Lena Petrova
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International Relations & Polit. Economy | Host of 'World Affairs In Context' on Substack: https://t.co/l6vxg6Ly8u
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🚨 "When Iraq sells its oil, Iraqi wealth goes to the United States - into a U.S. bank account - and the United States government decides what to do with it," notes Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi (Seyed Mohammad Marandi) in our latest interview. ➤ Watch the full episode:
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🚨 "Iran is not going to negotiate. Whenever the Americans decide to implement their side of the MOU, then we can start talking. Otherwise, Iran is going to pursue its own policies," comments Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi (Seyed Mohammad Marandi) in our latest interview. ➤ Watch the full episode:
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🚨 "The Iranians have said that if the United States does not abide by its commitments in the MOU, Iran will not abide by its commitments. And Number 1 on the list in the MOU is Lebanon. Article 1 deals with Lebanon. The Israeli regime has to leave and end the killing," comments Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi (Seyed Mohammad Marandi) in our latest interview. ➤ Watch the full episode:
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🚨"The issue of nuclear enrichment for Iran is a non-negotiable, and the reason is that not only is enriching uranium important for Iran because Iran is developing nuclear power plants, but it is also a country that has always been experiencing sanctions. So if, for example, we have a power plant and for whatever reason US sanctions prevent Iran from purchasing nuclear fuel, then we'll have a crisis at multiple levels in the economy. This is a part of Iran's sovereignty. Iran has the sovereign right to enrich uranium. And for any country to tell Iran that you cannot do this because we don't want you to do so, that's unacceptable," shares Dr. Mohammad Marandi (Seyed Mohammad Marandi) during our recent interview. 🔴 Watch the full interview with Dr. Marandi:
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🚨 If Russia retaliates against the European countries, it would give the deeply unpopular E.U. political elites a new "lease on life," and "we would almost inevitably get a World War 3 scenario," comments Alex Krainer (Alex (Sasha) Krainer) during our latest interview. ➤ Watch the full episode:
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🚨 "If this war goes on for much longer, then there is a possibility that there will be nothing left in the Persian Gulf to produce oil or LNG. Escalation will be met with escalation, Iran said. So, what is the point of this? It is only going to make the chance of bringing an end to this conflict and reviving the flow of energy from the Persian Gulf less possible," says Dr. Marandi (Seyed Mohammad Marandi). ➤ Watch the full episode on our Substack:
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🚨 "The war continues, because the siege is in place. A siege is an act of war. This is an attempt to prevent Iranians from getting food, and from getting medicine. He wants to starve the Iranian people to bring them to their knees - this is what he does to Cuba, what he did to Venezuela, Syria, and others. That's how Trump functions," says Dr. Marandi (Seyed Mohammad Marandi) in our recent interview. ➤ Watch the full interview:
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🚨 It's OVER - Volkswagen SHUTS DOWN in Germany After 88 Years ▶️ Watch the full video: 🔹As the German economy is in a deep crisis, Volkswagen will permanently end vehicle production at its Dresden plant in mid-December, marking the first full shutdown of a German production site in the company’s 88-year history — a blow to Germany’s industrial identity. 🔹The closure is framed against a weakening German economy, rising energy costs after cutting off Russian supplies, and growing public dissatisfaction with Chancellor Merz’s government, whose approval ratings have fallen to historic lows - 21%! 🔹 European automakers, including Volkswagen, misjudged the pace and economics of the shift to electric vehicles, facing tougher competition from cheaper Chinese EVs while still needing to invest in both EVs and updated combustion-engine technologies. 🔹Warning sign for German industry: Dresden is part of a broader restructuring that includes job cuts and production slowdowns at other German plants, signaling a deeper recalibration of expectations and raising questions about how resilient Germany’s auto sector—and industrial model—really is.
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🚨 Here's a good wake up call for all of us. Are you listening? U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen states that "This is not theft. There is no legal issue" in stealing Russian sovereign assets since "the assets generated income for the institution". Using the same logic, interest income earned on an any investment held at a financial institution, or even a savings account, could be taken from you because the "institution" considers it to be its "income", not yours.
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🚨 "The U.S. is no longer at the leading edge of the technological frontier; arguably, it has not been for the last 10 years or so. It fell behind the development of hypersonic delivery systems. And, of course, it has fallen significantly behind in drone technologies as well. The U.S. is constrained by the availability of resources and energy. We know, for example, that the American military-industrial complex is dependent on over 10,000 Chinese firms for inputs", comments Dr. Warwick Powell (Warwick Powell | 鲍韶山) in our recent interview. ➤ Watch the full episode on Substack:
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🚨"The moment the Arab states turn against the dollar or ask the United States to leave, this is the moment when the Americans will ask the Arabs for 'democracy', or stage a color revolution. The Arabs are paying the price of preventing a color revolution against them by the Americans, who showed a good capability in different places where they could really encourage a color revolution. We've seen what happened in Ukraine in 2014, that's the most recent one, without going very far into history. So this is why the Arabs, the moment they turn against the petrodollar or ask the Americans to leave, exactly what will happen to Iraq will happen to them," comments Elijah J. Magnier (Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺) during our recent interview. ➤ Watch the full episode:
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🚨 The Houthis entering the Iran war is a game-changer. Dr. Marandi (Seyed Mohammad Marandi) explains: "The AnsarAllah can strike Israel. The second thing they can do is close or control the Red Sea. That would drive up the price of oil, cutting off the Saudi energy exports." ➤ Watch the full episode on our Substack:
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🚨"If there is a war in Europe, it will be because of NATO's expansion and the consequences of it. Europe made a huge mistake by allowing the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999. From that day, NATO has become a criminal organization," says Dr. Jan Oberg (Jan Oberg & TFF) in our recent interview. ➤ Watch the full interview on Substack:
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"Iran's Existential Battle - Response to Kharg Island Attack, Iranians Stand United Against The Aggression" | Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi (Seyed Mohammad Marandi) 🎥 Watch the full episode: ▪️Substack: ▪️YouTube: "Iran can destroy any ship or any tanker or any supertanker in the Persian Gulf easily. And already we're seeing that tankers that disobey Iran's orders are being struck. So no oil would be able to leave. The US troops would be heavily under fire. It would further increase oil prices because some of Iran's oil is still being exported to China. Oil tankers from Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar are no longer able to leave. The reason why Iran prevents these tankers from leaving is that these countries host US bases. And those US bases were used and continue to be used to attack Iran. In fact, they even fire high missiles from these countries, and airplanes fly over them. The bases aside, but they give their airspace. They allow the Americans to use their airspace and air bases in the case of Saudi Arabia to strike Iran. So Iran basically sees all of them as complicit."
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"NATO is running Europe. Europe is not a democracy. It's run by the United States via NATO. It's made sure that the only officials in charge of foreign policy are servants of the United States, not Europe. Their job is to make sure that Europe has no voice independently of what the US wants to do. In order for Europe to develop and to be a democracy, it must dissolve NATO because the purpose of NATO is singular: to attack Russia and to become an Asian power in the South China Sea to attack China as well. It's an aggressive attacking power," comments Professor Michael Hudson in the latest episode of our podcast. ▶️ Watch the full interview with Professor Michael Hudson on our YouTube channel:
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🚨 "Even in the US, by the end of July, we will run out of crude oil inventory. Right now, we are drawing down on inventory. When the oil inventories run out, then you'll have a real shortage, and the price will spike," says Dr. Steve Hanke (Steve Hanke) in our recent interview. ➤ Watch the full interview:
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🚨"For the first time in the history of Iran, Iran goes to war on behalf of an ally. Since 1982, in academia, we've been bombarded by people saying Hezbollah is a proxy of Iran and that Hezbollah will fight on behalf of Iran to damage Israel to make Iran happy. Well, we saw in June 2025 that Iran went to war on its own. Hezbollah refused to intervene. And we have seen how Iran went to war on behalf of Hezbollah and Lebanon to stop the bombardment of the suburb of Beirut, where there are between 700,000 and 800,000 Lebanese," says Elijah Magnier (Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺) in our recent interview. ➤ Watch the full episode on Substack:
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"Ending the war in Ukraine would lead to very negative consequences for Zelensky, but NOT for Ukrainians. It is very clear that Zelensky's interests differ from those of Ukrainians and from Ukraine's interests as a state. For this reason, he wants to prolong this war and stay in power as long as possible," says Canadian-Ukrainian academic, Dr. Ivan Katchanovski (Ivan Katchanovski) in our recent interview. 🎥 Watch the full episode: ▪️Substack: ▪️YouTube:
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🚨"This is as much of a civilizational fight, if not more, than World War II was. The rest of the world has to become independent of the United States. The only solution is to replace all the institutions that the United States has put in place as a means of control, " says Professor Michael Hudson in our recent interview. 🎥 Watch the full episode on Substack:
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"The US is not trying to challenge China's rise at all. To do that, it would have to industrialize and be a rival of China. It's not trying to be a rival of China. It's trying to stifle China's growth. It's trying to hurt China. But it's in no position at all to challenge it. The US has no intention of staying out of the Eastern Hemisphere. That's why we have so much of our military spending, all surrounding Russia and China and other Asian countries and the South Pacific." ▶️ Watch the full interview with Professor Michael Hudson on our YouTube channel:
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