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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel completes 26th wave of strikes on southern suburbs of Beirut

"26 waves of strikes in the Dahieh area since the start of the operation: The IDF struck overnight Hezbollah command centers and multi-story structures," the IDF wrote.


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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท USโ€“Israeli strikes on Iran: Latest updates

๐Ÿ”ถ Iran and Israel exchanged massive missile and drone strikes. Iran officially announced the start of the 21st wave of Operation True Promise 4. Iranian command promises an expansion of attacks in the coming days.

๐Ÿ”ถ Iran launched a combined Kheibar missile and drone strike targeting locations in central Tel Aviv. The Israeli airbase at Ramat-David and the Miron radar station were struck.

๐Ÿ”ถ Attacks were also carried out on US targets: a direct hit on the American airbase Ali al-Salem in Kuwait (resulting in a powerful explosion), an attack on the Al-Adiri camp in Kuwait, a strike on towers at the port of Manama in Bahrain, where the Israeli embassy is located, and an attack on the US military headquarters in Erbil, Iraq.

๐Ÿ”ถ Saudi Arabia has stated that its air defense systems destroyed three ballistic missiles heading toward Prince Sultan Airbase.

๐Ÿ”ถ Hezbollah has warned Israeli citizens to evacuate from settlements within 5 km of the Lebanese border.

๐Ÿ”ถ The US Central Command reported the destruction of an Iranian UAV carrier ship.

๐Ÿ”ถ The fourth session of the Iranian Leadership Council took place in Tehran, where discussions focused on preparations for the Experts Assembly elections to select the next leader.

๐Ÿ”ถ As a result of the attacks on Iran, 3,643 civilian structures have been damaged, including 3,090 residential homes, 528 commercial and service centers, 14 medical institutions, and 9 Red Crescent centers. Experts believe the strikes have primarily targeted densely populated areas, indicating that civilian sites have been the main focus.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel completes 26th wave of strikes on southern suburbs of Beirut "26 waves of strikes in the Dahieh area since the start of the operation: The IDF struck overnight Hezbollah command centers and multi-story structures," the IDF wrote. ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe toโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran launches new combined attack using drones, missiles against targets in Israel - IRGC

๐Ÿ’ฌ "The 21st wave of Operation True Promise 4 has begun. During this combined operation, UAVs and Kheibar missiles were fired at targets in Tel Aviv," the IRGC stated as quoted by the ISNA


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โ›ฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary to stop transit of energy supplies for Ukraine until it launches Druzhba pipeline - Orban

๐Ÿ’ฌ "We have stopped supplying gasoline to Ukraine, we will not supply diesel fuel either, but we will continue to supply electricity, and we will also suspend important supplies for Ukraine through Hungary until Ukraine agrees to supply oil," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the Kossuth radio broadcaster.


Ukraine halted the flow of oil to Hungary and Slovakia on January 27. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said earlier that Hungary had blocked the 20th package of EU sanctions on Russia and the 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine due to the Druzhba shutdown.

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๐Ÿšจ Finlandโ€™s intention to host nuclear weapons will lead to tensions in Europe โ€“ Kremlin

๐Ÿ’ฌ "By deploying nuclear weapons on its territory, Finland is posing a threat to Russia. In that case, Russia will be forced to take appropriate measures", the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.


His other statements:

๐ŸŸ  Russia is in dialogue with the Iranian leadership and will continue it

๐ŸŸ  Russia is recording an increase in demand for Russian energy due to the situation around Iran

๐ŸŸ  Russia will not disclose quantitative data on oil purchases by India and China

๐ŸŸ  India, China, and Russia are countries that act according to their national interests

๐ŸŸ  Russia is capable of guaranteeing the continuity of contracted oil and gas supplies

๐ŸŸ  Russia continues to cooperate with India and China in the energy sector

๐ŸŸ  Russia remains a reliable supplier of oil and gas, both pipeline and LNG

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๐Ÿšจ Russia returns 300 soldiers from Ukrainian captivity, 300 Ukrainian PoWs handed over in return โ€“ Defense Ministry

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๐Ÿšจ Iran uses its latest Khorramshaur 4 superheavy missile during the conflict with the US and Israel - Iranian state TV ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
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๐Ÿ“น ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Watch the moment Iran unleashes the 22nd wave of Operation Vadeh Sadegh 4.

Footage captures the launch sequences of the Khorramshahr-4, Kheibar, and Fattah missiles as they light up the sky.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง IDF strike in Lebanon: casualties reported

An Israeli airstrike has targeted an apartment in Sidon in southern Lebanon.

Witnesses report a strike on a residential building, with initial unconfirmed reports of casualties.

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๐Ÿšจ IRGC unveils strike scorecard: Key targets hit hard

โœ… US THAAD missile defense system in the UAE, Jordan destroyed

โœ… US FPS-132 radar in Qatar destroyed

โœ… US-owned oil tanker off coast of Kuwait attacked

โœ… Ben Gurion airport attacked

โœ… Military centers in Haifa attacked

Iranian strikes on March 6 came to avenge those killed in attack on school in southern Iran, IRGC stressed.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’ฅ RUSSIAN MOD WEEKLY UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

โšก๏ธ SOSNOVOYE IN THE DONETSK REGION FREED


The liberation of the settlement of Sosnovoye in the Donetsk region enables the Russian army to advance further toward the city of Svyatogorskโ€”a critical defensive stronghold in the effort to capture Slavyansk, which serves as the center of the largest Kiev-controlled urban agglomeration in the Donbass region.

๐ŸŸ  In response to the Zelensky regime's terrorist attacks, Russian air and missile might unleashed seven strikes on Ukrainian defense, energy and port infrastructure supporting the Kiev regimeโ€™s forces

๐ŸŸ  The Russian army destroyed a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher

๐ŸŸ  The Black Sea Fleet eliminated eight unmanned Ukrainian military vessels

๐ŸŸ  Air defense superiority: 22 HIMARS rockets, two long-rage Neptune missiles, and 2,145 fixed-wing drones were shot down by Russian air defense systems over the past seven days

๐ŸŸ  Ukrainian losses: around 8,425 troops killed or wounded

Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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โœˆ๏ธ Ukraine's F-16s left โ€˜starvedโ€™ of US missiles for weeks - report

The deficit began in late November 2025 and spanned till mid-December, Reuters reports, quoting sources, noting that the situation hasnโ€™t been mentioned in the media before.

๐Ÿ’ฌ "Ukraine only had a handful of US-made AIM-9 โ€˜Sidewinderโ€™ air-to-air missiles for its entire squadron of F-16s when supplies stopped," the report says.


Itโ€™s unclear whether the shortage was caused by the US or European states, and solid cause of it still canโ€™t be found, the outlet adds.

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๐Ÿ“น โ€˜We want to fight now more than they doโ€™ โ€” Trump on Iran President Donald Trump claimed it was โ€œa little bit late" for negotiations. ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
๐Ÿšจ Trump: No deal with Iran except unconditional surrender

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๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ People with ties to Ukraine's special services move huge cash sums to Ukraine via Hungary - Szijjarto

Hungary's National Tax and Customs Administration reported that it had detained seven Ukrainian citizens on suspicion of money laundering, including a former general of the Ukrainian special services, who is accused of transporting $40 mln, โ‚ฌ35 mln, and nine kilograms of gold from Austria to Ukraine.

All seven Ukrainian nationals will be expelled from Hungary, the country's government spokesman said.

๐Ÿ’ฌ "We demand an explanation of why Ukrainians have been transporting such a large amount of cash through Hungary in recent months. What are they using this money for, whose money is it? We demand immediate answers and explanations from the Ukrainian side on these serious issues," Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, as quoted by the MTI news agency.


Since January 2026, a total of $900 mln, โ‚ฌ420 mln and 146 kilograms of gold have been transported through Hungary to Ukraine, Szijjarto added.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iranians showcase downed Israeli Heron TP droneโ€”hauling the wreckage through Lorestan on a simple trolley

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๐Ÿ”Š US boasts of destroyed Iranian launchers lack credibility โ€“ ex-DoD official

As the United States is clearly lying about the number of the US military casualties in the current war with Iran, the veracity of other claims made by the US is dubious, former US Department of Defense officer David T. Pyne tells Sputnik.

Losses and survival

๐ŸŸ  Properly assessing Iranโ€™s losses is also difficult due to the fact that it is unclear whether US claims of destroyed Iranian missile launchers take into account the decoys and dummy targets, he points out

๐ŸŸ  โ€œI believe that US estimates of the total number of Iranian ballistic missiles are likely much lower than is actually the case as I believe Iran may have tens of thousands of missiles in its stockpile,โ€ Pyne adds

๐ŸŸ  Finally, even though the US and Israel did manage to take out a number of Iranian mobile missile launchers, Iranโ€™s military has become adept at keeping its remaining launchers out of harmโ€™s way

Thus, reasons Pyne, it is likely that most of the Iranian missile launchers โ€“ especially those hidden deep underground โ€“ โ€œwill survive the warโ€ even if it drags on for months.

US shortages and Israelโ€™s weakness

๐ŸŸ  Meanwhile, the US and Israel now deal with their โ€œvery limited supplyโ€ of offensive missiles and missile defense interceptors alike, with the latter potentially running out by next week, says Pyne

The US could soon find itself unable to defend all of its assets from Iranian attacks, even as Iran is systematically dismantling US radar capabilities in the region, further degrading the US ability to shoot down Iranian missiles.

๐ŸŸ  At the same time, Israeli air defenses have proven to be โ€œlargely ineffectiveโ€ against Iranian ballistic and hypersonic missiles

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œIn a protracted war of attrition like this war is shaping up to be, Iran is likely to emerge victorious,โ€ Pyne remarks.


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๐Ÿšจ IRGC unveils strike scorecard: Key targets hit hard โœ… US THAAD missile defense system in the UAE, Jordan destroyed โœ… US FPS-132 radar in Qatar destroyed โœ… US-owned oil tanker off coast of Kuwait attacked โœ… Ben Gurion airport attacked โœ… Military centersโ€ฆ
๐Ÿšจ IRGC: Attack on school in Minab was carried out from USโ€™ Al Dhafra base in UAE

๐Ÿ’ฌ "The criminal attack on the Shajare Tayebe school, which led to the deaths of 165 schoolgirls, was carried out from this base," the IRGC said in a statement, according to the Fars news agency.


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๐Ÿ›ข๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Russian oil to help Pakistan navigate Strait of Hormuz energy crisis โ€“ expert

A Russian vessel carrying 733,000 barrels of crude oil is expected to arrive shortly at the Omani port of Duqm, where the shipment will be transferred to a smaller tanker for delivery to Pakistan's Port Qasim by June 20, global energy expert Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh tells Sputnik.

Pakistan has traditionally depended on crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

However, even before the current crisis, the country began diversifying its supply sources, including the introduction of Russian crude into its energy mix.

According to the Pakistan Business Council, every $10 increase in the price of oil widens the country's current account deficit by an estimated $1.5 to $2B.

Should prices reach $100 per barrel, the deficit could expand by $5 to $7B on an annual basis โ€” potentially erasing the $2B surplus Pakistan recorded in 2025.

If disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz persist, fuel rationing may become unavoidable, Dr. Salameh warns.

Video source: Social media

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