https://www.voltairenet.org/ Voltaire, international edition en SPIP - www.spip.net https://www.voltairenet.org/article224426.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224426.html The current war has given all United Nations member states the opportunity to observe that, on numerous occasions since its creation, the UN has violated international law. It has also reminded them that international law defines an attack, such as that by Israel and the United States against Iran, as an "aggression." Furthermore, 193 states (including Israel and the United States) have recognized the right of the attacked state to consider as co-aggressors those states that host military bases of the aggressors. 2026-05-05T06:01:59Z text/html en Thierry Meyssan International Law Islamic Republic of Iran https://www.voltairenet.org/article224381.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224381.html Our director of publication and editor-in-chief directed French magazines several years ago, and has won journalism awards abroad. He has regularly contributed to some fifteen major dailies and magazines around the world. Voltaire, International Newsletter is available by subscription for €500 a year, is published 42 times a year (not in July-August, nor during the Christmas holydays). It's an indispensable tool for any professional in international relations or defense. EDITORIAL • (…) 2026-05-01T10:08:42Z text/html en Axis for Peace https://www.voltairenet.org/article224380.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224380.html On 27 April 2026, the UN Security Council discussed maritime security in the context of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. UN Secretary-general António Guterres first recalled that 20,000 seafarers and more than 2,000 ships remain stranded in the Persian Gulf, unable to disembark. Panamanian Arsenio Domínguez, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), recalled that under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and customary law, international (…) 2026-05-01T09:57:18Z text/html en International Law https://www.voltairenet.org/article224355.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224355.html Italy is experiencing an economic slowdown: this is confirmed by the fact that in 2025 public debt stood at 37% of GDP and that the situation has worsened since then. The Italian Minister for the Economy and Finance, Giancarlo Giorgetti, attributes the crisis largely to the “energy shock” caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, blamed on Iran, which led to a rise in the price of oil and natural gas. Giorgetti seems to have forgotten that the “energy crisis” began before the blockade (…) 2026-04-28T04:27:01Z text/html en Manlio Dinucci Military-industrial complex https://www.voltairenet.org/article224331.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224331.html President Donald Trump appears to be moving towards a strategy of escalation regarding Teheran: Since Iran's conventional bombing was ineffectual—or achieved very little purposes— why is a nuclear bomb not used, whether tactical or strategic? After all, the United States remains the sole possessor of this weapon, not Iran. This radical shift sparked a major rift between Trump and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 2026-04-27T06:44:15Z text/html en Alfredo Jalife-Rahme Military-industrial complex USA: Trump Administration https://www.voltairenet.org/article224320.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224320.html Our director of publication and editor-in-chief directed French magazines several years ago, and has won journalism awards abroad. He has regularly contributed to some fifteen major dailies and magazines around the world. Voltaire, International Newsletter is available by subscription for €500 a year, is published 42 times a year (not in July-August, nor during the Christmas holydays). It's an indispensable tool for any professional in international relations or defense. EDITORIAL • (…) 2026-04-24T10:14:09Z text/html en Axis for Peace https://www.voltairenet.org/article224317.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224317.html • Speaking on April 18, 2026, at the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya (Türkiye), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said about European security: "A new concept is already being widely discussed, claiming that the United States allegedly intends to relieve itself of the burden of financing European security, reach some form of arrangement with Russia, and then fully redirect its focus toward a long-term confrontation with the People's Republic of China, with a new idea being advanced to (…) 2026-04-24T09:46:43Z text/html en Reorganization of the World https://www.voltairenet.org/article224310.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224310.html The United States seems to have embarked on a new"endless war" in Iran. As the Pentagon has been unable to achieve a strategic victory and the Islamic Republic is proving extremely resilient, Washington has no other choice but to intensify its bombing and threats. This logic of escalation is similar to the one that led to the American defeat in Vietnam. 2026-04-23T09:46:47Z text/html en Alfredo Jalife-Rahme Military-industrial complex Islamic Republic of Iran United States of America https://www.voltairenet.org/article224302.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224302.html The confrontation between the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Pope of the Catholics, Leo XIV, does not only open a political-theological quarrel. It is also a clash between a large country and a global Church. By venturing into this area, Washington risks provoking both civil war and global conflict. Unprecedented: Augustinian Pope Leo XIV, the first United States-Peruvian pontiff, responded that he was “not afraid” of Trump's inappropriate invectives . It is (…) 2026-04-21T10:10:52Z text/html en Alfredo Jalife-Rahme Churches and secret societies USA: Trump Administration https://www.voltairenet.org/article224301.html https://www.voltairenet.org/article224301.html The war against the Persians has caused an implosion of President Donald Trump's administration. Vice President JD Vance has emerged as the likely successor should the president resign or be forced to do so. He has risked everything by supporting Viktor Orbán in Hungary and taking charge of the Islamabad negotiations. Negotiations between Iran and the United States, under Pakistani auspices, have begun face-to-face. As expected, each participant is pursuing its own interests in order to (…) 2026-04-21T10:06:04Z text/html en Alfredo Jalife-Rahme USA: Trump Administration