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🚨 Trump: 'Big wave' of US bombing of Iran still to come
📍 The US is "knocking the crap" out of Iran but the "big wave" of attacks is yet to come, President Donald Trump told CNN.
💬 “I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful,” Trump said. “We’ve got the greatest military in the world and we’re using it.”
💬 “We haven’t even started hitting them hard,” Trump said. “The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.”
🇷🇺🇸🇦 Putin and Saudi Crown Prince discuss escalating Middle East war
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
They discussed the escalating conflict in the Middle East following US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Key points:
🔶 The leaders focused on the worsening situation in the region due to US and Israeli bombing of Iran
🔶 Putin stressed the need for diplomacy to resolve the dangerous situation in the Middle East
🔶 Both Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed voiced concern over the potential for the conflict to spread across the region
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🇫🇷 France to expand nuclear arsenal – Macron
📍 France will increase its nuclear arsenal and reinforce its deterrent posture as global instability raises the risk of nuclear war, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday in a speech from the Ile Longue submarine base in Brittany.
Key statements:
🟠 Macron said the world is entering a period of geopolitical upheaval fraught with risk, requiring a “hardening” of the French nuclear deterrent
🟠 He described a new phase of French nuclear policy as “forward deterrence”
🟠 Decision-making authority over nuclear weapons will remain solely with the French president
🟠 The UK, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden and Denmark will join France’s new “advanced nuclear doctrine”
🟠 Under some circumstances, deployment of strategic weapons among allies would be possible
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🇷🇺🇧🇭 Putin and Bahraini King urge immediate halt to Middle East war
📍 Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with King Hamad of Bahrain, who currently chairs the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Kremlin press service said.
Key statements
🟠 The two leaders stressed the need for a ceasefire in the Middle East to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control
🟠 Putin reaffirmed Russia’s readiness to help stabilize the situation in the region
🟠 Putin and King Hamad agreed to stay in contact
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📹 Watch: Extensive damage to Tehran’s Gandhi Hospital following US-Israeli attack
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🇮🇷 Iranian medical workers provide care to children injured in US-Israeli attack on Tehran
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🛰 "The sound of aircraft flying overhead can still be heard": Sputnik reports from Tehran amid missile strikes
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🇺🇸Hegseth says Operation Epic Fury is laser-focused
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🇺🇸Hegseth says the escalation with Iran is not a regime-change war
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🇺🇸Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Operation “Epic Fury,” ordered by President Donald Trump, was the most lethal and precise air campaign in history — declaring, “We didn’t start this war, but we are finishing it.”
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🇷🇺🇶🇦 Putin, Qatar’s emir discuss Middle East crisis and de-escalation efforts
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone conversation with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to address the acute crisis in the Middle East, which the Kremlin said was triggered by the US–Israeli actions against Iran.
Key statements:
🔸 Two leaders discussed the escalating situation in the region.
🔸 Both expressed concern over the risk of the conflict expanding and the danger of third countries being drawn in
🔸 They voiced hope that Iran’s retaliatory actions would not harm civilians or civilian infrastructure
🔸 Putin and the emir expressed hope for swift de-escalation and a return to diplomatic settlement efforts in the Middle East
🔸 Qatari emir thanked Russia for its support of regional states amid the current complex situation
🔸 He emphasized that cooperation with Russia across various sectors remains a priority for countries in the region
🔸 Leaders agreed to continue Russian–Qatari contacts through various channels
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🛰 Sputnik correspondent in Tehran reports that new attacks are underway on the city
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🚨 US and Israel undermining Middle East harmony – Russian Foreign Ministry
The Russian Foreign Ministry has voiced concern over the war in the Middle East and called for immediate peace talks.
Key statements:
👉 Washington and Tel Aviv are attempting to derail the process of normalizing relations between Iran and its Arab neighbors
👉 Any attacks on civilian targets — whether in Iran or in Arab states — are unacceptable and must be completely ruled out
👉 Russia calls on all sides to cease fire and take urgent measures to ensure the safety of civilians
👉 The belligerents should seek a political and diplomatic settlement of their differences
👉 Moscow strongly urges all sides to abandon the use of force as a means of resolving disputes
👉 The Foreign Ministry expressed deep concern that US and Israeli attacks on Iran are fueling conflict across the broader Middle East region
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🇶🇦QatarEnergy has halted LNG and associated product output following military attacks on facilities in Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, media report citing company's statement
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🚨IRGC announces 11 wave of missile strikes on Israel under Operation True Promise 4
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🗣 US strikes on Iran could ‘erode America's economy’ – expert
💬 "The economic consequences of the escalating conflict are felt both regionally and globally,” Turkish economics expert Hakan Topkurulu tells Sputnik, commenting on the US–Israeli strikes on Iran.
💬 “Turning the Indian Ocean and the adjacent trade routes into a combat zone could bring global trade to a standstill,” Topkurulu warns.
🇮🇷🔥 Latest Iranian barrage: Over 700 drones and hundreds of missiles target US and Israeli forces
◻️ The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the 11th wave of its True Promise Four operation: acombined, large-scale strike by the IRGC’s navy and air force targeting US and Israeli bases on the third day of the war on Iran.
◻️ US information centers and supply depots in the Persian Gulf, the Israeli army communications network in Be’er Sheva and over 20 targets in Tel Aviv, West Jerusalem and Galilee were hit.
◻️ Since the start of the war on Saturday, Iranian forces have attacked 60 strategic targets and 500 US and Israeli positions, launching over 700 drones and hundreds of missiles – surpassing the number during last-year’s 12-day war in just the last 48 hours.
◻️ The IRGC said the brutal US and Israeli attacks against defenseless Iranian civilians – including attacks on hospitals, schools and civilian infrastructure – have only strengthened Iran’s resolve to wage a total war against its enemies.
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💸 Away from US dollars and bonds: Why investors and central banks hoard gold in Gulf war
📍 Gold futures jumped three percent to about $5,400 a troy ounce on March 2 – what's behind the rally?
💬 "Whenever there is uncertainty around the world, a simple logic of an investor is that I want to pull out my money from risky assets and I want to put it in asset classes which are safer," Rachana Ranade, a prominent Indian Chartered Accountant, tells Sputnik. "And gold is the obvious choice, be it individual investors or even governments."
💬 "If we are able to sustain above $5,420 for next two, three days, and if the war situation keeps on going like it is right now, it may start moving closer to 5,600," Ranade says.
💬 "And that very clearly suggests that the theme of de-dollarization is slowly but steadily accelerating."
🚨 ISNA: US Embassy in Bahrain has announced its closure
Earlier, reports said the US Embassy in Kuwait was also closed
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🛰 Sputnik correspondent captures Israeli warplanes striking multiple buildings in southern Beirut
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🇺🇸Hegseth: There are NO American boots on the ground in Iran, but warns the US will "go as far as we need to go"
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🗣 Iranian targeting information is good, exploits US weaknesses: former Pentagon analyst to Sputnik
🔶 "Three weaknesses of all US wars of the past 30 years are dependence on complex centrally managed war management systems, just in time logistics models for very expensive munitions, missiles and platforms, and of course an assumption that if the wars are short, painless and without economic impact back home, foreign and domestic morale and politics are easily managed," said retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski.
🔶 "The IRGC has planned for the one thing the US and Israel cannot handle, and that is a multidimensional defensive war that cost effectively can create and sustain serious tiered costs for the US/Israeli and their allies."
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🚨🇮🇷Ayatollah Khamenei’s wife succumbs to injuries from US–Israeli attack - reports
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🇺🇸Hegseth to Iran: If you threaten Americans, we will hunt you down and kill you
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🤔 Why Strait of Hormuz closure could strike back at US economy
It could destabilize the US economy now that more countries start to clinch trade deals in national currencies, “accelerating the US to a process of decadence that may make it difficult to remain in global leadership in the future,” Brazilian political scientist Domenique Marques tells Sputnik.
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🚨 Children’s playground targeted in Tehran bombing attack
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🚨🇮🇷Iran is ready for a long war, unlike Washington - Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani
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🚨 Vladimir Putin: Groundwork for Iran settlement disrupted by unprovoked aggression
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his UAE counterpart Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have discussed developments in the Middle East amid US–Israeli actions against Iran and Tehran’s response, the Kremlin press service said
Key statements
👉 Putin said progress on resolving the Iran issue has been undermined by what he described as an unprovoked act of aggression against a sovereign UN member state, in violation of the fundamental principles of international law
👉 He expressed readiness to assist in stabilizing the situation in the Middle East
👉 Putin noted that Russia has made significant efforts to promote a peaceful settlement regarding Iran’s nuclear program and to seek mutually acceptable compromises
👉 He thanked the UAE president for the assistance provided to Russian citizens in the Emirates
👉 The two leaders agreed to remain in close contact
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🚨 Iran’s missile might vs. America’s arsenal: Who will run out first?
💬 “If the US continues to use its missiles in such a manner, their stockpile will swiftly run out,” Russian military expert Yuri Knutov tells Sputnik, commenting on a recent video of apparently 10 Patriot interceptors downing just one Iranian ballistic missile.
💬 “As for Patriot interceptors, their larger stockpile could be exhausted in around three weeks, especially if 10 such missiles are launched to hit one Iranian air target,” the expert points out.
💬 “So, Iran now has a very important trump card. By strategically using its ballistic missiles and saving the advanced hypersonic Fateh missiles for the final stage, Tehran has a chance to deal a very painful blow to Israel and the US and avenge the surprise attack on the Islamic Republic,” the expert notes.
💬 “Out of a large number of launched missiles, one or two hit their targets, which is a significant result. It creates a psychological effect and, in turn, impacts the enemy’s morale. Therefore, when we talk about Iran’s use of ballistic missiles, this tactic has so far proven effective,” Knutov concludes.
🇮🇷📹Sputnik footage shows aftermath of today's strikes on Tehran
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