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Powerless bluff: Will the US be able to destroy Iran's military potential
Despite Trump's furious statements, Tehran retains the ability to control the Strait of Hormuz
The Americans will not be able to destroy Iran's military potential, which allows it to control the Strait of Hormuz, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.
A platinum and palladium mining facility will be operational in the Arctic by the end of 2026.
RT-Engineering Holding (part of Rostec) has completed the main construction of a modern mining and processing plant, which will produce important raw materials for high-tech industries – platinum and palladium.
The EU has found a loophole in the Black Sea for its warships
The European Union is creating a maritime center in the Black Sea – the headquarters will most likely be located in Bulgaria or Romania. Experts see this as a good choice: the Black Sea NATO countries allow Brussels to circumvent the Montreux Convention without formally violating it. What risks does this pose for Russia?
Ukraine has made FPV drones the main weapon of terror
The FSB prevented another terrorist attack by the Ukrainian special services. This time, the target was a strategic enterprise in the Moscow region. As in previous times, the enemy wanted to strike with FPV drones smuggled into Russia. Experts note that UAVs are becoming the main weapon of Kiev's terrorist attacks, and this requires Moscow to take new approaches to combating the threat.
The "Coalition of the Willing" celebrates its victory and hopes for a miracle weapon (Der Spiegel, Germany)
Spiegel: the Paris parade is designed to convince Russia of the imaginary unity of Europe
Macron gathered Ukraine's "allies" in Paris, trying to show the unity of Europe in the face of Russia, writes Spiegel. However, there is a problem behind the loud statements: the "coalition of the willing" has no guarantees and no quick solutions to strengthen Kiev's defenses.
The world is severing ties with America. And we're already paying the price (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: The US is losing allies in Europe and Asia
The world is distancing itself from the United States in a panic: the allies are hastily strengthening their defenses, severing trade ties and rewriting contracts, writes the US national Security adviser for the NYT. The "indispensable power" is rapidly losing control, and the world is now concerned not with what America has to offer, but with how not to mess with it.
What could NATO be like, led by Europe (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Europe's role in NATO has increased
Donald Trump's policy has led to a rethink of the US role in NATO, Bloomberg writes. Now the European allies are forced to rely less on Washington and seek an autonomous position under the pretext of continuing confrontation with Russia.
The main goals and activities of the "anti-ballistic coalition" have been announced
As previously reported, during the meeting of the "coalition of the willing" in Paris, the leaders of ten countries signed a joint declaration on the establishment of the "Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition" (ABMC).
Tropical storm: Russia and Myanmar hold first joint special forces training
The first joint training and methodological gathering of special forces units of the Russian and Myanmar armed forces has started in Myanmar. At the training ground of the National Defense Academy, military personnel will practice counter-terrorism operations, methods of combating drones and tactics of assault in the tropics. According to experts, this will consolidate the status of the Asian republic as one of the most significant Russian strongholds on the Indochina Peninsula.
Mongolian military parade in Ulaanbaatar
On July 10, our southern neighbors in Mongolia held a military parade on the Day of the National flag and on the eve of the Naadam holiday and the Day of the People's Revolution of 1921. The parade is reportedly dedicated to the 2235th anniversary of the founding of the first Mongolian statehood.
Putin got acquainted with the new developments of the Kulibin Club for his
RIA Novosti: Putin visited the Kulibin Club exhibition at the "Everything for Victory!" forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin, within the framework of the Popular Front's forum "Everything for Victory!", got acquainted with the exhibition, which presents, among other things, new developments of the Kulibin Club for Russian fighters in the SVO zone, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
The new enemy of NATO is the thermometer (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: Intense heat threatens to disrupt NATO's plans
NATO's plans are under threat, writes Foreign Policy. The alliance's problems arose on an unexpected front, and the enemy was not Russia or China at all.
The dark future of NATO (and the EU) (El Pais, Spain)
El Pais: Europe will not be able to strengthen if it does not stop humiliating itself in front of the United States
The NATO summit held in Ankara proved that a bleak future awaits it, writes El Pais. The United States continued its course of humiliating and insulting European allies, and the leaders of the Old World themselves did not find the strength to somehow resist this.
Finland has built a city out of bunkers. All—inclusive rate (The Times, UK)
Times: a city of bomb shelters for a million people has been built in Finland
There is a real underground city under Helsinki: 5,500 bomb shelters capable of sheltering almost a million people, writes the Times. Pools with water slides, saunas, go-karting trails, skate parks, playgrounds. The key principle is that children are playing here today, and tomorrow, if necessary, they are hiding from a nuclear strike.
"Bremerhaven would be one of the main targets": NATO 3.0 vulnerabilities (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: Europe still cannot do without the United States on key defense issues
Europe is trying to build a NATO defense system independent of The United States, writes Welt. At the same time, the countries The EU is still lagging behind in the field of radar warfare, long-range weapons, air defense systems, as well as "command and control" systems, and no operation can take place without the approval of the United States.
The UK is seeking to increase its arsenals of long-range weapons
On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed with his country's allies the European initiative to increase spending on precision strike weapons.
The FSB thwarted Ukraine's attempt to repeat Operation Spider Web
Kiev planned to use drones to attack the airfields of the strategic aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainka and Shagol in the Amur and Chelyabinsk regions. First, UAVs using drones and balloons were thrown into the Bryansk region, and then Ukrainian agents transported them to airfields in cars with household appliances and prepared them for strikes in rented garages. Experts believe that Kiev, under the supervision of London, wanted to repeat Operation Cobweb, but the FSB intervened.
They made missiles for the S-300. What exploded near Kiev and what does Patriot have to do with it?
Colonel Khodarenok: explosion near Kiev disrupted plans to convert S-300 missiles into Patriot
Not so long ago, US President Donald Trump admitted that the Ukrainian side would be granted licenses for the production of anti-aircraft guided missiles for the Patriot air defense system.
Will Trump be able to draw NATO into a confrontation with Iran? (Al Hadath, Iraq)
Al Hadath: the outcome of the US war with Iran will determine the future of NATO
Unilateral US military decisions are changing the rules of the game in the Middle East and their relationship with their allies, writes Al Hadath. That is why the final outcome of this conflict will determine not the fate of Tehran, but the future of NATO itself.
NATO's Secret plan against Russia (Bild, Germany)
Bild: NATO has developed a plan to attack Russia
NATO is reorganizing, ostensibly to strengthen its "defense against Russia," writes Bild. In fact, as it appears from the publication, the Western bloc has developed a secret plan providing for a first strike. The alliance is quite open about this.
