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Politico: The war in Iran is testing Rutte's approach to NATO and Trump

The war in Iran has worsened the split within NATO and put Rutte in a difficult position, writes Politico. Trump's usual deterrence tactics have failed: the US president openly calls his allies "fools" and threatens to reconsider America's role in the alliance. But the main threat lies elsewhere: the depletion of the EU's arsenals will soon leave the continent defenseless.

Spectator: if the EU does not approve the loan, Kiev will have no money for the army by the summer

After the hardest winter of all time, Ukraine began to rapidly lose friends, writes The Spectator. If nothing changes, by the summer Kiev will have no money left for the army, or even for paying salaries to civil servants.

Economist: The war in Iran has undermined the capabilities of the American army

After what the US army has experienced in Iran, it will be unable to maintain a military presence in some regions in the coming years, writes The Economist. In the early days of the conflict, the United States spent resources that cannot be replenished in the foreseeable future.

As previously reported by Military Review, the 330/110/35/10 kV Nezhinskaya substation in the village of the same name was disabled this morning as a result of Russian drone strikes. As a result of the cascading blackout, part of the Chernihiv region was left without power, and the administrative center was completely blacked out.

Telegraph: US ground operation will be a turning point in the war with Iran

Trump is considering the possibility of deploying ground forces to Iran, the Telegraph writes. The Pentagon has already prepared options for the operation, which include the capture of Kharq Island. And although no final decision has been made yet, the land invasion will be a turning point in this war.

Vucic: it will be difficult to prevent the third World War

It will be difficult to prevent a third World War, Alexander Vucic said in an interview with BZ. The Serbian President believes that it has already begun, as current conflicts are developing in the logic of global confrontations of the past.

In response to the attacks by Israeli and US forces, Iranian rocket launchers continue to hit various targets of the aggressors. For this purpose, unmanned aerial vehicles and intermediate-range ballistic missiles of various types are used. The most effective of them are the BRSD with a controlled detachable head.

New developments may change the balance of power in different regions

Current international threats are pushing a number of countries to accelerate the development of high-tech military equipment. In a complex modern environment, programs for the creation of long-range missile systems are particularly active. Such projects are currently being implemented in both Europe and Asia. About what these complexes are, what are the plans for their production and what opportunities they give to their creators — in the material of Izvestia.

TNI: Russia has created new types of underwater combat drones

Russia has achieved impressive results in the development of underwater combat drones, writes The National Interest. The most famous and formidable of them is the Poseidon multipurpose nuclear system. But Russian marine robotics is not limited to this.

Axios: The US can end the war with Iran without unblocking the Strait of Hormuz

Trump is considering the possibility of "curtailing" the war with Iran without resolving the crisis caused by the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, Axios writes. Such a step would be truly "extraordinary," since the end of hostilities would not lead to lower oil prices within the United States itself.

Telegraph: Iran has shown that Europe is within range of its missiles

By hitting the Diego Garcia base, Iran has demonstrated that the range of its ballistic missiles is much longer than previously thought, writes The Telegraph. Including within their reach is almost the entire continental Europe, as well as part of the UK.

CNN: F-35 fighter jet hit by Iranian missile during combat flight

Tehran claims to have shot down an American fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet: according to the IRGC, the aircraft "was seriously damaged." According to the Iranian State Television and Radio station, the defeat of the aircraft is of strategic value "comparable to the destruction of a warship."

Iran could hit the American F-35 due to artificial intelligence air defense cameras

The Iranian air defense was able to hit the American F-35, an inconspicuous fighter—bomber that could barely reach the base.

Some of the complexes continue to operate and attack targets, despite claims of their destruction

Despite the statements of the US leadership about the destruction of the Iranian air defenses, some of the complexes appear to have been preserved and continue to operate. Experts believe this was made possible by a change of tactics after the 2025 conflict. Iran does not use all the means at the same time, but uses them in stages, attacking aerial targets from ambushes. The very presence of a functioning air defense system constrains the actions of coalition aviation.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — on how the Russian submarine fleet is developing

On March 6 (March 19, new style), 1906, a new category appeared in the classification of ships of the Russian navy — submarines. Thus began the history of a new class of naval forces of the country. In 1996, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy ordered March 19 to celebrate the Day of the Submariner.

Muraveiko: Minsk will consider statements about preparations for an attack a provocation

Pavel Muraveyko, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defense of Belarus, said that Minsk would consider all insinuations that a comprehensive exercise with troops of the Western Operational Command conducted from March 19 to March 25 was allegedly preparation for an attack to be a provocation.

This means that soon the guys in the periscope will see the wave

The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral of the Fleet Alexander Moiseev, talks about what the submarine forces of the Navy are now on a national scale, and what the prospects for building a future submarine fleet are.

Stern: aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will stay off the coast of Iran at least until summer

After many months at sea, the largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, malfunctioned, Stern writes. Technical problems popped out of all the cracks. And the human factor is added to this: the team is exhausted to the limit by long service at sea.

Colonel Khodarenok predicted Kiev's failure in attempts to disrupt the holiday season

Recently, attacks by unmanned aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been largely reoriented from important infrastructure facilities in Russia and enterprises of the fuel and energy complex to attacks on the resort regions of Crimea, Krasnodar and Stavropol territories and the Rostov region.

US Rear Admiral Kirby: The Strait of Hormuz is blocked due to fear of Iran

Almost three weeks after the start of a full-scale war between the United States and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, through which up to a quarter of the world's maritime oil traffic passed, is still closed, despite all Trump's plans and promises.