⚡️ Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview for a documentary titled "The UN from the 20th to the 21st Century" (Moscow, September 25, 2024)
Key points:
• Less than a year after the victorious powers established the UN based on the noble principles formulated in its charter, it became clear that the West, acting contrary to these principles, intended to launch a war against the Soviet Union, and not merely a cold war but an all-out war. These plans hatched by the then "Anglo-Saxons" [nations of the Anglosphere led by the US & UK] have long become public knowledge.
• Once NATO was created, the Soviet Union circulated a large document which demonstrated the detrimental effect of that and the danger of building walls between the East and the West, especially in Europe, and called for respecting the #UNCharter and for working towards this. Our call was not heeded.
✊ However, we kept fighting for justice and the implementation of the principle of sovereign equality of nations. Decolonisation was a bright stage and a major embodiment of that principle. The Soviet Union was the main initiator of the 1960 Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. Following its adoption, the number of UN states increased by 80-90 members.
• They tell us that the main goal today is to ensure the territorial integrity of Ukraine. It is a misleading interpretation of the UN Charter, where the right of nations to self-determination is put before territorial integrity.
• Even before demanding respect for territorial integrity, the UN Charter demands respect for human rights without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion <…> Now that Zelensky’s Nazi regime, which the West nurtured, has banned both the language and religious rights of a large number of its own population, the West has put away the banners it was waving for decades.
❗️The top priority now is to ensure the achievement of the initial goals and principles of the UN Charter in their entirety and as a whole, rather than selectively or occasionally.
• The reform of the UN Security Council is not a one-off event. It’s a process which has been ongoing since the time the United Nations came into being <...> Nevertheless, it relies on principles that must be preserved at all costs. The main principle is that the Security Council reform should be based on a broad-based agreement among states. It does not say “consensus,” but it does state “broad-based agreement among states.”
🌍🇮🇳🇧🇷 We have invariably supported the legitimate aspirations of India and Brazil to secure permanent seats in the Security Council. However, African aspirations must be met as well. Africa has common collective positions, which we respect. And we would have like that.
• Our position implies providing additional seats for Asia, Africa, and Latin America. We are open to some of these seats being permanent, but we need to achieve general agreement before we can move forward. It is a complicated process. I don’t see any chance for bringing this process to a swift and expedited completion any time soon.
• Since the UN was created, there has never been a time, a region, or a situation that involved the United States in one way or another, where the country would actually respect that principle. Every time, everywhere they acted as a hegemon, or like a "bull in a china shop".
• When they wanted to punish Russia, the West abandoned all the principles which it was feeding to us and which it declared sacred. The same is happening to the principles of the UN Charter. The West is trampling and destroying them without a moment’s hesitation.
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📑🖊 OPINION | Punishing Progress: Washington Targets Social Achievements of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
John Perry and Roger Harris take stock of the collective progress in Latin American countries targeted by the US for regime change. Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have achieved significant social gains despite Washington’s efforts to isolate and undermine them.
Venezuela has delivered five million homes through its Great Housing Mission. Cuba’s ELAM medical school has trained over 31,000 doctors from 122 countries. Meanwhile, US sanctions continue to cost Cuba $13.8 million per day and led to over 100,000 deaths in Venezuela by 2020.
🔗 Read the full opinion piece here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/punishing-progress-washington-targets-social-achievements-of-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela
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Un’inchiesta congiunta del quotidiano israeliano Haaretz e di The Marker rivela che Israele ha finanziato una campagna digitale mirata a un regime change in Iran con l’obiettivo di riportare in auge la figura di Reza Pahlavi, figlio dell’ultimo scià d’Iran, come leadership alternativa al regime dello ayatollah Khamenei.
Secondo le fonti di TheMarker e Haaretz, dallo scoppio del genocidio a Gaza e dopo la visita di Pahlavi in Israele ad aprile 2023, è iniziata un'operazione online come parte di una campagna israeliana ancora più ampia per influenzare il dibattito sui social media, con campagne anche in inglese e tedesco.
Secondo l'inchiesta l'operazione ha fatto leva su una sofisticata rete di profili falsi, volti generati artificialmente, influencer “di comodo” mai esistiti e contenuti costruiti ad hoc tramite intelligenza artificiale.
#israel#iran#regimechange
Will Trump return to maximum pressure or favor a more "pragmatic" approach regarding Venezuela in his second White House tour? Nick Corbishley analyzes the factors at hand in this piece.
Click here to read it: https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/is-venezuela-about-to-face-another-regime-change-operation/
#Venezuela#Trump#Sanctions#RegimeChange
🇨🇺💥TRUMP GROWS IMPATIENT AS CUBA REGIME CLINGS TO POWER
🔹 "Maximum pressure" campaign causes 3 nationwide blackouts in March alone ⚡🔌
🔹 Oil embargo after Venezuela cutoff cripples Cuban energy grid completely 🛢️💰
🔹 US officials believe regime could fall by year-end — but Trump wants faster ⏰
🔹 Marco Rubio warns: "They've got some big decisions to make" 🎯
After quick wins in Venezuela and Iran, Trump is "strangling" Cuba economically! Havana residents say they're "just waiting to leave" as the regime crumbles! 🔥🇺🇸 Will Castro's legacy finally END? 💔
#Cuba#TrumpDoctrine#RegimeChange
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📰 NEWS | Trump Approves Lethal Covert CIA Operations in Venezuela as Another Strike in the Caribbean Kills Six
Donald Trump confirmed that he authorized the CIA to conduct lethal covert actions against the Maduro government, citing alleged border and drug-trafficking concerns. The move comes as US military strikes in the Caribbean have killed 27 people.
Venezuela condemned the announcement, warning at the UN Security Council that Washington is preparing further military attacks. The US has suspended all diplomatic contact and dismissed Caracas’ calls for dialogue.
Read the full report here 👉https://shorturl.at/v74XN
#CIA#RegimeChange#USMilitaryThreats#USVenezuelaRelations
📰 NEWS | UN Experts Condemn ‘Unlawful’ US Caribbean Attacks, Call for Non-Intervention in Venezuela
UN independent experts have called on the Trump administration to stop “unlawful attacks and threats” in the Caribbean, warning that recent US military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels amount to extrajudicial executions and breach international law.
Since September, eight strikes have been reported, killing over 30 people — including civilians from Venezuela, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago. The latest bombing occurred in the Pacific, signaling an expansion of the campaign.
Read the full report here 👉https://shorturl.at/qVzyG
#Caribbean#DrugTrafficking#RegimeChange#USMilitaryThreats
📰 NEWS | Death Toll Hits 57, Latest US Bombings on Small Boats Strike off Mexico’s Coast
The US military killed 14 people in strikes on four small boats off Mexico’s coast Monday, bringing the total death toll from similar attacks since September to 57.
Venezuela denounced a CIA-backed “false flag” plan to justify aggression and suspended energy cooperation with Trinidad, citing US military escalation in the Caribbean.
Read the full report here 👉🏾https://shorturl.at/pg5Py
#Caribbean#RegimeChange#TrinidadandTobago#USMilitaryThreats
🎥 VIDEO | Military Threats, Lies and Psychological Warfare
Washington’s threats against Venezuela are intensifying, from false narratives and covert operations to an alarming military buildup in the Caribbean. With 10,000 troops, warships, and the world’s largest aircraft carrier deployed, Trump’s words blur the line between intimidation and open warfare.
#USMilitaryThreats#USVenezuelaRelations#Caribbean#DrugTrafficking#RegimeChange
📰 Secret Diplomacy: Israel and Iran Reassure Each Other Through Russia
With tensions simmering, Israel and Iran quietly exchanged messages via Russia, pledging not to launch preemptive attacks against one another. The backchannel talks, held just before Iran’s recent wave of protests, reflect a rare moment of de-escalation between two bitter rivals—especially after their brief 12-day conflict in June.
Russia’s Role as Go-Between
Russia served as the unlikely intermediary, a role it has tried to play before amid regional crises. The latest round of talks followed a visit by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Moscow, and came at a time when Israel was preparing a major military campaign against Hezbollah, Iran’s ally in Lebanon.
A Delicate Balance
The private reassurances allowed Israel to focus on Hezbollah without fear of a direct Iranian strike. Iranian officials, however, remained skeptical, noting that while Israel’s assurances were welcome, they didn’t rule out U.S. attacks on Iran. For Tehran, staying out of an Israel-Hezbollah clash was seen as a win—especially as the country grapples with domestic unrest.
Protests and Regime Change Complicate the Picture
This understanding faces an uncertain future. With protests rocking Iran and President Trump weighing possible strikes against Iranian regime targets, analysts believe Israel would welcome regime change—if it could be achieved without triggering a wider war. For now, both sides seem to be playing a waiting game, with Russia in the middle and the U.S. looming large.
#Israel#Iran#Russia#Diplomacy#MiddleEast#Hezbollah#RegimeChange
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💣 Trump’s Iran Gamble: Regime Change by Airstrike
The U.S. and Israel just opened a full‑scale shooting war with Iran, and Trump isn’t even pretending this is about “limited strikes” anymore — he’s openly selling regime change from the air.
Before dawn Washington time, U.S. and Israeli forces hit at least nine Iranian cities, including Tehran, in a coordinated barrage targeting nuclear facilities, missile infrastructure, air defenses and, according to Israel, a gathering of senior officials inside a high‑security compound linked to Ali Khamenei. Satellite images show heavy damage and smoke around the supreme leader’s compound; the status of Iran’s top leadership is unknown.
Iran’s answer came fast: waves of ballistic missiles at Israel and at least four U.S. bases across the Gulf, with debris killing at least one person in the UAE and impacts reported in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. Israeli authorities so far report mostly minor injuries, suggesting air defenses held, but the region’s economic artery took a direct hit — shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has effectively shut down, with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard calling the waters unsafe and U.S. maritime authorities telling commercial traffic to stay away. One‑fifth of global oil flows through that chokepoint.
Trump, in a video address, promised not just to “eliminate” Iran’s nuclear program, but to “raze their missile industry to the ground,” “annihilate their navy,” and “enable the overthrow of the regime,” telling Iranians this is “probably your only chance for generations” to rise up. This after a January pledge to “help” anti‑government protesters, followed by a bloody crackdown that killed thousands and crushed that movement in the streets. Last June’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites were later revealed to have degraded rather than destroyed the program, even as Trump boasted it had been “obliterated.”
On the ground in Iran, the “surgical strike” rhetoric looks like something else. Residents in Tehran describe chaos, panicked runs for schools and shelters, and huge plumes of smoke over central streets. State media says a girl’s elementary school in Minab was hit, killing dozens of children; those casualty figures aren’t independently confirmed yet, but the message inside Iran is simple: this is not just a war on centrifuges.
Abroad, Canada and Australia are backing Washington; many other governments are urging restraint and warning about a war with no exit ramp. The pattern is familiar: Washington talks about “decisive blows” and “last chances,” Israel pushes to break Iran’s regional reach in one go, and Tehran bets that missiles, proxy fires and a global oil shock will outlast American attention spans.
The formula is simple: bombs now, uprising later. And the bill for that experiment gets sent to Iranians, Israelis, Gulf states, and everyone whose economy depends on ships moving through a strait that just turned into a shooting gallery.
#Iran#Israel#Trump#war#StraitOfHormuz#nuclear#regimeChange
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☢️ Khamenei Is Dead. Trump and Netanyahu Just Opened the Succession War.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — the man who ran the Islamic Republic since 1989 — is now officially a casualty of the U.S.–Israel air campaign. A senior Israeli official says Khamenei’s body has been found and his death confirmed after strikes that smashed targets in Tehran and across at least nine Iranian cities.
For nearly four decades, Khamenei sat on top of every lever of power in Iran: government, military, judiciary, Revolutionary Guard, and a regional militia network built to outlast the U.S., Israel and the Sunni monarchies across the Gulf. Under him, Iran built a nuclear program that terrified its neighbors, armed proxies from Lebanon to Yemen, and crushed uprisings at home, including the January protests this year that were put down at the cost of thousands of lives.
But by the time the bombs fell this weekend, he was ruling from a bunker. Last June, joint Israeli‑U.S. strikes killed several of his closest lieutenants and senior Guard commanders and wrecked key nuclear and missile sites, forcing him into hiding and hollowing out his inner circle. Saturday’s operation finished the job physically — just as Iran was already weakened by sanctions, mass unrest, and the fallout from Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack, which dragged Tehran into a grinding, losing confrontation by proxy.
Trump is selling Khamenei’s death as an opportunity for “freedom” and a once‑in‑a‑generation chance for Iranians to topple their rulers; Netanyahu is promising to keep striking “as long as needed.” Iran has already answered with missile volleys at Israel and at least seven Arab states, and panic is spreading as people flee Iranian cities and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz seizes up.
The regime Khamenei built was designed to survive his death: a system of clerics, councils, Guards and patronage networks meant to plug in a new supreme leader the moment the old one disappears. Killing the man doesn’t kill the machine. It just guarantees that the struggle over who controls it will now play out under air raids, regional missile fire, and a U.S. president openly promising to help pick the ending.
#Iran#Khamenei#Trump#Israel#war#regimeChange#StraitOfHormuz
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💣 Trump’s War Math: Pentagon Hits Missiles, Israel Hits the Regime
The U.S.–Israel attack on Iran now has a declared political goal: regime change. The Pentagon says its forces have struck Iranian missile sites, air defenses, and IRGC command-and-control hubs, while Israeli jets go after what officials describe as “regime sites” — including top commanders at Iran’s main intelligence agency, a move that reportedly triggered panic inside the security apparatus.
Trump has proclaimed the start of “major combat operations” and told The Washington Post his objective is “freedom for the people” of Iran, framing a multi‑theater air campaign as a liberation project. Netanyahu says the joint operation will last “as long as needed,” with people familiar with the planning describing a division of labor: U.S. strikes focused on military capability, Israeli strikes focused on the political and intelligence nervous system of the state.
Tehran’s response has already gone regional. Iran has launched missiles at Israel and at least seven Arab states; the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait confirm hits, while Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan and Qatar say they intercepted incoming fire. Israel so far reports only light injuries, but a luxury hotel in Dubai was hit — a reminder that this isn’t a neatly contained “surgical” conflict but a live test of how much escalation global markets, Gulf monarchies and Israel’s own public are willing to absorb for Trump’s latest promise of “freedom” from 30,000 feet.
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