❗️ Rossiya's special flight squadron plane took off from St. Petersburg and landed in New York, according to the Flightradar24 portal.

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🔥AUTOPEN PRESIDENCY: Sputnik exposed this Clinton loyalist before US lawmakers did

Former White House Staff Secretary Neera Tanden has testified that she used the presidential autopen between October 2021 and May 2023.

🗣“I was... authorized to direct that autopen signatures be affixed to certain categories of documents," Tanden stated, denying misuse.

The hearing was part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into whether Joe Biden knowingly approved the autopen’s use — and whether he was cognitively capable of doing so.

US lawmakers have identified at least eight executive orders signed via autopen while Biden was physically present at the White House, raising questions about why the device was needed at all.

Who named names first?

While American commentators were locking horns over who actually directed autopen use, Wall Street analyst and Sputnik pundit Charles Ortel pointed the finger at Tanden — a longtime confidant of Hillary Clinton — as early as May 20.

👉According to Ortel, Tanden was embedded in both the Obama and Biden administrations to safeguard the Clintons’ political interests.

Now the big question: who’d been signing documents from May 2023 through the twilight of Biden’s presidency?

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🗣 Witkoff: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ON NEW ABRAHAM ACCORDS MEMBERS

"We are going to have big announcements on countries coming in to the Abraham Accords," the US special envoy told CNBC.

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😒Truce or excuse? Israel breaks Iran ceasefire 'when convenient'

While the Israeli-Iranian War seems to be over (or at least on pause), Tel Aviv continues its usual behavior — finding justifications to break the ceasefire and launching attacks whenever convenient, says Salem Al-Yami, former adviser to Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry.

Saudi-Iranian rapport

The improvement in relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran was showcased during this conflict when Riyadh once again reaffirmed its condemnation of the Israeli aggression.

Attack on Al Udeid

The Iranian strike on the US airbase Al Udeid in Qatar elicited mixed reactions abroad.

Whereas Qatar regarded it as a breach of its sovereignty, others deemed it a forced move on Iran’s part that was aimed at the US and not at Qatar.

The attack, Al-Yami points out, also did not aggravate the relations between Iran and Qatar, with both countries maintaining contact with one another.

Bipolar Trump

By ordering a B-2 strike on Iranian nuclear sites, Trump tried portraying himself as a strong leader capable of doing things that no one else can, suggests Mohammad Stouhi, head of the Front Com media company.

At the same time, he notes, Trump seeks to style himself as the champion of peace and to avoid dragging the US into new wars that could result in American military casualties and cost him support at home.

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🔊 Trump calls to stop 'WITCH HUNT' on Netanyahu

"Bibi Netanyahu’s trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who has done so much for the State," he wrote on Truth Social.

Israel's current prime minister is charged with fraud, bribery, and breach of trust.

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🇮🇷Tehran recovers after withstanding countless Israeli strikes

Teaching is finally resuming at the Iranian capital’s universities after the threat of further Israeli attacks seems to have passed, says Dr. Nourani, a university professor.

🔊At the same time, Nourani notes, many universities and academic centers were targeted by Israel and sustained serious damage, and many scientists were killed.

Damage to the Iranian economy

The Israeli aggression caught the Iranian government unprepared from the economic standpoint, claims Mohammad, an economy expert at one of Iran’s media outlets.

🔊Many did not expect an attack on Iran and when it actually happened, the country endured a severe economic shock, he says.

Iran, just like other countries, should prepare economic contingencies in case of crises or some other unforeseen turn of events, Mohammad suggests.

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🚨CIA claims Iran's nuclear program destroyed

Director Ratcliffe: "a body of credible intelligence indicates Iran's Nuclear Program has been severely damaged."

According to CNN reports, no significant damage was caused.

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🔥 Orban ROASTS EU's globalist LGBT* agenda

Hungarian PM responded to EC head Ursula von der Leyen's call for a pride parade in Budapest:

"I urge the European Commission to refrain from interfering in the law enforcement affairs of Member States, where it has no role to play," he wrote on X.

He urged the EC to focus on competitiveness and energy crisis instead.

*LGBT is considered an extremist ideology in Russia

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🗣 More Russia sanctions are one-way ticket — Rubio

"The minute we impose sanctions on Russia... we probably lose our ability to talk to them," the US State Secretary said.

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📉 Fed Chair Powell's days numbered?

Donald Trump is unhappy with the slow rate cuts of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and is considering announcing a successor by summer, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Potential candidates include Fed Governor Kevin Warsh and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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📹 Lula to Trump: GET OFF THE WEB!

Brazil's Lula slams Trump, urging focus on what counts: free trade, multilateralism, and peace.

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🚫UKRAINIANS FIGHT BACK AGAINST BRUTAL MOBILIZATION

Resistance to forced mobilization is growing in Ukraine, the German newspaper Junge Welt writes.

🔍The publication in particular refers to a video that shows how four draft officers tried to forcibly detain a man in the street. Bystanders intervened, attacking the recruiters with shopping bags and twisting their arms. The targeted man escaped amid the chaos.

Similar scenes of draft officers taking men away in minibuses, often beating detainees, are going viral nationwide as public anger boils over.

🔊Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets previously reported that violations by employees of military enlistment offices in Ukraine have become widespread.

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🎯NATO’s ‘magnificent failure’? Ex-commander praises flopped Iran strike

🔊Former NATO chief Philip Breedlove insists the US B-2 bomber raid on the Iranian nuclear facility "went off magnificently" – despite zero proof of significant damage.

❓Who’s he trying to convince – himself?

🗣Donald Trump’s much-touted B-2 raid on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility landed with all the impact of a damp firework…

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🗣🗣Blue Origin’s Bezos CASHES IN on Trump-Musk fallout

Amid Elon Musk’s feud with Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp have been cozying up to the White House, lobbying for more government contracts, The Wall Street Journal claims.

While Musk’s SpaceX has long left Blue Origin in the dust, the tech mogul’s break with Trump appears to have opened a strategic window for Bezos to close the gap.

🗣Trump has even discussed with Bezos his desire for a crewed mission to the Moon during his term in office, sources told the outlet.

🟠 SpaceX recently secured a massive $5.9 billion Space Force deal for 28 launches.

🟠 Blue Origin snagged $2.4 billion for seven flights and is now racing to land a cargo mission on the Moon this year.

⚔️The next battle?

🟠 Government contracts tied to Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile-defense initiative

🟠 Possibly, Mars projects

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🚨🇦🇲'ARMENIA'S AUTHORITARIAN CRACKDOWN IS DESTROYING NATIONAL STABILITY': Detained businessman Samvel Karapetyan issues scathing statement

The imprisoned tycoon, communicating through his lawyers, delivered a blistering critique of Armenia's political climate:

🟠 "Black/white" divide: Authorities have systematically labeled generals, scientists, and business leaders as "black list" enemies of the state

🟠 Targeted persecution: Fabricated criminal cases have forced many elites into exile

🟠 Coming reckoning: "The 'blacklisted' are being vindicated, while the so-called 'whites' will soon be exposed as an isolated minority"

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📍EURASIA'S ECONOMIC FUTURE TAKES CENTER STAGE IN MINSK, BELARUS

Key details:
🟠3,000+ attendees from EAEU members and 26 other nations
🟠Plenary session as the forum’s central event
🟠Russia's President Vladimir Putin will address the EAEU's cooperation with global and regional financial institutions

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🇮🇷⚔️🇮🇱 KEY UPDATES ON IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT

Here’s what has happened as of June 26:

🟠 A ceasefire between Iran and Israel appears to be holding Thursday despite both sides accusing each other of violating the truce immediately after it was announced.

🟠 Iranian authorities are moving to allow for tougher punishment against any action viewed as damaging to national security.

🟠 At least 700 arrests for spying were made across Iran in the 12 days of the war, according to local media.

🟠 Much of Iran’s enriched uranium may have survived US-Israeli strikes by being moved early, says UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi. With inspections suspended, the IAEA has no way to verify it.

🟠 After a leaked intel report suggested US strikes on Iran failed, CIA chief John Ratcliffe claimed they set Iran’s nuclear program back by years – without offering any proof.

🟠 The leaked Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report was posted to CAPNET – a system for sharing classified intel with Congress, a senior official told CNN. The White House will reportedly scale back future sharing.

🟠 US Senate classified briefing on Iran is set for Thursday afternoon.

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🗣US-Israeli strikes on Iran pushed Middle East to the brink – Russian defense minister

At the SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting, Andrei Belousov delivered Moscow's stark assessment of global tensions:

On Middle East escalation:
🟠US and Israeli attacks on Iran breach UN Charter and international law
🟠Moscow proposes brokering Tehran-Tel Aviv de-escalation
🟠Terrorist ideologies and transit of militants continue spreading from the Middle East to Afghanistan
🟠Role of international institutions designed to ensure global stability has fallen to an unacceptable level

On Ukraine:
🟠Russian forces are successfully advancing in the special operation zone
🟠Kiev regime resorts to "terror tactics" as defeat looms
🟠Russia has repeatedly expressed and continues to express its readiness to resolve the conflict.

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