Iran lashed out at what it called a hostile stance by the British government after being accused of increasing its effort to influence the U.K. and prompting London to put the Iranian state on the top of its foreign influence target list.
Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS – Mar 11 2025
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IRAN CALLS TRUMP’S ‘MAXIMUM PRESSURE’ CAMPAIGN A ‘CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry last week criticized the Trump administration’s decision to enforce a “maximum pressure” sanction campaign on Tehran and that the Americans are fooling themselves if they think proven failed policy will somehow achieve a more desirable outcome.
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GREENLAND’S PRIME MINISTER REJECTS TRUMP’S PROMISE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE ISLAND
Mute Bourup Egede, the prime minister of Greenland, rejected President Donald Trump’s vow that the U.S. will be able to seize control of the island “one way or the other.”
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ALL POLISH ADULT MEN BE PREPARED TO FIGHT IN A WAR
Donald Tusk, the warmongering Polish prime minister, announced plans last week to compel every adult male in the country to undergo military training so its reserve is “comparable and adequate to the potential threats” the country now faces.
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MACRON GOES NUCLEAR: SAYS HE’D PROVIDE FRANCE’S NUCLEAR DETERRENT FOR EUROPEAN ALLIES AMID THREAT FROM RUSSIA
French President Emmanuel Macron told other European countries last week that France is willing to discuss providing the bloc with a nuclear umbrella considering what he sees as a growing risk of an invasion by Russia and an unstable relationship with the Trump administration.
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MORE THAN 1,300 SYRIANS KILLED IN 3 DAYS—MOSTLY CIVILIANS—IN COUNTRY’S WORST VIOLENCE SINCE ASSAD’S FALL
Government forces in Syria have conducted a revenge campaign in the northern part of the country after an ambush by Alawite attackers—loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad—that resulted in 16 dead officers and prompted a major crackdown.
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U.S. READY FOR WAR WITH CHINA
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News weekend host playing the role of U.S. Secretary of Defense, said the U.S. is prepared to go to war with China after Beijing made a thinly veiled threat that it was ready to face off with Washington on the battlefield.
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TRUMP ‘LYING’ WHEN HE SAYS U.S. WILL RECLAIM PANAMA CANAL, MULINO SAYS
José Raul Mulino, the president of Panama, said Donald Trump lied when he told Congress last week that the U.S. will reclaim the Panama Canal.
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GERMAN MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX REAPS WINDFALL AMID EU’S MILITARIZATION
Germany’s defense sector saw its stock prices jump last week as Berlin and the EU solidified plans to increase defense spending in the face of what they see as a new Russian threat.
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TRUMP THREATENS MOSCOW WITH MORE SANCTIONS OVER ITS LATEST ATTACKS IN UKRAINE
U.S. President Donald Trump last week threatened Russia with new sanctions over its recent attacks in Ukraine as the White House continues its effort to push for a ceasefire after a high-profile meeting in Saudi Arabia last month.