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Trump's Vietnam

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We already know the background of Israel - Iran relations. So, let's start from June 2025, when Israel - US attacked Iran. The attack was famous as the B2 bombers flew all the way from Whiteman AFB, located in the middle of US to bomb a couple of sites in Iran. Furdow & Isfahan. Though initially it was claimed that the sites were "destroyed", US & Israel later realised, it wasn't the case. So, next round needed. So, US went into negotiations and slowly, the negotiations started to fall apart, as usual amidst a lot of drama. Fast forward February 2026 US & Iran were into negotiations. And we're about to reach a deal next meeting, within a day, per Oman FM. Few hours later, US started bombing Iran. Mind you, US started bombing while Israel joined later. Strategy What strategy? US didn't have one. All they knew was that this is going to be a swift in & out operation. But, did it have the means to do it? Well, nope. To conduct a military str...

Turkey won't sell India its drones - something India didn't ask!

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  India doesn't need nor sought these from Turkey. Your DefCos are our target. Why would we buy from you? It is Turkey's stupidity on two counts. 1. The state of #Turkey 's economy, they need not say no to a potential superbuyer. 2. Erdogan is facing political / military crisis & is in search of a new adversary. India is a thousand miles away, fits well. From fake graduation to imprisoning opposition to never ending wars to depleting economy. Stretching its military from Kosovo to Libya to Sudan to Somalia to Pakistan to Bangladesh to Kazakhstan. It will boomerang very soon. Picking on India is one of its worst call! Days of Erdogan is numbered anyways. His domestic political crisis will only deepen from here on.

Pakistan Libya arms deal

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Fear grips Tripoli that the deal will wreck Libyan economy to a point of no return. It was behind closed doors earlier. Now, is being echoed even in diplomatic chatters. Here's why. Libya's Haftar - a militia leader, runs half the country. With enormous resources comes lots of money. And here, the money (or half of it!) disappears from financial system of the country. Now, that "disappeared" money is being used to buy arms from Pakistan. Why? 1. We need to understand that the money is coming back to the economy - through Pakistan and arms. Basically, black --> white. 2. The money that was "disappearing" was actually Dinars being printed by Russians. 3. Saudi is not paying for the arms. Of course, state of their economy in bad shape. 4. Pakistan is the only country that can accept such non-sovereign currency. 5. Why would Pakistan do that? Well, for its crypto project. It requires lots of Gold and cash. Libya has both. 6. Now, fears that the economy would ...

Why USoA is perpetually angry at ally India?

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Situation in September 2025: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick lays down PRE-CONDITIONS for Trade Deal. India had to... - Abandon Russian oil - Support America - Stand by the dollar - Walk away from BRICS If disobeyed, price of disobedience: 50% tariff. India will come back to us in two months. When they do, they will have to say Sorry to President. And it is up to President what they want to do with India. Fast forward to January 2026: India signing Trade Deal with European Union. And, Scott Bessent is crying foul. This is called, FEAR OF MISSING OUT. Between September 2025 & January 2026, there were several insults. Like: "500% tariffs" by Lindsey Graham. "MARK DOWN" India for dumping rice and so on. Geo Identified Rice are premium and of better quality. People still buy it. Now, TRUMP will have to SAY SORRY. And FIRE his team. Before reading further, read the ET piece . Now, on the "Stand by the dollar" aspect mentioend by Lutnick. Currently, Ind...

Gold, Africa, UAE & Europe

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The series of defeats being handed over to UAE is all about choking Gold supply. UAE doesn't mine gold, within UAE. It gets supply from African countries. The turbulent areas, especially. Expect flares from Kigali, Kampala, Nairobi & Dar-es-Salam. Over the last 10yrs or so, UAE has been moving away from this into innovation & tech. Not just oil. Saudis are getting into this rare earth metal. Since 2000s, there's been several 'revolutions' in African countries. Look at the picture below. You can guess the countries where regimes have fallen. Move to West Africa 1. Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) ranks among West Africa's top gold producers, with output surging from 10 tonnes in 2012 to 58 tonnes in 2024 & was projected to be 62 tonnes in 2025 (confirmed data not available yet.) 2. Burkina Faso ranks as Africa's fourth-largest gold producer, with output reaching 70.43 tons through September 2025, up 58% YoY, driven by booming artisanal mining alongside...