Main Message of Putin’s SPIEF Speech: Tectonic Shift in Global Economic Power is Irreversible
by Sputnik [6-5-2026]. The president’s address at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has garnered the attention of economists, financial and geopolitics analysts the world over. Sputnik queried four of them regarding some of its main points. “The central thesis was the irreversible shift in the global economic center of gravity,…
Larry Johnson: Iran’s New Policy Could Be a Middle East Game Changer
by Larry Johnson [6-9-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Iran says it will no longer wait for threats, declaring new strategic regional defense doctrine, so says Sadeq Larijani. Larijani is a prominent Iranian Shia cleric, conservative politician, and senior regime figure. He is best known for serving as Chief Justice (Head of the Judiciary) of Iran from…
Pepe Escobar – EXCLUSIVE: The Real Story Behind Nuclear Iran and the Islamabad Accord
by Pepe Escobar [6-8-2026] Pepe Escobar(bio). MOSCOW and ST. PETERSBURG – On Monday, June 1st, on Power Shift, a new independent geopolitical platform, Zulfiqar Ali, Larry Johnson and myself revealed what for all practical purposes is an uber-bombshell piece of information: if long dark clouds keep coming down, Tehran is ready to pivot from nuclear…
China’s Remarkable Achievements!
by Eurasia & Mutipolarity [6-10-2026]. (RAD: Regardless of what you think about the Chinese government, what China has accomplished in recent decades is unmatched in human history. Maybe the West should pay attention & learn from China, instead of trying to demonize China. There are many more impressive accomplishments besides the short list below. –…
President Putin’s presentation at the Plenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), plus presentations of Uzbekistan, Tanzania, China
by Kremlin [6-5-2026]. Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 29th St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Joining him on the panel were President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the United Republic of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Vice President of the People’s Republic of China Han Zheng. The discussion was moderated by Geeta Mohan, Foreign Affairs Editor at India Today, TV Today Network. Held…
Larry Johnson: Israel Crosses Iran’s Redline in a Mission to Prevent Trump From Signing a Peace Deal with Iran
by Larry Johnson [6-8-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). Nine days after Iran warned the West, Israel in particular, that any further attacks on Beirut would result in Iran retaliating against Israel, Israel hit the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh. The attack on Sunday afternoon sent plumes of smoke rising over the suburb, with strikes targeting two apartments…
Major global transformation and Western trade losses: Putin’s SPIEF address
by TASS [6-5-2026]. According to the Russian president, sanctions and the West’s theft of Russia’s international reserves “have irreversibly affected the positions of global currencies – the dollar and the euro”. ST. PETERSBURG, June 5. /TASS/. The race for sovereignty has not only unfolded but is gaining momentum, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the…
Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Jimmy Dore: The REAL Story About The War From INSIDE IRAN!
by The Jimmy Dore Show [6-7-2026] Seyed Mohammad Marandi(bio). (RAD: This is an excellent interview for anyone just getting up to speed on what led to the invasion of Iran by the US & Israel in the 12-day war in 2025 & the recent invasion that started on Feb 28th of this year. It is…
Larry Johnson: New Variables Complicating US and Iran Negotiations
by Larry Johnson [6-7-2026] Larry C. Johnson(bio). I want to draw your attention to two news items that may complicate, if not derail, President Trump’s hopes of securing a peace agreement with Iran. Pakistan, as Pepe Escobar and I reported last week, continues to play a central role in trying to craft a solution that…
SPIEF Summary: A Thousand New Contracts, $90B in Deals, and Preview of a New World Trading Order
by Sputnik [6-6-2026]. The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum wrapped up Saturday. As always, the economic and business event proved a spectacular success, once again busting the myth of Russia’s international political, diplomatic and economic “isolation,” and offering a blueprint for coming global change. The four-day event: saw 150+ sessions and 300+ business events showed…
Putin’s Recipe for Genuine Sovereignty
by Sputnik [6-6-2026]. (RAD: Notice that the US has essentially lost both its industrial & technological bases. As a result, the US is no longer competitive on the world stage against countries that have the 3 pillars outlined below. Furthermore, the US thinks that by using tariffs & other restrictions, it can overcome the rise…
Alastair Crooke: Iran war effect marks the resetting of world geo-politics
by Alastair Crooke [6-5-2026] Alastair Crooke(bio). Beijing can fund itself cheaply and almost indefinitely – and thus can outlast the U.S. grand strategy to contain China. Seemingly, every day brings breathless new claims that a U.S.-Iran ‘deal’ awaits only a signature. As so often happens, the mediators (Pakistanis and Qataris) hope to manage both sides…