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[The Vietnamese Magazine @thevnmesemag]

A megaproject backed by billionaire developers, state power, and state-sponsored propaganda networks faces 200,000 residents armed with screenshots and Facebook posts. The residents have documented seven propaganda tactics being used against them—and are teaching each other how to recognize and resist them
#Vietnam #Hanoi #RedRiverMegaproject

The full news: https://t.co/XCpgUvDJXs

[Christian Strippel @strippel]

„Die deutsche Politikwissenschaft ist zu einem zentralen Konflikt dieser Welt nicht nur sprachlos, sondern analytisch schlicht nicht urteilsfähig.“ https://t.co/yN4DYcUTrk

[The Vietnamese Magazine @thevnmesemag]

Chinese investment in #Vietnam is evolving from a search for cheap labor into a deeper strategic push involving supply chains, infrastructure, technology transfer, and geopolitical influence across #SoutheastAsia.
The full article: https://t.co/a3pW2UKMfe

[Khang Vu @KhangXVu]

"More than half of respondents now said that U.S. global leadership had become their biggest geopolitical concern. This displaced China’s 'aggressive behavior in the South China Sea.'"
https://t.co/EIAX9WfqG9

[Düzen Tekkal @DuezenTekkal]

Der (un-)aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Ahmad Al-S. Von der internationalen Terrorfahndungsliste zum roten Teppich in Berlin. Man staunt nicht schlecht, was alles möglich ist, um im großen Stile abzuschieben. Heute wird in Berlin sicher nicht viel vom Völkerrecht die Rede sein.

Nein zu #AlScharaa! Nein zur Normalisierung von Islamismus – weder in #Syrien noch sonstwo! Jetzt unsere @HawarHelp unterschreiben für einen echten demokratischen Neubeginn in Syrien: https://t.co/ffrAHK7gQE

[Janosch Tries @FelixDerik]

Der Besuch von Al-Scharaa in Berlin ist ein fatales Signal. Die Gewalt gegen Alawiten, Drusen, Kurden und Christen in Syrien darf nicht belohnt werden.
Es müssen diejenigen unterstützt werden, die von Gewalt betroffen sind, und nicht diejenigen, die sie zu verantworten haben.

[The New Region @thenewregion]

Spokesperson of the Kurdish-led Women's Protection Units (YPJ) Roksan Mohammed on Wednesday said that the YPJ has not been accepted by the Syrian government as part of the SDF integration agreement

"If the YPJ is not accepted in this integration process, what will the situation of women in Syria be like?" Mohammed said in a video message

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

This is quite extraordinary: Iran is quite literally freeing Iraq from US occupation.

The US/NATO asked Iraqi resistance factions for a ceasefire to allow safe withdrawal, essentially what happened in Afghanistan.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

BOMBSHELL: Iran offered to give away ALL of its enriched uranium during peace talks in Geneva. The British thought it was a credible offer. Hours later, Trump started bombing Iran anyway. The US didn't want peace, they wanted war.

[Rojhelat Info @RojhelatInfo_En]

PJAK: We Are Fighting for a Democratic Iran, Not for the Wars of Foreign Powers

In a report published on the website of the Indian newspaper The Hindu (@the_hindu), Paiman Viyan, co-chair of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), stated in clear and critical terms that the group will not take part in “proxy wars of global powers.” According to her, their main goal is to achieve a democratic and decentralized Iran.

The report, written by journalist Stanly Johny (@johnstanly) and published in The Hindu, one of the well-known media outlets in India, discusses recent regional developments and speculation about whether Iranian Kurdish armed groups might become involved in conflicts related to Iran.

In the interview, Viyan rejected reports claiming that PJAK receives military or intelligence support from the United States or Israel.

She said:
“No one has helped us. We have been struggling for years with our own strength and determination, and we do not act according to the wishes of other powers.”

The PJAK co-Chair also stressed that the party does not seek separation from Iran, but instead wants to build a democratic political system in the country.

“We want a democratic republic in Iran that guarantees the rights of all people. Iran is the home of all of us, not just one particular group.”

She also emphasized the deep social and cultural connections between Kurds in cities such as Sanandaj and Urmia and other people across Iran, including in Tabriz, Tehran, Baluchistan, and other regions.

A Defensive Strategy and the Role of Women

In the interview, Viyan explained that PJAK’s strategy is not based on war, but on self-defense.

She also referred to the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement and said that women are the driving force of social and political change in Iran. According to her, the path toward democracy in the country is closely connected to these grassroots movements.

Warning About the Future of the Government

PJAK also warned that the ongoing wave of executions and repression in Iran could deepen the country’s political crisis.

Viyan stressed that any government that fails to respond to the demands of its people will eventually face growing social and political pressure—pressure that can challenge the foundations of power and open the door to major political change.

According to the party, ignoring public demands may lead to serious internal challenges and instability in the country.

https://t.co/oNEYWkiZTR

[Janosch Tries @FelixDerik]

Kuba: Der totale Kollaps ist eingetreten: Im ganzen Land ist seit einigen Stunden der Strom aus, die Ölreserven sind leer. Die Regierung hat bereits die „Option Null“ ausgerufen. 11 Millionen Menschen sitzen im dunkeln, mit extremen humanitären Folgen.

Was ist die Option Null?⬇️

[Ibrahim Majed @IbrahimMajed]

𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗥

According to diplomatic sources, Marco Rubio reached out to Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi through Oman as part of an American effort to explore a path toward ending the war.

The message carried a single direct question: what does Iran want in order to stop the war?

Tehran initially gave no response.

Shortly afterward, France was tasked with delivering the same question in an attempt to reopen the diplomatic channel.
This time the reply from Tehran was explicit:

“We are not seeking to stop the war. There are objectives that must still be achieved.”

Despite the public rhetoric from Donald Trump and officials in Washington claiming battlefield success, the quiet diplomatic outreach suggests a far more cautious calculation behind the scenes.

The United States appears to believe that sustained military pressure will eventually force Iran to accept terms favorable to Washington for ending the conflict.

Tehran, however, is signaling the opposite.
Iranian officials indicate they are prepared for a prolonged confrontation and will not concede under pressure.

The war has therefore evolved into a strategic contest of endurance, a test of which side can sustain the greater cost, absorb the escalating pressure, and ultimately compel the other to recalibrate its position.

Behind the battlefield narratives and public declarations of victory, the real struggle is becoming clear: not who strikes harder, but who endures longer.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

[Matthew LaBosco @matthew_labosco]

The man who heals what medicine can't:

Dr. Gabor Maté.

This 80-year-old physician says true healing comes from nervous system regulation, not drugs or meditation.

Here are his 7 forgotten laws for ending chronic stress at the root: 🧵

[@Hevallo Free Rojava & Rojhelat! @Hevallo]

CONTEXT: https://t.co/5ZOtB3NEMr

Hakan Fidan says in the recording: “If needed, I would dispatch four men to Syria. [Then] I would have them fire eight mortar shells at the Turkish side and create an excuse for war.”

[Güney YILDIZ @guneyyildiz]

Most analysis on Iran is still stuck in a 1980–1990 template: outdated assumptions about nation-states, opposition capacity, minority politics, and Turkey’s role.

But the ground reality has changed.

Reports that the CIA is arming Iranian Kurdish forces expose a deeper contradiction:
parts of Iran’s opposition are attacking the only groups with real operational capacity inside the country.

The Kurdish parties never stopped fighting Tehran.

If Kurds across the region draw the right lessons from 2015–2017, they could be in a position to shape events.

And much will depend on how Turkey approaches this moment — a strategic opening not seen since Yavuz Sultan Selim.

My article from last night:

https://t.co/heaBrwgYo4

[Cyrus Janssen @thecyrusjanssen]

An Iranian man left this comment on my YouTube channel. This is without a doubt the single best explanation of the reality facing Iranian people today👇

"As an Iranian, I can tell you the situation is no longer just political—it's existential. We are trapped between two collapsing structures: one internal, one external. On one hand, we face a deeply dysfunctional government, led by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Republic’s unelected institutions.

Decades of economic mismanagement, suppression of dissent, and brutal ideological control have alienated multiple generations. No one believes in reform anymore—because every attempt has either been co-opted or crushed. But here's the paradox: We are also terrified of regime collapse—because we've watched the aftermath of Western intervention in countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan. Each was promised freedom; each descended into chaos, civil war, or foreign occupation.

So no, we don't trust the U.S. or Israel. Not because we support our regime—but because we know how imperial powers treat ‘liberated’ nations in the Middle East.

Freedom, in their language, often means vacuum, fire, and permanent instability. Right now, many Iranians live with three truths at once: The Islamic Republic is morally and politically bankrupt. The alternatives offered by foreign actors are not liberation—they’re collapse.

A bad government is survivable. No government is not. We are not silent because we agree. We are cautious because we’ve learned—too well—what happens when superpowers decide to "help." In a sentence: Iran is a nation held hostage by its own regime, but haunted by the fate of its neighbors. We are stuck in a house we hate, surrounded by fires we fear more."

[Tariq Ali @TariqAli_News]

Have heard from an Iranian friend that her partner in Teheran has sent her a message. He is a leftist and is telling her that the US/Israelis are targeting a number of known leftists homes in Teheran and elsewhere in an attempt to make sure there's no opposition to their favoured candidate once they destroy the regime. What this reveals is the degree of penetration by Mossad in Iran. What it also means is that this is not going to be an easy occupation for the US and its Israeli buddies.

[Anja Flach @AnjaFlach]

Vor acht Jahren verlor Haukur sein Leben als Internationalist, als er gegen die türkische Besatzung von #Afrin kämpfte.
Haukur unvergessen!

[Robert A. Pape @ProfessorPape]

This represents 40-50% of the deployable US air power in the world. Think air power on the order of the 1991 and 2003 Iraq war. And growing. Never has the US deployed this much force against a potential enemy and not launched strikes.