic Outcast. By preventing the export of Iranian oil, the siege has driven up inflation rates while weakening the purchasing power of average Iranian consumers. But the blockade has so far failed to produce the kind of social unrest which the US regime clearly seeks to instigate inside Iran. To offset the impact of the siege, the city of Tehran has implemented an innovative new campaign called the Zero Inflation Initiative.  This October 29, The Grayzone 's Max Blumenthal spoke to someone who’s helping oversee the emergency measures and who has special insight into Iranian policy and planning, Dr. Hamid Gholam Zadeh. Dr. Gholam Zadeh is head of the Communication and International Affairs Center at the Tehran municipality, and a top advisor to Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani, who Th...

Geopolitical Economy Report The Donald Trump administration has refused to accept the victory of Brazil's left-wing President Lula da Silva in the election. The US government helped far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro flee to Miami, Florida, where he claimed to be the "true leader" in exile. Ben Norton explains Washington's plan to try to destabilize Brazil and control Latin America.

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