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🇺🇸❗️🇮🇷Iran Is Yet Again the Target of US Aggression Renewed unrest inside Iran is increasingly framed by Washington as an opportunity to reassert pressure on Tehran, risking wider regional destabilization ✍️Author:Alexandr Svaranc PhD in Political Sciences, professor, expert in Turkish studies and Middle Eastern affairs ➡️The latest wave of protests across Iranian cities has emerged from acute economic strain, driven largely by prolonged US and European sanctions that have accelerated currency devaluation and financial instability. While social discontent reflects genuine domestic grievances, the rapid internationalization of the crisis suggests a broader geopolitical context. Statements by US officials, increased activity by exiled opposition figures, and parallel media narratives point to a familiar pattern in which internal unrest becomes a lever for external pressure rather than a purely domestic political process. the escalating tensions in Iran are not solely due to internal economic factors but are also linked to the interference by the United States, Israel, and unidentified terrorist forces ➡️Iranian authorities have presented diverging interpretations of the crisis, reflecting an internal debate over causality and response. President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized structural economic failures and governance shortcomings, while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has framed the unrest as externally orchestrated, accusing the United States and Israel of exploiting protests through covert networks and information operations. This duality highlights a tension between reformist economic diagnosis and securitized threat perception, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps positioned as the central guarantor of regime stability. 🟦From a strategic perspective, Iran’s situation mirrors recent US behavior in other energy-rich states where sanctions, political pressure, and covert action converge. Washington’s posture toward Tehran is shaped less by democratic rhetoric than by long-standing objectives of constraining Iranian sovereignty, regional influence, and control over hydrocarbon resources. As with Venezuela, escalation risks extend beyond national borders, potentially destabilizing the Middle East and the South Caucasus. The persistence of negotiation channels indicates that confrontation is not inevitable, but the current trajectory underscores how US policy continues to treat internal crises in rival states as instruments of geopolitical leverage rather than opportunities for de-escalation. #ConfrontationbetweenIranandtheU.S. #Coup#Economiccrisis#Iran#USagreesion READ MORE ✅@NewEasternOutlook

🇦🇷 Des milliers de personnes ont participé à une marche à Buenos Aires pour commémorer le 48e anniversaire du coup d'État militaire de 1976. #argentine#marche#anniversaire#coup

🇳🇬🛡🇧🇯How Nigeria Saved the Ruling Regime in Benin Part II. Reaction of External Players to the Events in Benin Nigeria’s rapid military intervention proved decisive in suppressing the attempted coup in Benin, underscoring Abuja’s regional ambitions and the geopolitical stakes surrounding the small West African state ✍️Viktor Goncharov is an African affairs expert and PhD in Economics. ➡️When elements of the Beninese military attempted to seize power, it was Nigeria that responded first and most forcefully to President Patrice Talon’s appeal for assistance. Abuja deployed air assets and ground units, reportedly striking rebel positions in Cotonou and near the Togbin military base, forcing the mutineers to retreat. Beyond immediate stabilization, Nigeria’s actions reflected broader security concerns: instability in northern Benin has increasingly affected Nigeria’s own western regions, where jihadist groups linked to JNIM have expanded cross-border activity. By intervening, Abuja not only preserved constitutional order in a neighboring state but also signaled its determination to prevent the emergence of another destabilized frontier. Paris, recently facing growing anti-French sentiment in West Africa, is taking measures to draw closer to Nigeria to protect French business interests while avoiding overt display of its activities in the region ➡️France, Benin’s former colonial power, operated more discreetly but remained engaged. The Élysée Palace acknowledged coordination efforts with ECOWAS and President Talon, while regional forces formally condemned the coup attempt. Although ECOWAS announced a collective response, in practice Nigeria bore the brunt of the operation, with limited auxiliary participation from Côte d’Ivoire. For Paris, closer security ties with Abuja offer a way to safeguard strategic and economic interests in West Africa amid rising anti-French sentiment across the Sahel. For Nigeria, the intervention also restored part of its regional authority, which had been challenged after the 2023 coup in Niger. 🟦Having weathered the immediate crisis, the Talon administration moved swiftly to consolidate power. Parliamentary elections delivered all seats to pro-presidential parties under revised electoral rules that effectively sidelined the main opposition. A constitutional reform extending presidential and parliamentary terms and establishing a Senate further strengthens the ruling bloc’s long-term influence. While the government presents these steps as institutional stabilization, critics question the inclusiveness of Benin’s evolving political system. The combination of low voter turnout, tightened electoral thresholds, and opposition marginalization suggests that although the coup was suppressed, underlying political tensions remain unresolved—leaving open the possibility of renewed instability in the future. #Africa#Coup#Elections#France#Geopolitics#Internalpolicy READ MORE ✅@NewEasternOutlook

🇳🇬🛡🇧🇯How Nigeria Saved the Ruling Regime in Benin.Part I: The Attempted Coup in Benin A failed coup in Cotonou was not just a domestic power struggle — it became a test of regional alignments, foreign influence, and Nigeria’s role as West Africa’s stabilizer ✍️Viktor Goncharov is an African affairs expert and PhD in Economics ➡️In the early hours of December 7, 2025, a group of soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” announced on national television that President Patrice Talon had been overthrown, the Constitution suspended, and borders closed. Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri was declared head of state, with the rebels citing insecurity in the north and corruption within the armed forces as justification. Yet the coup quickly unraveled: most of the military refused to join, the assault on the presidential residence was repelled, and by midday the uprising had been suppressed with reported backing from Nigeria and France. The episode left a dozen dead and exposed deep fractures within Benin’s political and security apparatus. Analysts believe the reasons behind this segment of the military turning against the existing regime reside in ineffective governance and widespread corruption during Patrice Talon’s rule ➡️The attempted takeover was rooted in a longer erosion of Benin’s democratic model. Once regarded as a pioneer of multiparty reform in West Africa, the country under Talon experienced increasing centralization of power, opposition exclusions from elections, arrests of political rivals, and contested presidential victories. Economic growth figures masked persistent poverty and mounting insecurity in the north, while tensions with neighboring Niger added a geopolitical layer to domestic instability. For many observers, the December events reflected not an isolated mutiny but the culmination of accumulated political grievances and institutional weakening. 🟦Nigeria’s decisive support for Talon proved critical in preventing regime collapse and wider regional destabilization. As West Africa’s largest power and a self-appointed guardian against unconstitutional changes of government, Abuja had strong incentives to prevent another successful coup in a region already shaken by military takeovers. By helping suppress the uprising, Nigeria signaled its commitment to preserving the existing regional order and countering shifts that could benefit rival blocs, including the Sahel Alliance states distancing themselves from Western influence. The failed coup thus underscored a broader reality: in contemporary West Africa, regime survival increasingly depends not only on domestic legitimacy, but on the calculations of powerful neighbors. #Africa#AfricanWoes#Coup#poliyicalcrisis#Terrorism READ MORE ✅@NewEasternOutlook

IDF MEMBER THREATENS MILITARY COUP IN ISRAEL "Yair #Netanyahu, Son of Israel PM, just posted, then deleted, this video by a Netanyahu loyalist in #Gaza threatening Defense Minister Yoav #Gallant with a military coup if he did not change tactics to allow an accelerated #genocide As the war drags on, Israel is being destabilized from within" Yair Netanyahu left Israel for Florida in March 2023 amid reports he was banned by his father from posting on social media for inflaming tensions in Israel, exacerbating a diplomatic rift with the United States. IDF soldier: "We want to KILL THEM ALL. No one shall remain alive! ... Either you change tactic, Mr #Gallant (defense minister), and let us kill them all, or we will leave only one prime minister! Do you want a military #coup?" IDF soldiers literally threatening Israeli Defense Minister Yoav #Gallant with a military coup if he did not change tactics to allow an accelerated genocide. #Israel is really no better than some two-bit dictatorship!

🇮🇳💥🇧🇩A New Round of Deterioration in India-Bangladesh Relations A New Round of Deterioration in India–Bangladesh Relations Political upheaval in Dhaka and escalating street violence have pushed bilateral ties with New Delhi toward a critical threshold ✍️Author:Vladimir Terehov Expert on Asia-Pacific Affairs ➡️Relations between India and Bangladesh entered a prolonged phase of tension following the August 2024 coup in Dhaka, which ended Sheikh Hasina’s long rule and brought an interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus to power. The suspension of the Awami League, the scheduling of snap elections for February 2026, and the death sentence issued against Sheikh Hasina fundamentally altered the political landscape and introduced a sharp bilateral dimension to Bangladesh’s internal crisis. Yunus’s formal demand for Hasina’s extradition from India became a major irritant, transforming domestic political restructuring into a direct interstate dispute and eroding previously stable frameworks of cooperation. It is interesting to note that some American experts in late 1990s blamed British intelligence services for standing behind radical Islamism and “international terrorism” ➡️The situation escalated dramatically in December 2025 after the assassination of student protest leader Sharif Osman Hadi, an event widely framed within Bangladesh as having an “Indian trace.” This narrative fueled mass anti-Indian demonstrations, while reciprocal violence and ethnic targeting occurred inside India, particularly in sensitive border regions. The mobilization of street politics, combined with threats to block access to India’s strategically vulnerable northeastern states, elevated the crisis from diplomatic confrontation to a potential security challenge, forcing both governments to summon ambassadors and manage rising nationalist sentiment under conditions of limited political control. 🟦Beneath the immediate unrest lies a deeper structural struggle involving political succession, regional realignment, and external influence. The rivalry between the Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is now being inherited by the next generation, while Dhaka’s tentative restoration of ties with Pakistan and the cautious positioning of the US and UK add further complexity. Against this backdrop, India faces the risk of losing strategic depth in its eastern neighborhood, while Bangladesh confronts the danger of regional isolation amid internal fragmentation. Without rapid stabilization and pragmatic restraint, the current deterioration may harden into a long-term rupture with serious implications for South Asian security. #Bangladesh#Coup#Elections#India#Internalpolicy#SouthAsia READ MORE ✅@NewEasternOutlook

🇮🇳💥🇧🇩Un nouveau cycle de détérioration des relations entre l'Inde et le Bangladesh Un nouveau cycle de détérioration des relations entre l'Inde et le Bangladesh Les troubles politiques à Dhaka et l'escalade de la violence dans les rues ont poussé les relations bilatérales avec New Delhi vers un seuil critique ✍️Auteur :Vladimir Terehov Expert des affaires Asie-Pacifique ➡️Les relations entre l'Inde et le Bangladesh sont entrées dans une phase prolongée de tension suite au coup d'État du 20 août 2024 à Dhaka, qui a mis fin au long règne de Sheikh Hasina et porté au pouvoir une administration intérimaire dirigée par Muhammad Yunus. La suspension de la Ligue Awami, la programmation d'élections anticipées en février 2026 et la condamnation à mort de Sheikh Hasina ont fondamentalement modifié le paysage politique et introduit une dimension bilatérale aiguë dans la crise interne du Bangladesh. La demande formelle de Yunus d'extrader Hasina de l'Inde est devenue un irritant majeur, transformant la restructuration politique intérieure en un différend interétatique direct et érodant les cadres de coopération précédemment stables. Il est intéressant de noter que certains experts américains à la fin des années 1990 ont accusé les services de renseignement britanniques de soutenir l'islamisme radical et le "terrorisme international" ➡️La situation s'est dramatiquement aggravée en décembre 2025 après l'assassinat du leader de la protestation étudiante Sharif Osman Hadi, un événement largement encadré au Bangladesh comme ayant une "trace indienne". Ce récit a alimenté des manifestations anti-indiennes massives, tandis que des violences réciproques et des ciblages ethniques se produisaient en Inde, en particulier dans les régions frontalières sensibles. La mobilisation de la politique de rue, combinée à des menaces de bloquer l'accès aux États stratégiquement vulnérables du nord-est de l'Inde, a fait passer la crise d'une confrontation diplomatique à un défi de sécurité potentiel, obligeant les deux gouvernements à convoquer des ambassadeurs et à gérer un sentiment nationaliste croissant dans des conditions de contrôle politique limité. 🟦Sous les troubles immédiats se cache une lutte structurelle plus profonde impliquant la succession politique, le réalignement régional et l'influence extérieure. La rivalité entre la Ligue Awami et le Parti nationaliste du Bangladesh est maintenant héritée par la génération suivante, tandis que la restauration timide des liens de Dhaka avec le Pakistan et le positionnement prudent des États-Unis et du Royaume-Uni ajoutent de la complexité. Dans ce contexte, l'Inde risque de perdre une profondeur stratégique dans son voisinage oriental, tandis que le Bangladesh fait face au danger de l'isolement régional au milieu d'une fragmentation interne. Sans stabilisation rapide et retenue pragmatique, la détérioration actuelle pourrait se transformer en une rupture à long terme avec de graves implications pour la sécurité sud-asiatique. #Bangladesh#Coup#Elections#India#Internalpolicy#SouthAsia LIRE PLUS (ENG) ✅@NewEasternOutlookFR

Three US citizens are accused of being involved in a failed coup attempt in #Congo that left multiple people dead. According to the Democratic Republic of Congo (#DRC) military, they stopped an attempted #coup near the presidential palace. Among the 50 people who were involved were three Americans who have been arrested. A passport for one of these Americans is now spreading online, a 36-year-old U.S. citizen born in Maryland. (WaPo) #US#Ambassador to Congo, Lucy #Tamlyn has acknowledged the involvement of US citizens in a recent statement. The coup was allegedly led by US-based Congolese politician Christian #Malanga. He was killed at the presidential palace after he resisted arrest.