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The US Has Interest in Sealing a Deal on Ukraine With Russia - Expert
2 March 2026 @ 7:31 pm
Washington is interested in striking a peace deal with Russia rather than escalating the Ukraine conflict, political scientist Alexander Asafov, member of the Russian Association of Political Consultants, tells Sputnik.
Ukraine Talks: Russia and US Have a Long Record of Striking Pragmatic Deals – Expert
2 March 2026 @ 7:21 pm
The US is very shrewd and focused on making a deal, Bureau of Military-Political Analysis head Alexander Mikhailov told Sputnik while commenting on the US-Russia peace talks on Ukraine.
US Can’t Bully and Bomb Iran Into Submission If Its Leaders Don’t Let It - Experts
2 March 2026 @ 6:43 pm
“It must be understood that Iran is not Venezuela, Iran is not Israel,” Bureau of Military-Political Analysis head Alexander Mikhailov told Sputnik, commenting on the risks Tehran faces negotiating with Washington, given that the US and Israel have attacked twice in the middle of negotiations in less than a year.
'Trump’s Gift to Iran': Iranian Media Shows 165 Graves for Minab School Bombing Victims
2 March 2026 @ 5:44 pm
Iranian media have published a shocking aerial photo showing the diggi9ng of 165 graves for the young victims of the Minab school attack.
Prolonged Hormuz Closure Could Unleash Multi-Year Oil Price Shock – Energy Expert
2 March 2026 @ 4:51 pm
Closure of the Strait of Hormuz sends shockwaves through markets, with Citi projecting Brent crude could surge to $80–$90 a barrel (bbl) this week.
How America’s ‘War on Terror’ Shaped Iran’s Mosaic Defense Doctrine
2 March 2026 @ 2:50 pm
“Mosaic defense is a long-standing Iranian strategy, adopted in the 2000s amid the US occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq and the onset of the first crisis around Iran’s nuclear program,” says veteran Russian military observer Yury Lyamin.
Iran’s Missile Might vs. America’s Arsenal: Who Will Run Out First?
2 March 2026 @ 12:15 pm
“If the US continues to use its missiles in such a manner, their stockpile will swiftly run out,” Russian military expert Yuri Knutov tells Sputnik, commenting on a recent video of apparently 10 Patriot interceptors downing just one Iranian ballistic missile.
Mosaic Defense: Iran’s Strategic Insurance Policy Against Enemy Decapitation Attacks
2 March 2026 @ 11:48 am
Mosaic Defense “is a system of decentralized command and control of the armed forces, and the launching of strikes against predetermined targets according to predetermined plans,” prolific Russian military observer Igor Korotchenko told Sputnik.
Strait of Hormuz: Mapping Global Energy Artery
2 March 2026 @ 10:10 am
After US–Israel strikes on Iran, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz—the Gulf’s main oil artery—has sharply slowed.
IRGC Claims Strike on Netanyahu’s Office
2 March 2026 @ 10:03 am
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed responsibility for a strike targeting the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this morning.