(Here we go again with Israel’s liesFuck You Bibi, fix your own country. Trump needs to cut off Bibi)

11 Jul, 2025 13:29

Israel believes Iran could retrieve enriched uranium from site bombed by US – AP

Reaching the nuclear fuel at the Isfahan facility would not be easy for Tehran, however, an unnamed official has told the agency

Israel believes that US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites last month did not destroy enriched uranium stockpiles at one of the facilities, meaning Tehran could be able to retrieve the nuclear fuel, the AP has reported, citing a senior Israeli official.

US President Donald Trump previously claimed that Tehran’s nuclear program had been “completely and totally obliterated” after the US joined Israeli attacks on Iran and bombed the country’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities on June 22. He was backed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, who told lawmakers last month that several key sites had been destroyed and would take years to rebuild. Tehran maintains that its nuclear program is purely civilian and not intended to create a weapon.

According to Israeli assessments, deeply buried stocks of enriched uranium at Iran’s Isfahan facility are “potentially retrievable,”the AP reported on Friday.

However, a high-ranking official who talked to the news agency stressed that accessing the nuclear fuel underground “would take a very difficult recovery effort” by Tehran.

Unlike the Fordow and Natanz facilities, Isfahan was not targeted by American “bunker-buster” bombs during the attack, reportedly only being struck by Tomahawk missiles.

Israel also does not give credence to media reports claiming that Iran had moved its enriched uranium to an undisclosed, safe location ahead of the US strikes. According to the Jewish state, the nuclear fuel remained at the three sites when they were hit.

In the same article, the AP cited two unnamed officials from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), who said they are still unaware if the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator munitions were able to reach the depthsthey had been engineered for. The DTRA was involved for decades in designing the “bunker-buster” bombs specifically to target Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told US journalist Tucker Carlson earlier this week that Tehran has so far been unable to access its nuclear sites after what he labeled “unlawful attacks” by the US. However, according to the president, it was already clear that “many of the pieces of equipment and the facilities there have been severely damaged.”

On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov offered Moscow as a mediator between Tehran and Washington if the sides agree to resume nuclear talks, which had been halted following the US strikes. Russia previously condemned the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, warning that they significantly undermined the nuclear non-proliferation regime.

https://www.rt.com/news/621348-iran-israel-nuclear-us/

11 Jul, 2025 14:11

Tehran invites Moscow to help rebuild in wake of Israeli-US airstrikes

Russia could assist in restoring civilian infrastructure hit during the June attacks, the Iranian ambassador has said

Iranian authorities believe Russia could help rebuild infrastructure damaged by recent Israeli and US airstrikes, Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said on Thursday.

He cited a strategic partnership agreement between the two nations signed in January. The treaty outlines economic cooperation and the joint fight against terrorism, while opposing what both nations describe as unilateral coercive measures and breaches of international law.

”Russia can play its role in restoring damaged civilian infrastructure, if necessary, as well as being a mediator to help reduce tensions,”Jalali told Russian media.

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran last month, citing concerns over Tehran’s nuclear program. The claim was dismissed by both the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and US intelligence. However, Washington laterfollowed up with strikes on Iranian nuclear facilitiesbefore pushing both sides to agree to a ceasefire.

Theattacks caused heavy damage to civilian infrastructure and claimed hundreds of lives, according to the UN. The latest death toll, provided by Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeed Iravani on Thursday, stands at 1,100 people. Tehran’s retaliatory strikes resulted in 28 deaths in Israel, according to local health authorities and media outlets.

During the 12-day war, several countries, including Russia, began evacuating their citizens from Iran.Among those at risk were hundreds of specialists working at Iran’s only operational nuclear power plant, located near the port city of Bushehr on the Persian Gulf.

While the city was reportedly targeted during the airstrikes, the nuclear facility itself remained unharmed. Russia played a central role in building and commissioning the plant, supplying it with nuclear fuel, and retrieving the spent material to minimize proliferation risks.

Tehran has long insisted that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes only. Following the airstrikes, it suspended cooperation with the international nuclear watchdog IAEA and expelled its inspectors.

Russia condemned the attacks, accusing Israel and the US of committing a gross violation of international law, and offered to mediate. Along with China, it also accused the two countries of undermining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which guarantees the right of signatories to pursue civilian nuclear energy.

The UN, various human rights organizations, and legal experts have also condemned the Israeli and US attacks on Iran.

https://www.rt.com/news/621351-iran-invites-moscow-rebuild/

11 Jul, 2025 10:56

‘Bombmakers’ for Ukraine busted in Russia – FSB (VIDEO)

Agents of a “terrorist organization” working for Kiev were arrested in the border Bryansk Region, the security agency has reported

Two Russian residentshave been arrested for allegedly conducting covert missions on behalf of Ukraine’s intelligence services, including assembling improvised explosive devices fromcomponents delivered by drone, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday.

Kiev is reportedly operating a clandestine network to smuggle contraband into Russian territory in support of sabotage acts and targeted killings.The operational structureis understood to be compartmentalized, with individuals often unaware of one another’s roles, andequipment passed through hidden caches.

Russian authorities said they identified two operatives affiliated with whatthey termed a “Ukrainian terrorist organization,” both residing in the western Bryansk Region near the Ukrainian border. The suspects were allegedly tasked with recovering drone-delivered equipment, constructing explosive devices, and inspecting recovered firearms for operational readiness.

The FSB did not name the suspects, but said one is in his late 20s and the other approximately 30 years old. According to the agency, the individuals begancooperating with Ukrainian authorities in April 2024and now face charges of treason.

Video footage released by the FSB showed evidence allegedly seized during the operation, including severalunassembled short-range drones, what appeared to be packaged C4 explosives, a pistol, and a suppressor.

The firearm, described by one suspect as a “suppressed Makarov,” may in fact be a PB pistol – a Soviet-designed silenced handgun from the 1960s. Though based heavily on the Makarov PM, the PB was developed by gunsmith Aleksey Deryagin, not Nikolay Makarov.

The FSB further accused the suspects ofconducting reconnaissance on sensitive facilitieson behalf of Kiev. The agency said a radio scanner was found in their possession, allegedlyused to detect electronic jamming signalsand to calibrate drone systems to avoid interference.

Russian officials have accused Ukraine of organizing numerous sabotage and assassination attempts in recent years. In one such incident in late May, an alleged explosive attack beneath railway tracks derailed a passenger train in Bryansk Region, killing seven civilians and injuring more than 100 others.

https://www.rt.com/russia/621338-ukrainian-bomb-makers-bryansk/

11 Jul, 2025 01:50

Russia asks chemical weapons watchdog to investigate Ukraine

Moscow has accused Kiev of harboring a vast program to produce banned substances

Russia has asked the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to investigate its claim that Ukrainian troops are using toxic munitions.

“The Russian side continues to document not only instances of Ukrainian nationalistsusing toxic chemicals and military-grade poison agents, but alsoevidence of a widespread system for their mass production in Ukraine,” Russian envoy Vladimir Tarabrin said at a session of the OPCW Executive Council in The Hague on Thursday.

The diplomat added that Moscow has requested theOPCW to dispatch experts to verify its findings.

Earlier this month, Russia announced the discovery of amakeshift laballegedly used by Ukrainian troopsto store chloropicrin – a choking agentbanned under the Chemical Weapons Convention. According to Moscow,Kiev’s forces have dropped toxic substances from drones.

Kiev also asked the OPCW earlier this month to investigate the alleged use of banned chemical munitions by Moscow. Last Friday, Germany and the Netherlands accused the Russian army of dropping choking agents on Ukrainian trenches.

Tarabrin rejected the accusations and accused the “pro-war faction” in the EU of “waging a campaign to falsify evidence.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/621322-russia-urges-prob-ukraine-chemical-weapons/

11 Jul, 2025 15:47

Apartment block destroyed by Ukrainian airstrike – Russian governor

A five-story residential building has been hit by Ukrainian forces, Kherson Region’s head, Vladimir Saldo, said

A five-story residential building collapsed after being hit in a Ukrainian air strike, the governor of Russia’s Kherson Region, Vladimir Saldo, said.Ukraine’s forces are attacking the area with drones to prevent rescue teams from helping people trapped under the rubble, according to the local authorities.

The building was located in the town of Aleshki, about seven kilometers from the Dnieper River, which separates Russian and the Ukrainian forces in the area.

“The enemy has hit a residential building in Aleshki in an airstrike,” Saldo told Russian media, including TASS and Ria Novosti. “The building has collapsed. Civilians are trapped underneath.”

The building was hit with two bombs, the governor wrote in a statement on Telegram.“Dozens of people are trapped under the rubble,” he said. The exact number of people affected remains unclear, as Ukrainian troops are preventing emergency services from reaching the site with drone attacks, regional authorities said.

Kiev’s forces have been regularly launching attacks against various Russian regions bordering Ukraine, often hitting civilian targets. A Ukrainian drone struck a public beach in the city of Kursk as people gathered to celebrate the Day of Family, Love, and Fidelity, a holiday celebrated on July 8. Thestrike killed four civilians, including a five-year-old boy.

Last week, four people were killedin a Ukrainian strike on the city of Donetsk. Ukrainian forces used a US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launcher in the attack. Another woman was severely wounded and three others sustained moderate injuries, according to the local authorities.

Last month, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused Kiev of deliberately committing atrocities against civilians in Donbass, including mass killings of elderly people and drone strikes on residential homes.

“It is a deliberate policy that has already been elevated to the level of state doctrine,”Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at the time.

https://www.rt.com/russia/621356-bloc-destroyed-ukraine-kherson/