Train of thought To start with, here are some recent quotations that weigh heavily on the negative aspects of the US$ and its role as the global reserve currency, also known as the petrodollar.

Since mid-August of this year, there has been an increase in the number of Iranian and Azerbaijani reports celebrating the continued warming of relations between these neighboring states. Of particular interest is the near-completion of a synchronized power grid between Iran, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Synchronization is a requirement for buying …

Reliable SOHR sources have confirmed that ISIS cells opened machinegun fire on a checkpoint of the SDF-backed “Self-Defence Forces” in Jazarat Al-Bohamid town in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor. The attack resulted in the injury of a member of the “Self-Defence Forces” stationed at the checkpoint.