Iranian leader says Middle East needs to become weapons-free zone

The Russian foreign minister informed his Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi on the current state of the Ukrainian settlement

Two more drones were destroyed since the previous report

According to Governor of Tehran Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian, more than 9,500 targets were hit in the first 10 days of the war against Iran

According to the sources cited by The Daily Telegraph, the refusal may worsen his relations with the US president

According to earlier statements by a spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces’ Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran would not allow any oil cargo related to the United States or its allies to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council at the White House acknowledged however that the US administration will have to find solutions to a range of economic problems stemming from the Middle East conflict

According to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran "has the right to take the necessary measures to ensure national security and prevent abuses by aggressors and their allies on this waterway"

According to the Russian top diplomat, the EU has "fully" discredited itself and there is nothing constructive in its position for progress in the negotiations on Ukraine

When asked whether the US Navy would start escorting ships through the strait, Donald Trump said that "it’s possible"

The Russian foreign minister added that Washington wants to get practically all hydrocarbon resources

The Iranian army said Rafael’s weapons manufacturing center develops air defense systems such as the Iron Dome, Spike missiles and cyber technologies

According to the top Russian diplomat, the fate of the nuclear nonproliferation regime is causing serious concern against the backdrop of the acute military-political crisis in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf zone

Rodion Miroshnik said the number of downed Ukrainian drones testifies more to the growing capabilities of Russian air defenses than to the Kiev regime’s ability to inflict any significant damage

Hard times are coming, the Hungarian Prime Minister noted

The US President stressed that he wants "to have oil for the world"

Spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini says "the enemy is in disarray, and within its leadership, there are accusations of a lack of strategy"

"Ukraine’s accession to the EU is out of the question, and a 20th sanctions package and a 90 billion euro loan can only be included in the agenda as soon as the Ukrainians resume oil supplies," Peter Szijjarto said

Some European countries fear that the US and Israeli military operation against Iran could trigger a massive influx of migrants, testing the European Union's reformed asylum system

Trita Parsi said the United States is not capable of conducting an operation against Iran for more than a few weeks

More than 912 others were injured, Attaullah Tarar noted

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin summarized that "over the past two days, air defenses destroyed approximately 250 enemy drones as they approached Moscow and at the second line of defense"

"The FP-1 is considered no worse or better than all other UAVs in the third technological league, which is what has allowed Russia to successfully repel Ukrainian attacks in recent days," Dmitry Kuzyakin said

Hayyan Abdul Ghani said production suspension affected "West Qurna 1" and "West Qurna 2", Faihaa and Majnoon fields

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei emphasized that Iranian attacks targeted only "military bases, facilities, and property belonging to the US

The freighter will free up the dock for the next cargo spaceship

According to a representative of the official manufacturer, work is underway to improve the Yolka’s target accuracy, lethality, and maneuverability

The US president is "not declaring it over," he says

China and France pointed to the need for a diplomatic settlement of the dispute in the region

The Israel Defense Forces are targeting facilities in Beirut

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The US president urged China to join Washington’s efforts to unblock the Strait of Hormuz

According to the Iranian foreign ministry, the new leader was wounded in the US-Israeli strikes but is reportedly feeling well

Governor Alexander Gusev said that buildings of an industrial enterprise were damaged in a drone attack in the Voronezh Region

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The Russian foreign minister stressed the necessity for all NPT signatory states to fulfill their obligations under the Treaty

Esmail Baghaei emphasized that Iranian drone could not cover a distance of 6,500 miles from the Persian Gulf to California

Currently, underground storage facilities in Germany, France, and the Netherlands are filled to 18.1%, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller told

Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Catherine King said that Australia would provide aircraft to the UAE for defense

The US president says Iran will be ready "to do what they have to do" at some point

Abiy Ahmed visited Moscow last fall to discuss cooperation between the two countries

As many as 436 drones were downed over Russian regions on March 15

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, March 10th

Dmitry Peskov described the Paralympic athletes' performance as very successful

Retired Major General Leonid Ivlev noted that the aircraft supplied to Kiev by the West are significantly inferior to Russian Sukhoi-series aircraft such as the Su-30 and Su-35S

According to Subhashish Banerjee, the unnecessary aggressive diplomacy that has been displayed by USA and Israel using the narrative of force has aggravated the chance for the new era

The document obliges importers of GMO products to a compulsory public registration

Earlier, an air raid warning was issued in central Israel

Ukraine continues blocking Russian oil supplies over the Druzhba pipeline, the minister noted

The IRGC said it intends to continue striking US and Israeli "targets, centers, and interests" until "the enemy surrenders."

Mike Waltz did not rule out a pinpoint ground operation

The regional government reported that a man was injured as a result of a drone detonation in the village of Moshchenoye

The US leader also added that "Vladimir Zelensky is far more difficult to make a deal with"

Torrential rains, which led to floods and landslides, occurred in southern Ethiopia on March 9-11, resulting in over 100 deaths

Ali Bahreini said that "Iran was attacked at the time when it peacefully engaged in negotiations, clearly confirming its commitment to peaceful and diplomatic resolution"

The hackers warned that it was "just the beginning"

Abbas Araghchi also stressed that victims must be compensated

According to the agency, there us no consensus in the objectives, scale, and consequences of the operation against Iran in the White House

A residential building was damaged, no reports of civilian casualties

The situation in Iran is stable, Abbas Araghchi said

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 285 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armored combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Vasily Nebenzya says the death toll from the US-Israeli aggression is in the hundreds

A treaty on Crimea’s and Sevastopol’s accession to Russia was signed on March 18, 2014

Information on the resumption of consular services will be provided later

According to Scott Bessent, some Chinese ships are also leaving the Persian Gulf

Robert Fico attended the Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9. 2025

Zelensky is not interested in oil reaching Slovakia and Hungary, Robert Fico says

The first measure could be the official declaration of a naval blockade against the United States and the Zionist regime, an official of the Houthi military forces, Abed al-Thawr said

Ukrainian authorities also refused them meetings at the Energy Ministry on the issue of resuming supplies of Russian oil

Valentin Demidov said that restoration of 60 residential properties is planned for this week

All the agreements and treaties between Iran and Russia as part of the strategic cooperation and partner relations are still in force, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei stressed

Governor Alexander Khinshtein said that three people were injured in the attacks in the Korenevo settlement

The film's director Paul Thomas Anderson won Best Director

Hakan Fidan also criticized the Jewish state’s politics on Syria, including its strikes on military facilities and the decision to seize control of a swath of land in southern Syria

The voter turnout was 73.12%

According to the newspaper, the public debt of some European countries, particularly the UK and France, is reaching 60-year highs

The US president did not elaborate on the matter

The heads of companies warned that "the disruption to energy flows out of the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway would continue to create volatility in global energy markets"

Abbas Araghchi said the strait had only been closed to Iran's adversaries and those who committed the act of aggression against the country

The officials plan to discuss cooperation in economic, trade, humanitarian and other fields

The event is aimed at practicing steps related to preparing proposals for CSTO bodies to provide military and military-technical assistance to the Organization's member states

On March 12, the US Naval Forces Central Command reported that a fire broke out on board the USS Gerald R. Ford

Emergency services specialists are working at the crash site

Air raid warnings are in effect on the territory

According to the agency’s information, G7 leaders sought clarification from Donald Trump during a recent conference call

As long as the Iranian blockade holds, and Gulf oil is restricted, Washington can not end its military operation even If it wanted to, the officials said

The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28

Russian air defenses shot down 10 guided bombs and 285 fixed-wing drones of the Ukrainian army over the past day

Andrey Marochko said that Russia’s Battlegroup Center, operating in western areas of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Dnepropetrovsk Region, inflicted the heaviest damage on Ukrainian troops

Air raid warnings are in effect for the Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy, and Chernigov regions

The next Paralympic Games are to take place in March 2030

The Defense Force says cites figure "since the start of the aggression"

The missile strike caused casualties among both newly recruited soldiers, including foreigners, and instructors, the mercenary specified

The use of aircraft carriers proved costly and ineffective because they could be deployed relatively safely only outside the range of precision weapons, expert with the Institute of Law and National Security at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Alexander Stepanov told

This referendum included 12,461,796 citizens on the voter lists

Johann Wadephul stresses that only talks with Iran can ensure security in the region

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow has taken note of Washington’s move to admit the previous administration’s Russophobic mistakes

Russian athletes have won eight gold, one silver, and three bronze medals

According to the report, the operation successfully disrupted and destroyed key Israeli aerial surveillance systems

Retired Major General Leonid Ivlev noted that the Ukrainian conflict has led to a leap forward in military art and constantly poses new challenges for the military-industrial complex

According to the Russian top diplomat, the excessive politicization of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' activities poses a significant threat to the integrity of the non-proliferation regime