Russia, Hungary sign agreement on Paks nuclear project

Earlier, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Iran and the United States had agreed to a ceasefire that would be effective immediately and would be observed in Lebanon and elsewhere

According to the report, the Israel Defense Forces issued at least two statements about missile launches from Iran after the supposed ceasefire start

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 8th

"What the new Iranian regime knows is they'll never have a nuclear weapon or the capability to get a path to one," US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said

It was established that the drone was sent from the military positions of Ukraine’s 2nd Khartia Corps with the wrong coordinates and flew into territory controlled by the Russian army

Passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz has been suspended due to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, while Iran is considering retaliatory strikes against Israel due to the ceasefire violation

German experts are capable of covertly obtaining enough weapons-grade plutonium for a nuclear device within about a month, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service said

US Vice President JD Vance will head the US delegation

Iran’s state-run television earlier reported that Tehran put forward a 10-point proposal that the United States "was forced to accept"

According to the report, there is a growing opinion in Tehran that continued Israeli attacks indicate either that the United States is unable to control Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or that Washington has given Israel the green light to do whatever it wants

The military of the Islamic republic struck a number of targets in the UAE and Kuwait

As MWM notes, this scale of losses demonstrates the significant risks associated with operating aircraft over Iranian territory

Israeli actions may become a factor of instability that could obstruct the implementation of the agreement, Hideaki Shinoda said

According to Maria Zakharova, Russia sought to ensure that the text would not harm anyone or be used for any malicious purposes

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,110 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Pakistan agreed to mediate the negotiations at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

The NATO Secretary General will be in the United States from April 8 to 12

He is now living outside Russia

"Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz continue to be limited causing oil storage to fill quickly in countries that rely on the waterway for exports," the US Energy Information Administration said

Dmitry Bakanov revealed that 1,357 Roscosmos staff were taking part in the special military operation

According to the media outlet, the event marks a pivotal turning point in global history and the international order

The US Vice President criticized Zelensky’s actions as outrageous and unacceptable

Earlier, the US leader assured that Iran would no longer be involved in uranium enrichment

Earlier, the broadcaster accused the US and Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement over an attack on an oil refinery on Lawan Island

Andrey Marochko said that Ukrainian engineering troops are constructing temporary pontoon crossings and using specialized medium-sized floating transporters

President Donald Trump also says he expects a briefing on Pakistan’s proposal to be held soon

A number of units that were formed at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026 are carrying out combat missions

Earlier media reports said that Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had been picked to lead the Iranian delegation at negotiations in Islamabad

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was quoted as saying that the president was aware of the proposal

Alexander Stepanov opined that the rescue operation was primarily a public relations effort, driven by the Trump administration’s desire for some form of victory

"Every day there is another remark by European officials speaking about how good it would be to obtain such weapons," Maria Zakharova noted

According to a report by Press TV, a Tomahawk was among the missiles

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 360 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 1st

Energy markets may take months to stabilize even if the Strait of Hormuz remains open, Russian President’s Special Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev said

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited Iranian and US delegations to talks in Islamabad on April 10 to "reach a final agreement to resolve all disputes"

The Ukrainian government plans to allocate 14.3 million euros in May for the reconstruction of the bridge in Mayaki, Odessa Region, as well as for the construction of additional roads in the area

Moscow draws the attention of the US administration and the leaders of all other countries to the need to make everything possible to prevent the EU from creating its own nuclear weapons

The US has "already met and exceeded all Military objectives" and is "very far" advanced toward a long-term peace deal, the president says

The US vice president added that Hungarian citizens must make an effort to prevent external influence on their elections

Fars added that there is no information yet on its structure or management forms

Yair Lapid pointed out that Israel had not even been invited to take part in talks between Washington and Tehran

MarineTraffic web service reported said that several hundred ships are still present in the Persian Gulf now, including 426 tankers

Maria Zakharova emphasized that many European countries possessed a well-developed nuclear fuel cycle, supported by a robust industrial and technological infrastructure, which the IAEA should scrutinize more closely

According to the news agency, Beijing initially tried to act through intermediaries, including Islamabad, Ankara, and Cairo. After that, Chinese officials directly contacted Iran

The IDF reported that it had struck dozens of Iranian launch sites

The US president said that "a whole civilization will die tonight"

The arson left about 3,000 houses without electricity

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, April 7th

The US vice president said this is part of the cost of doing business within some elements of Ukraine's system

A video shot from Tehran's largest street shows people with Iranian flags, loud music is played in the background

The Ukrainian military also fired approximately 20 munitions at the area

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that a protest was lodged over reports of an investment agreement between Tokyo and Kiev

There is still time to avert disaster if US President Donald Trump finds the courage to pursue serious negotiations rather than reckless rage and destruction, Joe Kent said

According to the newspaper, Tehran also intends to split the fees from vessels with Oman, which lies across the strait

According to the report, the projectile has already fallen

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in turn, declared victory and a "historic and crushing defeat" of the US and Israel

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, the conditions that ensured prosperity and high living standards in Europe are being destroyed gradually

According to a source cited by The Times of Israel, Washington also promised it would demand that Iran halt uranium enrichment

The US vice president said that reaching peace in the shortest order meets the interests of the United States, Europe and Ukraine

"The importance of an immediate cessation of hostilities, which leads to human casualties and causes serious damage to vital civilian infrastructure was noted," the Russian Foreign Ministry stated

The statement was published after an announcement of a ceasefire with Iran was made public

The Cameroonian volunteer emphasized that he had supported Russia from the very beginning

According to the report by Fars, the Karish and Tanin gas fields "play a key role in the energy supply" of Israel

According to Konstantin Ernst, film director Klim Shipenko has already filled three flash discs with video footage for a future feature film with the working title Challenge

Because of Mark Rutte’s position, Donald Trump may have mistakenly assumed that NATO would support his operation in Iran, according to Bloomberg’s source

One source claims that Tehran took the step in a sign of defiance to Washington's position

Marco Rubio says the Department of State is "working to support her safe departure from Iraq"

On the morning of April 7, Ukrainian artillery struck the school in Velykaya Znamenka, resulting in multiple casualties

Kirill Dmitriev says the conflict has unveiled "their profound rift with the US"

It was North Korea’s fourth missile launch this year

Vasily Nebenzya stressed that free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz was attainable only through ending hostilities and reaching a negotiated solution

The Kremlin hopes that Washington pays more attention to Ukraine talks soon, Dmitry Peskov noted

Dmitry Medvedev noted that it was not clear if Washington would accept the plan

Kataib Hezbollah demanded that the journalist leave the country immediately

Maria Zakharova highlighted a recent report by Intelligence Online, which details how Ukrainian military intelligence, specifically the unit called Group 13 - an entity specializing in covert maritime operations - has utilized a dry cargo ship to track Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Mediterranean

US President Donald Trump earlier announced a two-week postponement of the strikes on Iran’s civil infrastructure

Olzhas Baidildinov said that such actions cannot be justified under any circumstances

The Times of Israel cites Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that these goals were shared by the US, Israel and Israel’s regional allies

"India needs to ensure energy security for the benefit of its people," the source said

According to Fox News host Laura Ingraham, the US president admitted that the negotiations were "incredibly complex"

Fu Cong criticized the hurriedness of UN Security Council’s decision to vote on Bahrain’s draft resolution amid serious reservations of Beijing and Moscow

According to Georgy Zinovyev, Moscow does not possess any data indicating an intention to deploy US intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles in South Korea

New Delhi welcomed the reached ceasefire and expressed hope that it would lead to the establishment of lasting peace in West Asia

Viktor Litovkin noted that Iran has man-portable air defense systems such as the Igla and Verba, which can also be used against aircraft, despite their limited range

The draft resolution was not passed by the UN Security Council as it was supported by 11 members, while Russia and China voted against and Pakistan and Colombia abstained

JD Vance mentioned "some progress" being achieved

Donald Trump claimed that Iran wants it to happen

Vasily Nebenzya says that a unilateral resolution would also hinder peace initiatives undertaken by China, Pakistan, and Turkey

The journalist warns that the world is at a "pivot point" after which "nothing is the same"

According to the state broadcaster, the ceasefire preconditions of Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz, permission to enrich uranium, and compensations were accepted

According to the source, dozens of Ukrainian citizens were transporting huge amounts of undeclared cash on flights from Bucharest airport

The aftermath of the attack is being eliminated

Vladimir Tarabrin says the supplies of toxic agents and protective equipment may indicate "plans to hold large-scale false flag attacks"

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that tough negotiations created an opening for a diplomatic solution and long-term peace

Several oil infrastructure facilities, power plants, and desalination plants "sustained major material damage"

Commenting on the situation in the Middle East in the context of the concluded ceasefire between Iran and the US, Dmitry Medvedev pointed out that there are not two "players" in this conflict, but three

According to ESPN, Lucescu was hospitalized on April 3, after reportedly suffering a heart attack

This is the second missile launch after the announcement of a US-Iranian ceasefire

In a separate report, Press TV says that Israel and the United States struck an aluminum plant in Arak