The BBC operates in Russia, but RT is banned in the UK.

Who is afraid of what?

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Informed source to Tasnim: The American side has agreed to release Iran's assets, but the Iranian delegation is seeking assurance on this matter

🔹 As a result of pressures and negotiations, the American side has agreed to release Iran's blocked assets and announced that it has brought a team to Islamabad for consultations in financial matters so that both sides can reach a conclusion on this issue.

🔹 However, given the history of America's previous breaches of promise and repeated obstructions in transferring Iran's blocked assets, the Iranian side is looking for ways to be sure of America's seriousness in this matter.
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It will be funny when Iran gets sanctions relief as well as the ability to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz and Trump tries to spin this as a victory.

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Chinese Liaison (Китайский свяZноj):

The UK will allocate a grant of 380 million pounds for a battery production plant, "to compete with China".

The plant is being built by those who have never built such plants before. The money is allocated through a non-repayable grant, not tied to results - i.e., it doesn't have to be repaid, and there's no obligation to actually build the plant.

The government doesn't receive a stake in the plant for the grant. It's not about conditions, it's just a fairy tale.

And anyone who says this is embezzling money is an agent of Beijing.

The main thing is to keep writing articles like "How unfairly China competes by giving non-market subsidies to businesses" and something about inefficient socialism, where money is just given away. But this is a completely different matter here.

And after... well, sorry, but someone asks "and where are the results?" about Elon Musk's Gigafactory, which has been flooding the whole world with super-efficient Tesla batteries since 2016 (it was promised to produce 40% of the world's output, because it's a GIGAfactory)? They just pocketed the money and did their thing - what's the big deal?

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Iran has handed over to Pakistani mediators a list of its "red lines" in negotiations with the United States.

This was reported by the Iranian agency IRIB.

These lines are:

- Iran's sovereign control over the Strait of Hormuz,

- receiving military reparations,

- unfreezing Iranian assets,

- achieving a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in the entire region (that is, presumably, in Lebanon, Palestine, and Yemen).

Tehran insists that these demands must be met before any final agreement is concluded.

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Qatari media broadcast images from inside Al Udeid Air Base

🔹This video shows the damage caused to this base as a result of an Iranian drone attack in early March.

🔹This report also revealed damage to the highly precise American AN/FPS-132 radar system, valued at nearly $1.1 billion, which is considered one of the most advanced early warning systems.

Source: Tasnim

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❗️The negotiations between the USA and Iran in Islamabad have officially begun - Trump

⚡️I don't care about the outcome of the negotiations. In case of failure, Washington will resume military actions - Trump

Source: СМОТРИ
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The Turkish Prosecutor's Office has demanded life imprisonment and sentences ranging from 1,102 years to 4,596 years for Netanyahu, a number of members of the Israeli government and military leadership, writes the Hürriyet newspaper.

They are accused of crimes against humanity, genocide, deprivation of liberty, cruel treatment, damage to property, robbery, and detention of vehicles.

Source: TASS
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President Trump told The Post on Friday that US warships are being reloaded with “the best ammunition” to resume strikes on Iran if peace talks in Pakistan fail.

“We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made — even better than what we did previously, and we blew them apart,” he said.

Retired four-star Army general Jack Keane said Friday the US is prepared militarily to take control of the strait from Iran, and Trump won’t accept a bad deal.

“I know our forces can open up that strait and protect the ships going through it,” Keane told Fox News. “People are hand-wringing about a drone here and a missile there … They don’t understand the plan and the details of the plan.

“The United States military can secure defined space that’s moving through the straits — put an absolute air cap and air bubble around all of that and make certain that anything that tries to penetrate it is going to be defeated.”
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If they are defeated, and you've won a total victory, as you keep saying, are you just negotiating with Iran out of the kindness of your heart?

And if you can secure the Strait of Hormuz, why didn't you?

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The negotiations between Iran and the US in Islamabad may be extended for another day, reports the Iranian agency Tasnim.
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I doubted this was all going to be wrapped up over lunch...

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❗️The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

A delegation from the Andrey Ruzhitsky Foundation will deliver a portion of it to Moscow for the Easter service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

Source: Оперсводки
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⭐️Russia returned 175 servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, in exchange, 175 prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were handed over, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

At present, the servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces are located in the territory of Belarus, where they are provided with the necessary psychological and medical assistance. The UAE played a mediating role in the return process.

Also, during the exchange, seven illegally detained residents of the Kursk region were returned. They will be taken home.

✔️Russia returned 175 servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, in exchange, 175 prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were handed over.


The plane with Russian military personnel who were returned from Ukrainian captivity has landed in the Moscow region, a correspondent for "Izvestia" reported.

Source: Izvestia
Video: Footage of Russian servicemen returned from the territory controlled by Kyiv. /Izvestia/
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The negotiations between the US and Iran have reached a stalemate over the issue of the Strait of Hormuz, writes the Financial Times, citing sources.

According to the publication, Tehran insists on its own control over the strait and the right to charge fees from passing ships.

Iran also rejects the proposal for joint control of the strait.

The Financial Times' sources note that this issue remains a key obstacle to further progress in the negotiations.

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Reports from this morning provide conflicting accounts of whether two U.S. Navy destroyers successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz or were forced to turn back.

According to a regional intelligence official cited by Bloomberg and Fortune, two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers attempted to pass through the strait around noon Dubai time but were forced to reverse course. The official stated the ships turned back after encountering threats from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which reportedly launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV/drone) toward the vessels.

Iranian state media also claimed that U.S. vessels turned back from the strait after receiving warnings they would be targeted.

Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and reports from Axios claim the transit was successfully completed.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇵🇰 BREAKING: There will not be a second day of talks

IRIB: ‘The American enemy, which is vile, wicked and dishonest — attempted to achieve on the negotiating table what it could not achieve through war.

Among these demands are handing over enriched uranium and opening the Strait of Hormuz without confirmed Iranian sovereignty over it.

Iran has decided to reject these terms and continue the holy defense of its fatherland by any means necessary, military or diplomatic.’

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👊 An unidentified man reportedly smashed the fuselage and wing of an American C-130 aircraft with an axe, according to the Irish radio station Clare.

The man made his way into Shannon Airport, boarded the plane, and struck it several times. To apprehend the perpetrator, the police used a mobile ladder.

The unidentified man was arrested and taken into custody. The airport was briefly closed, but has now resumed operations.

Source: Zvezda
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Meanwhile, dozens of US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft were spotted at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv

Israel is satisfied with the results of the negotiations in Islamabad and note that "the second round of the [war] is not far off!".

Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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📊 For the first time in history, Europe could overtake China in the number of annual births by 2030.

Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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Well, those in American government do not know the meaning of "diplomacy." This is why Russia keeps diplomatic channels open and engages in long-term discussions even at the most tense periods of conflict. Because, once the situation changes, and opportunities open up, it is the years of diplomatic efforts in the background that pay dividends.

Those in the American government do not learn, do not listen, and do not comprehend.

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