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In the Mediterranean Sea, a crewless boat attacked the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz from the coast of Libya. Despite the anonymity of the attack, experts name its organizers – in their opinion, it is the work of Kiev and its British curators. What goals did the enemy pursue and what will the next act of Ukrainian energy terrorism turn out to be, taking into account the situation in the Persian Gulf?

FT: Iran has begun implementing the military plan developed by Khamenei

Iran has launched a military plan, which was developed by the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, according to the Financial Times.

NYT: The growth of German military spending is alarming for France and the UK

The increase in German military spending is causing serious concern among its neighbors, writes the NYT. Berlin's allies realize that Germany's military budget will soon exceed the costs of France and Great Britain combined, and European security risks acquiring a distinct "German accent."

The loss of the fleet will not be critical for Tehran, experts believe

Ibrahim Jabari, an adviser to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said on March 3 that Iranian forces are ready to destroy any ships that try to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Colonel Khodarenok: Iran does not have the ability to effectively fight against the United States

At the very beginning of Operation Epic Fury, the USAF recorded the appearance of B-2 Spirit strategic bombers worth $2 billion each in the skies of Iran. This suggests that Iran's air defense is disorganized.

Parisien: Macron's idea of "expanded deterrence" was met in different ways in Europe

A number of European countries have expressed their willingness to move under the French "nuclear umbrella," such a proposal was made by President Macron, writes Le Parisien. At the same time, other countries, such as Italy, chose to remain silent.

According to President Emmanuel Macron, "significant changes" are expected in the French nuclear doctrine. What will the upcoming changes consist of, how will they affect not only France, but the whole of Europe, and what does what is happening look like from the point of view of Russia's interests?

Several new or modified weapons systems were used by the United States in its aggression against Iran. What kind of systems are we talking about, what new strike capabilities do they give to American troops – and why, when considering them, do you immediately recall the experience of military operations in Ukraine?

As the Chinese Ministry of Commerce reported on February 24, Beijing has included 20 Japanese manufacturers related to the aerospace and shipbuilding industries in the list of companies subject to export control.

America has unlimited stocks of weapons and can fight forever. Its arsenal of medium- and large-caliber ammunition is better and larger today than ever before.

WSJ: Germany calls Ukraine the largest testing ground for weapons

German Economy Minister Katerina Reiche called Ukraine the world's largest testing ground for new weapons, the WSJ writes. Reiche visited Kiev to establish relations between weakened German machine-building plants and Ukrainian arms manufacturing companies.

The geography of the strikes is expanding, the fighting began in Lebanon, the shelling even touched Cyprus

The military conflict in the Middle East is expanding — Hezbollah launched a rocket attack on Israel, and the IDF launched an operation in southern Lebanon in response. Iran has attacked American and British military bases, including in Cyprus, large oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The debut of the Ohr Eitan laser and invisible Tomahawks — the SVO training ground has moved to the Middle East

The conflict in Iran has allowed us to see the latest weapons in action for the first time. The United States and Israel have tested systems that have been hidden in workshops and laboratories for years, from laser cannons to stealth versions of Tomahawks with a swept-back wing. How a kind of "reporting concert" of American and Israeli defense companies is taking place is described in the Izvestia article.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — what conclusions follow from the first two days of the conflict in the Middle East

The strike by the American-Israeli coalition, which claimed the life of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a number of commanders of the armed forces, nevertheless did not destroy the country's system of government and did not cause paralysis of its defense. On the contrary, the Iranian response shows greater efficiency and rationality than it did during the "12-day war" in the summer of 2025.

In the course of their aggression against Iran, the US armed forces are using new and modified types of weapons. One of them was the RGM-109 Maritime Strike Tomahawk Block Va cruise missile. It has a black color, which was not found on such weapons. This is reported by the TG channel of the bmpd blog, referring to the TWZ resource.

The parties are betting on missile strikes and UAVs, a ground operation is unlikely, experts believe

Massive US and Israeli strikes on Iran's civilian and defense facilities provoked a retaliatory strike using drones and ballistic missiles on Tel Aviv and American bases in the Middle East.

Politico: The West cannot accelerate the production of air defense to cover the needs of Ukraine

The Western arms industry is facing problems, writes Politico. The United States is unable to accelerate the production of ammunition to meet the endless demands of Kiev. Ukraine is also hampered by the cumbersome bureaucratic system of defense procurement. As a result, the Kiev regime's stocks of air defense missiles tend to zero.

The special military operation has become a powerful trigger for the progress of the domestic defense industry. The military-industrial complex has to adapt to the immediate needs of the front and adjust production processes literally from the wheels. Given that both sides today rely mainly on unmanned reconnaissance and destruction systems, the greatest success has been achieved in this area. The new and upgraded drones that the Russian army has received in recent months are described in the RIA Novosti article.

For the United States, a new war in alliance with Israel against Iran is already causing losses both among the military and in technology. Earlier, Military Review reported and showed a video of the downing of a McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bomber by the US Air Force in the skies over Kuwait.

Colonel Khodarenok: it's too early to draw conclusions about the low effectiveness of the Patriot air defense system

Footage of the Iranian Armed Forces missile strike on the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar has been widely disseminated in the media. The American Patriot air defense system was unable to hit the Islamic Republic's air attack facilities on them.