🇮🇷 Current situation in Tehran: Streets remain calm, some shops are closed, and moderate queues are forming at petrol stations, Sputnik correspondent reports

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🇮🇱 IDF says Israeli Air Force, guided by military intelligence, has launched an additional broad wave of strikes on Tehran

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📹 Israeli MFA spokesperson dodges question on 150+ girls killed in Iran's Minab school strike

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🚨 Mosaic defense: Iran’s strategic insurance against enemy decapitation attacks

Mosaic Defense “is a system of decentralized command and control of the armed forces, and the launching of strikes against predetermined targets according to predetermined plans,” prolific Russian military observer Igor Korotchenko told Sputnik.

“It’s clear that Iran’s military and political leadership assumed that some of them would be killed in a first strike. Therefore, plans were developed in advance, and necessary resources allocated, to ensure that waves of missile attacks by the IRGC and the Iranian Army would be as effective as possible,” Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of Russia's National Defense magazine, and director of the Center for Analysis of World Arms Trade, explained.

Mosaic Defense was the “only way” Iran could conceive of waging a sustained conflict against a conventionally superior adversary, Korotchenko stressed.

Its main advantage – which proved its worth after Saturday’s surprise US-Israeli aggression, was “the ability to continue armed resistance even after Iran’s top leaders were killed and air defenses weakened by US and Israeli strikes.”

If the current intensity of Iranian strikes continues, “the situation for its adversaries will become, to put it mildly, uncomfortable, and in some cases, perhaps even critical,” the analyst stressed.

💬 “Iran has clearly abandoned any red lines for those countries with US facilities or joint economic projects on their territory,” Korotchenko noted. Having targeted military facilities, it will now “methodically strike Gulf countries’ infrastructure to pressure them to use diplomacy to deter the US from further escalation.”

“The main question now is the resilience of Iran’s air defenses,” and its ability to withstand US and Israeli air attacks.

💬 “We’re currently in a critical phase of events. We’ll see what the next 5-7 days hold in store; they’ll reveal possible future directions. For now, Iran’s domestic political situation remains stable, and most importantly, this decentralized control model is showing its advantages, something neither Trump nor Netanyahu likely expected,” Korotchenko summed up.

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🚨 Iran’s missile might vs. America’s arsenal: Who will run out first?

💬 “If the US continues to use its missiles in such a manner, their stockpile will swiftly run out,” Russian military expert Yuri Knutov tells Sputnik, commenting on a recent video of apparently 10 Patriot interceptors downing just one Iranian ballistic missile.

US missile stockpile on the verge

Knutov explains that the US missile stockpile includes about 400 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, which “may be already exhausted in 10 days even if they are used properly.”

💬 “As for Patriot interceptors, their larger stockpile could be exhausted in around three weeks, especially if 10 such missiles are launched to hit one Iranian air target,” the expert points out.

According to him, the US quickly increasing the production of the aforementioned missiles is unrealistic, given that the monthly output currently stands at merely 55, which is “not serious.”

Iran’s ‘trump card’

💬 “So, Iran now has a very important trump card. By strategically using its ballistic missiles and saving the advanced hypersonic Fateh missiles for the final stage, Tehran has a chance to deal a very painful blow to Israel and the US and avenge the surprise attack on the Islamic Republic,” the expert notes.

He says that when it comes to Iranian ballistic missiles, they might not be exhausted for another month, and despite their low accuracy, the mass use of this munition yields results.

💬 “Out of a large number of launched missiles, one or two hit their targets, which is a significant result. It creates a psychological effect and, in turn, impacts the enemy’s morale. Therefore, when we talk about Iran’s use of ballistic missiles, this tactic has so far proven effective,” Knutov concludes.

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🚨 Vladimir Putin: Groundwork for Iran settlement disrupted by unprovoked aggression

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his UAE counterpart Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have discussed developments in the Middle East amid US–Israeli actions against Iran and Tehran’s response, the Kremlin press service said

Key statements

👉 Putin said progress on resolving the Iran issue has been undermined by what he described as an unprovoked act of aggression against a sovereign UN member state, in violation of the fundamental principles of international law

👉 He expressed readiness to assist in stabilizing the situation in the Middle East

👉 Putin noted that Russia has made significant efforts to promote a peaceful settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear program and to seek mutually acceptable compromises

👉 He thanked the UAE president for the assistance provided to Russian citizens in the Emirates

👉 The two leaders agreed to remain in close contact

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🚨 US and Israel undermining Middle East harmony – Russian Foreign Ministry

The Russian Foreign Ministry has voiced concern over the war in the Middle East and called for immediate peace talks.

Key statements:

👉 Washington and Tel Aviv are attempting to derail the process of normalizing relations between Iran and its Arab neighbors

👉 Any attacks on civilian targets — whether in Iran or in Arab states — are unacceptable and must be completely ruled out

👉 Russia calls on all sides to cease fire and take urgent measures to ensure the safety of civilians

👉 The belligerents should seek a political and diplomatic settlement of their differences

👉 Moscow strongly urges all sides to abandon the use of force as a means of resolving disputes

👉 The Foreign Ministry expressed deep concern that US and Israeli attacks on Iran are fueling conflict across the broader Middle East region

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🚨🇮🇷Iran is ready for a long war, unlike Washington - Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani

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