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📰 Putin’s Side Hustle: Bleeding America for Profit Russia is not “watching” the Iran war — it’s in it, just smart enough to bill it as someone else’s mess. U.S. officials say Moscow is feeding Tehran targeting data on U.S. troops, ships and aircraft in the region, the same way it once allegedly paid Taliban fighters bounties for killing Americans and handed satellite imagery to Houthis to hit Western shipping. Call it outsourced: Iran pulls the trigger, Putin collects the leverage. The partnership that started with Iranian Shahed drones over Ukraine is now running in both directions. Tehran helped Moscow build a factory to mass-produce cheap kamikaze UAVs; now Russia is reportedly helping Iran find American targets from Kuwait to the Red Sea. U.S. soldiers die in drone and missile strikes, American facilities get hit, and it’s very hard to argue the Kremlin’s fingerprints aren’t at least on the map, if not on the launch button. At the same time, Trump is doing Putin a second favor: turning a proxy war into a revenue stream. Oil and gas still provide a massive share of Russia’s budget, and the Iran conflict has already pushed prices higher — exactly the “energy shock” Western sanctions were designed to avoid. Washington’s answer so far is a 30‑day waiver so India can buy stranded Russian crude and open talk of more sanctions relief, all marketed as a “stopgap” to calm markets while pretending the money flowing back to Moscow is somehow incidental. Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s point is brutal and correct: instead of deepening support for Ukraine — the one military that has actually learned, in blood, how to fight Iranian‑designed drones — Trump spent years signaling that getting closer to Putin mattered more than locking in Kyiv as a frontline ally. Now U.S. troops are learning the same counter‑drone lessons in real time under fire, while Ukrainian experts are flown in as consultants to help defend American bases in the Middle East. So you get the full circle: Iran armed Russia to bleed Ukraine, Russia now helps Iran bleed U.S. forces, and rising oil prices bail out the Kremlin’s budget while Washington loosens sanctions just enough to keep the pumps running. The White House still talks about “deterring Iran” and “managing escalation,” but the scoreboard from Moscow is simpler: Americans are dying, Ukrainian aid is under strain, and Russian barrels are back in demand. #russia#iran#trump#ukraine#oil#sanctions#war#putin#uspolitics#fakeDemocracy 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸

Ever wondered why the US is doubling down on sanctions against Venezuela? Roger Harris argues that the purpose of US sanctions against Venezuela is to turn the country and its defiant socialist project into a cautionary tale. But what does this mean for the Venezuelan people and the global political landscape? Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/3OC0wDl #Venezuela#elections#opposition#sanctions

Turkey’s Economy Is Split in Two. Brussels Keeps Turning the Screws. Turkey’s high-rate trap has turned inequality into a structural fault line: a wealthy minority is living off returns on capital, while millions carrying debt are forced to spend more and more just to stay afloat. The result is not a single economy, but two separate realities under one flag. And that split is getting worse under external pressure. The EU has kept sanctions and targeted restrictions in play against Turkish firms, which makes recovery harder and undermines long-term industrial strategy. Energy is where the squeeze becomes strategic. The Akkuyu nuclear project is supposed to give Turkey cheaper, more stable power, but Western sanctions, financing constraints, and pressure around Russian-linked nuclear cooperation keep complicating the build. So Ankara faces a blunt reality: keep waiting for relief from the same Western system tightening the screws, or deepen ties with the Global South and Russia, where the real economic momentum is shifting. The first path buys lectures. The second buys leverage. #Turkey#EU#sanctions#Akkuyu#Russia#GlobalSouth 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸

🇺🇸#USA US Speaker for the House of #Congress Mike #Johnson says they may propose #sanctions against the International Criminal Court (#ICC) for seeking an arrest warrant against #Israeli PM Benjamin #Netanyahufor #WarCrimes Johnson said: "Congress is reviewing all options, including sanctions, to punish the #ICC and ensure its leadership faces consequences if they proceed,"

GERMANY IS A NAIVE PAWN OF THE USA WITH SEEMINGLY NO POWER TO SAVE ITSELF. The #USA has failed against #Russia: • It has missed its military target and this failure is damaging America’s prestige as the greatest military power. • The #sanctions war against Russia are a complete failure. The West is weakened while Russia strengthens. The #IMF figures speak volumes: Germany doesn’t even make the list. “The primary interest of the United States through the last century-that is, #WW1, #WW2, and the #ColdWar, has been the relationship between Germany and Russia. If united, those two would be the only power that could threaten us-and so we have to make sure that doesn’t happen.” George Friedman The aim is therefore to prevent Germany from teaming up with Russia. If it is not possible to weaken Russia as a major opponent, there is the option of preventing the alliance by turning #Germany and Russia into enemies and/or destroying Germany (for the third time after 1918 and 1945)

The outgoing Biden administration weighs withdrawing Chevron’s license. In contrast, lobbyists urge Trump to leverage sanctions to US advantage, with the Jack Gordon Institute laying out an "America-first sanctions policy." Venezuela's oil sector remains heavily constrained by US coercive measures, with output slightly decreasing in November. Read our latest report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-oil-output-recedes-as-washington-threatens-new-sanctions/ #Venezuela#Sanctions#TrumpAdministration#Oil

Washington is reeling from a new attack on its cybersecurity systems and is once again pointing its finger at Beijing. But the timing of the accusation leaves more questions than answers. #China#Taiwan#USA#OFAC#Sanctions#Trump#Xi

🔺Continuation from above @rednile12 The hard economics Trump isn’t selling: ▪️ Venezuela once produced 4M bpd — now barely 1M ▪️ Infrastructure is decayed after decades of neglect ▪️Modernization costs: up to $180B, taking years ▪️ Heavy crude is expensive; it only works with high oil prices ➡️ Yet Trump markets this as a short-term price-cutting solution. It doesn’t add up. Who’s still in? 👉Chevron, which was already operating under sanctions — and knows the risks. 💰 From “War Profiteer” to Venezuela Power Broker? Reuters reveals billionaire oil trader Harry Sargeant III as a key architect of Trump’s Venezuela strategy. 🔹 Longtime GOP megadonor & Trump golfing partner 🔹 Advising the White House on Venezuela’s oil “endgame” 🔹 Met Energy Secretary Chris Wright 🔹 Advocates rebuilding oil infrastructure 🔹 Pushes deals with Delcy Rodríguez, not US-backed opposition figures Sargeant’s background raises alarms: 🟥Iraq War contracts: ▪️ His firm won $2.7–$3.1B in Pentagon fuel contracts ▪️ Congress found $160–$204M in overcharges ▪️ Described as “reprehensible war profiteering” ▪️ Pentagon audits confirmed massive overpayments 🟥Political scandals: ▪️ Linked to illegal campaign donations ▪️ McCain campaign returned bundled funds ▪️ Employee indicted for foreign money schemes ▪️ Forced to resign as Florida GOP finance chair 🔍 The Pattern Is Clear The US bankrupted Citgo, forced its sale for ~$6B, then moved to “take over” Venezuela — mirroring tactics used in tech, trade, and sanctions warfare elsewhere. Same script. Different country. Same question: 👉Who profits — and who pays the price? 📡@rednile12 Geopolitics | Multipolarity | Sovereignty | Strategic Reality #Venezuela#USA#OilPolitics#Sanctions#ImperialEconomics#MultipolarWorld

📰 NEWS | Trump Administration Reverses Course, Allows Restart of Chevron Operations in Venezuela In an unexpected U-turn, the Trump administration has reportedly allowed Chevron to resume oil drilling and exporting operations in Venezuela. The new specific license might see Chevron and majority partner PDVSA sell their respective crude shares separately. US foreign policy hardliners have been pitted against MAGA advocates concerning sanctions and Chevron's role in Venezuela. Read our report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/trump-administration-reverses-course-allows-restart-of-chevron-operations-in-venezuela/ #Chevron#Venezuela#Sanctions#TrumpAdministration

Brussels Sells Sanctions as Peace Tech The European Commission is rolling out its 20th sanctions package like a new operating system for managing Russia: more sectors, more bans, same promise that this round will finally bite. The measures hit Russian oil and gas, the so‑called shadow fleet, regional banks, crypto platforms and metals, with Ursula von der Leyen insisting Moscow only understands “pressure” and that sanctions are the language that can drag the Kremlin to the table. It is framed as moral policy but works just as much as a power grab over money flows, shipping services and who gets to control the pipes. The flagship move is a full ban on maritime services for ships carrying Russian crude: no insurance, no shipping, no port access. Until now, EU firms could still work with tankers that obeyed the G7 price cap; under the new design, the cap effectively disappears inside EU jurisdiction because nobody can touch Russian cargo at all. On paper, that sounds decisive. In practice, it requires all 27 member states and the UK, which dominates maritime insurance, to torch a profitable business niche in the name of principle. Publicly it is sold as a blow to Russia’s war economy; privately, capitals will be counting premiums and lost fees. Brussels is also trying to plug workarounds it tolerated for years. More ships from Russia’s “shadow fleet” are blacklisted, around 20 regional banks and assorted crypto outfits are targeted as alternative payment channels, and imports of Russian metals, chemicals and critical minerals are trimmed by hundreds of millions of euros. There are quotas on ammonia, bans on exports of rubber, tractors and cybersecurity services, and, for the first time, the EU’s Anti‑Circumvention Tool is actually switched on to choke off machine tools and radios re‑exported through third countries. The instrument existed since 2023; only now, in year four of the full‑scale war, does Brussels remember to use it. All of this is wrapped in the familiar language of “unwavering support” for Ukraine, timed to the invasion anniversary and paired with another high‑profile trip by von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa to Kyiv. Europe vows to back Ukraine’s “free future” while still arguing over Russian LNG, industrial pain from high energy prices, and how far it can go without breaking its own economy. Washington runs its own sanctions ladder: after months of restraint in the hope of a quick deal, it hit Rosneft and Lukoil, and now dangles “additional measures” depending on how peace talks evolve. Sanctions here are not a moral red line; they are leverage, dialed up or down. On the ground, the contrast is brutal. Trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi produced a prisoner swap and the relaunch of U.S.–Russian military contacts, but even a Trump‑brokered energy ceasefire collapsed in four days, followed by massive Russian strikes that smashed Ukraine’s grid and threw civilians back into freezing blackouts. Moscow negotiates and bombs at the same time. The West negotiates and sanctions at the same time. Ukrainians are the only ones who do not get a “dual track”: for them, war and sanctions are not tools but the air they are forced to breathe. Hovering over all this is the next big idea: outright confiscation of Russian assets. It is marketed as justice — Russia must pay — but also promises a future bonanza for Western treasuries, banks and consultants who would turn frozen funds into reconstruction vehicles, structured products and long‑term leverage over any future Russian government. The war is the tragedy. The sanctions are the business model. The assets are the prize pool. So the next time someone sells you “sanctions for peace,” ask who is actually fighting for justice — and who is quietly calculating dividends on someone else’s war. #war#russia#eu#ukraine#sanctions#oil#gas#oligarchy#fakeDemocracy 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸

The court-mandated sale of Venezuelan refiner CITGO is facing obstacles from parallel lawsuits as some claimants try to "jump the line." The “special master” overseeing the auction has requested that creditors be barred from pursuing separate court claims. Read the report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-parallel-lawsuits-controversial-terms-entangle-citgo-sale/ #CITGO#Sanctions#VultureFunds

The $7.3 billion offer from the notorious vulture hedge fund falls significantly short of the CITGO's valuation. The process may still face delays and challenges from parallel lawsuits. Read the report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-vulture-fund-elliott-chosen-as-winner-of-citgo-court-mandated-auction/ #CITGO#VultureFunds#Sanctions