TASS28.04.2026Monde4 dk okumaRussia

Multiple International Developments: Iran Strait Law, UAE OPEC Exit, Russia-Ukraine Conflict Updates

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This multi-story news digest covers: Iran's plan to adopt law on Strait of Hormuz after parliament reconvenes; UAE's exit from OPEC seen as serious blow to Arab solidarity; ongoing Russia-Ukraine military operations including liberation of Ilyinovka and Ilyichovka; US-Iran tensions with Trump criticizing European allies; Putin's comments on sanctions, election security, and North Korean soldiers; Iranian army stating war with US and Israel not over; Pentagon acknowledging lack of defense against hypersonic weapons; Indian tycoon Ambani offering to rescue Escobar's hippos; and SCO military cooperation discussions.

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This multi-story digest covers concurrent developments across multiple geopolitical theaters including energy markets, ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, US-Iran tensions, and regional Middle East dynamics.

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Iran to adopt law on Strait of Hormuz after parliament reconvenes — MP "Many meetings were held to consider the legal and international aspects of the Strait of Hormuz Security Plan," Alaeddin Boroujerdi said

Sanctions against Russian businessmen affect even distant relatives — Putin The Russian economy is operating in the environment of serious external challenges for many years, including the difficult economic situation, illegitimate sanctions and certain other adverse circumstances, the Russian leader noted

US may end up in stalemate with Iran with no settlement in sight — news outlet The source described Trump's current state of mind as that of "frustrated but realistic"

What Army-2016 has in store for its visitors The visitors of the forum for the first time will be able to see a based RS-12M Topol missile system, as well as the RS-18 Stiletto strategic missile

Putin thanks North Korean soldiers for their participation in Kursk Region combat The memorial, which opens today, is intended to perpetuate the memory of the heroism of the Korean People's Army servicemen and the sacrifices made for the sake of a common victory, the head of state noted

IN BRIEF: What we know about consequences of drone attack on Tuapse refinery On Russian President Vladimir Putin's instructions, Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov flew to the Krasnodar Region to control the extinguishing of a fire at the oil refinery

Kiev starts using new types of radar at Konstantinovka in DPR — expert In addition, the Russian military have noticed the enemy's use of an American mobile electronic countermeasure and electronic warfare station AN/TPQ-36 near Izhevka, Andrey Marochko said

US can no longer impose its policies on other countries — Iranian Defense Ministry General Reza Talaei-Nik labeled the United States and Israel as "symbols of state terrorism"

US has no defense against hypersonic weapons, advanced cruise missiles — Pentagon Mark Berkowitz noted that the US has a very limited ground-based single-layer homeland defense system that was specifically designed against a small-scale rogue attack from North Korea

Trump blasts Merz for position on Iran, blames him for Germany's woes The US president says that if Iran gets nuclear weapons, "the whole World would be held hostage"

Liberating Ilyichovka, Russian troops to be able to advance to Slavyansk — expert Andrey Marochko believes that the main objective of the advance near Ilyichovka is to reach the Seversky Donets

Russia at UN calls on Israel to comply with its obligations on Syria Vasily Nebenzya says that "the political wisdom and strategic restraint of Damascus" should not be confused with weakness

Putin calls for ensuring security during upcoming elections in Russia Our priority is to ensure security to all participants in the elections -candidates, election commission members, observers, and the tens of millions of people who will come to polling stations to cast their votes, he stressed

Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass Russian troops struck energy infrastructure sites used by the Ukrainian army and enemy deployment areas over the past 24 hours, Russia's Defense Ministry reported

UAE's decision to quit OPEC seen as serious blow to Arab countries' solidarity — expert Khalil Jahshan, Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC, said he would view this as "the first expression of the economic and political fallout from the Iran war on the Arab side of the Gulf"

Russia's marine sniper team repels Ukrainian shrapnel drone attack — soldier According to the commander of a marine sniper squad from the 61st Guards Marine Brigade, call sign "Budda," in the course of just a few hours, the servicemen shot down seven Ukrainian drones packed with anti-personnel shrapnel

Mirotvorets site’s Western trace and silencing crimes against media: Nebenzya’s statements Against the backdrop of deteriorating freedom of access to information, the Kiev regime is clamping down on what information its people take in, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya noted

Liberation of Ilyinovka in Donetsk region gives access to Konstantinovka urban area Ilyinovka had been a major defensive area of the Ukrainian army and was liberated thanks to well-coordinated operations by Russian reconnaissance units, artillery support and effective actions by unmanned systems teams

FT calls UAE's withdrawal from OPEC big blow for cartel and Saudi Arabia According to the article, it will be possible to fully assess the consequences of the step after the resumption of energy transportation through the Strait of Hormuz

IN BRIEF: Redirection of oil supplies from Druzhba pipeline may hit Germany, Ukraine The termination of Kazakh oil supplies to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline could lead to dire consequences for Berlin and Kiev, Politico reported

Russia sees no tangible results from work of Board of Peace — envoy to UN On January 22, 19 countries signed the Charter of the Board of Peace, established as part of a peaceful settlement in the Gaza Strip

Ukrainian attacks, attempt on Trump's life: new briefing from Kremlin Vladimir Putin has always condemned acts of violence and attempts on the lives of heads of state, including the recent plot against Donald Trump, Dmitry Peskov said

No fragments of defunct Russian cargo spacecraft found at expected crash site The cargo spacecraft Progress launched on Thursday from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan was lost at an altitude of 190 km above Tyva

Iran gives US new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — media The new proposal was given to the US via Pakistani mediators

Iran does not consider war with US, Israel to be over — army Islamic Republic Army Spokesman Mohammad Akraminiya noted that the conditions are still considered wartime

Indian tycoon Ambani offers to rescue Escobar's 'cocaine hippos', bring them to India "These 80 hippos did not choose where they were born and are not to blame for their current circumstances," Anant Ambani noted

SCO countries need to increase military cooperation — Russian defense minister Andrey Belousov said that "the current realities clearly show the need to form common approaches to strengthening peace and stability"

Google fined nearly $300,000 for promoting VPN services A Google representative did not appear in court, the case was heard without him

US secretary of state calls straits economic equivalent of nuclear weapons About a fifth of global oil exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz

FACTBOX: What is known about UAE's decision to quit OPEC, OPEC+ According to the Emirates state news agency, the UAE's decision to exit OPEC and OPEC+ "reflects the UAE's long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile"

UAE's withdrawal from OPEC stems from its desire to profit from excess capacity — expert Nabil Jaafar Al-Marsoumi emphasized that "it cannot be ruled out that this move by the UAE will undermine the efforts of OPEC and OPEC+ to control and regulate oil supplies and adjust production in line with global demand"

NATO's actions in Asia-Pacific region aimed against Russia, China — envoy Zhang Hanhui noted that NATO "has long turned into the US geo-political tool" while its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region "is called upon to serve the US hegemony"

OPEC to have smaller influence on global oil prices after UAE withdrawal Saudi Arabia is now left doing more of the heavy lifting on price stability, and the market loses one of the few shock absorbers it had left, he added

Russian lawmakers angry Kiev declares pro-Nazi force creation date as national holiday Legislators in Moscow call this move blasphemous and ditching the memory of the best representatives of the Ukrainian people, who gave their lives struggling with Nazism

Terrorists in Syria must be obliterated, none should be allowed to escape — Lavrov Russia shares France's concern over the possibility that terrorists may flee from Syria to Europe, Asia of Russia and start creating new threats

À surveiller

Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes

UAE's OPEC exit may trigger other members to reconsider their positions within the cartel
Possible · En quelques mois
Russia will continue offensive operations in Donetsk region
Très probable · En quelques semaines
US-Iran negotiations will continue without breakthrough
Probable · En quelques semaines