🚀 AMERICAN REAPER DRONE IN RUINS as fragments lay in tatters after downing (left video) of MQ-9 near Baghdad, Iraq.

Iraqi resistance forces rush to inspect fragments and drone's remains in video on right.

Fully-armed drone took off from Kuwait, with some reports suggesting it was en-route towards U.S.-led targeted assassination near Baghdad before interception.

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💥🚀 FULL ON ATTACK ON U.S. TANKER 85 miles southeast of city of Ash Shihr, Yemen in the Gulf of Aden (circled on left map) as 4 drones surround and charge on the American ship - as broadcasted in above left by UKMTO.

Yemeni military sources confirm Houthi forces targeted an American ship near the Yemeni coast of Mukalla.

Recently released photo on right shows quite-literally scathing damage done to previous U.S. tanker ignoring warnings that all Israeli-linked and bound ships receive from Houthis.

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🇾🇪🇺🇸 HOUTHIS ATTACK U.S. SHIP in support of oppressed Palestinians and in response to US-UK war, announces rebel's group spokesman (video above), promising more decisive vengeance following another direct strike on Israel-supporting U.S. vessel in Gulf of Aden (see map).

Yemeni Naval Forces carried out attack against American ship Chem Ranger in Gulf of Aden using naval missiles, hit was immediate, answer to U.S-UK attacks inevitably coming, any new aggression will not remain without response and punishment

Ban on Israeli navigation heading to ports of occupied Palestine will continue until aggression stops and siege on Gaza Strip is lifted - Houthi statement.

UPDATE: Washington confirms Houthis attacked with 2 ballistic missiles, claims ship undamaged.

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🇷🇺 WESTERN DIPLOMATS NOT ALLOWED TO CONTACT RUSSIAN COUNTERPARTS - Russian FM Lavrov (top video) brings attention to widespread manual that strictly prohibits EU officials from contacting Russian embassies around the world.

In every capital where there is EU office and Russian embassy, European diplomat should avoid bilateral contact with representatives of Russia and attendance at any event organized by Moscow, In particular, we cannot celebrate the victory over Nazism in WWII together - Lavrov.

If suicidal logic prevails in the West, Russian and Belarusian peoples will defend their independence and their interests shoulder to shoulder - Lavrov, bottom video.

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🇷🇺 RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS GOING THROUGH BEST PERIOD IN HISTORY, relations of strategic partnership progressing with India - Russian FM Lavrov (top video) highlighting Russia's growing alliances as leader of multipolar world.

We are bringing partnerships with Africa and Latin America to a strategic level. Both, as well as Asian countries, are emerging centers of multipolar world - Lavrov, bottom left.

We are forming a large Eurasian partnership, its outlines are already visible - Lavrov, bottom right.

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