Beyond Oil: Global Food Crisis Emerging From Hormuz — Why Brazil and BRICS Matter

 

Beyond Oil: Global Food Crisis Emerging From Hormuz — Why Brazil and BRICS Matter By Uriel Araujo The Strait of Hormuz has long been treated as the world’s ultimate energy chokepoint. Yet the current crisis, triggered by President Donald Trump’s disastrous war in Iran, is exposing yet another vulnerability. While the spotlight is on oil tankers and energy price spikes, a global food emergency is now haunting the planet. Read here

China, the Middle East and Russia Broker the World Stage for Peace By Helena Glass The 1979 Revolution was a religious war against the secular Shah by the people of Iran. The US and British sought to intervene given the Shah had allowed their confiscation of national oil without compensation to the people. Thus, Khomenei was not the terrorist, the Shah was, with aid from the CIA and MI6. Read here

Despite Temporary “Ceasefire” Aggression Continues Against Iran, Lebanon and Palestine By Abayomi Azikiwe Talks held between the Lebanese government and the State of Israel in Washington, D.C. on April 14 did not reach any agreement to end the assault by Tel Aviv against the people of Beirut and other areas in the south and other areas of the country of 6 million people. Read here

Is Donald Trump Trying to Create a Nuclear Narrative as His Escape Ramp from the War with Iran? By Larry Johnson Trump’s erratic comments on relations with Iran and the state of the war have jumped from one extreme to another over the course of the last 10 days. However, I think we do have a clue about Trump’s thinking based on JD Vance’s final address to the press prior to departing Islamabad on Saturday, when he singled out Iran’s refusal to compromise on nuclear enrichment as the major obstacle to an agreement to end the war… He was saying that on instructions from the White House. Read here

US International Military Bases Under Threat After War in Iran and Tensions in Greenland By Ahmed Adel The US began establishing military bases around the world during World War II. These structures, mostly for the exclusive use of the US Armed Forces, even on foreign territory, became one of the main symbols of Washington’s global hegemony and the consolidation of its power. The world, however, has increasingly moved toward multipolarity. Read here

Trump and Congress Continue Iran War as International Opponents Condemn Israel By Renee Parsons In a speech to parliament last week, Meloni criticized the Iran war as “a military operation that Italy did not agree with and did not participate in” while refusing use of Sigonella air base to US military aircraft. Read here

Montreux Convention Model to Hormuz and the Persian Gulf By Ret Admiral Cem Gürdeniz Although the war, which started with the attacks against Iran on February 28, 2026, entered a new phase with the ceasefire of April 8, 2026, the absence of a permanent peace agreement continues to keep the region in a legal “war time” status. This situation does not represent a ceasefire in the classical sense, but rather an intermediate regime in which the conflict is kept under control at low intensity. Read here