A Russian view of the world’s news, covers global political and economic news targeting an international audience.
Silence of World Media on Deaths of Schoolgirls in Iran Defies Description - MFA
4 March 2026 @ 6:45 am
On February 28, a girls' school in the southern Iranian city of Minab was hit. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that at least 171 schoolgirls died.
China Calls for End of Hostilities in Mideast, Resumption of Talks
4 March 2026 @ 6:37 am
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes on targets in Iran, including in Tehran, causing damage and civilian casualties. Iran retaliated by striking Israeli territory and US military bases across the Middle East.
US Launches Military Operation in Ecuador - Command
4 March 2026 @ 3:59 am
The United States has launched another military operation, jointly with the Ecuadorian armed forces, against organizations designated as terrorists in Ecuador, the US Southern Command said.
Over 50,000 Troops Participating in US Operation Against Iran - US Central Command
4 March 2026 @ 3:34 am
More than 50,000 troops and 200 fighter jets are participating in the US operation against Iran, with additional forces expected to arrive soon, US Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper said.
Macron Says Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Sent to Mediterranean
4 March 2026 @ 3:12 am
French President Emmanuel Macron said he had ordered the redeployment of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier group to the Mediterranean.
West's Silence on Schoolgirls Killed in Iran Reveals Its True Face - Russia's MFA
3 March 2026 @ 6:56 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The lack of condolences or expressions of regret from Western governments over the deadly strike on a girl school in Iran shows the Western world's true face, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
Lavrov to Araghchi: US-Israeli Actions Undermine Int'l Law
3 March 2026 @ 4:53 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi discussed the developments in the Middle East over the phone, following the armed aggression by the United States and Israel against Iran, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
US War Goals ‘Completely Unrealistic’, Iran Can’t Be Bombed Into Regime Change: Former NATO Insider
3 March 2026 @ 3:53 pm
“The Israeli-American bombing campaign is by no means sufficient to bring down Iran,” Jacques Hogard, retired colonel of the French Special Forces Task Group under NATO in Kosovo, told Sputnik.
Attrition Advantage: Why Iran Holds Upper Hand
3 March 2026 @ 2:44 pm
The US cannot sustain a full-scale war of attrition in the Persian Gulf at the current pace of munition deliveries, veteran Russian combat pilot Maj. Gen. Vladimir Popov tells Sputnik.
Here’s the Biggest Sign Iran’s Air Defenses Are Standing Strong, Pentagon’s Planning Backfired
3 March 2026 @ 1:41 pm
“Initially, it was impossible to evaluate the work of Iran’s air defense troops. But now, there is increasing information that the situation is stabilizing, and that Iran’s air defense assets are capable of neutralizing Israeli and US air targets,” notwithstanding the unprecedented surprise aggression, military expert Andrei Koshkin says.