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Iran Blasts US-Israeli Bombardment of Universities, Killing of Scientists
4 April 2026 @ 7:12 pm
The US and Israel have attacked more than 30 Iranian universities since the start of this war, and murdered over 60 professors since June 2025, Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simaee Sarraf told Sputnik.
Consequences of Strikes on Iran's Bushehr NPP to Destroy Life in Arab Countries – Araghchi
4 April 2026 @ 4:38 pm
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Radioactive consequences from strikes on the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant will destroy life in the capitals of Persian Gulf countries, not in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday.
Strike on Bushehr Nuclear Plant Destroys Attackers’ Non-Proliferation Credibility - Russian MFA
4 April 2026 @ 2:21 pm
Russia is increasingly alarmed by reports of new strikes on Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and strongly condemns new shelling, which resulted in human casualties, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
Nuclear Risk Rising Daily Amid Bushehr Nuclear Plant Attacks— Rosatom CEO
4 April 2026 @ 1:27 pm
The events at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant are developing according to the most undesirable forecast, Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Saturday.
Orthodox Scholar Reveals Why Christian Zionists Are so Gung-ho About a New Middle East Crusade
4 April 2026 @ 1:21 pm
The Protestant faith from which Christian Zionism emerged is “prone to fragmentation, doctrinal change, and the formation of new ideas,” with some sects moving “very far toward Judaism,” creating the doctrine of Anglo-Israelism, the hybrid religious movement of “Judeo-Christianity,” says theology professor Roman Silantyev.
NATO Actively Building Up Military Forces on Eastern Flank - Russian Foreign Ministry
4 April 2026 @ 12:32 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The NATO bloc is actively building up its military potential on its eastern flank and has already undermined the security architecture in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Putin to Hold Talks With Foreign Leaders in Moscow on May 9 — Kremlin Aide
4 April 2026 @ 11:35 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A number of foreign government officials have expressed a desire to come to Moscow for May 9, or Victory Day, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said on Saturday.
US Army’s ‘Christian Extremists’ vs. Orthodoxy: Rift That Shapes Iran War
4 April 2026 @ 10:53 am
The Iran war is largely backed by so-called “Christian Zionists” — from US Speaker Mike Johnson to American Senator Lindsey Graham, who call this Middle East conflict a “religious war.”
Russia Targets Ukrainian Arms Industry and Energy Sites in Retaliation
4 April 2026 @ 9:44 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost over 380 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr (Center) battlegroup over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Russian Priest From US Explains Growing Interest of Young People in Orthodoxy
4 April 2026 @ 7:55 am
WASHINGTON (RIA NOVOSTI) – Young generations feel the emptiness of secular society and therefore want to strengthen their faith, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) Synod Youth Department Vice Chairman, Archpriest Andrei Sommer, told RIA Novosti.