Iran and Japan close to agreement on Hormuz transit

Iran has begun negotiating individually with each country regarding the Strait of Hormuz and will likely charge a hefty fee.

Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, said in an interview to Kyodo News that Iran is preparing to escort Japanese tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

If Iran starts charging around 10% per tanker, according to some reports, the country will collect $800 billion annually.

3-й корпус сорвал попытку прорыва российских войск на Лиманском и Боровском направлениях.

За четыре часа боя противник потерял 3 танка, 11 БМП и БТР, 84 единицы мототехники, 5 артиллерийских установок и ТОС «Солнцепёк».

Россия поддерживала высокую интенсивность боевых действий в декабре и январе, рассчитывая на истощение ВСУ и прорывы на фронте, однако планы не совпали с их реализацией.

As the Israeli ground incursion advances toward Alma Al-Shaab and Naqoura, the Lebanese Army evacuated its position at the Tayr Harfa junction but maintained its positions on the outskirts of Chamaa toward Tayr Harfa and at the Fifth Brigade command headquarters in Al-Bayyada

Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Saratov overnight, according to the General Staff. Preliminary data indicates damage to a secondary oil processing unit and a 10,000 cubic meter fuel storage tank. Damage assessments are still ongoing.

18+ A Russian occupier shares his impressions after an assault.

Footage of the clashes on the outskirts of Naqoura from the side of Alma Al-Shaab

Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 1477-1486:
Situation on Pokrovsk & Udachnenskaya fronts: During the last ten days, Russian army has made further advances around the ruins of the Zaporozhskaya mine and has continued to secure the remaining parts of Hryshyne, pushing Ukrainian army further west. Further south, Russian forces continued to secure new positions towards Serhiivka and north of Udachne (in the western sector, Ukrainian forces are still attempting to reinforce their weak presence there).
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#Lebanon / #Iran / #USA / #Israel 🇱🇧🇮🇷🇮🇱🇺🇸: #Hezbollah carried out a rocket strike against an #IDF position in the vicinity of Kfar Yuval.

Group seemingly used concealed 122mm Improvised Multiple Rocket Launcher —with 9M22U “Grad” pattern HE-Frag artillery rockets.

https://x.com/i/status/2035356773255623155

🇵🇱 5 unknown balloons flew into Poland from Belarus: they were filled with smuggled cigarettes, — “RMF24”.

2 days ago Minsk began military exercises right on the border with Poland.

According to data, Ukrainian operators of FPV interceptors have already carried out several successful shootdowns of Iranian drones in one of the countries of that region.

However, the direct sale and consequent purchase of these Ukrainian drones are still blocked at the state level.

Ukrainian manufacturers interviewed by BBC News said that they have already received dozens of commercial offers from countries of the Persian Gulf and the Middle East, as well as intermediaries. All of them are interested in exporting tens of thousands of Ukrainian interceptors to this region. Moreover, they are ready to buy them at a higher price than on the Ukrainian market.

Some manufacturers have refused to continue negotiations, citing a letter from the Security Service of Ukraine, which was sent to companies in early March and which mentioned a ban on the export of weapons to the Middle East and possible criminal liability.

They believe that it is the Ukrainian leadership that should take responsibility for resolving this situation, as President Zelensky has already publicly announced that he would like to see not just the purchase of weapons, but a certain barter: Kyiv transfers drones, and in return receives scarce missiles for the Patriot systems.

❗️ Other manufacturers have already entered the official procedure for obtaining permission to export their products.

According to BBC, at least two of the major manufacturers of interceptor drones have already submitted the relevant applications to the Interdepartmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation and Export Control. They must first be considered by the commission and then approved by the State Service for Export Control (SSEC). So far, they are "stuck", that is, there is neither permission nor a direct ban on export from the state.

💬 We have received inquiries from some foreign countries regarding the supply of "Shahid" interceptors. We cannot give a positive answer to them until we receive permission from the state, - said BBC the CEO of TAF Industries Volodymyr Zinovsky.

Ukrainian long-range FP-1/2 drones struck targets in occupied Crimea as Russian air defense troops attempted to shoot them down with small arms, failing to stop them.

Updated satellite imagery shows a Ukrainian drone strike damaged 18 (!) fuel storage tanks at an oil depot in Labinsk, Russia.

Hezbullah issued a statement confirming they hit and disabled a Merkava tank on Naqoura front

The tank is being towed away back into Israel under the protection of smoke screen

A Russian woman is complaining that no normal messenger or social media works anymore, leaving her with only one perfectly fine option – the FSB-controlled MAX.