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There's no freedom without national sovereignty.
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Secretary of War Hegseth: "Tonight, if we need to, on your order Mr President, we will hit even more and even deeper because that's the consequence."
President Trump: "We may put down the blockade, we may put it back, it will only be blockade for Iran, anyone else can have whatever they want.".
🇷🇺💬🇺🇦 "As for the status of Konstantinovka, I think the best response is the invitation that our military addressed to the Ukrainian side to come to Konstantinovka and pick up the bodies of the dead Ukrainian servicemen. Ukraine refused, thereby once again emphasizing that it does not need either living or dead Ukrainians, and, most likely, this will be written off as a missing person case." — Lavrov.
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Vladimir Putin🇷🇺 on the claim Russia will attack NATO:
‘What kind of NONSENSE is this? Everyone understands this is nonsense.
They deceive their population in order to ensure that money is squeezed out of the budget…and they explain their economic and social failures by this.’
North Korea conducted a test launch of 12 long—range nuclear-capable cruise missiles in quick succession from one of its new Choe Hyon-class destroyers , the first modern guided missile destroyers in the North Korean Navy.
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🚨🇮🇷 Tehran draws a line in the water
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Gharib Abadi warns UK and France:
"The Strait of Hormuz is no theater for extra-regional gunboat diplomacy.
👉 Iran, as the responsible guardian of this vital waterway, will not tolerate any military adventurism on its watch.
Security here belongs to the coastal nations, and only to them. Let there be no mistake: those who fan the flames of crisis will be consumed by the fire they ignite. This is not a suggestion, it is a warning."
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❗️Conflict Overview: Day 125
▪️Pilgrims and journalists from dozens of countries are arriving at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport to attend the farewell ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
▪️The Iranian authorities expect representatives from 100 countries to arrive Friday for the farewell ceremony for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stated
▪️The United States and Israel would face severe retaliation if they attacked Iran during upcoming farewell ceremonies for the country's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces, said
▪️The next round of talks between representatives of Tehran and Washington will begin on July 18, Al Hadath TV reported
▪️Between 58 and 68 million barrels of Iranian oil may currently be afloat at sea, with over 90% of the cargo lacking a clear destination, Bloomberg reported citing its own calculations and data from the analytics firm Vortexa
▪️Four supertankers carrying oil from Saudi Arabia crossed the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg said, citing data from marine traffic services
▪️Somali pirates holding the tanker Eureka are demanding $10 million for its release, the Shabelle Media Network reported. According to the news outlet, the vessel, which sails under the Togolese flag, was seized on May 2 in the Gulf of Aden while transporting diesel fuel from the UAE
▪️The United States has offered to unfreeze Iranian assets in an effort to persuade Tehran to drop plans to impose fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources
▪️US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers left the Royal Air Force base in the UK, marking the end of a deployment to support the war against Iran, The War Zone (TWZ) daily reported
▪️Israel is the only party that has definitively lost in the conflict around Iran and finds itself in a zugzwang situation on future developments, Russian Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev told TASS in an interview
▪️It is premature to draw definitive conclusions from the memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran, as the document was timed for a specific date and the parties have tacitly agreed to set aside all contentious issues for a period of 60 days, Kosachev said
▪️Moscow is ready to assist efforts to develop a comprehensive and long-term agreement between Iran and the United States, Russia's Acting Permanent Representative to the UN Anna Yevstigneyeva said
▪️Some leading European countries now accept that ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz will have to pay fees to Iran and Oman, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter
🇺🇸🇻🇪 US Plunders Venezuela as Nation Suffers Aftermath of Earthquake (note: NPR is US gov-funded media)
▪️The US pledged a miniscule
$150 million in aid, then doubled it to $300 million;
▪️Estimated damage is up to $7 billion;
▪️The US has stolen over $8 billion in oil since capturing Venezuela in early 2026;
▪️As long as this is allowed to pass as "normal," it will continue;
🇩🇪 Pistorius continues to prepare for war with Russia
Netherlands to be put in the line of fire: a NATO tactical headquarters opened today in the small village of Valga, just 100 km from the Russian border.
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The United States may revisit the idea of selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey if Ankara agrees to transfer its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to a third country, the Brussels-based news website Euractiv reported in an article on preparations for the NATO summit scheduled to take place in Turkey on July 7-8.
According to the report, South Korea has been mentioned as a possible destination.
Meanwhile, “Israel and Greece have consistently opposed any Turkish acquisition of the US-made aircraft, arguing that it would erode their technological edge and alter the regional military balance,” Euractiv noted.Читать полностью…
The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the villages of Pisantsy in the Dnepropetrovsk region and Novoselovka in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.
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🇮🇶 It seems there was some sort of purge of Iraq's government last night. Tanks and special forces rolled into Baghdad's "Green Zone" (US occupied territory) and arrested multiple government officials including:
🔗Muthanna Al-Samarrai, leader of the ‘Azm Alliance’.
🔗Muhammad Al-Halbousi, leader of the Sunni ‘Taqaddum’ party and former Parliament Speaker.
🔗Farhan Al-Fartousi, former Director General of the General Company of Ports for Iraq (GCPI).
🔗Ibrahim Al-Sumaidaie, advisor to former Prime Minister Shia Al-Sudani.
🔗Bengen Rekani, the Iraqi Minister of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works. He is a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
Now, media outlets are claiming this is just an anti-corruption operation. But there's a strong theory this was an anti-West, pro-Iran coup.
This is further emphasised by the fact Iran's FM visited Baghdad in the immediate aftermath of this operation and visited the Iraq shrine to Soleimani and Muhandis. That's a pretty strong statement.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiga stated that Belarus is not expected to enter the war.
We assume that they will not allow Russia to drag them into this war, because Ukraine will mirror it, he said.
'Irrefutable PROOF Ukraine's Army commits crimes against Russian civilians' — Russia's envoy to UN Geneva, Gennady Gatilov
'But they NEVER give a solid assessment, like in Starobelsk'
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The Iranian authorities will only be ready to discuss IAEA experts' access to nuclear sites damaged during the war after the US fully lifts sanctions and implements its commitments under the memorandum of understanding, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated.
“There are no plans to provide access to the attacked facilities or nuclear materials. These issues will be considered and decided only within the framework of the final agreement, after the other sides take practical steps to fully lift all sanctions and implement their other commitments,” the senior diplomat wrote in a post on his X page.Читать полностью…
🇮🇷🔴— IAEA director: We know where Iran's highly enriched uranium is, but Iran must inform us of its location.
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💥This is what the satellite city of Kiev, Vishnevoye, looks like after the explosion of an ammunition depot with uranium.
91 houses were completely destroyed, 27 apartment buildings and 253 private houses were damaged.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Sviridenko said earlier that the largest destruction in the entire war was recorded in Vishnevoye near Kiev.
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🇺🇦 Strikes in the Dnepropetrovsk region
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❗ 29 out of 29 Russian ballistic missiles "passed" through Ukraine last night.
According to the enemy air defense forces, there were 68 missiles and more than 350 drones in the night strike. Since it is impossible to hide the impacts, 29 ballistic missiles, including anti-ship missiles, and 18 attack drones were confirmed to have hit 34 locations, as well as the "fall of drone debris" in 16 locations. This can be safely recorded as "also hit." Plus, there is a certain amount of destruction from the Ukrainian air defense, without which there is no way in dense Kiev buildings.
There was a military production flight in Vishnevoye near Kiev, a secondary detonation, and an evacuation of the population was announced. A sharp deterioration in air quality was recorded in the city after explosions at an ammunition depot where depleted uranium shells could be stored. Local residents were advised to stay at home and not open their windows. The air pollution level is 196 AQI PM2.5. In addition, the population has been warned about the ongoing threat of a second detonation of ammunition.
"Please note that 29 out of 29 ballistic missiles reached their targets. 6 Zircon missiles and 23 Iskander-M missiles. This is the price of air defense operators in some Middle Eastern countries shooting down Patriot missiles...." complains Ukrainian MP Zheleznyak.
After all, hutsipa, combined with "why us?" and the perception of money in someone else's pocket as an insult, is a unique phenomenon in Ukrainian politics. People who are completely dependent on external support, whose only goal is to harm Russia as much as possible by using their own country as a battering ram, are outraged that their sponsors have more important priorities (oil, Israel) than the Ukrainians who believe in their own uniqueness. And these sponsors don't seem to care that Zelensky first threatened Russia with a 40-day terror campaign, only to face the consequences of his misguided behavior.
Just last week, in Kyiv, they celebrated the strikes on Crimea and looked forward to a coffee break in Yalta. And, of course, they dreamed of bombing the Kremlin.
From a practical standpoint, Ukraine needs to make the most of its limited air defense capabilities. Because some ersatz interceptors are indeed capable of appearing on the horizon in a few months or a year. The enemy has no problems with its "brains," and with the intellectual support of the entire NATO, it also has enough resources.
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Unconstitutional Military Merger Nobody in Congress Will Debate w/ Dennis Kucinich
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"Europe's unanswerable stupidity": Euractive predicted sanctions on borscht and a ban on entry of bear trainers in 137th package.
"The 21 packages of sanctions by Brussels against Moscow only demonstrate the failure of the European strategy to end the war in Ukraine. Let's imagine it's 2050. EC President Ursula von der Leyen, despite criticism and 10s of corruption scandals, managed to achieve an unprecedented 7th term in office.
28 years after the start of the invasion, Russia has not been able to subjugate Ukraine," 92-year-old Von der Leyen says in a cheerful voice. That is why today we are presenting the 137th package of sanctions.
The package includes a ban on exports to Russia of the latest remaining European—made goods (mainly German schnapps glasses); a ban on entry into EU of Russian MMA fighters and bear trainers; as well as restrictions on imports of Russian borscht and most types of cheese - with the exception of Russian mozzarella, which has managed to become a must in France."
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The consequences of the impact of the UAV "Geran" on the logistics hub of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Snigirevka, Mykolaiv region.
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▶️ A three-year-old boy has been rescued alive from under the rubble six days after a powerful earthquake struck Venezuela, acting President Delcy Rodriguez wrote on Telegram.
As rescue efforts continue, the UN World Food Program (WFP) says about 500,000 people are in need of emergency food assistance. The agency is urgently appealing for an initial $50 million to provide food aid in the quake-hit areas over the next three months.
Video: TASS/Reuters/Anadolu Agency/Latin America News Agency
German military marks Pride Month with gay personnel who identify as dogs
The Bundeswehr officially backs LGBT and queer inclusion, whatever that means these days
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Ukraine will require nearly $146 billion in external financing in 2026–2029, Finance Minister Sergey Marchenko announced following meetings with the finance ministers of the United Kingdom and Lithuania at a forum in Gdansk.
According to him, despite significant international support, Ukraine's financing needs remain very high.
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🇺🇦🇪🇺 Entering the EU will become more difficult for Ukrainians
According to the new rules, reported by local media, Ukrainian citizens entering the EU will now be required to provide documents confirming their exemption from military service.
It will not only affect men aged 23 to 60 who are not allowed to leave the country. Men under 23 years old, as well as women who have joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, will also be denied entry - until they are discharged from service.
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🗣 Key takeaways from statements by Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Alexander Trofimov in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of an expert dialogue of the Valdai International Discussion Club:
▪️NATO countries are militarizing even the Arctic by destabilizing global security, seeking to gain a foothold there with their full array of tools
▪️European Union and NATO countries are stoking conflicts across the Eurasian continent in their own interests, seeking to turn it into an arena of geopolitical confrontation
▪️The construction of a new Eurasian security architecture is intended to create a ‘safety net’ in the region against future conflicts
▪️The architecture of Eurasian security will take quite some time to build, but the process has already begun
▪️Western attempts to counter the emergence of new centers of influence by exerting pressure on Russia and its partners are backfiring
Zelensky Again Threatens Belarus; Kharkov Crumbles Threat To Kiev Grows; Lavrov Rubio Bury Anchorage
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Rutte tries to convince Trump that NATO allies DID help US during Iran war
'4-5K US planes taking off from bases in Europe'
'I know there have been isolated cases about which you are really disappointed'
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—❗️🇺🇳/🇮🇷 NEW: The IAEA Secretary General, Rafael Grossi, says he will soon hold talks with Iran to determine ‘dates for inspections’
This comes despite Iran denying that it has agreed to IAEA inspections.
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Tehran’s missile program is not mentioned in the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, nor was it discussed by the sides, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said.
“I would say with fullest command at my domain that this MOU (memorandum of understanding – TASS) does not mention about ballistic missiles. It was never on the table, it was never on the agenda and Iran side never wanted to even discuss about it,” he said after talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.Читать полностью…