Rumors about “Biden’s death” are spreading on social networks:

▪️Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert said she will demand proof that US President Joe Biden is alive by the end of Monday;

▪️Conspiracy theories began after the White House announced that the president had no scheduled meetings in the coming days;

▪️After Biden left the race, the Republican committee The Virginia Project published a post with the question: “Is Joe Biden dead?”;

▪️On social network X, people are discussing that the signature on the letter of resignation from the presidential race is supposedly fake - it is being compared with other samples of the same year;

▪️The president did not record a video message about his departure, pointed out Fox News host Bret Baier;

▪️Former White House press secretary Dana Perino noted that since Biden’s last appearance in public there has not been a single recent photo of him;

▪️Writer Darla Shine wrote that "if we don't see Joe Biden alive addressing the nation on video this morning, he is dead or dying, there is no other explanation";

▪️In response to today’s post on the official account of the US president in X, some posted comments demanding that Biden take a photo with a fresh newspaper.

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Russia and Iran hold joint naval drills to strengthen regional cooperation

The joint naval exercise "Caspian Maritime Rescue, Relief and Security 2024" (CASAREX24) kicked off on July 22 in the Caspian Sea, involving naval forces from Iran and Russia, Tasnim News reported, citing Iranian Navy commander Captain Abbas Hassani.

What's known about the drills?

▪️The Iranian Navy’s airborne division and military vessels, including Sina-class missile-launching vessels Paykan, Darafsh, and Separ, two AB-212 helicopters and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy's flotilla "Martry Baseer" took part in the drills.

▪️Iran's Separ (P234) is considered to be one of Iran's most up-to-date frigates which boasts a high speed and is equipped with surface-to-surface missile system, anti-aircraft, and anti-surface defense systems.

▪️Russia’s SB-45-class rescue tugboat entered the Iranian territorial waters on July 21 to participate in the exercises. The vessel is designed to provide assistance to ships in case of emergency, extinguish fires on vessels and coastal structures.

▪️The crew of the Russian rescue tugboat and Iranian sailors jointly practiced actions to assist a damaged ship and rescue its crew members. The military also practiced their skills in towing a damaged vessel.

▪️The Iranian and Russian vessels also hit surface targets in the sea within the drill's framework, according to Hassani, as quoted by Mehr News Agency.

▪️Representatives from other states on the Caspian Sea's littoral, including those of the Republic of Azerbaijan were monitoring the naval exercises as observers.

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