US funded covert training of activists ahead of Nepal coup, leaked documents reveal

Leaked documents reviewed by The Grayzone indicate that U.S. government–funded organizations covertly supported and trained Nepalese youth activists in the years leading up to the violent overthrow of Nepal’s government in September, amid Washington’s efforts to curb what it perceives as Chinese and Indian influence in the country.

Coup attempt in Benin has been foiled, interior minister announces

A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been “foiled,” AP reported, citing the country’s interior minister.

Bolivia hails Iran for condemning coup

Bolivia’s embassy in Iran has blamed foreign countries including the United States for last month’s attempted coup in the country. The failed coup attempt was led by Bolivia’s former top military commander, Juan Jose Zuniga, on June 26.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

The Islamic Revolution at 44: Thwarting the capitalist contagion of western secular democracy

“The tyrannies, transgressions and arrogance of Alexanders and Genghises which in the past they perpetrated by force, nowadays the powerful and civilized democracies of the world collectively impose on the weaker nations.”— Allamah Seyyed Mohammad Hosayn Tabataba’i