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WriteerNg:
⚡U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Iran:

"We created a dollar shortage in the country.

It came to a swift and, I would say, grand culmination in December when one of the largest banks in Iran went under. There was a run on the bank. The central bank had to print money.

The Iranian currency went into free fall, inflation exploded, and as a result, we’ve seen the Iranian people out on the streets."

Listening to what these evil people are doing openly to iran, what is China doing to support Iran and what are they putting in place to avoid using such move on the axis?
Because the cane a man use in flogging the first wife is still in the corner to flog the latest wife.
I just want the axis to break US hedge of using the dollars against opposing countries.
Can you imagine the magnitude of power US is holding to destabilize other countries?

HesInMe:
What exactly is very good about it?

Honestly, i am not really impressed with the result.
70% of the profit before tax comes from ''other income'' and ''share of profit from associate''
They have a worrying receivables of 2.56 trillion, borrowing ballooned to 1.7 trillion from just 40 billion previous year, decommissioning liabilities of 3.35t, payables increased from 120b to 2.9 trillion.
In the share holders equity, non-controlling interest is now above 50%.
Ever since they came to Ngx, i think they have learnt the act of playing with the books unlike them.

CodeTemplarr:
All of us Nigerians and Namibians, just bring few empty ships and offer anyone the chance to be relocated to america with slave-like privileges but citizenship. The ship will sink in 10 minutes.

WriterrNg:
⚡So, during his visit, Al Jolani made 6 demands, wishes, or requests, of which 4 were rejected, and for 2 it was said that they would be considered.

1. Request for delivery of weapons, military equipment, and ammunition. This request was denied and only the provision of military consultations was offered.

2. Request to print new Syrian banknotes. The request will be denied if that money is not backed by gold, silver, other metals, or foreign currencies, and it will be considered if the mentioned conditions are met.

3. Request for the delivery of officers of the disbanded Syrian Arab Army who are in Syria and Russia or a ban on anyone supporting those officers. This request was denied with the explanation that Russia does not support officers of the disbanded Syrian army and cannot prohibit anyone from supporting them or sending financial aid.

4. Request for deployment of Russian military patrols throughout southern Syria. The request was denied with the explanation that Israel does not agree with such Russian military presence.

5. Request for a large shipment of wheat and fuel.
The response is that this request will be studied and considered.

6. Request for restructuring Syrian debts.
The response is that this request will be studied and considered.

So Jolani came to russia with request and they won't sell him weapons, won't borrow him money nor will they have a military base in souther syria BECAUSE the Isrealis won't accept it.
Why do i find the last answer funny?
I don't even know who Iran should rely on between China and Russia honestly.

Gerrard59:
Life lessons and human psychology have taught me that sit-at-home moms are very important to the society. Obviously, this works best when the husband is up and doing.

A very interesting thread. Wouldn't you love Nairaland?

It has to do mainly with the earning power of the man.
Tbh, i like stay-at-home mums.
They always have more time for the family - kids and hubby and fresh. Not stressed out.
Most wives in Lekki at stay-at-home mums or just doing one minor stress-free biz just to keep them slightly busy.
My wife is a stay-at-home mum and i give her with the 2 kids 500k per month for upkeep excluding me and i still have more than enough for myself.
The question now is, how many men even earn the feeding money in a month?
How many house hold ( both husband and wife working) earn 500k a month?
Even if my wife is working or a woman decides to work, how many of them are even going to earn 150k to 200k a month to make a tangible contribution to the man?
Abi no be this nigeria again where na so so 30k, 50k per month job full ground?

Gerrard59:
Lol

Oil workers' wives in the US are largely sit-at-home moms. All those Republican welders who work in the industry have SAHMs as wives. Yet they are very successful and earn a lot of money.

LordAdam16:
there is an update about china and iran i will not share
until i see more corroboration

it is unprecedented

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the update is coming from the israelis

but my confidence in panda is at record lows
i'll wait until the report is undeniably concrete

-Lord

Share it bro, please

Gerrard59:
E go reach everybody. When the US was destabilising countries far and wide, the mining industry in Canada benefited immensely.

In all, though, I am not fazed by the recent bromance some of these countries have with China. Let's see between now and the end of this decade. These were the same countries which lambasted China, banned its goods, seized its companies and arrested its executives.

Suddenly, everybody wants to be friends with Xi? What changed? I wonder why Italy and Greece never go Beijing yet. Shakara eh!

cajole Canada to be back on track.
Hmmmm........ I want to believe they are just using the secessionist movement to

WriteerNg:
⚡Canadian separatists want to ask the US for $500 billion.

Activists of the "Alberta Prosperity Project" may ask Washington for a loan of 500 billion dollars in February, according to the Financial Times. This money is planned to be used if the province successfully holds a referendum on secession from Canada.

The article notes that the separatists are unlikely to be granted this loan. However, the February meeting of the "Alberta Prosperity Project" with Trump's representatives will be the fourth in the last year.

Wicked people.
When you don't bow or knee to them or be a vassal, the next thing is to destabilize, balkanize the country.
All of a sudden, Canada needs to be balkanized

HacheNoire:
Trump is a national dumbo!

Can someone ask the Orange turd what happened to the previous deal?

You cancelled a deal and severed relations, and now asking for a deal? How much more can one be foolish?

The option to revise was on the table via bilateral talks, but you cancelled, and same you talking about another deal.

Why I always say Trump is just a western version of Portable. The only difference is the language they use to communicate.

debeey87:
Looking at the numbers from NNFM Unaudited 9m results, what could have changed their earnings trajectory to a downward spiral from the previous year in an era where FCMG companies are constantly raising prices are churning out profits.

https://doclib.ngxgroup.com/Financial_NewsDocs/45802_N_NIG._FLOUR_MILLS_PLC.-_QUARTER_3_-_FINANCIAL_STATEMENT_FOR_2026_FINANCIAL_STATEMENTS_JANUARY_2026.pdf

Any company with consistent low margins quarter on quarter is a red flag to me.
They can easily slide into loss due to low breathing space

dermmy:
Do you think those proxies still retain enough firepower? I was expecting them to swing into action during the 12D war but only the Houthis managed to launch missiles towards Israel. Anyway I don't know much about their capabilities. It will be good for Iran not to launch a preemptive attack either directly or through its proxies so as to preserve its international support.

It is the reason why the fall of Syria really pain me.
Syria was the easiest route of supplying hezbollah weapons from Iran and since they fell, Hez has been somehow quiet.

Gerrard59:
But what kind of bribe is worth it to sell your country's secrets to its foe? Especially when your country is largely homogeneous and prosperous?

Humans are something else...

Maybe it's time to ban CCP officials' children from studying in the West. Highest outside China and Hong Kong should be Japan and Singapore.

Humans will always be humans.
Many people have a price bro.
I think the ban will do to an extent.

WriterrNg:
⚡Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan:

After Assad left, regional states met first in Amman and then in Cairo, later joined by Europeans and Americans, to set clear expectations for any government in Damascus.

We told Ahmed al-Sharaa: these are the conditions the region expects — no threats to neighbors, no ties to terrorist groups, protection for minorities, and respect for Syria’s unity.

If you meet them, you will have international support; if you don’t, that support will end.

He accepted these terms, and so far everyone is reasonably satisfied with his performance.

Again, this statement speaks volumes.
After dispossessing Assad, they all met with Europeans and Americans to table there terms and conditions for the next president to live he complied.
They didn't call Russians nor Chinese to hear there own interest, they were sidelined and Syria has tilted to the Americans to avoid sanctions and constant future wars.
They would have done the same to Venezuela and about to do the same to Iran.
Remove the Iranian regime and call in the Americans and Europeans to bring list of what they want before the other person comes onboard. Not the Russians nor the Chinese interest again.
Like what Zelensky said, after Ukraine is settled and brought into the circle for protection, the next country will be Belarus.
Countries that will be hard for Russia to go hard on due to same race.
They will open that new front and maybe Georgia also.
China and Russia are in for a very very very long ride

WriterrNg:
⚡China’s senior-most general is accused of leaking information about the country’s nuclear-weapons program to the U.S. and accepting bribes for official acts, including the promotion of an officer to defense minister — WSJ

Haaaaaa!!!!!!!

This is a serious breach of security.
Have said it before that what the US will use to attack China is not direct weapons rather sanctions which will make citizens to compromise and start bending for crumbs in dollars.
Countries like Russia and China, it is foolery to attack them directly, a better approach is 50 years heavy sanctions like Cuba while heavily bribing top officials to turn or do nothing like Syria.
If they can bribe to the upper echelon of China like this, imagine what they are doing in Iran and Russia.
Not only will they be bribing top officials, they will also be pressuring the top officials to promote CIA sleeper cells to critical positions like they just did.
So if Iran, China or Russia are banking on the structure or line of command, they will be surprised that over 50% of the officers in line of command are already double agents and this is what Iran is battling within.
Killing top officials and loyalist to the supreme leader in the first attack will leave the Ayatollah in a position of confusion because you can't even totally trust those you want to promote to critical positions during attacks without promoting double agents

[quote author=WriterrNg post=138235068]⚡Nigel Farage on China:

They’ve become so big and to some extent we’ve become quite dependent upon them and not the other way around.

It’s a massive problem, but it’s not a relationship we should trust and we should be extremely cautious of them.

Nigel Farage on China:

They’ve become so big and to some extent we’ve become quite dependent upon them and not the other way around.

It’s a massive problem, but it’s not a relationship we should trust and we should be extremely cautious of them. pic.twitter.com/eAZKNW0PH8

— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 23, 2026

is it with these people and China?
Haba.
If you don't trust them, then while trading with them?

[quote author=WriterrNg post=138233230]⚡French politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon, de facto leader of La France Insoumise (LFI):

You have to understand what Mr. Trump is doing. He's not acting crazy; he has a very precise strategy.

His ultimate goal goal is China, not us.

And in this Greenland story, what he's after is the route that passes over it, the one the Chinese would use.

And they want to position themselves on Greenland because in the Bering Strait, territorial waters touch.

It was Panama, it's the Aden Strait, it's the entrance to the Hormuz Strait, it's their line, piece by piece.

And before they succeed, they have to bring Europe and Latin America to their knees. In Europe, there's resistance. In Latin America, there's resistance.

But nobody can say how long it will hold.

French politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon, de facto leader of La France Insoumise (LFI):

You have to understand what Mr. Trump is doing. He's not acting crazy; he has a very precise strategy.

His ultimate goal goal is China, not us.

And in this Greenland story, what he's after is… pic.twitter.com/hHYpgDkjIK

— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 23, 2026

God he is echoing my thoughts.
The Iran war is never about Iran rather about snuffing China.
Cut off most of China's oil source and bring them down.
When they are through with Iran, then they draw up which has to go first between Russia and China.
There is nothing wrong with the Iranian regime. They have always wanted to negotiate with US and not do the nuclear weapon to remove the sanctions but US is just using that as an excuse to attack and put a stooge that will tilt to the west and give China a middle finger.
Now Venezuela is not selling oil to China again because the US is now the middle man.
At a point in time, China will have to either bend to the US and knee or fight. No other option.
Even if you install a Democrat government in any country in the world, so far they are under sanctions, whatever they do or any type of government it is will struggle and demand for change of government.

WriterrNg:
⚡The United States is ramping up military deployments across the Middle East as Trump considers possible action against Iran following weeks of violent repression of anti-regime protests.

Naval:

•USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group
•Redirected from Indo-Pacific toward Middle East
•Passed Strait of Malacca → Bay of Bengal
•Operating with transponder off (“dark”)

Air Combat:

•F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets
•Deployed from RAF Lakenheath (UK)
•Key role: strike missions + missile/drone defense

Aerial Refueling:

•KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft
•Supporting long-range fighter and bomber operations

Strategic Airlift / Logistics:

•C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft
•Large surge in flights toward Middle East
•Used for troops, air defenses, armored vehicles
•~75% of entire C-17 fleet active in last two weeks

Ground Forces & Heavy Equipment:

•M1 Abrams main battle tanks
•M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
•Airlifted into region (exact mission undisclosed)

Air & Missile Defense:

•Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System
•Counter-drone weapon
•Uses laser-guided 70mm rockets (APKWS)

Existing Posture (Baseline):

•~30,000 U.S. troops already in region
•Six U.S. warships operating under CENTCOM
•Multiple layered air-defense systems already deployed.

With all these weapons coming in, what are China and Russia doing openly to send a message and deter the west? Not covertly.
I don't like reactions rather actions.
Of what point is supporting a country after it has been destabilized.
The aim and objective is not to destroy it in the first place, not supporting after destroying.
Building cities back cost a lot of money, especially money that is not there in the first place due to excruciating sanctions.
It cost a lot of lives, money, rebuilding etc.
So the aim should be deterrence and not fighting back.
Within Trump's first year, he has fought so many wars than any other president I know yet always crying for Nobel peace price.
The US just blasted of cutting off China from Venezuela oil, I want to believe their long term plan is to cut off China from Iran oil too.
It is never about the mullahs nor their regime been anti-US, it is a crafty way of isolating China and Russia before coming to them.
I guess reason China has been sending more than 16 cargo planes of weapons to iran of recent.
Nobody likes their country to be destroyed. It is a big turn off. The main aim should be deterrence.

nahr:
Honestly, Machado deserves to be arrested for treason in Venezuela. Also, why is the orange man suddenly thanking Iran for not killing his so called "protesters".

Perhaps a deal was made behind doors to save the neck of some CIA and Mossad agents caught by Iran. Iran should not still lose guard though. I still insist on them building that nuke.

Nukes won't stop anything if they come for you.
The only difference is that if you have nukes, they won't attack you directly but you will go down internally. Afterall, you won't nuke your own people, nukes are for external aggressors.
Imagine a country with thousand of starlinks, weapons and rioters start killing, protesting to end your regime while the international news is blasting it loud 24/7 of how you are attacking and killing your own people.
USSR collapsed within despite having nukes.
Constant Insurgency, long years of sanctions will at the long run weaken a country and make the citizens restless, disgruntled and start sabotaging the country.
They are reading and seeing what their mates are enjoying in unsanctioned countries and here they are, mostly jobless or heavily under paid, low infrastructures and next to nothing future. So a political class that is enjoying - looting the small billions on ground while constantly telling the disgruntled youths to keep enduring will be a breeding ground for spies, saboteurs and an impending internal collapse.
That is what happened to Venezuela, Syria, currently happening to Iran and they are already priming Russia and China for this faith also.
For a start, i doubt they will lift the russai's sanctions even after ending the ukraine war. That sanction will be in place unless Russia signs onl God knows agreement again.
Russia and China have all been marked to be weakened and if possible splitted and these vultures i know, won't rest

Let's beware of under-achievers, extremely poor and wretched people because they are a hazard to the society at large.
They always feel they have given alot yet the society has given them little to nothing back so they are ready to do anything to climb up.
They are always very bitter people who don't care about the consequences of their actions provided they will be rich, drink, party, bang many gals and marry many women.

I can tell you that it is very easy for the US to get atleast 100k unfortunate, good for nothing, hopeless-idiottt in Nigerians - it may be an unemployed/jobless graduate of over 10 years without a girlfriend, no money, no apartment, frustrated and bitter, okada riders, hawkers, agbero, the one that japka to US or UK but didn't achieve anything and has become bitter who will come out and say that they are ready to mend fence and do what the US says if they become president and dismantle nigeria's military while we are under the umbrella of Togo army.
As ridiculous as this is, i can bet you if the US want it, they can easily get over 100k hopeless nigerians who will gladly sign the agreement.
To them it cost nothing. If they no sign am, wetin them gain?
Atleast,, his life will change. He will be so so so rich at the end of his tenure with many wives, drinks and party everyday, his family are now rich with his brothers now having mansions in abroad and every one with billions and future secures.
Something that was beyond his dream before.
People are very very terrible.

To them, a free world is a world without any competitor and everyone is a slave to them.
A free world is a world where others don't have any meaningful defence and they can mess with their economy as they want.
A free world is a world where other countries can't do what they want, how they want and as they like if it is not approved by the US.
This is not a free world, this is a CAGED world, a packaged SLAVE world.
A world of Japan, Germany, Europe that are all slaves and subdued.
Today, it is iran that is bad, anti-US, not a democratic country.
Same script will be used against russia and china later.
After placing long years of sanctions on both and over time try to weaken them, then one idiotttt will come out with a script and says he wants to return China/Russia's glory days back and mend blocks with US, the people of China/Russia are suffering and it is time to free them.
That he will return the world to a safer one that is not anti-US, not hostile to the US and he is ready to dismantle russia/China nuclear and ballistic weapons when the regimes fall and he becomes the president.
Only a full will close his own weapon programs while his perceived friend keeps theirs.
There is no fight in the middle east at all, it is very simple. - if you want iran to disarm, isreal must disarm too else isreal will continue to be a threat, a bully and a nuisance in that region.

WriteerNg:
⚡Reza Pahlavi:

Today, I ask the world to do six things.

Protect the Iranian people by degrading the regime’s repressive capacity, including targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard leadership and its command and control infrastructure.

Deliver and sustain maximum economic pressure on the regime. Block their assets worldwide. Target and dismantle their fleet of ghost tankers.

Am i surprised for this? No
In every country, there are those who will sell the country without blinking an eye.
People like this man should not be allowed to near the post of a class captain not to talk of a governor.
If you can boldly come out to say you will dismantle your country's deterrence just to knee and become a vassal that will take orders without questioning else you get bombed, then such a person is a sell out.
Humans are very very dangerous and will do anything for their own selfish gains irrespective of the outcome.
There is nothing wrong with the iranian regime. They had always tilted towards the west if not of recent. They brought in inspectors to supervise their nuclear sites, ready to sign the agreement they won't do nuclear bombs yet the US killed the negotiators and tore the agreement.
They are still the people saying the regime is anti-US when you are the one who tore the agreement, killed the negotiators, bombed them and want them to be defenseless

FoolishBoy419:
In a great man's voice, I have a dream that one day the truth about all the jihadists in Africa and the Middle East would emerge

Amen bro, Amen

Gerrard59:
Kids are best raised in a two-parent household. Data from all over the world support it.

You always say this when men are encouraged not to marry since they can have sex and give birth without it yet you are always happy to see women shy away from marriage because thy are now working and making their own money and don't need men.
Bro, i don't get it.

WriterrNg:
⚡Iran's National Police Command announced on Friday the interception of 60,000 weapons at Bushehr port coming from abroad and headed to Tehran for use in riots that have gripped dozens of cities since early January.

Two suspects were arrested, and officials called it a major blow against terrorists and rioters.

Can you imagine how these guys destabilize countries? Libya, Syria, Yemen etc for their own selfish reasons.
This is modern day colonialism. Nothing short of it.
They want to subdue all countries while they are the only ones on top.
Evil people

Volatility transfers wealth from those who can't handle it to those who can

WriteerNg:

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Which language be this one again?

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WriteerNg:
Iranian leaders are so dumb, they'll keep making the same mistakes over and over again.

Don't be surprised more officials are killed this time.

And don't be surprised during the attack, the so called officials are still out in an open mosque praying instead of staying in underground shelters.

I don't think we should beam the search light at Iran now rather at the so called docile and dump allies in China and Russia.
US is bringing in tankers and other equipment and all they are doing is watching.
It is not as if they don't have carriers parked in their shipyards nor air defence systems and batteries.

Hmm

Rilwayne001:
BREAKING: China reports trade surplus of $1.2 trillion in 2025

Surplus that will evaporate under sanctions now.
Let them be there deceiving themselves with surplus trade.
Cuba is almost on a 60 years sanction, Venezuela around 3 decades, Iran, Syria had theirs.
A 3 decade sanctions on China will turn their surplus to massive deficit.

nosa2:
Are you interested in the banking sector now?

Tbh, I am not a fan of banking sector for now

"Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can’t buy what is popular and do well.” - Warren Buffett