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🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 US and Iran exchanged strikes overnight — here's what actually happened. CENTCOM moved first: disabled oil tanker M/T Lexie heading for an Iranian port, then struck Qeshm Island under "self-defense." Iran hit back on 3 fronts: ▪️Container ship MSC Panaya disabled ▪️US airbase in Kuwait targeted ▪️US Navy 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain struck "The response would be different and harsher. These should serve as a lesson," IRGC warned. CENTCOM says Iranian missiles missed. Social media footage from Kuwait showed active air defense.

🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 US and Iran exchanged strikes overnight — here's what actually happened. CENTCOM moved first: disabled oil tanker M/T Lexie heading for an Iranian port, then struck Qeshm Island under "self-defense." Iran hit back on 3 fronts: ▪️Container ship MSC Panaya disabled ▪️US airbase in Kuwait targeted ▪️US Navy 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain struck "The response would be different and harsher. These should serve as a lesson," IRGC warned. CENTCOM says Iranian missiles missed. Social media footage from Kuwait showed active air defense.

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🚨🇮🇷 IRGC unveils new fast attack boat at tonight's Enghelab Square gathering It is equipped to launch 2 sea‑based cruise missiles with a range of 700km and can maneuver in waves up to 3m high, IRIB reported. Iran's asymmetric naval doctrine relies on small, fast missile boats hidden in underground tunnels.

🚨🇮🇷 IRGC unveils new fast attack boat at tonight's Enghelab Square gathering It is equipped to launch 2 sea‑based cruise missiles with a range of 700km and can maneuver in waves up to 3m high, IRIB reported. Iran's asymmetric naval doctrine relies on small, fast missile boats hidden in underground tunnels.

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🚨🇷🇺 Russia now produces 15,000 FPV drones per day In 2023, it would take a entire month to produce this amount, said Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. The special military operation made drones an independent strike force capable of wide‑range tactical tasks.

🚨🇷🇺 Russia now produces 15,000 FPV drones per day In 2023, it would take a entire month to produce this amount, said Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. The special military operation made drones an independent strike force capable of wide‑range tactical tasks.

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🚨🇧🇾 Attack on Belarus would take Ukraine war to new level – Lukashenko “God forbid a military strike occurs on Belarusian soil from any territory — the war in Ukraine will take on a completely different dimension,” Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned. European NATO member states are pushing Zelensky to threaten Belarus, he added. In December 2025, Lukashenko announced that Russian Oreshnik missiles had entered service in Belarus. The Oreshnik is Russia’s newest missile system equipped with a medium-range ballistic missile and hypersonic warheads.

🚨🇧🇾 Attack on Belarus would take Ukraine war to new level – Lukashenko “God forbid a military strike occurs on Belarusian soil from any territory — the war in Ukraine will take on a completely different dimension,” Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned. European NATO member states are pushing Zelensky to threaten Belarus, he added. In December 2025, Lukashenko announced that Russian Oreshnik missiles had entered service in Belarus. The Oreshnik is Russia’s newest missile system equipped with a medium-range ballistic missile and hypersonic warheads.

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🚨🇨🇳China fires up world's first supercritical CO₂ waste heat power plant The power station in the south-west Chinese province of Guizhou generates electricity from hot industrial exhaust gases, using carbon dioxide instead of steam. 🔸 The plant has 30 megawatt capacity in two 15 MW units – the world's largest and most advanced supercritical CO₂ plant 🔸 It converts steel plant exhaust heat into power 🔸 It uses CO₂ in the unusual ‘supercritical’ state in between liquid and gas, with no surface tension 🔸 The technology was adapted from nuclear power plants The plant is a breakthrough for heavy industry to cut emissions in the fight against climate change.

🚨🇨🇳China fires up world's first supercritical CO₂ waste heat power plant The power station in the south-west Chinese province of Guizhou generates electricity from hot industrial exhaust gases, using carbon dioxide instead of steam. 🔸 The plant has 30 megawatt capacity in two 15 MW units – the world's largest and most advanced supercritical CO₂ plant 🔸 It converts steel plant exhaust heat into power 🔸 It uses CO₂ in the unusual ‘supercritical’ state in between liquid and gas, with no surface tension 🔸 The technology was adapted from nuclear power plants The plant is a breakthrough for heavy industry to cut emissions in the fight against climate change.

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🚨 Collapse of US-Iran peace deal a 'definite likelihood’ Hostilities in the Persian Gulf may resume at a moment’s notice, Mehran Kamrava, professor of government at Georgetown University Qatar, explains to Sputnik: 🔸 The issue of frozen Iranian assets and lifting the anti-Iranian sanctions still remains a sticking point in the talks 🔸 Though the broad outline of the deal has been agreed upon, Trump keeps trying to make new amendments, which may be regarded as untrustworthy by Iran 🔸Israel, who repeatedly voiced its objections to the US-Iran rapprochement, remains a ‘wild card’ that can scuttle the peace deal Even if the US and Iran work out their difference, they still clash on its format. Iran wants an interim deal and only then a full treaty - US wants it "quick and speedy."

🚨 Collapse of US-Iran peace deal a 'definite likelihood’ Hostilities in the Persian Gulf may resume at a moment’s notice, Mehran Kamrava, professor of government at Georgetown University Qatar, explains to Sputnik: 🔸 The issue of frozen Iranian assets and lifting the anti-Iranian sanctions still remains a sticking point in the talks 🔸 Though the broad outline of the deal has been agreed upon, Trump keeps trying to make new amendments, which may be regarded as untrustworthy by Iran 🔸Israel, who repeatedly voiced its objections to the US-Iran rapprochement, remains a ‘wild card’ that can scuttle the peace deal Even if the US and Iran work out their difference, they still clash on its format. Iran wants an interim deal and only then a full treaty - US wants it "quick and speedy."

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🚨🇵🇰 KAAN on fast track: Pakistan to receive fifth-generation fighters by late 2028 Pakistan is set to get its hands on advanced KAAN fighter jets two years earlier than planned. The head of TUSAŞ, Turkey’s aerospace giant, has announced that first deliveries will arrive between late 2028 and early 2029 For the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), this is a rare opportunity to obtain a stealth fighter—without the restrictions that often come with Western military technology But Pakistan isn’t just a buyer Nearly 200 Pakistani engineers have already worked on the KAAN project, and there are plans to set up a joint production facility inside Pakistan KAAN (also known as TF-X) at a glance: 🔸 5th-generation stealth design 🔸 Twin engines (U.S.-made General Electric F110 initially, Turkish engines later) 🔸 Top speed: over 2,200 km/h 🔸 Built for air superiority and ground strikes Why it matters: With KAAN, Pakistan will join an elite group of nations—USA, China, Russia, and Turkey—that operate fifth-generation fighters

🚨🇵🇰 KAAN on fast track: Pakistan to receive fifth-generation fighters by late 2028 Pakistan is set to get its hands on advanced KAAN fighter jets two years earlier than planned. The head of TUSAŞ, Turkey’s aerospace giant, has announced that first deliveries will arrive between late 2028 and early 2029 For the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), this is a rare opportunity to obtain a stealth fighter—without the restrictions that often come with Western military technology But Pakistan isn’t just a buyer Nearly 200 Pakistani engineers have already worked on the KAAN project, and there are plans to set up a joint production facility inside Pakistan KAAN (also known as TF-X) at a glance: 🔸 5th-generation stealth design 🔸 Twin engines (U.S.-made General Electric F110 initially, Turkish engines later) 🔸 Top speed: over 2,200 km/h 🔸 Built for air superiority and ground strikes Why it matters: With KAAN, Pakistan will join an elite group of nations—USA, China, Russia, and Turkey—that operate fifth-generation fighters

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🇷🇺🇵🇰 Russia is helping Pakistan break dependence on Western insulin supplies Russian firm Medsintez and its Pakistani partner are launching an $80M insulin production project with biotech transfer, local API manufacturing, and aseptic filling facilities. The first phase is expected by 2028, with full production targeted for 2031 after Pakistan approved multiple Russian insulin products for the local market. The deal comes as Russia also opens its market to Pakistani seafood exports, signaling rapidly expanding Russia–Pakistan economic integration across Eurasia.

🇷🇺🇵🇰 Russia is helping Pakistan break dependence on Western insulin supplies Russian firm Medsintez and its Pakistani partner are launching an $80M insulin production project with biotech transfer, local API manufacturing, and aseptic filling facilities. The first phase is expected by 2028, with full production targeted for 2031 after Pakistan approved multiple Russian insulin products for the local market. The deal comes as Russia also opens its market to Pakistani seafood exports, signaling rapidly expanding Russia–Pakistan economic integration across Eurasia.

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🇹🇭 Thai Land Bridge to skirt Malacca Strait gains traction as US weaponizes waterways The project to bridge the Indian and Pacific Oceans across southern Thailand, long dismissed as unfeasible, has now become significantly relevant. The Thai Land Bridge is “very ambitious”; “it will require a lot of resources and a lot of time to implement something of that magnitude and scale,” Professor Greg Simons from Daffodil International University tells Sputnik. But as the US increasingly weaponizes access to maritime chokepoints, “alternative routes that previously made little sense” could suddenly become strategically necessary, former Marine Brian Berletic says. “There is already a highway built connecting ports on either side of the Kra Isthmus,” and additional investment could bring the 90-km Thai Land Bridge online, he argues. Berletic sees the possibility of new trade corridors emerging “to bypass potential disruptions created by US belligerence at sea,” pointing to China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Russia’s Northern Sea Route as steps in that direction.

🇹🇭 Thai Land Bridge to skirt Malacca Strait gains traction as US weaponizes waterways The project to bridge the Indian and Pacific Oceans across southern Thailand, long dismissed as unfeasible, has now become significantly relevant. The Thai Land Bridge is “very ambitious”; “it will require a lot of resources and a lot of time to implement something of that magnitude and scale,” Professor Greg Simons from Daffodil International University tells Sputnik. But as the US increasingly weaponizes access to maritime chokepoints, “alternative routes that previously made little sense” could suddenly become strategically necessary, former Marine Brian Berletic says. “There is already a highway built connecting ports on either side of the Kra Isthmus,” and additional investment could bring the 90-km Thai Land Bridge online, he argues. Berletic sees the possibility of new trade corridors emerging “to bypass potential disruptions created by US belligerence at sea,” pointing to China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Russia’s Northern Sea Route as steps in that direction.

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🪖🇸🇦 Saudis looking to China, Pakistan & Turkiye for security as trust in US erodes - expert Saudi Arabia’s calculations are being shaped by erratic US policy that prioritizes Israeli interests, with Saudi and wider Gulf Cooperation Council concerns “coming second,” Prof. Mohsin Raza Khan, Associate Dean at O.P. Jindal Global University’s School of International Affairs, tells Sputnik. As Saudi Arabia contemplates outsourcing its security, China’s role remains indirect - channeled through Pakistan, whose air defense, electronic warfare, and fighter capabilities are heavily reliant on Chinese systems, he notes. With a formidable air force, Pakistan could offer a security umbrella, while Turkiye would add a drone and naval technology edge, together forming a potentially viable defense triangle.

🪖🇸🇦 Saudis looking to China, Pakistan & Turkiye for security as trust in US erodes - expert Saudi Arabia’s calculations are being shaped by erratic US policy that prioritizes Israeli interests, with Saudi and wider Gulf Cooperation Council concerns “coming second,” Prof. Mohsin Raza Khan, Associate Dean at O.P. Jindal Global University’s School of International Affairs, tells Sputnik. As Saudi Arabia contemplates outsourcing its security, China’s role remains indirect - channeled through Pakistan, whose air defense, electronic warfare, and fighter capabilities are heavily reliant on Chinese systems, he notes. With a formidable air force, Pakistan could offer a security umbrella, while Turkiye would add a drone and naval technology edge, together forming a potentially viable defense triangle.

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🇮🇷✈️ Veteran Russian pilot reveals how Iranian ace snuck through US defenses using 70s-vintage jet There’s an array of tricks the Iranian F-5 that hit a US base in Kuwait on the second day of the war could have used, says Russian Air Force Maj. (ret) Andrei Krasnoperov: 🔸using the “dead zone” between enemy radar and flying at low altitude 🔸taking advantage of confusion among US forces, including second guessing about the plane’s ID 🔸flying at low speed (600-700 km/h), allowing emergency anti-missile maneuvers 🔸if the jet was a variant with twin seat pilot/navigator config, the second airman could handle missile guidance 🔸use of homing missiles with pre-programmed target coordinates, making the pilot’s job getting as close to the target as possible to fire them

🇮🇷✈️ Veteran Russian pilot reveals how Iranian ace snuck through US defenses using 70s-vintage jet There’s an array of tricks the Iranian F-5 that hit a US base in Kuwait on the second day of the war could have used, says Russian Air Force Maj. (ret) Andrei Krasnoperov: 🔸using the “dead zone” between enemy radar and flying at low altitude 🔸taking advantage of confusion among US forces, including second guessing about the plane’s ID 🔸flying at low speed (600-700 km/h), allowing emergency anti-missile maneuvers 🔸if the jet was a variant with twin seat pilot/navigator config, the second airman could handle missile guidance 🔸use of homing missiles with pre-programmed target coordinates, making the pilot’s job getting as close to the target as possible to fire them

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🚨🇷🇺 Putin pays tribute to Iran’s late National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani “It's a great pity — he was a person with whom one could have a constructive dialogue. He listened, he heard, and he responded to everything.” Larijani was assassinated in a Israeli air strike on March 17.

🚨🇷🇺 Putin pays tribute to Iran’s late National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani “It's a great pity — he was a person with whom one could have a constructive dialogue. He listened, he heard, and he responded to everything.” Larijani was assassinated in a Israeli air strike on March 17.

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🚨Hormuz today, Malacca tomorrow? US choke point strategy targets China 🗣️The US is shifting to a full "global maritime blockade strategy," Chinese policy adviser Gu Dingguo tells SCMP. 🔸After observing Iran's leverage over Hormuz, the US will next target the Strait of Malacca — through which 80% of China's oil and 90% of its sea trade flows. 🔸Recent US-Indonesia defense pacts, overflight rights talks, and deals with Malaysia are clear signals. 🔸Gu calls Hormuz, Malacca, the Taiwan Strait, and the South China Sea high-risk zones for Beijing, as the US's real and unchanging priority remains containing China and Russia at sea. 🔸The Hormuz crisis is not just about Iran. It's a laboratory for how America plans to strangle China's economic lifelines.

🚨Hormuz today, Malacca tomorrow? US choke point strategy targets China 🗣️The US is shifting to a full "global maritime blockade strategy," Chinese policy adviser Gu Dingguo tells SCMP. 🔸After observing Iran's leverage over Hormuz, the US will next target the Strait of Malacca — through which 80% of China's oil and 90% of its sea trade flows. 🔸Recent US-Indonesia defense pacts, overflight rights talks, and deals with Malaysia are clear signals. 🔸Gu calls Hormuz, Malacca, the Taiwan Strait, and the South China Sea high-risk zones for Beijing, as the US's real and unchanging priority remains containing China and Russia at sea. 🔸The Hormuz crisis is not just about Iran. It's a laboratory for how America plans to strangle China's economic lifelines.

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🇮🇷Iran expands light submarines fleet in the Strait of Hormuz The domestically-built “Dolphins of the Persian Gulf” are designed to operate in the narrow strategic waterway, Commander of the Iranian Navy Shahram Irani said. They can rest on the seabed for long periods, silently monitoring the area while remaining ready to engage threats. Irani confirmed the submarines are being deployed based on operational needs and have already conducted formation maneuvers.

🇮🇷Iran expands light submarines fleet in the Strait of Hormuz The domestically-built “Dolphins of the Persian Gulf” are designed to operate in the narrow strategic waterway, Commander of the Iranian Navy Shahram Irani said. They can rest on the seabed for long periods, silently monitoring the area while remaining ready to engage threats. Irani confirmed the submarines are being deployed based on operational needs and have already conducted formation maneuvers.

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3⃣ A brief pause to take pictures The handshake of the year gets captured on camera.

3⃣ A brief pause to take pictures The handshake of the year gets captured on camera.

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🪖🇺🇸 Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico – Pentagon reportedly eyeing targets in Latin America The US military has revived a jungle training school in Panama after a 25-year hiatus, Bloomberg reports. This isn’t just training, it's preparation for intervention, Russian military expert Alexander Stepanov told Sputnik. 🇨🇺 Cuba is the main focus—precision strikes on key infrastructure could help in seizing government centers and ports 🇳🇮 Nicaragua is next—its ties with China, strategic location, and anti-American leadership make it a priority to eliminate Daniel Ortega's government 🇲🇽 Mexico may see US operations framed as anti-drug efforts, but aimed at undermining sovereignty and taking full control The bigger picture: The Pentagon is seeking to form a regional US contingent to target governments regarded as unwelcome by the United States—all under the revived Monroe Doctrine.

🪖🇺🇸 Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico – Pentagon reportedly eyeing targets in Latin America The US military has revived a jungle training school in Panama after a 25-year hiatus, Bloomberg reports. This isn’t just training, it's preparation for intervention, Russian military expert Alexander Stepanov told Sputnik. 🇨🇺 Cuba is the main focus—precision strikes on key infrastructure could help in seizing government centers and ports 🇳🇮 Nicaragua is next—its ties with China, strategic location, and anti-American leadership make it a priority to eliminate Daniel Ortega's government 🇲🇽 Mexico may see US operations framed as anti-drug efforts, but aimed at undermining sovereignty and taking full control The bigger picture: The Pentagon is seeking to form a regional US contingent to target governments regarded as unwelcome by the United States—all under the revived Monroe Doctrine.

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🚨🇺🇸 US Navy destroyer USS Higgins goes ‘dead in the water’ after major engineering fire A main space fire knocked out electricity and propulsion, leaving the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer powerless in the Pacific, reports CBS News The incident follows a troubling pattern—the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford recently faced reliability challenges with its new technology systems

🚨🇺🇸 US Navy destroyer USS Higgins goes ‘dead in the water’ after major engineering fire A main space fire knocked out electricity and propulsion, leaving the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer powerless in the Pacific, reports CBS News The incident follows a troubling pattern—the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford recently faced reliability challenges with its new technology systems

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🚨🇺🇸 Trump's promise to bomb Iran 'like never before' faces brutal logistics — expert Destroying Iran’s power grid and bridges is easier said than done, according to former Pakistan Air Force colonel Sultan M. Hali Here’s why: 🔸 No Yugoslav-style campaign: Iran’s vast size and limited tanker basing options rule out a repeat of the 1999 Kosovo air war 🔸 Vulnerable tankers: Long distances force refueling aircraft to operate from exposed forward bases or on risky long-range missions 🔸 Layered air defenses: Russian-made Tor-M1 and indigenous Bavar-373 systems threaten low/medium-altitude strikes 🔸 Dual threat to carriers: Drone swarms can overwhelm defenses, while short-range ballistic and cruise missiles can target ships and bases "The danger is not absolute, but it is significant enough to force US planners into cautious, resource-intensive operations," the expert said

🚨🇺🇸 Trump's promise to bomb Iran 'like never before' faces brutal logistics — expert Destroying Iran’s power grid and bridges is easier said than done, according to former Pakistan Air Force colonel Sultan M. Hali Here’s why: 🔸 No Yugoslav-style campaign: Iran’s vast size and limited tanker basing options rule out a repeat of the 1999 Kosovo air war 🔸 Vulnerable tankers: Long distances force refueling aircraft to operate from exposed forward bases or on risky long-range missions 🔸 Layered air defenses: Russian-made Tor-M1 and indigenous Bavar-373 systems threaten low/medium-altitude strikes 🔸 Dual threat to carriers: Drone swarms can overwhelm defenses, while short-range ballistic and cruise missiles can target ships and bases "The danger is not absolute, but it is significant enough to force US planners into cautious, resource-intensive operations," the expert said

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🚨BREAKING: Haifa port, which handles over 30% of Israeli imports, is burning after Iranian missiles hit Big explosion seen upon Iranian missiles impact

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🚨BREAKING: Haifa port, which handles over 30% of Israeli imports, is burning after Iranian missiles hit Big explosion seen upon Iranian missiles impact

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🚨🪖🇺🇸 Why US pilot's rescue op far from 'success' The Pentagon has a long habit of "disguising and hiding the fact that they have been losing significant numbers to injury or even death of personnel," and it can't be ruled out that losses are written off as contractors, Stockholm University professor Isa Blumi told Sputnik Saturday's operation can be characterized as a "success" only insofar as its coverage by the corporate media - "owned by the same people pushing for war on Iran" - diverted attention from other crises, including the war's impact on ordinary Americans, Blumi explained "If there is any success, it is the success of getting people to talk about things other than what is actually happening on the ground," the academic added, noting that based on accounts of US troops with access to information blacked out by the media, the war "is not turning out well" for the coalition Footage from social media

🚨🪖🇺🇸 Why US pilot's rescue op far from 'success' The Pentagon has a long habit of "disguising and hiding the fact that they have been losing significant numbers to injury or even death of personnel," and it can't be ruled out that losses are written off as contractors, Stockholm University professor Isa Blumi told Sputnik Saturday's operation can be characterized as a "success" only insofar as its coverage by the corporate media - "owned by the same people pushing for war on Iran" - diverted attention from other crises, including the war's impact on ordinary Americans, Blumi explained "If there is any success, it is the success of getting people to talk about things other than what is actually happening on the ground," the academic added, noting that based on accounts of US troops with access to information blacked out by the media, the war "is not turning out well" for the coalition Footage from social media

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