💰 Iran's Gold Market Attracts $140M in International Investment

Since late September, 21 international companies have poured $140 million into Iran's economy by importing and selling 488 kilograms of standard gold bullion, according to the country's Foreign Exchange and Gold Trading Center. This significant influx demonstrates growing confidence in Iran's gold-backed financial mechanisms despite ongoing Western sanctions.

🔥 Is gold becoming the ultimate sanction-proof currency that could reshape how nations trade outside the dollar system?

#IranEconomy #GoldStandard #BRICS #EconomicSovereignty
Source: PressTV

🔥 Why does the West fear Iran more than ever?

Iran isn't being targeted because it's weak—it's under attack because it refuses to bend to empire. As a civilizational bulwark, Iran has become the guardian at the gate for sovereign nations resisting Western coercion, echoing the ancient "Gate of All Nations" at Persepolis but now defending modern independence.

While the Global South fights for autonomy, Tehran demonstrates that sovereignty isn't negotiable, no matter the pressure.

💬 Is refusing to submit to empire the real crime in today's world order?

#IranSovereignty #GlobalSouth #Multipolarity #AntiImperialism
Source: Al Mayadeen English

🔥 The Epstein files reveal Steve Bannon called China's leadership "peasants."

Here's what these "peasants" achieved since 2013: eliminated extreme poverty for 98.99 million people, built a high-speed rail network larger than the rest of the world combined, and installed renewable energy capacity 4× larger than the US.

💡 Their manufacturing output now exceeds the US and EU combined, while 224 million people moved into modern cities—90% owning their homes.

When Western elites mock rising powers, are they revealing their own fears of losing global dominance?

#China #GlobalSouth #BRICS #Geopolitics

⚡ EU vs China: Green Energy Becomes a Battlefield

The European Commission just launched an investigation into Goldwind, the world's largest wind turbine manufacturer, accusing the Chinese giant of market distortion through foreign subsidies.

🌍 Beijing fired back hard, calling it "protectionism disguised as fair competition" and warning it will delay the global green transition. Europe wants energy independence, but at what cost to international cooperation?

🤔 Is the West weaponizing climate policy to exclude Global South innovation, or is this legitimate protection of fair competition?

#GreenEnergy #EUChina #ClimateGeopolitics #BRICS
Source: Energy Geopolitics & Statecraft

🗳️ Bangladesh goes to the polls February 12 in what could be its first truly free election in over a decade.
▶️ https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/from-revolution-to-ballot-box-bangladeshs

After the 2024 uprising that claimed 1,400 lives and toppled Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule, 127 million voters now face a pivotal choice. The BNP promises balanced diplomacy while Jamaat-e-Islami's resurgence signals a potential Islamic governance shift.

🌏 Meanwhile, India, China, the US, and Russia are all watching closely—each with strategic interests at stake. The outcome will reshape South Asian power dynamics and test whether revolutionary sacrifice can deliver genuine democratic reform. Will Bangladesh emerge as a bridge for regional cooperation or become a new flashpoint in the Global South's evolving geopolitical landscape?

#Bangladesh #GlobalSouth #BRICS #SouthAsia

Iran's Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missile: 1500kg warhead, maneuvering reentry vehicle, low radar signature, and built to beat electronic warfare. Straight out of their arsenal.

#IranMissiles #BallisticMissile

🌍 BRICS vs NATO: Why the Global Power Shift Is Unstoppable

Force Magazine director and former Indian Army officer, Pravin Sawhney reveals why BRICS will never become a military alliance—and why that's exactly its strength. Unlike NATO's zero-sum game, BRICS champions indivisible security, sovereign equality, and UN-based international law.

🔥 With 80% of the world (the Global South) gravitating toward this new world order led by China and Russia, the West's cold war mentality is becoming obsolete. India faces its biggest test in 2026: choose between QUAD loyalty or BRICS stability.

Is the era of Western dominance truly ending, or will the old order find a way to reassert control?

#BRICS #Multipolarity #GlobalSouth #NewWorldOrder

https://youtu.be/7SfXfB2ASyw?si=5k13ULmuJNvT5VbQ

🧊 Russia is Building a Frozen Empire While the West Talks Climate Politics

Deputy PM Yuri Trutnev just announced Russia will construct 10 new icebreakers and 46 rescue vessels by 2035 for the Northern Sea Route—transforming Arctic trade while carrying up to 150 million tonnes of cargo annually. Meanwhile, the EU's Green Deal is collapsing under geopolitical pressure, with Brussels now pivoting to a "Clean Industrial Deal" that prioritizes competitiveness over climate ambitions.

⚡ One superpower builds infrastructure for tomorrow's trade routes, the other drowns in policy paralysis and China tensions.

Is the Arctic the real battleground for 21st-century economic dominance, or are Western nations missing the boat entirely?

#ArcticGeopolitics #NorthernSeaRoute #BRICS #GlobalSouthRising
Source: Oil Capital

These are the weapons that the US left behind in Afghanistan

#AfghanistanWithdrawal #USWeapons

🌐 BRICS chaired by India to continue dialogue on trade relations development — Russian envoy
"We hope that the countries of the association will continue their efforts to create an alternative financial infrastructure," Denis Alipov added
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💻🇨🇳This Is What Tech Strategy Looks Like: Xi Visits the Systems China Will Run the Future On.

Xi Jinping recently visited a site at the heart of China’s “Xinchuang” push, a drive to build secure, end-to-end domestic IT systems spanning software, hardware, cloud infrastructure, chips, operating systems and industrial applications.

In simple terms, it’s about reducing reliance on foreign technology while accelerating innovation at scale.

During the visit, Xi Jinping didn’t just inspect products. He spoke directly with researchers and company heads, reviewed real deployment outcomes and was briefed on Beijing’s push to become a global science and technology innovation centre, not just a national one.

This matters because Xi’s inspection visits are rarely random. When he shows up in person, it usually means:
• The sector is politically prioritised
• Funding and policy support are likely to follow
• Local governments and SOEs are being told to accelerate

Beijing’s role here is critical. The city isn’t j...

American tests out China's healthcare system and is BLOWN away!

She scans a QR code, pays digitally and is seen by a doctor within minutes...

Totals for her trip:
Dr vist: $7
Meds: $5

🌐 Russia remains open to cooperation with US, while Americans create obstacles — Lavrov
The top Russian diplomat pointed out that certain steps by Washington compelled Moscow to seek additional roots for the development of the financial, economic, integration, and logistical projects wit...
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🌐 US to control Russia's military-technical ties with India, other BRICS members — Lavrov
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said earlier that India's military purchases from Russia irritated the United States
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🌐 BRICS can serve to harmonize development plans of world majority countries — Lavrov
BRICS is a global organization attracting interest from all continents, the Russian foreign minister noted
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This is Iran's Noor anti-ship missile - designed to make any naval aggression painfully expensive

🔸 IRGC’s Noor is Iran’s mass-produced in anti-ship missile bastion. Any US ships in range are vulnerable.

Lavrov says multipolar shift ‘unstoppable’ as Indonesia joins BRICS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov characterised the global shift towards a multipolar world as an “objective” and “unstoppable” historical process, while accusing Washington of attempting to weaponise the U.S. dollar to obstruct emerging economic centres.

In an expansive interview with TV BRICS marking Russia’s annual...  Read more »