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News Item received From Firazath Hussain of Galle & Colombo in Sri Lanka, 22 April 2026,…. with the full title being “Diplomacy or Escalation? The Iran War at a Crossroads” …. the highlighting here being that of The Editor, Thuppahi

The Iranian analyst Hassan Ahmadian speaks with Jeremy Scahill about Iran’s strategy, a potential deal, and how decisions are being made in Tehran.

The war against Iran launched by the U.S. and Israel on February 28 has not gone according to plan. What was initially portrayed as a quick regime change action that would destroy the Islamic Republic and spark a domestic uprising soon morphed into a war of attrition in which Iran stunned the U.S., Israel, and international observers. Six weeks after the opening strikes that assassinated much of Iran’s leadership, it is President Donald Trump who appears desperate to find an exit. The Iran war is now at a definitive crossroads and the coming days will prove decisive.

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Observer in A Black Sea Town

One thing that must be said about Iranians, they sure know how to make great videos.   Yes, it is propaganda, but these videos are so intertwined with truth,  that the truth of the videos surpasses its potential propaganda value.

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Preview YouTube video New Iranian LEGO animation style movie: history of American EmpirePreview YouTube video New Iranian LEGO animation style movie: history of American Empire

Preview YouTube video THE PUPPET STAGE: He Thought He Was in Control… The Strings WerePreview YouTube video THE PUPPET STAGE: He Thought He Was in Control… The Strings Were

Preview YouTube video WAKE UP AMERICA 🇺🇸 | You Are Enslaved by the Devil’s Plan | The Story of Iran LegoPreview YouTube video WAKE UP AMERICA 🇺🇸 | You Are Enslaved by the Devil’s Plan | The Story of Iran Lego

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SEE YOU TUBE VIDEO TALE ;  “Sri Lanka Welcomes Bhikkhu Pannakara — The Global Peace Walk Begins” on YouTube …. https://youtu.be/r4c9u-dGFfk?si=WQHgVaDxfevrmonw

https://www.facebook.com/walkforpeaceusa/posts/-introducing-the-venerable-monk-venerable-bhikkhu-pannakara-s%C6%B0-tu%E1%BB%87-nh%C3%A2n-leader-o/122120433573117633/

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International Crisis Group: An Assessment …. https://www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/asia-pacific/sri-lanka/356-sri-lankas-bumpy-road-political-reset

What’s new? Almost eighteen months into its term in office, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) government has kept Sri Lanka’s economic recovery on track and made notable efforts to fight corruption. But it faces growing questions about its ability and commitment to achieve its bold promises of “system change”.

  Why does it matter? Dissanayake’s election in September 2024 and the NPP’s subsequent parliamentary majority created a rare opening to address the country’s most important and intractable governance problems. Failure to achieve a substantial portion of their ambitious agenda threatens to open the way to a return to ethnic tensions and political authoritarianism.

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Sumanta Sen, Pasit Kongkunakornkul, Sam Li, Lewis Jackson and Colleen Howe, in article in Reuters.com entitled  “How China can survive without the Strait of Hormuz,” 

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Item in The Island Newspaper, 18 April 2026

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Darini Rajasingham Senanayake, whose article is entitled  “America’s Waterloo in the Indian Ocean? Imperial Overstretch and Energy Colonialism in the Fog of War” ++

The United States Armada seems stranded halfway around the world in the Indian Ocean whose energy trade routes it seeks to blockade to stymie Asian economies amid the fog of war on Iran. In the western reach of the vast Indian Ocean (IO), far from home bases in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the American Armada assembled against Iran is spilling blood and treasure that the US can ill afford.

South and Southeast Asia, and China, the workshop of the world, are global growth hubs at this time. Perhaps President Trump reckons that by starving these economies of fuel and fertilizer from West Asia he may “Make America Great Again” (MAGA), and shore up the exorbitantly privileged Petrodollar? The oil backed US greenback’s global reserve currency status is under pressure given America’s whopping 39 trillion deficit and the rise of the Chinese Petro Yuan.

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Report from Alagappen Muttu in  ESPN, 19  April 2026,…with  this headline “Malinga, Reddy sink CSK chase to defend under-par 194 in Hyderabad”

Overton 3-37) beat Chennai Super Kings 184 for 8 (Mhatre 34, Malinga 3-29, Reddy 2-31) by 10 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled a victory out of nowhere thanks to four unheralded bowlers taking the smallest chance given to them. Three of Chennai Super Kings‘ own unheralded bowlers might have been their inspiration. In an IPL season full of runs, the oppressed finally became oppressors.

After the first powerplay, ESPNcricinfo’s forecaster had the first innings total reaching 237. Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj and Gurjapneet Singh prevented such nonsense. CSK were given a target of 194 and needed 84 off 60 balls with seven wickets in hand. They should have pulled off their first 190-plus chase in eight years.

Second-half Malinga is the best-kept secret at SRH

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Avishka Mario Senevratne in Facebook, April 2026, where the title runs thus: “When an imposter took the UN by storm as Sri Lanka’s “Foreign Minister.”

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