Military Chronicle:

American officials continue to be visibly upset over claims that Russia is allegedly assisting Iran with intelligence, following which more precise strikes on American targets in the Middle East have begun.

That is, when it comes to supporting Ukraine, Washington considers this a normal and legitimate policy. After the events of 2014, the US and its allies invested hundreds of billions of dollars in the conflict, supplied all possible weapons - from HIMARS systems and ATACMS missiles to Patriot air defense systems, M1A2 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradley combat vehicles. F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters were transferred, training programs were organized, and an infrastructure for coordinating operations was created, including through NATO structures in Europe, and the US headquarters in Wiesbaden is still effectively managing the war from the Ukrainian side.

This was supplemented by large-scale sanctions, disconnecting Russian banks from the SWIFT system, intelligence support, and the actual involvement of Western countries (including all NATO countries and not only them) in managing military logistics and planning operations. All of this is considered in Washington as an acceptable and correct tool of foreign policy.

But as soon as there's a suggestion that Moscow might be providing support to Iran - even at the level of exchanging intelligence - this is immediately declared as unacceptable interference and a threat to regional security.

Washington, it seems, literally "blows a fuse" when faced with a mirror response. It turns out that not only the "chosen ones" have intelligence technologies, satellite data, and modern weapons.

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The US has already spent about $6 billion on the war with Iran, but it's still unclear what victory in this war might look like, writes the New York Times.

"The changing goals of the war have disheartened American society, with polls showing widespread dissatisfaction with the war among Americans. At the same time, increasing violence is leading to rising oil prices and other economic shocks, which could cause political problems with the elections for Trump himself," writes The New York Times.

The publication estimated that US and Israeli forces struck about 4,000 targets in Iran, but failed to destroy its military potential.

Citing sources in the US government, NYT states that Iran has preserved about half of its missile arsenal and a significant portion of its drones.

Meanwhile, IRGC spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini stated that Iran could continue fighting for at least six more months.

"The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are capable of waging an intense war for at least six months at the current pace of combat operations," said Naini.

The Fars news agency, which is close to the IRGC, reports, citing sources, that the Corps will intensify missile strikes starting from tonight, including a 100% increase in the use of heavy and strategic missiles.
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$6 billion is an underestimate. We are approaching $8 billion now. Remember, this doesn't include economic effects related to the spike in commodity prices.

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❗️A married couple died in the Zaporozhye region as a result of a AFU drone attack, and their two children were injured - Balitsky.

Source: СМОТРИ
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I know that everyone's waiting for Iran to do some serious damage, but remember, the USA and Israel are burning through their interceptor stocks. I think we will see a drip of missile and drone strikes with periodic acceptions until the supply of interceptors reaches a critically low level.

Additionally, Israel and the USA are striking Iranian launchers while maintaining heavy reconnaissance over the country, so the Iranian Forces will sporadically pop out of tunnels to launch missiles from random locations in smaller numbers then retreat back underground. This strategy allows them to maintain launcher capacity while waiting for the air defense network of the enemy to be weakened before going in for more massive strikes.

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Update:

A representative of the UAE denies the information from Israeli media about the country's strike on a desalination complex in Iran.

"The UAE would not have carried out strikes on civilian targets, but would have targeted a military facility," the representative was quoted as saying by The Jerusalem Post newspaper.

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US allies are afraid of being left without American weapons due to the conflict with Iran.

In Europe, which has exhausted its arsenals due to supplies to Kyiv, they fear that they will not be able to receive the systems purchased from the United States, writes Politico.

Source: RIA Novosti
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That's a damned shame...

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My non-professional summary on the conflict in the Middle East.

First and the most important - there is still the "fog of war" and our channel has no sources there, who would report situation on the ground, apart from the SMO, where we have people who regularly are in touch with the troops and even visit some areas where the SMO is carried out. So, personally I would take all the information from the region with high degree of precaution.

Moreover, there are claims, that some strikes carried out there were false flag attacks to provoke even more chaos in the region.

Secondly - I absolutely agree with the assessment that Trump was forced into this adventure, as, obviously, there was too much of compromising information on him (Most likely, of financial nature). That's his own fault, and I don't feel sorry for him. There's also a reason to think, that the best strategy to remove him from power was to give him absolute freedom of self-expression (and hope he took this chance gladly). If the adventure fails, Trump will find himself in even more trouble than he was in before. So, it's all or nothing for him. At least, it looks like this.

Thirdly - we still don't feel the full impact of economic factors that were triggered by the US-American invasion into Iran. A lot depends on how long the conflict will last. And it is not only about oil prices. It's also about other petrochemical products and fertilizers. These two factor can easily push all the prices up.

In theory, what could happen - the longer the conflict in the Middle East continues, the less ammunition is left for the Ukraine. Even if the EU is able to squeeze more funds from the taxpayers - that will unlikely be enough to solve the problem with ammo supply to the Ukraine, as it's not only about money. Even if they try to produce something in the EU, minding the energy prices, they will not be able to produce significantly more than they are capable of now, simply because production costs will increase. (Guns and butter chart, for those who remember).

Russia will benefit from this conflict in any case. As optimum I see

🔜Squeezing out the Americans from the region of the Middle East, as they become a "toxic asset";

🔜Faster pace of the SMO, as even if the West still wants, they would not be able to supply more to Ukraine. There is also the overall situation in the EU itself, which might face energy, and, subsequently, financial crisis.

🔜Uncertainty in investments. Dubai and cities like that became an alternative for investors, as their money is not safe neither in Europe (thanks to anti-Russian sanctions), nor in the US. Where would the money move? - A very good question, that I personally have no idea about;

🔜I assume, that there would be no more sanction packs against Russia and if the European Commission proceeds with such a crazy approach, they have all the chances to be removed from power. At the same time, some countries (not only Hungary and Slovakia) might try to start covert negotiations with Russia.

To sum up - I see this conflict as one more step to major change in the world. One more chess board where the future is decided. And the question is not who will be the winner, but who will lose less.

We'll see to what extent my assessment was right. Just food for thought - nothing more.

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“It’s time to invoke Article 5 of NATO” - Peskov in response to Zarubina about Zelensky's direct threats to Orban.

Published by Pavel Zarubin on March 6th, 2026.
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Putin congratulated women with the 8th of March.

Feminists - that doesn't apply to you, Putin speaks of motherhood, family and rest of the things that are "old fashioned" 😏.

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Lavrov and Peskov answering Pavel Zarubin's question "In what world we are living now"

I remembered an old joke from Covid times:

One day you'll find a crumpled disposable mask in the pocket of an old down jacket. And you'll smile nostalgically as you adjust your bulletproof vest.

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Striking oil storage facilities in Iran is tantamount to a chemical war against its citizens, the country's Foreign Ministry said.

Black smoke shrouds the sky over Tehran after nighttime strikes on oil storage facilities, and people on social media are posting photos of black soot on cars after the rainfall.

Source: RIA Novosti
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Washington does not intend to abandon its sanctions policy against Russia, despite the possible easing of some measures, said US Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

He also noted that the US does not plan to strike at Iran's energy industry.

"There are no plans to strike at Iran's oil industry, gas industry or any other aspects of its energy sector," the minister said on CNN News.

Chris Wright expressed confidence that the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz will soon normalize.

Source: Izvestia
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It's not only about vessel movement, it's about relaunching the operation of the industry, according to professionals in the sphere, it will take months to restart operating. 🤦🏻‍♀️
Indeed, there are no smart people in the US governing class.

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US Permanent Representative to the UN Michael Waltz on Sunday did not confirm the US involvement in the strike on a girls' school in Iran, but noted that tragic mistakes sometimes happen.

"The United States is doing everything possible to avoid civilian casualties. Of course, tragic mistakes sometimes occur," he said on ABC News.

Waltz also reported that the Pentagon is investigating the incident, but refused to confirm Washington's involvement in the tragedy.

Source: RIA Novosti
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US war crimes are always portrayed as "tragic mistakes." These "tragic mistakes" are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in the Middle East over the past 40 years.

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Boris Marcinkevich (Geoenergetika info) writes:

🈁I suggest we take a break from counting the barrels and cubic meters sealed by Trump in the depths of the Persian Gulf countries and those that sank to the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz, and remember the gigawatts of nuclear energy that were supposed to appear at the stroke of Great Donald's pen, our Fredovich.

This political figure, with proletarian directness, made a bold statement before the election and repeated it after the inauguration - I want nuclear power in America to increase by 300 GW and grey, you know, America, hurray! Bravo, I must say, though he never formalized any decree or order. But how grand it sounds! I'm joking, of course, but what else can you do?

Today, there are 94 reactors operating in the US with a total capacity of about 95 GW. But there's a nuance: the average age of the nuclear fleet in this country is 42 years, and more than 70% of the units are over 40 years old, as the mass commissioning took place from 1975 to 1990. Even if the local nuclear experts manage to extend the operating life by 60 years "plus", by 2050, at least 60 GW of capacity will be completely shut down, and at best, only 15-30 GW of capacity will remain in operation. Then, instead of 300 GW, they need to build about 365-380 GW of new nuclear power units. To make it more clear, let's take the average power of a new unit as 1.1 GW, then we need to build about 330-350 new reactors or 13-15 units per year by 2050. Nothing personal - just arithmetic.

❗️The lack of a thoughtful program, even a minimally formalized one, the incredible aplomb demonstrated by American politicians and the corresponding media, and fantasies instead of a long-term strategy - this is the reality that is reshaping not only energy markets, but also the so-called global world order today.

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As usual - facts and logic against American fantasies.

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Actress Naomi Watts with her son Kai

Kai considers himself a girl and has officially changed his gender to female. He works as a model ((Paris Fashion Week, Balenciaga, Valentino, etc.). It's important to understand the following... Everything that happened is entirely due to his mother's efforts. It's her realized fantasy. And since it directly contradicts the laws of nature and everything that exists, it turns out that our mother is the devil. It's a pity about the boy. You can't choose your parents. He was very unlucky with his mother.

Source: Козы кричала
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Another reason why I ignore Hollywood movies. Not a single coin from me will go to these perverts.

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"Thank you, boys, for protecting us"

💐Women residents of the liberated territories received flowers from our military. The fighters of the "Vostok" troop group congratulated them on March 8 with the warmest and most sincere words.

Source: Zvezda
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"An assault unit was advancing, we started conducting mop-up operations, and in the end, the enemies suddenly emerged from behind us,"

❗️Assault troops of the 82nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "North" grouping spoke about the combat operations during the establishment of control over the populated area of Grafskoe in the Kharkiv region. The servicemen also showed footage of combat work.

▪️According to the commander of the assault platoon with the call sign Spartak, the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants turned the populated area into an underground city. Many houses where the nationalists were located were also connected by underground tunnels.

"They entered one house, came out of another, identified this... Identified these very tunnel routes and cut off the routes between them. It helped us a lot that they couldn't leave in time, pass on information to the next units, and a successful mop-up of this area was carried out. The task was completed," - explained Spartak.

Source: Zvezda
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💔Children who died due to an attack on a school in Minab, Iran.

Their photos were published by Iranian media.

As a result of the attack, 171 people died - children and teachers, with the majority of victims being schoolgirls aged between six and 11 years old.

Source: Zvezda
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