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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Aug 17, 2026
Month: August 2026
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US-Iran MoU is set to expire
Al Jazerra reports:The Memorandum of Understanding aimed at ending fighting between the US and Iran is set to expire on Monday, with little sign that either side is willing to extend the agreement, which both sides have accused the other of violating for weeks.“We h
Al Jazerra reports:The Memorandum of Understanding aimed at ending fighting between the US and Iran is set to expire on Monday, with little sign that either side is willing to extend the agreement, which both sides have accused the other of violating for weeks.“We h
No amount of money or benefits are worth this.
Sixteen Russian soldiers crawled 28 kilometers through a concrete pipe three days in darkness, sleeping inside a tube barely wide enough to turn around.
When they finally emerged, Ukrainian forces opened fire. Eight made it to the treeline.
Four survived.
A captured soldier summed it up: “No amount of money or promised benefits is worth this war.”This isn’t strategy. It’s human debris being pushed through a system that ran out of ideas years ago.
🇺🇸 #Russia #Ukraine #War #Putin #Geopolitics— @jalle51 Aug 17, 2026
BREAKING:
North Korea plans to sign a defense pact with Iran to safeguard it from the USA and Israel. as per daily report
— @World_Affairs11 Aug 17, 2026
BREAKING:
Former US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene alleges that nuclear strikes against Iran have been discussed during strategy meetings.
According to our analysis, Iran’s Pickaxe mountain, reportedly containing around 460 kg of enriched uranium and centrifuges could be extremely difficult to destroy with conventional bunker-buster bombs because of its natural fortifications and depth, which is greater than that of Fordow.
The bigger concern for Israel and the US may be Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium which Iran has shown no willingness to surrender.
Perhaps this raises the possibility that the US could eventually consider using a tactical nuclear weapon against such a deeply buried facility.
However, even a nuclear strike would not guarantee the complete destruction of the site or eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
— @Currentreport1 Aug 17, 2026
BREAKING: In a stunning move, Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce planned joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with Kim Jong Un and saying the exercises are “costly” and send a “totally inappropriate and hostile” signal to North Korea
— @RpsAgainstTrump Aug 16, 2026
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