🚨 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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🚨 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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🚨🇮🇷 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.

Earlier, Iran’s Ambassador to Cyprus Alireza Salarian said Mojtaba Khamenei had been hurt in the February 28 strike, The Guardian reported.

The attack occurred on the first day of US-led airstrikes against Iran, when the sprawling presidential complex in Tehran was targeted.

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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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🔥 🇷🇺 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’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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🚨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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🇵🇰🇸🇦🇮🇷 EXPLAINED: Pakistani backchannel diplomacy between Saudi Arabia and Iran

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is visiting Saudi Arabia amid the US-Iran war.

His visit is part of a larger mediation effort to prevent direct hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies director Abdullah Khan told Sputnik.

💬 "Through backchannel efforts, Islamabad is urging Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies not to fall into Israel's trap of joining a military campaign against Iran, while convincing Iran that expanding the conflict would be counterproductive for Tehran itself," Khan said.

Pakistani leaders including the prime minister and military chiefs have engaged in shuttle diplomacy, maintaining constant contact with Iran and Saudi Arabia to de-escalate tensions, he added.

Pakistan is also part of the behind-the-scenes efforts to broker a ceasefire between the US and Iran, the expert stresses.

Khan said other issues likely to be on the agenda:

🟠 Security: the Pakistani priority is to limit the conflict and urge Iran to show restraint. But if Saudi Arabia asks, Islamabad would back defensive operations from Saudi territory and airspace against Iranian aggression—providing whatever is needed including troops and equipment already deployed there. Pakistan would avoid using its own soil for attacks on Iran, maintaining a defensive posture rather than joining the offensive

🟠 Oil Supplies: With Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan—which imports over 80% of its oil—faces serious problems, including rising fuel costs and potential shortages. The visit prioritizes energy security, with discussions focused on securing stable supplies amid the crisis

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🚨 🇮🇹 Meloni on Iran: ‘Italy is not participating and doesn’t intend to participate in this conflict’

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🗣 🇷🇺 UN resolution on Iran 'unbalanced' and ignores US/Israeli strikes - Russian MFA spox

💬 “Its Bahraini authors refused to accept a single Russian or Chinese proposal to amend their unbalanced text," Zakharova added. 

The adopted resolution also failed to mention US and Israeli strikes and called for an immediate halt to all Iranian strikes on the Arab nations.

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🚨'Where is UNESCO?’

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has hit out at the UN cultural watchdog for staying mum on Israel’s bombings of ancient Iranian monuments.

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🇵🇰 How could Pakistan get oil bypassing the Strait of Hormuz?

Pakistan relies on the Gulf region for about 85% of its crude and refined oil imports, per the IEA.

Given that Iran is blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the South Asian country is actively seeking alternative routes.

What are Pakistan’s options?

1️⃣ Importing Saudi oil via the Yanbu port

👉 Located on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, this route offers a viable alternative

👉 In early March, Ali Pervaiz Malik, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Petroleum, met with Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki. The two officials agreed to continue their cooperation in the energy sector. Malik revealed that the Saudi authorities had assured the security of oil supplies through the Port of Yanbu, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan

2️⃣ Importing fuel from the UAE via the Fujairah port

👉 Pakistan’s largest refinery, Pak-Arab Refinery Company (PARCO), has already secured two crude oil shipments from outside the Strait of Hormuz

👉 This has enabled the refinery to continue operations and extend its crude stock coverage. One of the shipments, carrying 70,000 barrels, came from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) via the Fujairah port

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🇺🇸🇨🇳 New probe against China: US trade penalties poor strategy for investment and growth – expert

China is fully leveraging its productivity to meet the needs of Global South populations, financial analyst Paul Goncharoff tells Sputnik, commenting on a new US probe into alleged excess manufacturing by China and other trade partners.

"Excessive industrial capacity, or simply overcapacity, occurs when output exceeds the actual market demand," Goncharoff explains.

"This imbalance may lead to unused machinery and unproductive staff. China, in all fairness, does not support either."

In the US' latest move, neither business logic nor long-term vision seems to play a visible role, the pundit says.

"If protecting American jobs was the real issue, then it would seem that insulting and penalizing most of the planet is a poor way to attract investment capital for growth."

🟠 US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated on March 11 that the new investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 could result in fresh levies against China, India, Japan, the EU, Norway, Mexico, and others

🟠 US probe was launched following a Supreme Court ruling striking down the US administration's tariffs imposed in 2025

🟠 Greer hopes to wrap up the probes before temporary US tariffs imposed in February expire in July

"'Our way or the highway' is not a mutually productive negotiating formula and never has been," says Goncharoff.

"I see more and more countries opting to take the 'highway' as far from Washington and their trade control efforts as they can reasonably get."

While the US has long been trying to contain China's rise, American pressure on its longtime allies raises questions.

"It is a question of influence and dependence," the veteran financial analyst responds.

"Who better to pressure than those that are deeply interconnected with you financially and politically?"

"It is not pretty and will probably not survive as a viable tactic for long; just ask the UK or Canada what they think," Goncharoff concluded.

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🚨 Car crashes into a synagogue in Michigan

An individual purposely drove the car into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield before shots were fired, according to Oakland County deputies.

The vehicle caught fire after striking the building, according to local reports.

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🇪🇸🇮🇹🇪🇺 Madrid & Rome: EU's voices defending the Middle East

The once-united European Union is visibly fracturing over the the US-Israeli attack on Iran.

Leading the pushback are Spain's Pedro Sánchez and Italy's Giorgia Meloni.

Pedro Sánchez: Confronting Netanyahu & Trump

🟠 May 2024: Spain recognizes Palestine (formalized May 28)

🟠 Oct 2024: Calls for EU to suspend association agreement with Israel

🟠 Accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza; vows to enforce ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

🟠 May 2025: At Arab League summit – "Palestine is bleeding before our eyes. Stop the slaughter in Gaza"

🟠 Sep 2025: Enacts royal decree for full arms embargo on Israel; closes Spanish airspace/ports to Israeli military shipments.

Post-Feb 28, 2026 US-Israel strikes on Iran:

🟠 Urges immediate end to hostilities "before it's too late"

🟠 Slams war as "smoke screen" to hide domestic failures and enrich elites

🟠 "No to war" – four words that sum up Spain's stance

🟠 Rejects Trump's pressure to use Spanish bases for strikes on Iran: "We will not be complicit in what harms the world and contradicts our values"

🟠 Opposes French push for stronger European nuclear capability: "We do not want a more nuclear world or a nuclear Europe"

Giorgia Meloni: Italy Condemns US & Israel

🟠 Mar 11, 2026: In Rome parliament speech, denounces US-Israeli campaign in Iran as part of "unilateral interventions outside international law"

🟠 Declares Italy "does not accept and will not participate" in the conflict

🟠 Strongly condemns the Minab school strike (≈170 killed, mostly girls), expresses solidarity with victims' families, and demands accountability

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🟠 Iran’s Supreme Leader: ‘All US bases should be closed, we will continue to attack them’

🟠 UN resolution on Iran 'unbalanced' and ignores US/Israeli strikes - Russian MFA spox

🟠 Madrid & Rome: EU's voices defending the Middle East

🟠 Hezbollah strikes back: Israel's Iron Dome overwhelmed

🟠 New probe against China: US trade penalties poor strategy for investment and growth – expert

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💥⚔️ Written off too soon: Hezbollah returns to exact revenge

Israel's Iron Dome intercepted only half of the 100 rockets Hezbollah launched on March 11. The strikes came despite 10,000 Israeli ceasefire violations recorded since October 2024.

📍 Peace was never an option

"Hezbollah was preparing for a new war, recognizing its inevitability," Russian analyst Yury Lyamin tells Sputnik.

He notes that Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem had warned that assassinating Iran's Supreme Leader would be a "red line."

The group understood it "would be targeted regardless and thus intended to defend itself."

While Hezbollah lost southern border areas and much of its missile arsenal in 2024, it "retains significant stockpiles in underground bases deeper in Lebanon. The bulk of its military and civilian structure remains intact."

📍 Hezbollah's rebuilding push

"Iran has so much firepower. Add Hezbollah's firepower, and that's going to take a very heavy toll on Israeli defenses," Beirut analyst Ali Rizk tells Sputnik.

Hezbollah has been quietly rebuilding, with US Embassy leaks admitting the group was restoring capabilities "faster than the Lebanese Army could degrade it."

📍 Strategic shift

Key change: Hezbollah is returning to guerrilla warfare. After fighting in Syria, it operated like a conventional army—making it more exposed to Israeli attacks.

"Now Hezbollah is going back to its original self—guerrilla tactics, more secrecy, fewer targets for Israel," Rizk explains.

📍 Still a force

Despite losses, Hezbollah remains "a force to be reckoned with," launching 100-200 rockets and sustaining itself financially through Iran and other means.

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🚨US–Israel war against Iran: Overview

Explore our map tracking the exchange of fire between the opposing sides on March 11.

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