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🚨🇷🇺 Russian strikes rain down on Ukraine overnight In Kryvoy Rog, power surges are being reported following strikes on energy infrastructure. Geran drones targeted sites in the Rovno region, with explosions reported in Sarny, Berezno and Rafalovka. A major fire broke out in Sarny following the strike. In Poltava region, an industrial facility and the hotel “Pantagruel” were hit. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

📹 Russian drones strike key substation in Dnepropetrovsk region Russian Geran-2 loitering munitions have targeted and struck the 330 kV Yuzhnaya substation in Radushnoye, Dnepropetrovsk region. The strike is part of a sustained Russian campaign against Ukraine's energy grid as a response to Ukrainian attacks on civilian infrastructure. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🔥 Drone attack halts production at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field Production was suspended at the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan region following a drone attack. According to local sources, a single drone hit an LPG storage tank, causing a fire that is still raging. The field is a critical supplier for regional power generation. The Kurdistan region's electricity ministry reports that 2.8 gigawatts of power generation were lost as a result of the attack. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🔥 Trump stumbles on family corruption as UAE crypto deal surfaces The US president was pressed on why it's not corrupt for his family's crypto company, World Liberty Financial, to be partially owned by investors connected to the UAE government. When the interviewer pointed out that taking Middle Eastern money would look corrupt if it were the Biden family, Trump dodged the question entirely, rambling about Wall Street index funds and his personal stock portfolio. Days before Trump's 2025 inauguration, emissaries for UAE Sheikh Tahnoon bought a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500 million. The agreement was signed by Eric Trump. The UAE wanted advanced US AI chips. Joe Biden had blocked Sheikh Tahnoon's AI firm G42 over national security concerns. Under Trump, the administration greenlit UAE access to 500,000 top-tier AI chips annually. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🚨 Hidden vault with iris scanner found in former Paraguayan President's mansion amid bank scandal Paraguayan authorities have raided the luxury mansion of former President Santiago Peña, uncovering a hidden vault equipped with a sophisticated Israeli security system, armored protection, and an iris scanner. 🔴 The property, located in the resort town of San Bernardino, is valued at over $1.1 million. 🔴 Investigators discovered the vault concealed behind a false wall. It was so heavily fortified that authorities could not force it open immediately. 🔴 The mansion was reportedly acquired through two loans granted by Ueno Bank in May 2024. Peña is currently in pretrial detention, facing charges of breach of trust and administration for personal gain. He is accused of funneling roughly $500 million in public and pension funds into Ueno Bank, a financial institution where he previously held shareholding ties. The bank's subsequent collapse left nearly half the country's population (3 million people) locked out of their accounts and triggered the downfall of Peña's government. His vice president, Pedro Alliana, has since been sworn in as his replacement. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🗣 Trump demands Middle East pay for US war on Iran The US president says he expects Middle Eastern allies to reimburse the United States for all costs incurred during the war with Iran, arguing that American protection is the only reason these countries exist. 💬 "Those countries that we've protected are going to pay us back any and all costs that we've had for the war, 'cause without us, they wouldn't exist. Without us, Israel would not exist." The Pentagon estimates the war has cost at least $43.6 billion, with strikes causing billions more in damage to US bases. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

📹 Trump says Dana White for Press Secretary was "a joke"—but a good idea anyway "That was an example of something where I was kidding and that people said that's actually pretty good idea." Trump confirmed White is visiting him tomorrow in Washington. This comes as the press secretary role remains vacant after Katie Zacharia's 5-day tenure. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🔊 Rubio calls Iran's demands 'outrageous' as the US runs out of options The White House is struggling to find a way out of the Iran quagmire, and the diplomatic gap is becoming impossible to bridge. 💬 "The Iranian demands are simply not just unacceptable, but in some cases outrageous and ridiculous, and really not realistic," he told reporters. With the Strait of Hormuz still closed and US bases damaged, the US is running out of leverage to force Iran to accept a deal on US terms. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🤝 Barzani hosts Iranian delegation to discuss security cooperation Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani hosted a delegation from Iran, with the two sides focusing on security cooperation and regional stability. They discussed existing security agreements between Iraq, the Kurdistan Region, and Iran. Iran wants the Kurdish leadership to crack down on anti-Iran separatist movements (like the KDPI and Komala) operating in the region. Barzani's priority is to stop the Iranian missile and drone strikes on Kurdish soil. Erbil is now doing what it has to do to survive. If the US won't protect the skies, the Kurds have to negotiate with the neighbor dropping the bombs. The post-American era in Iraq is already here. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

💥 Sand dune collapses on displaced families in Gaza — 5 killed, including 4 children A sand dune has collapsed onto two families sheltering in a displacement camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, following heavy rainfall across the Strip. 5 people have been killed, including 4 children and one woman. Several others remain trapped beneath the sand. Israel and the US-backed "Board of Peace" continue to block the entry of heavy machinery desperately needed to dig out the trapped families. They are also still blocking tents and mobile homes. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🔥 Explosive drone attack ignites Iraq's largest gas field A massive fire has erupted at the Khor Mor oil and gas field in Sulaymaniyah province following an attack by explosive-laden drones. Khor Mor is Iraq's largest non-associated natural gas field. It supplies the fuel that powers a staggering 75% to 80% of the Kurdistan Region's entire electricity generation. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🚨 US strikes multiple locations on Qeshm Island The US military hit several locations on Qeshm Island in southern Iran, IRNA reported. Footage circulating online captures the initial moments of the strikes, with images allegedly showing plumes of smoke rising from impact points across the area. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

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⚡️📹 Kiev power cutoffs drive residents to streets Residents of Kiev are blocking roads as prolonged power outages push their patience to the breaking point. For many, the electricity has been out for more than a day and a half, while for some, the blackout has stretched to three days. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🇺🇸 Trump vows to make the US ‘bigger and stronger’ than before The results of the midterm elections were “a giant step back in history” for the United States, Trump claimed in one of his latest social media posts, even attributing the stock market’s “3 trillion dollar loss” to it. He insisted, however, that this is but a temporary setback from which the US will recover. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

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🚨🇮🇷 Iran tells US to choose between war and peace The Trump administration has two choices, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi points out: 🔴 Accept Iran’s “2-day proposal” by meeting Iranian conditions and ending hostilities on all fronts 🔴 Or “choose war” and see Iran’s “battle-hardened warriors rain down hell” The American voters have already made their choice earlier this week, Araghchi remarks. Now the ball is in the White House’s court. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🗣Eisenkot says ‘creative and extraordinary political moves’ needed to form new Israeli government 🔴No one will be able to keep every promise they made,🔴 said Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar! party, who was given a mandate to form the new Israeli government by President Isaac Herzog. Eisenkot, who insists that forming a “national emergency government” takes priority, has received Herzog’s approval after securing recommendations of 67 Knesset members, with his rival Benjamin Netanyahu only managing to garner 46 recommendations. «A stable government is needed; now is the time to reach out a hand,» Herzog himself has remarked, as quoted by Israel’s Channel 13. Eisenkot is now expected to meet with the Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman to discuss the new government’s formation. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

🇮🇱 Herzog grants Eisenkot mandate to form new government Israeli President Isaac Herzog has formally tasked Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yeshar! party and former IDF chief of staff, with forming the next government after the October election. Benjamin Netanyahu remains prime minister until a new government wins a confidence vote. Eisenkot's window is 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

⚔️🇸🇦 Houthis pound Saudi territory with retaliatory strikes Using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, the Houthis hit a series of Saudi targets, the movement’s spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree declared. 🔴 The first set of targets included the “Khalid International Airport, Aramco oil storage tanks and Financial Center in Riyadh” 🔴 The second wave was directed at Aramco sites in the Saudi city of Abqaiq 🔴 The third targeted Saudi-led troop concentrations in the Saudi province of al-Jawf and in the Ma’rib Governorate in Yemen 🔴 The fourth wave was aimed at the Saudi-led troop formations in the Lahj Governorate in Yemen The attacks were carried out in response for the earlier Saudi strikes against civilian targets in Yemen, such as the “massacres at the Al-Hadara market in Al-Waziyah and the residential buildings in Bani Hashish,” which resulted in numerous casualties, including women and children, noted Saree. He also promised that the Houthis will continue their attacks into the Saudi territory “to avenge the blood of our people and deter the Saudi aggressor.» 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime