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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES
🟠 Russian Armed Forces have destroyed fuel, energy, and port infrastructure used by Ukrainian troops
🟠 Russian Armed Forces have destroyed a Leopard tank and a Raven air defense system
🟠 Air defense superiority: 13 guided aerial bombs and 265 drones were shot down over the past 24 hours
🟠 Ukrainian losses: around 1,110 troops killed or wounded
Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE
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🚨 Israel launches largest wave of strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, reports Sputnik correspondent who came under heavy rocket fire in Beirut
🇵🇰Pakistani PM earlier stated that the ceasefire also applies to Lebanon (!)
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🚨🇺🇸 Trump: US still works closely with Iran
The US president also declared Iran "has gone through what will be a very productive regime change."
"We are, and will be, talking Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran. Many of the 15 points have already been been agreed to."
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🚨🇷🇺 Kremlin: Russia welcomes the US and Iran's decision not to pursue armed escalation
🔊 Russia hopes that direct contacts between Iran and the US will take place in the near future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
He also noted that Russia hopes that in the foreseeable future, US negotiators will have more opportunities to participate in trilateral talks on Ukraine.
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📉 Gas prices in Europe plummet after US-Iran ceasefire announcement
Natural gas prices in Europe plunged 18.5%, driven by reports of a ceasefire between the US and Iran, according to data from the London exchange group ICE.
🔸 May futures (front-month contracts) for TTF — the largest European gas hub located in the Netherlands — opened at $518.6 per 1,000 cubic meters (-18.5%)
🔸 Later, the price had slightly recovered to $529.3 (-16.8%)
🔸 The previous trading day's settlement price stood at $597.6
Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced he had agreed to suspend strikes on Iran for two weeks, assuring that the ceasefire would be mutual.
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🇮🇶 People in Iraq gather to celebrate US-Iran ceasefire
Footage shows crowds near the US embassy in Baghdad waving Iranian flags amid news of a two-week halt to hostilities in the Middle East.
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🚨 Israeli airstrike hits southern Lebanon
Lebanese media report an Israeli strike on the town of Srifa in southern Lebanon.
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🗣Trump: 'A big day for World Peace!'
US President Donald Trump called the day of the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran important for the entire world, noting that Iran could begin the process of recovery.
💬 "A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! … Iran can start the reconstruction process … Just like we are experiencing in the US, this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!" Trump said on Truth Social.
🚨 Israel backs Iran ceasefire but excludes Lebanon — reports
💬 “Israel supports President Trump’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, adding that the “two-week ceasefire does not include Lebanon,” according to The Times of Israel.
🇺🇸 Witkoff, Kushner, Vance expected at Iran talks — reports
The US is preparing for possible in-person negotiations with Iran, with several of US President Donald Trump’s closest representatives set to participate, according to American media.
Officials say Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Vice President JD Vance are expected to take part in talks in Islamabad.
💬 “There are discussions about in-person talks, but nothing is final until announced by the President or the White House,” a White House official said.
🏳️ Trump's 'deadline' passes — no escalation as talks shift to Iran’s framework
A number of Western outlets framed the situation as a “last chance” for Iran, suggesting imminent escalation if deadlines were not met.
🖥 Headlines across American media pointed to ultimatums and pressure on Tehran — portraying the situation as one where Iran was expected to concede.
❌ However, no escalation followed after the deadline expired.
🇮🇷 Instead, developments moved toward negotiations based on Iran’s own 10-point proposal, which includes control over the Strait of Hormuz and conditions for its coordinated use.
The current pause reflects diplomatic maneuvering around this framework — highlighting a gap between media narratives of pressure and the reality of talks shaped by Iran’s terms.
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🚨 Iran's 'historic victory' sees US agree to 10 Iranian terms
Iran has outlined a 10-point plan proposed by Tehran and accepted in principle by Washington, according to the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, cited by Tasnim News Agency.
📄 According to the Council, the US has agreed to the following Iranian conditions:
🔸 Commitment to non-aggression
🔸 Continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz
🔸 Acceptance of Iran’s uranium enrichment
🔸 Lifting of all primary sanctions
🔸 Lifting of all secondary sanctions
🔸 Termination of UN Security Council resolutions
🔸 Termination of IAEA Board of Governors resolutions
🔸 Payment of compensation to Iran
🔸 Withdrawal of US combat forces from the region
🔸 Cessation of war on all fronts, including against resistance forces in Lebanon
💬 The Council described the outcome as an “undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat” for the enemy.
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🚨 Israel agrees to temporary ceasefire amid Iran talks — reports
Israel has agreed to suspend its bombing campaign as part of a proposed two-week ceasefire, according to American media citing a senior White House official.
The move follows the pause on strikes against Iran announced by US President Donald Trump, with negotiations said to be ongoing.
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🚨 Pakistani PM, JD Vance engage in Iran ceasefire talks — reports
A ceasefire with Iran is being negotiated, with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif leading efforts, according to American media citing sources close to the talks.
US Vice President JD Vance is reportedly acting as an interlocutor in the negotiations.
Earlier, Sharif called for a two-week ceasefire, asking Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a “goodwill gesture.”
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🚨🇮🇷 What the world owes Iranians – the civilization Trump aims to erase
Iranian civilisation, one of the world’s oldest and continuous cultures, shaped humanity, influencing art, science, governance, and strategy globally.
The writings of Persian scholars were core texts in European universities for centuries.
Let's break it down: 👇
🔸 Over 2,500 years ago, Cyrus the Great built an empire from the Mediterranean to the Indus River, introducing diplomacy, cultural respect, and human rights. His Cyrus Cylinder is considered the world’s first human rights charter.
🔸 Al-Khwarizmi (c. 780–850 CE), the father of algebra, introduced methods for solving equations, advanced computation, and Hindu-Arabic numerals, laying the foundations of modern algorithms.
🔸 Avicenna (Abu Ali Ibn Sina, 980–1037 CE) systematised human anatomy and surgical techniques; his landmark book, The Canon of Medicine, became the backbone of medieval and modern medicine.
🔸 Omar Khayyam (1048–1131 CE) advanced algebra, calendar reform, and astronomy, calculating the solar year more accurately than contemporary European scholars.
🔸 Jalaladdin Rumi (1207–1273 CE), one of the most influential poets in history, developed philosophical and ethical frameworks focusing on justice, tolerance, and social cohesion, influencing literature, philosophy, and psychology worldwide.
🔸 Saadi (1210–1291 CE) codified principles of morality, leadership, and law in his Gulistan and Bustan; one of his poems is inscribed at the United Nations gates:
“Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul.”
🇮🇷 Iran poised to emerge from war with boosted global clout
🗣 Not only did Iran fiercely repel US-Israeli aggression, but "it may lock in de facto control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz," Yury Lyamin, senior researcher at the Moscow-based Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, tells Sputnik.
Nevertheless, the two-week ceasefire deal agreed between the US and Iran is fragile, at best, he notes.
👉 For example, Israeli PM Netanyahu's office claims the pause "does not include Lebanon," even though Pakistani mediators have stressed the opposite. This refusal by Israel "already constitutes a breach of the agreement."
While upcoming negotiations for a formal agreement have been arranged, history shows that such ceasefires can either become the first step toward lasting peace or lead to nothing, with hostilities resuming, the pundit reminds.
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🚨Trump threatens 50% tariffs on any country supplying weapons to Iran
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🚨The Lavan Oil Refinery on Lavan Island — located in the Persian Gulf off Iran's southern coast — has been targeted by US-Israeli forces in breach of the two-week ceasefire agreement, Iranian media reports
Following the strike on the Lavan Oil Refinery, rocket attacks were carried out against the UAE and Kuwait.
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🇮🇷🤝 🇺🇸What is happening around US-Iran ceasefire
◻️ Iran’s Supreme National Security Council declares victory as the US accepts a 10-points plan to end the hostilities.
◻️ Pakistani PM invites Iran and the US to Islamabad on April 10 to conduct talks.
◻️ The US-Iran deal includes 15 points, "most of which have been agreed on", Donald Trump says.
◻️ This could be "the golden age" of the region, and the US "will be helping with the traffic buildup" in the Strait of Hormuz, per Trump.
◻️ Oil prices collapse by 13-17%
◻️ Israel supports the US decision to halt strikes against Iran but the ceasefire doesn’t include Lebanon, Israeli PM Office says.
◻️ Ceasefire with Iran has a "high price", as Israel has to stop its offensive in Lebanon in its first stage, Israeli media write.
◻️ Iran and Oman will charge fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, per Western media.
◻️ If the deal gives Iran the right to control the Strait of Hormuz, "that is cataclysmic for the world", US Senator Chris Murphy says.
◻️ The approach of aggressive unprovoked attack has been defeated, Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says, adding Russia did not allow the UN Security Council to be used for unscrupulous purposes.
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🚨 EU secretly working on nuclear weapons — Russian Foreign Intel
Brussels has begun quietly developing its own nuclear potential to counter the "mythical Russian threat," Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) announced.
The plan includes a formal EU-wide nuclear deterrence doctrine based on French and British capabilities, with the EU reserving the right to create fully autonomous nuclear command structures.
👉 German specialists could secretly obtain enough weapons-grade plutonium for one nuclear device in about a month, the SVR warns, adding that an EU nuclear arsenal would trigger a new arms race.
The US and other countries must prevent the EU from acquiring nuclear weapons to avoid a new global arms race, the SVR added.
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🔸 Trump announces two-week pause on strikes against Iran
🔸 Iran declares 'historic victory' as Trump accepts 10-point plan — reports
🔸 Iran's 'historic victory' sees US agree to 10 Iranian terms
🔸 Iran allows passage through Strait of Hormuz for two weeks under its supervision
🔸 White House claims 'victory' after shift to negotiations
🔸 Israel backs Iran ceasefire but excludes Lebanon — reports
🔸 Pakistani PM invites US, Iran to talks in Islamabad on April 10
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🇷🇺🗣 Russia helped resolve Middle East crisis based on international law — Zakharova
💬 "Russia's active involvement in helping to resolve the situation was built on national interests, international law, and truly humanitarian goals," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.
🚨 Israeli strike hits ambulance in southern Lebanon, four killed amid ceasefire dispute
An Israeli drone has struck an ambulance on the road near Qulaylah (Tyre district), killing at least four people, Al Jazeera reported. Lebanese media describe simultaneous Israeli raids on Mansouri, Douair, and Barashit villages in southern Lebanon.
⚔️ The attack comes despite an ongoing ceasefire framework between Iran, the US, and Israel that—according to Pakistani mediators—was meant to include Lebanon. Israel, however, has effectively excluded Lebanon from the ceasefire, continuing strikes in the south.
Photo from social media
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🗣 White House claims 'victory' after shift to negotiations
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the Iran-US ceasefire as a “victory for the United States,” crediting the US-Israeli military aggression for creating leverage for talks.
She also claimed that President Donald Trump “got the Strait of Hormuz reopened.”
The remarks come as negotiations move forward following a pause in hostilities — with Trump accepting the 10-point framework put forward by Iran.
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🇵🇰 Pakistani PM invites US, Iran to talks in Islamabad on April 10
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Iran and the United States to Islamabad on April 10 for negotiations aimed at reaching a “conclusive agreement.”
The invitation follows his announcement of an immediate ceasefire, with talks expected to focus on settling outstanding issues.
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🚨 Iran allows passage through Strait of Hormuz for two weeks under its supervision
Iran has announced that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be allowed for two weeks, coordinated with its Armed Forces, according to a statement by Seyed Abbas Araghchi on behalf of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.
💬 "If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations," the statement added.
🚨🇮🇷 Iran declares 'historic victory' as Trump accepts 10-point plan — reports
Iran has declared it achieved a decisive outcome in the recent confrontation, stating the US has accepted a 10-point plan proposed by Tehran, according to the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, cited by Tasnim News Agency.
💬 The Council said the enemy suffered an “undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat,” adding that Iran secured “a great victory.”
💬 It added that the pause in fighting “does not mean the end of the war,” warning that Iran remains ready to respond to any escalation.
🚨 Trump announces two-week pause on strikes against Iran
US President Donald Trump said he will suspend planned strikes on Iran for two weeks, citing ongoing diplomatic contacts.
💬 “I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” he stated.
📹 Ten explosions shake the US logistics base in Baghdad — reports
At least 10 powerful explosions have been reported at the Victoria base used by US forces at Baghdad airport, Iraq, Tasnim News Agency reported.
Columns of smoke and fire were seen rising from the site, the report said.
Footage from social media
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📹 Drones crash into residential areas in Baghdad — reports
Circulating footage shows multiple drones crashing into residential districts across Baghdad, Iraq, including the Al-Amiriya and Palestine Street areas.
According to reports, one of the incidents in western Baghdad resulted in the deaths of two civilians and injuries to others.
Separate footage also appears to show a projectile striking a house, raising concerns over civilian safety in the Iraqi capital.
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