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😑 Ilham Aliyev: From KGB boss' son to MI6 asset
The current Azerbaijan-Russia crisis looks like a pretext for the Azerbaijani president to spoil relations with Russia, which he has been seeking for a long time.
Aliyev's bio is very reminiscent of the Judas story:
♦️ His father, Heydar Aliyev, began his KGB service in counterintelligence and in 1967 was the Azerbaijan SSR's KGB chief.
♦️ Ilham began doing business with Turkiye back in the early 1990s, before his father became the head of Azerbaijan. As Ilham himself grew in power, the connection with the Turkish side became stronger.
♦️ The Aliyev family owns several properties in the UK, which they carefully conceal. According to the 2021 Pandora Papers, the value of their UK properties exceeds $700 million.
♦️ A turning point for Azerbaijan-UK relations was Ilham's visit to London in 2016. At the time, state-related media in Baku called it "triumphant", noting that Azerbaijan was entering "an era of new strategic relations" with Western countries.
♦️ Last September, the head of the British intelligence service MI6, Richard Moore, visited Baku. It is noted that the visit was not official. It is only known that he gave a lecture at the ADA University. Neither the Azerbaijani authorities nor the British Embassy in Baku commented on it.
♦️ With the development of the current scandal between Russia and Azerbaijan, Ukraine has become more active. Volodymyr Zelensky immediately called Aliyev, expressing gratitude to Baku for supporting Ukraine. He also agreed with him to hold a meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.
♦️ In turn, Ukraine's Office of the President emphasized the importance of Baku being a Turkish ally and UK partner. This looks like a direct indication of the beneficiaries of Azerbaijan’s recent actions.
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😰Cyprus alarmed: Israelis are TAKING OVER the island
Cypriot politicians say waves of Israelis are flooding in, buying property, and settling in strategic areas. Is this the blueprint for Israel 2.0?
‘They are occupying us’
🔶 Stefanos Stefanou, head of left-wing AKEL party, has warned of “ghettos” forming in Southern Cyprus due to property sales to Israelis, citing “Zionist schools and synagogues” as part of an Israeli expansion strategy.
🔶 “Our country is being taken away from us,” he said at a recent party congress.
A plan years in the making
🔴 In August 2023, Israeli newspaper Haaretz ran the article: “The Second Israel? Israelis Are Streaming Into Cyprus to Buy Anything in Sight.”
🔴 Israelis were drawn by Cyprus’:
➡️proximity to Israel
➡️lower cost of living
➡️backlash against Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform
🔴 Ynet reported the Israeli population in Cyprus grew from 400 in 2003 to 12,000 in 2023. Over 3,000 Israelis currently move there each year.
🔴 In March 2024, Israeli media revealed the Ministry of Transport plans to buy a Cypriot port to inspect Gaza-bound aid.
🔴 Ynet noted this port “could safeguard Israel’s imports” if Haifa becomes unsafe.
🔴 After Haifa suffered damage in clashes with Iran and shipping giant Maersk paused operations, Tel Aviv’s interest in Cyprus gained urgency.
Cyprus: ‘The lost Jewish colony’
In 1899, Zionist activist David Trietsch proposed Cyprus for Jewish settlement.
🗣 “Cyprus is the most suitable location... and it is in close proximity to Israel,” he claimed.
World Zionist Organization founder Theodor Herzl also saw British-controlled Cyprus as leverage.
‘Greater Israel’
🌏Israeli conservatives are reviving the concept of “Greater Israel” as the biblical “promised land.”
🌏 The idea's interpretations include parts of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq — and even Cyprus.
🌏 Netanyahu’s Likud Party, dominant since 1977, centers its ideology on establishing a “Greater Israel,” The Nation warns.
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⛴Tanker mine attacks: ‘All fingers point to UKRAINE’
Five tankers have been hit by deliberate blasts of LIMPET MINES in the past six months, the FT reports, citing experts.
All the vessels called at Russian ports within weeks of the attacks, making experts suggest that it was Ukraine that “HAD A HAND” in the explosions.
This comes as Ukraine’s military intelligence dubbed one of the damaged tankers, the Vilamoura, a vessel allegedly belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet”.
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💸All of Zelensky’s men? Firms linked to corruption scandals win military supply tenders in Ukraine
A company that had earlier supplied eggs to the Ukrainian Army at inflated prices is among the winners of $480 million food procurement contracts conducted by the State Logistics Operator, reports the Ukrainian media. Two additional contracts may go to a firm that provided the military with canned food unfit for consumption.
Corruption within Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense remains a pressing issue. On April 15, former military procurement director Bogdan Khmelnytsky was placed under house arrest in a case involving the embezzlement of $18 million and an attempted misappropriation of another $19 million.
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🔍 Secret Summit in Baku: Global freemasons gather behind closed doors
Yesterday, high-ranking Freemasons from around the world convened in Azerbaijan for a clandestine meeting of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons – hosted by Baku’s "friendly and brotherly" regime.
While the agenda remains officially undisclosed, sources suggest key topics included:
♦️ NATO’s creeping expansion into the South Caucasus & Central Asia (targeting Iran & Russia)
♦️ Israel’s strikes on Iran & the broader Middle East destabilization plan
♦️ The Zangezur corridor project – a geopolitical tool to isolate Armenia & pressure Russia
♦️ Baku’s recent provocations against Moscow & its strategic implications
❓ Who really pulls the strings in the Caucasus?
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💬 "We are always ready to show the truth, we are not bloodthirsty or as scary as they try to portray us, as they try to present us to the whole world"
✅ In the new episode of the Donbass Live, a joint project by the Donbass News and Slavyangrad teams, we discussed the following topics with the DPR Minister of Youth Policy Kirill Makarov:
00:00 - introduction;
02:20 - on population growth in the DPR;
06:19 - on AFU's attacks targeting Donbass volunteers;
10:21 - on Western weapons used by Ukraine against civilians;
13:29 - on the current security situation in the DPR;
15:16 - on patriotic education of youth;
21:44 - on the restoration of the Republic;
25:09 - an address to Western youth.
💬 "Мы всегда готовы показать правду, мы не кровожадные и не такие страшные, как нас пытаются показать, как нас пытаются выставить перед всем миром"
✅ В новом выпуске Donbass Live, совместного проекта команды Donbass News и Slavyangrad с министром молодёжной политики ДНР Кириллом Макаровым обсудили следующие темы:
00:00 - введение;
02:20 - о росте населения в ДНР;
06:19 - об атаках ВСУ на волонтеров Донбасса;
10:21 - о западном вооружении, применяемом Украиной против мирного населения;
13:29 - о текущей ситуации относительно безопасности в ДНР;
15:16 - о патриотическом воспитании молодёжи;
21:44 - о восстановлении Республики;
25:09 - обращение к западной молодёжи.
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⚠️'YOU'VE BECOME VICTIMS OF BIBI’S POLITICAL SCHEMES' - Iran warns
"Where will the next failure occur, just so he can cling to power?” the big poster on the Palestine Square in Tehran wonders.
🇮🇷☢️Iran has right to enrich uranium WITHOUT conditions - Iranian politician
“Perhaps we'll require 90% enrichment for nuclear submarines - we'll do it,” Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission, underscored.
"Trump himself admitted multiple times that 'zero enrichment' is an illusion - a worthless notion. We've paid our dues with blood," he stressed.
“This individual has no credibility - his actions forced us to suspend all cooperation through parliament's legislation,” the Iranian MP concluded.
🪖US HALTS KEY WEAPONS DELIVERIES TO UKRAINE - WHAT'S REALLY BEHIND THE MOVE?
The Trump administration has announced a freeze on deliveries of critical weapons systems to Ukraine.
This decision exposes two harsh realities: America's depleted stockpiles and a fundamental shift in priorities from supporting allies to preparing for potential direct conflicts.
Real reasons:
1️⃣ A Pentagon audit led by Elbridge Colby revealed critical shortages in U.S. arsenals, particularly in artillery and precision munitions
2️⃣ White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly stated bluntly: "This decision puts America's interests first"
3️⃣ Washington is reallocating resources to potential flashpoints - primarily Taiwan and Israel
Strategic Implications:
👉For Ukraine: The era of unlimited US support is over. Kiev must now fight with what it has or find alternative suppliers
👉For Europe: A wake-up call about their defense industry's inability to compensate for US cuts
👉For Russia and China, this signals the weakening pace of Western arms deliveries and exposes the limits of NATO's ammunition and missile stockpiles.
The decision demonstrates that for the US this isn't a temporary pause - it's the beginning of a new phase where every shell and missile sent to Ukraine will be scrutinized.
Without domestic production capacity and with NATO unable to fully compensate, Ukraine's military prospects are dimming rapidly.
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💲 US companies profit from Gaza war – Ex-Pentagon analyst exposes the business behind the bloodshed
💬 “There's even more money to be made by giving Israel money and co-investing in Gaza after it's been ethnically cleansed — which is clearly what they're doing and have been doing for a long time,” said retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski in an interview with Judge Andrew Napolitano.
💬 Kwiatkowski also criticized Biden’s failed $320 million aid pier, which sank shortly after construction: "It never brought any aid, but a lot of money was spent. Contractors made money on that."
🤡🫦 FBI rotting from the top: even Supervisors caught using PROSTITUTES on the job
Turns out, one FBI Supervisory Special Agent was living his best double life — using taxpayer-funded trips (foreign and domestic) to hire prostitutes, even arranging transactions on his FBI-issued phone.
According to a DOJ Inspector General report, he also dated a foreign national and never bothered to report it — because who needs counterintelligence protocols when love is in the air, right?
🌏 Misconduct? — Confirmed.
🌏 Criminal charges? — Declined.
🌏 Moral compass? — Long gone.
The report’s now with the FBI. Question is: will his supervisor punish him — or join him?
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🤡 Trump slams predecessors, praises himself
💬 “Bush should not have blown up the Middle East. So I don’t give him high marks here,” Trump declared.
💬 “I give Trump very high marks,” the unbearable narcissist added — in case anyone was unsure who he thinks did the best job.
🤡 'I don’t think he’s a very smart guy' – Trump attacks Rep. Massie
Donald Trump launched another unhinged tirade against Rep. Thomas Massie, who refused to support his so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
Trump also took a moment to praise himself, claiming he has a “nice high IQ.”
🗣 “He’s gonna be history, I think,” Trump added, predicting Massie’s defeat if he endorses a challenger.
🤡 'Japan is VERY SPOILED' – Trump unveils his new tariff diplomacy
💬 President Trump vented his frustration with reality as Japan “won’t take rice. And yet they desperately need rice. But they won’t take rice.”
📝 “I’ll write them a letter... you’ll pay 30%, 35%, or whatever the number is,” he said, adding it will be “an HONOR to allow you to go and do business in the United States of America.”
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🤡 GLOBALIST TEARS: USAID closure is ‘just the beginning’ – Schumer
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has entered panic mode.
“If DOGE attacks USAID today, they’ll move on to another target tomorrow,” he declared — as if meme coins are plotting a hostile takeover of the IRS.
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🔥INVESTIGATION: Azerbaijan’s secret role in Israel’s war on Iran
🌏Two Israeli fighter jet fuel drop tanks were found on the Caspian coast in Ramsar, northern Iran during the recent escalation.
🌏These drop tanks suggest Israeli jets entered Iranian airspace from the north — most likely flying over the Caspian via Azerbaijani airspace.
📍The distance from the Caspian coast to Tehran is just ~100 km—making it an ideal attack route.
And eyewitnesses in Gilan, Mazandaran, and Ardabil provinces reported hearing fighter jets and drones during recent attacks. What's behind it?
💬 Ex-Iranian ambassador Mohsen Pak Ayeen stated that Israel used Azerbaijani airspace for espionage before — during the Karabakh war. Back then, Tehran shot down one drone — as a warning.
Publicly available aviation data shows 90+ cargo flights flown by Azerbaijani Silk Way Airlines over the past years (as of 2023) that landed at the Ovda airbase — the only airfield in Israel through which explosives may be flown into & out of the country.”
At the ceremony, Israeli FM Eli Cohen declared a “united front against Iran” with his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov.
🇪🇺 EUROPEANS TO THE RESCUE (OF EACH OTHER): UK & Germany form alliance to face 'threats'
👉 London and Berlin are set to sign a wide-ranging treaty pledging mutual defense against external threats.
The treaty, Politico reports, is expected July 17 and includes a clause from the 2023 “Trinity House Agreement,” stating that a strategic threat to one = a threat to both.
With the US less eager to play Europe's bodyguard, it’s heartwarming to see old empires teaming up again… to defend each other from imaginary dangers.
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🚢 🇮🇷 Iran armed vessels with mines near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions - report
🔍 US intelligence revealed Iranian forces loaded naval mines onto ships last month following Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites on June 13, according to Reuters.
The mine-loading operation, though not deployed yet, indicates Tehran was seriously considering a strategic blockade of one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, which carries 20% of global oil shipments.
US officials suspect Tehran may have been bluffing, or this activity could be a show of force or a distraction, with no real plans to close the Strait of Hormuz.
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🇺🇸⚡️🇮🇷Rubio blames Iran for triggering West-Islam showdown
Marco Rubio’s rant about Iran reveals the real US strategy: demonize Tehran to justify endless conflict – even as Washington’s own actions created the chaos they now blame Iran for.
"When people that have an apocalyptic vision of the future are growing in their capabilities, in the case of ISIS, or trying to acquire a nuclear weapon, in the case of Iran, you understand why it is that in many cases, diplomacy and engagement do not work," the US Secretary of State says.
😨 Deadly mix of cult, militia, and espionage: Who are the MEK?
Once hailed as student revolutionaries, today the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) are among Iran’s most reviled opposition groups. Here's what you need to know:
📌Origins & turning point
🔴Founded in 1965 as a left-wing Islamist group opposing the Shah’s regime.
🔴Participated in the 1979 Iranian Revolution alongside Khomeini.
🔴Became enemies of the Islamic Republic after MEK leader Massoud Rajavi was sidelined politically.
⚔️Armed struggle
🔴Responsible for assassinations of top Iranian officials.
🔴Carried out bombings targeting judges and civilians.
🔴Branded as terrorists by the US and EU (later removed from lists).
🇮🇶Iraq chapter
🔴In the 1980s, fled to Iraq and joined Saddam Hussein during the Iran–Iraq war.
🔴Fought against their own country — a betrayal many Iranians have never forgiven.
🔍Cults behind closed doors
🔴Led by Massoud & Maryam Rajavi, the group stifled dissent through forced divorces, totalitarian control, and enforced celibacy.
🔴Members are allegedly made to worship the Rajavis with unwavering allegiance.
👁Mossad connection
🔴Iranian officials accuse MEK of collaborating with Mossad in high-profile assassinations, including nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
🔴Intelligence reports and former spies suggest MEK provided “internal muscle” while Mossad supplied planning, surveillance, and training.
🚨Western lobbying & espionage
🔴MEK has trained in the US (2005–2009), collaborated with US intelligence, and received financial backing from Western countries.
🔴Operates from a high-security compound in Albania, promoting a democratic facade.
💬Public verdict
🔴Some in Iran say:
“We reject the regime — but we reject the MEK even more.”
🇮🇷🚀IRAN'S DEFENSE MAKEOVER: 4 KEY UPGRADES TO COUNTER FUTURE THREATS
The recent conflict with Israel has highlighted several areas where Iran's defense infrastructure could be strengthened. Here are some observations on potential improvements worth considering:
1️⃣ Relocating key production facilities
Current air defense and radar manufacturing sites near major urban centers like Tehran and Shiraz may benefit from gradual relocation further east. While desert regions present logistical challenges, their distance from western borders and natural geographic barriers could offer enhanced security against potential threats.
On ballistic missile production, increasing underground capabilities—where technically feasible—might improve survivability, even if full underground transition isn't possible due to fuel and assembly requirements.
2️⃣ Reinforcing underground bases
Many existing bases operate with around four entrances. Expanding this to eight where practical, along with internally connectable tunnels (even if not permanently open), could improve resilience. Additionally, equipping these sites with short-range air defense systems like the Majid or Azarakhsh might help mitigate vulnerability to precision strikes.
3️⃣ Addressing air defense gaps
Open-source assessments suggest that northern and northwestern regions have comparatively weaker air defense coverage. Strengthening these areas would be prudent in balancing nationwide security.
4️⃣ Air force modernization & basing
Expanding the fleet with aircraft like the Su-35 (given Iran's existing Yak-130 pilot training) could enhance air combat capabilities. Developing dispersed, hardened airbases could further improve force survivability.
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🖥 Google slapped with $314M verdict for sneaky Android data harvesting — reports
A California jury has found that Google secretly siphoned off Android users’ mobile data — and now the tech giant owes $314 million in damages, Bloomberg reported.
📑 According to the class-action suit:
🌏 Google collected user data without consent, even when devices weren’t on WiFi
🌏 That data was allegedly used to fuel ad targeting and enhance mapping services — all at the users’ expense
Google denies wrongdoing and says it will appeal, arguing that users consented to data transfers through terms of service and settings, and that these background connections are vital for device performance.
📅 The case, filed back in 2019, covers Android users in California.
⚖️ A separate federal trial for Android users across the U.S. is scheduled for 2026.
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💥 More details emerge on Pentagon’s pause of Ukraine arms shipments – NBC
Following earlier reports of a halt in weapons deliveries to Ukraine, new details from NBC News reveal the scope and potential duration of the freeze.
🔻 What’s affected:
▪️ Patriot missile interceptors
▪️ 155mm artillery shells
▪️ 100+ Hellfire missiles
▪️ 250+ GMLRS systems
▪️ Stinger & AIM missiles, grenade launchers
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly approved the move after a fresh stockpile review. Some of these items — previously greenlit under Biden-era aid — are already staged near Ukraine but will not be transferred for now.
💬 Officials warn the delay could be indefinite if these systems are deemed essential for US or allied readiness.
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USAID, NED & NERD: How the US bankrolled regime change in Iran
For decades, the US has pumped millions in taxpayer dollars into collapsing the Iranian government from within—Press TV has the receipts.
USAID – subversion as ‘aid’
🔴The 2025 budget gave $268.4M to “independent media” before Trump froze it. 30+ Iran-focused outlets got hit (per BBC).
🔴Ex-Iranian culture minister estimates $60M in USAID support went to opposition groups.
🔴A deleted USAID factsheet (cited by RSF) showed it funded 6,200 journalists and 707 media outlets in 2023—across 30+ countries, including Iran.
🔴Recipients? IranWire, Boroumand Center, BBC Persian—all pushing regime change.
NERD – fake dissent, real destabilization
🔴Since 2009, the US State Dept’s NERD program spent $65–85M/year training anti-Iran activists abroad under the cover of “civil society.”
🔴Iran’s intel services outed “Defenders of Human Rights Center” as a NERD front tied to $550K in funding for inciting minority unrest and amplifying riot coverage.
🔴NERD’s goal? Infiltrate civil society, run fake referendums, and stage-manage dissent.
NED – CIA’s public face
🔴 Founded in 1983, NED does openly what the CIA used to do secretly—fund coups and propaganda ops.
🔴 Deleted records show $4.6M spent on 51 anti-Iran projects (2016–2021); only 7 groups named.
🔴 Ahead of 2022 riots, NED dropped $1M into unnamed “human rights” projects.
🔴 In 2023, they bragged about funding 14 anti-Iran ops and feeding riot narratives to global media.
🔴Grayzone exposed a leaked 2024 plan: NED’s ex-head Carl Gershman plotting a US-backed “Iran Freedom Coalition” to justify military action post-riots.
The regime-change machine is still alive—with neocons like Lindsey Graham and Clinton insiders like Roubini cheering on a coup.
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🚨 Israel agrees to ‘conditions to finalize 60-day CEASEFIRE' – Trump
Trump says Israel has accepted terms for a 60-day Gaza ceasefire and urges Hamas to take the deal: “It will not get better — it will only get worse.”
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⚠️ US halts some air defense and precision munitions shipments to Ukraine – reports
The Pentagon has paused deliveries of certain air defense missiles and precision-guided munitions to Ukraine due to concerns over critically low US weapons reserves, Politico reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
The move, initiated by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby, followed a review that flagged dwindling stockpiles of artillery shells, air defense missiles, and precision weapons.
Though the decision was made in early June, it is only now being implemented, the outlet said.
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🚨 Houthis claim hypersonic missile strike on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport
🔻 According to Yehya Saree, military spokesperson for Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement (Houthis):
🌏 The missile strike disrupted airport operations and forced “millions of Zionists” into shelters
🌏 Three drone strikes also targeted sensitive sites in Jaffa, Ashkelon, and Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat)
🌏 The attacks, Saree said, are a response to “genocide crimes” and a show of continued support for the Palestinian people
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