Five months into the US-Iran war, experts warn Donald Trump faces capitulation or a 'forever war' as Iran maintains its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting military pressure and continuing regional escalation.
Attempts to inflict a strategic defeat on nuclear power Russia are futile and impossible, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated at the III Russian-Kazakh Media Forum.
Dmitry Trenin, president of the Russian International Affairs Council, warned that European NATO members' belligerent stance and "blind Russophobia" risk triggering an all-out war with Russia, potentially leading to the bloc's end. He argued European elites seek Russia's destruction, not just deterrence, and underestimate Russia's resolve.
Dmitry Trenin, president of the Russian International Affairs Council, argues that European NATO members' belligerent stance and "blind Russophobia" risk triggering an all-out war with Russia, potentially leading to the bloc's end. He believes European elites seek Russia's destruction, not just deterrence, and underestimate Russia's resolve.
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Europe's expectation of Russia's strategic defeat is the greatest historical mistake. He argued that Western involvement has escalated the conflict in Ukraine into a full-scale war and suggested Ukrainian President Zelensky could end it by withdrawing forces from Donbass and recognizing current realities.
Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleges the June drone attack on the Sevastopol panorama building was a UK-orchestrated operation. The SVR claims British specialists uploaded flight tasks into Ukrainian drones, viewing the attack as an attempt by London to avenge a 19th-century defeat.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Viktor Goremykin stated at the IV International Anti-Fascist Congress in Minsk that a new generation of Western leaders is obsessed with inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia, accusing them of arming the "criminal Kiev regime" and promoting racist ideas.
An Israeli Ynet portal report suggests Iran has survived recent strikes and brought the US to its knees, exposing American weakness. The report criticizes a US-Iran deal set for June 19 as a strategic defeat for Israel and a failure for the US and moderate Sunni states.
Junge Welt reports that many in Europe hope for new leaders who will abandon the idea of Russia's strategic defeat, as current relations with Moscow are expected to remain damaged for decades.
A shift in the U.S. security guarantee over the Strait of Hormuz, as analyzed by Robert Kagan, suggests a new era of 'permission-based' maritime transit. This development threatens to create persistent inflation, complicate Fed policy, and alter the long-term investment case for Bitcoin.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf emphasized that Iran does not trust Israel and the United States and is ready to resume combat operations at any moment
