Ukraine Strikes Engels-2 as Russian Strategic Bombers Targeted by Drone Wave

✈️ ENGELS-2 — The bombers Europe's depleted air defenses were meant to stop. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Ukraine targeting Engels-2 removes cruise missile capacity at source — the Tu-160s and Tu-95s that have hit Ukrainian cities for months. With NATO Patriot stocks "beyond critical" due to Iran war drawdowns, degrading launch platforms matters more than missile intercepts. A successful strike reduces pressure on European air defense chains already stretched thin.

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Lebanon's President Condemns Israeli Strikes as Dangerous Escalation

🏛️ BEIRUT — The IDF strikes were published yesterday; now a head of state made them his. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Salam's formal condemnation forces France beyond the NGO casualty file. A Lebanese president requesting UNSC emergency session is qualitatively different — Paris can't abstain quietly. With hospital strikes, Mansouri, and

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Iran Energy Minister Warns of Unavoidable Blackouts After Grid Attacks

⚡ TEHRAN — Iran's grid is cracking while its navy fights in Hormuz. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Tehran's own minister admitting unavoidable blackouts means military strikes have found the domestic pressure point. IRGC cannot simultaneously defend every transformer and every tanker. Power cuts historically destabilize Iranian governments faster than sanctions.

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OPEC+ to Hold Output Policy Unchanged as Oil War Reshapes Markets

🛢️ OPEC+ — Holding output steady when three Iranian tankers just sank is a choice. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With Brent at $96 and US SPR at 1983 lows, OPEC+ freezing output means the cartel is letting the war do the price work for them. Saudi Arabia — simultaneously receiving US JDAMs and mediating for

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IRGC Warns US Blockade Would Backfire Economically

📢 IRGC — Washington's blockade threat may cost more than Tehran's. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: IRGC's backfire warning targets Beijing and New Delhi, not Washington — both absorb Iranian crude and fear losing access more than the US fears $100 oil. With SPR at 1983 lows and Brent up

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Lebanon's President Condemns Israeli Strikes as Dangerous Escalation

Iran Energy Minister Warns of Unavoidable Blackouts After Grid Attacks

OPEC+ to Hold Output Policy Unchanged as Oil War Reshapes Markets

IRGC Warns US Blockade Would Backfire Economically