Escape Key esc Apr 03, 2026 https://escapekey.substack.com/p/railways-for-regional-peace In part: In 2018, Israel proposed a high-speed rail network called ‘Railways for Regional Peace’, connecting the Gulf states through Jordan to Israel’s Mediterranean ports1. A May 2025 paper from the Begin-Sadat Centre for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University confirms that this Israeli rail project became the template for […]
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‘Iran and Gaza Are ONLY THE BEGINNING’ (Chris Hedges at Princeton)
A Baron of Lies Turns the World Upside Down—and Loses
“Donald Trump is not only endangering the world with his megalomania and greed, but will likely go down in history as a baron of lies. What is the real situation, given that the Western media actually believe Trump’s nonsense?” Peter Hanseler Sun 29 Mar 2026 It is to be feared that the Americans will launch […]
Ukraine and World Affairs: Weekly Update
Dr. Rob Campbell Mar 27, 2026 The Iran War has dominated discourse once again this week and has obliged me to provide a separate Update which you can read here. One of the most notable features of this week’s political landscape has been the level of propaganda being peddled by the Trump team regarding the Iran […]
Iran’s audacious strategic moves – declared ‘missile dominance over the Occupied Territories’; a warning of ‘nuclear deterrence’
Alastair Crooke March 27, 2026 Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s ultimatum to Trump In a tightly structured 12-minute address, Ayatollah Imam Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei moved from familiar rhetoric into something far more consequential. The opening half of his address followed the expected script, but as reported by Lebanese commentator Marwa Osman: “[M]idway through, the tone shifted from retrospective to […]
IDF Threatens ‘Elimination’ for Russian Leaders Who ‘Wish Israel Ill’
Wyatt Reed • March 19, 2026 Israel’s veiled threat to Moscow came just after Russian media warned traffic cameras in Moscow were vulnerable to the same exploits that Israel reportedly used to monitor Ayatollah Khamenei’s residence before assassinating him. Israeli military spokeswoman Anna Ukolova has drawn outrage in Moscow after threatening that Russian authorities who “wish Israel […]
US and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows
The Guardian March 20, 2026 War has led to 5 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined. The US-Israel war on Iran is a disaster for the climate, according to an analysis that finds it is draining the global carbon budget faster […]
Israel has just set off a chain reaction that will set the Gulf on fire
RT By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow). 19-March-2026 Facing a struggle for survival, Iran is making world’s entire energy economy its battleground By March 19, 2026, the pattern is unmistakable. What began as a war centered on Israel, Iran, Lebanon, and the waters around the Strait of […]
Israel Googling Real Names of Anonymous X Users
Consortium News, March 9, 2026 By Alan MacLeod MintPress News A wide range of anonymous X (Twitter) users have reported that their real names are suddenly being Googled in Israel shortly after they began criticizing the country for its actions in Palestine. Some connected the phenomenon to Au10tix, the software X requires users (even anonymous ones) to use […]
From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’
Wired Magazine Andy Greenberg Security Mar 6, 2026 New research shows hundreds of attempts by apparent Iranian state hackers to hijack consumer-grade cameras, timed to missile and drone strikes. Israel, Russia, and Ukraine have also adopted this trick. For decades, satellites, drones, and human spotters have all been part of war’s surveillance and reconnaissance tool kit. In an […]
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