(2025-09-26). Trump hints at lifting sanctions on Turkey. tribune.com.pk 
President Donald Trump suggested the US could lift sanctions on Turkey and allow it to buy US F-35 jets as he kicked off talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, but said he wanted Ankara to stop purchases of Russian oil. | Erdogan's first visit to the White House in about six years started off with a warm welcome from Trump. Seated side by side in the Oval Office, Trump called Erdogan a "very tough man" and said they remained "friends" while his predecessor Joe Biden was in office. | Ankara is keen to leverage the friendly personal relationship to further national interests and take advantage…
(2025-09-26). Donald Trump's Reign of Terror. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump is provoking fear in the United States. His declarations and actions are part of a deliberate strategy of creating enough fear to have established a reign of terror. Trump is being compared with Vladimir Putin in Russia — see M. Gessen in the New York Times (This Is the Feeling of Losing a
(2025-09-26). Twelve Minutes Over Tallinn. counterpunch.org 
The story goes like this—and it is true. At 9: 14 on a cloudless morning last week, Estonian radar caught the faint pulse of three Russian MiG-31s slicing towards Tallinn. Within minutes, NATO pilots lifted from àÑmari air base, climbing hard into the blue to challenge them. For twelve long minutes, the Russian jets circled above
(2025-09-26). Trump urges Turkey's Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil. newarab.com 
US President Erdogan was making his first visit to the White House since 2019 – the same year Washington kicked Turkey out of the F-35 jet program over the NATO ally's purchase of a Russian air defen…
(2025-09-26). Iran, Iraq and Russia plan meeting on international transport corridors. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Iran's railways chief has held talks with Iraq's transport minister on advancing joint rail projects, including the long-delayed Shalamcheh—Basra line, as part of broader efforts to expand regional connectivity.
(2025-09-26). BRICS tax chiefs meet to boost cooperation and transparency. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Heads of tax authorities from Iran, Russia, China, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates held a joint meeting to exchange experiences and review the latest achievements in tax administration systems.
(2025-09-26). UN to vote on Iran as sanctions loom. newarab.com 
The UN Security Council will take up the dispute over European powers, complaining that Iran has not cooperated, have triggered a return of sweeping China and Russia will put forward a draft resolution, seen by AFP, that would…
(2025-09-26). Nato says downing Russian drones with costly missiles 'not sustainable'. scmp.com Western militaries cannot keep shooting down incoming drones with expensive missiles, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday, adding that Nato is rapidly learning from Ukraine on how to counter Russian drones and will deploy new technologies in the coming weeks. | "It is not sustainable that you would take down thousand or two-thousand dollar costing drones with missiles that cost you maybe half a million or a million dollars," Rutte said in an interview. "All of us are rapidly…
(2025-09-26). India signs $7b deal for 97 Tejas fighter jets. tribune.com.pk 
India signed a $7 billion order on Thursday for 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets as its air force retires its Russian MiG-21 fleet after decades of use. | The order for the Tejas fighters is one of the largest in terms of the number of fighter jets ordered by India in a single shot. | India's Ministry of Defence said it had "signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A, including 68 fighters and 29 twin seaters". | "The delivery of these aircraft would commence during 2027-28 and be completed over a period of six years,"