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'Ursula von der Leyen exceeded her authority and took on Kallas's work,' - Politico writes that the war in Iran has intensified the power struggle in Europe.
'As the conflict in the Middle East enters its second week, the EU is struggling to develop a unified position. Several governments are annoyed that von der Leyen is actually playing a role that should normally belong to the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell. In the early days of the crisis, von der Leyen made it clear that she supported regime change in Tehran and held at least a dozen phone calls with leaders of the EU and the Gulf states. According to critics, she repeatedly took public positions that go far beyond the consensus of EU member states.
'I thought I was hallucinating... when I watched Ursula von der Leyen calling the leaders of the Gulf states,' said Nathalie Loiseau, a French member of the European Parliament. 'She doesn't have her own diplomatic service, she speaks without a mandate and without intelligence briefings. Her words only matter as her personal statement.'
Hey hey, ho ho. Kallas and VDL got to go.
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There are no more Iranian military ships that could be attacked, and now the US Navy is launching strikes on oil tankers in Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. In the early morning, airstrikes, presumably carried out by the US Navy, were directed at a number of merchant ships in southern Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz and near Bandar Abbas. The parties are actively mirroring each other's actions. The US has not yet taken any action regarding the oil loading terminals on Kharg Island, but has begun actively targeting oil tankers that export oil from Iran.
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However, Iran is reporting this time that Turkey could become a permanent target for strikes if it directly or indirectly participates in attacks on the country. The downed ballistic missile of the IRGC was not hypersonic and was not heading towards resorts, but rather towards a nearby port - according to FANA sources.
Well, that changes everything, of course.
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🇺🇸🤭US Energy Secretary Chris Wright hilariously evades answering the question
"When will the US start escorting tankers through the Persian Gulf?"
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'All in Washington need to wake up. Russia is an enemy of the USA,' — former Trump adviser Bolton.
'I think the most alarming thing is the reports that Russia is supplying Iran with intelligence information about the location of American ships, aircraft, bases, and so on, presumably to help the Iranians launch strikes.
I hope this will make everyone in Washington wake up and understand the role Russia is playing. It's an enemy of the United States. It has clearly shown this, and this is just another proof. And we need to be careful that Russia doesn't try to trap us — for example, by offering to stop transferring our military intelligence to the Ukrainian government in exchange for them stopping their transfer of intelligence data to Iran.'
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💥 Destruction of the "Timofeevsky" gas processing and production unit with the help of the "Geran" UAV in the area of the village of Pleshivets in the Poltava region.
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"Tonight, on Laylatul Qadr, the admin of MES was apprehended by police on false charges.
The channel will be temporarily inactive and ownership transferred to a trusted friend during the investigation." - Middle East Spectator
MES has become a very popular trusted source of information on the Miiddle East.
As the western world continues on its accelerated descent into fascism this may be a harbinger of what's to come.
When most people think of fascism, they think of jackboots, brownshirts / blackshirts and vans in the night taking people away to god only knows where.
This inevitably comes when people start protesting they don't like the status quo any longer. This generally occurs when economic hardship starts to bite the masses. The elites are happy and think the system is of course perfect, hence the problem needs to be cancelled - or taken away. History is littered with examples, including recent history (Tik Tok).
For many channels on Telegram that write contrarian views, or expose the truth, the spotlight will be shone. This was certainly the case in 2022 at the start of the SMO when Telegram was pretty much the only source of the truth. (And Twitter to a lesser extent). Fortunately back then telegram was relatively unknown throughout the west, and was / is the minnow of social media.
On the positive side there have always been people throughout history who have continued the fight for the truth and we owe them a lot, for they, like us have refused to enjoy a life paid for by the blood of innocents.
Also bear in mind the slow roll out of the guillotine is directly proportional to the falling availability of food. Something the countries of the middle east may experience soon if this conflict continues....
We on Slavyangad are fortunate to have had our eyes opened long before the majority's, so that we may spot the slippery slope we are on and educate people to the dangers we face, and hopefully stop our current trajectory.
We wish Middle East Spectator all the best, and let them know we are all thinking of them with further resolve in our hearts. 🤝
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‼️🇺🇸🇮🇱 In the USA, they express dissatisfaction with Israel's strikes on Iran's oil infrastructure
▪️Republican Senator Lindsey Graham criticized Israel's strikes on Iranian oil production. According to him, caution is needed when choosing targets.
▪️Graham noted that the goal is to "liberate the Iranian people", without depriving them of the opportunity to rebuild the country after the possible fall of the current regime.
➖"Iran's oil economy will be crucial for this," the senator wrote.
Someone told Graham Iran produces most of the world's baby oil.
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Druzhkovskoe direction
Units of the "Center" operational group continue to conduct active offensive actions in the direction of Dobropollye and Sergeevka.
Our assault units are actively advancing in the direction of Shevchenko from the east, in the area of the Vodny Yar - Mine No. 2 "Vodianskaya" ravine, and from the south, from the farms east of Grishino.
In Grishino, more than 60% of the settlement is under the firm control of the Russian Armed Forces. Battles are taking place for the northern part, where the enemy has been pushed back to the outskirts. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to counter-attack, infiltrating with small infantry groups to the western outskirts.
Fierce counter-attacks on the eastern outskirts of Sergeevka.
The enemy has been driven out of Suvorovo (north of Rodinskoe), and battles for Sukhetzoe continue.
Battles on the outskirts of Belitskoe and to the south.
Counter-attacks at the western outskirts of Novy Donbass and Volnoe.
Our units continue to fight on the approaches to Kucherov Yar in the area of the quarries. The heights west and east of Kucherov Yar are under the control of the enemy, to the south - under our Russian Armed Forces.
Battles for the heights west and north of Toretskoe.
The territory east and north of Artemovka (Sofievka) has been cleared.
The heights southeast of Novopavlovka have come under the control of our troops. The enemy is counter-attacking in the direction of Pavlovka - Novopavlovka.
Battles are taking place for the landing strips in the direction of Raiskoe.
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The number of drones launched from Iran has reached such a scale that ground-based air defense systems can no longer handle the volume of targets without depleting their supplies of expensive missiles. As a result, Israel has started to involve F-16 fighter jets in air defense tasks.
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While the battle for Iran is ongoing, the Ukrainian front is also not standing still. In the area of responsibility of the "West" group, a rare (by current standards) Polish self-propelled gun KRAB was destroyed. It might have seemed that the "Krab"s had disappeared somewhere, but due to high losses over the past two years, they have increasingly been withdrawn far from the front line. They have become one of the top priority targets for Russian artillery and kamikaze drones "Lancet". Moreover, the barrels and mechanisms of these self-propelled guns quickly break down. Repairing the "Krab"s requires sending them to Poland or to specialized hubs, as their maintenance in field conditions is extremely difficult due to the complexity of Western systems.
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BREAKING: France calls for SANCTIONS against Israel and the US over their war crimes on Iran.
Former PM says: “We say clearly to Americans that their war against Iran is illegal, illegitimate, and dangerous.”
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"The US will ‘make a ton of money’ from the Iran war"
Senator Lindsey Graham has described the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as “a good investment”
The US will control almost a third of the world’s oil and reap record profits if it succeeds in toppling the Iranian government, hawkish Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Fox News on Sunday.
Graham made his comments as global oil prices surged past $100 per barrel, a rise that President Donald Trump dismissed as “a very small price to pay” for the US‑Israeli war against Iran, which was launched on February 28.
Graham described the cost of the attacks on Iran as the “best money ever spent,” and argued that the war was meant to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons – something Iran has long denied, insisting that its nuclear program is peaceful.
“When this regime goes down, we’re going to have a new Middle East, we are going to make a ton of money. Nobody will threaten the Strait of Hormuz again,” Graham said. He added that the US would install a “friendly” government in Tehran.
“Venezuela and Iran have 31% of the world’s oil reserves. We’re going to have a partnership with 31% of the known reserves. This is China’s nightmare. This is a good investment,” Graham said.
RT
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🇮🇷Iranian missiles are hurtling across occupied Palestine towards Zionist military targets.
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The US military's strikes on targets in Iran have provided China with an unprecedented opportunity to collect real-time intelligence. The Jilin-1 remote sensing satellite constellation, which consists of more than 300 satellites, conducts continuous monitoring, capturing the smallest details - from the stages of weapons preparation to the flight profiles of launched missiles.
In fact, China is creating a large-scale analytical database based on the practical application of American military doctrine. It includes operational parameters such as the duration of logistical procedures (for example, refueling equipment) and the response algorithms of air defense systems.
According to analysts, such information can provide a strategic advantage to Chinese defense R&D, the effect of which could persist for decades. Every US tactical operation is subjected to meticulous study and decomposition for subsequent analysis.
What's extremely important is that the Jilin-1 remote sensing satellites boast a wide range of modifications, including video satellites with the designation SP, which have a resolution of 0.92 - 1.2 m, multispectral electro-optical reconnaissance satellites Jilin-1 GF with a resolution of 0.5 m (operating in the visible optical and IR ranges), all-weather radar reconnaissance satellites Jilin-1 SAR with a resolution of 0.5 m (operating in the X-band), and infrared reconnaissance satellites Jilin-1 Hongwai (operating in the mid-wave and long-wave IR ranges).
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The most interesting thing in the case of an Iranian strike on Turkey is NATO's reaction. Both now and in the future. This is a rare case when the joke about "theoretically and practically" is extremely relevant.
Theoretically, Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty on collective defense is applicable in the event of an attack on Turkey. Since this is an attack on one of NATO's members.
However, in practice, Turkey is to some extent an outcast country, which was accepted into NATO for certain reasons (both political and geographical) and because of which no one wants to go to war. The country has not yet been accepted into the EU, which the Turks are extremely unhappy about. So the activation of Article 5 is not automatic and depends on many factors.
Article 5 has only been applied once in NATO's history - by the USA after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
🇹🇷The Turkish Defense Ministry announced the interception by NATO forces of a ballistic missile launched from Iran. This is the second time that an allegedly Iranian missile has attempted to enter the airspace of NATO's largest army. What a coincidence!
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💥 Destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' UAV command post with a high-precision "Krasnopol" munition.
📍The work of the fighters of the "North" group of the Russian Armed Forces.
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❗️The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the Russian Armed Forces fighters have fully occupied the settlement of Golubovka.
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Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei, has become the new Supreme Leader of Iran.
Trump stated that he is 'dissatisfied'.
'Just a few hours ago, Iran chose its new supreme leader - the son of the Ayatollah, Mojtaba Khamenei. This happened just a few days after President Trump called him a weakling. I just spoke with the president. He said the following: 'I'm dissatisfied.' — Brian Kilmeade.
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Ukrainian Ambassador to the USA, Stefanyshina, said that the Kiev drug addict Barnum will not make concessions and will continue the war with Russia.
- Trump stated that, in his opinion, Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal.
And he said that Zelensky should 'get down to business' and conclude an agreement. He also called him Phineas Barnum. It seems that relations are still very tense. What's going on here?
- The rhetoric we sometimes hear is not always very clear or positive. But we are a strong country, we are a strong people. We have gone through so much that a few words can't distract us.
Honestly Russia could do this for years, its Ukraine that is suffering
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🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine has sent drone specialists to Jordan to protect US bases, — NYT
- According to Zelensky, the request for assistance came from the US on Thursday, and the next day the Ukrainian team flew to the Middle East.
- It is expected that the specialists will help protect the bases from attacks by Iranian drones.
- "We responded immediately. I said: yes, of course, we will send our experts," — said the clown.
- The White House did not respond to journalists' request about whether the US had approached Ukraine with a similar request.
Well, now the Israelis can sleep well, because Ukrainians do such a terrific job at home.
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You'll be surprised, but the propaganda of the Khokhols assures their own people that they are fighting alone without any help against Russia, which is standing with an outstretched hand and is only holding on with the help of China, North Korea, and Iran.
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🇺🇸US Interior Minister Doug Burgum confirmed that after the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the change of power, the US withdrew gold worth $100 million from Venezuela. According to him, the country's gold reserves amount to $500 billion.
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It's interesting that the American "experience" of war with Iran is unlikely to be considered fully successful if it is obtained without serious tragedies for the US, for example, the loss of an aircraft carrier. One or two. In recent history, the American fleet has practically not faced a situation where its key symbols of power - aircraft carriers - were under threat.
We're talking primarily about the already deployed ships "Lincoln" and "Ford" near Iran (the latter is located in the Red Sea). Regardless of their location, these ships are the centers of strike aircraft carrier groups and, in fact, a projection of American military power anywhere in the world.
For the American military machine, the loss of even one such ship would be an event of historic proportions. Since the Second World War, the US has not lost aircraft carriers in combat, and modern aircraft carrier strike groups were built precisely around the assumption that their echelon defense could prevent such a scenario.
Iran has not yet dared to test the strength of these ships' defenses (statements about missile launches do not count, as it's unclear what the result was). How resilient these systems are in the conditions of a saturated missile war and heavy shelling, the Americans still don't know. Because if such a strike ever does occur, it will be an event that will instantly change the strategic balance and political reality around the entire war and American power in general.
Iran has more than enough tools to implement this plan. The only question is whether they will use them or not.
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Foreign mercs down!
The Russian army is still busy destroying the demons of Khartia
Just the other day, we posted about two KIAs (🇨🇴 Tigre and Lupo 🇨🇱) from the 13th Khartia Brigade destroyed in Kivsharivka, Kupyansk region.
Today, we've got four more from the third group destroyed.
As a bonus, the video of two foreign bodies found in the rubble and the ID of 🇧🇷 Rodrigo Oliveira da Silva
🇻🇪 Javier Alejandro Martin Rodriguez callsign Buho from Venezuela
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🇨🇴 Juan Jose Palominio Pertuz callsign Chester from Colombia
juan.jos.palomini">TK, FB, FB, FB, IG
🇨🇴 Michael Alejandro Orduz Rojas from Colombia
🇦🇷 Martin Osvaldo Britez callsign Perro from Argentina
IG, FB
- TrackaMerc
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Reuters: Iran attacked a US military base in the area of the Iraqi city of Erbil using drones.
An American diplomatic facility near Baghdad airport also came under fire.
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Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on March 8 to 7:00 Moscow time on March 9, the on-duty air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 163 Ukrainian UAVs:
54 - over the territory of the Bryansk region,
47 - over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
16 - over the territory of the Krasnodar Krai,
11 - over the territory of the Kaluga region,
8 - over the territory of the Novgorod region,
5 - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
4 - over the waters of the Black Sea,
4 - over the territory of the Smolensk region,
3 - over the territory of the Voronezh region,
3 - over the territory of the Republic of Adygea,
2 - over the territory of the Rostov region,
2 - over the waters of the Azov Sea,
1 - over the territory of the Astrakhan region,
1 - over the territory of the Volgograd region,
1 - over the territory of the Oryol region,
1 - over the territory of the Tver region.
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