The Ukrainian military last week carried out more drone strikes against soft Russian targets—including a major refinery in the Volgograd region—which sparked a fire.
Tag: geopolitics
ITALY SEES ‘POLITICAL STANCE’ IN EUROPE MOVING TOWARDS RELAXING RULES TO BUY MORE WEAPONS
Italy’s finance minister said in an interview last week that the EU must take steps to allow countries to spend more on their militaries and suspend fiscal rules because of the “grave” threat these countries face with a resurgent Russia.
TRUMP WANTS TO CHOKE IRAN BY KILLING ITS OIL INDUSTRY
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week at the White House that promises to pursue a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran in an effort to prevent the country from developing a nuclear weapon.
IRAN REJECTS TRUMP’S BULLYING ATTEMPT, LEADER SAYS NEGOTIATING WITH U.S. IS NEITHER SMART OR WISE
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to sanction the country into submission and said negotiating with Washington is “neither smart, wise, or honorable.”
IRAN WARNS ISRAEL, U.S. AGAINST TARGETING ITS NUCLEAR SITES, SAYS IT WOULD LEAD TO ‘ALL-OUT WAR’
A top Iranian said Friday that an attack by Israel or the U.S. on one of its nuclear sites would lead to an “all-out” war and would be “one of the biggest historical mistakes” that Washington could make.
ISRAELI SPYWARE COMPANY TARGETS WHATSAPP USERS IN TWO DOZEN COUNTRIES: REPORT
An Israeli spyware company was used in a hacking campaign on Meta’s WhatsApp messenger that involved the general public and accounts belonging to journalists in several countries—raising new questions about internet security in the face of new threats.
IS SYRIA’S ‘MILITANT’ COMMANDER TAPPED AS COUNTRY’S TRANSITIONAL PRESIDENT BETTER THAN ASSAD?
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the commander of Al Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), was named Syria’s transitional president last week after his group and others carried out an offensive late last year that resulted in the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
AS FORECAST: UKRAINE INTENSIFIES ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN ENERGY FACILITIES TO KEEP U.S. SUPPORT GOING
The Ukrainian military last week carried out major separate attacks on Russian energy infrastructure to try and compel the new Trump administration in Washington to keep funding its losing effort against the Russians.
NEW MILLENNIUM WARFARE: CHINESE AND IRANIANS EMPLOY AI IN REVAMPED HACKING ATTACKS
The U.S. has been dealing with a new breed of hackers tied to adversarial countries like China and Iran who have been employing generative AI to carry out high-tech cyberattacks, according to a report.
IRANIAN ARMY FLAUNTS IMPROVEMENT IN ITS ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILITIES
The Iranians are preparing for a war that will require significant advancements in its electronic warfare and AI capabilities and carried out military drills last week with its new reality in mind.