'The IDF is on the highest level of alert, prepared for any development' says Chief Zamir

'The IDF is on the highest level of alert, prepared for any development' says Chief Zamir

Henry Kirshner

On Wednesday, The Chief of the General Staff, Eyal Zamir held a discussion with all division commanders. As part of the discussion, Zamir conducted an operational situational assessment and addressed operational challenges across all sectors. 

According to his statement, Zamir remained confident in the IDF's ability to handle a potential resumption in fighting.

“At this moment, the IDF is on the highest level of alert and prepared for any development," he said, stressing the need to maintain a high standard of values, professionalism, and operational discipline. Zamir went on to praise the work the IDF soldiers have done over the past few years. "The IDF’s achievements are thanks to your unprecedented fighting and sacrifice," he said.

However, the Chief of the General Staff warned that reserve forces are facing an "unimaginable burden." He went on to say, "In order to meet all missions and reduce the unimaginable burden placed on reserve personnel, we need to expand the circle of those serving." These statements come amid ongoing political debate in the Knesset over the potential passing of a bill that could see ultra-orthodox communities in Israel face conscription. Something which they have been exempted from for decades.

Russia-China Summit Cements De-dollarization and Energy Alliance

Russia-China Summit Cements De-dollarization and Energy Alliance

Sputnik

Statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping confirmed the “unbreakable strategic partnership” between the two countries that cannot be undermined by outside pressure, Cairo Al-Farabi Center for Political and Strategic Studies secretary-general Dr Mokhtar Ghobashy told Sputnik.

The move toward Sino-Russian trade in their national currencies is “a very important step carrying strategic dimensions,” he said, adding thet the growing Moscow-Beijing partnership “cannot be influenced from the outside.”

Ghobashy said the shift away from the dollar sends “a powerful signal” that Russia-China economic relations have entered a new phase.

Stable Russian energy supplies guarantee China “will not suffer from any possible tensions in the Strait of Hormuz,” he said. 

Ghobashy said the alliance was a natural partnership between “the world’s strongest economic locomotive and a military power with the largest nuclear potential.”

He noted that the atmosphere of the Putin-Xi meeting reflected mutual trust “laying the foundation for a major strategic alliance.” 

The summit also sent “an extremely important signal to the United States,” coming only days after US President Donald Trump’s visit.

IRGC threatens war will ‘spread far beyond the region’ if US renews attacks on Iran

IRGC threatens war will ‘spread far beyond the region’ if US renews attacks on Iran

TOI

Iran warned on Wednesday that war in the Middle East war will spread far beyond the region if the United States and Israel resume their attacks, amid US President Donald Trump’s latest threats to strike again if a deal is not reached to halt the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

“If the aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will this time spread far beyond the region, and our devastating blows will crush you,” said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a statement on its Sepah News website.

“The American-Zionist enemy… must know that despite the offensive carried out against us using the full capabilities of the world’s two most expensive armies, we have not deployed the full power of the Islamic revolution,” it continued.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened renewed military action, saying Monday that he’d called off imminent strikes against Iran at the request of Gulf states, which he said were optimistic about a deal.

Still, on Tuesday he said Tehran had mere days to reach an agreement, amid a Pakistani-mediated diplomatic process that has so far failed to bear fruit.

On Tuesday, US Vice President JD Vance told reporters that “a lot of good progress is being made” in the efforts to reach a deal, adding, “We’re just going to keep working at it.” At the same time, he warned Iran that the US military was “locked and loaded.”

Also Tuesday, the US Senate advanced a war powers resolution, as a fourth Republican joined Democrats in their efforts to assert authority over the conflict, though support for passing the measure remains short of a majority.

Amid the tension, Pakistan’s interior minister headed to Iran on Wednesday for the second time this week, Iranian state media reported.

“Mohsin Naqvi traveled to Tehran to meet officials from the Islamic Republic,” Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported, citing diplomatic sources in Islamabad.

Pakistan has been mediating between Iran and the US, with Naqvi previously in Tehran on Saturday to “facilitate” the process, according to Iranian media.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, meanwhile, said further hostilities in the Middle East would be “inadvisable,” calling for a ceasefire, as he spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, according to Chinese state media.

“A comprehensive ceasefire is of utmost urgency, resuming hostilities is even more inadvisable and maintaining negotiations is particularly important,” Xi told Putin, the Xinhua news agency reported.

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Jacob Nordangård: From Polycrisis to World Government

Jacob Nordangård: From Polycrisis to World Government

Rhoda Wilson

In his book, ‘The Digital World Brain’, Jacob Nordangård describes his research into the planned world government, which has the United Nations (“UN”) at its centre and is propped up by a partnership with the World Economic Forum.

His research is based on original sources from the UN and other organisations.

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and Pact for the Future are part of a plan for a scientific dictatorship or techno-utopia, he says.

The plan involves the digitisation of everything, monitoring and control of people and the use of behavioural science and artificial intelligence to steer people in a certain direction, with the ultimate goal of establishing a world government by the UN’s 100th anniversary in 2045.

Behind the UN is a group of oligarchs,  including families like the Rockefellers and the Wallenbergs, who are driving this agenda, using influential networks like the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg Group to shape their new world order.

Earlier this month, journalist Sophia-Maria Antonulas interviewed Jacob Nordangård about his latest book, ‘The Digital World Brain’. The following is an English translation of the interview as published by Nordangård.  We have added subheadings and a table of contents to help our readers navigate through the article.

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WEF-UN Partnership

Transition News: Some believe that the recent crises and the associated profiteering are pure coincidence and that capitalism simply works this way: one thing leads to another, no one is planning a world government. However, in your book ‘The Digital World Control’, which has just been published in an updated and expanded German and English edition, you clearly demonstrate that some are following a specific plan, with the United Nations at its centre. On what sources do you base your research?

Jacob Nordangård: I use original sources from the United Nations and all those organisations that prepared the UN’s Pact for the Future. This means, my research is primarily based on the statements of these institutions themselves. I also consult other sources, for example, the World Economic Forum (“WEF”), which has entered into a partnership with the United Nations.

Since when has this partnership between the United Nations and the World Economic Forum existed?

The official signing of the agreement took place in June 2019, attended by former WEF CEO Klaus Schwab, then-WEF President Børge Brende, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. However, the UN and the WEF had already been cooperating prior to this. Mohammed, for example, served on the board of the Young Global Leaders programme. This means that the United Nations and the WEF had been closely linked for about a decade before the official partnership.

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Putin Arrives in Beijing as Russia and China Push ‘Multipolar’ Challenge to West

Putin Arrives in Beijing as Russia and China Push ‘Multipolar’ Challenge to West

Emmitt Barry

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late Tuesday for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Moscow and Beijing prepare to advance a joint statement promoting what they call a “multipolar” world order.

Putin landed at Beijing Capital International Airport shortly after 11:15 p.m. local time, opening a two-day visit aimed at tightening Russia-China ties just days after President Donald Trump’s own trip to China. 

The timing underscores Beijing’s growing role as a diplomatic powerbroker while Russia, under Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine, continues leaning heavily on China for trade, energy markets and strategic support. 

Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said Putin and Xi are expected to sign roughly 40 documents, including agreements related to industry, trade, transport and construction. The centerpiece is expected to be a lengthy joint declaration calling for a new model of international relations and the formation of a multipolar world order.

The two leaders are also expected to hold informal talks “over tea,” a private setting where they are likely to discuss the wars in Ukraine and Iran, economic cooperation and broader tensions with the West.

Putin praised the relationship ahead of the meeting, saying ties between Moscow and Beijing had reached “a truly unprecedented level.” He also said trade between the two countries continues to grow and described the China-Russia partnership as a “stabilizing” force in global affairs.

For the United States and its allies, however, the summit will likely be viewed as another sign that Moscow and Beijing are coordinating more openly against the Western-led international order. China has repeatedly urged Western nations to abandon what it calls a “Cold War mentality,” while Russia has sought to portray its alignment with Beijing as part of a broader push against U.S. dominance.

Russia and China have deepened cooperation since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine isolated the Kremlin from much of the West. China has become Russia’s largest trading partner and the world’s largest buyer of Russian oil, helping Moscow blunt the impact of Western sanctions.

Energy is expected to remain a major item on the agenda. Moscow has long pushed for the “Power of Siberia 2” natural gas pipeline through Mongolia, a project that would give Russia a major new route to send gas to China after losing much of its European market.

The visit also comes as Beijing seeks to balance its relationship with Moscow while keeping open channels with Washington. The back-to-back visits by Trump and Putin have placed Xi at the center of great-power diplomacy, with China presenting itself as an indispensable player in global affairs.