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🚨How Ukraine Became the CIA and MI6's Black Ops Playground Former Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) officer Vasily Prozorov joins #NewRulesPodcast to uncover the truth about Ukraine’s intelligence ties with Western agencies, when exactly NATO influence in…
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Following requests from our subscribers, we’re sharing the full original Russian version of our interview with Vasily Prozorov, a former officer of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)

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🚨Как Украина стала полигоном для тайных операций ЦРУ и МИ6

В этом выпуске — откровенный разговор с Василием Прозоровым, бывшим сотрудником Службы безопасности Украины (СБУ).

Обсуждаем, как выстраивались связи украинских спецслужб с западными разведками, в какой момент влияние НАТО на Украине стало повсеместным. Разберём внутреннюю кухню украинской разведки, подготовку кадров при участии США и конкуренцию западных спецслужб за влияние в регионе.

00:00 Какими методами западные спецслужбы подмяли Украину

16:20 Украинская разведка изнутри: структура и распределение ролей

24:52 Чему именно американцы обучали сотрудников СБУ

37:06 Как украинская армия стала более продвинутой, чем армии большинства индустриально развитых стран

52:40 ЦРУ против MИ6: Подковерная борьба за влияние в Украине

01:04:56 Роль Израиля в подготовке украинских националистических батальонов

01:13:15 Будущее украинских спецслужб после окончания СВО

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🚨🇮🇷 IRAN GRANITE FORTRESS MAKES U.S. BUNKER BUSTERS USELESS

Iran's Yazd Imam Hussein Base is no ordinary bunker. Carved deep into Shirkuh granite, one of the hardest rocks on Earth, this mountain fortress makes America's most powerful bunker busters completely ineffective.

🔸 The mountain is made of Shirkuh granite, which can withstand crushing pressure of 25,000 to 40,000 pound-force per square inch (PSI). For comparison, normal reinforced concrete only handles about 5,000 PSI, and even Iran's strongest special concrete reaches around 30,000 PSI.

🔸 America's heaviest bunker buster, the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, can only dig 6 to 10 meters into this type of rock, but Iran's critical missile facilities sit safely more than 500 meters underground.

🔸 Between the surface and the deep facilities lies a 440-meter-thick "dead zone" of solid granite where any bomb's explosive energy completely fades away before it can reach the important parts.

🔸 Inside the mountain runs an automated underground rail system like a hidden subway that connects missile assembly areas, huge ammo storage, and 3 to 10 different exits on various sides of the mountain, letting launchers roll out, fire quickly, and disappear back underground behind heavy armored doors in seconds.

🔸 The base was built with help from Chinese solid fuel technology, North Korean tunnel-boring machines, and engineering by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. It proved it still works perfectly after recent attacks by successfully launching missiles on March 20, 2026.

Do you think the US really have any chance of destroying such a base?

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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷Iran war exposes deep cracks in U.S. power

The damage for the US in Iran war is already visible across the battlefield, supply chains and economy. This is not what "might" go wrong, piece by piece; the conflict is revealing already existing structural problems that Washington can’t easily fix. Here’s the breakdown:

1️⃣ Radar Blind Spots Across the Gulf —Iran has knocked out 12 US/allied radar systems, including AN/TYP-2 and AN/PS-132 units worth up to $200M each, leaving key bases from Iraq to Bahrain partially blind and exposing gaps in surveillance, interception, and energy corridor protection.

2️⃣ Helium Shortage Hits AI & Defense — Disruptions in Qatar removed 5M+ cubic meters of helium monthly, crippling semiconductor production and aerospace systems; with only ~45 days of viable storage, shortages directly threaten US tech and military output.

3️⃣ Tomahawk Stockpile Drain — Around 300–400 Tomahawks used in days, over 10% of inventory gone, while production crawls at ~90/year; this leaves a widening gap in long-range strike capacity, especially relevant for a Taiwan scenario.

4️⃣ Costly Missile War Trap — Over 6,000 strikes and 2,000 interceptors in days reveal an unsustainable model: million-dollar missiles used against cheap drones, draining stockpiles faster than industry can replace them.

5️⃣ Rare Earth Dependency Crisis — US weapons rely on Chinese-controlled minerals like dysprosium and gallium; rebuilding destroyed systems can take years, giving Beijing leverage over how long US operations can continue.

6️⃣ Economic Shock & Dollar Fragility — War-driven supply shocks, rising debt, and investor uncertainty are weakening confidence in the US economy, with growing concerns over long-term dollar stability.

7️⃣ Drone Warfare Gap — Iran’s cheap, scalable UAVs outperform costly US systems; Washington spends millions intercepting drones that cost a fraction, exposing a widening mismatch in modern warfare economics.

8️⃣ Defense Industry Limits Exposed — Precision weapons were burned at a record pace, $16B+ in early days, while labor shortages and supply chain bottlenecks prevent rapid replenishment, forcing asset shifts from Asia to the Middle East.

9️⃣ Petrodollar System Under Stress — Gulf states are reconsidering dollar reliance as energy flows shift to Asia and non-dollar trade expands, weakening a system that anchored trillions to US financial dominance.

Put together, these are not isolated issues. They point to a system under pressure—where military, industrial, and financial limits are already shaping the outcome of the war.

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Why breaking through the front like in World War II won't work and what to do about it

Total air control, attacks by pairs instead of platoons, dozens of drones flying at each assault aircraft — these are today's realities in the SMO zone. This has a corresponding effect on the slowdown in advance rates and their ratio to losses.

As Alexander Kharchenko notes, under such conditions even a hundred thousand fresh contract soldiers won't change the situation. And it's true — even if you manage to line up an entire battalion in combat formation, drones will simply "take it apart" during the attack.

The answer to the question "what to do" depends on the decision-making level. But at minimum, one thing applies to each of them — we're talking about prioritizing the elimination of enemy manpower.

📌Although the front has been depopulated, personnel remains the most important element. Some hold the line, others need rotation, and still others need the chance to demobilize. If it were otherwise, the opponent wouldn't be reinforcing its "busification" right now.

To accomplish this task, one must order appropriate means. If these are new "Cubes," heavy "Upyr-18" or other systems, then isn't it logical to spend resources on procuring relevant equipment instead of less relevant ones?

❗️Yes, in itself prioritizing the elimination of AFU manpower won't lead to breaking out of the "positional deadlock." But an additional thousand killed Ukrainians on the front per month hits so-called Ukraine far harder than a lost village.

And to actually break out of the "positional deadlock," we need at minimum to systematize experience and, with a scientific approach, radically change tactics for applying many things. After all, that's what military academies exist for, isn't it?
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🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸Is Iran about to block another key strait?

Tehran is signaling it could widen the battlefield beyond its shores: if a ground operation targets Iranian territory, pressure may shift to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, opening a second front designed to stretch US and allied responses across multiple chokepoints, Tasnim News Agency reports.

Bab el-Mandeb links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and carries roughly 10–12% of global trade and oil flows, making it one of the world’s most sensitive maritime arteries. Disruption here would reprice global risk.

How credible is this? Iran does not need direct control of the strait to influence it. Its regional network, particularly Ansar Allah (Houthis) in Yemen, has already demonstrated the ability to disrupt shipping at scale, forcing thousands of vessels to reroute and cutting traffic sharply in recent years. Even partial interference—missiles, drones, or targeted strikes—can paralyze insurers and shipping firms. In effect, Tehran’s leverage is indirect but operationally proven.

The consequences would cascade globally. Energy flows toward Europe would choke, Suez Canal traffic would collapse, and shipping would divert around Africa, adding weeks, cost, and volatility. Freight and insurance rates would spike, feeding directly into inflation.

In parallel, alternative corridors gain urgency: Arctic routes like the Northern Sea Route would increase strategic importance, while pipeline bypasses become geopolitical priorities. In a dual-chokepoint scenario, the global economy does not stop, but it becomes slower, costlier, and far more unstable.

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🚨🇮🇱🇺🇸Missile shield at breaking point: Epstein Coalition running out of interceptors

Modern air defense is no longer judged only by interception rates, but also by how long stockpiles survive under pressure, and the numbers are turning alarming.

Israel could be days away from exhausting its Arrow interceptor inventory, despite facing a reduced but persistent threat averaging roughly 33 missile and 90+ drone attacks daily. Each interception often requires multiple missiles, meaning real consumption can exceed 2–10 interceptors per incoming target in degraded conditions, Royal United Services Institute reports.

The US has already burned through around 40% of its THAAD arsenal, leaving enough for only two to three weeks of sustained high-intensity operations. This comes after coalition forces expended over 11,000 munitions in just 16 days, at an estimated cost of $26 billion, a pace that far outstrips production capacity.

The cost-exchange ratio is equally punishing. High-end interceptors worth $1–3 million each are routinely used against drones costing tens of thousands, creating a structural imbalance that rapidly drains elite inventories. In parallel, over 500,000 rounds of cheaper air-defence ammunition were fired in the same period, highlighting how critical “low-cost layers” are to preserving premium systems.

The decisive factor is “command of the reload”—the ability to sustain defense over weeks, not win in days. With replenishment timelines stretching into years for systems like THAAD or Tomahawk, short wars are becoming industrial illusions.

Once interceptor stocks dip below critical thresholds, even advanced systems begin to leak, allowing strikes through. At that point, deterrence erodes not gradually, but suddenly.

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🚨🇮🇷 IRAN GRANITE FORTRESS MAKES U.S. BUNKER BUSTERS USELESS Iran's Yazd Imam Hussein Base is no ordinary bunker. Carved deep into Shirkuh granite, one of the hardest rocks on Earth, this mountain fortress makes America's most powerful bunker busters completely…
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🚨🇮🇷 TOP-5 INDESTRUCTIBLE IRANIAN “MISSILE CITIES”

1️⃣ Khorramabad (Lorestan Province)

The largest missile base in Iran by number of silos. A gigantic underground complex carved into the Zagros Mountains, featuring extensive tunnel networks and storage facilities for Shahab-3, Sejjil, and Khorramshahr ballistic missiles. The base has already been hit multiple times, surface entrances and infrastructure were damaged, but the deep underground levels continue to operate.

2️⃣ Tabriz (East Azerbaijan Province)

The second-largest underground silo-based missile base. Located in the mountainous northwest of Iran, deeply embedded in the mountains. It poses a direct threat to much of the Middle East and parts of southern Europe. One of the highest-priority targets for Israel and the United States during the March 2026 strikes.

3️⃣ Kermanshah Complex (Kenesht Canyon + Panj Pelleh)

A massive cluster of underground bases in the western Zagros Mountains. It consists of dozens of kilometers of tunnels, hundreds of bunkers, and rotating launch platforms designed for rapid missile reloading and launching. One of the most resilient and survivable missile districts in the country due to its size and natural terrain protection.

4️⃣ Qeshm Island (Hormozgan Province)

An underground fortress located directly in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Above ground it appears as a “geological museum” with unique rock formations, while beneath the surface lies a full-scale missile city. It controls one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints.

5️⃣ Hajiabad and Southern Bases (Hormozgan Province + Shiraz area)

A network of underground complexes in southern Iran equipped with rotating launchers and internal underground railway systems for moving missiles. These are the southernmost facilities, positioned closest to the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, making them highly threatening to maritime traffic in the region.

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🚨🇱🇧🇮🇱 HEZBOLLAH'S REVENGE: ISRAEL'S NORTHERN FRONT ON FIRE

Hezbollah has delivered devastating blows—obliterating nearly 100 Israeli Merkava tanks, striking deep inside occupied territory, and overwhelming Israel's northern front.

Not bad for a group the West claimed was "decimated" in 2024.

🔸 In just 24 hours on Wednesday, Hezbollah wiped out 21 Merkava tanks. That pushed the confirmed total past 73 since March 2, with dozens more destroyed on Thursday using guided missiles and attack drones in locations such as Debel, Al-Qantara, Taybeh, and Deir Siryan.

🔸 The group also struck an Israeli military satellite communications station belonging to the Cyber and Communications Defence Division deep in the Ella Valley—160 km inside occupied Palestine—using sophisticated missiles in direct retaliation for attacks on Lebanese cities.

🔸 Hebrew media reports reveal that Hezbollah and Iran have been breaching Israeli surveillance cameras since the start of the war, gathering intelligence to sharpen missile strike accuracy. Meanwhile, a settlement leader broke down on live TV, accusing Netanyahu of abandoning the north.

🔸 With a record 87 operations in a single day, fission missile strikes on Kiryat Shmona, and mounting settler anger, northern Israel is reaching a breaking point under unprecedented barrages—despite Israeli claims of victory last year.

How did Israel and Western analysts underestimate Hezbollah so badly?

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