# arabia turkey (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover arabia turkey. Page: Feed: --- ## [Feeding the Enemy: How Washington’s Obsession With Iran Subverted Its Own War on Sunni Terror](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/feeding-the-enemy-how-washingtons) _2026-08-23 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ For a quarter century the United States has told the world, and itself, a simple story about its role in the Middle East. ## [The Cushion Ran Out: Bessent’s Oil “Mystery” Isn’t One](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/the-cushion-ran-out-bessents-oil) _2026-08-22 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ Scott Bessent says he doesn’t understand why oil is going up. ## [Bessent Doesn’t Understand that He Can’t Weaponize the Dollar with Iran and Bank On It with China](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/bessent-doesnt-understand-that-he) _2026-08-21 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had a schizophrenic Thursday. ## [The Confession in the Escalation: If Iran Is Beaten and Hormuz Is Ours, Why the “Unprecedented” Sanctions?](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/the-confession-in-the-escalation) _2026-08-20 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ In my previous piece — The Walls Have Doors Now — I argued that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s promised “measures like have never been seen in the history of the economic isolation of a country” would push against an open frontier: an Iran with land bridges to Pakistan, military and intelligence lifelines to Russia and China, and, most consequentially, an oil trade that has walked out of the… ## [The Data Doesn’t Support the Charge: Iran and the “Number One Sponsor of Terrorism” Claim](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/the-data-doesnt-support-the-charge) _2026-08-19 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ (NOTE: I decided to try to synthesize the various articles I have written debunking the claims that Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah are the primary sources of terrorism. ## [China’s Quiet Long Game](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/chinas-quiet-long-game) _2026-08-18 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ China does not need to defeat America in a direct confrontation. By building trade networks, infrastructure, industrial capacity, financial alternatives, and long term partnerships. ## [The Walls Have Doors Now: Why Bessent’s “Unprecedented” Sanctions on Iran — Operation Economic Fury — Will Fail](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/the-walls-have-doors-now-why-bessents) _2026-08-18 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised something spectacular. ## [The Hidden Cost of Empire](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/the-hidden-cost-of-empire) _2026-08-17 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ America can remain militarily powerful while becoming strategically weaker. The danger begins when the cost of maintaining global dominance starts consuming the foundations of that dominance. ## [The Empire Is Not Held Together by Armies Alone](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/the-empire-is-not-held-together-by) _2026-08-17 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ How finance, trade routes, alliances, and geopolitical pressure hold an empire together — and what happens when that system begins to weaken. ## [No Ultimatums, No Ceasefire: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Labels the US as Both Combatant and Interlocutor](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/no-ultimatums-no-ceasefire-russian) _2026-08-17 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ Hey Mr. ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WD1NHEUIiepB) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [The Tail That Couldn’t Keep Up: How the US Navy Ran Its Own Sailors Short on Food and Soap](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/the-tail-that-couldnt-keep-up-how) _2026-08-16 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ The images were mundane in a way that made them land harder than any battle footage: half-empty meal trays, a gray slab of processed meat, sailors rationing food among themselves so no one got more than anyone else. ## [A Dependency Decades in the Making: How Washington Let Five Minerals — and China — Take the US Arsenal Hostage](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/a-dependency-decades-in-the-making) _2026-08-15 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ There is a single sentence in a 2025 defense-industry study that ought to end a certain kind of complacency in Washington. ## [The Butcher's Bill Comes Due: A Military Run Past Its Limits, and the Leaders Who Keep Saying Everything Is Fine](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/the-butchers-bill-comes-due-a-military) _2026-08-14 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ Larry’s note: This article discusses suicide. ## [The US Navy is in Crisis and Pete Hegseth Does Not Give Damn](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/the-us-navy-is-in-crisis-and-pete) _2026-08-13 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ The Guardian published an article on Wednesday reporting that multiple sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to jump overboard as the ship’s deployment stretches into its ninth month and over 260 consecutive days at sea ## [Trump Wants 2,000 More Patriot Interceptors a Year, But Xi Jinping Holds the Trump Cards](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/trump-wants-2000-more-patriot-interceptors) _2026-08-12 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ The Trump administration, following several media reports of a plague of weapons shortages, is trying to launch a frantic effort to reload. ## [The Strait of Hormuz Is Iran’s Last Great Bargaining Chip](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/the-strait-of-hormuz-is-irans-last) _2026-08-11 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ There is one place I keep coming back to when I look at the Iran crisis. ## [Scott Bessent’s Delusional Oil Pipe Dream to Defeat Iran](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/scott-bessents-delusional-oil-pipe) _2026-08-11 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ When U.S. ## [Thank You](https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/thank-you) _2026-08-10 · Larry C Johnson · Son of the New American Revolution_ I just want to say thank you to those who have taken time to subscribe and express my profound gratitude to those of you who have provided financial support. ## [Everyone Is Watching Iran. I’m Watching Egypt](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/everyone-is-watching-iran-im-watching) _2026-08-10 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ Everyone is watching Iran after Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed their new defense agreement. ## [Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan just changed the security map](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/saudi-arabia-turkey-and-pakistan) _2026-08-09 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ Something important happened in the Middle East this week, and I don’t think it should be treated as just another defense agreement. ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GGwrSrpDbQ9s) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Understanding How Countries Fight for Power: A Simple Guide](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/understanding-how-countries-fight) _2026-07-29 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ Learning how the world works so we can imagine how to make it better. ## [The World Cup Final as a Geopolitical Event Messi, Israel, and Argentina's Future](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/the-world-cup-final-as-a-geopolitical) _2026-07-28 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208873311/dc06cce63e53c00386b969201f7142a0.mp3) ## [US War Strategy in Iran Phase 2 Targeting Critical Civilian Infrastructure](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/us-war-strategy-in-iran-phase-2-targeting) _2026-07-28 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208873183/ea1b5bd2eb7dc14a81e6212660058a77.mp3) ## [How the Middle East War is Expanding Syria, Hezbollah, Houthis, and Iraq](https://profjiangxueqin.substack.com/p/how-the-middle-east-war-is-expanding) _2026-07-28 · Prof. Jiang Xueqin · Prof. Jiang Xueqin_ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208789500/f72df96c4fa331f0f57c853079173e63.mp3)