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🇮🇷 Iran warns of response to US moves in Hormuz — Parliament speaker
💬 “If they don’t lift the blockade, traffic through the strait will definitely be restricted,” Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, calling the move a “clumsy and ignorant decision.”
🇮🇷Strait of Hormuz is fully under Iranian control – parliamentary speaker
🗣“Dear people of Iran, the Strait of Hormuz is under the control of the Islamic Republic,” Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a televised address.
🇮🇷 Iranian Supreme Leader: navy ready to crush US forces
Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a statement marking the anniversary of the founding of the Iranian Army and the birthday of his martyred father and former leader Ali Khamenei.
He said:
🟠 The Iranian army has a long history of resistance against the US, remnants of the deposed monarchy and separatist forces
🟠 The Iranian armed forces are like a child of the nation – born from the very hearts of the people’s homes
🟠 Iran’s firm defense has humiliated and exposed the weakness of the US and Israel to the whole world
🟠 Missiles and drones are ready to strike US and Israeli targets “like lightning,” and the Iranian navy is ready to inflict new defeats
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🇨🇳📲 China unveils AI-powered diving exoskeleton that cuts oxygen use by 40%
Scientists from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology have developed a flexible underwater exoskeleton that mirrors a diver’s movements, boosting agility and reducing fatigue.
Tests showed the suit cut oxygen use by nearly 40%, improving performance in seabed surveys, pipeline inspections, salvage work, and potential military missions.
🕹 Powered by a new AI-driven algorithm, the system instantly adapts to changing kick speeds and swimming styles, helping reduce the risk of accidents underwater.
The suit, called "Peaked," includes a buoyancy vest, waist-mounted power unit, and sensor-equipped leg supports.
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🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran looks at new US peace talks offer after previous round stalls
The Iranian Supreme National Security Council says it has received fresh US peace proposals through Pakistani mediators and is reviewing them, with no reply made yet.
Key points from Tehran’s statement:
🔶 Iran said the US began sending ceasefire and talks requests after failing to achieve its goals on the battlefield
🔶 Tehran accepted talks in Islamabad after US President Donald Trump accepted a 10-point Iranian framework for ending the war
🔶 The last round of talks went on for 21 hours non-stop
🔶 The US raised new “excessive demands” during talks, causing them to break down
🔶 New US proposals were delivered through Pakistani mediator Field Marshal Asim Munir
🔶 Iran is reviewing those proposals and has not yet replied
🔶 The Iranian negotiating team will make “not the slightest compromise” on Iranian national interests
🔶 An Iranian condition for a temporary ceasefire was a halt to fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon
🔶 The Strait of Hormuz remains under Iranian control, with passage for merchant ships under the ceasefire subject to its conditions
🔶 Iran warned that the US shipping blockade east of the straits was a ceasefire violation
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🚨🇺🇸US to keep Iran blockade in place, warns of strikes on infrastructure if Tehran “chooses poorly” — Pete Hegseth
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🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israeli warplanes strike Al-Qasimiya Bridge in southern Lebanon — multiple hits reported, Lebanese media say
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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES
◻️ Russian army launched a massive strike with precision weapons and drones against Ukrainian fuel and energy complex facilities
◻️ Russian troops struck Ukrainian armored vehicle parking and ground robotic systems testing sites
◻️ Air defense superiority: 270 drones were shot down
◻️ Ukrainian losses: around 1,055 troops killed or wounded
Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE
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🇨🇴🪖 Colombians recruited into Ukrainian army on the spot at Polish border
💬 "Mercenaries reach the Polish-Ukrainian border, where they are taken into border troops," a source linked to the Colombian recruitment circles in Ukraine and the Middle East told Sputnik.
💬 "Relatives of the missing Colombians say that their loved ones get to the border, sign up, are taken to military units for training and are then sent to a war zone. Then all contact with them is lost," the source added.
◻️ Pakistan is negotiating Russian oil supplies amid Strait of Hormuz crisis – 🇵🇰 Ambassador to Russia
◻️ US rules out easing oil restrictions despite global demand
◻️ US government 'aggressively anti-Christian' — Carlson
◻️ Hezbollah agrees to ceasefire, warns Israel against violations
◻️ US turns to automakers to boost weapons production
◻️ Senate blocks move to halt US war against Iran for the 4th time
◻️ Russian forces liberate Volchanskiye Khutora - Ukraine's supply lines severed
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🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷Fatal arrogance doomed US Multi-Domain Operations doctrine in Iran war - ex-Pentagon analyst
The fundamental vulnerability of the US Multi-Domain Operations doctrine is “centralization and the idea that the entire battle space can be effectively managed from the top,” retired USAF Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, a former DoD analyst, tells Sputnik.
She calls it “a kind of arrogance and an unwarranted confidence in complex data systems.”
In theory, MDO promises seamless coordination across land, air, sea, cyber, and space. In practice, it depends on perfect data.
💬 “When the system is weakened at any point,” Kwiatkowski notes, “the rest of the system is made more vulnerable to missing, untimely or bad data.”
💬 “Trust in AI for decision making on targeting is a substitute for a strategy with clear and focused objectives,” she warns.
💬 “Political inconsistency and ignorance cannot convince a country defending itself against clearly illegal and unjust attacks.”
🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israeli and Lebanese leaders to hold talks on April 16 — Trump
💬 “It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years. It will happen tomorrow,” US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
🏭🚙 US turns to automakers to boost weapons production
The US is urging major manufacturers, including General Motors and Ford, to expand their role in weapons production as conflicts in Ukraine and Iran deplete military stockpiles, American media reported.
Pentagon officials have discussed using factory capacity and personnel to increase output of munitions and military equipment, describing the effort as placing industry on a “wartime footing.”
💬 The Defense Department said it aims to “rapidly expand the defense industrial base” to maintain a “decisive advantage.”
🏛 Senate blocks move to halt US war against Iran for the 4th time
The US Senate rejected a bill aimed at blocking further military attacks on Iran in a 47–52 vote, allowing continued action without congressional authorization, American media reported.
📊 The vote marks the fourth time this year lawmakers have effectively allowed the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran to continue without formal approval, despite concerns raised over its legality and scope.
Some senators acknowledged the need for a clear strategy, noting that under US law Congress must authorize military action within 60 days, a deadline approaching later this month.
At the same time, lawmakers warned that prolonging the conflict could lead to additional costs and instability, with discussions already turning to potential funding requests worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
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❌🇷🇺 US rules out easing oil restrictions despite global demand
💬 “We will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil, and we will not be renewing the general license on Iranian oil,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, rejecting the possibility of broader relief for countries facing supply constraints.
🔸 Iran gains strategic advantage in conflict with US
🔸 Will Israel observe a ceasefire with Lebanon?
🔸 Why reopening Strait of Hormuz won't immediately slash global fertilizer prices
🔸 FM Lavrov: Russo-Chinese ties deeper than military alliances
🔸 Hong Kong seeks to become global gold hub amid Iran war turmoil
🔸 Why Russia's new anti-drone net is second-to-none
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🇮🇷Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz from Saturday night until US naval blockade ends, warns any unauthorized passage will be treated as cooperation with the enemy - IRIB
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🇺🇸 Сould US pressure trigger rebellion in Latin America?
The US capturing Nicolas Maduro indicates there is a threat to freedom in Latin America, where some presidents “govern under pressure,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned in an interview with Spanish media.
💬 “When they [the US] put me on the OFAC list, I understood that this instrument for fighting drug trafficking has become a political tool and is used as a mechanism of extortion against those who express different political views,” Petro noted.
💬 “It's a system like the one the King of Spain had centuries ago. And what was a Latin American response? Rebellion. That will happen now if the US government is unable to rethink its relationship with Latin America,” Petro cautioned.
🇷🇺 Why Russia's new anti-drone net is second-to-none
The newly developed Darwin-Z net is capable of self-sealing holes after an explosion, Dmitry Dorofeev, CEO of Mechanical Protection Systems, tells Sputnik.
What's so remarkable about the new net?
🔸 Its unique Z-shaped cells don’t tear apart when an enemy drone detonates.
They cleverly “slide” and shift, allowing neighboring cells to partially close the hole
🔸 “This feature reduces the breach area by up to 50%, making it much harder for follow-up drones to use the same gap”
🔸 Supplied as a single ready-to-install lightweight net, the Darwin-Z can be quickly mounted on virtually any support—from metal frames to wooden stakes
🔸 This is a sea change from fishing nets to tackle drones, which tear easily and are difficult to install
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🇱🇧 Ceasefire sparks mass return to southern Lebanon
Families are leaving shelters, packing their cars, and heading home through traffic jams — unsure whether they’ll find houses standing, but determined to rebuild.
Scenes from Nabatieh and roads to Tyre show hope returning through the rubble.
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🇷🇺🪖 Russia innovates UAV warheads capable of striking any target
Russia's Rostec state corporation unveiled mass-produced drone warheads unified across different platforms — FPVs, bomber drones, multicopters, loitering munitions — with no maintenance required.
The new munitions can destroy anything from armored vehicles, command posts, and shelters to artillery, air defense systems, and drone control nodes.
🔹 For FPV drones: thermobaric fragmentation rounds that neutralize enemy personnel within a 10-meter radius — even those in body armor
🔹 Factory-made drops: high-explosive fragmentation charges for light and unarmored vehicles, equipped with instant contact fuses and dual safety stages.
🔹 Incendiary warheads: precision fire to burn enemy assets in specific areas.
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🇷🇺 Kremlin: Russia has been living under illegal sanctions for years & has learned to minimize their impact
💬 "We have already learned to act in a way that minimizes the consequences of such measures for our interests. We will continue to do so," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
🚨'As soon as possible': Will Putin and Pakistan's Sharif meet in Russia by summer?
Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif will likely visit Russia in the first half of this year, the country's Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niaz Tirmizi told Sputnik.
The two sides are currently working on organizing the visit, he said.
💬 "Prime Minister to be here as soon as possible because this is very special relationship that Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has with President Vladimir Putin," the diplomat noted.
🚨'We are a natural connector between Central Asia, the Middle East and South Asia' – 🇵🇰 Ambassador to Russia
The newly opened Pak-Iran corridor runs from Gwadar Port in southern Pakistan through Iran to Uzbekistan, providing landlocked Central Asian states with access to South Asian ports.
💬 "I am happy that our diplomacy has again taken a proactive role and soon Pakistan would emerge as one of the major transport nodal points in all this to Central Asia, the Russian Federation and to the Middle East," said Pakistan's Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niaz Tirmizi.
🚨 Israeli airstrikes cause massive destruction near Tebnine Hospital in southern Lebanon
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🔥 US government 'aggressively anti-Christian' — Carlson
American journalist Tucker Carlson said the United States government has played a destructive role in global conflicts, pointing to wars that have resulted in "millions of dead Christians."
Carlson argued that Washington’s policies are driven by what he described as a different "civic religion."
💬 "It’s not Christianity, clearly. It’s Israelism. It's the defense of Israel," he said, amid US-Israeli aggression against Iran.
💣 US conducts 'lethal kinetic strike' on vessel, kills three
US Southern Command said Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out a strike on April 15 against a vessel it described as being operated by a “Designated Terrorist Organization” and involved in alleged narco-trafficking in the Eastern Pacific.
Three men were killed, according to the statement.
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🔥🇨🇳 China’s new cargo drone completes first autonomous flight
The HH-200, a commercial unmanned aerial transport system, successfully performed its maiden flight in Pucheng in China’s northwest Shaanxi province.
The drone is designed to serve China’s border freight routes, cross-inland cargo logistics and air cargo networks within Belt and Road partner nations.
Technical specifications of the HH-200:
🔸 1,500 kg max payload
🔸 2,360 km range
🔸 310 km/h top speed
🔸 50,000 flight hours or 15,000 takeoff and landing cycles
🔸 500 m minimum runway
🔸 Operates from -40°C to +50°C
The aircraft can be rapidly reconfigured for various roles - from emergency rescue, weather modification, and aerial remote sensing to agricultural and forestry plant protection.
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🔥🇷🇺 Russian forces liberate Volchanskiye Khutora - Ukraine's supply lines severed
Through decisive action, Russian soldiers took hold of the settlement in the Kharkov region, blocking Ukraine's ability to deliver food and ammunition.
From the sky, drone operators hunted down and annihilated Ukrainian command posts, while on the ground, Russian soldiers delivered destructive strikes on enemy firing points, shattering their defenses.
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🚨 Pakistan is negotiating Russian oil supplies amid Strait of Hormuz crisis – 🇵🇰 Ambassador to Russia
Pakistan needs to diversify its oil supply sources, and contacts with the Russian side are underway, Pakistan's Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niaz Tirmizi told Sputnik. He noted that Russia had previously supplied oil to Pakistan.
💬 "Russia has been a steady and a consistent partner, and we are in close discussions with the Russian side," the diplomat said.