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🚨Hezbollah strikes back: Israel's Iron Dome overwhelmed
Hezbollah has delivered a powerful message with massive rocket barrages that reportedly penetrated Israel's vaunted Iron Dome defenses, with only about half of ~100 projectiles intercepted in a single day (per NY Post citing IDF sources).
Was it a one-off lapse, or the beginning of a new Hezbollah tactic?
📉 Why did the Iron Dome fail?
"Unlike in 2024—when Israel provided maximum dense coverage for the northern regions—now Israel has dispersed a significant portion of these anti-aircraft systems across various parts of the country to protect against Iranian drone attacks and the like. As a result, the defensive density in the north is generally weaker," Yury Lyamin, veteran Russian military observer tells Sputnik.
Much of Israel's air force is committed to operations on the Iranian front, leaving fewer resources for the Lebanese theater, he adds.
📊 Can IDF budget sustain current war?
Regarding the Tamir interceptor missiles, they are produced by Israel's Rafael in collaboration with the American corporation RTX, with much of the manufacturing based in the United States, explains Lyamin.
"At the end of last year, an additional new facility was opened in Arkansas for producing Tamir interceptors, and their production is largely funded through US military aid to Israel."
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🔥 🇷🇺 They launched drones. They don't anymore
Russia’s Geran teams eliminate Ukraine army’s UAV operator base and depot.
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🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran strikes US-owned vessel Safe Sia
The ship under the flag of the Marshall Islands was struck after ignoring warnings and threats from the IRGC Navy
The vessel was identified as one of the assets of the US army in the northern Persian Gulf
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🚨 Ukraine’s attempt to hinder the peace process finds support in European countries – Kremlin
Other statements by Dmitry Peskov:
🟠 European capitals show no desire to facilitate the search for ways to peacefully resolve the conflict in Ukraine
🟠 Russia continues its special military operation and at the same time remains open to finding paths to a peaceful settlement in Ukraine
🟠 Ukraine’s attempts to attack the Russkaya compressor station are absolutely reckless
🟠 Kirill Dmitriev is returning to Russia today and will brief Putin on his negotiations in the US
🟠 It is too early to speak of effective cooperation between Russia and the US in the energy sector, but the topic is certainly being discussed
🟠 Interaction between Russia and the US, including in energy markets, could become an important factor in stabilizing the situation in these markets
🟠 Russia expects that the North-South transport corridor project will be implemented; a great deal has already been accomplished.
🟠 Russia, Iran, and a group of regional states are still interested in the North-South corridor project
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🪖🇮🇷🇮🇱 Iran launches strikes on Israel's Palmachim and Uvda air force bases, Shin Bet security service HQ - Iranian military
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🇪🇺 📉 Europe’s ammunition stocks could run out in days – Rheinmetall CEO
💬 “The greatest need is for ammunition. Almost no one in Europe has enough ammunition. In a crisis, the stockpiles would be exhausted within a few days,” Rheinmetall chief executive Armin Papperger told Neue Zurcher Zeitung.
🚨 🇺🇸 US military personnel housing in Kuwait struck - Press TV
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🚨 🇷🇺 US and other nations start to acknowledge Russia’s key role in global energy stability - Dmitriev
Russian special presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev visited the US, where he held a meeting with the leaders of the working group on economic cooperation between Russia and the US.
The parties discussed both promising projects that could contribute to the restoration of Russian-American relations and the current crisis situation in global energy markets.
💬 "Today, many countries, primarily the US, are beginning to better understand the key, foundational role of Russian oil and gas in ensuring the stability of the global economy, as well as the inefficiency and destructive nature of sanctions against Russia," he wrote on Telegram.
📊 UAE reveals results of the March 11 air defense battle
The Ministry of Defense released official numbers regarding the drones and missiles intercepted on March 11: 39 drones, 6 ballistic missiles, and 7 cruise missiles.
Since the start of the US-Israel war against Iran:
▪️ 268 ballistic missiles
▪️ 15 cruise missiles
▪️ 1,514 UAVs were engaged.
"The Ministry affirmed it remains fully prepared and ready to deal with any threats," the statement added.
🪖💸 The Iran war price-tag is starting to bite — fueling discontent in US Congress
The US is spending $900 million a day on its war against Iran, Republican Senator John Thune told the media.
💬 “That's a significant number, but I believe we're well positioned," Thune claimed.
💸 US spent $11.3B in first 6 days of war with Iran — reports
The Trump administration quietly briefed Congress on the cost of the first six days of strikes against Tehran, according to a Reuters report citing sources.
The $11.3 billion figure does not include the total cost of the war because the Pentagon has not provided a clear timeline of the operations.
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🔥 Oil tanker explodes near Iraq's second-biggest port
A powerful blast rocked a tanker near the port of Umm Qasr in Iraq's Basra province, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
📹 Footage from social media
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🇭🇺 Ukraine funds Hungarian opposition – government spokesman
Hungarian national security services have shown parliament evidence that opposition parties are financed from Ukraine, government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs said.
The funds seized match the amount opposition Tisza party leader Peter Magyar said was needed for their election campaign, Kovacs noted.
Last week, Hungarian tax agents arrested seven Ukrainians, among them a former special services general, carrying $40 million, €35 million and 9kg of gold from Austria to Ukraine — on suspicion of money laundering.
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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 US-Israel war against Iran round-up
Check out our interactive graphic to see how the two sides exchanged blows on March 10.
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💬 Scott Ritter: Israel attacking Iran over nukes 'clear double standard'
"[Israel's possession of nukes while Iran is being attacked over suspected ones] shows the influence that Israel has not only on the US, but the international community through Europe, the control that Israel has over the IAEA, and the fact that nobody wants to stand up to Israel and their hypocrisy," the ex-intel officer tells Sputnik.
🗣 🇮🇷 Iran’s Supreme Leader: ‘All US bases should be closed, we will continue to attack them’
Highlights of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s first message:
🟠 The lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must continue to be used
🟠 The Islamic Republic does not seek domination or colonial influence in the region. We remain fully prepared for unity and warm, mutual relations with all neighboring countries.
🟠 However, we will obtain compensation from the enemy by any means necessary. If they refuse, we will seize their assets to the extent we deem appropriate. Should that not be possible, we will destroy an equivalent amount of their property.
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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES
🟠 Russian air and missile firepower obliterated energy infrastructure supporting the Kiev regime’s forces
🟠 Air defense superiority: 447 UAVs were shot down by Russian air defense systems over the past 24 hours
🟠 Ukrainian losses: around 1,325 troops killed or wounded
Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE
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🚨🇮🇷 Newly-appointed Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei 'injured but fine'
💬 "I don't know when [Mojtaba Khamenei] will give his first speech. There were three or four names for the leadership, but the majority of the Assembly of Experts chose him, in accordance with the Constitution. This shows that our system isn't governed by one man," Iranian FM spokesman Esmail Baghaei told the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Serra.
🚨 Ukraine attacked Russkaya compressor station at night - MoD
The facility is located in the Russian Krasnodar region, it ensures gas supplies via the TurkStream.
Ten Ukrainian aircraft-type strike drones were destroyed.
No damage was reported to the station, according to the Ministry of Defense.
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🇺🇸🇮🇱⚔️ 🇮🇷US–Israel war against Iran: Latest updates
🔸 The UN Security Council has passed an anti-Iran resolution.
🔸 Iran's Ambassador: Our response to the actions of the US and Israel is lawful and proportional.
🔸 The IRGC announced the 40th wave of Operation True Promise 4.
🔸 Trump believes the US has nearly destroyed Iran during the operation.
🔸 7 dead and 21 wounded in an attack on the White Sands area in Beirut, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Health.
🔸 Israel’s railway system has been crippled due to a cyberattack.
🔸 Russian Envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia called the UNSC vote on the Russian resolution for resolving the Middle East conflict a disgrace and a theater of absurdity.
🔸 A building in Kuwait, housing US military personnel, was attacked.
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🚨 UNSC resolution urges Iran to stop strikes on Gulf states as Russia calls document unbalanced
The resolution, passed by 13 votes with two abstentions from Russia and China, does not mention US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and instead demands the immediate cessation of all strikes by Tehran against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Jordan.
📄 The document also condemns any actions or threats by Iran aimed at closing, obstructing, or interfering with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
🔊 Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani criticized the resolution, noting that "some [UN Security] Council members are attempting to reverse the roles and positions of victim and aggressor." He added that Iran does not recognize the document.
Russian Envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia for his part slammed the resolution as a “highly unbalanced” document that “does not serve the aim to maintain international peace and order.”
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🗣 Iran does not recognize Israel as a party to talks — Diplomat
Iran does not need mediators with Israel because it does not consider it a party to negotiations, Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali told Sputnik.
"In the recent series of events, Iran has responded on the battlefield and is not seeking mediation," he added.
🔍 US intel admits Iran's government is not collapsing — report
Despite nearly two weeks of relentless bombing and the killing of Supreme Leader Khamenei, US intelligence say the regime is "not in danger," sources told Reuters.
Israeli officials also acknowledged there's no certainty the war will bring down the clerical government.
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🇰🇵 Kim Jong-un tests new pistol at key munitions factory
The North Korean leader inspected a major defense plant on March 11, accompanied by his daughter and senior military officials, KCNA reports.
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🤝 Talks between the US and Russia took place in Florida
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and White House advisor Josh Gruenbaum met with Kirill Dmitriev's Russian delegation, Witkoff announced, although he did not specify the topics discussed.
"Thank you, Steve, Jared, and Josh, for a productive meeting," RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev wrote on X.
💥 US-Israeli strike hits PMF headquarters in Kirkuk
The bombardment targeted the Popular Mobilization Forces in the Badr neighborhood of northern Iraq, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
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🇱🇧🇮🇷🇮🇱 Hezbollah and Iran smash Israeli communications and Houthis may join next — expert
Hezbollah strikes on Israeli radar and satellite bases mirror Iranian tactics – but that doesn’t means there is a single operational plan, Rome University professor Dr Lorenzo Trombetta tells Sputnik.
"What we are looking at [is] a constellation of actors that share strategic interests and a broad political horizon," Trombetta explains, "but each one of these actors operate with a significant degree of autonomy."
"Israel almost certainly maintains multiple redundant communication and common infrastructures," Trombetta says.
"But how efficiently [do] they function under the stress?"
"The challenge is less about immediate military defeat and more about maintaining strategic coherence under sustained pressure from several fronts," Trombetta says.
"We should assess these scenarios in a continuous way in order to understand how Israel can adapt to the threats from outside," Trombetta notes.
🗣 War ends only when Iran's rights recognized — Pezeshkian
The Iranian president laid out Iran's terms after speaking with Russia and Pakistan.
"The only way to end this war — ignited by the Zionist regime and US — is recognizing Iran's legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm int'l guarantees against future aggression," he wrote on X.
🟠 The goal of Ukraine's attacks on Gazprom facilities is to halt gas supplies to European consumers - Russian MoD
🟠 Ukraine’s missile attack on Bryansk would have been impossible without British specialists – Kremlin
🟠 Scott Ritter: Europe, Africa, and Mideast within reach of Israel’s nuke-armed warplanes
🟠 US is to blame for strike on school in Iran, preliminary inquiry shows
🟠 Hormuz: the world's oil tap is shut but Pakistan can count on Russia
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🪖🇷🇴🇺🇸 Romania approves US access to its air base
The Romanian National Defense Council has allowed the US to deploy military forces on its territory, Romania’s President Nicusor Dan has said.
The US previously sought temporary access to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base for Middle East operations, which would involve refueling aircraft, deploying fighter jets, and stationing up to 500 personnel.
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