WSWS (2022-08-03). As inflation surges, France's TotalEnergies posts €18 billion super-profits. wsws.org Macron has defended the corporation's extortion of tens of billions from workers internationally as prices surge amid the NATO war with Russia in Ukraine.

WSWS (2022-08-03). Oil giants reap record profits from war, pandemic and skyrocketing prices. wsws.org As working class families the world over struggle to afford basic necessities amid historic inflation, driven by the pandemic and the US-NATO war against Russia, the world's largest multinational oil corporations are announcing record profits.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-03). Pelosi Accuses China of Threatening Taiwan and 'Democracy Itself,' Says US Cannot 'Stand By'. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) accused China "We cannot stand by as the CCP proceeds to threaten Taiwan — and democracy itself," Pelosi said. She repeated a common line coming out of Washington that the world was facing a choice between "autocracy and democracy." | President Biden has framed the US rivalry with China and Russia as a global battle between "autocracy and democracy." He eve…

Jason Ditz (2022-08-03). IAEA: Good Words Not Enough, Iran Must Be Transparent and Compliant. news.antiwar.com Addressing Iran pointing out that they have no intention of obtaining nuclear arms, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi continued to claim Iran is expanding its program and that the IAEA can't verify what it is doing. He's under intense pressure to be unconvinced, to keep hostility toward Iran, and h…

Infobrics (2022-08-03). Beijing reminds Taiwan of its power through blockade disguised as military exercise. infobrics.org China's "final warning" rhetoric revives Cold War stereotypes…

Staff (2022-08-03). Moscow warns against complete cut of relations with US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Moscow may cut diplomatic relations with Washington if the United States designates Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

Staff (2022-08-03). Hybrid war against Russia fraught with nuclear conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — A hybrid war against Russia is fraught with a nuclear conflict, which cannot be won by anyone, a high-ranking Russian foreign ministry official said on Tuesday.

Infobrics (2022-08-03). Iran Weighs Benefits of BRICS Membership. infobrics.org Recently, Iran applied to join BRICS, a group consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. On a global level, this forum represents 40% of the world population and 26% of the world economy…

Infobrics (2022-08-03). Gazprom, CNPC Sign Deal on Supplying Russian Gas to China. infobrics.org The deal sets out how the pipeline crosses the Ussuri river on the China-Russia border. Gazprom recently issued a five-year plan for large-scale work on Far East gasification…

Staff (2022-08-03). US wants to show its impunity through its actions in Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lambasted Washington for its actions regarding Taiwan, noting that the US wants to demonstrate "impunity", proving to the world it can get away with anything.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-03). Iraqi, French FMs discuss Iran talks, regional developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Iraq and France spoke by phone to discuss Iran's nuclear negotiations, the Riyadh-Tehran talks, and the latest developments in Iraq on Tuesday night.

Staff (2022-08-03). UK, France stockpiles of nuclear weapons should be limited. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — China believes the UK and France should be included in the process of reducing nuclear arms, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Arms Control Department Director-General Fu Cong said on Tuesday.

Ahmed Adel (2022-08-02). Western Experts Urge US to Start Talks with Russia Before "It's Too Late" globalresearch.ca

Alan Macleod (2022-08-02). Most of the "Fact-Checking" Organizations Facebook Uses in Ukraine Are Directly Funded by Washington. mintpressnews.com In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook's official name) announced it had partnered with nine organizations to help it sort fact from fiction.

Jason Ditz (2022-08-02). Iran: We Have Technical Means to Produce Atom Bomb, No Intention of Doing So. news.antiwar.com Iran: We Have Technical Means to Produce Atom Bomb, No Intention of Doing So | Nuclear chief echoes comments from Ayatollah aide…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-02). Israel Signals No Change to Its Nuclear Arsenal Policy Amid Non-Proliferation Conference. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Monday Speaking at the Israel Atomic Energy Commission in Tel Aviv, Lapid made a veiled reference to Israel's secret nuclear weapons program. He spoke of Israel's "defensive capabilities and offensive capabilities, and what the foreign media ten…

Infobrics (2022-08-02). The Rise of BRICS: The Economic Giant that Is Taking on the West. infobrics.org Times have changed. Russia, China, India, along with many other countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America are navigating all available spaces to counter the suffocating western dominance…

Infobrics (2022-08-02). India, BRICS in Cold War Conditions. infobrics.org The West's "sanctions from hell" have given a big stimulus to India-Russia bilateral trade, giving it a dynamism that one never suspected would be recaptured in…

Staff (2022-08-02). Ernesto Villegas Interviews Lucas Koerner: The West 'Miscalculated' Sanctions Against Russia. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, July 31, US sociologist Lucas Koerner said that the West "miscalculated" its sanctions against Russia, because they have caused an international crisis, particularly for the European continent, as winter approaches. Interviewed on the Venezuelan television program Aqui con Ernest Villegas, Koerner expressed his opinion that the economic measures against Russia caused the US to make a "slight change" in its way of thinking about Venezuela. | "The blockade on Venezuela is not going to stop, there is not going to be a real change of position," said Koerner. "There might be a tactical maneuver that might…

Benjamin Norton (2022-08-02). US threatens war on China over Taiwan with nuclear implications. multipolarista.com The US government has prepared for years for war with China over Taiwan. Nancy Pelosi's trip was only the latest provocation, including Pentagon war plans, CIA threats, tens of billions in weapons sales, and US military forces on the ground.

_____ (2022-08-02). Biden Sends Mixed Signals On Nuclear Treaty As Risk Of Nuclear War Grows. popularresistance.org President Biden on Monday sent mixed signals to Moscow in an apparent offer to negotiate a replacement to the New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia. | In a statement to the 10th conference on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Biden said his administration "is ready to expeditiously negotiate a new arms control framework to replace New START when it expires in 2026," but then suggested he wouldn't negotiate with Russia while it was fighting in Ukraine. | "But negotiation requires a willing partner operating in good faith. And Russia's brutal and unprovoked aggression…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-02). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org A total of 33 US M777 howitzers, 5 launchers of Harpoon anti-ship missile systems, as well as 6 launchers and over 200 rockets of HIMARS multiple rocket launchers were destroyed by Russian strikes against military facilities of the AFU; | Russian air defense systems shot down 34 Ukrainian aircraft, 39 Ukrainian Tochka-U and 226 shells of multiple rocket launchers during the past month, according to the the Russian MOD; | Russian forces destroyed 396 Javelin and NLAW anti…

Anonymous765 (2022-08-02). West Deploys More Heavy Weapons In Ukraine Russia Counters. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-02). Russia Says Cooperation on HIMARS Strikes Means US Is 'Directly Involved' in Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday said Washington Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Skibitsky insisted…

____ (2022-08-02). US directly involved in Ukraine war: Russia says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Russian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday said that the United States was directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine because US spies were approving and coordinating Ukrainian missile strikes on Russian forces.

_____ (2022-08-02). NATO-Backed Network Of Syria Dirty War Propagandists Identified. popularresistance.org On June 10th, The Guardian's Mark Townsend published an article headlined "Russia-backed network of Syria conspiracy theorists identified." ("Russia-backed" has since been removed). | The article is based on what Townsend calls a "new analysis" that "reveals" a "network more than two dozen conspiracy theorists, frequently backed by a coordinated Russian campaign." This network, Townsend claims, is "focused on the denial or distortion of facts about the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons and on attacking the findings of the world's foremost chemical weapons watchdog," the Organization for the Prohibition of C…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-02). Russia Says US Has Shown No Interest in Negotiating New START. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Washington The comments from the Kremlin came after President Biden

Anonymous103 (2022-08-02). Military Situation In Syria On August 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 2, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 2, SAA attacked a vehicle belonging to Turkish-backed forces with and ATGM in al-Barah area; | On August 1, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kafr Taal area; | On August 1, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG positions near Tal Rafaat; | On August 1, artillery of Turkish-backed forces…

Editor (2022-08-02). 'Tools of Russia': FBI raid on Black Political Party seen as part of 'Black Scare/Red Scare' in United States. mronline.org Black political organizations and other anti-imperialist groups condemned the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) raiding early Friday morning the properties of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) and its solidarity organization in Saint Louis, Missouri, and in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Irina Slav (2022-08-02). Russia Is Vital for OPEC+, Says New OPEC Secretary-General. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-02). U.S. election cycle drives new confrontations with China, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesAugust 1, 2022 Dim mid-term election prospects of Democrats risk igniting more tensions With less than 100 days to go before the US mid-term elections, many US media outlets, polls and observers see the Democrats' prospects dim. A new Bloomberg Economics study showed that "President Joe Biden's party can expect to lose 30 to …

Staff (2022-08-02). Russia wants for Iranian nuclear deal to be revived ASAP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Russia supports the swiftest revival of a nuclear deal with Iran, however, the West's unfriendly steps with regard to Moscow may indirectly impact a number of its provisions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-08-02). Irán descarta producir armamento nuclear. telesurtv.net Teherán asegura que tiene capacidades técnicas para hacerlo, pero no es parte de sus planes como le ha dicho a la OIEA.

Staff (2022-08-02). Iran to return to JCPOA commitments if other parties do so. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — The spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Tuesday that Iran will return to full compliance with the nuclear deal (JCPOA) if the other parties live up to their own commitments under the deal.

TeleSUR-mcs- JL (2022-08-02). Presidente de Rusia reitera llamado de evitar guerra nuclear. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado ruso afirmó que su país está listo para compartir su experiencia en el campo de la energía nuclear con los países socios.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-02). UK, France need to press US to go for durable agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani has reacted to yesterday's statement by the US, UK and France on the Iranian nuclear program.

____ (2022-08-02). Iran nuclear program moving ahead very, very fast: IAEA chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said that Iran's nuclear program is "moving ahead very, very fast".

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-08-02). ONU advierte sobre la aniquilación nuclear de la humanidad. telesurtv.net Este lunes, el secretario general de la ONU, António Guterres, inauguró la conferencia de los 191 países firmantes del Acuerdo de No proliferación Nuclear.

____ (2022-08-01). Lessons from Vietnam for Ukraine. transcend.org 28 Jul 2022 – Ukrainians have become cannon fodder for the US geopolitical goals, just as the South Vietnamese were. Will the US and allies continue to escalate the conflict in Ukraine with the goal of hurting Russia? Have we learned nothing from Vietnam and subsequent US/Western foreign policy disasters of the past 40 years?>