The one bright spot in the whole Trump catastrophe is that he is also ruining the plans of the people who absolutely deserve it. Hopefully, the Western hegemony doesn't survive Trump. Unfortunately, many good people have suffered and will continue to suffer, but we will come out the other end of this.

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The failure of the C-RAM to repel and intercept the suicide drone that struck the American embassy in the center of the capital, Baghdad.
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Note: The rounds for the C-RAM are designed to explode at a certain distance so that they don't rain down on people.

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Deputies do not vote for laws "under the IMF", because no one consulted them about these laws, said Igor Friz, a deputy from the "Servant of the People" party.

According to him, the government did not involve the parliament in signing commitments with the IMF, and now it is forcing it to vote on decisions that could destroy Ukraine's economic system.

"It turns out to be a rather ugly construct, when someone makes commitments on behalf of Ukraine, but it is the Verkhovna Rada that has to implement them and adopt the corresponding changes in legislation. In the opinion of most deputies, these commitments will destroy the economic system, in which hundreds of entrepreneurs are involved," noted the deputy.
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We've come full circle.

The entire reason for the current conflict, the entire reason for the Maidan, it all began with an economic agreement with the West.

Ukraine was offered two ways to recieve a bailout during the global financial crisis.

1. Russia's offer:

Russia was offering a direct loan amounting to $15 billion and lower gas prices with Ukraine simply having to agree to join the Russian-led Customs Union and stay out of the EU.

2. The West's offer:

The West offered a mere €610 million loan coupled with strict IMF mandated reforms in return for European integration and supposedly the opportunity to receive more support later.

Yanukovych chose the Russian way, and the rest was history.

Well, here they are, and NOW they decide they don't like the flavor?

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Israel is publicly calling on Iranians to revolt but privately admits that protesters will likely be "slaughtered," The Washington Post reports, citing a State Department document.

According to the document, Israeli officials say the Iranian regime is "not cracking" and will "fight to the end." If protests break out, the IRGC "will have the upper hand" and will suppress them.

Despite this, Israel still hopes for an uprising and wants the U.S. to be ready to support it, the publication notes.

However, American officials now also acknowledge that protesters face an extreme risk of threats from armed security forces.
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"Protesters." If I tried to overthrow the US government in a time of war, what would happen to me? What do you think?

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Trump stated that being ahead of schedule with the military operation against Iran allows the US to save a lot of money.

"We're saving a lot of money by being ahead of schedule," Trump said at the White House.

According to him, no one expected that the US would be able to inflict "such damage on Iran in such a short time."
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Now he's flipped back to "everything is fine" mode.

You read it here, multibillion dollar wars of choice for Israel are a money saver.

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Man, look at how much we are saving...

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Tasnim:

Stunning footage of projectiles in the sky of Dubai

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CENTCOM announced that it carried out an attack using several 5,000-pound GBU-72 A5K bombs against fortified sites housing anti-ship cruise missiles along the Iranian coast, near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran doesn't have to fire missiles from the coast to be effective in stopping enemy vessels from using the Strait.

This is more military theater.

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The US aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, deployed on operations related to Iran, will temporarily head to port after a fire broke out on board, according to US officials.

The ship, currently in the Red Sea, is scheduled to dock at the Souda Bay naval base on the Greek island of Crete, though the duration of the stopover has not been specified.

The fire, which originated in the laundry area, resulted in approximately 200 sailors being treated for smoke inhalation and affected about 600 living quarters.

The aircraft carrier, which has a crew of over 5,000, operates more than 75 military aircraft, including F-18 fighter jets.
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Again, a fire in the laundry room... Really?

Coincidentally, if Iran successfully used a "suicide" USV (unmanned surface vessel) or a subsurface mine, the impact would likely be near the waterline—right where laundry and lower berthing are located.

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An Iranian missile finds its target in Tel Aviv.

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The US embassy in Baghdad again.

Don't they understand that America and Israel won the war? This is just unfair.

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