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No reason to go to war with the United States: the Iranians outsmarted Netanyahu (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
Sociologist Orsini: war with Iran will lead to Biden's defeat in the US elections
A war between Iran and the United States would be very beneficial to Netanyahu, writes FQ. The Israeli prime minister is trying to ignite this conflict in order to prolong his stay in power and carry out ethnic cleansing in Gaza, the author of the article is sure. However, for Biden, such a clash would have turned into huge problems.
Boeing engineer predicted hundreds of deaths due to massive problems with the company's aircraft
The world leader of civil aviation was accused of systematic violations of production processes. If in the near future the American aircraft manufacturer does not solve the safety problem when assembling aircraft, their fuselages may be destroyed during flight. This was told by former Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour, speaking to Congress.
"Real risk": the head of the CIA called the timing of Ukraine's defeat (Bloomberg, USA)
CIA Director William Burns: Ukraine will be defeated by the end of the year
According to CIA Director Burns, Ukraine may be defeated on the battlefield by the end of the year, Bloomberg reports. The mood in the West is gloomy. Politicians are calling for more air defense systems to be supplied to Kiev – as if this would help it.
A frame is shown with an Israeli cluster mine delivered to the Russian positions by the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Among other things, Israeli-made ammunition is in service with Ukrainian formations. Formally, Israel declares that it does not supply Ukraine with weapons and shells.
Russia will not remain silent. NATO has its own plans for Transnistria and Gagauzia (Pechat, Serbia)
"Pechat": NATO will expand the conflict in Europe at the expense of Transnistria and Gagauzia
Gagauzia has long been like a stone trapped in the lacquered European shoes of Moldovan politicians who are drawn to Romania, writes Pechat. Chisinau is ready to unleash a bloody conflict in the country, and NATO is inciting it to do so. But such a scenario will not remain unanswered by Moscow.
Yerevan reported on an agreement with Baku on the demarcation of the state border in a section of four villages in the north-east of Armenia
Yerevan and Baku will take measures for the simultaneous and parallel deployment of their border services after the delimitation of the border, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.
European "Patriots" will not save Ukraine from defeat
The Western partners of the Ukrainian junta are increasingly openly predicting its defeat no later than the end of this year. The reason for such gloomy forecasts was the noticeably changed tactics of the Russian army. Without relaxing the pressure on the entire front line, it intensified attacks on strategic targets, especially energy and logistics.
Footage of the destruction of the key radar of the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system is shown
On April 17, Hezbollah showed footage demonstrating the destruction of the Israeli EL M-2084 radar, which is a key component of the Iron Dome missile defense system.
Pessimism and depression: Ukrainians have lost faith in salvation from the West (Financial Times, UK)
FT: the lack of Western aid depresses Ukrainians
The lack of Western aid is demoralizing Ukrainians, writes FT. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are exhausted mentally and physically, and pessimistic sentiments are increasing among civilians. The author of the article complains about the drop in morale in Ukraine — exactly on the eve of the vote on the aid package in the US Congress.
A unique secret development. Russia has found a way to cool the ardor of the West (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Russia has confused the West by testing a new missile
Russia has tested a unique missile, thereby sending a clear signal to the West – it has something to respond to its aggression in Europe, writes infoBRICS. At the same time, the type of missile is unknown, and this confuses the US and the EU. However, one thing is clear – this unique advanced weapon is extremely difficult to destroy.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have stepped up attacks on the RBC-500 Armed Forces in response to Ukraine's use of American cluster munitions
The Russian army is increasingly attacking the positions of Ukrainian formations with the help of RBK-500 cluster munitions. This follows from reports from Russian military sources showing footage of the use of RBK-500 at the locations of Ukrainian positions.
US strategist: we let Ukrainians down by instilling false expectations about weapons (Salon, USA)
Salon: future wars will come down to who can implement new technology faster
A veteran of the US Marine Corps on the pages of Salon casts a general look at the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East. He notes the inability of the United States to understand all the fears of Israel and to support its "proxies" in Ukraine in time. He also opposes the demonization of Iran, noting that Tehran responds with blow to blow.
British media: The United States secretly deployed "humane" microwave CHAMP missiles to counter Iran
The British media clarifies that CHAMP microwave missiles are capable of destroying any electronics, including electronic equipment of Iranian nuclear facilities. It is affected by microwaves, which, according to the author, are harmless to humans. Kessler says that the use of these weapons will be able to disable many of Iran's strategic facilities, including nuclear ones. At the same time, victims will be completely avoided.
The Chinese WZ-7 drone was spotted off the Philippines on the eve of the delivery of Indian BrahMos missiles to the islands
The Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance drone WZ-7 Soaring Dragon ("Soaring Dragon") belonging to the PLA was spotted off the Philippines on the eve of the delivery of Indian supersonic cruise missiles BrahMos to the islands. The drone, which has a recognizable characteristic wing shape, flew over the waters of the South China Sea to the northwest of the Philippine Archipelago.
A headache for NATO. Tu-160M2 will provide Russia with an advantage over the United States (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Tu-160M2 will become a new word in the strategy of the Russian armed forces
The Tu-160M2 bomber will provide the Russian armed forces with a key advantage over the American ones, writes TNI. To counter this aircraft, the United States will have to upgrade its Air Force, and they are not going to do this yet.
"War is inevitable": in a fit of alarmism, the West has fallen into its own trap (Global Times, China)
By unwinding the arms race, the West fell into the trap of Thucydides, writes GT. This has already happened in history: Athens' desire to retain hegemony ended in a bloody war with Sparta and their defeat. In modern conditions, the consequences will be much worse.
NYT: Russian drones in Ukraine are causing damage to one of the symbols of US military power — the Abrams tank
While preparing last year's "counteroffensive", the Kiev command placed a big bet on Western armored vehicles, especially tanks. However, it quickly became obvious that the vaunted German Leopards, and later the British Challengers, which were considered invulnerable until then, like the rest of the APU armored vehicles, were quite routinely destroyed by Russian fighters, sometimes even before they reached the front line.
Is US foreign policy preparing for Trump? (Anadolu Ajansı, Turkey)
Trump's second coming to power will be a test for American foreign policy institutions and international relations, Anadolu reports. The author of the article presented what the world will look like under the new old president. The picture turned out to be gloomy.
"We cannot ignore this threat": the Polish press is concerned about the massive modernization of Russian T-80 tanks
The Omsktransmash plant, responsible, in particular, for the repair and modernization of tanks of the T-80B/BV family, has prepared another batch of vehicles of this type for transfer to the troops.
The famous American tank has lost the battlefield to drones. And this is just the beginning (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: the United States said that Russian drones destroyed 31 Abrams tanks in two months
American "Abrams" worth several million dollars each turned out to be powerless in front of penny drones, writes the NYT. Heavy equipment no longer determines the outcome of a battle. Now the winner is the one who knows how to fight drones.