# tehran (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover tehran. Page: Feed: --- ## [How Iran is Breaking the Back of US Empire](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/how-iran-is-breaking-the-back-of) _2026-08-18 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ The current crisis of the US shortage of ammunition and interceptor missiles did not begin with its war waged against Iran over these last 6 months. ## [History Rhymes: Insights from an Imperial Grotto](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/history-rhymes-insights-from-an-imperial) _2026-08-17 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ This week, we continue our walk along the Southwest England's famous Coastal Path, exploring the rustic old world forests of Cornwall, where we talk about journalism today, how to manage life-balance, before passing by a little known but important historical ruin—a royal grotto. ## [This Week: Death is the End... Or Is It?](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/this-week-death-is-the-end-or-is) _2026-08-16 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ Can science explain near-death experiences, or do they point to something more? ## [Trump deputes Vance to reach out to Modi](https://www.indianpunchline.com/trump-deputes-vance-to-reach-out-to-modi/) _2026-08-16 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, White House, Washington, November 18, 2025. The telephone call from the US Vice-President JD Vance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 8 came as a surprise. Neither the American nor the Indian side Continue reading "Trump deputes Vance to reach out to Modi" The post… ## [Transcript: Is Death Final?](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/transcript-is-death-final) _2026-08-14 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ \[Debate Details Button\] ## [Iran Now Issuing Harsh Terms to Trump, As War Simmers (for Now)](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/iran-now-issuing-harsh-terms-to-trump) _2026-08-11 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ This interview was recorded Monday afternoon August 10, 2026. ## [Empire Games: What Do the Ruling Elite Really Want?](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/empire-games-what-do-the-ruling-elite) _2026-08-10 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ As we continue our walk along London’s historic River Thames—exploring the Southbank and the fringes of the City of London, the question naturally arises: what are the foundations of former British imperial power, and which aspects still endure today under the US-dominated hegemonic system of global governance and control? ## [This Week: Is America's Primary System Broken?](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/this-week-is-americas-primary-system) _2026-08-09 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ As the midterms election season heats up, are primary elections giving too much power to too few voters? ## [Going to Iran: What I Learned, And What The West Got Wrong](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/going-to-iran-what-i-learned-and) _2026-08-09 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ The global consensus is now settling in—even if the penny hasn’t fully dropped yet for the collective West ## [Compare & Contrast: Russia’s Long Game in Ukraine vs Trump’s Short Game in Iran](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/compare-and-contrast-russias-long) _2026-08-08 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ The changes are now irreversible. We explain why... ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3xgCmuFsGrYm) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [My Temu-cal Romance](https://musgrave.substack.com/p/my-temu-cal-addication) _2026-08-07 · Paul Musgrave · Systematic Hatreds_ Confessions of a sudden shopaholic ## [Transcript: Are Primary Elections Ruining Democracy?](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/transcript-are-primary-elections) _2026-08-07 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ For the Motion: Elaine Kamarck ## [Attend Our Live Debate: Is Capitalism Broken? With Nick Hanauer & Jason Furman](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/attend-our-live-debate-is-capitalism) _2026-08-07 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ Join us Live on Thursday, August 20th at 2:30 PM ET. ## [Trump returns to peacemaking in Ukraine but war must mature first](https://www.indianpunchline.com/trump-returns-to-peacemaking-in-ukraine-but-war-must-mature-first/) _2026-08-06 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with Russian Defence Ministry leadership, Kremlin, Moscow, August 5, 2026 The Russian President Vladimir Putin fired the political equivalent of Oroshnik hypersonic missile Wednesday to scatter the recent pot shots by hawkish factions at the Russian ‘power vertical’, never a unified construct actually, over the future directions of Ukraine Continue… ## [Did Iran Just Break Trump? US Forced to Scale Back, But US-Israeli Aggression Will Continue](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/did-iran-just-break-trump-us-forced) _2026-08-05 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ Has Trump really TACO’d (Trump Always Chickens Out) to Iran? ## [New This Week: A Look at the Founders 250 Years Later](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/new-this-week-a-look-at-the-founders) _2026-08-02 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ Did We Expect Too Much and Learn Too Little? ## [Iran Won’t Break: An Inside Look Into Trump’s Foreign Policy Disaster](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/iran-wont-break-an-inside-look-into) _2026-08-02 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ Can anything stop the train wreck of Trump’s spiraling disastrous second term? ## [US Blackmail Saudi Arabia Into Massive Expansion of Iran War](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/us-blackmail-saudi-arabia-into-massive) _2026-08-01 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ The war has now expanded. ## [Transcript: Is it Time to Stop Idolizing the Founders?](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/transcript-is-it-time-to-stop-idolizing) _2026-07-30 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ Opening Video ## [Is it Time to Stop Idolizing the Founders?](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/is-it-time-to-stop-idolizing-the) _2026-07-30 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ Streaming on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify on Friday, July 31st. ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zXYafnsi1Dgr) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Graham sanctions bill has bite. Trump will use it to terrorise India](https://www.indianpunchline.com/graham-sanctions-bill-has-bite-trump-will-use-it-to-terrorise-india/) _2026-07-30 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ The Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s characterisation of the reports suggesting the US could impose a 100 percent tariff on countries such as India that import Russian oil as speculative cannot be taken as a statement of fact. “We don’t comment on speculation,” he told the media. On closer look, it is an evasive Continue reading "Graham sanctions bill has bite. Trump will use it to… ## [US conjoins the wars in Eurasia, West Asia](https://www.indianpunchline.com/us-conjoins-the-wars-in-eurasia-west-asia/) _2026-07-29 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ The Caspian Sea forms a strategically vital direct supply route between Russia and Iran (Source: BBC) On Friday, even as the US President Donald Trump was announcing the end of the latest round of the conflict with Iran, Pentagon unobtrusively extended the war theatre to the Caspian Sea in a hugely consequential geopolitical thrust. The Continue reading "US conjoins the wars in Eurasia, West Asia"… ## [Trump Begs Iran for Ceasefire, As U.S. Fiddles War Casualty Numbers](https://patrickhenningsen.substack.com/p/trump-begs-iran-for-ceasefire-as) _2026-07-28 · Henningsen · Patrick Henningsen_ Good discussion here about that recent ‘pause’ by US in airstrikes against Iran—following more US bases get pummeled by a barrage of Iranian missiles and drones. ## [This Week: The Verdict on The Death Penalty?](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/this-week-the-verdict-on-the-death) _2026-07-26 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ It’s been fifty years since the Supreme Court case Gregg v. Georgia brought the death penalty back to life, after a brief moratorium created by the Furman ruling. On the anniversary of the reinstatement of the death penalty, it remains an emotional and polarizing topic — so this week, we bring you a re-release of an enlightening and civil discussion about the issue. ## [US-Saudi nuclear pantomime is with eye on Iran](https://www.indianpunchline.com/us-saudi-nuclear-pantomime-is-with-eye-on-iran/) _2026-07-24 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ The excitement over the US-Saudi nuclear deal has proved to be short-lived. Apparently, the US President Donald Trump himself poured cold water into it by adding a caveat within 24 hours on Thursday that in order for the deal to be advanced, Saudi Arabia must first join the Abraham Accords. That is, as things stand, Continue reading "US-Saudi nuclear pantomime is with eye on Iran" The post… ## [Transcript: Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished?](https://opentodebate.substack.com/p/transcript-should-the-death-penalty) _2026-07-23 · Open to Debate · Open to Debate_ Diann Rust-Tierney and Barry Scheck debate Robert Blecker and Kent Scheidegger. ## [Kerala should prepare for AI education](https://www.indianpunchline.com/kerala-should-prepare-for-ai-education/) _2026-07-14 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ The Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan’s choice of the New Indian Express editor Santwana Bhattacharya for his first major media interview after assuming office 50 days ago comes as no surprise. Both are quintessential intellectuals and humanists at the core with a rare ability to synthesise to form a new unified whole. Ancient Greeks coined Continue reading "Kerala should prepare for AI… ## [Guardian of the Strait of Forever](https://musgrave.substack.com/p/guardian-of-the-strait-of-forever) _2026-07-13 · Paul Musgrave · Systematic Hatreds_ President Trump's Endless Eighties Revival ## [Avoiding Phony Universals](https://musgrave.substack.com/p/avoiding-phony-universals) _2026-07-13 · Paul Musgrave · Systematic Hatreds_ Speak from your experience, not phony authority ## [Highway to the Coolest Zone](https://musgrave.substack.com/p/highway-to-the-coolest-zone) _2026-07-09 · Paul Musgrave · Systematic Hatreds_ War's back? I'm back! ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uxy2NtZDXZjD) _2026-07-09 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [India’s Persian Gulf diplomacy is churlish](https://www.indianpunchline.com/indias-persian-gulf-diplomacy-is-churlish/) _2026-07-08 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ Delhi’s attempt to play the Shia card to moderate the Iranian disquiet over our ‘forever honeymoon’ with the Israel-UAE-Bahrain axis failed to impress Tehran. It was a clumsy attempt but was, arguably, the best card Delhi held potentially. The best alternative would have been to send an all-party delegation to represent India at the funeral Continue reading "India’s Persian Gulf diplomacy is… ## [Musings on the funeral ceremony in Tehran](https://www.indianpunchline.com/musings-on-the-funeral-ceremony-in-tehran/) _2026-07-04 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ Russia s Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev met Iran s President Masoud Pezeshkian, Tehran, July 3, 2026 The government made a great decision to nominate the Governor of Bihar Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd.) to represent the country at the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is an unusual choice to Continue reading "Musings on the funeral… ## [BJP scripts new paradigm of development for Kerala](https://www.indianpunchline.com/bjp-scripts-new-paradigm-of-development-for-kerala/) _2026-07-01 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ An MSC vessel at the Vizhinjam International Seaport, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala The transformative phase of politics in Kerala shifting away from ideological paradigms surged with the announcement by the state BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday that Thiruvananthapuram would be home to one of India s first university townships. The BJP has literally co-opted a flagship of Continue… ## [China wades into the geopolitics of Iran](https://www.indianpunchline.com/china-wades-into-the-geopolitics-of-iran/) _2026-06-18 · M. K. BHADRAKUMAR · Indian Punchline_ US, Iran on same page, as President Masoud Pezeshkian holds the signed MoU with President Donald Trump s signature ending the war and lifting US naval blockade, Tehran, June 18, 2026. The authenticity of the public articulation of the stunning proposal of an alliance by Majlis speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf — ‘regional bloc’ — built around Continue reading "China wades into the geopolitics of… ## [Will Obesity Be Legal After Ozempic?](https://musgrave.substack.com/p/will-obesity-be-legal-after-ozempic) _2026-05-07 · Paul Musgrave · Systematic Hatreds_ A provocation ## [Political Science In the Polycrisis](https://musgrave.substack.com/p/political-science-in-the-polycrisis) _2026-05-03 · Paul Musgrave · Systematic Hatreds_ My keynote talk to an online APSA conference ## [Silence a computer fan based on PWM input](https://hadi.timachi.com/projects/silence_pwm_fan/silence_pwm_computer_fan) _2026-04-21 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ Turn of the fan if input PWM is below a threshold to override min fan PWM set by hardware ## [KGA Papestraße allotment gardens](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Berlin/20260416T063851--KGA-Papestraße-allotment-gardens__sky_spring) _2026-04-16 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Reading Carol Cohn in Tehran](https://musgrave.substack.com/p/reading-carol-cohn-in-tehran) _2026-04-13 · Paul Musgrave · Systematic Hatreds_ (Again, technically in Doha) ## [Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris Basilique du Sacré Cœur](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Paris/20260408T173046--Basilica-of-the-Sacred-Heart-of-Paris-Basilique-du-Sacré-Cœur__monument) _2026-04-08 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Waiting for the Americans](https://musgrave.substack.com/p/waiting-for-the-americans) _2026-04-07 · Paul Musgrave · Systematic Hatreds_ Notes from the brink ## [Château de Saumur Castle](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Loire Valley - Vallée de la Loire/20260407T110139--Château-de-Saumur-Castle__monument.) _2026-04-07 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Saumur view from Castle](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Loire Valley - Vallée de la Loire/20260407T105424--Saumur-view-from-Castle__river_monument) _2026-04-07 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Château d'Ussé Castle](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Loire Valley - Vallée de la Loire/20260406T131058--Château-d'Ussé-Castle__monument) _2026-04-06 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Château d'Azay le Rideau Castle](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Loire Valley - Vallée de la Loire/20260405T123346--Château-d'Azay-le-Rideau-Castle__monument_sky) _2026-04-05 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Tours Cathédrale Saint Gatien](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Loire Valley - Vallée de la Loire/20260404T155307--Tours-Cathédrale-Saint-Gatien__monument) _2026-04-04 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Château de Villandry Castle](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Loire Valley - Vallée de la Loire/20260404T120728--Château-de-Villandry-Castle__monument) _2026-04-04 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Château de Chenonceau Castle](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Loire Valley - Vallée de la Loire/20260403T124819--Château-de-Chenonceau-Castle__monument) _2026-04-03 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Château Royal de Blois Castle](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Loire Valley - Vallée de la Loire/20260402T175836--Château-Royal-de-Blois-Castle__monument_sky) _2026-04-02 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_ ## [Château de Chaumont sur Loire Castle](https://hadi.timachi.com/gallery/Loire Valley - Vallée de la Loire/20260402T105825--Château-de-Chaumont-sur-Loire-Castle__monument) _2026-04-02 · Hadi Timachi | Physicist / Software developer_