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News & Analysis on Middle East Independent, but not unbiased, striving for a multipolar world. Mainly focused on Iran & Resistance Axis. Introduction: https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/4 Owner and contact for ads: @elias_mes X: @spectator_mena
Updated: 2026-08-22
—❗️🇮🇷/🇬🇧 BREAKING: Iranian hackers shut down a power plant in the UK for 4 consecutive days with a sophisticated cyber attack, according to The Telegraph It is thought to be th…
—❗️🇮🇷/🇵🇰/🇹🇷/🇸🇦 NEW: Mehdi Rahimi, the head of Iranian Parliament’s news agency, tells Al-Mayadeen that Iran has received an invitation to join the Mecca Defense Pact @Middl…
— 🇺🇸/🇨🇦 NEW: Canada has suspended trade negotiations with the United States, citing unacceptable ‘last minute changes’ that were unfair and called into question the reliability…
— 🇮🇷/🇶🇦/🇰🇼 NEW: The IMF expects Qatar’s economy to shrink by 8,6% in 2026 due to the war with Iran; it is the largest GDP decrease in decades Kuwait’s economic crisis as a re…
🇮🇶🇮🇷⚡️ — NEW: Iran has authorized several Iraqi oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through multiple diplomatic channels, accor…
— 🇺🇸 NEW: President Trump crashes out against Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Thomas Massie, saying ‘Praise be to Allah’ @Middle_East_Spectator
Some very interesting things might happen regarding Iran’s adherence to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Satellite imagery shows fresh damage at Saudi Arabia’s Jazan Oil Refinery following the August 18 Houthi (Ansarallah) drone strike, with a large oil storage tank appear…
A head-to-head of how Backpack and Phantom advertise on Telegram — the Solana-rooted exchange-and-wallet versus the leading self-custody wallet, their creative and targeting differences, and what the Telegram Ads Spy archive reveals.
How advertisers reach Belgian audiences on Telegram — one of Europe's toughest gambling and ad-restriction regimes pushing operators offshore, a Dutch/French/German language split, and EU-regulated crypto and trading.
How advertisers reach Irish audiences on Telegram — an English-speaking EU member inside the UK-Ireland creative pool, a fintech and tech-HQ hub, EU-regulated crypto and forex, and offshore gambling under a tightening licensing regime.
How advertisers reach Korean audiences on Telegram — the real-name banking regime that pushes activity offshore, one of the world's most intense retail-crypto cultures, gaming and esports adjacency, and won-denominated payment friction.
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