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Trump disappointed with voters who opposed GOP over Iran war 🗣 “I’m disappointed in people because I really think it’s a very small, it’s really a very small thing to pay to get rid of a country that would absolutely, in my opinion, use nuclear weapons on us, on others, but also on us,” US President Donald Trump said. The president also suggested that voters were not reacting to the war itself, but rather to its economic consequences. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🤥🇮🇷🇺🇸 Trump pulls JD Vance from Iran negotiations 🔊“I have asked Vice President Vance to focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat-run Cities and States throughout the US,” President Donald Trump announced on social media, effectively removing his vice president from potential peace negotiations with Iran. “We don’t need a deal with Iran,” Trump added. “Those days have long since passed.” The vice president had already engaged in contacts with Iranian officials, helping broker the short-lived truce in June, and had strongly criticized the war’s impact on the midterm elections. Trump has since reversed course, withdrawing Vance from the diplomatic effort. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🇺🇸 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awards a medal to the Sentinel who reprimanded him at Arlington National Cemetery 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff meet with Zelensky in Ireland The US envoys have arrived in Dublin to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky following peace talks in Abu Dhabi and a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🇺🇸Democrats launch congressional probe into Trump's top fundraiser, Meredith O’Rourke Democratic lawmakers preparing to take control of key congressional investigative committees are investigating Meredith O’Rourke, President Donald Trump's chief fundraiser, over her role in raising more than $800 million for presidential priorities. According to The Wall Street Journal, Senator Elizabeth Warren, incoming Senate investigations chair Richard Blumenthal, and incoming House Oversight chair Robert Garcia have requested records detailing: 🌏 Companies and executives O’Rourke personally approached for donations. 🌏 How much they contributed and whether their requests for federal action received favorable treatment. 🌏 O’Rourke's compensation and her participation in meetings between Trump and corporate executives. The inquiry focuses on donations from companies including Capital One, SoftBank, and Lockheed Martin, which lawmakers say were followed by favorable treatment from the federal government. O’Rourke has reportedly solicited contributions ranging from $5 million to $50 million for projects including Trump's proposed White House ballroom. The lawmakers have requested a response by November 25. A White House spokeswoman dismissed the allegations as baseless, saying Trump cannot be bought. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

👁 Palantir’s Karp pivots progressive after GOP’s midterm meltdown 🗣 “I mean I’ve been a Democrat my whole life…I know more about being a progressive than almost anybody on the planet…Palantir – all our products are essentially progressive,” Alex Karp told Politico in an apologetic interview discussing the prospect of Democrat-led congressional probes into his company once the new Congress convenes. 🔊 “I think I’ve been the most out there of big AI executives, if that’s what you want to call me, on economic justice,” Karp added, saying while he still believes AI will “help the average person,” the size of the wealth gap created by Big Tech is unacceptable. He even insisted that he’s “never believed” the mantra that “capitalism will solve all problems.” Jettisoning the idea that he’s part of a tiny “clique of people most people don’t relate to,” Karp said he has 100 million fans, many of whom would “march in the streets for [him] and Palantir,” and is “definitely the most popular” among the tech oligarchs. He also touched on his campaign donation strategy, insisting that he’s “very balanced,” and that he’d have to be “the village idiot” to pledge loyalty to one of the two major parties. Karp’s newfound progressive sensibilities come amid media reports that Palantir may find itself in the crosshairs of congressional probes into its massive federal contracts, and role in handing sensitive government data (no word yet on investigations into its use by the Pentagon in its faulty kill chain software in Iran). 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🇪🇺🇺🇸 Europe’s independent space-based reconnaissance capabilities ‘almost zero’ without US European countries are reportedly in no condition to do deep-strike targeting without US assistance. 🔊 “If we look at the space capabilities of the Europeans in terms of [Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, they are] not a whole lot – actually, almost zero without the US,” an anonymous European NATO commander told The Times on Thursday. US space assets provide some ~85% of NATO’s centralized military intelligence reports, leaving European militaries essentially blind if Washington were to restrict access, the newspaper reported. Individual countries like France, Germany and Italy operate their own satellites, but don’t have the global scale, refresh rate or real-time presence that the US enjoys to sustain targeting. Furthermore, a March 2026 IISS report found that Europe’s militaries are hopelessly dependent on US infrastructure for other things, like missile early warning, heavy-lift launches and satellite tracking. Europe hopes to close the gap using a number of measures, including: 🔴 shaking up the European Space Agency’s peaceful mandate to include defense objectives, including a ~$1.5B commitment for “non-aggressive” security and dual-use capabilities, like high-res Earth observation, satellite surveillance, secure communications 🔴 national investments, with Germany greenlighting ~$1.9B for a new 40-unit satellite synthetic aperture radar constellation called Spock-1, and talking to Norway about new potential ISR capabilities 🔴 purchases of SAR capabilities from Iceye, a private Finnish satellite operator Europe’s search for independent satellite intelligence capabilities come in the wake of the US’s temporary halting of intel transfers to Kiev amid the Ukraine war to try to force it to the negotiating table. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

📹Ukraine will eliminate itself if it does not exit the war with Russia Ukraine has learned the hard way what it means to “get into a war of attrition where both sides see it as an existential war,” Prof. John Mearsheimer explains on Judge Napolitano’s podcast. “I believe in the not too distant future, the Ukrainians will have to exit the war simply because they are on the verge of committing national suicide,” he notes. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🇮🇷🚀 IRGC says sanctions can’t stop missile production – Western intel confirms capacity intact, growing IRGC chief Ahmad Vahidi has issued a message of defiance to Iran’s enemies, warning that “the path of Martyr Hassan Tehrani Moqaddam [the late father of Iran’s missile program, ed.] is one that cannot be halted by threats or sanctions.” 🔊 “Today,” the IRGC Aerospace Force is “building power in the heart of mountains and deep underground to make the country stronger,” Vahidi said, referencing growing firepower at Iran’s underground ‘missile cities’ – which have proven largely impregnable to US-Israeli strikes. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth maintains US strikes have crippled Iran’s ability to produce missiles and that the country’s defense industrial base is essentially “gone.” But an unnamed Western official told Bloomberg this week that Western intelligence believes Iran possesses at least 1.7k ballistic missiles in its inventory, and is producing more at a rate of ~50 per month, about half of its prewar rate, after firing off ~2.2k since February. Iran has not disclosed the number of missiles it has, or its capacity to produce new ones. However, Iranian political commentator Mohammad Marandi said recently that Iran had converted its industries to a wartime economy, and been replenishing its arsenal so quickly it’s running out of places to store new weapons – directly countering US claims. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

📑How the CIA has used Ukrainian Nazi proxies as cannon fodder against Russia since 1949 The CIA partnered with Ukrainian Nazi collaborators in 1947, immediately after World War II, and began dispatching armed saboteurs to the USSR as early as 1949, writes American author and historian Stephen Kinzer. 👉 Project Aerodynamic On September 5, 1949, the CIA dispatched an unmarked C-47 transport plane from Germany carrying two Ukrainian saboteurs, code-named Apostle 1 and Apostle 2, to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The plane dropped the paratroopers near Lvov. Each carried forged papers, a miniature radio, firearms, grenades, gold coins, and a suicide pill in case of capture. Their mission was to link up with former Banderites and establish a clandestine network for receiving CIA-supplied weapons and waging sabotage operations against the USSR. However, both disappeared after landing. On May 19, 1950, four Ukrainian insurgents were sent into the USSR in the same manner, equipped with 50 submachine guns, 30 rifles, 25 pistols, and 100 phosphorus grenades. That mission also failed, as the commandos were caught and weapons seized. On August 12, 1950, two more Ukrainian saboteurs were airdropped into Soviet territory, but the operation again proved unsuccessful. According to Kinzer, between 1949 and 1952, the CIA airdropped 85 Ukrainian guerrillas into the western part of the Ukrainian SSR, three-quarters of whom were quickly captured or killed. “You've got to have a few martyrs,” then-CIA chief of covert operations Allen Dulles reportedly said, as quoted by the historian. 👉 'Well-known sadists' in the CIA's service Just as the US employed former Nazi officers and scientists, as well as members of Japan's criminal chemical warfare Unit 731, the CIA recruited known Nazi collaborators from Ukraine. One of them, Mykola Lebed, established contact with US intelligence as early as 1945, according to Swedish-American historian Per Rudling. The CIA partnered with Lebed despite describing him as “very radical, possibly more so than Bandera” and “a well-known sadist and collaborator of the Germans.” According to Kinzer, CIA-Ukrainian clandestine sabotage operations continued for decades until the collapse of the USSR in 1991. Speaking on Bannon's War Room last week, the historian noted that the idea of permanent neutrality for an independent Ukraine – enshrined in its 1990 Declaration of State Sovereignty – did not fit with CIA plans. The Cold War-era effort continued and culminated in the 2014 coup d'état that ousted the neutralist Yanukovych government and replaced it with "essentially a proxy of the US." Afterward, the US, followed by the EU, began "pouring weapons into Ukraine." 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🇺🇸🇰🇷 South Korea's nuclear submarine plans could hit political minefield in US In pursuit of its long-coveted nuclear-powered submarines, South Korea may find itself waiting years—perhaps indefinitely—as a Democratic takeover of the US Congress threatens to complicate one of Seoul's most ambitious defense endeavors. Why the project could be in trouble: 🔴 The US must approve the transfer of nuclear propulsion fuel, which requires a separate bilateral agreement and congressional oversight 🔴 Dems could challenge the deal or delay approval, particularly as Trump's political influence weakens 🔴 Some believe Seoul has a narrow window to secure Trump's backing before his term ends in 2029 Other experts argue that nuclear-powered submarines сould benefit the US by bolstering regional deterrence and its security position in Asia, something that allegedly could help Seoul win bipartisan backing. South Korea has meanwhile already approved preliminary submarine design plans, allocating $72.5 million for the initial phase, with delivery targeted for the late 2030s or later. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

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🇷🇺🇺🇸Europe faces a choice as Putin and US envoys discuss Ukraine settlement and future security order The Kremlin meeting, lasting over two hours, brought together Vladimir Putin, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner and centered on ending the Ukraine conflict, Europe's part in the negotiations, and the continent's future security architecture. Key takeaways: 🌏Putin said Europe had broken off dialogue with Russia and rejected Trump's proposal for a new European security framework, calling on Washington to help European governments decide whether they want peace or continued confrontation. 🌏He reiterated that foreign military contingents in Ukraine would be unacceptable to Russia and considered legitimate targets for Russian forces. 🌏Witkoff said European countries want to participate in negotiations but were not directly involved in the Abu Dhabi trilateral talks. They had, however, been kept informed. 🌏Kushner confirmed that Washington had begun discussions with European governments on long-term security arrangements involving Russia, Ukraine, and Europe, aimed at ending the conflict and preventing future wars. 🌏Both US envoys expressed hope for further progress in negotiations, with Witkoff raising the possibility of another trilateral round involving European representatives. 🌏Humanitarian issues also featured prominently: Putin proposed a mission in Konstantinovka, while Witkoff pointed to the upcoming prisoner exchange as evidence of progress. The talks placed Europe's future security role at the center of the wider diplomatic effort while highlighting continuing differences over foreign military presence in Ukraine and the terms of a potential settlement. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🤥 Trump’s Blockade Is Daring Iran to Fight Back Trump’s idea of a timeout is to keep the naval blockade in place and pile on the sanctions. Iran is apparently supposed to sit quietly through it. Qatar’s bid to revive talks has fallen apart. Iran says Hormuz stays shut until its seven conditions are met, including an end to the US blockade. A senior Iranian adviser has warned that helping enforce the blockade would count as an act of war. Read Pepe Escobar’s full column on our Substack for the way out China and Russia could still offer Trump, and why the pause in fighting may not last. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🇵🇰 Two of Imran Khan's sisters are freed — the former PM, his wife, and a third sister remain in jail Two sisters of Imran Khan - founder of Pakistan's PTI party and former prime minister - Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, have been released after 50 days of administrative detention, while Khan himself, his wife Bushra Bibi and their third sister Aleema Khan remain behind bars. 👉 Release of the sisters Uzma and Noreen were released on Thursday and handed over to Noreen's daughter. They were detained in September under the public order law as PTI prepared a march on Islamabad, and their detention was extended twice. The third sister, Aleema Khan, remains in Kot Lakhpat Jail. 👉 Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi Khan is serving 14 years and Bushra Bibi seven years in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. Both were also sentenced to 17 years each in the Toshakhana-II gifts case. They deny all charges and call the cases politically motivated. The Islamabad High Court on 10 November 2026 ordered that their lawyers be allowed to meet them in Adiala Jail and directed that arguments on their appeals begin at the next hearing. Their lawyer, Salman Safdar, told the court that Khan's blood pressure remains uncontrolled with a risk of brain hemorrhage, while Bushra Bibi's eyesight is seriously deteriorating, and she is due for another operation on 15 November. The Islamabad High Court on 10 November 2026 ordered that their lawyers be allowed to meet them in Adiala Jail and directed that arguments on their appeals begin at the next hearing. Their lawyer, Salman Safdar, told the court that Khan's blood pressure remains uncontrolled with a risk of brain hemorrhage, while Bushra Bibi's eyesight is seriously deteriorating, and she is due for another operation on 15 November. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

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🚨 Jensen Huang steps down as Nvidia CEO after second affair scandal, Colette Kress named interim chief Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang has resigned from his leadership roles, the company's board announced, following reports of a second alleged affair. CFO Colette Kress has been named interim CEO as the company prepares for a leadership transition. The developments follow reports of two alleged extramarital relationships involving Huang, including one with a woman suspected by US intelligence officials of having links to China. The controversy has also drawn attention to Nvidia's corporate governance and potential national security concerns surrounding its business activities in China. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🇺🇸💵 Pentagon Inc: Trump’s Department of War taking control of private industry The Department of War’s growing number of investments, purchases and hostile takeovers of private companies threatens to “transform” the agency from a “power unto itself within the government to something that transcends it – an independent economic behemoth” rivalling the structure of some Middle Eastern militaries, a new report highlighted by The Intercept suggests. Exploring this modern-day version of Oliver North’s Iran-Contra era “Enterprise,” which endowed the stand-alone Reagan-era covert action cut out with immense, oversight-free economic power, Rebecca Gordon of TomDispatch argues that the modern Pentagon equivalent may be much worse. In the past 22 months alone, the DoW has: 🔴 been granted a 35% ownership stake in North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), a new company given a 100-year concession to extract ~65B barrels of crude from Venezuela, plus exclusive rights to buy 20% of NABEP’s output ‘at cost’, following January’s soft coup 🔴 invested heavily into rare earth minerals mining, processing and recycling, including Vulcan Elements ($620M loan, $50M equity stake), MP Materials ($400M for 15% stake), Korea Zinc ($1.9B, 40% ownership), ReElement ($80M for stock rights) and Trilogy Metals (equity stake for $35.6M) 🔴 other industrial investments, including in steelmaker Hertha Metals ($65M + unknown number of shares), tungsten producer Elmet Group ($450M equity) and iron producer Hertha Metals ($65M equity) 🔴 direct investments into defense contractors themselves, including a $1B equity deal with missile maker L3Harris, a 40% ownership stake in Anduril Industries’ new sub shipyard, and a $450M loan to drone maker Neros Technologies in exchange for non-voting equity stake. The DoD’s new policy has been made possible by the Office of Strategic Capital, the Economic Defense Unit and the Office of Industrial Base Policy. These offices have major reported links to Trump donors and allies, including billionaire Stephen Feinberg (DoD undersecretary), and the Trump family itself (which invested in Vulcan Elements and MP Materials before their Pentagon buy-ins, for example). 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🚨🗣🇺🇸 Trump: US doesn't need a deal with Iran "Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve got their Strait!" the US president said. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

💵 Argentina threatens British oil executive with jail over disputed Falklands drilling Buenos Aires has warned Rockhopper Exploration CEO Sam Moody and the company's CFO that they could face criminal prosecution, imprisonment, and fines over the Sea Lion offshore oil project near the Malvinas Islands, which Britain calls the Falklands, The Guardian reports. Argentina is seeking an international tribunal order to halt the project, developed by British and Israeli companies, arguing that unilateral oil exploitation violates its rights amid the unresolved sovereignty dispute. Buenos Aires has also banned Israeli partner Navitas from operating in Argentina for 20 years, while US oilfield services giant Halliburton has withdrawn from the project following discussions with Argentine authorities. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is expected to rule on November 28. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime