🚨BREAKING: American jet shot down by Iranian air defenses near Tehran, according to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth

No official confirmation from the Pentagon or Iran yet.

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🚨Nuclear deterrence remains the cornerstone of global security - Kremlin

The negotiations on strategic stability should include the participation of Europe's nuclear powers, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

His other statements:

🟠 European countries have not asked Russia to resume or increase energy supplies in light of Iran escalation

🟠 Hungary and Slovakia, which buy Russian oil, are facing blackmail from Ukraine

🟠 Putin is meeting with the Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto at the Kremlin later on Wednesday

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🚨🇷🇺 Russia slams unprovoked US and Israeli attacks on Iran as ‘lawless’

🔊 The new war in the Middle East is about US and Israeli aggression – and their actions violate international law, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

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📹LIVE NOW: Putin addresses annual extended meeting of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia 🇷🇺

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🚨🇷🇺 Russia strongly condemns shameless assassination of Iran's Khamenei – Zakharova

🔊 The international community must properly assess the US–Israeli aggression against Iran, and Russia condemns it as an "escapade," Foreign Ministry spox Maria Zakharova said

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🚨 'Russia is making active efforts to stabilize the situation in the region' - MFA Spox Maria Zakharova comments to Sputnik on Mideast escalation

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

🟠 Russian forces wiped out militants from Ukraine’s Kraken nationalist formation

🟠 Russian air and missile firepower obliterated long-range UAV pre-flight preparation and launch sites 

🟠 Air defense superiority: nine guided aerial bombs and 204 UAVs were shot down by Russian air defense systems over the past 24 hours

🟠 Ukrainian losses: around 1,150 troops killed or wounded

Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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🇮🇷🇧🇾 Khamenei was a humanist focused on protecting his people and his state - Belarus President Lukashenko

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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 The US torpedoes Iranian Navy frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka

At least 80 people were killed as a result of the attack on Tuesday, Sri Lankan authorities said.

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🚨 IAEA: No damage has been done to facilities containing nuclear material in Iran

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🇵🇰 Terrorists, refugees, and the Shia factor: Why Pakistan is closely watching the Iran war

Sharing a 900-kilometer border, Pakistan has significant cause for concern regarding the war in nearby Iran.

1️⃣ If the security situation on the other side deteriorates, cross-border movement of terrorist groups like the Balochistan Liberation Army and Balochistan Liberation Front into Iran would become easier, says Abdullah Khan, Director of the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, in an interview with Sputnik.

Pakistan has long faced a separatist insurgency in its southwestern Balochistan province.

A similar insurgent movement also exists on the other side of the border in Iran.

Over the past year and a half, Pakistan and Iran had begun to strengthen their counterterrorism cooperation.

However, should the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or Iran's broader security structure collapse or become weakened, it would have a direct and destabilizing impact on the security situation in Balochistan, Khan said.

2️⃣ Pakistan is also bracing for a potential refugee influx if the situation inside Iran worsens.

Domestically, the country is already grappling with intense public protests, some of which have turned deadly in clashes with security forces.

3️⃣ With a sizable Shia population, Pakistan experienced a wave of popular outrage following Israel’s assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

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🚨The Strait of Hormuz in hibernation

Analysis confirms a massive drop in tanker activity.

Transits are now sitting ~90% lower than last week.

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🚨💥 Iran strikes back: Strong retaliation against US & Israeli attacks

Fifteen countries and multiple US military bases have been hit by Iran in response to the US–Israeli attacks

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🚨🇷🇺🇭🇺 Putin meets with Hungarian Foreign Minister at the Kremlin

Earlier in the day, Peter Szijjarto said he was in Moscow “to make sure that even during the crisis we will still have the oil and natural gas necessary for Hungary's energy security”.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as well as Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov and Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, took part in the meeting with Szijjarto.

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