Kristian Kiehling

The German foreign minister assumes that the achievement of his countrymen, who hid behind window curtains when the Berlin Wall fell peacefully in 1989, will not be matched by the courageous Persians who openly fight the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to their deaths.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/german-minister-unrealistic-to-expect-controlled-regime-change-in-iran/

Current state of the russified German mind:
The youth organization of the left-wing German party in Lower Saxony passed a resolution that outright condemns Zionism.A known neo-Nazi congratulated them online. Eric Uden, an activist from the same group who hates Israel, calls the neo-Nazi a fascist.

https://www.jta.org/2026/03/17/global/german-antisemitism-commissioner-quits-far-left-party-over-anti-israel-resolution

Europeans should remember their history and listen to Ukrainians:
"It has never been easy even between the closest of allies In July 1940,following severe naval losses,Winston Churchill pleaded with FDR for "old destroyers" to help defend Britain against Nazi Germany
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/fdr-churchill

Latvia has shut down Russian state media and so-called Russian "opposition" outlets. However, Russians have found new ways to flood the zone. For example, BBC Russian now hosts videos of occupiers complaining that everyone was "friendly" when they were the "master race" and expressing how humiliating it feels to learn Latvian now. Damn the BBC!

https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/c9dn70qnew5o

Someone with a lot of courage has watched the latest Oscar winning Russian victimhood story so that you don't have to. They have created an entertaining thread about terrible translation errors in the subtitles, as well as the typical Russian self-pity and ennui.
https://twitter-thread.com/t/2033469289882136862

"You face when your country is genociding it's neighbours and you got oscar for filming a blog about doing nothing to stop it"

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY: "The Israeli team connected with us and said, "What about to speak with Prime Minister?" My team said, "Yes, we are ready."[...] He has what I need and I have what he needs, so I'm ready for this dialogue. I think, well, important dialogue."
(Amichai Stain, i24News_EN)

"Unless we see the improvement of the left and peace movements’ ability to begin thinking critically about Russia as an imperial, colonial genocidal project, I am afraid that eventually, they will “see everything for themselves,” but they won’t like it. Moscow does not seek peace"
Interview with Psychotherapist Vasilina Orlova

https://inved.eu/insight/the-only-product-that-russia-currently-produces-apart-from-war-violence-and-crude-oil-is-propaganda-interview-with-psychotherapist-vasilina-orlova/

An RSF investigation into the pro-Russian 'International Reporters' group exposed the activities of the Franco-Russian propagandist Adrien Bocquet. He is one of several pro-Russian propagandists known to move back and forth between Russia and other EU countries while waging an information war against the EU.

https://rsf.org/en/international-reporters-new-website-where-foreign-propagandists-spread-russian-disinformation

"Baltic Sea is about to welcome false flagged tanker GRIF 9332028 heading for Russia

She is 19 years old and was last inspected by Russia in 2024 with deficiencies in life boats, doors and "dangerous areas"

Sanctioned by EU, UK and Switzerland. Passed inside DK without a hiccup" (source: auonsson)

Stas Olenchenko formulated a possible explanation for the Western European and US American preference for Russian 'anti-regime stories', which can also be applied to the European reaction to the Russian war and the war against Russia's allies.👇

Latvian ice hockey players seem to be more intelligent than their Western European and US counterparts. Ralfs Freibergs reminds the world not to allow Russia back into international sports, appealing to US journalists to start asking the right questions, such as asking Russian players how they feel about their countrymen occupying other nations, adding that they might be surprised by the answers.

🔴The Israeli Defence Forces have confirmed that Ali Larijani, Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, who recently taunted US president Trump by saying that he had to 'pay the price', has himself been held to account by the Israelis for his numerous crimes against his own people.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-890225

President Zelenskyy issued a statement in Persian, reminding people that the Iranian regime had repeatedly lied to the international community about its collaboration with the fascist Russian invaders, effectively fighting alongside them.

🔴The IDF has just confirmed it had killed Brigadier Gholamreza Soleimani , the commander of the Basij paramilitary force of the IRGC terrorist organization, who was responsible for the massacre of tens of thousands of Iranian protesters in January 2026.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-890225

"⚠️ Update: Iran's internet blackout is now entering its 18th day after 408 hours without international connectivity for the general public. Chosen users are granted privileged access, while the remainder are left with a limited domestic intranet under increasingly tight control." (NetBlocks)

https://iranwire.com/en/news/150518-un-rapporteur-iran-protest-deaths-exceed-7000-executions-surge/

One element that could help guarantee safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz is lying in plain view:
"While Iran has effectively choked off oil exports by its Arab neighbors through the Strait of Hormuz, it has continued shipping its own crude largely uninterrupted"
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603152504

Unfortunately, the Germans are going full circle back to 2022, when they should be anticipating the possible consequences of this attitude for NATO.
"This is not our war,we did not start it.We want diplomatic solutions and a quick end,but additional warships in the region are unlikely to contribute to that"

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/this-is-not-our-war-germany-pushes-back-on-1773679390.html

Bart De Wever, the Belgian PM, who recently claimed that he had been threatened by the Russians and who had prevented the release of frozen Russian assets held by Euroclear, is now calling for negotiations with Russia. The de facto capital of the European Union should be moved to the Baltics asap!

https://www.euractiv.com/news/belgiums-de-wever-calls-for-eu-to-negotiate-with-russia-for-ukraine-peace/

Because CNN's Fred Pleitgen does not take risks, broadcasting IRIB propaganda instead, Iranian citizen journalists have to risk their lives.
Text in video: 'The name of the school is Mahdieh [Girls' School, Tehran], and these are security forces exiting the school premises.' (Source: @Tarikh_Eran)

In authoritarian left-wing circles, antisemitism often takes the form of projective anti-Zionism, which is "justified" as anti-imperialist, anti-nationalist or postcolonial. Liberal leftists disagree with forming an alliance with Islamists against Israel and the West, which is why they didn't vote for the populist Zohran Mamdani.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/mamdani-israel-mahmoud-khalil/686383/?gift=SGP_jVpjFhhw1gdjNwRqmY_v7KfLEHlEh_zlYQ9hwlk

This concise thread by Farzin Nadimi outlines the significance of Kharg Island and the strategy of using it as leverage against the Islamist regime to negotiate the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://unrollnow.com/status/2032754810944991697

Islamist propagandists are currently spreading the narrative that the US/Israeli war on the Iranian regime unites Iranians behind the theocracy. This particular example has been debunked by Iranian journalist and DJUverdi member Ardeshir, who revealed that the woman in question is the regime supporter Maryam Khalamzadeh, who lives and studies in Berlin/Germany.The picture shows her in Teheran holding a placard that reads 'Death to USA/Death to Israel'

Recommended interview with Maxym Eristavi
"I met thousands of Russians, colleagues, friends, close people, and gradually realized that it was not a marginal phenomenon, but a systemic pattern. It is a problem so big and profound that I do not try to focus on how to “fix Russia.” That's not my role or my responsibility. My goal is to protect our way of life and ensure that this empire cannot expand further."

https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/zahranicni-tato-valka-by-mohla-byt-pro-rusko-bodem-zlomu-rika-ukrajinsky-autor-298646

"Middle East studies are saturated with anti-imperialist rhetoric & reflexive “America bad” narratives that the field increasingly denies the agency of regional actors themselves. It makes sense why they give such a confusing picture of how things are. Third Worldism is bad for the mind." (Zineb Riboua)

Breaking: the Iranian islamist regime threatens Ukraine with strikes, claiming Kyiv’s alleged support for Israel — including drone assistance — makes the entire territory of Ukraine a “legitimate target,” said Ibrahim Azizi, head of Iran’s parliamentary commission on national security.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71931

Meet Nikita Pushkarev, an ordinary Russian barbarian and employee of penal colony No. 12 in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov Region, Russian Federation. He systematically abused Ukrainian prisoners and beat Maxim Vashchenko, a civilian prisoner, to death.
https://www.slidstvo.info/articles/vin-psykhopat-slidstvo-info-znayshlo-spivrobitnyka-rosiyskoi-kolonii-iakyy-vbyv-ukrainskoho-polonenoho-ta-zhorstoko-znushchavsia-z-inshykh/

Just like their Nazi German role models, the Russians do not treat prisoners of war as human beings, but according to their own barbaric standards. In addition to forced starvation and torture, they try to force Ukrainian POW's into the RUssian army, forcing them to fight against their own people. https://www.slidstvo.info/en/articles/beaten-and-forced-to-pray-azov-fighter-who-joined-at-18-recounts-over-three-years-of-torture-in-russian-prisons/

Christian Panton reports that the Russian captain of tanker vessel Sea Owl 1, anchored off Trelleborg, Sweden, has been arrested on probable cause suspicion of aggravated use of falsified documents. NATO countries should start arresting shadow fleet captains in the Baltic sea on a regular basis.
https://www.aklagare.se/for-media/pressmeddelanden/2026/mars/befalhavare-pa-tankfartyget-utanfor-trelleborg-har-nu-anhallits/

There might be positive outcomes of the US attack on Kharg Island: Payment to the mullah regime's security forces and foreign mercenaries might dry up, increasing the likelihood of regime change. Lebanon could finally be freed from the control of Palestinian terrorists, and the people of Israel could be freed from the threat of further terror attacks if the Islamic regime is toppled. Finally, It could delay China's invasion of Taiwan, as Venezuela and Iran currently supply most of China's oil.

In an ironic turn of events, Qatar appears to be putting pressure on the Palestinian terrorist leaders it is housing: Hamas seems to be urging Iran not to target neighbouring countries. You know you're in the wrong when even your Hamas allies condemn your actions!

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/us-israel-iran-war-news-2026/card/hamas-urges-iran-not-to-target-neighboring-countries-sFWrmmpCTgxDX3XzKOvw

After fooling the Trump administration into lifting sanctions on fossil fuels by involving them in the 'peace negotiations'-hoax, which required them to temporarily stop sending ballistic missiles into Kyiv's apartment buildings, the Russians have now resumed their barbaric attacks.
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-overnight-missile-and-drone-attack-against-ukraine/

According to Gert Kaju, Head of the Defence Readiness Department at Estonia’s Ministry of Defence, the Russians are running short of the air defence resources needed to protect their strategic sites.
https://news.err.ee/1609966934/defense-official-russia-does-not-have-enough-air-defenses-to-protect-all-its-strategic-assets

In what could be a prelude to an attack by ground forces on Kharg Island, Trump shared night-vision footage showing US airstrikes on the island, which is Tehran’s main oil export hub in the Persian Gulf. US forces targeted military installations, including air defences, missile storage facilities and the island’s airfield.

It seems that that Slovakia with the support of Hungary and working together with Turkey, Azerbaijan, and three Central Asian republics managed to de-list the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov and maybe even Fridman from EU sanctions tomorrow as 15 march deadline loom.
https://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-central-asia-slovakia-russian-oligarch-usmanov-eu-sanctions/33703059.html

Andrii Luchkov's article about the Venice Biennale outlines links between the Russian pavilion and individuals tied to the KGB/FSB, Rostec, the Russian Foreign Ministry, and defense-related networks, showing how cultural platforms may be used for soft power, political influence, and potentially intelligence activity.
https://luchkov.substack.com/p/russia-at-the-venice-biennale-art

Following the IOC's earlier gross misconduct at the Winter Games, there have been numerous shocking incidents of open discrimination against the Ukrainian delegation and its fans at the Paralympics, leading to the assumption that the IPC openly supports the Russian fascist federation.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-slams-ipc/

"Owned by member of Germany's AFD party member Mario Rönsch, Russian disinformation outlet "Anonymous News" is managed by FSB officer Bashilov, curating networks of fake websites and Telegram channels, a large focus of which is on the promotion of far-right political parties in the EU and UK."
(SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre)

"Online discussions are dominated by a surprisingly small, extremely vocal, and non-representative minority. Research on social media has found that, while only 3 % of active accounts are toxic, they produce 33 % of all content [...] 0.1 % of users shared 80 % of fake news [6,7]. Not only does this extreme minority stir discontent, spread misinformation, and spark outrage online, they also bias the meta-perceptions of most users who passively “lurk” online."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X24001313

This headline appeared in the UK yesterday, but not a single major U.S. newspaper dared to print it. This is because U.S. media self-censor out of fear of being punished by the Trump administration, which effectively censors the media while lying that the media in Europe is being censored.

The russian Paralympics team includes criminals, who were injured fighting against Ukraine. Some of them have served in units linked to war crimes and all of them volunteered to invade Ukraine. IPC President Andrew Parsons needs to be indicted and the entire IPC needs to be dissolved for this crime!

"Congratulations to the Hungarian government for posting photographic evidence that destroys their own 'money laundering' fake news. You can clearly see the official Raiffeisen Bank transfer slips strapped to the boxes. Since when do cartels use official European banking manifests for smuggling? Orbán hijacked a legal, fully documented interbank transit." (@ChsnSerhiy)

Hungary is a lost cause when even the opposition leader, who, incidentally, opposes Ukraine's fast-track EU bid, sounds like Orbán:
"Magyar called on the leadership of the European Union to suspend all relations with Ukraine until President Zelensky clarifies his remarks and apologises to Hungary.

https://dailynewshungary.com/magyar-noone-can-blackmail-hungary/

🔴 The tables have turned and President Zelenskyy is holding all the cards right now, suggesting a trade: Patriots for interceptors
"they need interceptor drones, which we have. Meanwhile, we have a shortage of PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles. So, when it comes to technology or weapons exchange, I believe our country will be open to it."

Iran has deliberately targeted Amazon's data centres for several days in a row: On 2–3 March, it targeted data centres in Bahrain and the UAE. Two facilities in the UAE were directly hit by drones, and in Bahrain, a strike occurred in the immediate vicinity of a facility, causing outages.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/amazon-middle-east-damage-aws-iran-war-b2931528.html

On 3 March 2026, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, held a press conference abusing a school for propaganda purposes. Using schools and other civilian buildings for military purposes during times of war may constitute a war crime. Source: Mehr News Agency (Iranian state media).

Hamidreza Azizi provides a valuable recap of day three of the war, focusing on the strategic narrative of the Iranian Islamist dictatorship:

https://unrollnow.com/status/2028623375757873309

Russia's chief propagandist has once again admitted to state-organised genocide by claiming that the loss of Russian lives on the front line is offset by the acquisition of 'new people' in russian-occupied Ukraine. By forcing Ukrainians into the Russian army, the Russians are mirroring Nazi tactics from World War II.

Important take by Nico Lange:
"It would be geopolitically astute and in our strategic interest if the German government were to help the Gulf states with drone defense and advocate free passage through the Strait of Hormuz. This would help us,help many and strengthen our partnerships and reputation"