Wires Brief: US to expand Hormuz blockade to include boarding suspected contraband vessels; Syria seizes detonators, weapons and ammo destined for Lebanon
16 April 2026 Iran Ceasefire Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshall Munir, is in Tehran attempting to reignite peace talks between Iran and the US. There were rumours that peace talks…
Wires Brief: Iran threatens Red Sea closure; China tightens control of South China Sea
15 April 2026 Iran Ceasefire Iran’s military is warning that the US blockade of Iranian ports may lead to Iran closing the Red Sea. The announcement came from Iranian State…
Podcast Post Orban & Boomer Despots: The Coming Void as Father Time takes hold
14 April 2026 With news that Péter Magyar took the Hungarian election, Stewart Webb and Chris Murray take a wider perspective on the legacy politicians – Putin, Xi, Erdogan, (forgot…
Wires Brief: Mossad mission won’t end until Iranian regime change; Cameroon separatists propose ceasefire ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit
14 April 2026 Iran Ceasefire The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, David Barnea, claims that its operations will not cease until there is regime change in Iran. Speaking at…
Wires Brief: US blockades Iranian ports; Magyar wins landslide Hungarian election
13 April 2026 Hungary In an electoral landslide, Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar won the election. His party, Tisza, received over 58.4% of the vote, and because of the constitutional…
Wires Brief: China imposed a 40-day airspace closure; Iran continues to fire at Gulf neighbours
9 April 2026 Iranian “Ceasefire” Iran continues to attack Gulf States with at least 94 drones and 30 missiles being fired at Iran’s neighbours. Saudi Arabia intercepted five ballistic missiles…
Wires Brief: US-Iran two-week ceasefire; Transfer of 5,000 DRC soldiers has not taken place after a month
8 April 2026 Iran War President Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. Both sides are claiming victory, and while the Strait of Hormuz will open, all ships will…
Podcast: Iran War: Repercussions on the Western Alliance
7 April 2026 Stewart Webb and Chris Murray take a step back from the Iran War and discuss the broader repercussions for the United States and its European and NATO…
Wires Brief: Trump threatens to end Iranian ‘civilization’; IDF completes ground deployment in Lebanon
7 April 2026 Iran War President Trump threatened that the US would bomb Iran back to the Stone Age, and it would only take one night or perhaps four hours…
Wires Brief: Downed US pilot rescued in Iran; Taliban-Pakistan Eid ceasefire ends
6 April 2026 Ukraine-Russia Overnight, the Ukrainian drones targeted and struck the Admiral Grigorovich, the lead vessel of the Admiral Grigorovich-class guided-missile frigates with the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet.…
