I was hoping to find more on the Iran position in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict... [url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/09/13/689121/Iran-gets-offer-for-overseas-farming-in-Venezuela[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/09/13/689121/Iran-gets-offer-for-overseas-farming-in-Venezuela - https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/09/13/689121/Iran-gets-offer-for-overseas-farming-in-Venezuela ; Venezuelan Agriculture Minister Wilmar Castro Soteldo says Caracas has offered at least five million hectares of land following agricultural investment agreements with producers from Iran and other countries. He made the remarks on Monday at a presentation ahead of the Iran-Venezuela scientific, industrial and technological expo fair, which is planned to open in Caracas on Wednesday. “We are making available five to seven million hectares [of land] that our country has to develop to reach 30 million cultivable hectares,” the minister said. He added that Venezuela is offering the farmlands to foreign producers to grow crops in the South American country. however indicates how "south-south cooperation" is getting formed... [url]https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476717/Armenia-Azerbaijan-clashes-sound-alarm-bells-in-Tehran[/url] or https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476717/Armenia-Azerbaijan-clashes-sound-alarm-bells-in-Tehran - https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476717/Armenia-Azerbaijan-clashes-sound-alarm-bells-in-Tehran Armenia; [url]https://tass.com/world/1507397[/url] or https://tass.com/world/1507397 - https://tass.com/world/1507397 ; YEREVAN, September 14. /TASS/. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that a mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will arrive in Armenia on September 15. "We expect that the CSTO mission will arrive in Armenia as early as tomorrow. Our request was duly discussed at the CSTO," the top diplomat said speaking during the government hour at the parliament on Wednesday. DJ, I think Russia-and Iran-may have major interests in limiting the conflicts...Georgia-discussing restarting war with Russia is north of Armenia, Türkiye to the south... Pepe Escobar; [url]https://thesaker.is/the-kharkov-game-changer/[/url] or https://thesaker.is/the-kharkov-game-changer/ - https://thesaker.is/the-kharkov-game-changer/ ; A counter-terrorist operation All eyes are on whether “centers of decision” – as in Kiev – may soon get a Khinzal visit. This would signify Moscow has had enough. The siloviki certainly did. But we’re not there – yet. Because for an eminently diplomatic Putin the real game revolves around those gas supplies to the EU, that puny plaything of American foreign policy. Putin is certainly aware that the internal front is under some pressure. He refuses even partial mobilization. A perfect indicator of what may happen in winter is the referenda in liberated territories. The limit date is November 4 – the Day of National Unity, a commemoration introduced in 2004 to replace the celebration of the October revolution (it already existed in imperial times). With the accession of these territories to Russia, any Ukrainian counter-offensive would qualify as an act of war against regions incorporated into the Russian Federation. Everyone knows what that means. It may now be painfully obvious that when the collective West is waging war – hybrid and kinetic, with everything from massive intel to satellite data and hordes of mercenaries – against you, and you insist on conducting a hazily-defined Special Military Operation (SMO), you may be up for some nasty surprises. So the SMO status may be about to change: it’s bound to become https://news.rambler.ru/sociology/49327852-ekspert-vlasti-gotovyat-izmenenie-statusa-spetsoperatsii-na-ukraine/" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; background: rgba(240, 240, 230, 0.7); transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; color: rgb(44, 66, 78); padding: 0px 3px; border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(85, 85, 85); - a counter-terrorist operation . This is an existential war. A do or die affair. The American geopolitical /geoeconomic goal, to put it bluntly, is to destroy Russian unity, impose regime change and plunder all those immense natural resources. Ukrainians are nothing but cannon fodder: in a sort of twisted History remake, the modern equivalents of the pyramid of skulls Timur cemented into 120 towers when he razed Baghdad in 1401. If may take a “hammer blow” for the RSG to wake up. Sooner rather than later, gloves – velvet and otherwise – will be off. Exit SMO. Enter War. DJ, again further escalation...with growing risks of NATO forces fighting inside Ukraine against Russian forces-leading to all out NATO-Russia-Iran-China war...The worst possible scenario, no "winners" ... [url]https://ejmagnier.com/2022/09/13/america-is-the-biggest-winner-and-europe-is-the-biggest-loser/[/url] or https://ejmagnier.com/2022/09/13/america-is-the-biggest-winner-and-europe-is-the-biggest-loser/ - https://ejmagnier.com/2022/09/13/america-is-the-biggest-winner-and-europe-is-the-biggest-loser/ ; The European Union’s energy ministers failed in their first meeting to set a cap on the price of energy to prevent the collapse of the unity of Europe, which is on the brink of division due to the consequences of the Ukrainian war. Nevertheless, the disagreement of the European nations’ leaders is also a blessing for the people of the 27-member states, who pay dearly for Europe’s loyalty to the United States of America. European citizens have been under the hefty weight of the high prices of commodities, food and energy for several months. The US admits that its European allies are paying a heavy price to stand by the US-EU sanctions on Russia that hit– not exclusively – the most needed energy in the first place. Nevertheless, the end benefit goes to Washington, defending its unipolar position and world throne, reaping profits from gas selling. Still, at the same time, it strongly contributes to draining the European Union’s wealth and energy. Following Washington’s anti-Russia policy, the EU nations are meant to remain obedient for many years, with a burden that the European population may not accept for very long. - For many years, Russia supplied 27% of the EU’s imported oil and 40% of its gas. The EU paid Russia around $430 billion a year in return. Von der Leyen wrongly believed Russia wouldn’t dare stop the gas flow to Europe due to the substantial revenue. This wrong assessment by the EU Commission was clear when Russia imposed the payment in Rouble for its gas and later reduced the flow due to “maintenance” to show its readiness to supply other markets and turn its back to the EU. DJ, for now the US may dream it can keep its position as the "only super power"...Reality is "Asia" is the new superpower, mainly the Russia-Iran-China/RIC alliance -but countries like Saudi Arabia/OPEC+, India, Pakistan made a choice NOT to be colonized by a "global NATO"...From Egypt to Brazil, possibly even South Korea the horror of a colonial past-with their population "a subject" not a "citizen"-apartheid is the totally unacceptable perspective the 10% of the global population "west" is offering the 90% "rest"... I find it impossible to understand "progressive parties/groups" in that "west"accept this anti-democratic NATO offensive...Again-the "west" may have nuclear weapons pointed at the "rest"...however "the rest" has even more nuclear fire power...
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