The failed state of Israel has an estimated 90 nuclear warheads. I’m more worried about this religious zealot war criminal having nukes than Iran at this point.
Kind of hypocritical of aggressor nations Israel and the US, both with nuclear weapons, demand Iran hand over their enriched uranium. All while Israel is annexing Lebanon, village by village, while installing a secret base in the non aligned country of Iraq. Of course, CBS News would see fit to give war criminal Netanyahu a platform to make demands on the world.
Great work as always. Much thanks. I still do recommend that you italicize the word "recorded" when referring to the official Palestinian death count, indicating that the actual number of deaths is much higher. I also want to point out that whenever you report on Israeli actions you state them as fact while whenever you report on Hezbollah actions you refer to them as "claimed", giving the impression that you trust Israel's information more than Hezbollah's. I doubt that trust is justified.
There is no way DJT will ever get Iran to agree to peace, because, it appears, in his mind (should he even have one) ,compromise means doing what he wants and only that.
This Iran war isn't just about Iran's neuclear and the Straits. Its about stopping Israel's uncontroled genocide of the people in the Middle East. If Iran had neuclear Israel would have to think twice before killing more children.
The report that Putin says 'war is coming to an end' arises from a misunderstanding that has been widely reported as a mis-translation from Russia. See this report by Alexander Mercouris...
Putin’s press conference yesterday was interesting because it highlighted his deep feeling of anger and betrayal by Europe.
(1) He reminded the journalists (all Russians) that the crisis began with the EU insisting Ukraine ratify an Association Agreement incompatible with Ukraine’s free trade agreement with Russia. When Ukraine demurred the Maidan coup was the result;
(2) He said Europe’s objective in 2022 was to engineer Russia’s collapse so that the Europeans would be able to help themselves to its parts. In a truly extraordinary passage, he spoke of Finland joining NATO in order to participate in the plunder;
(3) He gave a very bitter account of the events of April 2022 and of the failure of the Istanbul Agreement.
Briefly: He revealed for the first time that it was Macron who called him and tricked him into pulling Russian troops back from Kiev, telling him that “the Ukrainians could not be expected (to sign the Istanbul Agreement) with a gun pointing at their head”. He was careful to say that the Russians recorded the conversation and have Macron saying all this on tape.
He then spoke about how, once the Russian troops had been withdrawn, ‘another colourful character’ - Boris Johnson - told the Ukrainians to ditch the Istanbul Agreement in return for unlimited Western support.
I came away with the clear impression that Putin believes Macron and Johnson were working together and had it all worked out in advance;
(4) He accused the Europeans of using Ukraine as a proxy in their conflict with Russia;
(5) He signalled that the only major West European political figure he retains any trust in is Gerhard Schroder, who is of course out of power;
(6) Contrary to many reports, Putin did NOT say that he believes the Ukraine conflict is coming to an end. This belief stems from misreporting of his words by a TASS journalist.
If Putin’s words are read carefully it is clear his meaning was quite different. It is that with the failure to bring about the collapse of Russia that which on The Duran we call ‘Project Ukraine’, ie. the West’s (in Putin’s view, Europe’s) bid to use Ukraine as a tool to destabilise Russia, is coming to an end.
Perhaps wrongly, Putin appears to blame the Europeans more for ‘Project Ukraine’ than he does the Americans.
(7) Putin did float the possibility that with the failure of Project Ukraine, and with the crisis this has caused in Europe, a new generation of European leaders might find a way back towards a reconciliation with Russia. However, he did not seem to me to say this with much conviction;
(8) As for the Americans, Putin appears to think that their various diplomatic initiatives of the last year to end the war have run into a wall and are effectively over.
Many people will say that Putin has a paranoid view of Europe and its intentions. He however would point to Europe’s actions (eg. he spoke about Europe’s work fabricating Ukraine’s drones) and its rhetoric, which is frankly terrible. Certainly, in Russia his opinions are widely shared.
This is where in Europe relentless hostility, extreme rhetoric, and a total rejection of dialogue with the Russians, has led us. If the Russians and their leader now entertain these views of us, we should not be surprised.
Where is the official REFUGEE STATUS for Palestinians made homeless in war, currently living in camps without sewers, water, enough food and medicine? The status would humanize these victims and could be supported by United Nations , EU, Qatar, Russia, China, KSA, etc.
The failed state of Israel has an estimated 90 nuclear warheads. I’m more worried about this religious zealot war criminal having nukes than Iran at this point.
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Kind of hypocritical of aggressor nations Israel and the US, both with nuclear weapons, demand Iran hand over their enriched uranium. All while Israel is annexing Lebanon, village by village, while installing a secret base in the non aligned country of Iraq. Of course, CBS News would see fit to give war criminal Netanyahu a platform to make demands on the world.
Great work as always. Much thanks. I still do recommend that you italicize the word "recorded" when referring to the official Palestinian death count, indicating that the actual number of deaths is much higher. I also want to point out that whenever you report on Israeli actions you state them as fact while whenever you report on Hezbollah actions you refer to them as "claimed", giving the impression that you trust Israel's information more than Hezbollah's. I doubt that trust is justified.
There is no way DJT will ever get Iran to agree to peace, because, it appears, in his mind (should he even have one) ,compromise means doing what he wants and only that.
I hope no one from NATO or the UK goes on 60 Minutes to sabotage the Russia Ukraine cease fire and possible meeting between Putin and Zelensky.
This Iran war isn't just about Iran's neuclear and the Straits. Its about stopping Israel's uncontroled genocide of the people in the Middle East. If Iran had neuclear Israel would have to think twice before killing more children.
The report that Putin says 'war is coming to an end' arises from a misunderstanding that has been widely reported as a mis-translation from Russia. See this report by Alexander Mercouris...
Courtesy of David Johnson’s Russia List.
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https://theduran.substack.com
May 10, 2026
Putin’s Bitter Reckoning With Europe
An Analysis of Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day Comments
By ALEXANDER MERCOURIS
https://theduran.substack.com/p/putins-bitter-reckoning-with-europe
Putin’s press conference yesterday was interesting because it highlighted his deep feeling of anger and betrayal by Europe.
(1) He reminded the journalists (all Russians) that the crisis began with the EU insisting Ukraine ratify an Association Agreement incompatible with Ukraine’s free trade agreement with Russia. When Ukraine demurred the Maidan coup was the result;
(2) He said Europe’s objective in 2022 was to engineer Russia’s collapse so that the Europeans would be able to help themselves to its parts. In a truly extraordinary passage, he spoke of Finland joining NATO in order to participate in the plunder;
(3) He gave a very bitter account of the events of April 2022 and of the failure of the Istanbul Agreement.
Briefly: He revealed for the first time that it was Macron who called him and tricked him into pulling Russian troops back from Kiev, telling him that “the Ukrainians could not be expected (to sign the Istanbul Agreement) with a gun pointing at their head”. He was careful to say that the Russians recorded the conversation and have Macron saying all this on tape.
He then spoke about how, once the Russian troops had been withdrawn, ‘another colourful character’ - Boris Johnson - told the Ukrainians to ditch the Istanbul Agreement in return for unlimited Western support.
I came away with the clear impression that Putin believes Macron and Johnson were working together and had it all worked out in advance;
(4) He accused the Europeans of using Ukraine as a proxy in their conflict with Russia;
(5) He signalled that the only major West European political figure he retains any trust in is Gerhard Schroder, who is of course out of power;
(6) Contrary to many reports, Putin did NOT say that he believes the Ukraine conflict is coming to an end. This belief stems from misreporting of his words by a TASS journalist.
If Putin’s words are read carefully it is clear his meaning was quite different. It is that with the failure to bring about the collapse of Russia that which on The Duran we call ‘Project Ukraine’, ie. the West’s (in Putin’s view, Europe’s) bid to use Ukraine as a tool to destabilise Russia, is coming to an end.
Perhaps wrongly, Putin appears to blame the Europeans more for ‘Project Ukraine’ than he does the Americans.
(7) Putin did float the possibility that with the failure of Project Ukraine, and with the crisis this has caused in Europe, a new generation of European leaders might find a way back towards a reconciliation with Russia. However, he did not seem to me to say this with much conviction;
(8) As for the Americans, Putin appears to think that their various diplomatic initiatives of the last year to end the war have run into a wall and are effectively over.
Many people will say that Putin has a paranoid view of Europe and its intentions. He however would point to Europe’s actions (eg. he spoke about Europe’s work fabricating Ukraine’s drones) and its rhetoric, which is frankly terrible. Certainly, in Russia his opinions are widely shared.
This is where in Europe relentless hostility, extreme rhetoric, and a total rejection of dialogue with the Russians, has led us. If the Russians and their leader now entertain these views of us, we should not be surprised.
Where is the official REFUGEE STATUS for Palestinians made homeless in war, currently living in camps without sewers, water, enough food and medicine? The status would humanize these victims and could be supported by United Nations , EU, Qatar, Russia, China, KSA, etc.