A Cuba non si potrà più pagare con carte Visa e Mastercard. A partire da sabato 6 giugno, per via delle sanzioni imposte dagli Stati Uniti, i due circuiti di pagamento non saranno più in uso. Lo comunica la Banca Centrale cubana, sottolineando che le sanzioni di Trump hanno spinto una banca estera a interrompere i rapporti con l’istituto finanziario statale Fincimex.
“Il 2 giugno abbiamo ricevuto una comunicazione dalla banca estera che gestisce le transazioni effettuate a Cuba con Visa e Mastercard, in cui ci veniva comunicata la sua decisione di interrompere i rapporti con Fincimex S.A.”, si legge in un comunicato in cui si definisce la decisione Usa come una “strategia di asfissia del presidente Donald Trump“. Fincimex è il braccio finanziario del conglomerato militare cubano Gaesa, recentemente sottoposto a sanzioni da parte di Washington. Nell’ultimo periodo le pressioni politiche di Washington su L’Avana sono aumentate sempre di più, insieme alle tensioni militari.
Una scia di sanzioni che ha portato negli ultimi giorni anche all’addio di alcune famose catene alberghiere che hanno deciso di lasciare l’isola. Melià ha infatti annunciato la fine delle attività in 15 hotel cubani e lo stesso aveva fatto Iberostar il 1° giugno in 12 strutture, cedendo quindi alle sanzioni Usa contro Gaesa, un conglomerato militare che controlla il turismo sull’isola.
Nella nota la Banca Centrale sottolinea che rimangono operativi altri mezzi di pagamento in valuta estera come i contanti, le carte prepagate nazionali e le carte internazionali Mir (di origine russa) e UnionPay (di origine cinese).
O presidente Lula (PT) voltou a chamar integrantes da família Bolsonaro de traidores da pátria após os novos anúncios de tarifas do governo dos EUA. Sem citar o rival diretamente, disse que o senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) é capaz de vender o país por interesses mesquinhos.
“O que é triste é que tem brasileiros fomentando essa briga na perspectiva de que, se ele taxar a gente, ele vai prejudicar uma candidatura a presidente da República”, afirmou Lula. “Um imbecil desses não percebe que quem é prejudicado é o povo, não é o Lula.”
Nesta semana, o USTR publicou dois relatórios pedindo novas taxações contra o Brasil que, combinadas, podem atingir 21% da pauta de exportação brasileira aos EUA com alíquota de 37,5%. Trump publicou foto do encontro com Flávio elogiando-o como um jovem inteligente.
“Pedir uma punição ao país na perspectiva de derrotar uma candidatura ou de levar vantagem é de uma grosseria que eu não posso encontrar outro nome a não ser dizer: em qualquer país do mundo, em qualquer momento histórico, isso seria chamado de traição da pátria. É o que eles fizeram”, disse Lula na reunião ministerial desta quarta-feira (03/06).
Na abertura da reunião, Lula cobrou que seus ministros representem o governo federal na inauguração de obras. O petista avalia que governadores e prefeitos adversários têm faturado sozinhos os ganhos de popularidade de algumas ações da gestão federal.
Lula disse que os ministros devem se concentrar nas medidas que já estão em andamento. “Ninguém me apresente absolutamente nada novo. Agora é entregar o que já foi pensado”, declarou. De 4 de julho em diante, as regras eleitorais vedam que candidatos inaugurem obras públicas.
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on June 03, 2026.It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.
A trio of United Nations rights experts on Tuesday demanded that the US government “cease all threats” against Cuba and accused President Donald Trump of furthering a “disturbing trend of lawlessness” with preparations to attack the island nation; a indictment of its former president; and a protracted oil blockade that has left Cubans facing blackouts and a breakdown of their lauded healthcare system.
“Efforts to change the constitutional order of a sovereign state through threats and coercion echo colonial-era practices,” said George Katrougalos, independent expert on the promotion of a democratic international order; Zaina Jallad, special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures; and Ben Saul, special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights.
The experts pointed to Trump’s declaration of what’s become known as the Donroe Doctrine, “asserting US predominance over the Western Hemisphere” through military might, and his repeated comments regarding the possibility of taking over Cuba, whose communist government, Trump has said, has turned the country into a “failing nation.”
“Statements by the US president regarding the ‘honor of taking Cuba’ reflect a deeply concerning strategy of coercion against a sovereign state,” said the experts. “This assertion is not mere rhetoric, but part of a broader strategy involving the long-standing embargo on Cuba, its listing as a state-sponsor of terrorism, the recent fuel blockade, and the imposition of coercive measures on third parties.”
Experts @profbensaul, @gkatr and Zeina Jallad express concern regarding US escalating threats, coercive measures & judicial weaponisation against #Cuba.
“Efforts to change the constitutional order of a sovereign State through threats and coercion echo colonial-era practices.” pic.twitter.com/9feklXLRuQ
In January, Trump issued an executive order centered around the assertion—a laughable one, according to Cuban and international officials—that the country poses an “extraordinary threat” to the US, and warned other countries to stop providing oil to the island. The Trump administration had already cut off Cuba’s main energy source earlier that month when it abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and took control of the country’s oil reserves.
The oil blockade—which Secretary of State Marco Rubio has recently denied the existence of—has left hospitals facing shortages of supplies and medicines, forced schools to cut hours, caused trash to pile up in streets as sanitation operations have struggled to continue, and left cities and towns across the country with just a few hours of electricity per day.
Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants who left the country for the US years before Fidel Castro took power following the 1959 revolution, has long called for regime change in Cuba and has resisted efforts to normalize US-Cuban relations.
The UN experts said the blocking of oil imports to Cuba is “part of a disturbing trend of lawlessness and contempt of multilateralism and the UN Charter. The normalization of coercion and threats of regime change undermines the integrity of the entire international legal order.”
The experts also condemned the US indictment last month of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, which they said appeared connected to the administration’s “efforts to undermine Cuba’s sovereignty” and characterized as a “misuse of domestic judicial proceedings.”
The also said that the indictment—“an instrument of coercive foreign policy”—represents “an abuse of process that violates the principles of sovereign equality and self-determination under the UN Charter.”
Additionally, the deployment of the USS Nimitz to the southern Caribbean, they said, contravenes articles 2(4) and 2(7) of the UN Charter, which, respectively, prohibit the threat or use of force and demand non-intervention in domestic affairs by the UN.
The experts called on UN member states to “refrain from recognizing or implementing measures that violate the principles of sovereign equality and non-intervention” and urged the UN Security Council and General Assembly to “urgently address the threats against Cuba as a matter affecting international peace and security.”
“A democratic and equitable international order,” they said, “requires that all states, regardless of size or power, participate on equal footing, free from undue pressure.”
Since today, therefore, this War Daily Summary will no longer contain news only on the war (and related geopolitical issue) in the Middle East, but also on the war in Ukraine and any other international conflicts.
“The UN added Israel to a blacklist of perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict. We are done with the Secretary-General’s lies. Equating the democratic State of Israel with Hamas terrorists is a new low. Israel protects its citizens while Hamas massacres, rapes, and kidnaps”.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danonm said in a post on X. In the post below all the previous dossier on this topic.
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Retaliaton strike on energy facilities in Ukraine by Russian forces
Russian forces carried out a coordinated overnight strike on Ukrainian energy sites in response to Kiev’s terrorist attacks, hitting a fuel depot in the Kiev Region, and an oil refinery in the Poltava Region, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
TASS has compiled key details about the strike.
Statement from Russia’s top brass
On Wednesday night, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a coordinated strike on Ukrainian fuel and energy sites, supporting Ukrainian troops, using ground-and air-based high-precision weapons, as well as long-range strike drones in response to the Kiev regime’s terrorist attacks, the Defense Ministry reported.
According to Russia’s top brass, a fuel and lubricants depot in the locality of Borispol-2 in the Kiev Region and the Zaturino Oil Refinery in the Poltava Region were hit.
Ukraine reports blasts, infrastructure damages
– An industrial site and an energy facility were damaged in Ukraine’s Poltava Region, the head of the region’s military administration, Vitaly Dyakivnich, reported on Telegram.
“Technological equipment” at the industrial site was damaged as a result, he specified. The strike on an energy facility caused a power outage, he added. Poltavaoblenergo teams are working to restore electricity supply.
Earlier, Ukrainian media reported a series of explosions in Poltava. Also, blasts were reported in Kiev, Sumy, and Chernigov.
Moscow Hit by the Biggest Attack since the Start of the Smo in Ukraine
Last night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched one of the largest attacks on Moscow and the Moscow region this year, using at least 555 attack UAVs. Of these, 180 drones were destroyed directly over the capital and on distant approaches to it.
Right now, FPV drones conducting visual reconnaissance continue to record in the skies over the southern and southeastern parts of Moscow. The air defense system is operating in an intensive mode.
Impact consequences:
– Elektrostal — fragments of a downed UAV damaged the roof of a private house, a woman received a shrapnel wound;
– Belaya Dacha shopping center — debris hit the roof, a fire broke out;
– Zhukovsky — direct hit by a UAV in an apartment building;
– Lyubertsy — the building of the fitness center and the facility in the industrial area were damaged;
– Chekhov district (Masnovo-Zhukovo village) — a country house and outbuildings in a farming co-op were completely destroyed. In the village of Kryukovo, debris fell on several sites.
The main target of the attack was the Moscow Oil Refinery, where several fires were recorded at once. Drones came in waves from the south, southeast and east, purposefully overloading the capital’s air defense system.
Iran-US MoU officially finalized after Presidents’ signature: Baghaei
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei announced that the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States has been officially finalized after being signed digitally by the presidents of both countries.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Baghaei said the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding had already been signed by the time of his remarks, adding that the two sides had agreed to complete the process electronically rather than through a formal ceremony.
“As I speak with you now, the text of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding has probably been signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States,” Baghaei said at the start of the conference, later confirming that it was officially signed.
He explained that the agreement was signed digitally and that no signing ceremony would be held in Switzerland, although plans for negotiation teams to remain in Geneva were still in place. According to Baghaei, presidential signatures elevate the political weight of the agreement and increase the costs associated with any future violation.
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UPDATE ON 9 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 17, 2026
Trump says 60-day MoU not a ‘hard’ deadline. US military to remain in the Gulf
When asked how he views the 60-day negotiation countdown with Iran, the US president Donald Trump has said it’s not a hard deadline.
“Just as long as they’re behaving, I really don’t care that much,” he said.
“If they don’t come through, is it a threat that we bomb? You can call it whatever you want, but it’ll probably happen,” he said.
When asked how long US military forces are expected to stay in the Gulf region, the US president said, “Probably a while. I’d say a little while, see how it all goes,” he said.
Below a video of previous US Navy strikes before deal (June, 11)
Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns illegal Israeli settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
The ministry has denounced Israel’s approval of new illegal settlement units in the occupied West Bank, as well as a religious school in the heart of Hebron, as a “dangerous escalation”.
As we reported earlier, Israeli media outlets reported that the country’s Higher Planning Council approved 576 new units in Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged the international community to pressure Israel “to immediately halt all settlement activities, and consider them null and void”.
UPDATE ON 4 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 17, 2026
Israeli settlers set two mosques ablaze, north of Ramallah
Israeli settlers set fire to parts of two mosques in the villages of Jiljilya and Mazar’at al-Nubani, north of Ramallah in the central West Bank, according to Palestinian officials and civil defense crews, according to Al Majadeen Lebanese Tv and Al Jazeera Tv.
In Jiljilya, settlers torched the ablution room and scrawled anti-Palestinian slogans on the exterior walls of the village’s main mosque, said Osama Abdallah, head of the Jiljilya village council, speaking to AFP. Abdallah said the settlers had tried to set the mosque itself ablaze but found its door locked, so they instead ignited the ground-floor ablution facility.
Firefighting teams from the Palestinian Civil Defense, along with young men from Jiljilya and nearby villages, managed to extinguish the blaze, Abdallah added.
UPDATE ON 11 AM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 17, 2026
Ukraine President Zelensky joined G7 to persuade US President Trump to support Kyiv
The G7 summit has started in France, with leaders discussing the issue of Iran. But Ukraine has also been a focus of the meeting.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined world leaders for talks, to try to persuade US President Donald Trump to support Kyiv. Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler reports from Evian-les-Bains, France.
House Republicans break with Trump again to approve Ukraine aid
On June, 4, the US House of Representatives has approved legislation to give aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions against Russia, with more than a dozen Republicans defying their leadership to vote in favour of the bill.
Some 18 Republicans joined Democrats to back the Ukraine Support Act on Thursday, which passed in a 226 to 195 vote. It’s the latest instance of Republicans breaking from President Donald Trump recently.
However, it’s unlikely the bill will become law, as it must also be passed by the Senate and then gain Trump’s signature.
In a largely symbolic vote earlier this week, a handful of Republicans in the House backed a resolution seeking to stop Trump from taking further military action in Iran.
The Ukraine Support Act would provide more than $1 billion in security and reconstruction aid, and would authorize $8 billion in financing loans for Ukraine’s defense operations.
The House was able to force a vote on the measure Thursday after Republican supporters of the bill joined Democrats in signing a discharge petition that essentially allows a majority to circumvent leadership.
UPDATE ON 1 AM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 17, 2026
Iran vows harsh response if ‘Israel’ does not halt Lebanon aggression
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters warned Tuesday that the Israeli army should expect a “harsh response” from Iran’s mighty armed forces if it does not halt its aggression in South Lebanon.
“If the Zionist entity’s army does not cease its aggression in south Lebanon, it should expect a harsh response from Iran’s mighty armed forces,” the statement read.
The headquarters said the IOF had violated the ceasefire in south Lebanon 84 times over the past two days, despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an end to the war, and continues to “commit crimes and massacres against the oppressed Lebanese people.”
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi reiterated Tuesday that the MoU contains an explicit clause calling for an end to military operations across all fronts, including Lebanon, warning that continued Israeli ceasefire violations would trigger the mechanism outlined in the agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that ending the war on Lebanon is an inseparable part of any complete cessation of hostilities, and that the continued occupation of Lebanese territory now constitutes a violation of the MoU.
‘Israel’ kills 4 in Mayfadoun double-tap, bombs cars in South Lebanon
Israeli occupation forces killed four people and wounded several others in a series of attacks on the town of Mayfadoun in south Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, including a deliberate second strike on residents who had gathered at the scene of an earlier attack.
A second car in the town was then bombed, followed by a third car in the nearby town of Shoukin, bringing the total to three vehicles struck and one gathering of civilians hit.
Civil Defense teams from the Islamic Health Authority worked to evacuate the casualties in coordination with other ambulance associations.
IRGC maintains coordination rules in Strait of Hormuz transit
Vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz are still required to coordinate their movements with naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported on Tuesday.
The report said that despite recent diplomatic developments, maritime traffic through the strategic waterway remains subject to procedures involving IRGC naval coordination.
On June 11, Iran had announced the closure of the strait to shipping until further notice, including for vessels that had previously received clearance.
Over the weekend, Iran and the United States confirmed the completion of work on a memorandum expected to be signed in Switzerland on June 19. The agreement ismac reported to include provisions aimed at reopening maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz, although Tehran has not issued an official announcement confirming the reopening.
Following the announcement, US President Donald Trump said he was authorizing the lifting of a US naval blockade, while Iranian authorities also confirmed that Washington had begun easing its maritime restrictions.
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UPDATE ON 8 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 16, 2026
U.K. investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near a yacht in the English Channel
The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich spotted on Tuesday a UK-flagged yacht in the English Channel, which headed dangerously close to the vessel, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The crew of the frigate launched flares and sounded the horn, but the yacht continued to approach dangerously close, the statement added.
“After the distance was reduced to 150 meters [492 feet], the frigate’s commander decided to fire preemptively at the vessel’s course using small arms,” the statement read.
After the preemptive shooting, the yacht immediately changed course and continued moving away from the Russian warship, the ministry also said.
“The crew of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich acted in strict compliance with international navigation regulations and took all necessary measures to prevent the incident,” the statement said.
The U.K. Defense Ministry is investigating reports that a Russian warship fired warning shots at a British yacht in the English Channel.
A British official familiar with the incident said reports had been received from a U.K.-registered yacht alleging that a Russian navy vessel fired warning shots nearby, around 500 yards away.
UPDATE ON 7 AM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 16, 2026
Israeli media: Lebanon clause in Iran deal sparks rift with US
After more than three and a half months of fighting and intense back-and-forth negotiations, US President Donald Trump announced that Washington and Tehran, under Pakistani mediation, have reached a final agreement to end hostilities between them. The deal is expected to be signed in Geneva on June 19.
According to reports, the memorandum of understanding stipulates that upon signing, both sides will declare an immediate, complete, and permanent end to all hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon.
The blockade on Iran would be lifted, Washington would commit not to interfere in Iran’s domestic affairs, refrain from increasing troop levels in the region, and release half of Iran’s frozen assets, an amount totaling approximately $12 billion.
In exchange, Iran would reaffirm its commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and confirm that it will never produce, develop or acquire nuclear weapons. Tehran would also reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial maritime traffic within 30 days, according to arrangements specified by Iran.
Israeli media outlets reported mounting frustration in “Israel” following the announcement of the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, with officials acknowledging a severe crisis with Washington and accusing the United States of conceding to Iranian demands.
According to i24NEWS, the main source of Israeli embarrassment concerns the inclusion of Lebanon in the agreement.
An Israeli source told the outlet that the issue has generated “very high tension” with the US administration amid clear disagreements between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump.
VIDEO – Netanyahu Vows Troops Will Stay in Lebanon Despite US-Iran Deal
The report noted that while political officials insist there will be no Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon at this stage, significant questions remain regarding the Israeli occupation’s future freedom of military aggression.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out withdrawing Israeli troops from Lebanon, saying Israeli forces will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria for as long as necessary to protect the country.
An Israeli source also expressed hope that the agreement would collapse, telling i24NEWS: “Like Obama’s agreement, this is not the end of the road. The Iranians will not abide by it, and future operations to eliminate the nuclear project and strike their missiles are only a matter of time.”
The newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth sharply criticized Washington’s handling of negotiations with Tehran, arguing that while coordination with the United States remains important, describing “Israel’s” growing dependence on Washington as “dangerous and irresponsible.”
‘Trump has sold us out’: Israelis react with anger and anxiety to new Iran deal
Israel has not taken the news lightly. Opposition leader Yair Lapid said that the emerging agreement achieves “none of Israel’s goals.”, according to RT (former Russia Today)
“The regime survives, the missile program remains intact, and Iran retains the ability to rebuild its nuclear program. This is a complete failure by Netanyahu, and in the process he is turning Israel into a client state that takes orders on matters of its own national security.”
Another opposition figure, Yair Golan, was equally blunt, describing the policy as a failure.
”Trump is signing an agreement that funnels billions of dollars to the Ayatollahs’ regime, leaves the nuclear infrastructure intact, preserves the ballistic threat as it is, and throws a lifeline to the murderous regime in Tehran.”
“The general feeling on the street is that Trump has sold us out,” said Maor Attias, a 56-year-old resident of Haifa.
“Americans simply don’t understand the Middle East. Iran fed them a narrative, and they bought it, either because they genuinely believed it or because they were tired of dealing with the conflict. Midterm elections are coming up, and politicians need the support of their voters. In this equation, Israel sits at the bottom of the priority list.”
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UPDATE ON 7 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 15, 2026
Russia delivers massive overnight strike on Ukrainian military-industrial sites
Russian troops delivered a massive overnight strike on Ukrainian military-industrial sites in retaliation to Kiev’s attacks on civilian facilities, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday.
“Last night, in retaliation to the Kiev regime’s terrorist attacks, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by air-launched, ground-based and seaborne long-range precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles on facilities of the military-industrial sector in the cities of Kiev, Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk,” the ministry said in a statement.
The strikes also targeted military airfields and territorial recruitment centers, it said. “The goals of the strike were achieved. All the designated targets were hit,” the ministryreported.
These are the main goals achieved according to TASS:
Kiev’s Radar long-range UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) components plant and a workshop for drone production on the premises of the Dovzhenko Film Studios
Ukraine’s Unmanned Technologies and Mayak military enterprises in retaliation to Kiev’s attacks on civilian facilities
Ukraine’s Burevestnik enterprise engaged in the production of long-and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles
Novaya Pochta innovation terminal in Kiev and the Dnieper Electro-Mechanical Plant engaged in operations for the Ukrainian army
“In addition, the strikes targeted the military airfields Vasilkov, Uman, Cherkassy and Krasnaya Slobodka, and also territorial recruitment centers in the city of Kiev,” the ministry said.
The now-deleted footage by NV.ua (L) compared with a photo of a FP-1 drone’s wing (R) by NV.ua – CLICK ON TH IMAGE TO READ AND WATCH MORE ON Fire Point Drone managed by former CIA and US Secretary of State Director Mike Pompeo
A missile of the US-made Patriot air defense system hit the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra compound and the delivery of missiles with the expired service life could be behind the system’s improper operation, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
“According to confirmed data, the building compound of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was hit by a missile of the US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system. This could have been caused by the delivery of missiles with the expired service life by Western countries to the Kiev regime,” the ministry said.
‘No agreement sustainable’ if Lebanon’s security threatened
More highlights from the news conference by Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman:
Lebanon’s national sovereignty is one of the main pillars of the memorandum of understanding agreed with the United States.
The deal emphasizes ending the war on all fronts, including respecting the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon, which is clearly stated in the framework of our international commitment.
These clear statements show no agreement will be sustainable without comprehensive guarantees of Lebanon’s security and territorial independence.
Iran says end of Israeli war on Lebanon ‘inseparable’ part of understanding with US
Iran says termination of the Israeli war on Lebanon is an “inseparable” part of an agreement between Tehran and Washington to permanently end the illegal US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic, as reported by Iranian Press TV.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks during his weekly press briefing on Monday as American and Iranian officials confirmed that the two sides had finalized a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with a formal signing ceremony expected on Friday.
He said that the finalization of the Iran-US memorandum that calls for ending the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, was the outcome of the Islamic Republic’s resilience against two evil actors.
He added that the Zionist regime’s crimes in Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh suburb, which took place amid mounting efforts towards an agreement between Iran and the US, became a means to secure the national interests of Iran and Lebanon at a maximum level and made the Resistance Axis more united.
“Lebanon and the termination of the war in Lebanon are an inseparable part of the understanding on ending the [US-Israeli] war [on Iran]. We have shown that we are determined in this regard and have proven in practice that we are serious, and we will continue to monitor developments carefully in the future,” he said.
Israel continues to raid southern Lebanon in open defiance of Iran-US deal
Shortly after the announcement of a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, which included the end of the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, Israeli occupation forces pressed ahead with their assaults south of the Arab country, violating the deal.
According to Lebanese media outlets, Israeli warplanes carried out two airstrikes in the early hours of Monday, targeting the town of Majdal Zoun. A drone strike hit areas in the town of Kfar Tebnit as well. There were, however, no immediate reports about possible casualties and the extent of damage caused.
This aerial aggression was coupled with intense and ongoing artillery bombardment on the city of Nabatieh and the towns of Kfar Remman, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, and Kfar Tebnit.
Additional reports also noted further strikes by the occupation forces in the towns of Khiam and Markaba in southern Lebanon, along with a drone attack on the town of Haris in the Bint Jbeil district of the Nabatieh Governorate.
UPDATE ON 4 AM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 15, 2026
United States and Iran reach agreement to end war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
An agreement between the United States and Iran to halt fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz has been reached, President Donald Trump announced. A signing is scheduled for Friday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister said a memorandum of understanding is complete and the U.S. naval blockade against Iran will end Sunday night, according to Iranian state media.
Trump got Iran to CALL OFF a MASSIVE missile attack vs Israel before the peace deal signing
“The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow”
Tje president JD VANCE:
“After the Israelis struck Beirut, we saw a lot of evidence the Iranians were going to launch a large number of missiles at the Israelis. With our communication with them…they assured us they were NOT going to respond to the Israelis. They were going to sign the agreement, and get to peace. “
Iran’s top security body says MoU to end war on all fronts, lift US naval blockade
The secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has confirmed that Tehran and Washington have finalized the text of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the war, bringing an immediate and permanent halt to military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, and terminating the US naval blockade against Iran.
In a statement released on Monday night, the SNSC secretariat said that the Islamic Republic, under the guidance of its martyred Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the directives of the current Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the unwavering support of the Iranian people, and the tireless efforts of the country’s armed forces, has completed a period of difficult and intensive negotiations.
“Based on the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, the text of the memorandum of understanding regarding the end-of-war negotiations (Islamabad talks) between Iran and the United States was finalized on the evening of June 15,” the statement read.
“Under the agreements reached, the war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, are ended immediately and permanently. Furthermore, the naval blockade against Iran is terminated immediately and completely.”
Iran’s top military command says people’s ‘will imposed on enemies’ as MoU reached to end war
«The central command center of the Iranian armed forces says the will of the Iranian nation has been successfully imposed on the enemies» Iranian Press TV has reported.
In a statement issued early on Monday, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters hailed the resilient people of the Islamic Republic of Iran for their glorious victory.
It also commended those serving in the armed forces, as well as the resistance front, for their “unwavering determination” throughout the more than 100 days of war.
“With the grace of Almighty God and under the command of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian people and their fighters have proven that the wretched American and Zionist enemies have no choice but to accept defeat and surrender,”it stated.
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UPDATE ON 8 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 14, 2026
Latest Beirut Israeli strikes to Sabotage Us-Iran Deal
Latest Beirut strikes creating “issues” with finalizing deal — ‘diplomat involved in talks’ to Fox News.
‘Clear attempt by Israel to SABOTAGE Trump’s deal and drag the US back into war’
Qalibaf says Israel’s attack on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, shows that the Trump administration lacks either the will or the ability to fulfill its commitments.
Shortly after Israeli forces bombed Beirut’s Dahiyeh district on Sunday, Qalibaf warned Washington that “continuing on the current path would be impossible if commitments cannot be fulfilled.”
Trump: “Israel has the right to defend itself against threats but…”
US President Donald Trump has urged all parties to “stand down” following the Israeli aggression on Beirut, which, according to him, “should not have happened.”
US President Donal Trump on Truth Social:
“This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran. Israel has the right to defend itself against threats,but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process. We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down. There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel. This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
UPDATE ON 7 AM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 14, 2026
Israel attacks Lebanon as US says Iran deal to be signed
Explosions shook southern Lebanon on Saturday as Israel continued its attacks, despite US President Trump saying a US-Iran deal will be signed on Sunday. Iranian media reported the initial agreement would declare an end to the war “on all fronts, including Lebanon”.
Hezbollah footage on downing an Israeli ‘Heron-1’ MALE drone at an altitude of 7 kilometers
Hezbollah uploaded footage showing them downing an Israeli ‘Heron-1’ MALE drone at an altitude of 7 kilometers with an advanced Iranian 358 surface-to-air missile for the first time.
The Heron is a Medium-Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) operated by customers worldwide in strategic, tactical, and homeland security missions. With the capability to conduct continuous operations for up to 45 hours at altitudes of up to 35,000 feet, the Heron is a robust and combat-proven platform.
It cost around $9-10 million.
Hezbollah ambushes Israeli forces in Majdal Zoun, Kfar Tebnit
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon – Hezbollah announced on Saturday that its fighters confronted Israeli occupation forces attempting to infiltrate areas in southern Lebanon, targeting troop and vehicle concentrations with rocket barrages and attack drones in response to ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire, Al Majadeen Lebanese TV has reported.
In a series of statements, the Resistance said its fighters detected an Israeli force that had advanced into the southern town of Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district. Resistance fighters subsequently launched an ambush, engaging the force with light and medium weapons as well as rocket-propelled munitions for approximately two hours.
According to the Resistance, several accompanying Israeli military vehicles were destroyed and caught fire during the confrontation. Simultaneously, Resistance fighters targeted Israeli troop concentrationson the southern and southeastern outskirts of Majdal Zoun with three successive rocket barrages.
The latest operations come as Israeli occupation forces have intensified attempts to establish positions on elevated terrain across southern Lebanon, particularly in areas surrounding Nabatieh and Tyre (watch below a previous video by Al Jazeera).
The escalation coincides with reports of accelerated diplomatic efforts surrounding a potential memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, with discussions reportedly addressing the implementation of a ceasefire in Lebanon and the future status of occupying forces in the region.
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UPDATE ON 12 AM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 13, 2026
Oil depots burned down in Dnipropetrovsk and the Kyiv region after Russian military strikes
Last night, Ukraine was highly anticipating a strike by the Oreshnik IRBM, with the entire country even going on alert. But our military “disappointed” the enemy, striking only dronesThe enemy counted 117 drones, allegedly shot down 102 UAVs. The rest performed well.
«In the city of Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: Dnepr), a large oil depot burned overnight after an evening attack. The fire could not be extinguished, and it died out on its own when everything burned out. Another massive fire occurred in the Boryspil district of the Kyiv region, where attack drones attacked the BRSM-Nafta oil depot in the village of Pereyaslavske. The fire engulfed an area of 2000 square meters, and everything was destroyed» Alexander Grigoryev has reported on TopWar (and NewsPravda).
In Vasylkivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, drone strikes were followed by a powerful detonation. The explosions were so powerful that they were heard in Sinelnykove, Pavlohrad, and even Dnipropetrovsk, over 70 kilometers from the epicenter. It appears a large ammunition depot was uncovered.
In the Chernihiv region, a massive fire broke out in Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske after Geranium strikes. The fire targeted a lyceum used for military deployment, possibly foreign (photo). The sound of roaring and rumbling continued throughout the night in Sumy and occupied Zaporizhia. Locals reported explosions and fires.
Russian troops wipe out Ukrainian army’s deployment sites by glide bombs in DPR
Crews of Russia’s Aerospace Forces destroyed the Ukrainian army’s deployment sites by FAB-3000 and FAB-1500 glide bombs near the settlements of Belitskoye and Shchurovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry reported, uploading a video of the strike.
“Live-recording images confirm the successful destruction of the targets: the temporary deployment site of a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 4th separate rapid reaction brigade in the area of the settlement of Belitskoye and the temporary deployment site of a formation of the Ukrainian army’s 63rd separate mobile brigade in the area of the settlement of Shchurovo,” the ministry said in a statement.
Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft, together with kamikaze drone operators and Lancet loitering munition crews from the 58th Army, launched a combined strike against Ukrainian Armed Forces reserves and artillery also in the Zaporizhzhia direction
Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine. Kiev Army lost 1,220 troops in one day
MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Kharkov Region and the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
“Battlegroup North units gained control of the settlement of Okhrimovka in the Kharkov Region through decisive operations. <…> Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Roskoshnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic through decisive operations,” the ministry said in a statement.
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,220 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released by Russia’s Defense Ministry.
Fighting in Konstantinovka: The Russian Army is driving Ukrainian Army out of the city
The footage shows militants occupying residential buildings in the city and setting up firing positions there.Russian troops are destroying concentrations of Ukrainian Nazis with precise drone and artillery strikes. Drone operators are also monitoring enemy logistics, preventing them from transporting.
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Tehran denies finalizing decision on deal to end war
Iran has denied reaching any final agreement with the United States, pushing back against claims by US President Donald Trump that a memorandum of understanding could be signed as early as this weekend.
On Friday, Tehran categorically rejected that any decision had been made regarding a deal the US president said would end the war. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed on Thursday that no final decision had been taken by Iran on the proposed agreement.
The denial follows White House assertions that a “great settlement” had been reached to “end the war with Iran.”
38 ‘Trump’s agreements’ since February
Trump announced on Tuesday that a deal with Iran was imminent, marking, according to a CNN tally, the 38th time such an announcement has been made since the US and “Israel” launched their war on Iran.
Echoing Tehran’s stance, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency noted, “Until Iran announces the existence of a possible understanding, any news issued by Trump in this regard should be treated like his previous messages.”
Meanwhile, Iran’s Fars News Agency quoted a source close to the Iranian negotiating team on Thursday as confirming that no draft of an initial memorandum of understanding with the United States had been approved so far.
Earlier on Thursday, Trump claimed he had called off airstrikes and bombings that had been planned against Iran, as “talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran have reached the highest levels of Iranian leadership and received their approval.”
AMERICAN ANGER vs TRUMP’s WARS. US Secretary of State Rubio ran away like Speedy Gonzales before Pacifists
A video that went viral in a few hours shows US Secretary of State Marco Rubio running away after being attacked by citizens protesting against the aggressive foreign policy of the White House
“You’re a criminal, can you hear us with your big ears? Don’t touch the Cube! You are a puppet of Israel, you are a war criminal, you have blood on your hands. Go to hell! Leave Palestine, Lebanon, Iran and Cuba alone.”
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UPDATE ON 5 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 11, 2026
Trump Violates Humanitarian Law: The Bombing of a Water Facility in Iran
During what has been described as tit-for-tat attacks, on June 10 the US bombed the drinking water supply in the Bemani district of Sirik, Hormozgan province, Iran. The 500-cubic-meter tank and a 2,000-cubic-meter reservoir provided water for 20,000 Iranians, GlobalResearch pointed out.
“Targeting civilian water infrastructure raises serious humanitarian concerns,” the Iranian Consulate in Mumbai, India said. “The incident occurred amid a wave of reported explosions in Iran’s south, including several powerful blasts heard in Bandar Abbas and the activation of air defence systems across Jask, Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas,” Aljazeera reported.
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) prohibits the attack, destruction, or rendering useless of objects indispensable to civilian survival, including water supplies and installations.
“International legal standards, notably the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, explicitly prohibit attacks on water sources that are vital for civilian populations. These protections seek to prevent water sources from becoming targets, which could deny access to safe water and jeopardize public health,” notes the Rectilo Legal Insights Blog.
UPDATE ON 1 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 11, 2026
IRGC launches 12 ballistic missiles at US al-Azraq base in Jordan, US Fighter Jets damaged
Iran’s foreign ministry condemns the US strikes on the country, saying that it has rendered the ceasefire “practically meaningless”. Earlier the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched retaliatory strikes on US forces in the region, including Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan, according to Iranian news reports.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it fired 12 ballistic missiles at the US-operated al-Azraq air base in Jordan in response to the missile attacks by Washington against the Islamic Republic.
In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC said that its Aerospace Force hit American F-35, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets and important facilities of the “terrorist US army” located at the airbase and a command-and-control center.
The missile attack destroyed the base’s facilities and a large number of the fighter jets, it added.
In statements issued early Thursday, the IRGC and the Iranian Army announced a series of coordinated retaliatory military operations targeting US military installations across the region, including assets in Bahrain(read updates below).
The IRGC said its Aerospace Force and Navy conducted a retaliatory operation in two separate waves in reprisal for attacks on the Corps’ coastal outposts and service units, law enforcement posts, and the Bandar Abbas airport area.
Separately, the Army’s Public Relations Office reported a drone operation targeting the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
Iran struck F-35 hangars at the US Muwaffaq Salti air base in Jordan
One day ago, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims the attack was successful drones to the US base in the Jordanian city of Al-Azraq. This is the Muwaffaq Salti military base.
According to a statement from the Iranian side, the strikes targeted hangars housing fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, as well as a command center and other key targets at this large facility.
The IRGC statement emphasized that the operation was carried out in response to actions by the United States and its allies in the region. The Al-Azraq base is considered one of the key US Air Force facilities in the Middle East, from which reconnaissance and strike flights are conducted. aviationIran claims the attack caused significant damage to the enemy’s infrastructure and aircraft.
At this time, there has been no official confirmation from the American or Jordanian sides.
UPDATE ON 2 AM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 11, 2026
US launched attacks on ‘multiple’ Iranian targets for the Second day
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) says it launched attacks targeting “military surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defence sites across Iran” in response to its “unwarranted and continued aggression”.
VIDEO LEGEND: CENTCOM forces launched strikes on Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defense sites across Iran. U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy assets fired precision munitions on Iranian targets that posed a threat to U.S. forces and international commercial ships transiting regional waters. USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) launches Tomahawk cruise missiles in support of self-defense strikes against Iran, June 10, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
Iranian media report explosions in several areas along its southern coastline, including Bandar Abbas, Minab, Sirik, Kish Island and Qeshm Island. Karaj, near Tehran, was also attacked.
Iran’s IRGC says it carried out counterattacks on 18 US military targets at airbases in Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as the Fifth Fleet.
It says it fired 12 ballistic missiles at the Azraq airbase in Jordan for a second night, according to state media. Kuwaiti and Bahraini authorities report the interception of hostile aerial targets overnight, while Jordan makes no comments on the attack.
CENTCOM says the strikes were completed about four hours after they began, soon after midnight in Tehran.
All three missing Indian seafarers killed in US tanker attack: Indian minister
India’s Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday confirmed that all three missing Indian seafarers have died after a US attack on a tanker in the Gulf.
US CENTCOM said it carried out a “precision” strike on the Settebello, as it transited the Gulf of Oman, claiming it was carrying Iranian oil and that the crew failed to comply with instructions from US forces.
Iran says US projectile hit Iranian cargo barge off Oman, crew rescued
An Iranian cargo barge was hit by a US projectile in the Gulf of Oman early on Thursday, the Iranian governor of Sirik county said, according to Mehr news agency.
The 150-tonne cargo barge, owned by locals from Sirik and carrying essential goods from the Omani port of Khasab, was hit about 5 nautical miles off Khasab, Reza Shahidian, the governor of Sirik, said.
The region’s largest ammunition depot exploded in southern Yemen
A powerful explosion rocked southern Yemen. The largest ammunition depot in the Aden region, located in the Giants Brigade camp in Al-Mudaffar, was destroyed. Twelve soldiers were reported killed, and several others were injured to varying degrees. The blast was so powerful that it was heard throughout much of the city.
Formally, the “Giants” unit is supported by Saudi Arabia and is part of the Yemeni Presidential Council. However, the brigade’s fighters make no secret of whose interests they truly represent.
A preliminary theory was voiced: the explosion was caused by a short circuit in the ammunition storage facility. This allegedly led to a fire, which caused the explosion. Eyewitnesses also reported a series of explosions.
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UPDATE ON 11 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 10, 2026
IRGC Navy closes Strait of Hormuz for all vessels in respomse to renewed US’ strikes
In response to renewed United States’ strikes on its territory, Iran has decided to completely close the Strait of Hormuz to navigation, the Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters of the Iranian armed forces said.
“Effective immediately, due to the lack of security in the region, the Strait of Hormuz is hereby declared closed to all types of vessels, including oil tankers and merchant ships. Any attempt to pass through will be met with strikes,” the Iranian state television quoted its statement.
Meanwhile, the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that they have already hit two vessels trying to pass through the Strait.
UPDATE ON 1 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 10, 2026
Iran slams US Aggression as CentCom launched Widespread Air Attack
Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the US aggression against the country, accusing Washington of brutally attacking areas in southern Iran under the pretext of responding to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ministry slammed the US strikes as a “blatant violation” of the United Nations Charter, emphasizing that the attack underscored the criminal nature and militaristic conduct of the US administration.
The strikes are a serious breach of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Tehran said, holding Washington fully responsible for the consequences of its actions.
The U.S. military began new attacks on Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, U.S. Central Command said.
“The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” CENTCOM wrote in a post on X. Earlier, President Donald Trump said that Iran had shot down the helicopter while it was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz and noted that the U.S. would respond.
Iran retaliates against 21 US-linked targets
Preliminary data, satellite imagery assessments, and information from Iranian security services point to the success of Iran’s large-scale military operation that was carried out at dawn Wednesday, Fars News Agencyreported, citing an informed military source.
According to the source, Iran’s Air and Missile Forces successfully struck 70% of the designated military targets with high precision, adding that long-range ballistic missiles and drones operated by Iran’s armed forces were able to penetrate air defense systems deployed at US military bases in the region.
Iranian missiles and drones also accurately hit their designated targets at the al-Azraq base in Jordan, the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait, as well as the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, the source stated.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced early Wednesday that it launched an attack targeting 21 US-linked sites across the region, including the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, stressing that the operation was in response to recent American aggression on Iran.
The targets also included a US F-35 fighter jet base in al-Azraq in Jordan, as well as a command and control center at the same facility. Iranian Fars news agency reported that the IRGC used Kheibar Shekan missiles in strikes targeting F-35 hangars in Jordan.
The IRGC added that it had destroyed four high-value targets using long-range solid-fuel missiles and said a US MQ-9 drone was shot down during aerial engagements over Jam in Iran’s southern Bushehr province.
The IRGC warned that continued hostile actions would be met with “more severe and harsher responses,” signaling readiness to expand its military operations if attacks persist.
At the same time, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian air defenses shot down an American MQ-9 drone over the city of Jam in Bushehr province in southern Iran.
Below the previous Iranian retaliation to US attack on first days of June
VIDEO LEGEND: June, 3. Kuwait has released surveillance footage showing the dramatic moments surrounding a deadly strike on Terminal 1 of Kuwait International Airport, an incident that has intensified tensions across the Gulf region and triggered a major security response. The newly released video captures the impact and aftermath of the strike, with footage showing significant structural damage inside the airport complex. Authorities say portions of the terminal suffered extensive destruction, while surveillance images appear to show sections of the roof collapsing following the impact. According to Kuwaiti officials, the attack resulted in fatalities and injuries, with an Indian national among those reported killed.
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‘Israel’ launches aggression on Iran, Iran responds
In a statement, the IRGC said the operation was dedicated to martyrs of the 12-Day War.
According to the statement, the operation targeted key facilities at the two air bases in response to Israeli missile attacks on several radar sites in three locations across Iran.
The Israeli military command said its military aircraft launched attacks on western and central Iran early on Monday morning. Hours later, sirens sounded across the occupied Palestinian territories amid a missile attack.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps confirmed that Iranian soil was targeted by Israeli aggression, saying that the Israeli regime utilized air-launched ballistic missiles to attack Iran from outside its airspace.
This comes as sounds of several explosions were heard in Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Karaj. According to Israeli Channel 12, the Tehran Mehrabad International Airport was also bombed in the wave of strikes.
Separately, Iranian media reported that an Israeli strike targeted the Karoun Mahshahr Petrochemical Company in Iran’s Khuzestan Province, causing damage to facilities at the site.
Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen‘s correspondent in Baghdad reported that an explosion of unknown origin was heard across the Iraqi capital.
After the wave of Israeli attacks concluded, Israeli media outlets reported that alert levels had been raised in Tel Aviv and southern areas in anticipation of a possible counterattack.
BREAKING: House passes resolution rebuking Trump’s Iran war
The House offered a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump, passing a Democratic-led measure to end his war with Iran over objections from Republican leadership.
The resolution directs Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran, unless he receives congressional approval. It would not force him to end the conflict, however, and is a symbolic expression of disapproval of the war.
Democrats have repeatedly forced votes to limit Trump’s war powers in both the House and the Senate – a campaign that has gradually picked up more GOP support in recent weeks. On Thursday morning, Trump attacked the four Republicans who joined with Democrats to defy him.
Trump Reactions: “An unpatriotic thing”
“Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he wrote on Truth Social.
“Who would do such an unpatriotic thing. They know where the negotiations stand. The Democrats are fueled by Trump Derangement Syndrome. They would rather have our Country fail than give me another, of many, victories. The four Republicans, that’s a whole other story – They’re GRANDSTANDERS! They should be ashamed of themselves.”
The vote was 215 to 208 with Republican Reps. Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett and Warren Davidson crossing party lines to support the resolution.
Furious Escalation in Ukraine to a Direct War between NATO and Russia
Russia didn’t even have time to launch 500 drones and 71 missiles in retaliation for this shameful war crime, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s army targeted a passenger bus in Donbas, killing eight. Among them were Polish citizens on their way to Mariupol for work.
See the video and details below.
Footage of the moment a Ukrainian drone struck a bus in Donbas, killing 8 civilians
Yesterday, June,3, a Ukrainian suicide drone attacked a passenger bus in the city of Yenakiieve (Donetzk Popular Republic – DPR) that was heading from Moscow to Simferopol. It is reported that there were 46 people in the cabin.
According to the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, 8 people were killed, their identities are being established, and 11 passengers were injured.
️Among the passengers injured in the bus attack in the city of Yenakievo were Polish citizens who were traveling to Mariupol.
Details of the Ukrainian Armed Forces strike on a bus in the DPR
Details of the Ukrainian Armed Forces strike on a bus in the DPR. Ukraine is under fire from retaliatory attacks
Eight dead, a child among the wounded and a completely burnt—out interior — the Ukrainian Armed Forces strike on the Moscow-Simferopol bus in Yenakievo has become one of the worst attacks in recent weeks.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case on the terrorist attack.
Footage of Heavy Missile strikes on Kiev overnight as retaliation to Starobelsk
Footage of Missile strikes on Kiev overnight on June, 3, 2026 as Russian retaliation to Kiev’s attack on Starobelsk
The Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by airborne, ground-based and seaborne long-range precision weapons, including air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles
The Missile strikes on Kiev were done with Zircon missiles according to some accounts
Russia strikes Ukrainian military sites in retaliation to Kiev’s attack on Starobelsk
Russian troops delivered a massive overnight strike on Ukrainian military-industrial sites and military airfields in retaliation to Kiev’s terrorist attack on Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic that killed 21 college students, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
“Last night, in retaliation to the Kiev regime’s terrorist attack on the city of Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic where 21 students died and 42 others suffered wounds as a result of several waves of UAV strikes on the college, and also in retaliation to other terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure,the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by airborne, ground-based and seaborne long-range precision weapons, including air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting enterprises of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector, fuel and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian army and military airfields,” the ministry said in a statement.
At least 22 people killed, dozens wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities say at least 22 people have been killed and dozens wounded in Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing for a major offensive.
Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Tuesday. It said the main targets were the capital city of Kyiv, the central city of Dnipro, and the eastern cities of Poltava, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian air defence destroyed and suppressed 40 missiles and 602 drones.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said six people were killed in the Ukrainian capital and dozens of others, including two children, were injured in the “mass enemy attack”.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region in central Ukraine, at least 16 people were killed and 36 others, including children, were injured in Russian attacks, Governor Oleksandr Ganzha said.
Fifteen people, including a child, were wounded in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
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UPDATE ON 11 PM – GMT + 2 – JUNE, 1, 2026
8 KILLED, Many Children Injured by Israeli airstrike on the Nabatieh area in Lebanon
Eight people have died and 19 have been injured, including 5 children and 6 women, as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the Nabatieh area in Lebanon, according to the country’s Ministry of Health
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Israel carrying out ‘scorched-earth policy’ in Lebanon: PM
Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy” in his country’s south, urging a halt to incessant air and artillery strikes.
A day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces had advanced deeper into Lebanon, his counterpart Nawaf Salam warned the country is facing a “dangerous” escalation and called for “a swift and real ceasefire”.
In a televised address, Salam accused Israel of “collective punishment” by “destroying towns and villages, and forcing their inhabitants into exile”.This will bring “neither security nor stability” to Israel, he said. Israel issued forced displacement warnings for more than a dozen locations in southern Israel on Saturday.
WATCH: Israeli troops cross Lebanon’s Litani River as tensions escalate with Hezbollah
Israeli forces have crossed the Litani River in Lebanon for the first time since the 2006 war with Hezbollah. Al Jazeera’s Lina Abu Akleh explains the latest advances and Hezbollah’s response
Israeli troops have reached the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Choukine on the outskirts of Nabatieh – a Hezbollah stronghold – while Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli strikes on Deir ez-Zahrani at dawn on Sunday killed several people.
Imad Salamey, an international relations professor at the Lebanese American University, told Al Jazeera that the city’s significance extends far beyond military considerations.
“Nabatieh is strategically important because it represents far more than a military hub; it is one of the principal political, economic, and social centres of Lebanon’s Shia community and a key connective node between southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and Beirut,” he told Al Jazeera.
“Militarily, control of Nabatieh would provide Israel with greater operational depth beyond the Litani River, facilitating pressure on Hezbollah’s command, logistics, and support networks throughout southern Lebanon.
Israeli forces cross south Lebanon’s Litani River and seize 12th century castle
VIDEO LEGEND: Invading Israeli forces have crossed north of Lebanon’s Litani River and seized the medieval Beaufort Castle in the southern Nabatieh Governorate. Video shows soldiers at the Crusader-era fortress, where Israeli and Golani Brigade flags have been raised.
Israel air raid kills one person near a hospital in south Lebanon
At least one person has been killed in an Israeli air strike near Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatieh, Lebanon.
Israel’s military continues to attack health facilities and medics in southern Lebanon, as it did during its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Attacking hospitals is a war crime under international law.
Six children among nine Syrians killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says yesterday’s Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese municipality of Adloun in the district of Sidon killed nine members of the same Syrian family, including six children.
The statement with the final toll was carried by Lebanon’s official National News Agency.
Hardline Israeli minister demands to level south Beirut ‘to the ground’
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video calling on Israel’s prime minister to “level the southern suburbs in Beirut to the ground” as Hezbollah heavily bombards northern Israel.
Posting on his Instagram account, Ben-Gvir said he opposed the previous ceasefire with Lebanon, calling for targeting the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, where Hezbollah has a significant presence.
He addressed Israel’s leader directly in the video, saying: “Dear Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I love and appreciate you, but now is the time to level the suburbs to the ground. We have appreciation for Trump and we must say thank you for the partnership. But the red line is the harm to soldiers or civilians, and the suburbs must be levelled to the ground.”
US fighter jet fired missile at Iranian-bound cargo ship – CENTCOM
A US aircraft fired a missile at a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman while enforcing the blockade of Iran, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said.
According to CENTCOM, the Gambian-flagged M/V Lian Star ignored more than 20 warnings on Friday while sailing toward an Iranian port.
“A US aircraft disabled the vessel by firing a Hellfire missile into the ship’s engine room after Lian Star’s crew failed to comply. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran,” CENTCOM said on X on Saturday.
AP reported, citing a US official, that the vessel remains adrift and that US forces did not board it.
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UPDATE ON 6 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 30, 2026
Rosatom CEO: “Ukrainian drone “deliberately’ hits turbine hall of Zaporozhye NPP Unit 6” – VIDEO
The Ukrainian military attacked Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), puncturing a hole in the machine hall of one of the facility’s units, Aleksey Likhachev, CEO of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has said.
The conflict in Ukraine today has turned out to be one step closer to becoming nuclear at the suggestion of Kiev. For the first time, a Ukrainian kamikaze drone controlled by optical fiber purposefully attacked the engine room of power unit No. 6 of the Zaporizhia NPP, the largest plant in Europe.
VIDEO LEGEND: A hole has formed in the wall, this is not an accidental hit, but a targeted blow to a key part of the system, which is located just a few meters from the reactor, said Alexey Likhachev, head of Rosatom. The engine room is a high—tech precision structure, in fact, the “engine” of the station, which generates electricity. Any damage can lead to a complete failure of the unit and the loss of the entire power unit, said Yuri Chernichuk, Director of the NPP.
The ZNPP – which has repeatedly been attacked by Kiev forces over the past years – came under a new attack on Saturday, with a fiber-optics-guided drone making it to the machine hall of the sixth power unit of the plant. Given that such munitions are guided by their operators until the impact, the strike was carried out deliberately, and any “theories of an accidental hit” can be ruled out, Likhachev stated.
“One could, if I may put it this way, ‘congratulate’ the entire international community – this is the first-ever deliberate attack on the nuclear power plant’s main equipment, with a penetrative explosion and damage to the machine hall,” he said.
US personnel injured in Iran retaliatory strike on Ali Al Salem base
Several American service members and contractors sustained injuries and US drones sustained severe damage in an Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Kuwaiti air base in response to US aggression on Iran.
The injuries occurred when debris from an intercepted Fateh-110 missile fell on the Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the incident. Approximately five people, including US military personnel and contractors, were wounded, allegedly lightly.
While the missile itself was allegedly intercepted by Kuwait’s air defenses, according to the report, the resulting shrapnel and debris caused significant damage on the ground. Two US MQ-9 Reaper drones, valued at roughly $30 million apiece, were also hit. One drone was completely destroyed, and the other was badly damaged.
VIDEO LEGEND: Units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps demonstrated the launches of operational and tactical missiles of the Fateh-110 family at an American base in Kuwait. Missiles with an inertial satellite guidance system and correlation homing heads flew to a range of up to 300 km at altitudes of 35-45 km, followed by a decrease in a quasi-ballistic trajectory. The use of composite solid-fuel engines ensured high speed in the active area, and low effective surface dispersion made it difficult for missile defense systems to detect.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stern warning on May 28 following a US military violation and aggression near the Bandar Abbas Airport, stressing that any further aggression “will not go unanswered” (read updates below).
In a statement released by its public relations office, the IRGC said the US military launched aerial projectiles at a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas before dawn. It added that Iran responded by targeting the US air base from which the attack originated at approximately 4:50 am.
“Where we can help Ukraine, we are doing it,” US Secretary of War
“Where we can help Ukraine, we are doing it,” US Secretary of War The same approach, according to Hegseth, applies to Europe.
“If you look at the amount of money spent, Europe has stepped up, and Ukraine has been just as, if not more, effective in this process. So we want them to be able to defend themselves, and we’ll find a way to make sure we can help them,”he said.
“In President Trump’s budget for 2027, you will see investments of $56 billion in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (around 3000 thousnads). And we will continue to learn from Ukraine’s experience on the battlefield. Scale scale is not a matter of having perfect systems, but of being able to scale, scale quickly, and adapt week by week. It is at this rate that drone technology is changing” he added.
Putin: “Ukrainian drones in various countries, Examination will Show von Der leyen Endless Lies”
Ukrainian drones have previously entered the airspace of various countries, and initial reports consistently claimed it was “a Russian attack,” President Vladimir Putin said in response to a TASS question about the drone incident in Romania.
“The examination will show” Putin caught Ursula in endless lies.
“Only an independent expert examination will be able to establish who owned the drone that crashed into an apartment building in the Romanian city of Galac”.This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with journalists following a state visit to Kazakhstan, the correspondent of PolitNavigator reports.
The journalists asked for comments on the reaction of European leaders to the incident.“I don’t even understand what it’s about. Before entering the hall, they told me that some kind of drone had flown into Romania. I don’t know what kind of drone. If Mrs. von der Leyen claims that it was a Russian drone, but she was not in Romania, she did not examine the remains of this drone. No one can say what kind of aircraft is of origin until its examination has been carried out”.
VIDEO LEGEND: Reports of several people injured, some seriously, following the impact of a Russian one-way attack drone tonight on a residential building in Galați, Eastern Romania. Romania’s Defense Ministry claimed that the UAV which injured two people in the city of Galati came from Russia
“After all, we know that Ukrainian drones have flown into Finland, Poland, and the Baltic States. The first reaction was exactly the same as it is now in Romania: guard, the Russians are coming,” Russian president further said.
“Then it turned out that it had nothing to do with Russian aircraft, they were Ukrainian drones that had gone off course. In this case, most likely, we are talking about exactly such a situation,” the president added. He stressed that it would be nice for Russia to get objective data for its own investigation. Before that, it is premature to assess the situation.
“It’s a shame. They are simply deceiving their citizens,” Putin on Western media’s cover—up of the attack on a student dormitory in Starobilsk
“It’s a shame. Nightmare. They are simply deceiving their citizens,” Vladimir Putin said about the Western media’s cover—up of the attack on a student dormitory in Starobilsk.
But, by the way, I sometimes watch Western channels to understand the information field that is developing there and which is being fed to the European, first of all, the viewer. Well, I dunno, you’re probably watching too. Shame. Nightmare. They are just deceiving their citizens. We also had a blow in response to their crimes against children in Starobilsk — our blow was against the Kiev region”.
“Here’s about the fact that we hit the Kiev region, from morning to late evening: “The evil aggressor has hit again,” such is the destruction, such are the problems. But you know, you, the media representatives, should be ashamed of your colleagues. Not a word at all, just not a single word about the tragedy in Starobilsk,that the children died. That our children were deliberately killed. Not a word at all, as if it doesn’t exist. Well, what is it? Is it a media outlet? No. It’s a means of mass deception”. Putin added.
UAV crash in Romania and cause-and-effect relationships NATO is starting to arrive in the countries,
The Romanians got it. About the UAV crash and cause-and-effect relationships
NATO is starting to arrive in the countries, and this is not just a figurative phrase. Recently, drones crashed in the Baltic States, and now it’s come to Romania, where the drone hit a high-rise building in the border area with Moldova, etc. In the Ukrainian city of Galac, injuring two people.
Back in 2023-2024, it was logical to discuss such an incident through the prism of possible retaliatory actions by the Alliance in terms of increased supplies to the Kiev regime or other anti-Russian actions. But now it almost makes no sense.
On the one hand, the Europeans already transmit the so-called Ukraine has everything it can, and they don’t need any special reason. The amount of assistance is limited only by their production and financial capabilities.
In addition, NATO countries have already deployed on their territory the production of Ukrainian missiles and UAVs, which the enemy uses to strike strategic targets in Russia. And the same Romanians provide airspace for the F-16 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and help them repel drone attacks in the border area.
Medvedev to EU citizens: “Be vigilant, your peaceful sleep is over.”
European authorities have “unilaterally gone to war with Russia,” Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, stated in a post on X. “Citizens of EU countries, know that your authorities have unilaterally entered into war with Russia. So be vigilant and don’t be surprised by anything. Your peaceful sleep is over. But you know who to ask for explanations!” Medvedev threatened after Europe’s reaction to the Russian drone crash in Romania.
Moscow: Response to the Closure of the Consulate General in Constanta, Romania, Will Not Be Long in Coming
Countermeasures following the Russian Consul General’s declaration of persona non grata and the closure of the Consulate General in Constanta “will not be long in coming,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti.
“Westerners need the media hype surrounding the drone strike in Romania to divert attention from Zelensky’s murder of the Starobilsk children, committed with EU funds and support, and, as is now clear, to justify the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Constanta,”the Russian diplomat concluded.
UPDATE ON 3 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 29, 2026
The Houthis showed the moment they intercepted another American MQ-9 Reaper drone
emen’s Ansar Allah (Houthi) rebel movement has released footage showing the successful interception of a US MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and attack drone shot down by an Ansar Allah anti-aircraft crew in the Marib province.
As can be seen in the video, the Yemeni rebel movement’s anti-aircraft crew shot down the aircraft, which was flying at a relatively low altitude. Drone US Army, after which the device fell to the ground. In total, since October 2023, at least 15 American aircraft have been destroyed in Yemen. drones of this type.
As Business Insider acknowledges, the MQ-9 Reaper UAV, one of the main US reconnaissance and attack drones, is capable of shooting down even old Soviet systems without much difficulty. DefenseIn particular, cases of the destruction of drones of this type, including by the S-75 and Kub systems, have been documented.
UPDATE ON 10 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 29, 2026
Tehran, Trump yet to comment on 60-day truce extension plan
White House sources confirmed that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend the ceasefire for 60 days to allow for formal negotiations, but US President Donald Trump has yet to give his approval.
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing a source close to the negotiating team, said the text of the MoU had not yet been finalised or confirmed, and the public would be notified once that occurred.
Palestinians fear full Israeli takeover of besieged Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s orders for his troops to seize at least 70 percent control of Gaza is seen by Palestinians as a political declaration regarding the territory’s future shape.
Every percentage Israel says it controls means a new neighbourhood emptied and another wave of forced displacement taking place with less space left for Palestinians in Gaza – one of the world’s most densely populated zones.
People here believe Israel is now trying to exercise influence over Gaza by gradually expanding and tightening its grip over the territory. Sixty percent is currently under Israeli military control.
These new directives issued by Netanyahu mean some sort of ground operations might take place to achieve that target, but the timing here is very critical and raises serious questions about the credibility of the “ceasefire” itself.
Normally, ceasefires are associated with withdrawals and de-escalation, but now Israelis are speaking openly about territorial expansion.
Updates on MAY, 28, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 4 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 28, 2026
Israel intensifies attacks on southern Lebanon, killing at least 16 people:
At least 16 people have been killed and 58 wounded in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese health authorities, as Israel intensifies its assault and issues mass displacement orders across the region.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported on Thursday that six of the victims belonged to the same family. They were killed in an Israeli drone strike while trying to flee at dawn along the Adloun Highway, a key route linking Sidon and Tyre, it said.
The attack came as Israel expanded its bombardment across southern Lebanon, hitting residential areas, roads and civilian infrastructure.
Israeli fighter jets also struck an apartment building in southern Beirut, marking the first strike on the Lebanese capital in three weeks. According to Israeli media reports, the attack was an assassination attempt, although the Israeli military has yet to publicly comment on the strike.
Israel destroys a building in Tyre, southern Lebanon
The moment an Israeli strike destroys a building in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre is captured on video. Israel’s army claims it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure in Tyre, yet it has issued forced displacement orders for the entire city.
UPDATE ON 1 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 28, 2026
Epic footage of the liberation of the village of Novovasilevka in the Kharkov region
UPDATE ON 11 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 28, 2026
Russian forces begin establishing buffer zone in Kharkov Region
Russian forces have begun establishing a buffer zone in the Kharkov Region along the border with Russia’s Belgorod Region, military expert Andrey Marochko told TASS.
“Currently, the Veterinarnoye-Granov section is the beginning of the establishment of a buffer zone in this area. And, naturally, this is part of the tasks set by the supreme commander-in-chief [Vladimir Putin] regarding the establishment a security zone for Russian people living in this area,” he said.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday that the Russian army had taken control of the settlement of Granov in the Kharkov Region.
In the evening, the Russian Armed Forces attacked targets in 9 regions of Ukraine:
Ukrainian Army monitoring counted 147 UAVs launched from Russian territory. Of these, 138 were allegedly “shot down/suppressed.”
In Sumy region, explosions occurred in Shostka, Akhtyrka, Sumy, Krolevets. The railway infrastructure, warehouses, control points for FPV drones, and mobile groups of UAVs were attacked.
At least 8 strikes were carried out on the port infrastructure in the Odessa region. Multiple targets hit Belgorod-Dniester.
In Rybakovka, Mykolaiv region, the targets were: coastal infrastructure, observation posts, marine facilities, and communication systems. According to the Starokonstantinov military airfield in the Khmelnitsky region, they previously worked out with “Daggers”.
IRGC downs US drone, forces F-35 and RQ-4 out of Iranian airspace
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps announced on Tuesday that its air defense units had intercepted a series of US military transgressions in the Gulf region, shooting down an MQ-9 drone and opening fire on an RQ-4 reconnaissance aircraft and an F-35 fighter jet, forcing both to immediately withdraw from Iranian airspace.
The IRGC asserted in a statement that the operation was carried out in defense of Iran’s sovereignty and national airspace, following the US military’s “continued adventurism and aggressive conduct in the region.” It added that the response came after precise intelligence monitoring by air defense units.
The IRGC issued a stern warning to US command, cautioning it against any further ceasefire violations by the US military, and affirmed that reciprocal retaliation is a legitimate and inevitable right.
IRGC targets US military base in response to attack on Bandar Abbas
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stern warning on Thursday following a US military violation and aggression near the Bandar Abbas Airport, stressing that any further aggression “will not go unanswered.”
In a statement released by its public relations office, the IRGC said the US military launched aerial projectiles at a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas before dawn. It added that Iran responded by targeting the US air base from which the attack originated at approximately 4:50 am.
In the Video above a previous IRGC attack
The operation comes as a “serious warning,” the IRGC said, adding that the response was intended to demonstrate that any aggression against Iran would be met with retaliation, warning that any repeat attack would provoke “a more decisive response.”
At the same time, the Kuwaiti military confirmed that “air defense systems are confronting missile and drone attacks.”
During the war, Iran repeatedly warned that any US military base used to launch attacks against its territory would be considered a legitimate target, stressing that while it maintains friendly relations with neighboring countries, it would not hesitate to strike the source of any aggression.
In the Video above yje US military bases damaged in Middle East
US attacks Bandar Abbas
This comes after the US military targeted the “scorched earth” areas surrounding the city of Bandar Abbas, as explosions were heard across the area without any reported casualties or material damage, according to an Iranian military source cited by Tasnim News Agency.
Shortly after, Iranian media outlets reported hearing three explosions east of Bandar Abbas, with air defense systems activated.
Meanwhile, Reuters quoted a US official as saying that the US military had carried out fresh strikes on an Iranian military site near the Strait of Hormuz and allegedly intercepted several Iranian drones that were deemed “a threat to US forces.”
Similarly, on Monday, the US launched an aggression on alleged missile sites in southern Iran and targeted boats allegedly attempting to lay naval mines in the area, according to the US Central Command.
US tanker forced to retreat from Hormuz following Iranian intervention
In a related escalation, a US oil tanker attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz overnight after disabling its radar system, but was forced to retreat after the Iranian navy responded swiftly and opened fire on the vessel, Tasnim reported, citing an Iranian military source.
Washington’s continued violations have raised fresh concerns over the stability of the current ceasefire and prospects for a broader regional agreement, with the US yet again bombing Iran in the middle of talks.
Just yesterday, Tasnim reported that progress has been made in talks, particularly on the release of Iran’s frozen assets in Qatar. However, reaching a final formulation of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran requires resolving outstanding differences, as per the same sources.
Updates on MAY, 26, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 11 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 26, 2026
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it ‘downed’ US drone after airspace violation – VIDEO
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has shot down a MQ-9 Reaper drone after identifying “hostile aircraft” entering Iranian airspace.
The Guard’s forces “also fired upon an RQ-4 drone and an intruding F-35 fighter jet”, a statement said, without specifying when the incidents took place.
The IRGC said it reserved the “legitimate and definite” right to retaliate against any ceasefire violations by the US.
The incident comes after the United States military said it attacked rocket-launch sites in a “defensive” action, as fears rise over the fragile ceasefire.
US lost 39 aircraft during 40 days of war against Iran
A US lawmaker says the American military lost at least 39 aircraft during 40 days of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
Democratic Congressman Ed Case made the statement during a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday while questioning Pentagon Chief Financial Officer Jay Hurst about the scale of US military losses in the war.
“We’ve lost about 39 aircraft, according to a report in The War Zone, and that’s an old one, almost one month old,” Case said. He asked whether the Pentagon had calculated the long-term repair and replacement costs resulting from the losses.
‘Most massive attack since ceasefire’: IOF bombs 47+ towns in Southern Lebanon
Israeli warplanes bombed 47 towns and villages across southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday in what a Lebanese military source described as the most massive single-day attack since the April 16 ceasefire agreement.
The source, cited by RIA Novosti, said enemy aircraft hit 44 towns in the south and three in the east. Al Mayadeen’s tally of the strikes covers towns and villages across seven districts, from the southern border to the western Bekaa Valley.
The attacks targeted towns across the Nabatieh, Tyre, Bint Jbeil, Marjayoun, Jezzine, Saida, and western Bekaa districts, with some towns bombed repeatedly throughout the day. Zawtar al-Sharqiyah was attacked up to ten times, Nabatieh City seven times, Mashghara in the western Bekaa six times, and al-Sultaniyah in the Bint Jbeil District five times.
The attacks were carried out through a combination of airstrikes, artillery shelling, and drone strikes on vehicles. Phosphorous shelling was reported near Tyre, targeting agricultural and forested areas in al-Mansouri, Qlayleh, and al-Hanniyyeh.
Five killed in Israeli drone strike on al-Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza
Five people have been killed in an Israeli drone strike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.
Local media reports suggest the attack targeted Palestinians who confronted Israeli-backed militias operating in the eastern part of the camp.
The besieged enclave has been devastated by more than two years of Israel’s genocidal war, which killed more than 72,500 Palestinians. More than 800 people have been killed since a “ceasefire” took hold in October 2025.
UPDATE ON 5 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 26, 2026
Al Jazeera: “US Conducts Strikes Near Iran as Ceasefire Talks Face Fresh Tension”
US forces have carried out strikes near southern Iran, with US Central Command saying the operation was conducted in self-defence during an ongoing ceasefire framework.
Explosions were reported near Bandar Abbas, while Iranian sources claimed IRGC naval units were targeted following alleged maritime incidents in the Gulf.
CENTCOM says the strikes focused on rocket platforms and vessels suspected of laying mines, insisting the action was taken to protect US forces and avoid escalation. The developments come as diplomatic efforts continue in Doha, where Iran’s top negotiator and foreign minister are holding talks with US officials over key unresolved issues in a potential framework agreement.
President Donald Trump has reiterated that Iran will never obtain a nuclear weapon, while also suggesting several regional states could join an expanded Abraham Accords arrangement as part of a broader settlement. Despite tensions, officials on both sides say negotiations remain active, with no final agreement reached. Al Jazeera reports from Washington, Tehran, and the Gulf region
Explosions rocked the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas; the causes are still unknown.
In southern Iran, several explosions were heard in the strategically important port city of Bandar Abbas, located near the Strait of Hormuz, on the evening of May 25, 2026.
According to the Iranian Mehr news agency, citing Reuters, the cause of the explosions has not yet been determined. Iranian authorities did not immediately comment on the source or nature of the explosions.
Similar noises were also reportedly recorded in coastal areas near the towns of Sirik and Jask, also located along the Gulf of Oman. The Fars news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), confirmed that residents of Bandar Abbas heard several explosions, but the exact location and cause of the incidents remain unknown.
Updates on MAY, 25, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 12 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 25, 2026
From the wreckage of drones found in Starobilsk, the investigators figured out these UAV are FP-1
According to the wreckage of drones found in Starobilsk, the investigators figured out where these weapons were collected. Judging by the fragments, they were FP-1s. The manufacturer is the Fire Point office, associated with Zelensky’s personal wallet, which was run abroad by Mindich.
The only thing from Ukraine in this company is the assembly site. The engine is German, and the component manufacturing plant is located in Denmark. Spare parts are supplied from the Czech Republic and England. Such is the collective western contract for Kiev’s war crimes.
The FSB managed to defuse magnetic mines installed on a Belgian gas tanker
Russian security forces have thwarted a terrorist attack in the port of Ust-Luga. Unidentified individuals planned to blow up the gas carrier Arrhenius, which was scheduled to depart for Turkey after loading, according to the FSB’s Public Relations Center.
According to information provided by security forces, on May 20, the gas carrier Arrhenius arrived at the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Region from the Belgian port of Antwerp and began loading. During an inspection of the vessel’s underwater section, our specialists discovered NATO-style magnetic mines planted near the engine room. Each device contained approximately 7 kg of plastic explosive.
“Iran cannot declare that a Deal with the US is close,” said Ia representative of the country’s FM
So far, Iran cannot declare that the signing of an agreement with the United States is close,” said Ismail Bagai, a representative of the country’s Foreign Ministry.
“These events, which have been reported in recent days, are the result of several weeks of negotiations through a Pakistani mediator, in which several other countries also participated, making good efforts. Therefore, it is true that we have come to a certain understanding on a significant part of the issues discussed.
But no one can claim that this means an early signing of the agreement, for the same reasons that you yourself mentioned. Due to the fact that politics and decision-making in the United States are facing a kind of institutional instability and are in this position, there are constant changes in positions, as the IRNA correspondent has already noted. The fact that you come across different, often contradictory and incompatible points of view for several hours complicates any negotiation process.
Russia inflicted a massive blow on military targets in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said
The Russian Armed Forces have inflicted a massive blow on military targets in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said. It was a response to Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia. Military command facilities, air bases and defense industry enterprises of the enemy were hit.
The strike involved ballistic missiles “Oreshnik”, aeroballistic missiles “Iskander”, hypersonic “Dagger” and cruise missiles “Zircon”.
Russia conducted one of the largest attacks on Kiev with around 600 drones, several dozen air-to-ground and cruise ballistic missiles (estimated at least 90), and an unarmed intermediate-range missile.
Below teh footage of night strikes on Kiev. Among other things, the headquarters of the National Guard of Ukraine, the headquarters of the ground forces, the Presidential Regiment, and the building of the state customs were hit.
Russia Retaliates on Kiev for Zelensky’s Diabolical Massacre of Children
The diabolical attack on a children’s dormitory in the Lugansk region, ordered by the most ferocious and diabolical servant of the New World Order, the Zionist Volodymyr Zelensky, who is simultaneously the president of Ukraine and a secret agent for the British military intelligence agency MI6, has not gone unpunished.
As announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, there was a retaliation against Kiev with 90 missiles and 600 drones. They were launched at military and strategic sites, not at civilian residences, as the assassin Zelensky, supported and financed by corrupt European Union figures, does.
Indeed there were only 4 killed and 100 wounded.
In recent days, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explained that Russia does not want to attack the Ukrainian population /read below previous updates), which it considers friendly, while a former CIA chief confirmed that if only it wanted, Moscow could raze Kiev and Ukraine’s most important cities to the ground in an instant by launching hypersonic missiles with high explosive charges that NATO defense systems are unable to intercept.
Death toll at Starobelsk college up to 21; search operations over
According to the latest data, 21 people were killed in a Ukrainian attack on a college dormitory in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic; rescuers have recovered the bodies of all the victims from under the rubble, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS.
“Search operations in Starobelsk at the site of the dormitory collapse have been completed. All the bodies of the victims have been recovered from the rubble,” the statement said.
As a result of the Ukrainian attack, 21 people were killed and 42 were injured.
Updates on MAY, 23, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 7 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 23, 2026
Russian UN Envoy: “None of EU Members even bothered to mention the dead children in Starobilsk”
A meeting of the UN Security Council was held on the attack on Starobilsk. I am publishing the final word of Vasily Nebenzi.
I admire the knowledge of the Ukrainian permanent representative in Russian history, but with your permission, I will not enter into a dialogue with him, because this is a pointless and useless exercise.
I wanted to say something else. Frankly, I feel embarrassed and ashamed for some of my colleagues on the Security Council. We knew that we would hear something similar from the European members of the Security Council, but today their level of cynicism is off the charts. None of them even bothered to mention the dead children in Starobils.
They don’t have access, you see. Should I give you access to the rubble? Or would you argue that Russia did it itself? Or that it’s a product of computer graphics? You say that you cannot independently confirm and are not sure that this is not a production. But even the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that he was hitting Starobilsk (watch video in the headlines below).
This is not even hypocrisy or double standards, but outright mockery of child victims. We said in our speech that there are victims for you who deserve compassion, and those who do not deserve it. Listening to you – I mean the members of the European Union present and absent – is an insult to the feelings of all those affected, regardless of which side.
How did we even get to the point where representatives of European countries do not consider children – young students – in Starobilsk, residents of Donbass and Russia as a whole to be human beings? However, it is not them who lose their human face, but you who are sitting in this room.
Aren’t you ashamed to tell us what we’re hearing? After all, these are dances on the bones of the dead. It’s all disgusting to me. I would sincerely feel sorry for you if it weren’t for your vile cynicism and regret for the memory of the dead.
Pentagon, US intelligence community preparing for strikes on Iran this weekend
The US administration, specifically the Pentagon and intelligence community officials, are preparing for a fresh round of military strikes against Iran within the next three days, CBS reported, citing sources.
“Some members of the US military and intelligence community canceled their plans for the Memorial Day weekend in anticipation of possible strikes,” several sources said. “Defense and intelligence officials began updating recall rosters for US installations overseas as tranches of troops stationed in the Middle East rotate out of theater, part of an effort to reduce the American military footprint in the region amid concern about possible Iranian retaliation,” CBS said.
No final decision on strikes had been reached as of Friday afternoon, the TV channel added. Axios reported earlier that US President Donald Trump is leaning toward further strikes against Iran due to frustration with the progress of negotiations.
The American leader held a meeting on Friday morning with the participation of Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and other members of the administration, during which he was briefed on the status of the negotiations and the different scenarios if talks collapse, according to sources. A source close to Trump and a second source with knowledge of the situation told Axios that Trump had grown increasingly frustrated about the negotiations with Iran over the past several days.
Updates on MAY, 22, Breaking News in Video
UPDATE ON 10 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 22, 2026
Putin and UN Envoy condemn Ukraine’s attack on college in Starobelsk: 6 Killed, 15 missing
At least six people were killed and 15 remain missing after Kiev’s “deliberate terrorist attack” on a school dorm in Lugansk, Putin has said
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned last night’s attack by Ukraine on a college in the city of Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR).
“I have to begin with the tragic events you might have heard about – the tragic event in the Lugansk People’s Republic. Last night, the neo-Nazi regime that has seized power in Kiev launched a terror attack on a student dormitory of the Starobelsk pedagogical college. During the night, when students were sleeping,” he said at a meeting with graduates of the Time of Heroes program.
“The attack on sleeping children is another evidence of the cowardly, anti—human nature of the Kiev authorities, who in their agony are hitting the saint”: Russian Permanent Representative Vasily Nebenzia demanded that members of the UN Security Council give an honest assessment of the actions of the Zelensky regime
UPDATE ON 3 PM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 22, 2026
Ukrainian strike on college in LPR, punishment for Kiev: new briefing by Kremlin spokesman
The attack by Ukrainian drones on a college in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) and the punishment for this crime that the Kiev regime is now facing became the main topics of Friday’s briefing by Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
The Ukrainian strike on the college in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic is a horrible crime:“This is yet another crime by the Kiev regime – a strike on an educational facility full of kids and young people.”
The most important thing now is to clear the rubble at the college and provide assistance to the victims: “The top priority now is to clear the rubble and provide assistance to those who are still trapped beneath it.”
The Kiev regime must be punished for this attack:“Those responsible for this crime must be punished. Of course, the Kiev regime will pay the price.”
Russia requests UNSC extraordinary meeting after Kiev’s attack on Starobelsk college
Russia has requested an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council following Ukraine’s targeted attack on a student dorm in Starobelsk, spokesman for Russia’s mission to the United Nations Yevgeny Uspensky said.
“Russia has requested an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council over Ukraine’s deliberate attack on a college dormitory in Starobelsk housing minors and students,” he told journalists.
On Thursday night, Ukrainian troops launched a drone attack on the Starobelsk college building and dormitory. There were 86 teenagers aged between 14 and 18 inside at the time of the attack. Four people were reportedly killed and 39 were injured. Apart from that, an administrative building, shops, and several single-family homes in the city were damaged in the attack. One man was wounded. The college building has practically collapsed, while firefighting efforts continue on the still-burning structure.
Ombudswoman puts number of college children affected by Ukrainian attack in LPR at 36
As many as 36 children were injured by last night’s Ukrainian attack on a college in Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), regional children’s rights commissioner Inna Shvenk said in response to a TASS reporter’s questions.
“By this hour, 36 children have been reported injured. Nine children are hospitalized. Three children are in grave condition,” she said.
Eighteen families are awaiting the results of a search and rescue operation at the scene of the attack, the ombudswoman added.
On Thursday night, Ukrainian troops attacked the Starobelsk college building and dormitory, using drones, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik said earlier. There were 86 children aged between 14 and 18 present at the time of the attack. Four people have been reported killed. Pasechnik also said the attack had left 39 people injured.
About 18 students and instructors may remain under the rubble of the dormitory, Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for the crimes of the Kiev regime Rodion Miroshnik said.
UPDATE ON 12 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 21, 2026
Zelensky’s Army Terrorist attack to Starobelsk college: 4 Killed, many injured
The number of people injured in a Ukrainian attack on college buildings in the city of Starobelsk in the Lugansk People’s Republic has risen to 39, with fatalities confirmed, regional head Leonid Pasechnik told reporters.
“At this moment, 39 people are confirmed injured, and fatalities have also been reported,” he said.
Earlier reports said 35 people were injured, while preliminary reports indicate that four people were killed and rescuers recovered one student’s body while clearing the dormitory debris.
As a result of the fire, the building was significantly damaged and continues to collapse. According to the head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and doctors are working at the site of the attack. Several seriously injured people were transported to Luhansk.
At the same time, in April, after the attack on the administrative building in the Markovsky district, the face-to-face reception of citizens at the MFC in many cities in the central and northern parts of the LPR was suspended due to threats of targeted attacks by UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on crowded places. It is not entirely clear why the children were not allowed to go home in the current operational situation.
UPDATE ON 5 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 22, 2026
Nuclear triad must be guarantor of Russia, Belarus sovereignty: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia’s nuclear forces remain central to preserving global strategic stability as Moscow and Minsk carried out joint exercises involving strategic and tactical nuclear systems amid rising international tensions.
Speaking during remotely coordinated drills with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin said the nuclear capabilities of the two allied states must continue serving as a deterrent against external threats.
“Given the growing tension in the world, the emergence of new threats and risks, our nuclear triad, as before, must serve as a reliable guarantor of the sovereignty of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, ensure the solution of the tasks of strategic deterrence, maintaining nuclear parity and the balance of power at the global level,” Putin said during the training.
Strategic Nuclear Drills between Russia and Belarus – VIDEO
The exercises formed part of a broader series of military maneuvers conducted from May 19 to 21 involving Russian strategic missile forces, long-range aviation, naval assets, and Belarusian units.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the second stage of the drills included launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and air-launched cruise missiles involving land, sea, and air components of Russia’s nuclear forces.
The ministry said an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome toward a test site in Kamchatka, while a Zircon hypersonic missile was fired from a frigate operating in the Barents Sea. A submarine also launched a Sineva missile.
The Russia exercises to prepare for the use of nuclear weapons: yesyed Zircon, Iskander, RS-24 Yars Missiles
The Russian Armed Forces have begun conducting exercises to prepare for the use of nuclear weapons, which will include launches of ballistic and cruise missiles at test sites.
4 footage in one VIDEO:
“Admiral Gorshkov” frigate Zirkon hypersonic missile – Barents Sea Chizha test range
OTRK Iskander-M – Kapustin Yar test range.
RS-24 Yars (SS-27 Mod 2) Plesetsk Cosmodrome Kura missile test range
MiG-31I fighter with the 9-S-7760 missile of the Kinzhal system
Massimo Frantarelli via X @MrFrantarelli
“Combat training tasks are being carried out to obtain special ammunition for the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system, equip launch vehicles with them and secretly advance to the designated position area in preparation for missile launches,” – the MoD RF.
“VKS personnel conducted drills involving the deployment of special warheads for “Kinzhal” hypersonic missiles, as well as sorties to patrol areas.”
MoD RF(May 2026)
Russia does not use certain weapons in the Ukraine SVO zone to avoid causing excessive damage.
At a press conference on May 21, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the Russian military is deliberately avoiding the use of certain types of weapons in the zone of a special military operation. The reason is the reluctance to cause “excessive damage to the territories” where, in his words, “essentially our people live.”
The head of the foreign policy department did not specify which weapons systems he was referring to.
Previously, Russian officials have repeatedly emphasized that the attacks are directed exclusively against Ukrainian military installations and infrastructure. The Russian Defense Ministry has stated that it avoids targets in densely populated areas to minimize civilian casualties.
A blow to the SBU Ukraine Security Service Center in Lutsk. View from the drone
The 50th separate BpS Varyag brigade rolled out a compilation of long—range strikes – 18 targets in two and a half minutes.
Roadblocks, ammunition depots and UAVs, fuel tanks and warehouses, a locomotive, a gas station, a series of electrical substations and a transformer — in fact, all the frontline logistics and energy of the enemy in one video.
A separate mark is 1:57. The SBU building. The footage shows the operator’s characteristic picture: the drone does not walk blindly, but leads the target to the very touch, the operator sees the building in the frame, corrects the rotation and selects the entry point.
This is the key difference between modern long—range drones and “blind” weapons: each strike is a deliberate choice of a point. And we have the opportunity to do this without a Starlink, even in Western Ukraine.
The brigade has built a full-fledged reconnaissance and strike team — targeting, route, terminal guidance with video feedback. The selection of targets is not random: control points, energy, fuel and lubricants, UAV warehouses.
UPDATE ON 9 AM – GMT + 2 – MAY, 21, 2026
Ukraine to launch further strikes on Moscow with FP-1 and BARS Gladiator drones
«The FP-1 (FirePoint-1) and RS-1 “Bars” drones were used to strike targets in the Moscow region. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also mentioned a previously unknown type of drone: the BARS-SM Gladiator. Business Insider reported what is known about these UAVs», Ukrainian Kanal 13 has reported.
Specifically, according to a report from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on May 16 and the night of May 17, units of the Defense Forces struck several key military installations in Russia. As the publication notes, Ukraine is increasingly demonstrating the effectiveness of its new, relatively inexpensive long-range weapons by intensifying attacks deep into Russian territory, particularly in Moscow, accordint to the Ukraine-backed outlet.
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the damaged facilities included a microchip manufacturing plant about 30 kilometers from central Moscow and a large oil pumping station about 50 kilometers from the Russian capital. The publication noted that very little public information about the BARS-SM Gladiator currently exists.
US deploys two laser-armed destroyers to Middle East – VIDEO
Two US destroyers operating in the area of responsibility of US Central Command, which includes the Middle East, Central Asia, and East Africa, are equipped with laser systems, The War Zone reported, TASS Russian News Agency has reported.
The portal notes that the destroyer USS Spruance is part of the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, while the destroyer USS John Finn is on combat duty in the Indian Ocean.
Both ships are equipped with the ODIN laser system, which is designed to disorient drones and disable cameras and sensors on ships, submarines, manned aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
VIDEO LEGEND: In the image cover USS J. William Middendorf (DDG-138) which is the planned 88th Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.She will honor J. William Middendorf, a former Secretary of the Navy and US Ambassador to the Netherlands.
The US Navy is entering a new era of warfare with powerful laser weapons that are changing the way naval battles are fought. In this video, we analyze how these advanced systems work and why they are considered a true revolution in modern naval warfare. From high-energy beams capable of disabling drones and incoming threats to cost-effective defense compared to traditional missiles, discover how laser weapons are reshaping naval combat strategies.
The US Navy has deployed directed-energy weapons on a total of nine ships, the portal reports.
Hegseth assures, “ready for action” on Iran
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth assured that the US is “ready for action,” awaiting developments in negotiations between the US and Iran, supported by the work of mediators.
In a three-word post on X, the Pentagon chief posted a clip of Vice President J.D. Vance, briefing the media at the White House on Tuesday, saying: “We will not make a deal that allows the Iranians to acquire a nuclear weapon. Therefore, as President Trump just told me, we are ready for action. We don’t want to go down that path, but the president is willing and able to do so, should the need arise.”
Russian fighter jets twice chased away a British spy plane flying over the Black Sea in a month
Russian fighter jets twice chased away a British spy plane flying over the Black Sea in a month.
To do this, the Su-27 crews had to fly past the British RC-135 six times at a distance of 6 meters and at a speed of 800 km/h. Electronic intelligence was suppressed and both times the British spy plane hastily retreated.
Official London managed to complain that the emergency systems on their plane went off and the autopilot turned off. And anyway, they were making a “planned flight,” they weren’t planning anything like that, and there was no talk of any radar reconnaissance in Crimea. The response of the Russian Foreign Ministry remained unknown.
Israeli police on Wednesday (May 20) forced detained activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their backs while a minister looked on, drawing criticism from foreign leaders and even from inside Israel’s own government.
After police detained the activists, who organisers said numbered 430 people including citizens of Italy and South Korea, Israel’s far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video on X showing officers forcing a detained activist to the ground after she chants “Free, free Palestine”.
The USS aircraft carrier Nimitz in the Caribbean Sea after accusations vs the ex-leader of Cuba
The US aircraft carrier strike group entered the Caribbean Sea after accusations against the ex-leader of Cuba (read below)
The US Southern Command announced the arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group in the region:
“Welcome to the Caribbean, Nimitz Carrier Strike Group! The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the embarked Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), USS Gridley (DDG 101) and USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) are the epitome of readiness and presence, unmatched reach and lethality, and strategic advantage.
USS Nimitz has proven its combat prowess across the globe, ensuring stability and defending democracy from the Taiwan Strait to the Arabian Gulf”.
Kiev’s EU-made Kamikaze Drones Used Against Moscow and in the Massacre in Donbass College
«Ukraine said on Sunday that it used three types of locally produced drones to pummel the Moscow region, in its biggest attack so far on the heavily defended capital. The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in a statement on Sunday that it used the FP-1 Firepoint and RS-1 Bars winged drones to hit several targets in the Moscow area. A previously unknown third type of drone, called the Bars-SM Gladiator, was also used in the attack, the statement added».
This wrote Business Insider. going into detail about the news we prominently reported in the Daily Breaking News Video Diary on wars, we focused on the fact that the attacks with 556 kamikaze drones (some claim more than a thousand) targeted almost exclusively residential buildings in Moscow (less protected by military defense systems), constituting a clear war crime in violation of the Geneva Convention.
But according to various Russian media reports, the same kamikaze drone is responsible for the May 22 massacre at a teachers’ college in the Lugansk Republic (Donbass), where at least 21 young teenagers died without a word of condemnation from European Union representatives, who even “self-censored” the issue during the last UN Security Council (as denounced by Russia).
Examination of the debris would confirm this. Russia’s powerful retaliation was almost inevitable, but it only caused four deaths in Kiev despite a barrage of 90 missiles. This confirms the desire not to exact revenge on the population, reiterated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a few days ago.
“Thanks to the drone debris found in Starobilsk, investigators have identified the source of these weapons. Judging by the fragments, they were FP-1s. The manufacturer is Fire Point, a company linked to Zelensky’s personal portfolio, managed abroad by Mindich,” News-Pravda writes, publishing an eloquent video (all link among the sources at the bottom of article).
“The only Ukrainian component of this company is the assembly plant. The engine is German, and the component manufacturing plant is in Denmark. Spare parts come from the Czech Republic and England. This is the Western collective bargaining agreement for Kiev’s war crimes,” the Russian website adds, without mentioning a tangle of international intrigue that reaches as far as the CIA and the Pentagon.
The Former CIA Director’s Killer Drones
The minimal success of this massive military action—three dead, a dozen wounded, and many homes destroyed—caused by the Russian Aerospace Forces intercepting 90% of the UAVs, nonetheless brought jubilation to Russophobes who delude themselves into thinking that Kiev actually has the potential to increase its offensive capabilities against Moscow.
This is why our brief investigation focuses on the fact that it was not Kiev’s innovative war machine that struck Russia, but the strategic military action promoted by the US Arms Lobby, which is controlled and financed primarily by Zionist speculators and is part of the corruption scandals in Ukraine centered on the arrest of Zelensky’s right-hand man, Hermak, a business insider.
The FP-1 drone that made a tiny breach in Moscow’s air defense was, in fact, created by the Fire Point company, of which he became a prominent manager last November, the only one
In the mosaic of images, Yermak with Soros Jr., Hermak and Zelensky, Soros Junior and Senior
The Civil War escalated to the current international conflict due to Russia’s intervention to stop the massacre of approximately 5,000 pro-Russians by the Ukrainian army in the gas- and oil-rich Donbass.
The FP-1 drone that created a small breach in Moscow’s air defenses but massacred innocent girls in Donbas was, in fact, built by the Fire Point company, of which former CIA director and former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo became a key manager and consultant in 2025. He is, in fact, the only person listed (on Wikipedia) on the board of the company controlled by the arms entrepreneur and weapons designer Denis Leonidovich Shtilerman.
Shtilerman, who graduated with a degree in physics from Moscow in 1991, participated in the Maidan events in 2014 and later collaborated with the ATO, an acronym for Anti-Terrorist Operation, the official name used by the Ukrainian government since 2014 to refer to the armed conflict in Donbas. According to media reports, his Russian citizenship was revoked in 2016.
Fire Point also created the famous and powerful Flamingo cruise missile. Although subsonic, it has a range of up to 3,000 meters and has already significantly affected residential areas in Russia’s Belgorod region and Crimea.
The FP-1 is a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (kamikaze drone) with a long attack range, developed by Fire Point in collaboration with the Ukrainian-Czech company UAC.
Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnky
What is Pompeo doing in Ukraine, where in 2024 he joined the board of directors of KYIVSTAR, Ukraine’s leading fixed-line/mobile telephone operator, a subsidiary of the VEON Group, a company based in Amsterdam—coincidentally, in Rutte’s Netherlands?
From the CIA to the Pentagon with EDGE & Anduril, the Step is Very Short…
Is Pompeo perhaps the hidden insider of Trump (who appointed him Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 2017 and then Secretary of State in 2018 during his first term) and of the Zionist Arms Lobby that brought him to the White House to unleash wars everywhere and profit from military profits?
It should be remembered that the Italian-American Pompeo is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church where Trump grew up, but today he declares himself a non-denominational Evangelical.
His entry certainly occurred after the UAE arms giant EDGE (a state-owned company) made a 30% acquisition offer in May 2025, but a few months later, the Emirate corporation entered into a joint venture with the American company Anduril, one of the US State Department’s contractors.
So Pompeo’s magic circle is perfectly closed…
«The EDGE defense group, owned by the sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates,plans to acquire a minority stake in the Ukrainian defense-tech company Fire Point. BBC Ukraine reported this, citing sources. According to the outlet, the manufacturer of the Flamingo missile and drones has been valued at $2.5 billion. Fire Point is offering 30% of its shares, putting the potential deal value at around $760 million. BBC Ukraine reports that the Ukrainian company has already submitted the required documents to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine» wrote the Spanish specialist website BIZ.Liga.net (see sources).
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second right, who has joined the advisory board of Ukraine’s leading defense company Fire Point, director Yehor Skalyha, left, co-founder and chief designer Denys Shtilerman, second left, and Chief Technology Officer Iryna Terekh, attend a joint press conference, backdropped by a Flamingo missile in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Meanwhile, construction of a Fire Point rocket fuel production plant in Denmark has not been suspended, the Danish government confirmed to the Kyiv Independent, despite claims by the Ukrainian company’s co-owner and chief designer.
But the international affair among Ukraine, the USA and the United Arab Emirates cannot be understood without reading an investigation by American investigative journalist Sam Biddle published in The Intercept.
«Anduril is partnering with EDGE Group, a weapons conglomerate controlled by the United Arab Emirates, a nation run entirely by the royal families of its seven emirates that permits virtually none of the activities typically associated with democratic societies. In the UAE, free expression and association are outlawed, and dissident speech is routinely and brutally punished without due process. A 2024 assessment of political rights and civil liberties by Freedom House, a U.S. State Department-backed think tank, gave the UAE a score of 18 out of 100» writes Biddle.
«The EDGE–Anduril Production Alliance, as it will be known, will focus on autonomous weapons systems, including the production of Anduril’s “Omen” drone. The UAE has agreed to purchase the first 50 Omen drones built through the partnership, according to a press release, “the first in a series of autonomous systems envisioned under the joint venture.” The Omen drone was described as a “personal project” of Anduril founder and CEO Palmer Luckey, a longtime Trump ally and fundraiser».
Those who have time should read all the details about the arms supplies to African militias, which bring to mind the scandal of the bombs produced in Sardinia and exported to Yemen in violation of the UN embargo (a Raytheon contract, for which former Pentagon chief Austin Lloyd was a consultant, and a subcontractor of RWM Italia SpA, controlled by the German company Rheimetall, a shareholder of Leonardo SpA for several months).
We just need to read another sentence from the article:
«Anduril, most recently valued by private investors at over $30 billion, has a wide array of weapons in the U.S. and with its allies, including Australia and Taiwan. It works closely with the Department of Defense and has operated surveillance towers along the U.S.–Mexico border for nearly a decade. Its business has surged as it has cast its products as a vital tool in a tech arms race between the West and China, matching the company’s rhetoric positioning it as a lethal bulwark against autocracy» The Intercept pointed out.
Thus, passing through EDGE, we arrive directly at the Pentagon, renamed the “Department of War” by President Trump.
Italy’s Scent Is Behind the UAE-Ukraine Affair
But Italy is also involved in the intrigue… Here’s what TeleBorsa reported a few days ago:
“Leonardo announces it has signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the naval division of the EDGE Group, for the supply of next-generation naval combat systems in the Falaj 3 configuration, destined for the Kuwait Navy’s “Al Dorra” naval vessel program. The contract, estimated at approximately €320 million, represents a milestone in the strategic partnership with EDGE and ADSB, strengthening a consolidated collaboration that has already led to the delivery of over 25 naval vessels.”
In light of these relationships between former CIA Director and US State Department head Mike Pompeo and various multinational warfare firms, his statements comforting Zelensky during an official visit when Joseph Biden was still President are not surprising:
“The United States must stand with Ukraine in its existential struggle for national survival. Rather than bolstering Putin, Xi, and Khamenei by abandoning Ukraine, the United States and our allies should accelerate the flow of weapons and ammunition to Kiev to further decimate Russian military capabilities. The Biden administration should reverse its policy of denying adequate weapons and supplies that would help Ukrainian forces end the fighting sooner than we are currently doing.”
Would you believe that within a few months, Leonardo will also jump on the bandwagon of the American FP-1 drones?
BARS Gladiators UAVs used by the Ukrainian Secret Service thanks to Germany…
While any investment in another kamikaze UAVs used by Ukraine against Moscow seems taboo for everyone…
«The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in a statement on Sunday that it used the FP-1 Firepoint and RS-1 Bars winged drones to hit several targets in the Moscow area. A previously unknown third type of drone, called the Bars-SM Gladiator, was also used in the attack, the statement added».
Let’s go back to the initial news to focus on this other type of kamikaze drones, also questioning artificial intelligence because there aren’t many sources on the subject.
«Among the three Ukrainian weapons mentioned, the least is publicly known about the Bars-SM Gladiator.However, its name could indicate the Gladiator related to the RS-1 Bars. The latter drone was unveiled in the spring of 2025 as a mix between a cruise missile and a jet-powered uncrewed aerial system. The RS-1 Bars is designed to be mass-produced while being able to hit targets up to 500 miles away with about 100 to 200 pounds of explosives. Ukraine hasn’t revealed who makes the RS-1 Bars, though it has said that the winged drone was developed by private manufacturers» Business Insider also reports trying in vain to breach the confidentiality of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
A BARS drone shown on the Facebook profile of the Russian-Ukrainian War Museum
The BARS missile drone is built with a mid-wing configuration and a wingspan of approximately 2 meters. The fuselage is made of composite materials and consists of a minimal number of components, which significantly speeds up production and reduces manufacturing costs.
“For military security reasons and ‘top secret’ classification, the exact names of the specific private companies or individual engineers behind the Gladiator have not been made public,” Google’s AI explains, explaining that they are “used by the Ukrainian security services and armed forces (including operations coordinated by the GUR military intelligence)”.
«Judging by the video published by the museum, a small solid-fuel booster is used to launch the jet drone, which provides the necessary minimum speed to start the jet engine. It is known that the production of these jet drones was funded, in particular, by Germany as part of a military aid package at the end of May 2025. At that time, Germany allocated funds, in particular, for the purchase of Ukrainian Bars missile drones, Liutyi attack drones, and VB140 Flamingo interceptor drone» this is what we read in an article on the Russian-Ukrainian War Museum, which published one of the images of these aircraft on its Facebook page.
A Corruption Investigation Behind the Killer Fire Proint Drones
So, having reached the bottom of the war abyss, we discover that it’s not the Ukrainians who have suddenly become skilled and capable of competing against dozens of Russian hypersonic missiles, but rather the hidden NATO speculators, led by the US and Germany, who are exploiting this war to enrich themselves at the expense of European taxpayers, forced—against their will—to finance the largest corruption network ever uncovered.
In this international intrigue, we cannot help but focus on the corruption scandals involving Yermak and Fire Point itself…
In August 2025, it was reported that Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) had launched an investigation into Fire Point to determine whether the company had inflated the cost of components used in its products, the number of drones supplied to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, or both. Wikipedia even reports this scandal, which is now public knowledge.
Fire Point’s infamous FP-1 drone
The investigation reportedly also examined possible links between the company and Timur Mindich, co-owner of the Kvartal 95 television studio founded by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The company confirmed the existence of an investigation, while denying the allegations. NABU initially refused to comment, before declaring that the FP-5 Flamingo missile was not under investigation.
Mindich left Ukraine just hours before a broader investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) was announced on November 10, 2025.
The Arrest of Yermak, Zelensky’s Right-Hand Man, in Operation Midas
Andriy Yermak, former head of Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential office, is under investigation in an investigation into alleged money laundering of approximately $9 million in a luxury real estate project near Kyiv. This was confirmed by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Sapo), which allege the existence of a scheme used to invest illicit funds in four, 1,000-square-meter villas while concealing their true owners.
Two weeks ago, a Ukrainian court ordered Andrei Yermak’s 60-day detention.
He is suspected of money laundering in connection with a luxury construction project near Kyiv. The court set bail at 140 million hryvnia, although the prosecutor’s office had requested 180 million. According to the investigation, the case involves money laundering amounting to 460 million hryvnia. Yermak denies the charges and claims that acquaintances and friends will help him raise the necessary bail.
“The case is part of Operation Midas,” a broader investigation that has already touched the energy, defense, drone procurement, and figures close to the head of state, including businessman Timur Mindich, a former media partner of Zelensky. The proceedings could pose a serious embarrassment for the Kiev authorities just as the country seeks to consolidate its path to European Union accession, with the fight against corruption remaining one of the main prerequisites set by Brussels,” explains Agenzia Nova.
“Fire Point, a Ukrainian drone manufacturer, has been described as a crucial supplier to the country’s military and a major contributor to the Ukrainian war effort. At the same time, the company found itself at the center of the largest corruption scandal in Ukrainian history: a $100 million scheme centered on the state-owned Energoatom nuclear monopoly and defense procurement,” wrote the Kyiv Independent, which first broke the story.
“Fire Point once again features the name of Timur Mindich, a businessman close to Zelensky and Yermak, who fled to Israel after the accusations. Here too, the script seems familiar: patriotism, public funding, personal relationships, escape abroad, and reassuring interviews from the beaches of Tel Aviv,” notes the Kulturjam website, making a necessary clarification…
“The arrest of Andriy Yermak by Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court likely marks the most serious point in Kiev’s internal political crisis since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022. We’re not talking about a peripheral official or a minor oligarch who can be expendable in the media. Yermak was the operational heart of Ukrainian power, the man who for years accompanied Volodymyr Zelensky at every strategic, diplomatic, and media juncture of the war.”
“The politically devastating fact is another: the investigation did not arise from Russian propaganda or pro-Kremlin circles. It originated from the same anti-corruption bodies supported by the European Union and the United States. “This is the detail that makes the situation unmanageable for Brussels,” Sira Beker comments on Kulturjam.
Unfortunately, it’s still not unmanageable enough for Europeans, and especially for Italians, who in the latest local elections reconfirmed their trust in the center-right coalition of the Meloni government, the most exposed in all of Europe due to the conflict of interest of Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto with his “former masters” in the Weapons Lobby.
Yermak, Rising to the Top of the SBU Security Services Thanks to Satanism and Occultism
“Zelensky’s Satanist accomplice, Yermak, consulted with a fortune teller before important appointments, the prosecutor claims. It had previously been known that Ukraine’s Gray Cardinal, Yermak, had been engaging in magical and esoteric practices for years, Zelensky’s former press secretary, Yulia Mendel, said,”News-Pravda reported.
Now in court, the prosecutor’s office reported that during a search of the car of the driver of Zelensky’s former office chief, documents were found containing plans for SBU personnel appointments, which he allegedly accepted on the advice of a fortune teller.
Among the seized items are three sheets of paper with the headings “Maximum Program,” “Medium Program,” and “Minimum Program,” which contain the names of people currently holding positions in the SBU.
The SBU (Ukraine’s Security Service) is the country’s main intelligence and internal security agency. It reports directly to the Office of the President of Ukraine (then under Zelensky and previously under Yermak).
Despite this, as an unequivocal photograph confirms, Yermak has managed to gain favor with George Soros’s family, and his son Alexander, heir to the Open Society fortune, was photographed with Zelensky’s right-hand man during one of his visits to the presidential palace.
«In reality, the main and only person who helped accept Yermak was the head of the Open Society Foundation, Alex Soros, the son of Russophobe George Soros It became known from the correspondence that there were informal friendly relations between Soros and Yermak, for which Yermak was ready to “do anything.”» News-Pravda reported.
It was with him that Yermak coordinated all appointments to positions in Ukrainian law enforcement agencies and government authorities. Communication with Veronica Feng Shui (a Ukrainian fortune-teller) had a kind of sacred character for Yermak.
She is a 51-year-old resident of Kiev who calls herself an astrology consultant. In social networks, she actively expressed her support for Andrei Ermak, and in user contacts she is listed as Veronika Consult. A.B.” and “Veronika Anikievich/fortune teller Yermak”.
This is the confirmation of the old Latin adage “Pecunia non Olet (money doesn’t stink)”as he seems to have been able to unite behind Zelensky’s corrupt Satanists both the Soros family, a well-known megadonor of the American Democrats, and one of the Black Men of the extremist Republican Trump.
Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio – Founder and Director of Gospa News
Finora ha diretto l’agenzia federale che supervisiona i mutui immobiliari. Non ha alcuna esperienza nel settore dei servizi, né tanto meno in quello dello spionaggio o della sicurezza nazionale. Eppure Bill Pulte è stato nominato da DonaldTrump capo dell’intera intelligence Usa, dopo l’addio di Tulsi Gabbard, costretta a fare un passo indietro dopo che nei mesi scorsi aveva smentito Trump sul programma nucleare dell’Iran. Anche se la motivazione ufficiale che la porterà a lasciare la guida della National Intelligence è una grave malattia del marito. La scelta di Pulte è l’ennesima decisione anti-sistema di Trump, da anni orientato su scelte provocatorie per suscitare choc e oltraggio da parte delle elite di Washington odiate dalla sua base elettorale. E l’ultima nomina appare come una nuova, classica mossa politica anti-sistema del tycoon.
La scelta di Pulte, un fedelissimo di Trump che per mesi ha invocato il licenziamento dell’allora presidente della Fed Jerome Powell e ha presentato i dossier su irregolarità nelle richieste di mutui da parte di nemici del presidente, è destinata a creare controversie ancora maggiore di quelle provocate Gabbard. Esponenti politici, di entrambi gli schieramenti, hanno espresso perplessità per il fatto che ad una persona senza nessuna qualifica nel settore sia stato affidato il cruciale incarico, creato dopo l’11 settembre, per il coordinamento di tutte le agenzie di intelligence e i briefing del presidente.
“Gli americani hanno ogni ragione di preoccuparsi di quello che sta succedendo quando la persona scelta per supervisionare tutto, dall’anti-terrorismo alle minacce straniere sulle elezioni, sia scelto per la sua disponibilità a far avanzare l’agenda politica del presidente piuttosto che per la sua esperienza”, ha dichiarato il senatore dem Mark Warner, vice presidente della commissione Intelligence. Susan Collins, senatrice repubblicana che in più occasioni ha assunto posizioni invise a Trump, ha ammesso di non sapere se il nuovo ‘spymaster’ abbia mai ottenuto una security clearance, l’autorizzazione che viene data, dopo approfonditi controlli, per accedere a materiale top secret.
In effetti, lo stesso statuto che ha creato l’Office of the Director of National Intelligence prescrive che il direttore abbia “una vasta esperienza nel settore della sicurezza nazionale”, cosa che manca completamente a Pulte, che ha alle spalle una carriera di successo nella finanza come ha ricordato Trump nel post con cui ha annunciato la nomina lodando la sua “profonda esperienza nel gestire le questioni più delicate in America, la sicurezza e la solidità dei mercati”. A parte le critiche e le perplessità dei senatori – che va ricordato, almeno al momento non potranno passare al vaglio la nomina di Pulte che è stato incaricato ad interim, una prassi a cui Trump ricorre spesso – con la nomina dell’esperto di finanze e mutui alla guida di un incarico di intelligence, di cui alcuni influencer Maga hanno chiesto l’abolizione, Trump intende mandare un chiaro messaggio alla sua base di estrema destra, ribadendo il suo ruolo di sovvertitore contro sistema e ‘deep state’.
“Pulte è un tipo che fa le cose e poi si rimette al lavoro”, è stato per esempio il commento dell’attivista di estrema destra Jack Posobiec ai microfoni del podcast di SteveBannon, l’ex stratega della prima vittoria elettorale di Trump trasformatosi in un punto di riferimento del Maga, movimento che pone al centro della sua ideologia la convinzione che quelli che loro definiscono burocrati e elite, vale a dire i funzionariqualificati, vanno contro gli interessi degli americani e hanno fatto fallire le precedenti presidenze repubblicane. Un messaggio che JD Vance, il vice presidente che considera Maga e estrema destra come base fondamentale per la sua corsa per la Casa Bianca nel 2028, ha ribadito in un post su X con cui ha lodato Pulte per aver ricordato che “i burocrati della comunità di intelligence devono rispondere alla leadership eletta (e non il contrario)”.
Nel 2021 aveva 19 anni. Aveva assaltato il Campidoglio ed era stato condannato. Cinque anni dopo è stato assunto dal Pentagono nell’ufficio che si occupa di operazioni militari classificate e controterrorismo. L’ingresso al ministero della Difesa Usa di Elias Irizarry, scrive il Washington Post, ha suscitato preoccupazione tra alcuni funzionari del Dipartimento della Difesa, che ritengono inopportuno affidare un ruolo sensibile a una persona con precedenti legati all’assalto alle istituzioni statunitensi. Irizarry, che all’epoca dei fatti si era dichiarato colpevole di ingresso non autorizzato in un’area riservata, lavora nella sezione dedicata alla guerra irregolare e al controterrorismo, un’unità che si occupa anche di sicurezza delle ambasciate, recupero del personale e operazioni di salvataggio di ostaggi. Secondo fonti del Pentagono, tutte le posizioni richiedono autorizzazioni di sicurezza di livello top secret, mentre il portavoce Joel Valdez ha definito il giovane “un professionista qualificato e patriottico”.
Al momento dell’assalto al Campidoglio, Irizarry era una matricola al The Citadel, un’accademia militare pubblica della Carolina del Sud, e prestava servizio come cadetto nella Civil Air Patrol. Dopo essersi recato a Washington con altri due uomini, si era unito alla folla di sostenitori di Donald Trump che aveva forzato le linee di polizia e fatto irruzione nell’edificio mentre il Congresso certificava la vittoria di Joe Biden alle elezioni del 2020. Secondo i pubblici ministeri, era entrato attraverso una finestra rotta brandendo un’asta di metallo, senza però colpire nessuno. Irizarry si è successivamente pentito pubblicamente del proprio coinvolgimento, per cui era stato condannato a 14 giorni di carcere. Nel 2023 è stato riammesso al The Citadel, dove si è laureato nel 2024. Durante l’udienza di condanna aveva dichiarato: “Mi vergogno, perché farò sempre parte di questo scempio. Il 6 gennaio ha rappresentato qualcosa di veramente orribile: è stato il più grave attacco alla nostra democrazia dai tempi della Guerra civile”.
Parla di guerra, di Iran, di Netanyahu che conferma di avere dichiarato essere “pazzo” – come rivelato da Axios – ma allo stesso tempo aggiunge di lavorare molto bene con lui. Spera di incontrare Khamenei e addirittura annuncia che l’Iran ha rinunciato all’arma nucleare. Quarantotto minuti di intervista con Miranda Devine, in esclusiva per il podcast Pod Force One della giornalista del New York Post. Il tema della guerra in Medioriente è centrale. Il capo della Casa Bianca, spiegando che sono in corso i negoziati per trovare un’intesa (“e se non la troveremo bene lo stesso, agiremo in un’altro modo”) dichiara che l’Iran ha accettato di non avere un’arma nucleare. “Poi possono cambiare idea, ma quella è stata la cosa principale”, ha proseguito col consueto linguaggio colloquiale, lontanissimo – come sempre – dalle formule della diplomazia. Ha poi detto di volere incontrare la Guida Suprema iraniana, Mojtaba Khamenei. “È coinvolto nei negoziati, nutrono molto rispetto verso di lui. Non ho avuto il privilegio di incontrarlo. Sento che non sta molto bene: gli mancano diverse parti. Sembriamo andare molto d’accordo con l’ayatollah. Vorrei incontrarlo e penso che lo incontrerò a un certo punto”. Quanto ai negoziati, che “stanno “evolvendo rapidamente”, oltre alla rinuncia all’arma nucleare “accadranno molte altre cose positive”, ha aggiunto, senza specificare a cosa facciano riferimento le sue dichiarazioni. Oltre a non avere alcun fondamento, visto che le parti non hanno esplicitato alcuna intesa, a smentire il presidente Usa è intervenuta l’agenzia di stampa iraniana Tasnim, considerata vicina alle Guardie Rivoluzionarie, che ha riferito, citando alcune fonti, che “a causa dei crimini di Israele in Libano, l’Iran ha sospeso lo scambio di messaggi tramite intermediari fino a quando non saranno soddisfatte le condizioni poste dall’Iran riguardo al Libano. Le affermazioni del presidente statunitense Donald Trump sulla risposta iraniana contraddicono completamente la realtà”.
Ma il capo della Casa Bianca, come osservato sin dall’inizio del conflitto, ha spesso avanzato dichiarazioni e ultimatum che non hanno avuto seguito e che sono stati smentiti a stretto giro. Nel corso dell’intervista trova spazio anche il commento alle indiscrezioni di Axios rispetto a quanto pensi del primo ministro israeliano. Indiscrezioni che Trump ribadisce in pieno: ha confermato di aver dato del “fottutamente pazzo” a BenjaminNetanyahu, nel corso della loro recente telefonata per discutere del cessate il fuoco in Libano, ma ha ammesso comunque di “lavorare bene insieme” al primo ministro israeliano. “Ero un po’ turbato dai suoi continui combattimenti in Libano – ha detto Trump – Ma mi piace molto Bibi. E lavoro molto bene con lui. Io sono un presidente in tempo di guerra, e lui è un primo ministro in tempo di guerra”. Ha poi deriso le affermazioni secondo cui sarebbe stato ingannato da Netanyahu per entrare in guerra contro l’Iran. “Mi ha ingannato? Sono stato io a cominciare – ha detto -. Ho iniziato perché non possiamo permettere che l’Iran si doti di un’arma nucleare”. Questo, ha aggiunto, “riguarda Israele, perché probabilmente sarebbero stati i primi a essere colpiti. Israele non esisterebbe. Sapete cosa? Se non ci fossi stato io, Israele non esisterebbe adesso”.
Parla anche dell’ipotesi del tutto remota dell’invio di truppe Usa in Iran, tema caro all’opinione pubblica americana. “Abbiamo eliminato gran parte del loro esercito solo con le bombe”, ha detto, dunque non c’è alcun bisogno dell’invio di soldati sul campo. Ed esaltando se stesso per il lavoro svolto alla presidenza, ha descritto gli Stati Uniti come il Paese “più ‘hot’ e più di successo nel mondo”, tanto che anche il presidente cinese Xi Jinping – che ha incontrato a metà maggio a Pechino – “ammira” quanto ottenuto dal presidente americano nel suo secondo mandato alla guida del Paese. Infine, in contrapposizione al suo lavoro, dedica anche una parte dell’intervista a denigrare JoeBiden, definendo “stupide” le persone che facevano parte della sua squadra. E per marcare la differenza col predecessore, ha ricordato che le sue capacità cognitive sono “al 100%”.
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A ideia de que os Estados Unidos podem intervir em outras nações para garantir os interesses das empresas norte-americanas não é uma novidade. Nem para Donald Trump nem para a indústria brasileira.
Uma demonstração disso foi a conclusão do governo norte-americano, divulgada nesta segunda-feira, 1º de junho, de uma investigação sobre o Brasil que propõe uma nova tarifa de 25% sobre os bens importados do país. A alegação é que o Brasil teria políticas e práticas comerciais injustas que iriam contra os interesses de organizações, serviços e produtos norte-americanos.
A imposição ou não da tarifa será decidida pelo presidente Donald Trump, que tem até 15 de julho para publicar a versão final do relatório do Escritório do Representante de Comércio dos EUA (USTR, na sigla em inglês), órgão que realizou a investigação a pedido do presidente dos Estados Unidos.
Seja agora, ou no tarifaço de 50% que chegou a ser aplicado pelo republicano ao Brasil, em agosto do ano passado e revertido pelo governo brasileiro, ou seja na penalização de 100% que parte da indústria nacional enfrentou há quase 40 anos, o dispositivo legal usado nas três ocasiões foi o mesmo: a seção 301 da Lei do Comércio de 1974, criada pelo Congresso dos Estados Unidos.
O objetivo, todas as vezes, foi redefinir os tratados comerciais com o Brasil. A lei prevê que retaliações comerciais sejam impostas unilateralmente para coibir “práticas comerciais desleais”, de outros países, consideradas prejudiciais aos interesses norte-americanos. A justificativa dos Estados Unidos seria trocar a lógica do livre comércio (free trade) pelo comércio justo (fair trade).
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A primeira retaliação ao Brasil, com base na seção 301, ocorreu entre 1988 e 1991. Empresas de tecnologia como a Apple e, em especial, a indústria farmacêutica, estiveram nos bastidores da decisão de taxar em 100% os produtos brasileiros que entravam nos EUA. Já em agosto de 2025, como já mostrou a Agência Pública, as cordas estavam sendo puxadas pelas big techs. Agora, entre diversos fatores econômicos e políticos, as empresas norte-americanas de cartão de crédito aparecem entre as interessadas, já que um dos mecanismos mais citados no relatório do USTR, entre aqueles considerados “injustos”, está o PIX brasileiro.
Computadores e remédios: o primeiro – e maior – tarifaço
Na base do tarifaço de 100% sofrido pelo Brasil em 1988 estão dois bisavôs brasileiros de nossos notebooks pessoais: o Unitron AP II e MAC-512. Os projetos apresentados pela empresa Unitron Eletrônica à antiga Secretaria Especial de Informática (SEI), entre 1982 e 1985, fez a Apple acionar o governo norte-americano por ações contra o Brasil.
A revolta era justificada já que a empresa brasileira alterava os modelos que tinham licença para produzir. Algumas versões adicionavam formas de acentuação que fariam sentido em português, mas não no inglês. Até hoje este é conhecido como um dos primeiros casos de clones da Apple no mundo. E por que a empresa não produzia ela mesma os Macs da época? Por que a Política Nacional de Informática no Brasil proibia a fabricação de computadores estrangeiros justamente para desenvolver a indústria nacional. O mesmo valia para importações.
Os Estados Unidos, então, abriram em 1987 uma investigação contra a prática comercial brasileira e incluíram o país na lista “Special 301” de “observação prioritária”. Soa familiar?
O tarifaço passou a valer um ano depois, após a indústria farmacêutica se juntar ao coro. O “problema”, de fato, era que o Brasil integrava as nações que não reconheciam patentes para medicamentos – o direito legal de explorar exclusivamente alguma substância descoberta, atualmente estabelecido em 20 anos.
O tarifaço dos anos 80 só foi suspenso após um compromisso público do recém-eleito presidente Fernando Collor de Melo, em 26 de junho de 1990, quando a investigação promovida pelos EUA também foi encerrada, já na era George Bush (o pai).
Revertido, tarifaço de 2025 chegava a 50%
Um novo tarifaço aos produtos brasileiros só voltaria a ocorrer em agosto do ano passado.
Na época, os EUA representavam cerca de 4% de todas as exportações brasileiras, ou aproximadamente 2% do PIB (produto interno bruto) do Brasil. Café, calçados, carne bovina, tecidos e frutas (exceto laranja e seu suco) estavam entre os 3,8 mil produtos que passaram a ser alvos do tarifaço de 50%.
Essa, entretanto, não era a totalidade da exportação feita pelo Brasil aos EUA naquela época. As cobranças consideravam 35,9% das mercadorias exportadas (que representavam 44,6% do valor total das vendas). Ou seja, metade do que o país vendia aos norte-americanos continuou na regra dos 10% impostos globalmente pelo governo Trump. Entre os produtos, alguns de alto valor, 694 ficaram de fora da cobrança de 50% determinada pela Casa Branca.
Por meio de negociações bilaterais, as principais taxas impostas em 2025 caíram, via decreto do presidente Donald Trump, em novembro daquele ano. A maioria dos produtos, cerca de 200 itens, eram agrícolas, entre eles carne, café e alguns fertilizantes à base de amônia.
Uma extensa lista elaborada pelo Escritório do Representante de Comércio dos Estados Unidos (USTR) detalha quais produtos brasileiros poderão ficar fora da tarifa de 25% proposta pelo governo norte-americano. O documento reúne 73 páginas de exceções e contempla desde produtos agropecuários, como café, chá, frutas, cereais, sementes e determinadas carnes, até fertilizantes, produtos farmacêuticos, químicos orgânicos, minerais, terras raras e itens ligados à indústria aeronáutica, incluindo aeronaves fabricadas no Brasil e seus componentes.
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EUA propõem novo tarifaço de 25% sobre produtos brasileiros após investigação comercial
A relação foi apresentada após a conclusão de uma investigação comercial conduzida pelo USTR com base na Seção 301 da Lei de Comércio de 1974. O mecanismo é utilizado pelos Estados Unidos para apurar práticas consideradas prejudiciais aos interesses comerciais do país e pode servir de base para a adoção de medidas de retaliação econômica.
No relatório final, o órgão concluiu que determinadas políticas e práticas adotadas pelo governo brasileiro seriam “irrazoáveis” e estariam impondo restrições ao comércio norte-americano. Com o encerramento da investigação, foi aberta uma nova etapa de consulta pública antes de uma decisão definitiva sobre a eventual implementação das tarifas.
Investigação começou em 2025 e negociações seguem sem acordo
A análise que deu origem ao relatório foi aberta em 15 de julho de 2025 por determinação do presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. O prazo legal para a definição das medidas termina em 15 de julho de 2026.
Paralelamente à investigação, representantes dos dois países mantiveram negociações na tentativa de evitar o agravamento das tensões comerciais. Um grupo de trabalho bilateral foi criado após um encontro entre o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e Trump, realizado em 7 de maio, na Casa Branca.
Inicialmente, a expectativa era que as discussões fossem concluídas até 5 de junho. No entanto, as conversas não avançaram o suficiente para que um entendimento fosse alcançado. Mesmo antes da divulgação do relatório final, o USTR havia destacado publicamente o que classificou como um diálogo construtivo com o governo brasileiro e demonstrado interesse na continuidade das tratativas.
O representante comercial dos Estados Unidos, Jamieson Greer, reconheceu que houve progresso nas negociações, mas afirmou que permanecem divergências relevantes entre os dois países.
Relatório aponta críticas em áreas econômica, digital e ambiental
No parecer final, o USTR listou seis áreas consideradas prioritárias: comércio digital, sistemas de pagamento, acordos tarifários, desmatamento, mercado de etanol, propriedade intelectual e combate à corrupção.
Em relação ao ambiente digital, o órgão americano afirma que decisões judiciais brasileiras teriam obrigado empresas de mídia social sediadas nos Estados Unidos a remover conteúdos de natureza política, suspender perfis de usuários residentes em território americano e cumprir determinações com alcance internacional. O documento também menciona a existência de restrições para divulgação dessas ordens, além da aplicação de multas, bloqueios financeiros e retirada de plataformas do ar.
O Pix também foi citado no relatório. Segundo o USTR, o Banco Central ocuparia simultaneamente as funções de regulador e operador do sistema de pagamentos, o que, na avaliação americana, criaria vantagens competitivas em relação a empresas estrangeiras que atuam no mesmo segmento. O documento ainda questiona limitações impostas às tarifas cobradas por concorrentes dos Estados Unidos.
Outra crítica envolve acordos comerciais firmados pelo Brasil com países como México e Índia. Para os americanos, a concessão de tarifas reduzidas para centenas de produtos desses mercados geraria tratamento diferenciado em relação a exportadores dos Estados Unidos.
Desmatamento, patentes e corrupção também entram na lista
Na área ambiental, o relatório reconhece a existência de legislação brasileira voltada ao combate ao desmatamento ilegal, mas sustenta que a aplicação das normas tem sido insuficiente ao longo dos anos.
O setor de etanol também aparece entre os pontos de discordância. De acordo com o USTR, o Brasil teria encerrado em 2017 um modelo tarifário considerado equilibrado pelos Estados Unidos e, desde então, não garantiria reciprocidade para as exportações americanas do combustível.
Já no campo da propriedade intelectual, o documento aponta demora na concessão de patentes, fiscalização insuficiente contra falsificações e dificuldades no combate contínuo à pirataria. O relatório cita ainda o Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) e afirma que pedidos de patentes biofarmacêuticas podem levar até 109 meses para serem analisados.
Por fim, o USTR afirma que o Brasil não adota medidas consideradas suficientes para combater corrupção e suborno. Entre os exemplos citados estão decisões relacionadas à Operação Lava Jato e renegociações de acordos que, segundo o órgão americano, teriam ocorrido sem o nível de transparência considerado adequado.
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“C’è stato un piccolo intoppo oggi, gli iraniani erano sconvolti per gli attacchi di Israele al Libano. Quindi ho parlato con Hezbollah e ho detto di non sparare, e ho parlato con Bibi e ho detto di non sparare, e tutti e due hanno smesso di spararsi a vicenda”. In Italia sono le 23.59 del 1° giugno, quando le agenzie battono i virgolettati di Donald Trump. Parole, quelle del presidente degli Stati Uniti, che sarebbero state smentite dagli eventi nelle ore successive: il Partito di Dio ha continuato a lanciare razzi contro il nord dello Stato ebraico e Tel Aviv ha risposto uccidendo almeno 6 persone nel sud del paese dei cedri.
Lo scontro tra Tel Aviv e Hezbollah è diventato uno dei nodi più delicati nelle trattative per il raggiungimento del cessate il fuoco tra gli Stati Uniti e l’Iran. E’ stata Teheran a metterlo al centro del tavolo, ponendo come condizione per la chiusura lo stop delle operazioni militari israeliane. L’interlocuzione era stata intavolata, le due parti si erano scambiate proposte, ognuna delle due era descritta o si diceva impegnata ad apportare modifiche a quella della controparte, e i lavori parevano procedere. Poi, lunedì mattina, la mossa di Netanyahu: il premier “e il ministro della Difesa Israel Katz hanno ordinato alle Idf di attaccare obiettivi terroristici nel quartiere di Dahiyeh a Beirut“, roccaforte delle milizie sciite.
Un salto di qualità importante. Se fino a pochi giorni fa l’obiettivo dichiarato di Tel Aviv era ricacciare Hezbollah a nord del fiume Litani, da giovedì le Israel Defense Forces stanno compiendo operazioni di terra ben più a settentrione, arrivando a combattere nell’area di Nabatieh, bombardando dal cielo e chiedendo agli abitanti di diversi villaggi di evacuare “immediatamente e trasferirsi a nord del fiume Zahrani“, ovvero altri 20 km più a nord rispetto al Litani. L’annuncio di Netanyahu, quindi, è stato interpretato come la volontà di Tel Aviv di mettere nel mirino la capitale e colpire forse in maniera definitiva i vertici dell’organizzazione sciita, legata a doppio filo a Teheran.
Una minaccia presa sul serio dalla Repubblica Islamica al punto che poche ore dopo il ministro degli Esteri iraniano Abbas Araghchi ha dichiarato che il cessate il fuoco tra Iran e Stati Uniti doveva essere considerato valido “su tutti i fronti, incluso il Libano”, e che una violazione nel paese dei cedri equivaleva a una violazione dell’intera intesa. Subito dopo l’agenzia Tasnim, vicina ai Guardiani della Rivoluzione, ha riferito della sospensione delle comunicazioni negoziali con Washington, sostenendo che non ci sarebbero stati ulteriori colloqui finché non fossero cessate le operazioni israeliane in Libano e a Gaza. La stessa agenzia aggiungeva che a causa degli attacchi israeliani sul Libano “l’Iran e il Fronte della Resistenza” starebbero valutando “la chiusura completa dello Stretto di Hormuz e l’attivazione di altri fronti, tra cui lo Stretto di Bab el-Mandeb“. Una minaccia che pesa, perché comporterebbe ulteriori problemi anche per l’Europa: quello di Bab el-Mandeb è il choke point attraverso il quale le merci prodotte nell’Unione europea che arrivano nel Mar Rosso attraverso lo Stretto di Suez hanno poi accesso all’oceano Indiano e quindi ai mercati dell’Estremo oriente.
Nella tarda serata di ieri è arrivata l’intervista di Trump all’emittente Abc, in cui il capo della Casa Bianca ha spiegato di aver “avuto una conversazione con Bibi Netanyahu, chiedendogli di non intraprendere un’incursione su vasta scala a Beirut, in Libano” e il premier israeliano “ha fatto invertire la marcia alle sue truppe. Grazie, Bibi”. Sia Israele che Hezbollah hanno accettato di “smettere di sparare. Vediamo quanto durerà: si spera per l’eternità“, ha aggiunto con la consueta tendenza all’iperbole il tycoon, secondo cui l’accordo con l’Iran per l’estensione della tregua e la riapertura dello Stretto di Hormuz potrebbe avvenire già nel corso della “prossima settimana“.
Nelle stesse ore l’amministrazione Trump faceva arrivare ad Axios i contenuti di una presunta telefonata tra Trump e Netanyahu nella quale il primo avrebbe strigliato a dovere il secondo. “Sei un dannato pazzo – avrebbe detto il presidente Usa al premier israeliano -. Saresti in prigione se non fosse per me, ti sto salvando”. E ancora, in un crescendo, “tutti ti odiano adesso, tutti odiano Israele per questo”. Un colloquio smentito dall’entourage del secondo: “Trump non ha detto a Netanyahu nulla di personale, né frasi riguardanti il rischio di finire in carcere, né affermazioni secondo cui Netanyahu sarebbe odiato nel mondo”. I due leader, quindi, secondo le fonti di Axios, avrebbero stretto un accordo: Israele non attaccherebbe Dahiyeh a meno che il suo territorio non venisse attaccato da Hezbollah.
Non è ancora chiaro se i colloqui si fermeranno, ma i fatti dicono che in Libano la guerra – oltre 3.000 le vittime dal 2 marzo – va avanti. Tra ieri sera e questa mattina le sirene d’allarme sono state attivate diverse volte nel nord di Israele per il lancio di missili, razzi e droni da parte di Hezbollah. La Difesa civile di Beirut, da parte sua, ha annunciato di aver recuperato i corpi di sei persone, tutti appartenenti a una stessa famiglia, dalle macerie di una casa colpita ieri sera in un raid israeliano nel villaggio di Marwaniyé, vicino a Sidone. Tra le vittime ci sarebbero anche tre bambini. Nella notte le Idf hanno continuano a effettuare attacchi, bombardando le vicinanze di Nabatieh, dove un uomo è stato ucciso con i suoi due figli e l’esercito israeliano a fine mattinata ha diramato un nuovo ordine di evacuazione.
Il copione si ripete sempre identico: appena aumentano le possibilità di un accordo tra Washington e Teheran, Tel Aviv fa saltare il banco. Il 7 aprile la Israeli Air Force aveva bombardato il giacimento iraniano di gas di South Pars, il più grande del pianeta, dopo che il Pakistan aveva presentato il suo piano per il cessate il fuoco. Lo stesso era accaduto nel giugno 2025: nella notte tra il 12 e il 13 Israele aveva bombardato gli impianti nucleari e missilistici di Teheran dando il via alla guerra dei 12 giorni. Anche allora Washington era nel pieno delle trattative con Teheran sul suo programma nucleare e un nuovo round di colloqui era già fissato per il 15 giugno.
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A maior diferença entre chamar CV e PCC de terroristas ou organizações criminosas está na caneta de Donald Trump. Não tem nada a ver com o Brasil. Declarando as duas organizações brasileiras como “narco-terroristas”, o presidente dos EUA – Trump e também quem vier depois – tem o poder de realizar ações militares no nosso território sem precisar de autorização do Congresso. Invadir, portanto, as águas do nosso litoral e as calçadas das nossas cidades.
Pra entender o que isso significa de fato, é fundamental olhar quem foram os homens mortos pelos militares americanos no Caribe, nos 58 bombardeios a embarcações e que deixaram, até o final de maio, 179 mortos, segundo uma investigação recente liderada pelo Clip, Centro Latinoamericano de Periodismo de Investigación.
Aconteceu, por exemplo, com Chad Joseph, um pescador de 26 anos de Trinidad e Tobago. Joseph era pescador desde pequeno, e estava vivendo com a tia na comunidade de Las Cuevas, na Venezuela, quando decidiu subir em uma embarcação que ia rumo à sua vila de Matelot, um vilarejo de pescadores em Trinidad e Tobago. Ia encontrar a namorada.
No dia 14 de outubro passado, a embarcação foi alvejada por militares americanos. O resultado, como em todos os bombardeios do tipo, foi a destruição total: corpos despedaçados, embarcação destroçada e qualquer conteúdo que esteja a bordo perdido no mar. É impossível saber se havia de fato drogas a bordo.
Nem os EUA de Trump se preocupam em tentar apresentar evidências disso.
No caso de Chad, sua família conseguiu identificá-lo e pressionar as autoridades de Trinidad e Tobago e, depois, processou o governo americano em uma corte federal em Massachusetts.
Mas por que Chad teria decidido se arriscar e entrar na embarcação que saía da Venezuela rumo a Trinidad e Tobago? Sua mãe, Lenore Burnley, explicou: “Eu conheço a lei do mar; conheço desde que era jovem. Se é um barco, ou algo assim, supostamente você tem que pará-lo, entende? A lei não prevê matar pessoas. Esta é a primeira vez na minha vida, e tenho 51 anos. Nunca ouvi falar de algo assim”.
Ou seja: porque a ideia é tão absurda que nem passava pela cabeça de Chad.
Nem na cabeça de de Rishi Samaroo, um ex-detento de Trinidad e Tobago que já havia cumprido sua pena e criava vacas e cabras na Venezuela para ajudar a família. Nem na de Eduard Hidalgo, 46 anos, pescador da Venezuela, deportado dos EUA em 2025. Ou de Luis Ramón Amundarain, mototaxista de Güiria, Venezuela. Nem pensava sobre isso Alejandro Andrés Carranza Medina, de La Guajira, Colômbia, pescador de atum e marlim. Ou Eduardo Jaime, conhecido como “Pichirilo”, jogador de futsal adorado pelos vizinhos da municipalidade de Güiria, na Venezuela. Nem Ricky Joseph, pescador de Savannes Bay, em Santa Lucía.
No total, a investigação transnacional conseguiu identificar 18 dos assassinados. Apenas. O resto se perdeu no oceano.
Desde que o filho foi despedaçado no mar, Lenore Burnley diz que sua vida tem sido uma “tempestade contraditória entre ter uma vaga esperança e a realidade crua da morte súbita de Joseph, sem que haja um corpo para enterrar”.
Especialistas consultados pela investigação afirmam que muitas vezes os mesmos barcos que levam drogas de um lugar a outro levam passageiros na viagem de volta, aproveitando para ganhar um troco a mais.
Entender as histórias dessas vítimas que sequer tiveram a oportunidade de serem questionadas pela polícia revela o tamanho do horror que é a ação politiqueira de Flávio Bolsonaro, seu irmão Eduardo e o cúmplice Paulo Figueiredo, ao armarem uma missão para convencer o governo americano a dar a si mesmo o direito de fazer exatamente isso contra trabalhadores brasileiros.
Enquanto a maioria dos analistas repetem que os danos da designação de PCC e CV como terroristas serão econômicos, com possíveis sanções a bancos, empresas e até o PIX, é com os trabalhadores que eu me preocupo. E não só os pescadores.
Isso porque a série Los bombardeados, sin derecho a la defensa, liderada pelo CLIP, também descobriu outra coisa escandalosa. O tráfego aéreo da Colômbia foi afetado por “apagões” de radares aéreos justamente nos dias e horários em que os EUA bombardearam a costa. Tudo indica que os militares americanos usam um bloqueador de sinal que coloca em enorme perigo também os aviões comerciais que sobrevoam o céu colombiano.
E os seus trabalhadores – que não têm absolutamente nada a ver com isso.
Um piloto de um Airbus A320 com capacidade para 180 passageiros descreveu assim o que presenciou no dia 12 de dezembro de 2025. “Estava voando de Bogotá para Aruba e, quando estava passando por cima de La Guajira, os dois GPS falharam e até o relógio que marca a hora UTC falhou. Foi estranho e nunca tinha acontecido comigo”, disse.
Segundo o relatório enviado à Aeronáutica colombiana, revisado pelos jornalistas, primeiro o GPS esquerdo falhou, depois o direito, e depois o transponder, dispositivo que informa ao radar em terra onde o avião está . A torre de controle não sabia onde estavam. Os alarmes do sistema antichoque se acenderam e diziam que o solo estava próximo, mas eles estavam a milhares de pés de altura, sobre o mar aberto. Os sistemas continuaram falhando até eles pousarem em Aruba, destino turístico que recebe mais de 2 milhões de visitantes por ano.
Se eu fosse os sindicatos de pescadores e outros trabalhadores que operam no mar, eu estaria muito preocupada. Assim como os sindicatos de outros tipos de profissionais, como os pilotos, aeromoças e serventes de bordo.
Sem falar a Aeronáutica brasileira. Onde estão nossos Brigadeiros?
Ou a Marinha. Onde estão nossos valentes Almirantes?
Finalmente, qualquer companhia aérea e operadora de turismo deveria também estar alarmada. Imagine se um avião com 200 passageiros é afetado por um desses “apagões”?
A ação de Flávio Bolsonaro acaba de dar carta branca a qualquer presidente dos EUA de assassinar qualquer brasileiro sem perguntar antes quem ele é, o que ele faz.
Uma irresponsabilidade. Uma molecagem. Essa é uma mancha que não vai sumir tão cedo, por mais cloro que se aplique, e que vai ter consequências com as quais o Brasil terá que lidar por muito tempo depois das eleições.
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