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🇺🇸 Takedown of Trump tariffs could be blow to US budget – experts

💬 “This is positive for the world economy, but negative for the US budget deficit,” Russian expert Olga Belenkaya tells Sputnik, commenting on the US Supreme Court’s recent ruling to strike down Donald Trump’s global import tariffs as unlawful.


🟠 She explains that one of the goals of the tariffs was to offset losses from Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill," which stipulated extending a number of tax breaks and increasing military spending.

🟠 The Supreme Court’s decision will make the US search for new sources to cover these costs, which could result in a situation where the country’s budget deficit “will probably be higher."

🟠 On the other hand, US consumers could benefit from the removal of imports tariffs, Alexey Govyrin, member of the Russian parliament’s Committee for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, says in an interview with Sputnik.

💬 "If the tariffs are not quickly replaced by new ones, it will mean less price pressure and potentially fewer reasons for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates high. However, if uncertainty persists due to the search for alternative instruments, the regulator may remain cautious," Govyrin sums up.


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🇮🇷🇺🇸Iran ready for nuclear talks with US in Geneva on Thursday Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said he is ready to meet US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Geneva on February 26 for another round of discussions on his country’s nuclear energy program.…
🚨Omani FM confirms US–Iran talks in Geneva on Thursday

Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi has confirmed that US–Iran negotiations are scheduled to take place in Geneva on Thursday, February 26, marking the next round of diplomatic talks between the two sides.

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🚨Omani FM confirms US–Iran talks in Geneva on Thursday Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi has confirmed that US–Iran negotiations are scheduled to take place in Geneva on Thursday, February 26, marking the next round of diplomatic talks between…
🗣 US-Iran talks yield positive signals, but we're ready for anything — Iranian president

President Masoud Pezeshkian confirms practical proposals exchanged and encouraging signs—but warning Tehran is preparing for all outcomes.

"We continue to closely monitor US actions and have made all necessary preparations for any potential scenario," he wrote on X.


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🇺🇸🪖US build-up near Iran: 16 Warships, 490 combat aircraft and 40,000 troops in position

The US has gathered a huge military force in the Middle East, the Financial Times reports.

🟠The 'armada' includes:

👉16 combat ships and two support vessels

👉40,000 troops

👉Seven air wings with some 70 aircraft each

🟠Their locations:

👉Five air wings are already stationed in Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE

👉Two additional air wings are on the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald Ford aircraft carriers

👉66 fighter jets – including F-35s, F-15s, A-10s and EA-18 electronic warfare planes – based at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan

🟧The US military presence is meant to intimidate Iran into abandoning its peaceful nuclear energy program and dismantling its ballistic missile arsenal.

🟧US President Donald Trump threatened Tehran with a "massive armada" if it does not agree to a "fair and equitable" nuclear deal.

🟧Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says a diplomatic solution is preferable, but has made it clear that Iran will uphold its right to enrich uranium – even at the risk of war.

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🇪🇺🇺🇸EU trade head proposes freezing US deal over tariff chaos

European Parliament trade committee chairman Bernd Lange says he will propose suspending approval of the EU-US Turnberry Agreement at an emergency meeting on Monday – until Washington clarifies its trade policy.

🔹That followed the US Supreme Court's decision on Friday to strike down US President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose selective tariffs on other nations.

🔹Trump responded with a 10% tariff on all nations – later saying it could rise to 15%.

🔹The EU is demanding clarity on commitments. The lopsided Turnberry deal imposes a 15% tariff on EU exports to the US, but 0% on US exports to the EU.

🔹French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said his government was looking into whether the treaty “is still valid,” but the European commission insisted "A deal is a deal."

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📹 Slovakia will stop electricity supplies to Ukraine in respond to energy blockade

PM Robert Fico announces retaliation against Kiev's "unfriendly" energy demands, which included cutting emergency electricity supplies in response to Ukraine's blocking of Russian oil transit.

"We support cross-border cooperation, send humanitarian aid, electricity, and gas. And as a 'reward' for this, President Zelensky stopped gas transit and caused direct damage amounting to €500 million per year," Fico argued.


The prime minister said he will visit SEPS, the state grid operator, to request that they stop the flow of electricity.

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🗣 Mexican president calls citizens to remain calm amid unrest

The death of El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, has sparked arson, roadblocks, and attacks on security forces across dozens of cities.

President Sheinbaum urges calm, thanks security forces, and insists most of the country remains normal.

"There is absolute coordination with all state governments. We must remain informed and calm."


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📹 Chaos erupts in Mexico after cartel boss killed

The death of El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, has plunged multiple states into violence—arson, roadblocks, airport shutdowns, and empty streets.

▫️ Flights grounded: Volaris, VivaAerobus, Air Canada, Southwest, Alaska Airlines suspend operations at Puerto Vallarta. United and Delta issue travel alerts.

▫️ Banks torched: 20 Banco del Bienestar branches set on fire in Jalisco.

▫️ Cities paralyzed: Guadalajara described as "a ghost town." Residents shelter as convoys ambush patrol cars and burn vehicles on highways.

▫️ Blockades spread: Jalisco, Michoacán, Tamaulipas, Colima, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, Veracruz—roads closed, trucks incinerated.

"They sent a message that at 14:00 hours, the shootings would begin. The city is empty," a witness told Sputnik.


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🇰🇵 Kim Jong-un gets re-elected as WPK General secretary — report

The 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea adopted the decision on February 22, KCNA reported.

Kim Jong-un will hold this position for another 5 years.

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💬 Greenland to Trump: 'No, thank you' on hospital ship

Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejects the US offer of a floating hospital, pointing out that Greenland already has free public healthcare—unlike America.

Donald Trump announced the vessel was "already on its way." Denmark says it knows nothing about it.

"We are always open to dialogue and cooperation, including with the United States, but instead of posting more or less random comments on social media, just talk to us," Nielsen urged.


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