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Aug 26 2026 
Statement by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East
https://russiaun.ru/en/news/unsc_260826
Madam President,
We thank Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Ramiz Alakbarov for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East and High Representative of the Board of Peace for Gaza Nikolay Mladenov. We have also closely listened to the statements by Athena Rayburn.
Mr. President,
The assessments we have heard today… Continue reading
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Aug 26 2026 
Laith Marouf: Hezbollah to Obliterate Israeli Plan and Smash Northern Buffer Zone
With Nima Alkorshid
The discussion is about changes in Hezbollah’s thinking and possibly action imminent.
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Aug 26 2026 
‘Economic D-Day’? The US has picked wrong script for sanctioning Iran
On August 25, 2026 local time, ships are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photo: IC
Global Times – EditorialComparing an illegal unilateral sanctions campaign with no basis in international law and no authorization from the UN Security Council to the allied landing in Normandy, one of the defining battles of the… Continue reading
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Aug 26 2026 
CIA boss Ratcliffe: About one of the White House’s most hawkish officials
🗣CIA boss Ratcliffe: About one of the White House’s most hawkish officials
CIA Director John Ratcliffe grabbed global headlines with his unexpected visit to Moscow on August 25, which the Kremlin said was related to “contacts between security services.”
A former congressman from Texas, Ratcliffe served as Director of National Intelligence in 2020-21 and was confirmed as… Continue reading
