The apparent failure of U.S. plans in Iran is likely to be used by Moscow to undermine trust in Washington globally, as well as to target domestic audiences within the United States.
With fuel prices going up worldwide due to the war in the Middle East, pro-Russian propaganda claims that, in fact, prices in Moldova have risen because of Maia Sandu.
Israeli authorities have closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and are banning Christians from celebrating Easter, claims far-right MEP Diana Şoşoacă.
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The USA is sustaining huge losses in the war in Iran, and hundreds of wounded American soldiers have been brought to the 57th Air Base at Mihail Kogălniceanu, according to a fake news report promoted by former intelligence officers, supporters of the pro-Russian Călin Georgescu.
Authoritarian regimes flourished by bending or breaking international rules. Once the US started to do the same, autocracies learned that a world without rules is far more dangerous for them than they had imagined.
After the U.S. was “forced” to attack Iran, the globalists who run the EU have shown themselves to be anti-American and friends of China and Russia, AUR President George Simion confidently states.
In the Putin era, Iran has become one of Russia’s most significant allies and a key element for Moscow’s ambitions in the Middle East. What Russia cannot do, however, is protect its ally, and that says a lot about the true strength of the “empire” that Vladimir Putin wants.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to Bucharest to demand that Romania attack Iran and Russia, according to a false narrative launched by pro-Russian politician Diana Șoșoacă, the leader of SOS Romania. The narrative was questioned even by the Russian propaganda television station Russia Today.
The reinforcement of American forces on its territory will lead to Romania's involvement in a war with Iran, according to a false narrative spread by “sovereignist” groups in Parliament.
Iran would have been attacked even if it gave up its nuclear and ballistic programs, because the same happened to Libya, as the West does not honor its agreements, according to a statement falsely attributed to Muammar Gaddafi’s daughter and amplified by extremist MEP Diana Șoșoacă. In fact, the NATO intervention in Libya was mandated by the UN following the crimes of the Libyan regime.
Europe is morally decadent because it remains indifferent to the victims of the attack on Iran and supports Ukraine, while Putin remains the sole leader devoted to moral principles, according to pro-Kremlin propaganda, which conveniently overlooks the fact that Vladimir Putin is indicted for war crimes.
The attack on Iran by the United States and Israel has led to the outbreak of World War III, according to a false narrative circulating widely online in Romania. It was promoted by the extremist MEP Diana Șoșoacă in a TikTok post that had 1.7 million views and nearly 17,000 shares. In reality, the conflict is regional, and even in that area there have been other conflicts that have attracted more international players without becoming "world" events.
A wave of social media posts amplified within “sovereignist”, pro-Russian and far-left “bubbles” portray Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as an example of morality, a feminist (!!!) and a patriot who chose, with dignity, to become a martyr for his people. In fact, Khamenei was one of the bloodiest dictators of recent decades, and his policies turned Iran into an international pariah and caused a deep economic crisis.
Iran has attacked Cyprus, and the EU Treaty compels Member States, including Romania, to respond with military action to this act of aggression, Gheorghe Piperea, a member of AUR and the European Parliament claims.
Russia’s internet is being reshaped from an infrastructure that once served society, the state, and business into an instrument of control.
The EU seeks to destroy Iran based on the model of the war waged against Russia, using sanctions and unjustified criticism, pro-Kremlin propaganda writes.
Russia was forced to start the war in Ukraine, yet it is condemned by the Western countries. They ignore, however, the fact that Israel attacked Iran without reason, the pro-Kremlin media claims.
China is the main threat to the US, which would benefit from the weakening of the Beijing-Moscow axis. A Trump-Putin deal may entail, however, sacrificing Ukraine and problems for the EU.
The names floated for the incoming Trump administration suggest that the greater Middle East will remain a focus for Washington. An attention that Iran and Turkey do not like.
At home, Donald Trump could adopt certain illiberal measures. At international level, we could see new policies towards Russia and Ukraine, a trade war with China, tensions with Europe and an escalation in the Middle East.
The threat of a major war in the Middle East has diminished after the latest missile barrage exchange between Israel and Hezbollah. However, Muslim and Israeli extremists are blocking peace talks in Gaza and the long-term settlement of disputes in the region.
Hezbollah fighters can be a dangerous foe, even for one of the world’s best equipped and most prepared armies, the Israel Defense Forces.
From the USA to China and Russia, from India to the Middle East, political leaders are over 70. Can they still make use of their experience to their advantage, or are they unable to adapt and have thus become a source of problems?
Under the Russian presidency, BRICS is getting ready for its biggest summit yet. But the organization that wants an alternative to the Western economic order, has little chance of upsetting it anytime soon.
As the development of trade routes between the West and the East is in full swing, Iran and Turkey risk being overlooked due to their own policies, despite their strategic position between the two regions.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has slightly distanced himself from Russia for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, but he has moved closer to the sovereigntists. This "dance" has very much to do with the interest in a post of European Commissioner.
In the recent legislative elections, the regime in Tehran scored a victory and suffered a defeat at the same time. The winners were exactly who the ayatollahs wanted to be, but the turnout was the lowest in the history of the Islamic republic. The victory shows that the regime's ultraconservatives are firmly in control of Iran, but the low turnout indicates a loss of popular support for a regime that has been increasingly challenged in recent years.
Why the year 2024 is a test for liberal democracies around the world and disinformation might be fatal to them.
Hackers stole data from the Romanian Parliament, demanding money for ransom. Such ransomware attacks are launched by both criminals and state actors.
The US and the UK have bombed targets in Yemen. The operation, aimed at deterring further attacks by the Houthi militia in the Red Sea, could cause an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agreed, among other things, to establish a direct line of contact. It is a step forward in the bilateral relationship, after years of tensions.
Attacks by pro-Iranian Shiite groups have fueled concerns about an escalation of the war in Gaza. Iran doesn't seem to want a war, but a miscalculation could escalate the situation.