Washington targeted five individuals and companies recruiting Colombian military veterans to fight for the RSF in Sudan. Hundreds have participated in battles from Khartoum to El Fasher. One name was conspicuously absent from the sanctions list: the UAE.
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered the largest disruption to global energy supply since the 1970s. Six weeks later, the strait is still a battleground — now between US naval power and Iranian geography.
Hormuz Crisis: How Iran’s Blockade Became the Longest Energy Disruption Since the 1970s Read More »
Congressman Jackson of Illinois has introduced the RSF Terrorist Designation Act — a bill that could freeze Hemeti’s assets, ban his commanders from the US, and expose every foreign financier of the RSF to American sanctions. We read the full text so you don’t have to.
Hemeti on the Blacklist: The US Bill That Could Freeze the RSF’s War Machine Read More »
Trump told Fox News the Iran war is “very close to being over.” But with a naval blockade active, Islamabad talks collapsed, and the ceasefire expiring April 21, the gap between presidential rhetoric and ground reality has never been wider.
The Islamabad talks collapsed. The blockade began. The ceasefire expires April 21. SHADOWNET Analysis breaks down why April 18 is the day the entire trajectory of the Iran-US war will be decided — and why no one is talking about it.
The Ceasefire Ends April 21. But April 18 Is When Everything Is Decided. Read More »
Over 11 million displaced. Hundreds of thousands dead. And the world looked away. Sudan’s war is the largest humanitarian crisis on the planet — and it’s being ignored.
Wagner didn’t just fight in Sudan — it built an industrial-scale gold smuggling empire funneling billions into Russia’s war machine. From Bashir’s desperate call to Putin in 2017 to a cargo plane caught carrying “cookies” that turned out to be gold bars, this is the full story of one of Africa’s most audacious foreign interventions.
Sudan’s Secret War: How Wagner Turned Africa’s Gold Into Russia’s War Chest Read More »
Twenty-one hours of direct US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad ended without a deal on Sunday. Within hours, Trump declared an immediate naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz — and threatened to finish what the bombs started.
Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade as Islamabad Talks Collapse After 21 Hours Read More »
Twenty-one hours of talks. Zero results. Ten days until the ceasefire expires. SHADOWNET maps the five scenarios now defining the future of the US-Iran war — and none of them are simple.
After Islamabad: Five Scenarios Now Defining the Future of the US-Iran War Read More »
The Islamabad talks are over. No deal. After 21 hours of direct negotiations—the highest-level US-Iran contact since 1979—Vice President JD Vance boarded Air Force Two empty-handed. SHADOWNET Analysis traces the full arc of diplomatic failure, from the Geneva breakdown to the war to the ceasefire now on the edge.
The Collapse of US–Iran Diplomacy: What Comes Next Read More »
