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Iran and Saudi Arabia: a Chinese win-win

Iran and Saudi Arabia: a Chinese win-win
Photo Credit: The Cradle
09.04.2023

The idea that History has an endpoint, as promoted by clueless neoconservatives in the unipolar 1990s, is flawed, as it is in an endless process of renewal. The recent official meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Beijing marks a territory that was previously deemed unthinkable and which has undoubtedly caused grief for the War Inc. machine.

Global South: Gold-backed currencies to replace the US dollar

Global South: Gold-backed currencies to replace the US dollar
Photo Credit: The Cradle
20.01.2023

First: One of the key take aways from the World Economic Forum annual shindig in Davos, Switzerland is when Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan, on a panel on “Saudi Arabia’s Transformation,” made it clear that Riyadh “will consider trading in currencies other than the US dollar.”