New explosions rock Tehran — news agency

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, March 5th

The army's air defense systems destroyed one modern US MQ-9 drone in the skies over the province of Lorestan, the Islamic Republic’s army press service said

The program aims to normalize shipments of oil, LNG, fertilizer, and other goods through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalation in the Middle East

According to the US State Secretary, the United States' goal was not regime change

Traders offer discounts up to $30 per ounce

The US Central Command reported that the carrier came under fire but was not hit

Kirill Dmitriev emphasized that Western sanctions have proven detrimental to the world economy

The types of chemicals stored at the Halliburton facility were not specified

Russian servicemen also destroyed a Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter and struck Ukrainian transport infrastructure facilities

The role of concentrates strengthened in Russian copper supplies

Donald Trump emphasized that the US "wants to go in and clean out everything" in Iran

According to Axios, Iraqi Kurds consider the US administration's intentions regarding a change of power in Iran to be unclear, fearing an expansion of the conflict

A settlement is only possible on the basis of equal and civilized dialogue, Vadim Krasnoselsky said

The US and Israeli militaries came to a conclusion "that strikes cannot continue for long at the unprecedentedly high pace"

The European Commission Spokesperson Olof Gill urged the sides to calm down and tone down their rhetoric

This energy shock will expose the EU’s strategic energy failures in banning Russian oil and gas, the special envoy of the Russian President stated

Rodion Miroshnik also added that Kiev feels the support of European countries and therefore is not limiting its methods

Iran hit more than ten ships, including tankers, in the Strait of Hormuz since the moment when the US and Israel attacked it on February 28

In addition, Israel attacked underground bunkers where missiles were stored, as well as other military facilities, the statement said

According to Defense Ministry Spokesman Turki al-Maliki, the Saudi military destroyed a drone in the Rub' al-Khali desert area

Nikos Christodoulides stated that he was "not ruling anything out"

FTSE 100, the key stock exchange index in the United Kingdom, landed at 10,284.75 points, down 1.24%

An FPV drone operator lets civilian vehicles pass freely, the Volunteer Corps operating within Russia’s Battlegroup South said

108 were intercepted and shot down

Scott Bessent stressed that it will do the most damage to the Iranian missile launchers and the factories that build the missiles

The business is left in the state of uncertainty as a result and more and more cases go to court, the newspaper noted

According to a report cited by The New York Times, it will take years for factories to produce enough interceptor missiles

Dmitry Peskov did not specify whether there was military and technical cooperation underway between the countries at the moment

Fyodor Voitolovsky noted that the US attack on Iran and the subsequent rise in energy prices "will have long-term consequences for many markets"

Four medics were also victims of Ukrainian attacks, with one fatality

Brigadier General Effie Defrin detailed that approximately 50 Israeli Air Force aircraft participated in the operation

The agreement was signed in Paris on September 5, 2008

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, March 6th

Donald Trump says that "Iran will be hit very hard" on March 7

According to the TV channel, a 900-kilogram bomb struck the building of the Iranian state broadcaster IRIB in Tehran, with debris posing a lethal risk up to 300 meters away

Hungarian law enforcement agencies detained armored vehicles used to transport valuables from the Ukrainian Oschadbank on March 5

The normal economic, trade and energy cooperation between China and Russia does not target any third party, Liu Pengyu said

The opening ceremony is taking place in Verona

WTI futures with the settlement in April 2026 hiked 14.02% to $92.37 a barrel

Imports of Russian LNG by the EU amounted to around 4.3 bcm in January-February

In particular, the army stated that it had struck the IRGC Air Force command center, the Hezbollah naval forces headquarters, the financial management center, and the operational council headquarters of the Shiite organization

"Three devices packed with C-4 explosives were transported to the territory of the country," it said

According to the Defense Ministry, the explosions heard "are the result of the interception of missiles and drones

"By refusing Russian energy, the EU has shot itself in the foot so many times that no feet are left," Chief Executive Officer of Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev said

According to the TV channel, one of the targets was the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline

The IMO said the incident involved a 26-meter tug Mussafah 2, sailing under the UAE flag

US military investigators have found that American forces were likely responsible for the recent strike on an Iranian girls' school, Reuters reported

According to Lubos Blaga, NATO's expansion towards the Russian borders has failed

The Russian athlete finished with a time of one minute 24.47 seconds

The 2026 Winter Paralympic Games will end on March 15

According to the agency's source, the port of Fujairah in the UAE is one of the next targets of Israelis

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is already in the area of the US-Israeli military operation against Iran, the second aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is currently in the Red Sea

Overall fertilizers, radioactive materials and isotopes, platinum and platinum group metals account for 86% of Russian supplies to the US

No details of the incident were provided

According to Pete Hegseth, he has no message for Russia and China on this issue

This is the first public announcement about contacts of such a level after the US-Israel attack on Iran

Saeed Khatibzadeh urged New Delhi to ask Washington, why they attack Iranian ships in the Indian Ocean

Before the attacks began, the US withdrew 90% of its military personnel from bases within range of Tehran's weapons, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated

Sergey Lavrov stressed the need for settling disputes between Kabul and Islamabad by political and diplomatic means

The deal also includes engineering, logistics, and technical support services provided by US contractors

It is the Al Dhafra air base

On March 6, 300 Russian servicemen were returned from territory controlled by the Kiev regime

According to Alexander Novak, Russian companies are considering opportunities, without waiting for the next restrictions from Europe, to make new long-term contracts with a number of Asian countries

According to the official, due to the shortage, prices in Europe have surged by 70%, while in the Asia-Pacific region, gas prices have almost doubled

The tornado hit an area near Lake Union

According to the report, the People's Republic of China will promote peaceful development across the Taiwan Strait

3000 targets were struck in total, the US Central Command reported

On March 6, 300 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime

The Khorramshahr 4 heavy missiles of the IRGC Aerospace Force, with a 1-ton warhead, were launched at dawn today

The Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman highlighted that the US used the bases "while protecting only one country"

Earlier, The Washington Post published an article suggesting that Russia was allegedly providing Iran with intelligence to help adjust its strikes

Scott Bessent noted that the US gave India permission to accept the Russian oil

Jasem Al Budaiwi did not provide information on whether any officers were injured in the attack

Faustin-Archange Touadera pointed out that the partnership between the two countries should become the foundation for a large-scale transformation of the CAR

One soldier sustained minor shrapnel injuries

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that Ukraine is engaging in "state banditry" against Hungary and that appropriate responses must be found

The journalist cited China as an example of a power that Washington needs to reckon with

Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik noted that since the beginning of the crisis in the Middle East, Vladimir Zelensky has been calling Arab leaders, "trying to stay on the agenda"

The Prime Minister noted that Israel had "determination, initiative and ingenuity"

Politico cited an assessment that Iran's use of "cheap, easily produced drones has exposed a vulnerability for the US and its regional allies"

According to the agency, the ship will participate in "ensuring the safety of French citizens and its allies who have been attacked by Iran"

The Iranian state broadcaster reported that 80 residential buildings were damaged in the province

No details were provided

Amir-Saeid Iravani added that US statements regarding Washington’s involvement in the selection of Iran’s leadership "constitute a clear violation of the principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of states"

"Any country join the US and Israeli aggression against Iran, it will inevitably become a legitimate target for retaliation," Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said

Battlegroup West units liberated the settlements of Drobyshevo, Yarovaya and Sosnovoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic

According to the broadcaster, more countries may probably join the operation against Iran and its interests in the region

Iranian Kurdistan Freedom Party spokesman Khalil Nadiri pointed out that the main force of the Kurdish opposition was located in Iran

The Ukrainian media has recently published a document, which allegedly sets out more expanded EU requirements for Ukraine's accession to the union

Furthermore, buildings housing similar radar systems were also hit in two other locations in the United Arab Emirates

A recent drafting of additional military specialists points to the fact that the US administration was "not fully prepared for the consequences" of the conflict

Ukraine is well aware of what needs to be done, Dmitry Peskov said

The meeting was attended by industry executives, representatives of the Energy Ministry, Economic Development Ministry, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Finance Ministry, the Industry and Trade Ministry and the Foreign Ministry

29 of them were destroyed over the Bryansk Region, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

Ukraine's Oschadbank said that the seven cash collectors detained in Hungary were transporting $40 million, €35 million, and 9 kg of gold

The Hungarian foreign minister accused the EU of collusion with Croatia to prevent the two European nations from getting oil

Gerald Feierstein, a former senior US diplomat, called the war "a completely ad hoc operation that nobody actually understood or believed that military action was imminent"

The former US president said that he knows more heads of state in person than any other president in US history

While acknowledging the emerging new world order, Tiberio Graziani clarifies that the United States is unlikely to be entirely sidelined

The Qatari Interior Ministry sent a notification to Doha residents about an increased security threat