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The Fraud That Launched the mRNA Era

A Midwestern Doctor | The Forgotten Side of Medicine | October 11, 2026

Story at a Glance:

  • Before COVID, mRNA had failed for decades and both companies developing it were in financial trouble. However, an emergency framework built years in advance made it possible to rush their vaccines to market. Now there is a major push to replace much of the vaccine schedule with lucrative mRNA vaccines, despite the platform being immensely problematic and still poorly understood.
  • The mRNA platform’s acceptance rests on the claim that its trials proved it “safe and effective,” yet the same tactics routinely used to rig clinical trials were used throughout them, from the misleading “95% effective” figure to injured participants having their injuries recoded as unrelated conditions.
  • Using trial data released by court order, a team of independent researchers and whistleblowers spent years auditing Pfizer’s trial. Within the limited records procured, extensive irregularities were documented throughout the trials including 1,203 participants vanishing from the records, 1,209 adverse events re-filed as COVID symptoms, undisclosed deaths in the vaccine group, unequal COVID testing between the groups, and the public receiving a more dangerous formulation of the vaccine which was never tested prior to being released.
  • Newly released documents from Argentina’s FDA show the trial’s largest site had twenty violations, including 52 participants given nearly double the planned dose, which finally resolves one of the trial’s longstanding mysteries.
  • Fortunately, the tide has turned. Federal health officials are now acknowledging vaccine injuries, investigators have gained the power to obtain the evidence long kept hidden, and public opinion has shifted to the point that it is finally possible to openly discuss what was done.

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Palestinian family trapped for one week as Israeli troops enable settler siege

The Cradle | October 11, 2026

Jewish settlers are besieging the home of a Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank with the collusion of the Israeli army, Haaretz reported on 11 October.

For the past week, illegal Jewish settlers have prevented members of the Shinaran family, five adults and five children, from leaving their home in the village of Wadi al-Rahim in the South Hebron Hills.

“We are under curfew in our own home, like in prison,” one family member explained.

Another family member said the settlers threaten them if they go to the roof of their home or even go near the windows. “If they see us at the windows, they yell at us to move away,” he said.

He said he had tried several times to leave the house, but each time the settlers quickly arrived.

The Israeli army has been deployed to the village to protect the family. However, they often do nothing to help. “They do not remove the settlers. They sit with them, even though this is a closed military zone.”

Haaretz reports that video footage from the village shows Israeli soldiers praying alongside the settlers and allowing them to play loud music at the entrance to the Shinaran family’s home.

The settlers began the siege after establishing an outpost near the entrance to the Shinaran family’s home. … Full article

Dozens of fomer detainees arrested in IOF West Bank raids

Al Mayadeen | October 11, 2026

Israeli forces carried out raids across several areas of the West Bank early Sunday, arresting dozens of Palestinians, most of them former prisoners, according to local reports.

In Tulkarm, Israeli forces raided the Gold Market area in the city center and searched a residential building in the northern Shuweika suburb. Nine Palestinians from the governorate were arrested, including former prisoners.

In Al-Khalil, forces searched homes in the city and the Abu Qatila neighborhood and arrested a young man in the village of al-Tabaqa, south of Dura. They also fired tear gas near the entrance to Idhna, west of al-Khalil.

A special Israeli force arrested another young man and former detainee after entering the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin.

Three Palestinians were arrested in Beit Lahm, while Israeli forces carried out raids and arrests during an incursion into the town of Meithalun, south of Jenin. Forces also searched several homes during raids in Tubas and the northern Jordan Valley and entered the villages of Salem and Rujeib east of Nablus.

Israeli forces also closed all entrances to the village of Madama, south of Nablus, early Sunday, preventing residents from entering or leaving. Local sources said the forces additionally closed the road linking Madama with Burin and two roads connecting Asira al-Qibliya with Madama.

Settlers also carried out attacks against Palestinians and their property in several areas. Ziad Younes was injured after settlers beat him during an attack on the town of al-Khader, south of Beit Lahem.

In Ramallah, settlers attacked the village of Ein Yabrud east of the city. Others uprooted electricity poles and cut power to the al-Marj area in the town of Deir Dibwan to the east.

In Tubas and the northern Jordan Valley, settlers carried out provocative tours around residents’ homes in the al-Himma community. Israeli forces also raided Qalandia refugee camp north of al-Quds. … Full article

Israel kills four Palestinians in fresh Gaza ceasefire violations, including child

Palestinian Information Center – October 11, 2026

GAZA – The Israeli occupation forces continued violating the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, carrying out drone strikes, artillery shelling, and gunfire that killed four Palestinians, including a seven-year-old child, since dawn today.

A medical source at Nasser Hospital confirmed that three Palestinians were killed and several others injured when an Israeli drone targeted a tent west of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.

The attack brought the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Khan Yunis and Jabalia since early Sunday to four, including a child.

The latest casualties came as Israeli forces continued firing on residential areas and displacement camps, conducting demolition operations, and shelling several locations across the besieged territory despite the ceasefire agreement.

In northern Gaza, seven-year-old Palestinian child Jihad Al-Ghandour died from wounds sustained when Israeli forces shot him near Al-Hawja Street in the Jabalia refugee camp. … Full article

‘Israel’ kills two harvesting their olives in South Lebanon

Al Mayadeen | October 11, 2026

Israeli artillery fire and an explosive remnant left behind by Israeli operations killed two Lebanese citizens during the olive harvest in southern Lebanon on Sunday, as Israeli forces carried out further airstrikes, shelling, and detonations across the South.

In Yater, in the Bint Jbeil district, Israeli artillery targeted the town’s outskirts, killing a retired Lebanese soldier as he inspected his land and olive harvest, the National News Agency (NNA) reported, according to AFP.

In Froun, also in the Bint Jbeil district, an explosive object left behind by Israeli operations detonated among people tending their olive trees, killing an engineer, NNA reported.

Froun Mayor Hassan Bazzi told AFP that the engineer had come from Beirut, where he lives, to take part in the harvest.

The fatal explosion prompted residents to suspend olive harvesting until the Lebanese Army could clear the village of explosive remnants, Bazzi said.

Israeli attacks target towns, farmland, and a shop

Elsewhere, Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on Wadi al-Hujeir, Kfar Tebnit, Talloussa, and al-Mansouri. Israeli artillery also shelled al-Mansouri and the outskirts of Beit Lif, while further shelling targeted the outskirts of Baraachit and Beit Yahoun.

An Israeli drone targeted a small shop in the area between Nabatieh and Nabatieh al-Fawqa. The type of munition used remained unclear, with initial information indicating either a small missile or a bomb dropped from the drone.

In the Tyre district, Israeli occupation forces also carried out a detonation in Mazraat Buyout al-Seyyed. … Full article

Leaked: Britain’s Covert Iraqi Psyops Network

Kit Klarenberg | Global Delinquents | October 11, 2026

After 23 years, US-led occupation forces are formally leaving Iraq. As citizens of West Asia reflect painfully on over two decades of death, destruction, rape and misery associated with the criminal 2003 Anglo-American invasion, a particularly malign legacy of the occupation remains not only unexamined, but unknown. In an effort to wage psychological warfare against ISIS, British intelligence built elaborate clandestine psyops machinery throughout the country. Leaked documents reveal Baghdad’s youth-oriented “social activism” platform Yalla is a flagship component of Britain’s covert Iraqi propaganda apparatus. … continue

Leaders Condemn Ansarallah Attack on Saudi Arabia While Ignoring Illegal War Against Yemen

By Kurt Nimmo | Another Day in the Empire | October 11, 2026

Following the attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the usual suspects emerged from the social media muck to condemn Ansarallah. “These reprehensible attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life. They must stop now,” demanded Trump’s secretary of state, Marco Rubio.

Bibi Netanyahu, “on behalf of the people of Israel,” condemned the attack and declared the Zionist state “looks forward to a strong Middle East—one that stands united against threats, protects its people, and builds a future of security, cooperation, and prosperity for all the peoples of our region,” never mind the 200,000-680,000 people of the region he butchered over the last three years.

Kaja Kallas, the former president of Estonia and current High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, denounced the airport attack. “The Houthi attack on Riyadh’s international airport is an appalling act of terror. There can be no justification for indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure,” she said.

Kallas, like most European leaders, insists Israel has a “right to defend itself” against Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, and yet “self-defense” is not a legitimate response for the people of Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, all victims of Israeli and US aggression. … continue

Saudi raids hit Yemen; Sanaa warns of strategic retaliation

Al Mayadeen | October 11, 2026

Saudi airstrikes targeted civilian areas and infrastructure across Yemen, killing a child and wounding six people in central Sanaa, as Yemeni authorities warned that continued Saudi aggression and the blockade would bring strategic consequences for Riyadh.

Sanaa’s Health Ministry said the child was killed in a Saudi airstrike on Bab Shu’ub, while six civilians, including a woman and another child, sustained injuries of varying severity.

Saudi aircraft also struck Sanaa International Airport, north of the capital, according to Saba News Agency.

The attacks came as fighting continued between the Yemeni Armed Forces and Saudi-backed forces around Dhubab airport, while Sanaa renewed warnings to airlines and travelers against using Saudi airports and airspace. … Full article

Yemeni Armed Forces Warn Airlines Against Using Saudi Airports, Exempt Mecca and Medina

Al-Manar | October 11, 2026

Yemeni Armed Forces reiterated on Sunday a warning to airlines, aviation personnel, airport workers, and travelers against using Saudi airports and airspace, declaring them potential targets and a theater of military operations, with the exception of airports in Mecca and Medina.

In a statement, Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree urged all concerned parties to take the warning seriously, holding Saudi Arabia responsible for any attempts to intercept Yemeni operations.

The Yemeni Armed Forces reaffirmed their commitment to pursuing the strategy previously announced as “an airport for an airport, a blockade for a blockade, and escalation for escalation,” vowing to continue until their objectives are achieved.

Earlier on Saturday, Member of Yemen’s Ansarullah Politburo Mohammad Al-Bakhiti warned that Saudi regime plots to target holy sites in Mecca and Medina and to blame Yemen for attacks.

In exclusive remarks to Al-Manar on Friday, Al-Bakhiti revealed that Riyadh had supplied Saudi-backed mercenaries in Yemen with missiles and drones to carry out attacks and blame them on Yemeni Armed Forces.

Iran security chief says powers greater than US tried to conquer Iran but ended in ‘dustbin of history’

Press TV – October 11, 2026

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, says powers greater than the US have tried to conquer Iran but ultimately ended up in the “dustbin of history.”

During an exclusive interview with Press TV on Saturday, Rezaei said the “US suffered repeated defeats in its confrontation with Iran and has consequently turned to economic warfare out of desperation.”

Iran, rather than the US, would determine when the confrontation ends, he said, stressing that Tehran would continue its resistance until its rightful demands are met.

Addressing the presence of US forces in the region, Rezaei told Press TV that the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq reflected Washington’s failure to impose its military agenda on the region, describing it as a vindication of Iran’s resistance to American military presence in West Asia.

Rezaei further said that more than “30 million Iranians have registered in ‘Janfada’ (Sacrifice for Iran) Campaign to take up arms in the event of US aggression.” … continue

A Thimble for a Flood: Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal…

Why the announced volumes barely register against the global distillate shortage

By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR21 | October 10, 2026

On Friday night Donald Trump announced that, after a call with Vladimir Putin, Russia would ship diesel to the United States and world markets. Treasury followed with a temporary general license lifting sanctions on Russian diesel until April 2027. The President promised that diesel prices would fall “in record numbers” and “fast.” With the midterms three weeks away and diesel at $6.23 a gallon, up from about $3.67 a year ago and just off the record $6.52 set on September 22, I understand the political appeal. But when I put the numbers next to the size of the shortage, the deal is a rounding error. … continue

Fieldwatch App Detects Nearby Cameras and Trackers

By Rick Findlay | Reclaim The Net | October 9, 2026

Free, open-source app Fieldwatch is a new attempt to help people discover unwanted devices such as license plate readers, cameras, and various trackers, that are increasingly cropping up in their neighborhoods, often without any warning or their local community’s consent.

Fieldwatch, which is the new name for what used to be called Spectre until version 1.2.14, is available for Android and can be downloaded from the project’s GitHub page as an APK, but not from Google Play.

The app’s developer, who goes by the name of Off Grid Pete, says the reason for the name change was the existence of another app called Spectre.

It is made clear that this is a side project with no commercial aspirations – “This is a hobby — something I do for fun in my spare time. There is no Fieldwatch backend. There are no ads. Everything lives on the phone.”

Fieldwatch works by passively listening for nearby Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE signals and matching them against a library of device signatures.

“It’s passive, it only listens, there’s no dongle, no account, and no backend server. I wanted something that would work offline in the field,” the developer said. … Full article

French cargo workers block Elbit systems shipment bound for ‘Israel’

Al Mayadeen | October 10, 2026

Employees of a French cargo company refused to load a security shipment from Israeli security firm Elbit Systems onto an El Al aircraft scheduled to depart Paris for “Israel” on Saturday evening, Ynet reported on Friday.

Israeli security officials have intervened to address the situation, according to the report. … Full article

Nine Palestinians injured in settler attack near Ramallah

Palestinian Information Center – October 10, 2026

RAMALLAH – Nine Palestinians were injured on Saturday morning after extremist Jewish settlers, escorted by Israeli forces, attacked farmers in the village of Deir Abu Mash’al, northwest of Ramallah.

The Red Crescent said its ambulance crews treated nine people injured in the attack, including one person who was shot in the thigh with live ammunition, two who were hit by rubber-coated metal bullets, and six who sustained injuries after being beaten.

Amin Abu Alia, head of the al-Mughayyir village council, said Israeli forces and settlers encircled the home of Mohamed Abu Alia and fired tear gas canisters at it.

Abu Alia added that all 20 family members inside the house were affected by tear gas exposure.

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers prevented an ambulance from reaching the area and fired tear gas canisters at it.

Settlers also raided homes in the western part of the village and attacked Palestinian olive harvesters, prompting local residents to confront them.

Israeli fire wounds Anadolu photojournalist in occupied West Bank

MEMO | October 10, 2026

The Israeli army on Saturday shot and wounded Anadolu’s Palestinian photojournalist Issam Rimawi with a rubber bullet in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports.

Earlier, farmers in the village of Deir Nizam, near Ramallah, appealed to activists for help harvesting their olives after attacks by Israeli occupiers prevented them from accessing their land.

Following the appeal, the farmers headed to their land alongside a large number of activists to harvest their olives.

However, Israeli occupiers arrived and attacked the Palestinians and activists as they gathered olives.

Israeli soldiers later arrived at the scene, sided with the occupiers, and fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the Palestinians.

Rimawi, who was covering the olive harvest in the area, was struck in the right calf by a rubber bullet fired by the Israeli soldiers. … Full article

Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Child In Gaza

IMEMC | October 10, 2026

Palestinian child Shahd Abdul-Razeq al-Najjar, 8, from Jabalia, was killed by Israeli military fire inside her family’s displacement tent, media sources in Gaza said.

The sources reported that Israeli forces opened fire in the area where al-Najjar’s family displacement tent was located.

The bullet pierced the tent and struck al-Najjar. She later died from her wounds, medical sources said.

Elsewhere in northern Gaza, Israeli helicopters opened fire toward areas east of the Jabalia refugee camp.

Also, Israeli artillery shelled eastern parts of the Tuffah and Shuja’iyya neighborhoods in Gaza city. Israeli military vehicles also opened heavy fire east of the city as forces fired flares into the area.

An Israeli quadcopter opened heavy fire toward Palestinians in the Gaza Square area east of Gaza City, while an Israeli military crane fired in the same area. Israeli naval vessels also opened fire off the city’s coast.

Several Palestinians were also injured when Israeli forces shelled civilians on Yaffa Street, east of Gaza City.

The attacks extended into central Gaza, where Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire toward Palestinian homes east of the al-Maghazi refugee camp, while Israeli artillery bombarded areas east of Deir al-Balah.

Farther south, in Khan Younis, Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire north of the city, while Israeli helicopters fired toward its eastern areas. A Palestinian woman was also wounded by Israeli military fire in Khan Younis.

In Rafah, at the southern end of the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian in the al-Mawasi area on Saturday morning, as Israeli forces continued artillery shelling and heavy gunfire across several parts of the enclave.

Israeli forces also opened fire directly toward an ambulance that attempted to reach the wounded Palestinian in al-Mawasi, endangering the medical crew.

The attacks coincided with one year since the “ceasefire” took effect in the Gaza Strip, amid continuing daily Israeli violations that have included gunfire, artillery shelling, and attacks on Palestinians across the enclave.

Israeli drone strike injures six in Lebanon near Syria border

Press TV | October 10, 2026

An Israeli military drone strike near the Lebanon-Syria border has injured six people, including five Syrian nationals and one Lebanese citizen.

“The Israeli attack near the town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali in the Hermel district led to six wounded, including five Syrian nationals, two of them women, and one Lebanese,” Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Friday.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that “an enemy military drone targeted a car” in the town. … Full article

EU Wants to Reduce New Budget by Almost $180Bln But Keep $111Bln for Ukraine

Sputnik – 10.10.2026

The European Union is set to keep its Ukraine Reserve of 100 billion euros ($112 billion) for 2028-2034 without reduction, despite a proposal to cut the overall seven-year budget of the union by 159 billion euros, according to the Negotiating Box prepared by the EU Council and reviewed by Sputnik on Saturday.

“The Union will continue to provide financial support to Ukraine for its accession process and longer-term reconstruction. For the 2028-2034 period, a Ukraine Reserve shall provide support of up to EUR [88 869] million,” the document read.

The figure in the document was calculated in the prices of 2025 and equals to approximately 100 billion euros in the current prices. … Full article

Europe’s mounting social chaos… chickens coming home to roost for proxy war against Russia

Strategic Culture Foundation | October 9, 2026

The European Union is witnessing a full-blown social revolt. Governing political parties and their economic policies are held in open contempt as public protests and strikes escalate across multiple countries.

Protests, mass marches, and industrial strikes are spreading across the EU in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, and other countries. The grievances are various, from students and teachers over woeful education services, to healthcare professionals and transportation workers denouncing crumby wages and pension cuts.

But at the core is a warmongering, dehumanizing system of capitalist inequality. … continue

US-Russia Diesel Deal Becomes Massive Defeat for Ukraine

Sputnik – 10.10.2026

The recent phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, and the diesel deal they struck, are the most important events in the US-Russia relations since the summit in Anchorage, Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the Center for European and International Studies at Russia’s Higher School of Economics, tells Sputnik.

The diesel deal marks an important shift in the US’ stance on the Ukrainian conflict. “Until now, the Trump administration maintained that any sanctions removal and any practical cooperation with Russia, including cooperation on energy, is only possible after the Ukrainian conflict is resolved or after a ceasefire is achieved. And now we see that the Trump administration deviated from this stance.”

“The sanctions are waived for a long time, until April 7, and the US will commence mass importing of Russian diesel unrelated to the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.”

The diesel deal is not related in any way to the energy and port ceasefire that Volodymyr Zelensky and his EU backers desperately seek, which is highlighted by Zelensky’s hysterical reaction to this agreement. … continue

Hormuz and the Looming Economic Catastrophe

The Trump administration is missing the bigger picture

By Philip Pilkington | The American Conservative | October 9, 2026

In the classic martial arts film Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee’s character is instructing a young, aspiring fighter. Irritated at the lack of progress his student is making, he points to the sky. “It’s like a finger pointing away to the moon,” he says as the student tries to focus on what his teacher is saying. “Don’t concentrate on the finger,” Lee says, slapping him on the head, “or you will miss all that heavenly glory.” The quote is derived from an old Buddhist text called the Śūraṅgama Sūtra, and the point is clear: Sometimes if you focus on what is immediately in front of you, you can miss the point entirely.

Something like this is happening in Washington, DC, right now. For almost two weeks, the debate around the progress or lack thereof in the Iran War has been focused on activity in the Strait of Hormuz. A whole host of maritime experts have emerged suddenly to inform us that the Trump administration has succeeded in reopening the crucial waterway to shipping. Maximalists are claiming that this means the United States has effectively won the war in the Middle East. Others are making the more modest claim that this reopening of the Strait will solve the looming energy crisis.

These were the two perspectives that most people who were not deeply involved in the debate heard. There was, however, a small but vocal minority who questioned whether the Strait had been opened at all. If Iran had effective fire control over the Strait in spring and summer, they asked, then why would they suddenly lose it now? Almost immediately after this question was raised, Iran settled the debate by striking an enormous number of ships: 12 and counting in less than a week.

To those of us who were paying attention, the whole exercise felt like looking at Lee’s finger as he points to the moon. As these debates unfolded, the market for U.S. Treasury debt continued an epic sell-off. Bloomberg quoted an investment banker who stated that Treasuries were “trading like a meme stock.” U.S. Treasury bonds have now experienced their worst long-run returns in history. … continue

Dhubab offensive, media blitz and the rapid unraveling of Saudi-backed coalition’s new gambit

By Arman Shariati | Press TV | October 10, 2026

In the early hours of October 5, Saudi-backed mercenaries launched an offensive along Yemen’s southwestern coastal road toward Dhubab, which overlooks the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

By evening, their affiliated media networks were proclaiming Dhubab’s fall. Hours later, they falsely claimed to have captured Al-Mokha as well.

Within a single day of operations, the Yemeni military forces had encircled the incursion, recaptured the ground, and released timestamped footage showing their troops standing undisturbed along the Bab al-Mandeb coastline.

Meanwhile, local residents openly ridiculed the reported advance of the Saudi mercenaries.

The attacking forces retreated to their original positions. The events along that coastal road – the assault, the media triumphalism, the rapid military reversal, and the collapse of the narrative – offer a revealing case study of how information warfare has become structurally embedded in Saudi Arabia’s disastrous military campaign in Yemen. … continue

Putin Conveys to Trump Iran’s Vision on Possible Conflict Resolution – Kremlin

Sputnik – 10.10.2026

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed to US President Donald Trump, in coordination with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s vision on a possible resolution of the conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday.

Putin, during communication on the sidelines of the summit in Turkmenistan, held two meetings with Pezeshkian, at one of which he informed the Iranian president about the upcoming telephone conversation with the US president, the Kremlin spokesman noted.

“And then, in coordination with the Iranian president, Putin conveyed to Trump Iran’s vision on a possible resolution of the conflict,” Peskov said.

During a conversation with Trump, Putin showed understanding regarding some proposals of the US leader aimed at de-escalating the conflict in Ukraine, Peskov said.

At the initiative of Trump, most of the time in the telephone conversation between the leaders, which took place the previous evening, was devoted specifically to the Ukrainian settlement, Peskov added.

Kuwait signs $489 million deal for British air defense system

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

Kuwait has agreed to purchase a British air defense system worth £370 million ($489 million) from London-based company MARSS, the British government announced, as regional tensions continue to rise.

The system includes jamming equipment, radars, interceptor missiles, and a command center equipped with artificial intelligence technology, with the aim of strengthening Kuwait’s “ability to defend against drone strikes.”

MARSS is owned by Australian company EOS. The deal is expected to support around 100 jobs in Britain across engineering and manufacturing at the company’s production facility in Bristol, southwest England.

The agreement comes as the British government seeks to use defense contracts to support the country’s manufacturing sector and boost economic growth. … Full article

‘Harsh reality’: Iran says France seeks monopoly on power and intimidation, not peace for all

Press TV | October 9, 2026

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says France does not want peace for all but seeks to preserve its monopoly on military power and the ability to intimidate others.

Baghaei made the remarks in a post on his X account on Friday, responding to French President Emmanuel Macron’s earlier statement during a test of a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, during which Macron said, “To be free, therefore, one must be feared, and to be feared, one must be powerful.”

Baghaei contrasted those remarks with Macron’s position on Iran, which has never sought to acquire nuclear weapons, quoting the French president as saying, “Iran must never possess nuclear weapons. Neither today, nor in five years, nor in ten years. Never.”

He said the question is not why France possesses a nuclear deterrent force, but why Paris regards its own nuclear deterrent as essential to guaranteeing its security and freedom while portraying Iran’s nuclear activities as a “threat,” even though Tehran’s nuclear program is peaceful and subject to international oversight.

“The harsh reality is this: they do not want peace for all. They want to maintain the monopoly on the kind of power that inspires fear and the monopoly on the legitimacy to intimidate,” the Iranian spokesperson wrote. … continue

Trump Announces Diesel Supply Deal With Putin Following Phone Call

Sputnik – 09.10.2026

US President Donald Trump says he reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call for Russia to supply diesel fuel to American and global markets.

Russia will deliver more than 300,000 tons immediately, followed by 500,000 tons in November and another 1 million tons shortly afterward, he wrote on Truth Social.

Trump also announced plans for an additional 3 million tons of Russian diesel, depending on the condition of Russia’s refineries, claiming the agreement would help bring down fuel prices in the US and worldwide.

Following the announcement, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a temporary general license allowing Russian diesel supplies to global markets, effective immediately at Trump’s direction.

Trump believes the deliveries would help bring down diesel prices in the US and worldwide amid rising fuel costs and disruptions to global energy markets.

When Will This White House Madness End?

The United States competes with Israel for the “Most Hated” Distinction

By Philip Giraldi • Unz Review • October 8, 2026

It was another horrific week in Washington with President Donald Trump actually succeeding in coming out with an apparently improvised comment that equaled or maybe even exceeded his ghastly performance at the United Nations where he speculated over whether he should “annihilate” Iran and drive it back into the Stone Age. It would seem that ninety plus million dead Persians would satisfy Donald’s blood lust when it comes to killing innocent civilians, but the latest musing by our beloved leader had him addressing a campaign rally in Nebraska, where he appeared to be declaring that he might well consider wanting to continue the war against Iran even if the price to pay from the Iranians were to be retaliation consisting of eliminating some of our cities. He said “It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, for keeping our country safe, and it’s going to be over with very soon. Let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego.” … continue

US envoy Tom Barrack lobbied for business partner’s involvement in $15bn Syria-Iraq pipeline: Report

The Cradle | October 9, 2026

US envoy Thomas Barrack violated US ethics rules by advocating for a firm run by his business partner to help develop an oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria, Reuters reported on 9 October, citing three people familiar with the matter.

In July, Iraq and Syria signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) with a consortium made up of TI Capital, run by Barack’s business partner Ziad Ghandour, along with Chevron and Qatar’s UCC Holding.

The documents authorized the consortium to conduct technical and financial studies to prepare to rehabilitate the pipeline between oil-rich Kirkuk in northern Iraq and Baniyas on the Syrian coast.

Baghdad and Damascus seek to revive the pipeline, which was shuttered after the illegal US invasion in 2003, as part of a broader effort to bypass the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint. … Full article

Huckabee aide goes to ‘unusual lengths’ to portray ‘Israel’ positively

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

David Milstein, a senior advisor to US Ambassador to “Israel” Mike Huckabee, suppressed an embassy memo critical of the Israeli government’s decision to approve additional settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, The New York Times reported, citing three US officials who work with Milstein.

The officials told the Times that Milstein blocked the memo from being released before it could be shared with lawmakers in Washington. He also insisted on approving communications from the embassy section responsible for Palestinian affairs, according to multiple officials with direct knowledge of the matter.

The officials said they spoke to the newspaper because they were concerned that Milstein’s actions were undermining the normal work of the diplomatic mission, while those who interacted with him told the Times that he went to “unusual lengths” to portray “Israel” positively. … continue

Colonizers Assault Father and Child, Destroy Olive Trees

IMEMC | October 9, 2026

Israeli colonizers attacked a car carrying a Palestinian father and his child, assaulted the father, stole livestock, attacked olive harvesters, and destroyed 100 olive trees on Friday in several communities across the Ramallah and Jenin governorates of the occupied West Bank.

In Yabrud, northeast of Ramallah, two Israeli colonizer vehicles intercepted and surrounded a Palestinian car carrying a father and his child.

The colonizers blocked the car from the front and rear, forcing the father to stop, and then attacked the vehicle.

The child escaped first. His father then fled the car, but the colonizers assaulted him before he escaped the area on foot.

In Ein Qiniya, west of Ramallah, dozens of armed colonizers invaded the village and stole sheep belonging to a Palestinian resident, local sources reported.

Israeli soldiers accompanying the colonizers prevented the owner from approaching his livestock as the animals were taken, the sources added.

Elsewhere in the Ramallah governorate, colonizers attacked Palestinian families and international solidarity activists harvesting olives on privately owned land in Deir Ibzi’, west of Ramallah, and forced them to leave the area. … Full article

Israeli army arrests 16 Palestinians including Ibrahimi Mosque director in occupied West Bank

MEMO | October 9, 2026

The Israeli army arrested 16 Palestinians, including the director of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in raids across the occupied West Bank early Friday, according to official media and local sources.

In Hebron, southern West Bank, Israeli forces arrested nine Palestinians after raiding and searching their homes, including Ibrahimi Mosque Director Moataz Abu Sneineh and Hammam Abu Markhiya, an official responsible for the mosque’s custodians, Wafa news agency reported.

In the city of Qalqilya, Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians during a raid, local sources said.

Two other Palestinians were arrested after Israeli forces raided and searched several homes in Beita, south of Nablus, the sources said. … Full article

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian, Injure Three in Central Gaza

IMEMC | October 9, 2026

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and injured three others on Friday in shootings and artillery attacks across the Gaza Strip, amid ongoing violations of the “ceasefire” agreement that took effect on October 10, 2025.

Medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said the body of Ibrahim Mohammad Abu Khashan, 40, arrived at the hospital after Israeli forces shot him in the neck east of Al-Masdar town, east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

The sources added that three Palestinians, including two women and a child, sustained varying injuries when Israeli military vehicles opened fire toward the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the eastern part of central Gaza.

Israeli military vehicles also fired heavily at Palestinian homes east of Deir al-Balah and toward the Al-Maghazi and Al-Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza.

The gunfire coincided with intense Israeli artillery shelling of eastern areas of central Gaza. Israeli military vehicles also moved along areas under army control in the eastern part of central Gaza as the shelling and gunfire continued.

Israeli forces also carried out artillery shelling and intensive gunfire northwest of Rafah and east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, as well as east of the Shuja’iyya and Tuffah neighborhoods in eastern Gaza City. … Full article

Israeli attack wounds six in northeastern Lebanon

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

Six people were wounded in an Israeli attack near the town of Hosh al-Sayyed Ali in the Hermel district of northeastern Lebanon, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported.

The attack followed two earlier Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, where warplanes targeted the outskirts of Baraachit and the town of Kfar Tebnit, according to the correspondent.

The strikes are the latest in a continuing series of Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement. Israeli occupation forces have continued demolition and bulldozing operations inside southern villages, alongside artillery shelling and attacks by warplanes and drones on other towns and villages.

The aggression has persisted despite direct negotiations between the Lebanese authorities and the Israeli occupation in recent months, which led to the so-called “framework agreement.” … Full article

YAF repel second Saudi-backed advance toward Bab al-Mandab

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

The Yemeni Armed Forces have repelled a Saudi-backed force attempting to advance toward Bab al-Mandab from Lahj for the second time within hours, saying they destroyed more than 22 armored vehicles and killed and wounded dozens of fighters, including several commanders.

In a statement, Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, said the YAF struck the advancing forces with a large number of ballistic missiles, supported by artillery and heavy weapons, preventing them from making any further advances.

The forces also reported that more than 30 ambulances had arrived in Aden carrying dead and wounded members of the Saudi-backed formations.

The announcement comes amid conflicting accounts of control over areas around Bab al-Mandab, with Saudi-backed forces claiming to have secured positions in the area while the Yemeni Armed Forces say they have repelled repeated advances and driven back the attacking forces.

In a subsequent statement, Saree said that over the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes have carried out 77 airstrikes and missile attacks targeting civilian sites in the capital, Sanaa, and the governorates of Marib, Saada, al-Jawf, Hajjah, Taiz, and Amran. The attacks involved F-15 and Typhoon aircraft taking off from the Khamis Mushait and Taif air bases, as well as missile strikes launched from Najran. … Full article

Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa injure civilians, destroy two factories

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

Saudi airstrikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa early Friday, causing injuries and damaging a large number of homes, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Sanaa reported.

The strikes destroyed two factories in the capital, one producing textiles and the other construction materials, the correspondent reported.

In detail, Yemen’s Saba News Agency reported that one strike targeted a sponge factory in the Shamlan area in northwestern Sanaa, while another hit the Sama Al-Nahda factory for construction and electrical materials in the Jamhana area north of the capital.

The strike on the sponge factory also damaged a mosque and homes in the surrounding area, according to SABA.

The Health Ministry of the Sanaa government said two civilians, including a woman, sustained serious injuries in two Saudi airstrikes in northwestern Sanaa.

The strikes came as Saudi airstrikes on Yemen continued, while Yemen’s Armed Forces have responded by targeting vital facilities in Saudi territory and Saudi military deployments in Yemen. … Full article

Yemeni forces repel Saudi forces attack near Bab al-Mandab

Al Mayadeen | October 9, 2026

The Yemeni Armed Forces have targeted Saudi-backed forces attempting to attack the southern side of Bab al-Mandab from Lahj, a military source told the Saba News Agency on Friday.

The military source said the attack was repelled, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries and the destruction or disabling of several vehicles. The source also said the YAF had completed the expulsion of Saudi-affiliated forces from areas of Jabal Habashi in Taiz.

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that the areas captured by the Yemeni forces now cover more than 2,000 square kilometers. This is added to more than 5,000 square kilometers captured along the western coast stretching from Mokha to Dhubab and Bab al-Mandab. … Full article

British chemical warfare commentator’s MI6 ties exposed in leaked emails

By Kit Klarenberg | The Grayzone | October 9, 2026

Private messages show show Hamish De Bretton-Gordon, a top British pundit on the Salisbury poisoning incident, was a close associate of the MI6 officer who handled the Russian intelligence defector at the center of the scandal — and reaped considerable benefits from his proximity to the case.

This September, a former British Army officer named Hamish De Bretton-Gordon filed a column with the UK Telegraph complaining that “Russian bots” had “tried to make out that I’m part of a security service conspiracy.” Having shot to prominence as a media commentator on chemical and biological weapons after the alleged poisoning of turncoat Russian spy Sergei Skripal, De Bretton-Gordon dismissed accusations that he collaborated with UK intelligence as the product of the “Kremlin’s malign tactics.”

Despite his fervent denials, leaked emails reviewed by The Grayzone indicate that De Bretton-Gordon has spent years privately coordinating his public statements with senior British military and intelligence figures. The correspondences show him training operatives in Turkey and instructing Israeli military figures on Syria’s still-elusive stockpile of chemical weapons, “and a bit of Novichok,” referring to the Russian toxin supposedly used to poison Skripal.

They also suggest he stood to profit personally from exaggerating the threat posed by Russia. In the emails, De Bretton-Gordon described his day job as “flogging gas masks” to British military and law enforcement. He seemingly grew his firm’s business with outlandish warnings of imminent Novichok hand grenade attacks by Russian agents. As his prominence grew, the BBC hired De Bretton-Gordon to serve as an advisor on a drama about the Skripal poisoning. … continue

Russian military blogger detained in NATO country

RT | October 9, 2026

Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Russian military Telegram channel Rybar, has been detained in Montenegro, local media reported on Friday.

Police and the country’s National Security Agency reportedly carried out the operation in the coastal town of Risan that morning. Zvinchuk’s wife and three associates were also detained, according to the reports.

The operation is being described as targeting alleged “hybrid activity” by the Rybar network, but no specific evidence supporting the accusation has been presented.

The channel, which has around 1.3 million subscribers, had previously also faced US and British accusations of spreading Russian propaganda and conducting information operations abroad. The US State Department had even issued a $10 million bounty in 2024 on any information about the individuals behind the Rybar channel.

Moscow’s embassy in Montenegro is currently inquiring into the circumstances of Zvinchuk’s detention, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

The Telegram channel Baza has reported that it has been able to independently confirm Zvinchuk’s arrest, stating that he and his wife were detained at 7:30 AM local time at the Mövenpick Hotel in Risan and were reportedly not even allowed to pay for their room or collect their belongings.

The pair have since been taken to Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, where they are currently being interrogated, Baza claimed. Their phones and documents have been confiscated. … Full article

Zelensky ‘doesn’t give a damn’ about Ukrainians – Russian envoy

RT | October 9, 2026

Vladimir Zelensky’s continued attempts to target Moscow despite harsh retaliation against Ukraine’s military-related infrastructure prove that he doesn’t care about the well-being of his country’s people, Russia’s ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Dmitry Polyansky, has said.

Moscow Region came under a major aerial attack on Tuesday night, with Ukraine firing 650 drones towards the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. Despite most of the UAVs being shot down by air defenses, the raid resulted in the death of two people. Another civilian was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the region on Thursday, according to Governor Andrey Vorobyev.

During his speech at an OSCE session in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Thursday, Polyansky said that Zelensky “still harbors hopes of inflicting at least some noticeable damage on Moscow” in order to present this to the West as “proof that Ukraine is still capable of carrying out military operations that are painful” for Russia.

“At the same time, the head of the Kiev regime never tires of threatening Russia with escalation – something he is incapable of actually delivering – only to then complain about large-scale strikes by Russia,” he said, as cited by TASS. … Full article