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Researcher & writer based in Hong Kong. Former academic. Longform articles archived at https://lauraruggeri.substack.com and https://laura-ruggeri.medium.com. Email: lauraru852@yandex.ru
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Replacing American radars damaged by Iranian strikes will cost over a billion dollars and take years, Foreign Policy reports .
"The destruction of two advanced US radars, the AN/FPS-132 in Qatar and the AN/TPS-59 in Bahrain , highlights the problem of <…> fragile supply chains and long replacement times," the publication says."It will take Raytheon five to eight years to build a new AN/FPS-132 radar at a cost of $1.1 billion. Meanwhile, it will take Lockheed Martin at least 12 to 24 months and, by our estimates, $50 to $75 million to replace the AN/TPS-59," Foreign Policy calculated.
At the same time, the production of components for these radars depends on gallium, 98% of which comes to the world market from China .
As FP notes, the rate at which ammunition was consumed during the operation in the Middle East revealed a problem with its reserves. "In the first 36 hours of the US-Israeli campaign against Iran, more than 3,000 precision-guided munitions and interceptors were expended, exposing a critical vulnerability in the supply chain," the journalists concluded. (Source: FP) @LauraRuHK
Il ministro degli Esteri azero Jeyhun Bayramov ha annunciato che Baku ha iniziato a evacuare il personale diplomatico dall’Iran. Il ritiro comprende lo staff sia dell’ambasciata a Teheran sia del consolato a Tabriz. ▪️La decisione arriva sullo sfondo di un deterioramento delle relazioni tra i due vicini. Le tensioni sono aumentate dopo la diffusione di notizie secondo cui droni iraniani avrebbero colpito il territorio azero nell’exclave di Nakhchivan all’inizio di questa settimana. L’Iran ha negato ogni responsabilità, accusando Israele di aver inscenato una provocazione.
▪️Parallelamente, diversi account di intelligence open‑source hanno segnalato il presunto riposizionamento di unità di artiglieria azere più vicino al confine con l’Iran. Queste manovre non sono state confermate dai canali ufficiali azeri.
▪️Al momento, la figura con la maggiore capacità di frenare Baku da un’ulteriore escalation è il presidente turco Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. I profondi legami politici, militari e culturali della Turchia con l’Azerbaigian conferiscono a Erdoğan una notevole influenza. Funzionari turchi hanno ripetutamente esortato alla moderazione, sia in privato sia in pubblico, sottolineando i rischi di un conflitto regionale più ampio che potrebbe destabilizzare il Caucaso meridionale e minacciare gli interessi di entrambi i paesi. @LauraRuHK
Le forze armate iraniane negano di aver lanciato un attacco con droni verso l’Azerbaigian.
Lo Stato Maggiore delle Forze Armate iraniane ha respinto la versione secondo cui le forze iraniane avrebbero lanciato droni verso la Repubblica dell’Azerbaigian, attribuendo invece al regime israeliano la responsabilità dell’aggressione aerea contro il Paese. Il Ministero della Difesa azero dal canto suo afferma che “la smentita dell’Iran non può in alcun modo essere considerata accettabile.” /channel/Azerbaijan_MOD/29163
Gli Stati Uniti e Israele non risparmiano alcuno sforzo, incluse operazioni sotto falsa bandiera, per trascinare attori regionali e i loro proxy in questo conflitto. E, naturalmente, l’Azerbaigian è da tempo manipolato da entrambi proprio per danneggiare le sue relazioni con Iran e Russia. Possiamo solo sperare che Baku eserciti sufficiente prudenza. @LauraRuHK
If you need some comic relief tonight... the Iranian clown Reza Pahlavi talks to "Adolf, an adviser to German Chancellor Merz". 😅/channel/Russiacalling/2915
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A controlling stake in Pornhub belongs to Rabbi Solomon Friedman, the guy who somehow went from synagogue sermons to adult-industry board meetings. He is also allegedly sponsoring the IDF on the side and quietly working to decriminalize pedophilia in the West. And OnlyFans? Owned by Leonid Radvinsky, the Odessa-born billionaire who keeps writing fat checks to AIPAC, the Israeli lobby in the US. So next time you're clicking "renew subscription" for that extra-piquant content, just remember: you're not only slowly eroding your own sanity, you're also financing the Epstein coalition's war. Sorry to interfere with your guilty pleasure. It just happens to come with some extra baggage. @LauraRuHK
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has confirmed that recent drone strikes by Iran took down three of its facilities in the Middle East. Iran is hitting where it hurts (no human casualties reported). @LauraRuHK ➡️ https://apnews.com/article/amazon-aws-data-center-uae-iran-bahrain-71066b0a822c4cfd88b61e3fe79af917
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Meet the game-changer. The Fattah-2, "Conqueror" in Farsi, is a hypersonic glide vehicle capable of speeds up to Mach 10, with extreme maneuverability (course and pitch changes, including lateral maneuvers thousands of kilometers above the Armstrong Limit). This makes interception extremely difficult, as current defenses rely on outpacing the target—requiring theoretical Mach 30 interceptors, deemed impossible in the atmosphere due to friction.
Footage from Israeli sources reportedly shows successful Fattah-2 strikes on high-value targets since March 1, 2026, as part of Iran's Operation True Promise 4. Military Watch reports existing Israeli air defence systems are unable to intercept it. The use of the Fattah-2 demonstrates the high levels of precision achieved, which is particularly difficult for such high speed weapons, but also an ability to gather intelligence within Israel.
The Fattah-2's capabilities expose major vulnerabilities, forcing reliance on preemptive strikes against launchers rather than interception. Keep in mind that US/Israeli defenses (THAAD, Patriot, Arrow) are already strained by conventional Iranian ballistic strikes, and have fast-depleting stocks.
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https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/04/764952/Iran-s-Fattah-2-hypersonic-missile-nearly-impossible-to-Intercept-Report
Ukraine attacked a Russian gas carrier in the Mediterranean Sea. The Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz was attacked by unmanned surface boats (USVs) near Malta's territorial waters (an EU member state), while the vessel was en route from Murmansk carrying cargo documented in full compliance with international regulations. The attack was launched from the Libyan coast. All 30 crew members were safely rescued through coordinated efforts by Maltese and Russian authorities. The Russian Ministry of Transport described the strike as an act of international terrorism and suggested it could not have happened without the complicity or acquiescence of EU authorities. (Source: RIA Novosti)
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US troops were told that attacking Iran was all part of God’s divine plan and numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ were used to justify this unprovoked act of aggression..
Soldiers were told that "President Trump had been anointed by Jesus to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth." This is even more batshit crazy than US imperialism leveraging "freedom, democracy and human rights" to justify its forever wars. /channel/LauraRuHK
After an Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone hit the British RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus on March 2, analysts and open-source outlets claimed that debris from the drone contained a Russian-made Kometa-M anti-jamming navigation receiver, a component designed to resist electronic warfare interference. This is the same system reportedly used in Russian Geran-2 drones, which are licensed or modified versions of the Shahed-136 employed in Ukraine. If these findings are confirmed and not the result of misinformation or misidentification, they suggest a deepening military-technical partnership between Russia and Iran. This could involve bidirectional technology transfers: Iran supplies drone airframes and production expertise to Russia, while Russia provides advanced electronic components to help Iranian drones evade Western jamming and air defenses more effectively. The drone's successful reach to Cyprus—roughly 1,000–1,500 km from potential launch points in Iran—marks a notable expansion of operational range and resilience against interception. Each Western air-defense interceptor expended on a low-cost Shahed drone over Cyprus or elsewhere is one fewer available for other theaters, such as Ukraine. For Russian interests, a stronger, more capable Iran serves as a useful counterweight against US and allied forces in the region without requiring direct Russian involvement. It goes without saying that the more American resources are drawn into the Middle East, the fewer are available to Kiev. While the Kometa-M discovery remains based on preliminary reports and imagery analysis (not yet officially confirmed by Western governments), it fits the ongoing trend of Russo-Iranian military convergence and highlights how rapidly drone warfare is evolving.
Sharing of select weapons systems, electronic warfare technologies, intelligence, and other enablers can impose very high costs on American and allied operations. /channel/LauraRuHK
Brian Berletic:
Why isn't China intervening to stop the US war of aggression against Iran?
Somehow this is still a question people are asking, so I will explain.
1. China's military is built to defend China within and along its borders against a massive and growing US military build-up all along its peripheries ongoing for decades.
Its forces are organized around hardware designed specifically for this purpose - not to project military power around the globe like the US does - and the US has these capabilities because it is an aggressor - not for national defense.
China literally has no ability to project the military power required to confront and successfully stop a full-scale US war of aggression on the other side of the planet with the capabilities it has for national defense;
2. In order to launch this war on Iran - the US spent decades building up a network of global and regional bases, logistical networks, ammunition depots, fuel dumps, regional integrated air defense capabilities etc. to first encircle Iran - then attack it.
China would be required to create an equal or greater network throughout the region to stop this- and this simply isn't possible;
3. The US built its network up through both politically capturing nations in the region (Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait) and invading/occupying them (Iraq & Syria).
China simply doesn't conduct its foreign policy this way - because if it did - it would be just as bad as the US itself;
4. If you think China could simply project military power over the horizon - this is even more difficult and unrealistic. This requires huge amounts of long-range aircraft, immense aerial refueling capabilities, and long-range munitions as well as forward bases at least near the region to do so.
Sending naval vessels would simply place them at the mercy of a better prepared and more extensive military positions the US has established over decades as explained above;
5. What China has likely done is all that it could do - provide economic support against illegal US sanctions, provide technical/material support for Iran's military industrial production, provide military support through the transfer of weapons and equipment.
All of these have their limits especially in terms of the transfer of military equipment to Iran - which takes YEARS to train Iranian personnel on EFFECTIVELY, as well as to integrate it through training in modern combined arms operations.
This last point regarding the amount of time it takes to effectively integrate new military hardware into a military is exactly why Ukraine has failed to absorb and fully utilize floods of Western weapons and equipment in the US proxy war on Russia being waged there.
CONCLUSION
There are real-world limitations on what nations like Russia and China can do against US wars of aggression elsewhere especially considering the fact the US is waging proxy war on both Russia and China at the same time it wages direct war on Iran.
Russia and China are doing what is realistic and within their capabilities - and are constantly expanding their own capabilities in order to do more when possible.
Do not confuse real limitations with a lack of concern or will - and realize blaming Russia or China for a US WAR OF AGGRESSION simply serves Washington's agenda - not Iran's or any of its allies. https://x.com/BrianJBerletic/status/2028380002799231139
Gulf states (especially UAE, Qatar, Saudi) are lobbying for a quick end to hostilities due to exposure risks, with some sources noting private frustration over US prioritization of Israel.
Treated like collateral damage by Usrael, they are very keen to talk to the adults in the room, that is Russia and China. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a series of phone calls on March 2 with leaders of UAE (Mohammed bin Zayed), Saudi Arabia (Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman), Qatar (Emir Tamim bin Hamad), and Bahrain (King Hamad). Putin condemned US-Israeli strikes as "unprovoked aggression," urged an immediate ceasefire, and explicitly offered Russia as a mediator/conduit. Kremlin readouts highlight readiness to facilitate diplomacy, positioning Russia as a potential peacemaker balancing its Iran partnership with Gulf relations.
China has condemned the US-Israeli strikes, called for an immediate ceasefire, and urged respect for Gulf sovereignty, security, and regional unity against "external interference."
Warnings from Iran about retaliation were ignored by Washington, leaving Gulf nations exposed to unprecedented Iranian strikes on US bases, infrastructure, embassies with little US concern or capacity to protect them.
Gulf leaders are also wary of protests at home, as people are mobilizing against USrael aggression. @LauraRuHK
The Beersheba Technology Park (also known as Gav-Yam Negev Advanced Technologies Park) appears to have been targeted and hit in recent Iranian missile attacks on Beersheba, Israel. The park is a major high-tech hub hosting companies like Microsoft (which has a significant R&D/office presence there), Dell, Wix, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and others. As a site for military-related R&D/intelligence, it has proven ties to IDF tech/cyber operations. @LauraRuHK
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So which version plays worse for Washington’s image: three F‑15s shot down by Iranian forces in combat, or three F‑15s shot down by Kuwait—America’s own “friendly” ally? According to U.S. Central Command, the latter is the official line: during a chaotic exchange involving Iranian aircraft, missiles, and drones, Kuwaiti air defenses somehow mistook U.S. jets for the enemy and blasted them out of the sky. Pilots ejected safely. Either way, Washington’s spin doctors were left scrambling to decide which humiliation stings less. And as for the rest of us? Time to uncork a bottle and raise a glass. @LauraRuHK
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La sostituzione dei radar americani danneggiati dagli attacchi iraniani costerà oltre un miliardo di dollari e richiederà anni, riporta Foreign Policy. "La distruzione di due radar statunitensi avanzati, l'AN/FPS-132 in Qatar e l'AN/TPS-59 in Bahrein, evidenzia il problema delle fragili catene di approvvigionamento e dei lunghi tempi di sostituzione", afferma la pubblicazione. "A Raytheon ci vorranno dai cinque agli otto anni per costruire un nuovo radar AN/FPS-132 al costo di 1,1 miliardi di dollari. Nel frattempo, a Lockheed Martin ci vorranno almeno dai 12 ai 24 mesi e, secondo le nostre stime, dai 50 ai 75 milioni di dollari per sostituire l'AN/TPS-59", ha calcolato Foreign Policy. Allo stesso tempo, la produzione di componenti per questi radar dipende dal gallio, il 98% del quale proviene dal mercato mondiale dalla Cina. Come osserva FP, il ritmo con cui le munizioni sono state consumate durante l'operazione in Medio Oriente ha rivelato un problema con le sue riserve. "Nelle prime 36 ore della campagna USA-Israele contro l'Iran, sono state potenziate più di 3.000 munizioni a guida di precisione e intercettori, esponendo una vulnerabilità critica nella catena di approvvigionamento", hanno concluso i giornalisti. (Fonte: FP) @LauraRuHK
The elementary school in the city of Minab was just one of the first civilian locations targeted by American/Israeli brutal aggression; many more have been attacked during the past 5 days. Here is some of them:
• Residential areas in Niloufar Square, Tehran (over 20 innocent people were killed)
• A densely populated residential complex in Sanandaj, western Iran
• The historic Radio Citadel and Golestan Palace, south of Tehran
• Gandhi Hospital, Tehran
• Tehran Grand Bazaar, Tehran
• Abuzar Hospital, Ahvaz, southwestern Iran
• The vicinity of the Iranian Red Crescent Society building, Tehran
• Khatam al-Anbia Hospital, Tehran
• The Welfare Organization, Tehran
• Motahari Hospital, Tehran
• Vali-Asr Hospital, Tehran
• Trauma and Burn Hospital, Tehran
• Ameneh Infant Care Centre, Tehran
• Shahid Rajaei Heart Hospital, Tehran
• Residential homes surrounding Sepah Square, Tehran
• Residential areas in Maragheh, northwestern Iran (over 27 innocent people were killed)
• Baqaei Hospital, Ahvaz, southwestern Iran
• Emergency medical base, Chabahar
• Emergency medical base, Sarab, northwestern Iran
• Emergency medical base, Hamedan, central Iran
• Hazrat Abolfazl Hospital, Minab, southern Iran
• Shahid Mahallati Primary School, Tehran
• Hedayat School, Narmak, Tehran
• A sports hall in Lamerd, Fars Province, southern Iran (18 innocent boys and girls were killed)
• 35 innocent people were killed in Fars Province, central Iran
• Bazaar in Baharestan Square, central Tehran
• A park for children in Tehran
• Emergency medical centre, Tehran
A kindergarten in Narmak
•Residential homes in Narmak district, Araghi st., Marzdaran blvd, Tehran
•Arg Square, The historic Radio Citadel and Golestan Palace, south of Tehran
•Attack on Mir-Damād Boulevard, causing damage to residential and medical facilities
•Attack on 2 headquarters of the Diplomatic Police
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov announced that Baku has begun evacuating diplomatic personnel from Iran. The withdrawal includes staff from both the embassy in Tehran and the consulate in Tabriz. ▪️The move comes against a backdrop of deteriorating relations between the two neighbours. Tensions spiked after reports emerged of Iranian drones striking Azerbaijani territory in the Nakhchivan exclave earlier this week. Iran has denied responsibility, accusing Israel of staging a provocation. ▪️Separately, several open-source intelligence accounts have reported the apparent repositioning of Azerbaijani artillery units closer to the border with Iran in recent days. These claims remain unconfirmed by official Azerbaijani channels. ▪️At present, the individual with the greatest capacity to restrain Baku from further escalation is Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Turkey’s deep political, military and cultural ties with Azerbaijan give Erdoğan considerable leverage. Turkish officials have repeatedly urged restraint in private and public channels, emphasising the risks of a wider regional conflagration that could destabilise the South Caucasus and threaten shared interests. @LauraRuHK
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Iranian armed forces deny launching drone strike toward Azerbaijan
The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has rejected reports that Iranian forces launched drones toward the Republic of Azerbaijan, holding the Israeli regime responsible for the aerial aggression against the country. And yet Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence says "Iran's denial cannot in any way be considered acceptable." /channel/Azerbaijan_MOD/29163 The United States and Israel are sparing no effort, including false flag operations, to drag regional actors and proxies into this conflict. And of course, Azerbaijan has long been groomed by both to damage its relations with Iran and Russia. We can only hope that Baku will exercise sufficient prudence.
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Una quota di maggioranza di Pornhub appartiene al rabbino Solomon Friedman, l’uomo che in qualche modo è passato dai sermoni in sinagoga alle riunioni del consiglio di amministrazione dell’industria per adulti. Si dice anche che stia sponsorizzando l’IDF e che lavori silenziosamente per decriminalizzare la pedofilia in Occidente.
E OnlyFans? È di proprietà di Leonid Radvinsky, il miliardario nato a Odessa che continua a staccare assegni generosi per l’AIPAC, la lobby israeliana negli Stati Uniti.
Quindi, la prossima volta che clicchi su “rinnova abbonamento” per quel contenuto un po’ più piccante, ricorda: non stai solo erodendo lentamente la tua salute mentale, stai anche finanziando la guerra della coalizione Epstein. @LauraRuHK
Amazon Web Services (AWS) ha confermato che i recenti attacchi con droni da parte dell’Iran hanno messo fuori uso tre dei suoi data centres in Medio Oriente. L’Iran sta colpendo dove fa più male. @LauraRuHK ➡️ https://apnews.com/article/amazon-aws-data-center-uae-iran-bahrain-71066b0a822c4cfd88b61e3fe79af917
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Ecco il game‑changer. Il Fattah‑2, “Conquistatore” in farsi, è un veicolo ipersonico planante capace di raggiungere velocità fino a Mach 10, con estrema manovrabilità (variazioni di rotta e di assetto, incluse manovre laterali a migliaia di chilometri sopra il limite di Armstrong). Questo rende l’intercettazione estremamente difficile, poiché le difese attuali si basano sul superare in velocità il bersaglio — richiedendo intercettori con velocità intorno a Mach 30, considerati impossibili a causa dell’attrito dell’atmosfera.
Filmati provenienti da fonti israeliane mostrerebbero attacchi riusciti del Fattah‑2 contro obiettivi di alto valore dal 1° marzo 2026, nell’ambito dell’operazione iraniana True Promise 4. Secondo Military Watch, i sistemi di difesa aerea israeliani esistenti non sono in grado di intercettarlo. L’impiego del Fattah‑2 dimostra livelli elevati di precisione, particolarmente difficili da ottenere con armi ad altissima velocità, e anche la capacità di raccogliere intelligence all’interno di Israele.
Le capacità del Fattah‑2 mettono in luce gravi vulnerabilità, costringendo gli israelo-americani a puntare su attacchi preventivi contro i lanciatori piuttosto che sull’intercettazione. Va ricordato che le difese USA/israeliane (THAAD, Patriot, Arrow) sono già sotto pressione a causa dei missili balistici convenzionali iraniani e che le loro scorte sono in rapido esaurimento. @LauraRuHK ➡️ Vedi anche https://it.insideover.com/guerra/liran-lancia-per-la-prima-volta-il-fattah-2.html
You may have seen videos of "Iranians" celebrating the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei — right on cue, dancing in the streets of all major (Western) cities, praising uncle Bibi and uncle Donald for bombing Iranians. In case you wonder who they are, here is the woman who led the New York dances. @LauraRuHK
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Ai soldati statunitensi è stato detto che attaccare l’Iran faceva parte del piano divino di Dio e sono state citate numerose parti del Libro dell’Apocalisse riguardanti Armageddon e l’imminente ritorno di Gesù Cristo per giustificare questo atto di aggressione non provocata.
Ai militari è stato detto che “il presidente Trump era stato unto dal Signore per causare Armageddon e preparare il suo ritorno sulla Terra.” ▪️Dalla difesa di “libertà, democrazia e diritti umani”, per giustificare le guerre infinite dell'imperialismo americano, al "Dio lo vuole" è un attimo quando hai perso il contatto con la realtà. /channel/LauraRuHK
Dopo che un drone kamikaze iraniano Shahed‑136 ha colpito la base aerea britannica RAF Akrotiri a Cipro il 2 marzo, analisti e fonti open‑source hanno affermato che i detriti del drone contenevano un ricevitore di navigazione anti‑jamming Kometa‑M di fabbricazione russa, un componente progettato per resistere alle interferenze di guerra elettronica. Si tratta dello stesso sistema che, secondo quanto riportato, viene utilizzato nei droni russi Geran‑2, versioni con licenza o modificate dello Shahed‑136 impiegato in Ucraina.
Se questa informazione fosse confermata e non frutto di errata identificazione, indicherebbe un approfondimento della partnership tecnico‑militare tra Russia e Iran. L’Iran fornisce droni e competenze produttive alla Russia, mentre la Russia fornisce componenti elettronici avanzati per aiutare i droni iraniani a eludere più efficacemente il jamming e le difese aeree occidentali.
Il fatto che il drone sia riuscito a raggiungere Cipro — circa 1.000–1.500 km dai potenziali punti di lancio in Iran — segna un’espansione significativa della portata e della capacità di evadere l’intercettazione nemica. Ogni missile di difesa aerea occidentale impiegato contro un economico Shahed è uno in meno disponibile per altri teatri, come l’Ucraina.
Per gli interessi russi, un Iran più forte e capace rappresenta un utile contrappeso contro le forze statunitensi e alleate nella regione, senza richiedere un coinvolgimento diretto di Mosca. È ovvio che più risorse americane vengono assorbite in Medio Oriente, meno ne restano disponibili per Kiev.
Sebbene la scoperta del Kometa‑M si basi su rapporti preliminari e analisi di immagini (non ancora confermate ufficialmente dai governi occidentali), essa si inserisce nella tendenza di convergenza militare russo‑iraniana e mette in evidenza la rapidità con cui la guerra con i droni sta evolvendo. La condivisione di determinati sistemi d’arma, tecnologie di guerra elettronica, intelligence e altri strumenti può imporre costi molto elevati alle operazioni americane e alleate. /channel/LauraRuHK
A striking convergence of cinema and contemporary conflict. According to the FSB, as reported by RIA Novosti, Russian special forces were about to arrest a recruited saboteur preparing to assassinate the head of a defense enterprise when one of the explosive devices that he had planned to use was detonated remotely by his Ukrainian handler killing him instantly. The IED was disguised as an everyday power bank, it contained approximately 300 grams of plastic explosive, an electric detonator, and an activation mechanism, allowing remote triggering to eliminate the asset before interrogation or capture. This method mirrors a dramatic sequence in Zhang Yimou's latest film, Scare Out, where a similar disguised explosive device is employed by the US to neutralize a Chinese intelligence asset precisely to prevent his arrest and potential compromise of sensitive information. In both cases, the remote detonation served as a ruthless "clean-up" tactic. The incident shows how the ongoing Ukraine conflict— an "impure, granular war" of hybrid tactics, accelerated remote operations, and blurred boundaries between kinetic action and information control—has fully entered the terrain once reserved for science fiction. What filmmakers like Zhang Yimou dramatize as high-stakes espionage thriller tropes (remote-triggered concealments, disposable assets, techno-lethality) now manifests in real-time operations, where everyday objects become lethal weapons.
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Reuters riferisce che solo un americano su quattro approva gli attacchi degli Stati Uniti contro l’Iran, che hanno fatto precipitare il Medio Oriente nel caos, mentre circa la metà — incluso un repubblicano su quattro — ritiene che Donald Trump sia troppo incline a ricorrere alla forza militare, secondo un sondaggio Reuters/Ipsos.
Washington non riesce a vendere questa guerra agli americani. I suoi obiettivi non sono chiari: la retorica di Washington oscilla da “cambio di regime per liberare gli iraniani” a “eliminare le minacce agli Stati Uniti” attribuite al programma nucleare iraniano. La narrazione di Trump oscilla inoltre tra scadenze definite e un’escalation a tempo indeterminato che comporterebbe ulteriori perdite tra le truppe.
Se la strategia confusa di Washington non riesce a convincere nemmeno gli elettori di Trump, è ovvio che sia ancora meno popolare al di fuori degli Stati Uniti, fatta eccezione per i sionisti. @LauraRuHK
Reuters reports that only one in four Americans approves of US strikes on Iran that have plunged the Middle East into chaos, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe Donald Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Americans are not buying this war. Its objectives haven't been clearly explained as Washington's rhetoric shifts from "regime change to liberate Iranians" to "eliminating threats to the US" allegedly posed by Iran's nuclear program. Trump's narrative is also shifting between finite timelines and an open-ended escalation that would entail more troop losses.
If Washington's muddled strategy fails to convince even Trump's voters, it goes without saying that it is even less popular outside the US, exception made for rabid Zionists. @LauraRuHK
L’Iran afferma di aver abbattuto tre caccia statunitensi in Kuwait, mentre l’esercito USA parla di “fuoco amico”. Quale versione danneggia di più l’immagine di Washington: tre F‑15 abbattuti dalle forze iraniane in combattimento, oppure tre F‑15 abbattuti dal Kuwait, il suo stesso “amico e alleato”? Secondo il Comando Centrale degli Stati Uniti, la versione ufficiale è la seconda: durante un caotico scambio con aerei iraniani, missili e droni, le difese aeree kuwaitiane hanno in qualche modo scambiato i caccia americani per nemici e li hanno abbattuti. In ogni caso, gli spin doctor di Washington si sono ritrovati a dover decidere quale umiliazione faccia meno male. Quanto a noi... Dov'è quella bottiglia che tenete in fresco per le occasioni speciali? @LauraRuHK
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The notion that regime change in Iran could be engineered through the assassination of its Supreme Leader is dangerously naïve and reflects a profound misreading of political realities. Trump’s rhetoric about striking “decision‑making centers” to “liberate” Iranians is emblematic of a broader strategic miscalculation. External coercion rarely dismantles mobilizational regimes, instead, it strengthens their legitimacy because resistance becomes a sacred duty. Far from collapsing the system, the criminal attack that killed Ayatollah Khamenei and members of his family, reinforced Iran’s internal cohesion. Iran’s political structure is deeply institutionalized, with the Revolutionary Guard Corps, clerical networks, and parallel security organs prepared to absorb such shocks. Furthermore, the assassination of a revered spiritual leader inflamed Shia communities across the region and beyond. After this unprovoked attack, USrael assets, bases, shipping lanes, and critical infrastructure are all legitimate targets. And Iran's strategic partners are perfectly justified in providing the means to defend its sovereignty and retaliate against the aggressors. @LauraRuHK
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