🇮🇷⚔️🇧🇭🇦🇪🇺🇸 IRGC-linked Fars News Agency published new satellite imagery of several U.S. military infrastructure and economic assets that were destroyed in the 3rd Gulf War

Notably, three of the targets shown are located in the United Arab Emirates which has not claimed to have been targeted by Iranian projectiles last July so its possible the images show objects that were destroyed in sometime in March or April.

Destruction of a data center supporting US Sintelligence operations in Bahrain.

Destruction of a gas compression unit at the Habshan refinery, part of US economic interests in the UAE

Destruction of a carbon unit belonging to a US aluminum company in the UAE

Destruction of AN/TPS-57 radar at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE

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🇲🇲🤝🇷🇺 Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing seeks closer ties with Putin

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing is due to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin later on August 18, on his first visit to Moscow since taking office in April following a widely criticised election.

According to The Business Times, the Kremlin said the two leaders will discuss closer co-operation and regional and international issues, with several agreements expected to be signed. Myanmar’s President Office said the talks will cover the economy, security and social affairs.

Russia is one of the few major countries to have maintained close ties with Myanmar’s military rulers since the 2021 coup. Much of the West has instead isolated the government.

The relationship spans nuclear technology and defence. Myanmar is working with Russia’s Rosatom State Corporation to build a small nuclear power plant. The project is intended as an initial step towards using nuclear technology in health, agriculture and industry.

Russia has also been a major supplier of advanced weapons to Myanmar’s military. It supplied more than $400mn worth of weapons after the coup, according to a United Nations report published in May 2023.

The Moscow meeting is the latest in a series of overseas visits by Min Aung Hlaing as he seeks greater acceptance for his government following the disputed election.

He has now travelled to China, India, Laos and Thailand since Myanmar’s military-backed parliament selected him as president. His administration has also sought to improve relations with the US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, while rejecting calls to release ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. A high-level Myanmar delegation, including several ministers and the head of the Myanmar Space Agency, arrived in Moscow on August 17.

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