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China’s total export volumes of rare-earth magnets fell -74% year-over-year in May, the biggest monthly decline on record.
This comes after a -45% drop seen in April.
Total rare-earth magnet exports reached 1.2 million kilograms last month, the least since February 2020.
Furthermore, exports to the US dropped -93%, to ~46,000 kilograms, following a -59% plunge in April.
China mines ~69% global rare-earth minerals and processes ~90% of global supply.
China's rare earth exports are a critical part of the trade war.
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Doesn’t sound like a big attack, 8-10 missiles.
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Rostec sent a batch of mini-missiles for Pantsirs to the army.
Our holding company "High-Precision Complexes" has begun deliveries of the latest anti-aircraft small-sized guided missiles for short-range interception for the "Pantsir" family of systems. The mini-missiles are designed to combat a wide range of targets in the near zone, including UAVs.
A container with four such munitions is installed in the standard landing place of a regular Pantsir missile. The ammunition load is thus increased to 48 units of weapons.
“It will be much more difficult for the enemy to ‘discharge’ the complex’s ammunition while trying to break through the air defense line,” said Bekkhan Ozdoyev, industrial director of the Rostec arms cluster and member of the Soyuzmash Bureau.
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U.S. House BANS WhatsApp from all Representatives devices due to potential security risks.
Looks like even US is worried about Israel.
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If there is a ceasefire, Israel is using every opportunity to hit Iran as hard as possible since Trump made the announcement.
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Citizens feel they are being treated as second-class citizens' - BFM TV reports that there are not enough shelters in Arab cities in Israel. They simply have not been built.
'This is becoming a real problem here in Israel, especially since the war with Iran, because a large part of the population does not have access to shelters. Iranian ballistic missiles are being launched with increasing frequency, some of which are intercepted by the Iron Dome system, but some still reach their targets. Some organisations point out that Arab towns, such as Tamra, are less well-off with shelters and receive less funding from the government. Locals say they feel they are being treated as second-class citizens.'
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Iran's missile attack on US bases in Qatar and Iraq was a great humiliation for the US and Trump. It wasn't and did not need to be destructive, it just needed to happen.
That's because Trump made multiple warnings to Iran that they must not under any circumstances retaliate "or else". Yet they did. The reason they did is to expose the fact that the US is not ready to fight a war against Iran. The US has what - 50,000 troops in the entire middle east? And it doesn't have the capability to send a force which can realistically stand against Iran which has 3 million people serving in its military.
The whole world saw that the US and its allies had to evacuate all their bases in the middle east, meaning they have no capability to defend them. Already videos are appearing with Qataris demanding their government pushes the US out of its bases, saying all they do is make Qatar a helpless target.
The strike shut down Qatari airspace. There were also restrictions on all the airspace of the UAE and Bahrain. That's disruption to Qatar airways, Gulf Air, Emirates, Etihad, and also East Asian airlines which use those countries as hubs. At the same time, Iran controls the straits of Hormuz. They can blockade the straits to whomever they want, and now they have shown they can block passenger flights too. Together these are economic super weapons.
What is the US navy going to do? Iran has ballistic anti-ship missiles against which it's been proven the US Navy has no defence.
So the calculus for Iran is it had to call Trump's bluff, it had to change focus from Israel to stage an attack on US military assets in the area. Now Trump has 2 choices: Either stand his forces down and effectively retreat from the middle east, or go back to congress and say we've been attacked by Iran so we have to go to war, both Congress and the American people know this is BS because it was the US that attacked Iran first.
The US is on the verge of bankruptcy, it can't afford to pay for another huge war in the Middle East - unless Americans are willing to swallow 50% inflation.
Trump all but declared victory for his one-off air strike on Iran's underground bunkers. He thought the Iranians would fold up into a ball but with this strike they showed they are ready willing to pay the price for war, and they are forcing Trump to face the reality that the US people, congress and the military itself are all NOT ready and NOT willing to pay the price necessary to pursue further escalation.
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Trump announces a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, after Iran’s mainly performative attack today.
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◾An American woman lashes out at the Israelis:
"After everything you've done, you still play the victim. You kill people in Palestine and then run back to your real homes in America and Europe. You attacked Iran first, and now that it hit back, you're begging the U.S. to fight on your behalf."
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"Where is Iran's uranium? Search continues for 400 kg of stockpile": Iran's enriched uranium stockpile undamaged by US strike
"It would be 'very naive' to store our enriched uranium at these sites," the source said. Tehran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but as tensions with Israel have risen, Iranian officials have hinted that the country may change its nuclear doctrine.
According to the IAEA, Iran had 408.6 kg of 60% enriched uranium as of May 17, which can be enriched fairly quickly to weapons-grade levels (90% or higher). That's up 133.8 kg from its previous estimate in February."
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Ukrainian singer Taras Topolia known for the song ''Fortress Bakhmut,'' released 3 months before the city was captured by the Wagner Group and DNR forces in 2023 says his apartment was damaged in Russian attack in Kiev region tonight.
In 2023 he promised to hold a concert in Crimea on August 23 in 2024.
By the time Crimea was supposed to be recaptured by Ukraine during the 2023 summer offensive which instead ended with a disaster in Zaporozhye region.
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🇺🇦🤡The war criminal and Ukrainian Nazi Biletsky, after a relative media pause, has once again emerged from the stench of the cesspool to the surface, promising in one interview to recapture Mariupol from Russia:
"I think 90% of it will be military, maybe not in this cycle. But I am convinced of the following: there is a favorable historical moment, and something returns or, on the contrary, is lost in favorable historical moments."
At the same time, the founder of the terrorist group “Azov”, banned in the Russian Federation, cites the actions of Azerbaijan as an example:
"Azerbaijan has waited for a favorable historical moment. We can give a dozen such examples, but everyone remembers Azerbaijan and the return of its territories recently. A favorable moment, but also systematic work."
Biletsky is again advertising his formation, declaring "no medical losses" and high combat performance, which attracts "colonels and even "generals" from abroad, eager to learn from the experience of the Nazi stormtroopers. Of course, the representatives of this enemy structure have combat skills, including being captured and returned to duty.
Over the years of the Special Operation, the overwhelming majority of Azov fighters were driven out by Russian fighters. The ideological Nazis even have deserters who have fled abroad, but Biletsky will not talk about them in the interview.
Recently, the enemy's assault units, formed on the basis of "Azov", have regularly suffered irreparable losses in the Kupyansk, Donetsk, Kharkov and other directions.
Based on what is happening at the front and in the operational rear of the pig-Reich, Biletsky's interview has two goals: it serves as a kind of advertisement for potential volunteers inside and outside Ukraine, and is also a marker of the subject's readiness for active political activity. It is known that the drug-fuehrer of the buffer zone is already causing persistent heartburn in the West. They are frankly tired of Zelensky, and his inevitable replacement is being discussed in Washington and even in Brussels. Several candidates are being considered to replace Zelensky, all of whom, however, are stained with blood. There are no figures acceptable to Russia in this casting yet.
Taking into account his background, the same Biletsky is no less toxic for the West than the current "managers". However, his figure can be considered in conjunction with other contenders for power. The founder of the bloody "Azov" does not exclude the possibility of becoming a member of the "effective team of the future", which in the event of a temporary freeze of the conflict will be ready to resume the confrontation with Russia after a pause.
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'Britain deploys Typhoon fighter jets to deter Iran' - Armed Forces Secretary Luke Pollard
'We were not involved in the [US] military operation. Our focus is on diplomacy and on enhancing the protection of our forces and bases in the region. It is for this reason that the Prime Minister has ordered additional Typhoon fighters to the region. They are used to deter aggression and if Iran were to strike UK bases or our Gulf partners, these Typhoons are equipped with systems capable of intercepting Iranian cruise missiles and heavy drones.'
Sure we will never see them fight again…
Best of friends again. Picnics and tea parties coming up.
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The price of drone components shipped from China to the U.S. has multiplied by 3X or more in some cases since Beijing tightened export restrictions in 2024.
The Chinese government adopted regulations that September to require export permits for dual-use goods. The items include engines, motors, laser equipment that can be used to target missiles, and devices that emit EM waves to jam enemy drones.
Data from China shows a noticeable decline in exports of a portion of infrared thermography devices.
When mounted on a drone, such a device can create infrared images in the dark.
Component prices are rising because of the Chinese export controls. When a French military drone manufacturer sought to import thermal imaging cameras from China, the suppliers quoted twice the previous price to cover the risk of avoiding export restrictions, for example.
China makes 70% to 80% of the world's drones. The country dominates the production of key components, such as sensors and speed controllers.
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Very paradoxical statement from Araghchi. Iran has supposedly not agreed to a ceasefire, but will stop bombing Israel if Israel stops bombing Iran.
So, they agreed to a ceasefire?
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IDF makes final push before Trump announced ’CEASEFIRE’ — to begin in 15 minutes according to France24
Israel BOMBING all over Tehran at the moment
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Ceasefire is suppose to go into force in 10 minutes.
Update: According to France24 according to alleged sources if Israel continued the attacks after the Iranians would consider the ceasefire void.
Right now everything is hard to confirm
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The birth rate in Ukraine has fallen 10 times since 1990, MP Goncharenko said with alarm.
In 1990, a million children were born in Ukraine. The year before last, 175 thousand, last year, even less. This is simply a disaster.
Here we go!
For those who somehow still think that regime change in Iran is all about democracy and the will of the people, American Big Oil spokesman Bob McNally immediately makes it clear that it's all about Iran's natural resources. Oh, and something something about peace and stability of course, much like it happened in Libya, Iraq and Syria. Yep, totally peaceful and stable countries now, just don't mind the headchoppers in charge and the occasional bombings. Or all three countries being failed states. Totally stable and prosperous now.
Just like what happened when the democratically elected Mossadegh was overthrown because he threatened Big Oil's monopoly on Iran's national resources, and replaced with a dystopian regime that had nothing to envy to Chile or Argentina after the coups.
It was all about the will of the people, and you're a freedom-hating paranoid conspiracy theorist if you think otherwise.
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Five stages of grief Neocon aggression, a quick guide:
"Are you neocons planning to bomb another country in the middle east?"
Denial: "What?! ABSOLUTELY PREPOSTEROUS! We'd never bomb another country in the middle east! Pinky swear!"
Anger: "Just the fact that you're thinking we would bomb another country in the middle east is very offensive! You're just stupid, stupid and paranoid! You're a freedom-hating, commie-loving bastard! Or a nazi! A nazicommunist! You're a paid-in-rubles Kremlin agent!"
Bargaining: "But let's hypothetically say that we'd bomb another country in the middle east...would it be so bad if we did? Everybody else does it all the time, I don't see you complaining. Besides, we'd be doing it for freedom and democracy! Maybe we could just drop smaller bombs or in lesser quantity, yes?"
Depression: "Now we're sad and miserable because you believe that we'd bomb another country. Have you no remorse or pity? You're so undeservedly harsh towards us, it hurts our feelings. You folks are always so negative, treating us as if we were a bunch of genocidally bloodthirsty warmongering criminals! Completely uncalled for!"
Acceptance: "Well, yes, we're totally going to bomb another country in the middle east! But let us tell you why it's a good thing and totally different this time."
New footage of the X-39 in action...
Footage of the destruction of the control point of the UAV of the 128th separate brigade of the Territorial Division of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by a guided missile Kh-39 in the area of the settlement Kamenskoye.
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Medvedev responds to Trump: ‘US strike on Iran FAILED to achieve objectives’
‘Russia has NO intention of supplying nuclear weapons to Iran… we are parties to NPT’ unlike ISRAEL
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Destruction of the British AS-90 self-propelled gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by strikes from fiber-optic FPV drones "KVN" in the area of the settlement of Shakhovo, DPR.
Geolocation: https://lostarmour.info/map?coord=48.4579223,37.3890903
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Wow. Even the EU, which so far has provided full political, economic, military and diplomatic cover to the Israeli regime, admits in a leaked report that Israel is committing every war crime and atrocity in the book, including “indiscriminate attacks” on civilians, “starvation”, “torture” and “apartheid”.
- Thomas Fazi, Journalist @ Unherd
Rules based order…
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Reuters publishes footage of the night strikes on Kiev.
Where AD at?
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🇮🇱⚔🇮🇷 Israel intends to complete the operation against Iran in the near future and has notified the United States of this, — Reuters.
- The country's authorities are now trying to determine the best strategy to exit the conflict in order to minimize the risk of retaliatory attacks. According to one of the sources, the army believes it has made significant progress in achieving its goals.
- Israel has managed to choose the right moment for a surprise attack on Iran, but it is unable to fully control the end of hostilities. This creates the risk of a protracted conflict if Tehran decides to continue missile strikes.
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