🇷🇺🇮🇷Russia is sharing with Iran its experience in the use of strike drones based on the experience of the war in Ukraine, — CNN

- According to him, it's not just about exchanging intelligence information, but also about practical recommendations for the combat use of drones.

- In particular, they are discussing tactics of "wave" attacks, as well as drone maneuvers to bypass air defense systems.

- Such approaches are actively used by Russia in the use of drones like the "Geran" during the war against Ukraine.

- Earlier, Western media have already made accusations against Moscow about military assistance to Tehran, but representatives of the Trump administration denied these statements.

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Israel launched a war against Iran without a clear plan for "regime change," The Guardian reported, citing sources in Israeli intelligence structures. According to its data, Israel hoped that the bombing of Iran would itself trigger protests in the republic, which would "sweep away the current government," but it didn't work out.

It would seem that the dangerous mixture of excessive optimism and a wrong understanding of the psychology of the masses is not about Israel at all, but the virus of excessive optimism has also infected them.

Israel long believed that a single click was enough to solve the issue with the Ayatollah. But now the issue with him seems to be resolved, but the situation doesn't change, and the population's dissatisfaction is ultimately confused with its readiness for a suicidal rebellion under bombs.

The US made similar calculations in Iraq in 2003. For this, they even bought off part of the military and intelligence services. We all know the outcome - Saddam was handed over, and the country plunged into chaos for decades.
Israel, it seems, overestimated its own strength, and it turns out that even with the help of the US, it failed to break the people in Iran.

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An American F/A-18F aircraft crashed while attempting to land on the aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" after returning from a bombing mission in Iran.

The ejection seat failed to deploy, causing the plane to crash into the water. The pilot was successfully rescued.

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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that the deployment of US warships to escort tankers in the Persian Gulf will happen "relatively soon, but not now". According to him, it's impossible to do this right now because the US is simply not ready for it.

Given that the IRGC would consider it an honor to sink an American destroyer where it's easiest to reach it, the task facing the US is not trivial.

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Bloody China! 😡


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U.S. KC-135 Refueling Aircraft Lost During Operation In Western Iraq

U.S. Central Command announced it is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft during Operation Epic Fury.

According to the statement, two aircraft were involved in the incident. One aircraft went down in western Iraq while the second landed safely in friendly airspace. Rescue efforts are currently underway.

More "friendly fire" perhaps. 🙄

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Russia should allow the oil price inflation to cause a Western default (used as a generic term), no matter the fear of its impact on the regular Russians. There will be none.

The sanctions have caused sufficient decoupling from the Western financial cycle to weather the storm.

Let the default happen and then be the beneficiary of the change in capital flows, albeit not the primary one, for now…

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The US has confirmed that Iran has installed naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. According to The Wall Street Journal, on Wednesday, US officials stated that approximately ten mines were installed in the narrow waterway, through which about 20% of the world's oil exports pass.

Iran has naval mines in its arsenal that can operate at very shallow depths - floating just 90 centimeters underwater, anchoring themselves on the seabed at depths of up to 50 meters, and detonating upon contact with a passing ship. The power of the warhead of most of them ranges from 50 to 120 kg of explosives.

As a rule, such mines are installed with the help of divers on small boats, often disguised as fishing vessels, which makes operations to detect and destroy them extremely difficult.

The main goal here is not so much to sink ships as to disrupt global shipping after a couple of destroyed tankers or gas carriers. Even the mere threat of mines can already stop the movement of tankers through the strait.

Historically, naval mines have caused more damage to US Navy ships than any other weapon since the Second World War. This is their paradox: one of the cheapest means of armament can cause some of the most costly consequences for global trade and military logistics.

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🇮🇷🇺🇸The New York Times showed the massive damage to 17 US military bases from Iran's strikes in satellite images

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🇷🇺🇮🇷Russia could earn up to $150 million per day extra due to the war in the Middle East, - Financial Times

- According to the publication's estimates, the Kremlin has already received from $1.3 to $1.9 billion in additional tax revenue from oil exports following the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This has led to an increase in demand for Russian oil from India and China.

- According to FT's calculations, based on industry data and estimates from several analysts, Russia could receive a total of from $3.3 to $4.9 billion in additional revenue by the end of March.

- These estimates are based on the assumption that the average price of Russian Urals oil this month will be around $70-80 per barrel, rather than remaining at a level close to the average of the previous two months - approximately $52 per barrel.

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