A new epoch of world history is approaching and only “truly sovereign” states will be able to succeed in the changed environment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Speaking at a business forum, Putin claimed that “truly revolutionary,” “enormous” changes would lead to the creation of a new, “harmonious, …
Read More »Iran Revolutionary Guard colonel assassinated
Sayyad Khodaei, a colonel in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite foreign operations squad, the Quds Force, has been shot dead by a pair of motorcycle-mounted assassins outside his home on Mojahedin-e Eslam Street in Tehran, Iranian state media reported on Sunday. Khodaei was shot five times while sitting in …
Read More »This new leader’s not (yet) a revolutionary, but his enemies treat him like one
If you only follow what most mainstream media are reporting about Chile’s recent election, you couldn’t be blamed for thinking that the South American nation was on a path to socialism. The reality is a bit more complicated. Gabriel Boric, a 35-year old ex-radical student leader, defied polls to edge …
Read More »Synthetic starch can be made in lab 8.5 times more efficiently than in nature, potentially revolutionary Chinese study reveals
Starch is a substance that plants produce from carbon dioxide and sunlight to store energy through a complex metabolic process. It is used extensively in the food industry. It also plays a role in papermaking, biofuel production, and has other applications. A group of Chinese researchers has developed an 11-step …
Read More »‘First order security threat’ akin to revolutionary communism: Afghan war didn’t solve radical Islam, Tony Blair says
In a much-hyped address on Monday, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that leading powers must “unite to develop a shared strategy” to counter the threat of radical Islamism, claiming that defeating this ideology and its violence is also in China and Russia’s interests. While terrorist attacks have become …
Read More »Navalny’s revolutionary zeal feeds global headlines but most Russians prefer stability & steady change using local civic activism
Navalny has risen to prominence internationally over the past six months, widely characterized overseas as a pro-Western liberal democrat who is being persecuted because he represents a popular and genuine threat to President Vladimir Putin’s government. However, polling from Levada, a pollster which has received Western funding and is considered …
Read More »Iran’s Revolutionary Guard blames Washington for Gulf incident that saw US ship firing warning shots at its gunboats
The IRGC broke its silence on the incident on Tuesday, providing its account of the altercation between the corp’s navy (IRGCN) gunboats and the US Coast Guard ship Maui, which occurred early on Monday. The US warship group has been engaged in “unprofessional behavior such as flying helicopters, firing flares …
Read More »Iran’s Revolutionary Guard thwarts hijacking attempt to fly Iran Air plane across Persian Gulf – media
The incident happened on Thursday evening and involved Iran Air flight 334 from Ahvaz in southwestern Iran to Mashhad in the northeast, according to media reports, citing a statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The plane made an emergency landing at Isfahan Airport in the central part of …
Read More »WATCH Iran’s Revolutionary Guards destroy mock WARSHIPS with ballistic missiles
The tests were carried out on Saturday as part of large-scale military drills dubbed ‘The Great Prophet 15’. Footage released by the country’s media shows launches of ground-based ballistic missiles from an unspecified location hitting a floating structure. The missiles were said to hit their targets, some 1,800 km away, …
Read More »‘World’s best tank’: Russian troops can look forward to 1st deliveries of ‘revolutionary’ T-14 Armata next year, developer says
“Serial deliveries of the T-14 Armata tank will begin in 2021,” Chemezov announced. “This is, undoubtedly, the world’s best tank today. In the future, this vehicle will become the main battle tank in the Russian Army.” The T-14 has already been praised by foreign countries, with a UK military intelligence …
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