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Iran Update, September 1, 2025

Key Takeaways: Iran: Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary Ali Larijani appointed Ali Bagheri Kani as the SNSC deputy for international affairs on August 29. Larijani may have appointed Bagheri Kani due to his close ties to Paydari Front leader Saeed Jalili as part of an effort to reduce recent …

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China’s SCO Summit Highlights West’s Growing Ideological Isolation, + Zelensky’s Desperate Gambit

Last week Zelensky made the curious decision to open up the borders to Ukraine’s 18-22 year old males. The decision was met with both approval and disgust in different quarters of the country: "We say:" Those who are not in the army, you are 18-22, you can leave the country, …

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Putin calls Xi ‘dear friend’ at Russia-China summit in Beijing

Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” as the two held a series of meetings Tuesday at a time when their countries face both overlapping and differing challenges from the United States. Relations between China and Russia have deepened in recent years, particularly following …

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UAE-led restoration project removes scars of Mosul’s ISIS destruction

Mosul has reclaimed its spirit with the completion of a UAE-led project that restored historic landmarks and erased some of the last remnants of ISIS destruction. The seven-year project in the 2,500-year-old Iraqi city involved the reconstruction of Al Nuri Mosque and its leaning minaret, along with the churches of …

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Is South Syria a Terrorist Threat to Israel? The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria, a Test Case

During the Syrian Civil War, which broke out in 2011, the area of south Syria became an arena for the activity of Salafi-jihadist terrorist organizations in addition to Hezbollah and the Iranian Qods Force, which sought to establish another front against Israel based on local operatives and Shi’ite militias.The fall …

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Les États-Unis et le reste du monde

Le Sud global est le lieu où histoire et héritage culturel sont préservés et l’«ordre international fondé sur des règles» rejeté. Quiconque nie l’histoire disparaîtra, tel un spectre rayé de la mémoire. Lorsque Christophe Colomb posa le pied pour la première fois sur le sol américain, en 1492, il n’était …

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Russie-Chine : de la mémoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale à la synergie BRICS/OCS

Trois dates – étroitement liées – qui nous attendent pourraient être déterminantes pour façonner la prochaine configuration de l’échiquier géopolitique actuellement en pleine effervescence. 31 août/1er septembre. Tianjin – à une demi-heure en train à grande vitesse (120 km, environ 8 dollars) de Pékin. Le sommet annuel de l’Organisation de …

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