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How Iran’s Toxic Rain Reveals US-Israel Discord
9 March 2026 @ 7:01 pm
The main Israeli goal is to cause as much chaos as possible and draw the US even deeper into the war, security expert Dr Simon Tsipis tells Sputnik.
Europe May Face the Heaviest Burden in the Energy Crisis - Expert
9 March 2026 @ 5:52 pm
A transport blockade won’t instantly cripple European energy security – but it will expose its lack of true energy independence, energy market expert Vladimir Demidov tells Sputnik.
Black Rain: Strikes on Iranian Fuel Depots Aim to Stir Unrest in Tehran – Expert
9 March 2026 @ 5:48 pm
US and Israeli bombing of Iranian fuel depots leave Tehran struggling to breathe, with long-term risks for food supply and public health, historian Maksim Alontsev from the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) tells Sputnik.
Putin: Destabilizing Middle East Risks Global Energy Shock and Higher Oil and Gas Prices
9 March 2026 @ 3:53 pm
Attempts to destabilize the Middle East would put the global fuel and energy sector at risk and drive up oil and gas prices, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Iran Conflict Exposes Limits of US Arms Supply for Europe and Its Allies
9 March 2026 @ 2:56 pm
Reports earlier said that US allies in Europe and Asia fear that the Iran war will leave them without US weapons they bought.
Strikes on US Data Hubs Expose Pentagon’s Strategic Blind Spot in Mideast
9 March 2026 @ 1:21 pm
Iran’s drone attacks on data centers operated by Amazon Web Services (AWS) has laid bare the Pentagon’s lack of strategic foresight, military expert Alexander Stepanov from the Institute of Law and National Security, RANEPA, tells Sputnik.
US Pivot to Middle East Could Turn Zelensky Into Discarded Project
9 March 2026 @ 1:09 pm
US media earlier reported that America is vulnerable to cheap Iranian kamikaze drones, which are easy to produce and cost far less than costly American interceptors, something that could force the White House to seek drone counter-tech from Ukraine and give Zelensky short-term leverage over Trump.
Putin Congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei on His Election as Supreme Leader of Iran
9 March 2026 @ 10:16 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated on Monday Mojtaba Khamenei on his election as Supreme Leader of Iran.
Russian Forces Liberate Golubovka Village in DPR - Defense Ministry
9 March 2026 @ 10:03 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the village of Golubovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Oil Prices Surge to Highest Levels in Four Years
9 March 2026 @ 9:52 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The price of a barrel of Brent crude exceeded $118 for the first time since June 17, 2022, according to trading data.