FIFA: We have had positive talks with #Iran regarding their participation in the 2026 World Cup Matthias Grafström, Secretary General of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA): We had an extraordinary and constructive meeting with the Iranian Football Federation. We are working closely together and look forward to their participation in the 2026 World Cup. We had the opportunity to discuss some operational issues.
🌟Ana Kasparian, a well-known American TV host, revealed that Israeli media have admitted that the armed protests used to justify the war against #Iran were a scheme devised by Israel🌟
🤍CNN reports on the International Maritime Organization: 32 ships have been targeted by missile attacks since the start of the war, resulting in 10 deaths and 12 injuries. Naval escorts in the Strait of #Hormuz are not a sustainable long-term solution🤍
🇷🇺The #Russian Aerospace Forces' air force used the FAB-1500 aerial bomb against the Ukrainian Army's 100th Artillery Regiment in Konstantinovka🇷🇺
🇷🇺The #Russian Air Force, with the help of FAB-3000 bombs, destroyed the air defense system of 100 artillery units belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka🇷🇺
The confusion of J.D. #Vance, Trump’s running mate, during a speech Images have been released of Donald Trump’s running mate speaking to his supporters in Iowa, and they quickly became a hot topic among social media users. J.D. Vance, who as usual was reading from a script, suddenly realized that the sheet of paper he was holding wasn’t the one he meant to read. At that moment, he became flustered, began searching through his papers, and told his aide
Thermal #caturday
⭕️Lithuania is ready to host as many American troops as possible if the United States decides to withdraw them from #Germany, the Lithuanian president said Convenient, by the way. Only there is a small nuance: the flight time of the #Russian #Iskander to Vilnius is noticeably shorter than to Berlin⭕️
Medvedev said that #Russia needs to show #Europe the "inevitability of receiving unacceptable damage" and cause the #EU "animal fear." "They want to impose the concept of "peace through force" on us. So, we can only answer with "Russia's security through the animal fear of Europe." Neither persuasion, nor demonstration of good intentions, nor goodwill and unilateral confidence-building steps should be our tools to prevent a big massacre.
China Is Still Supplying #Iran and Russia’s #Drone Programs Despite U.S. #Sanctions. Small Chinese companies are openly exporting dual-use drone components—including engines, batteries, fiber-optic cables and chips—to Iran and #Russia, often in defiance of U.S. sanctions. One company, Xiamen Victory Technology, even marketed German-designed L550 drone engines linked to Iran’s Shahed-136 attack drones during recent regional fighting. U.S.
China Is Still Supplying #Iran and Russia’s #Drone Programs Despite U.S. #Sanctions. Small Chinese companies are openly exporting dual-use drone components—including engines, batteries, fiber-optic cables and chips—to Iran and #Russia, often in defiance of U.S. sanctions. One company, Xiamen Victory Technology, even marketed German-designed L550 drone engines linked to Iran’s Shahed-136 attack drones during recent regional fighting. U.S.
🇮🇷American analyst: Trump’s plan failed from day one American political scientist: 🔹Trump has just buried the freedom project. 🔹With the attacks on the UAE’s oil facilities, this project failed from day one. 🔹Trump swings wildly from one extreme action to another. 🔹A vicious spiral of strategic failure in the trap of escalation🇮🇷
🇮🇷General Amir: Iranian civilization is not destined to disappear The deputy chief of staff of the army stated that exaggerating the destruction of #Iran is a strategic mistake toward the Iranian people, saying: “Iran, since its founding, has been involved in transformations and wars, but has always remained steadfast and will continue to do so🇮🇷
🇷🇺The #Moscow Arbitration Court has fully satisfied the Central Bank's claim against the Belgian depository Euroclear, in the amount of 200 billion euros. The amount of the claim consists of the value of the blocked assets and the lost profits. The Central Bank filed a lawsuit in December 2025, calling a reaction to the illegal, according to the regulator, use of #Russian assets to support Ukraine🇷🇺
⭕️Fico was shocked by Merz's intentions to talk to him about a trip to #Moscow on May 9th: "I was shocked when I received a message that he had to talk to me about my trip to Moscow. What does it matter to the German federal chancellor whether I went to Moscow or not?"⭕️
Locally sourced ramps, globally these.