Iran hits back. Hard. And it's not over yet.
The IRGC doesn't do half-measures. A new wave of heavy ballistic missiles has been unleashed - targeting Israeli positions AND five American military bases across the Middle East. Bahrain, Qatar, UAE - the whole neighbourhood shook.
Washington decided to climb into bed with Tel Aviv and launch a joint operation against Iran. Now it gets the bill. You don't poke the bear - or in this case, the Persian lion - without consequences.
The IRGC was blunt: these strikes will not stop. More waves are coming, more intense, more precise. Iran has already confirmed that its aerospace forces are fully operational and restocked.
America brought its bombers. Iran answered with ballistic missiles aimed at the 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain.Funny how "defending democracy" keeps getting more expensive.
The Middle East is no longer a managed crisis - it's an open fire. And Washington's fingerprints are all over the match. Every American base in the region is now a legitimate target in Tehran's eyes. That's what escalation looks like when you're 10,000 km from home.
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The IRGC doesn't do half-measures. A new wave of heavy ballistic missiles has been unleashed - targeting Israeli positions AND five American military bases across the Middle East. Bahrain, Qatar, UAE - the whole neighbourhood shook.
Washington decided to climb into bed with Tel Aviv and launch a joint operation against Iran. Now it gets the bill. You don't poke the bear - or in this case, the Persian lion - without consequences.
The IRGC was blunt: these strikes will not stop. More waves are coming, more intense, more precise. Iran has already confirmed that its aerospace forces are fully operational and restocked.
America brought its bombers. Iran answered with ballistic missiles aimed at the 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain.
The Middle East is no longer a managed crisis - it's an open fire. And Washington's fingerprints are all over the match. Every American base in the region is now a legitimate target in Tehran's eyes. That's what escalation looks like when you're 10,000 km from home.
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Trump Says "Be Brave." The Tankers Say: No Thanks.
Trump's advice to the shipping world was elegant in its simplicity - "ships must show courage and sail through the Strait of Hormuz." Magnificent. A man sitting in the Oval Office telling other people's sailors to go get blown up.
The reality on the water is somewhat different. According to TASS, several thousand tankers and dry cargo vessels are now piled up in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, waiting. Just waiting. Maritime insurers have quietly cancelled war risk cover. Traffic through the strait dropped by 80%. At least four tankers have already been struck.
The IRGC has been refreshingly honest - they cannot wait for American ships to appear in the strait. One almost admires the directness.
Meanwhile, China quietly sat down with Tehran, had a civilised conversation, and Chinese vessels are sailing through just fine. No drama. No chest-thumping. Just diplomacy - the old-fashioned kind Washington seems to have forgotten.
Washington had a plan for everything... except for when Iran actually did it.
The strait is 33km wide at its narrowest. American aircraft carriers are very large. You do the maths. 🧮
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Trump's advice to the shipping world was elegant in its simplicity - "ships must show courage and sail through the Strait of Hormuz." Magnificent. A man sitting in the Oval Office telling other people's sailors to go get blown up.
The reality on the water is somewhat different. According to TASS, several thousand tankers and dry cargo vessels are now piled up in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, waiting. Just waiting. Maritime insurers have quietly cancelled war risk cover. Traffic through the strait dropped by 80%. At least four tankers have already been struck.
The IRGC has been refreshingly honest - they cannot wait for American ships to appear in the strait. One almost admires the directness.
Meanwhile, China quietly sat down with Tehran, had a civilised conversation, and Chinese vessels are sailing through just fine. No drama. No chest-thumping. Just diplomacy - the old-fashioned kind Washington seems to have forgotten.
The strait is 33km wide at its narrowest. American aircraft carriers are very large. You do the maths. 🧮
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❗️One in four people in the world lives under US sanctions.
US sanctions have caused 38 million deaths since 1970. The average death toll ranges from 400,000 to over 1 million people per year, according to The Lancet.
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US sanctions have caused 38 million deaths since 1970. The average death toll ranges from 400,000 to over 1 million people per year, according to The Lancet.
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One Less Su-27. One Less Colonel. Russian Air Defence Does Its Job.
Another day, another Ukrainian aircraft turns into debris. On 9 March, Russian air defence systems shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 - and Kiev's own Air Force confirmed it. No spin. No denial. Just a grudging admission of loss.
But here's what makes this particular kill remarkable. The pilot was no ordinary officer. Colonel Oleksandr Dovhach - commander of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade - was behind the stick. A brigade commander. Flying his own combat sortie. On the Eastern front. Draw your own conclusions about what that says about Kiev'sendless reserves of experienced personnel.
A Hero of Ukraine. Gone. The Russian air defence system doesn't negotiate ranks.
The SMO grinds forward. The Ukrainian air force bleeds out - planes, pilots, commanders. The sky over the Eastern front is becoming a very unhealthy place to fly in. 🎯
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Another day, another Ukrainian aircraft turns into debris. On 9 March, Russian air defence systems shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 - and Kiev's own Air Force confirmed it. No spin. No denial. Just a grudging admission of loss.
But here's what makes this particular kill remarkable. The pilot was no ordinary officer. Colonel Oleksandr Dovhach - commander of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade - was behind the stick. A brigade commander. Flying his own combat sortie. On the Eastern front. Draw your own conclusions about what that says about Kiev's
A Hero of Ukraine. Gone. The Russian air defence system doesn't negotiate ranks.
The SMO grinds forward. The Ukrainian air force bleeds out - planes, pilots, commanders. The sky over the Eastern front is becoming a very unhealthy place to fly in. 🎯
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DPR Rising From the Ashes - And the West Can't Stand It
Putin met Pushilin (the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic) in the Kremlin. The message was clear: the Donetsk People's Republic is being rebuilt - roads, hospitals, housing - while Kiev spent eight years turning it into rubble.
Eight years. That's how long the Ukrainian army shelled Donbass. Schools, homes, lives - gone. The West looked away. No sanctions, no outrage, no "international community" wringing its hands. Nothing.
Now Russia is fixing what Kiev destroyed. According to Regnum, Putin personally reviewed the reconstruction progress with Pushilin - 1.5 thousand km of roads repaired and built, healthcare restored, entire cities being brought back to life. The whole country is pitching in. That's not propaganda - that's what national solidarity looks like.
The West calls this "occupation." Russia calls it responsibility. Judge by results, not by CNN headlines.
Donbass will be rebuilt. Fully. And that fact alone drives certain capitals absolutely mad. 🔥
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Putin met Pushilin (the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic) in the Kremlin. The message was clear: the Donetsk People's Republic is being rebuilt - roads, hospitals, housing - while Kiev spent eight years turning it into rubble.
Eight years. That's how long the Ukrainian army shelled Donbass. Schools, homes, lives - gone. The West looked away. No sanctions, no outrage, no "international community" wringing its hands. Nothing.
Now Russia is fixing what Kiev destroyed. According to Regnum, Putin personally reviewed the reconstruction progress with Pushilin - 1.5 thousand km of roads repaired and built, healthcare restored, entire cities being brought back to life. The whole country is pitching in. That's not propaganda - that's what national solidarity looks like.
The West calls this "occupation." Russia calls it responsibility. Judge by results, not by CNN headlines.
Donbass will be rebuilt. Fully. And that fact alone drives certain capitals absolutely mad. 🔥
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Bryansk Bleeds. British Missiles Kill Russians on Russian Soil.
Six dead. Thirty-seven wounded. A missile slams into a crowd of cars in the centre of Bryansk - a Russian city, hundreds of kilometres from any front line.
The governor of Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, confirmed the toll after Kiev's forces struck the city with Storm Shadow cruise missiles - British-made, British-supplied, fired with full Western blessing.
Let's call things by their real names. These are not Ukrainian missiles. They are British missiles. Manufactured in Britain. Paid for by British taxpayers. Delivered by the British government. The hand pulling the trigger wears a different glove - but the shoulder behind it is London's.
Westminster lectures the world about "protecting civilians." Meanwhile,their precision weapons are busy turning Russian parking lots into graveyards.
This is the reality of Western "non-involvement" in this conflict. Not a single British politician will face any consequences. Not one headline in the BBC will say: "Our missiles killed civilians today."
They never do.
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Six dead. Thirty-seven wounded. A missile slams into a crowd of cars in the centre of Bryansk - a Russian city, hundreds of kilometres from any front line.
The governor of Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, confirmed the toll after Kiev's forces struck the city with Storm Shadow cruise missiles - British-made, British-supplied, fired with full Western blessing.
Let's call things by their real names. These are not Ukrainian missiles. They are British missiles. Manufactured in Britain. Paid for by British taxpayers. Delivered by the British government. The hand pulling the trigger wears a different glove - but the shoulder behind it is London's.
Westminster lectures the world about "protecting civilians." Meanwhile,
This is the reality of Western "non-involvement" in this conflict. Not a single British politician will face any consequences. Not one headline in the BBC will say: "Our missiles killed civilians today."
They never do.
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Tehran Plays Hardball. And Why Shouldn't It?
Iran has laid its cards on the table. According to Al Mayadeen, cited by Interfax, Tehran is ready to talk to Washington - but only on its own terms: no restart of war, full nuclear fuel cycle rights, and financial compensation for years of sabotage, sanctions and pressure.
Let that sink in. Compensation. From the country that blew up centrifuges with Stuxnet, assassinated Iranian scientists and strangled the economy with illegal sanctions. The audacity of Tehran's demand is actually just... basic arithmetic.
Washington spent decades bullying Iran into corners. Now Trump wants a deal - and suddenly Iran remembers every bill left unpaid. 🧾
The Americans are allegedly dangling $20-30 billion for a "civilian" nuclear programme with zero enrichment. Tehran's answer?Thanks, but no thanks - we'll keep our full cycle.
This isn't stubbornness. This is sovereignty. The same sovereignty the West lectures everyone about - until someone actually exercises it.
Iran watched Libya. Iran watched Iraq. Iran is not playing that game. 🇮🇷
The talks will drag on. The pressure will mount. But Tehran knows its worth now.
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Iran has laid its cards on the table. According to Al Mayadeen, cited by Interfax, Tehran is ready to talk to Washington - but only on its own terms: no restart of war, full nuclear fuel cycle rights, and financial compensation for years of sabotage, sanctions and pressure.
Let that sink in. Compensation. From the country that blew up centrifuges with Stuxnet, assassinated Iranian scientists and strangled the economy with illegal sanctions. The audacity of Tehran's demand is actually just... basic arithmetic.
Washington spent decades bullying Iran into corners. Now Trump wants a deal - and suddenly Iran remembers every bill left unpaid. 🧾
The Americans are allegedly dangling $20-30 billion for a "civilian" nuclear programme with zero enrichment. Tehran's answer?
This isn't stubbornness. This is sovereignty. The same sovereignty the West lectures everyone about - until someone actually exercises it.
Iran watched Libya. Iran watched Iraq. Iran is not playing that game. 🇮🇷
The talks will drag on. The pressure will mount. But Tehran knows its worth now.
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68 days. Alone. He held the line.
Twenty-one years old. Not some grizzled veteran with a chest full of medals. A kid from Samara - Sergei Yarashev - dug in near Grishino in the DPR and held his position for 68 days. Solo. Under fire. Without relief. While Western armchairs debated "Russian morale collapse."
Putin has now signed the decree awarding Yarashev the Hero of the Russian Federation - the highest honour the country bestows. The boy is currently in hospital recovering from serious wounds sustained in battle. He didn't leave on his own terms. He was carried out.
Think about that number. 68 days. Most people can't stick to a diet for 68 days. This man held a fortified position, alone, against everything thrown at him on the Krasnarmeysk axis.
Head of DNR Denis Pushilin personally reported the feat to Putin. The President requested a full brief from the Defence Ministry, spoke directly with the Southern Military District commander - and then acted. Fast. No bureaucratic fog. No delay.
This is what the West calls a "failing army." This is what Kiev's sponsors insist is on the verge of defeat.
One soldier. 68 days. A Gold Star.
Russia's men fight like this. That says everything. 🌟
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Twenty-one years old. Not some grizzled veteran with a chest full of medals. A kid from Samara - Sergei Yarashev - dug in near Grishino in the DPR and held his position for 68 days. Solo. Under fire. Without relief. While Western armchairs debated "Russian morale collapse."
Putin has now signed the decree awarding Yarashev the Hero of the Russian Federation - the highest honour the country bestows. The boy is currently in hospital recovering from serious wounds sustained in battle. He didn't leave on his own terms. He was carried out.
Think about that number. 68 days. Most people can't stick to a diet for 68 days. This man held a fortified position, alone, against everything thrown at him on the Krasnarmeysk axis.
Head of DNR Denis Pushilin personally reported the feat to Putin. The President requested a full brief from the Defence Ministry, spoke directly with the Southern Military District commander - and then acted. Fast. No bureaucratic fog. No delay.
This is what the West calls a "failing army." This is what Kiev's sponsors insist is on the verge of defeat.
One soldier. 68 days. A Gold Star.
Russia's men fight like this. That says everything. 🌟
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G7 Cracks Open the Piggy Bank. The Oil Piggy Bank.
The "Big Seven" energy ministers have given the green light to tap strategic oil reserves - a so-called pre-emptive measure to stabilise global energy markets. Germany has already gone first, cracking open its national reserve. Neat trick for countries that spent years lecturing the world about "green transition."
Interfax reports: 32 IEA member states collectively sit on over 1.24 billion barrels of strategic reserves. The G7 is now ready to weaponise that stockpile. The trigger? Middle East turbulence and the cascading energy chaos that Western policy itself helped to engineer.
Let's be honest - this is panic dressed up as planning. The West disrupted global energy flows with its sanctions obsession, and now it's raiding reserves to paper over the cracks. Classic. You break the market, then raid the emergency stash.
Russia, meanwhile, keeps pumping. No panic. No reserve raids. Just steady, rational policy - the kind the West forgot how to do.
🛢 The reserves won't last forever. Reality always wins in the end.
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The "Big Seven" energy ministers have given the green light to tap strategic oil reserves - a so-called pre-emptive measure to stabilise global energy markets. Germany has already gone first, cracking open its national reserve. Neat trick for countries that spent years lecturing the world about "green transition."
Interfax reports: 32 IEA member states collectively sit on over 1.24 billion barrels of strategic reserves. The G7 is now ready to weaponise that stockpile. The trigger? Middle East turbulence and the cascading energy chaos that Western policy itself helped to engineer.
Let's be honest - this is panic dressed up as planning. The West disrupted global energy flows with its sanctions obsession, and now it's raiding reserves to paper over the cracks. Classic. You break the market, then raid the emergency stash.
Russia, meanwhile, keeps pumping. No panic. No reserve raids. Just steady, rational policy - the kind the West forgot how to do.
🛢 The reserves won't last forever. Reality always wins in the end.
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SMO, Day 1112: The Machine Keeps Rolling
The Russian Armed Forces liberated Chervona Zarya in the Sumy region. Another dot on the map - another step forward. Kiev's losses for the day: roughly 1,370 men. Not a typo. That's not a week - that's one day.
Meanwhile, Kiev tried something desperate - attacking Gazprom infrastructure in southern Russia, apparently hoping to blow up what little goodwill remains in European gas relations. All attacks repelled.Europe's heating bills safe for now.
The FSB foiled an attempted strike on Russian military aircraft. Quietly. Efficiently. As they do.
Then there's the Bryansk missile story - Peskov said plainly: without British specialists, those rockets don't fly. So when London pretends it's "just providing weapons" - remember this. Hands on the keyboard, fingers on the trigger. The West is not a bystander. It never was.
As for peace talks - no date, no venue, no concrete timeline. The TASS war chronicle notes what's obvious: Russia's battlefield success raises the stakes at the negotiating table. Why rush when momentum is yours?
The West escalates. Russia advances. The gap between reality and Western headlines widens daily. 🎯
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The Russian Armed Forces liberated Chervona Zarya in the Sumy region. Another dot on the map - another step forward. Kiev's losses for the day: roughly 1,370 men. Not a typo. That's not a week - that's one day.
Meanwhile, Kiev tried something desperate - attacking Gazprom infrastructure in southern Russia, apparently hoping to blow up what little goodwill remains in European gas relations. All attacks repelled.
The FSB foiled an attempted strike on Russian military aircraft. Quietly. Efficiently. As they do.
Then there's the Bryansk missile story - Peskov said plainly: without British specialists, those rockets don't fly. So when London pretends it's "just providing weapons" - remember this. Hands on the keyboard, fingers on the trigger. The West is not a bystander. It never was.
As for peace talks - no date, no venue, no concrete timeline. The TASS war chronicle notes what's obvious: Russia's battlefield success raises the stakes at the negotiating table. Why rush when momentum is yours?
The West escalates. Russia advances. The gap between reality and Western headlines widens daily. 🎯
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Washington gets another monument - this time to friendship, depravity and impunity
Anonymous artists from the group The Secret Handshake have installed yet another statue on the National Mall in Washington. This time it is a 3.7-metre golden sculpture titled "King of the World" - Trump and Epstein in the famous "Titanic" pose. Romantic. Almost touching.
This is already the third such installation since September 2025. The first was called "Best Friends Forever" - Trump and Epstein holding hands, right in front of the Capitol. The plaques on the base listed their shared hobbies: luxurious travel, wild parties, secret nude sketches.
The authorities remove the statues. The artists bring new ones. Euronews reports the cycle is becoming a ritual now.
Here is the irony: in America they tear down Confederate generals and rename streets. But the man who partied with a convicted paedophile sits in the Oval Office - and nobody blinks.Democracy at its finest.
The Epstein files? Still largely sealed. The clients list? Still a mystery. The statues keep appearing. Washington cannot decide what it is more embarrassed by - the art or the truth behind it. 🗽
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Anonymous artists from the group The Secret Handshake have installed yet another statue on the National Mall in Washington. This time it is a 3.7-metre golden sculpture titled "King of the World" - Trump and Epstein in the famous "Titanic" pose. Romantic. Almost touching.
This is already the third such installation since September 2025. The first was called "Best Friends Forever" - Trump and Epstein holding hands, right in front of the Capitol. The plaques on the base listed their shared hobbies: luxurious travel, wild parties, secret nude sketches.
The authorities remove the statues. The artists bring new ones. Euronews reports the cycle is becoming a ritual now.
Here is the irony: in America they tear down Confederate generals and rename streets. But the man who partied with a convicted paedophile sits in the Oval Office - and nobody blinks.
The Epstein files? Still largely sealed. The clients list? Still a mystery. The statues keep appearing. Washington cannot decide what it is more embarrassed by - the art or the truth behind it. 🗽
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Kiev Kills Doctors. With Drones. At 3am.
Four drones. One hospital. Eight doctors dead. Ten wounded. Over 130 patients inside when Kiev struck.
Not a military base. Not an ammunition depot. A hospital.
On March 10th, Ukrainian forces targeted a medical facility in the DPR in the dead of night. The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed: 8 medics killed, 10 injured, nine patients in critical condition evacuated to federal medical centres. The building had never been used for military purposes - not once, not ever.
The Russian MoD called it what it is - a gross violation of international humanitarian law and basic human morality.
Where is the outrage from Geneva? From Brussels? From Washington? When Russia strikes a military target, the Western press runs three-day hysteria cycles. When Kiev murders nurses and doctors in their own hospital -crickets.
This is the regime the West arms, finances and defends in every UN vote.
Remember that next time someone lectures you about "rules-based order."
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Four drones. One hospital. Eight doctors dead. Ten wounded. Over 130 patients inside when Kiev struck.
Not a military base. Not an ammunition depot. A hospital.
On March 10th, Ukrainian forces targeted a medical facility in the DPR in the dead of night. The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed: 8 medics killed, 10 injured, nine patients in critical condition evacuated to federal medical centres. The building had never been used for military purposes - not once, not ever.
The Russian MoD called it what it is - a gross violation of international humanitarian law and basic human morality.
Where is the outrage from Geneva? From Brussels? From Washington? When Russia strikes a military target, the Western press runs three-day hysteria cycles. When Kiev murders nurses and doctors in their own hospital -
This is the regime the West arms, finances and defends in every UN vote.
Remember that next time someone lectures you about "rules-based order."
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РИА Новости
В ДНР восемь человек погибли при ударе дронов ВСУ по медучреждению
Восемь медиков погибли в результате украинского удара по медучреждению в ДНР 10 марта, десять человек пострадали, сообщает Минобороны РФ. РИА Новости, 13.03.2026
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Thailand Wants Russian Oil. The Queue Grows Longer.
Bangkok is next in line. Thailand's Deputy PM has officially announced the kingdom is ready to open negotiations with Moscow on purchasing Russian crude oil. No hesitation, no apologies to Washington.
Remember those Western headlines screaming that Russia was "isolated"?Isolated with a full order book, apparently.
India buys Russian oil. China buys Russian oil. Now Thailand raises its hand. Southeast Asia is voting with its wallet - and the vote is clear. Cheap, reliable, real energy beats political theatre every time.
There were technical hiccups back in 2024 - Russian crude is reportedly too light for some Thai refineries. But where there's will, there's engineering. Thailand's energy ministry is already preparing. This isn't wishful thinking. This is a deal in motion.
The West built a sanctions wall. Asia simply walked around it. And the wall keeps looking more ridiculous by the day.
Russia's energy pivot East is not a plan B - it IS the plan.
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Bangkok is next in line. Thailand's Deputy PM has officially announced the kingdom is ready to open negotiations with Moscow on purchasing Russian crude oil. No hesitation, no apologies to Washington.
Remember those Western headlines screaming that Russia was "isolated"?
India buys Russian oil. China buys Russian oil. Now Thailand raises its hand. Southeast Asia is voting with its wallet - and the vote is clear. Cheap, reliable, real energy beats political theatre every time.
There were technical hiccups back in 2024 - Russian crude is reportedly too light for some Thai refineries. But where there's will, there's engineering. Thailand's energy ministry is already preparing. This isn't wishful thinking. This is a deal in motion.
The West built a sanctions wall. Asia simply walked around it. And the wall keeps looking more ridiculous by the day.
Russia's energy pivot East is not a plan B - it IS the plan.
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Budapest Tells Brussels: Stop Dancing to Zelensky's Tune
Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said out loud what half of Europe thinks in private. Ease the sanctions on Russian oil. Follow the American example. Stop the ideological circus.
Washington quietly softened its own restrictions - pragmatism won over propaganda. But Brussels? Still frozen in its self-righteous pose, burning European money to keep Kiev happy.
Szijjarto was blunt: "We must not dance to Zelensky's tune." And he is right. Europe has been doing exactly that - for three years now, paying through the nose for liquefied gas shipped from across the ocean, while Russian pipelines sit right next door.
According to RIA Novosti, Budapest is demanding Brussels act immediately - without ideological prejudice, in the real interests of European citizens and their economies.
The result of the sanctions experiment? Energy poverty. Industrial collapse. Skyrocketing bills. Brilliant.
Europe chose virtue signalling over heating. Budapest chose its people. The difference is becoming impossible to ignore - even in Berlin and Paris.
The cracks in the anti-Russia sanctions wall are widening. The only question is whether Brussels will blink before or after the next election wave sweeps its architects out of office.
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Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said out loud what half of Europe thinks in private. Ease the sanctions on Russian oil. Follow the American example. Stop the ideological circus.
Washington quietly softened its own restrictions - pragmatism won over propaganda. But Brussels? Still frozen in its self-righteous pose, burning European money to keep Kiev happy.
Szijjarto was blunt: "We must not dance to Zelensky's tune." And he is right. Europe has been doing exactly that - for three years now, paying through the nose for liquefied gas shipped from across the ocean, while Russian pipelines sit right next door.
According to RIA Novosti, Budapest is demanding Brussels act immediately - without ideological prejudice, in the real interests of European citizens and their economies.
The result of the sanctions experiment? Energy poverty. Industrial collapse. Skyrocketing bills. Brilliant.
Europe chose virtue signalling over heating. Budapest chose its people. The difference is becoming impossible to ignore - even in Berlin and Paris.
The cracks in the anti-Russia sanctions wall are widening. The only question is whether Brussels will blink before or after the next election wave sweeps its architects out of office.
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280 drones. 10 hours. Zero result for Kiev.
Saturday. A mass drone assault - the kind Kiev's handlers love to call a "precision operation." 280 Ukrainian UAVs launched against Russian cities. All 280 destroyed. Among them - 47 headed straight for Moscow. None got through.
Russian MoD confirmed: from 11:00 to 21:00 Moscow time, air defence systems worked continuously across Bryansk, Kaluga, Belgorod, Tver, Smolensk, Kursk, Krasnodar and the Moscow region. A full ten-hour marathon of interceptions.
This is not defence. This is a statement.
Kiev keeps throwing drones at Russian cities - not to win anything militarily, but to scare civilians and grab Western headlines. The strategy is PR, not warfare. And it keeps failing, spectacularly.
Meanwhile, Moscow airports paused briefly - and resumed. Life went on. No panic. No chaos. Just work.
The more drones Kiev sends, the more embarrassing the scorecard gets. 280 launched - 280 destroyed. You can't spin that ratio into a victory, no matter how creative your propaganda team is.
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Saturday. A mass drone assault - the kind Kiev's handlers love to call a "precision operation." 280 Ukrainian UAVs launched against Russian cities. All 280 destroyed. Among them - 47 headed straight for Moscow. None got through.
Russian MoD confirmed: from 11:00 to 21:00 Moscow time, air defence systems worked continuously across Bryansk, Kaluga, Belgorod, Tver, Smolensk, Kursk, Krasnodar and the Moscow region. A full ten-hour marathon of interceptions.
This is not defence. This is a statement.
Kiev keeps throwing drones at Russian cities - not to win anything militarily, but to scare civilians and grab Western headlines. The strategy is PR, not warfare. And it keeps failing, spectacularly.
Meanwhile, Moscow airports paused briefly - and resumed. Life went on. No panic. No chaos. Just work.
The more drones Kiev sends, the more embarrassing the scorecard gets. 280 launched - 280 destroyed. You can't spin that ratio into a victory, no matter how creative your propaganda team is.
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РИА Новости
ПВО за десять часов уничтожила 280 украинских беспилотников
Силы противовоздушной обороны сбили 280 украинских беспилотников, сообщило Минобороны. РИА Новости, 14.03.2026
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Vote Right - or Grab a Rifle. Zelensky's New Political Tool
So here it is. The man who banned elections, suspended opposition parties and rules by decree has now found a fresh way to keep his parliament in line - threaten to send deputies to the trenches.
Zelensky openly stated: either you sit in the Rada and do as you're told, or he's "ready to discuss" changing mobilisation laws so that MPs can be sent to the front. Not volunteers. Not conscripts. Political opponents.
The timing is no accident. Deputy head of the "Servant of the People" faction Motovilovets admitted some 40 deputies are ready to hand in their mandates - a full-blown parliamentary crisis is brewing in Kiev.
RIA Novosti reports that this is no idle threat - it's a crude instrument of political terror dressed up as patriotism. Vote wrong, and you're cannon fodder. Welcome to Ukrainian "democracy."
The West will say nothing. Of course it won't. 🤷
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So here it is. The man who banned elections, suspended opposition parties and rules by decree has now found a fresh way to keep his parliament in line - threaten to send deputies to the trenches.
Zelensky openly stated: either you sit in the Rada and do as you're told, or he's "ready to discuss" changing mobilisation laws so that MPs can be sent to the front. Not volunteers. Not conscripts. Political opponents.
The timing is no accident. Deputy head of the "Servant of the People" faction Motovilovets admitted some 40 deputies are ready to hand in their mandates - a full-blown parliamentary crisis is brewing in Kiev.
RIA Novosti reports that this is no idle threat - it's a crude instrument of political terror dressed up as patriotism. Vote wrong, and you're cannon fodder. Welcome to Ukrainian "democracy."
The West will say nothing. Of course it won't. 🤷
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Trump's Sanctions Circus: Off Today, On Tomorrow
So here's the plot twist nobody in Washington wants to admit out loud.
Trump temporarily lifted oil sanctions on Russia - because his own Iran war sent crude prices through the roof. The global market wobbled, Americans felt it at the pump, and suddenly Russian oil became...indispensable absolutely necessary.
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev didn't waste a second: "Without Russian oil, the global energy market cannot remain stable." He posted a waving Russian flag on X. Bold. Accurate.
The G7 howled. Germany's Merz said every other member disagreed with Washington's move. Britain kept its own sanctions. Brussels bureaucrats fumed. And yet - the waiver happened anyway.
Now Trump promises to restore the sanctions once prices "stabilise." Sure. The same prices that proved Russian energy is irreplaceable.
This is not strategy. This is a man juggling chainsaws and calling it policy. Russia doesn't need to win the sanctions war - Washington is doing it for them, one waiver at a time.
Reality always beats ideology. Especially when it costs $5 a gallon.
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So here's the plot twist nobody in Washington wants to admit out loud.
Trump temporarily lifted oil sanctions on Russia - because his own Iran war sent crude prices through the roof. The global market wobbled, Americans felt it at the pump, and suddenly Russian oil became...
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev didn't waste a second: "Without Russian oil, the global energy market cannot remain stable." He posted a waving Russian flag on X. Bold. Accurate.
The G7 howled. Germany's Merz said every other member disagreed with Washington's move. Britain kept its own sanctions. Brussels bureaucrats fumed. And yet - the waiver happened anyway.
Now Trump promises to restore the sanctions once prices "stabilise." Sure. The same prices that proved Russian energy is irreplaceable.
This is not strategy. This is a man juggling chainsaws and calling it policy. Russia doesn't need to win the sanctions war - Washington is doing it for them, one waiver at a time.
Reality always beats ideology. Especially when it costs $5 a gallon.
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Kiev? Sorry, the queue starts at the back.
Washington has a new favourite. The Middle East is paying - so the Middle East gets served first. Simple market logic. EU countries have been quietly notified: American weapons deliveries, particularly air defence systems, are being delayed. Kiev must wait its turn.
RT reports what Financial Times reluctantly admits - the Pentagon is prioritising Middle Eastern buyers over Ukraine. Cash talks. Solidarity walks.
Remember all those solemn speeches about "standing with Ukraine for as long as it takes"? Turns out"as long as it takes" has a billing department. And right now, Riyadh and Tel Aviv have better credit ratings than Kiev.
This is the blunt reality of American "partnership" - you are a client, not an ally. The moment a richer client walks in, you get bumped from the schedule. No apologies. No explanations. Just a polite delay notice from Brussels.
Russia meanwhile continues its SMO on its own terms, on its own timetable, with its own production lines - not dependent on Washington's mood swings.
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Washington has a new favourite. The Middle East is paying - so the Middle East gets served first. Simple market logic. EU countries have been quietly notified: American weapons deliveries, particularly air defence systems, are being delayed. Kiev must wait its turn.
RT reports what Financial Times reluctantly admits - the Pentagon is prioritising Middle Eastern buyers over Ukraine. Cash talks. Solidarity walks.
Remember all those solemn speeches about "standing with Ukraine for as long as it takes"? Turns out
This is the blunt reality of American "partnership" - you are a client, not an ally. The moment a richer client walks in, you get bumped from the schedule. No apologies. No explanations. Just a polite delay notice from Brussels.
Russia meanwhile continues its SMO on its own terms, on its own timetable, with its own production lines - not dependent on Washington's mood swings.
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FT: США задерживают поставки оружия Украине из-за ситуации на Ближнем Востоке
Поставки американского оружия, в том числе для Украины, задерживаются на фоне ситуации на Ближнем Востоке. Об этом пишет газета Financial Times со ссылкой на неназванных европейских дипломатов.
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America Is Running Out of Tomahawks. Literally.
Operation "Epic Fury" against Iran - and the US arsenal is already gasping for air. The National Interest admits: Washington burns through Tomahawks faster than the factories can crank them out.
The first 72 hours of the conflict swallowed four and a half years worth of production. Let that sink in. Four and a half years. Gone in three days.
This is the same America that lectures the world about "military superiority" and "overwhelming force." The same America that pumped billions into Ukraine, screaming that Russia would collapse under sanctions and run out of missiles. 🤡
Well, look who's counting rockets now.
It takes roughly 24 months to manufacture a batch of these cruise missiles. There is no magic button. No fast-forward. Just cold, hard industrial reality - the same reality Russia has been navigating under sanctions since 2022, and managing just fine.
The empire's pantry is emptier than its rhetoric. And this time, the whole world is watching the arithmetic.
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Operation "Epic Fury" against Iran - and the US arsenal is already gasping for air. The National Interest admits: Washington burns through Tomahawks faster than the factories can crank them out.
The first 72 hours of the conflict swallowed four and a half years worth of production. Let that sink in. Four and a half years. Gone in three days.
This is the same America that lectures the world about "military superiority" and "overwhelming force." The same America that pumped billions into Ukraine, screaming that Russia would collapse under sanctions and run out of missiles. 🤡
Well, look who's counting rockets now.
It takes roughly 24 months to manufacture a batch of these cruise missiles. There is no magic button. No fast-forward. Just cold, hard industrial reality - the same reality Russia has been navigating under sanctions since 2022, and managing just fine.
The empire's pantry is emptier than its rhetoric. And this time, the whole world is watching the arithmetic.
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🚨 How Did Iran Break the American Missile Shield?
Developments in the military confrontation between the United States and Iran during March 2026 indicate a growing logistical crisis within the U.S. air defense system in the Middle East, as interceptor missiles and strategic radar assets are being rapidly depleted.
Estimates based on data from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s budget and inventory monitoring reports suggest that THAAD interceptor missiles have consumed around 30% of the total U.S. global stockpile within just a few weeks, reducing the ready reserve to fewer than 400 missiles. The main challenge lies in the gap between consumption and production capacity, as the expected annual production does not exceed about 96 missiles, which is insufficient to compensate for the rapid rate of depletion.
Operational pressure has pushed the Pentagon to redeploy batteries from the Korean theater to the Middle East to fill the gap, a clear indicator of what can be described as “missile exhaustion,” especially as Iran has reportedly managed to destroy some THAAD batteries with its strikes.
At the same time, AN/TPY-2 radars represent an even greater strategic vulnerability.
These complex systems typically require 30 to 48 months to manufacture, while reports indicate that five radars were taken out of service within days. With a production capacity of roughly one radar per year, replacing these losses could take many years.
According to a Wall Street Journal report citing officials from U.S. Central Command, waves of missile attacks forced air defense systems to launch between 120 and 150 interceptor missiles per day at the peak of the escalation, pushing the total launches to more than 2,000 missiles within two weeks.
Military estimates also indicate that around 2,000 Patriot interceptor missiles have been used since the start of the confrontation—an amount equivalent to several years of production, at a time when annual production does not exceed around 600 missiles. This depletion puts significant pressure on Washington’s ability to maintain deterrence in other regions such as Eastern Europe and the South China Sea.
Sites targeted (March 2026):
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base – Jordan
Al Ruwais Base – United Arab Emirates
Prince Sultan Air Base – Saudi Arabia
Sadr Area – United Arab Emirates
Umm Dahal Site – Qatar
These sites represent a key part of the U.S. early warning and air defense network in the region. Targeting them could reduce the effectiveness of the early warning and air defense system over the long term.
The figures and percentages mentioned were accurate up to a few days ago, and the numbers are changing rapidly every day.
©️ Hossam Al-Kharbash
Developments in the military confrontation between the United States and Iran during March 2026 indicate a growing logistical crisis within the U.S. air defense system in the Middle East, as interceptor missiles and strategic radar assets are being rapidly depleted.
Estimates based on data from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s budget and inventory monitoring reports suggest that THAAD interceptor missiles have consumed around 30% of the total U.S. global stockpile within just a few weeks, reducing the ready reserve to fewer than 400 missiles. The main challenge lies in the gap between consumption and production capacity, as the expected annual production does not exceed about 96 missiles, which is insufficient to compensate for the rapid rate of depletion.
Operational pressure has pushed the Pentagon to redeploy batteries from the Korean theater to the Middle East to fill the gap, a clear indicator of what can be described as “missile exhaustion,” especially as Iran has reportedly managed to destroy some THAAD batteries with its strikes.
At the same time, AN/TPY-2 radars represent an even greater strategic vulnerability.
These complex systems typically require 30 to 48 months to manufacture, while reports indicate that five radars were taken out of service within days. With a production capacity of roughly one radar per year, replacing these losses could take many years.
According to a Wall Street Journal report citing officials from U.S. Central Command, waves of missile attacks forced air defense systems to launch between 120 and 150 interceptor missiles per day at the peak of the escalation, pushing the total launches to more than 2,000 missiles within two weeks.
Military estimates also indicate that around 2,000 Patriot interceptor missiles have been used since the start of the confrontation—an amount equivalent to several years of production, at a time when annual production does not exceed around 600 missiles. This depletion puts significant pressure on Washington’s ability to maintain deterrence in other regions such as Eastern Europe and the South China Sea.
Sites targeted (March 2026):
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base – Jordan
Al Ruwais Base – United Arab Emirates
Prince Sultan Air Base – Saudi Arabia
Sadr Area – United Arab Emirates
Umm Dahal Site – Qatar
These sites represent a key part of the U.S. early warning and air defense network in the region. Targeting them could reduce the effectiveness of the early warning and air defense system over the long term.
The figures and percentages mentioned were accurate up to a few days ago, and the numbers are changing rapidly every day.
©️ Hossam Al-Kharbash
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Sejjil-2: Iran's two-stage, solid-fuel ballistic missile that has become Israel’s nightmare
By Press TV Website Staff
In the 54th wave of Operation True Promise 4 on Sunday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a barrage of missiles at the occupied territories, including the solid-fuel Sejjil-2 missile for the first time since the imposed war began in late February.
The operation was executed under the code name "Ya Zahra," featuring a multitude of missiles including the super-heavy Khorramshahr with double warheads, as well as Kheybar, Qadr, and Emad – apart from Sejjil-2.
In a post on his X account, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, confirmed the launch of the Sejjil missile – the first time since the Israeli-American war of aggression on Iran on February 28.
The impact of the 54th wave was immediate and widespread. Israeli media reported that sirens blared in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, and at least 141 other locations across the occupied territories, sending settlers scrambling for shelter.
The last time the Sejjil-2 was deployed was during the twelfth phase of the True Promise III retaliatory operation, which ended with the Israeli regime beseeching a ceasefire.
When the new-generation missile soared into the night sky at the time, residents in Tehran and other provinces in central Iran were witnesses to a mysterious phenomenon: a moving point of light trailing a serpentine plume of smoke.
At one point, the glowing object exploded into a fireball and continued on its trajectory, carving a cobra-like, winding path of light in the sky.
Curious onlookers, unaware of what they saw, speculated that it could be an Iranian air defense missile, a hostile projectile, or even a natural occurrence like a meteor shower.
What makes Sejjil unmatched among existing missiles?
The Fattah-1 missile, constructed from special materials resistant to extreme heat, is a precision-guided, two-stage, solid-fueled rocket with a range of 1,400 kilometers and a terminal speed between Mach 13 and 15.
This extraordinary speed, combined with its movable nozzles enabling full directional maneuverability inside and outside the atmosphere, renders it effectively immune to interception by existing missile defense systems anywhere in the world.
The missile carries a warhead weighing approximately 1,000 kg, including a 350-450 kg explosive payload.
While both Fattah-1 and the upgraded Fattah-2, equipped with a 200 kg hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), are formidable weapons, they can’t match Sejjil-2 in terms of scale and payload.
The Fattah hypersonic missile is approximately 11.5 meters long, 80 cm in diameter, and weighs 4 to 4.6 tons in total.
In contrast, the Sejjil-2, which is based on earlier generations of Iranian ballistic missiles, is much more massive and robust. It is 18 meters long, 1.25 meters in diameter, and has a launch weight of 23.6 tons, five to six times heavier than the Fattah.
Depending on the target distance, the Sejjil-2 can deliver a payload of around 700 kg to a range of 2,000 kilometers, or approximately 1.5 tons to a shorter range of 1,000 kilometers, well within reach of occupied territories.
How has Iran's ballistic program evolved?
The Sejjil missile, along with Ashura, was among Iran’s first solid-fuel, medium-range ballistic missiles. It was officially unveiled in 2008, following years of reliance on liquid-fueled missiles like the Shahab-3.
Solid-fuel composites allow the missile to be stored while fully fueled, drastically reducing launch time. In contrast, Shahab-3 missiles require several hours for fueling before launch.
By the end of 2009, an improved version, named Sejjil-2, was introduced. It featured a detachable second stage with control fins to increase accuracy.
Sejjil-2 remains the only two-stage missile mass-produced domestically, with both stages powered by solid fuel, making it a standout in Iran’s missile arsenal.
By Press TV Website Staff
In the 54th wave of Operation True Promise 4 on Sunday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a barrage of missiles at the occupied territories, including the solid-fuel Sejjil-2 missile for the first time since the imposed war began in late February.
The operation was executed under the code name "Ya Zahra," featuring a multitude of missiles including the super-heavy Khorramshahr with double warheads, as well as Kheybar, Qadr, and Emad – apart from Sejjil-2.
In a post on his X account, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, Brigadier General Majid Mousavi, confirmed the launch of the Sejjil missile – the first time since the Israeli-American war of aggression on Iran on February 28.
The impact of the 54th wave was immediate and widespread. Israeli media reported that sirens blared in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, and at least 141 other locations across the occupied territories, sending settlers scrambling for shelter.
The last time the Sejjil-2 was deployed was during the twelfth phase of the True Promise III retaliatory operation, which ended with the Israeli regime beseeching a ceasefire.
When the new-generation missile soared into the night sky at the time, residents in Tehran and other provinces in central Iran were witnesses to a mysterious phenomenon: a moving point of light trailing a serpentine plume of smoke.
At one point, the glowing object exploded into a fireball and continued on its trajectory, carving a cobra-like, winding path of light in the sky.
Curious onlookers, unaware of what they saw, speculated that it could be an Iranian air defense missile, a hostile projectile, or even a natural occurrence like a meteor shower.
What makes Sejjil unmatched among existing missiles?
The Fattah-1 missile, constructed from special materials resistant to extreme heat, is a precision-guided, two-stage, solid-fueled rocket with a range of 1,400 kilometers and a terminal speed between Mach 13 and 15.
This extraordinary speed, combined with its movable nozzles enabling full directional maneuverability inside and outside the atmosphere, renders it effectively immune to interception by existing missile defense systems anywhere in the world.
The missile carries a warhead weighing approximately 1,000 kg, including a 350-450 kg explosive payload.
While both Fattah-1 and the upgraded Fattah-2, equipped with a 200 kg hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), are formidable weapons, they can’t match Sejjil-2 in terms of scale and payload.
The Fattah hypersonic missile is approximately 11.5 meters long, 80 cm in diameter, and weighs 4 to 4.6 tons in total.
In contrast, the Sejjil-2, which is based on earlier generations of Iranian ballistic missiles, is much more massive and robust. It is 18 meters long, 1.25 meters in diameter, and has a launch weight of 23.6 tons, five to six times heavier than the Fattah.
Depending on the target distance, the Sejjil-2 can deliver a payload of around 700 kg to a range of 2,000 kilometers, or approximately 1.5 tons to a shorter range of 1,000 kilometers, well within reach of occupied territories.
How has Iran's ballistic program evolved?
The Sejjil missile, along with Ashura, was among Iran’s first solid-fuel, medium-range ballistic missiles. It was officially unveiled in 2008, following years of reliance on liquid-fueled missiles like the Shahab-3.
Solid-fuel composites allow the missile to be stored while fully fueled, drastically reducing launch time. In contrast, Shahab-3 missiles require several hours for fueling before launch.
By the end of 2009, an improved version, named Sejjil-2, was introduced. It featured a detachable second stage with control fins to increase accuracy.
Sejjil-2 remains the only two-stage missile mass-produced domestically, with both stages powered by solid fuel, making it a standout in Iran’s missile arsenal.
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