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The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 28

India–Pakistan standoff: Who is fanning nuclear flames?

Amid escalating tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, a deadly attack by unknown forces in Kashmir has sparked a dangerous chain of events, pushing the region closer to the brink of war.

By F.M. Shakil

India–Pakistan standoff: Who is fanning nuclear flames?

Amid escalating tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, a deadly attack by unknown forces in Kashmir has sparked a dangerous chain of events, drawing in global powers and pushing the region...

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · May 14

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The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 28

India–Pakistan standoff: Who is fanning nuclear flames?

Amid escalating tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, a deadly attack by unknown forces in Kashmir has sparked a dangerous chain of events, pushing the region closer to the brink of war.

By F.M. Shakil

India–Pakistan standoff: Who is fanning nuclear flames?

Amid escalating tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, a deadly attack by unknown forces in Kashmir has sparked a dangerous chain of events, drawing in global powers and pushing the region...

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 28

WATCH | Is the India-Pakistan conflict the latest step in Trump's war creep toward China? | Ep.75

Is the India-Pakistan conflict the latest step in Trump's war creep toward China? | Ep.75

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The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 26

WATCH | Pakistan's Defense Minister admits his country funded terrorists on behalf of the US and the west.

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 25

'Jews will kill Jews': Israel's top politicos warn of impending civil war

Netanyahu’s war is not just on Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Iraq – it is on Israel's own institutions, opposition parties, and the last shreds of internal dissent.

By Robert Inlakesh

'Jews will kill Jews': Israel's top politicos warn of impending civil war

Netanyahu’s war is not just on Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, Iraq – it is on Israel's own institutions, opposition parties, and the last shreds of internal dissent. Now, t...

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 24

Senior Israeli officers leak classified data, including ‘preparations’ for Iran attack

Senior Israeli officers leak classified data, including ‘preparations’ for Iran attack

Members of the air force’s elite Squadron 69 uploaded the documents onto a file management system available to hundreds of thousands of reservists and recruits

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 24

Spain terminates multimillion deal with Israeli weapons maker

Spain terminates multimillion deal with Israeli weapons maker

Coalition authorities in Madrid have stressed their commitment to 'the Palestinian cause and peace in West Asia'

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 24

Turkiye expands military occupation of northern Iraq: Report

Turkiye expands military occupation of northern Iraq: Report

Turkish forces occupy Iraq under the pretext of combatting the Kurdish PKK group, which recently declared a ceasefire after its leader issued a call to disarm

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 24

Pakistan shuts airspace to India as tensions surge over Kashmir attack

Pakistan shuts airspace to India as tensions surge over Kashmir attack

The nuclear-powered neighbors have exchanged escalating measures in response to a terror attack in the Baisaran Valley of Indian-administered Kashmir

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 24

BREAKING | A number of casualties in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Jabalia, northern Gaza.

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 24

Return of the Ikhwan: Erdogan reboots the Muslim Brotherhood in West Asia

With Damascus fallen and Sanaa under bombardment, Erdogan is seizing a renewed opportunity to reassert Muslim Brotherhood influence across the Arab world – from Syria and Lebanon to Jordan and Yemen.

By Musa Ozugurlu

Return of the Ikhwan: Erdogan reboots the Muslim Brotherhood in West Asia

With Damascus fallen and Sanaa under bombardment, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seizing a renewed opportunity to reassert Muslim Brotherhood influence across the Arab world – from Syria an...

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 23

EXCLUSIVE | Syria’s stolen daughters: The HTS campaign to enslave Alawite women

In post-Assad Syria, the mass abduction and sexual enslavement of Alawite women under Sharaa’s rule mirrors the darkest atrocities of ISIS—yet is met with global silence.

Syria’s stolen daughters: The HTS campaign to enslave Alawite women

In post-Assad Syria, the mass abduction and sexual enslavement of Alawite women under Sharaa’s rule mirrors the darkest atrocities of ISIS—yet is met with global silence.

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 23

WATCH | How China’s digital currency challenges western hegemony

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The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 9

Israel has dropped 90,000 tons of US explosives on Gaza—40 kilograms (88 pounds) for every man, woman, and child. That’s 6.5 Hiroshima bombs.

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The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 8

Russia–Iran–China: All for one, and one for all?

A US war on Iran will be viewed as one against Russia and China too. Both Putin and Xi know that Trump's war is singularly directed at the transformational global 'changes they are driving together.'

By Pepe Escobar

Russia–Iran–China: All for one, and one for all?

Although perhaps not yet obvious to Washington, a US war on Iran will be viewed as one against Russia and China too. Both Putin and Xi know that Trump's war is singularly directed at the transformatio...

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Apr 7

Lebanon front: Why the US-Israeli war isn’t over

Tel Aviv's military escalation to force Hezbollah’s disarmament risks backfiring entirely. The biggest losers will be the US-backed Lebanese government and army, followed by a complete resurgence of a more hardline Lebanese resistance.

Lebanon front: Why the US-Israeli war isn’t over

Tel Aviv's military escalation to force Hezbollah’s disarmament risks backfiring entirely. The biggest losers will be the US-backed Lebanese government and army, followed by a complete resurgence of a...

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Mar 27

The 'Hidden Hands' guiding Lebanese–Syrian strife

Border violence and coastal massacres have reignited tensions between Lebanon and Syria, amid concerns that hidden actors are stoking Sunni–Shia sedition to benefit Israel.

By Tamjid Kobaissy

The 'Hidden Hands' guiding Lebanese–Syrian strife

Border violence and coastal massacres have reignited tensions between Lebanon and Syria, amid concerns that hidden actors are stoking Sunni–Shia sedition to benefit Israel.

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Mar 26

Netanyahu vows to ‘seize territory’ in Gaza if captives not released

Netanyahu vows to ‘seize territory’ in Gaza if captives not released

Israeli forces have reentered Gaza on the ground, recently marching into the Netzarim corridor, which Tel Aviv was supposed to withdraw from as part of the ceasefire agreement

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Mar 26

All of Lebanon rejects normalization: PM

All of Lebanon rejects normalization: PM

Lebanon’s parliament speaker recently warned that Israel is trying to ‘lure’ the country into normalization talks

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Mar 26

The Trump Doctrine: Brinkmanship and blowback in a unipolar hangover

Trump’s attempt to reinvent US power through economic coercion, proxy discipline, and selective warfare may be speeding up the decline of US global dominance in a world no longer willing to play by American rules.

By Aymun Mosavi

The Trump Doctrine: Brinkmanship and blowback in a unipolar hangover

Trump’s attempt to reinvent US power through economic coercion, proxy discipline, and selective warfare may be speeding up the decline of US global dominance in a world no longer willing to play by Am...

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Mar 26

WATCH | Western media seems more absorbed in the drama of a leaked group chat among US officials than in the grave reality of its intended purpose.

Trump's administration has killed over a hundred Yemeni civilians since launching its airstrike campaign on March 15.

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Mar 25

How Syria's HTS is quietly dismantling the Palestinian cause

Syria’s new Islamist leaders are systematically sidelining Palestinian factions, favoring the US-backed PA and reshaping refugee dynamics in alignment with a broader US-backed strategy to neutralize the Palestinian resistance.

How Syria's HTS is quietly dismantling the Palestinian cause

Under Ahmad al-Sharaa's direction, Syria’s new Islamist leaders are systematically sidelining Palestinian factions, favoring the US-backed PA, dismantling Iran-linked groups, and reshaping refugee dyn...

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Mar 25

Syria's de facto government receives list of US demands for 'sanctions relief': Report

Syria's de facto government receives list of US demands for 'sanctions relief': Report

Washington's outreach to Damascus occurred just days after government-led sectarian massacres in Syria's coastal regions

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Mar 25

Multiple casualties following new Israeli attacks on Syria

Multiple casualties following new Israeli attacks on Syria

The Israeli army said it opened fire and called in an airstrike on ‘terrorists’ in the town of Koya, west of Deraa

The Cradle @thecradlemedia.bsky.social · Mar 25

US intel report determines Iran 'not building nuclear weapon'

US intel report determines Iran 'not building nuclear weapon'

Tehran says it is 'carefully preparing' its response to a letter from Donald Trump that reportedly gave the Islamic Republic a two-month deadline for reaching a new nuclear deal