Iran divides countries into three categories based on use of Strait of Hormuz — TV

Iran divides countries into three categories based on use of Strait of Hormuz — TV

According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"

US troop buildup near Iran not sign of any new decisions — White House

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

Ukraine military strikes train in Lgov district of Kursk Region, one carriage is ablaze

According to unconfirmed information, there have been no reports as of yet regarding possible casualties, Kursk Region Governor Alexander Khinshtein stated

Israel eliminates Hamas sniper who took part in October 7 attack — IDF

The terrorist posed an immediate threat to IDF troops, the Israeli military said

EU preparing for possible energy supply crisis due to conflict in Iran — Spanish newspaper

The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe

Top US diplomat sees good chances for agreement with Iran

According to Marco Rubio, Washington also has a good chance of launching talks on Iran’s nuclear program

Russia set record volume of LNG supplies to Europe in January 2026

EU imports of Russian LNG amounted to 2.276 billion cubic meters, according to TASS calculations based on data from the European analytical center Bruegel

Iran will emerge from war with US with its head held high — Hezbollah leader

Sheikh Naim Qassem emphasized that Iran "will become a pillar for all freedom-loving people in the world"

Cargo traffic via Northern Sea Route expected to reach 70 mln tons by 2030

First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Vladimir Yakushev stressed that the Far East and the Arctic are not only about geography and resources, but above all about the people who live, work, serve and raise children in these territories

Trump calls on several countries to normalize relations with Israel — Axios

The US leader expressed hope that after the end of the Iran conflict, countries that are not party to the Abraham Accords or do not have a peace treaty with Israel would normalize their relations with Tel Aviv

Finnish president says Europe may engage in dialogue with Russia this year

When asked whether he can act as a mediator, the Finnish president said that if he is asked, "it will probably be difficult to say ‘no"

Ukraine loses 7,830 soldiers, mercenaries in special military op over week — expert

Andrey Marochko added that during the aforementioned period, Russian forces also destroyed more than 4,000 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, which is almost double the amount from the previous week

US to explore alternatives if fails to reach diplomatic solution with Iran — top diplomat

According to Marco Rubio, the parties are still working on potential agreements

Russia to view F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine as threat in nuclear sphere — Lavrov

"During combat operations, our military will not be clearing out whether or not each particular jet of this class is equipped to carry nuclear weapons," the minister added

US may resume operation against Iran, if talks fail — Rubio

The President of the US Donald Trump wants to make sure that Iran never has a nuclear weapon, the US Secretary of State said

US expects Iran to approve peace agreement within several days — media

The official said there are still several details to close, Axios and Israel’s Channel 12 correspondent Barak Ravid said

Casualty in Yaroslavl Region, 173 UAVs target Russia: aftermath of new Ukrainian attack

Five civilians were injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Kalininsky District of Gorlovka in the DPR

World to face crisis like in 2008 if Strait of Hormuz remains closed — Bloomberg

Acccording to the analysis by Rapidan Energy Group, if the Strait reopens in July, an average oil demand reduction of 2.6 million barrels a day and the spot-market price for benchmark Brent crude peaking near $130 a barrel over the summer could be expected

Progress MS-29 undocks from ISS

The spaceship undocked at 9:43 p.m. Moscow time and will stitch on its engines at 00:46 p.m. a.m. Moscow time on July 2 to leave the ISS orbit and enter the Earth atmosphere

US cites disagreement on Iran as reason for lack of final NPT conference document

US Department of State Spokesperson Tommy Pigott also added that "the inability of some NPT States Parties to take Iran’s threat to global nonproliferation seriously will be addressed by the United States in its continuing engagements"

Over 140 delegations from 120 countries to take part in int’l security forum in Russia

According to the Russian Security Council, there will be unofficial representatives from 12 unfriendly countries, who "stand for the development of constructive relations with Russia", among the participants

Roscosmos to bring US astronaut back to Earth March 30 as scheduled

Earlier, some US media expressed doubts if Russia would agree to take US astronaut Mark Vande Hei back to Earth amid the sanctions imposed on Russia over the situation in Ukraine

Kiev doing everything possible to provoke Minsk, draw it into conflict — politician

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, dragging Belarus into the conflict would only worsen the situation for the Ukrainian military

Trumps says will not agree on deal with Iran if it doesn’t dismantle its nuclear program

According to the journalist Jennifer Jacobs, Donald Trump also insists on removing the enriched uranium from Iran's territory

IRGC calls for US Air Force chief to resign after aircraft downed in Iran

The IRGC Navy also congratulated the air defense forces of the Islamic republic’s army on intercepting an US F-15E fighter jet and an A-10 attack aircraft in the skies over Iran