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Today, the biggest news comes from the Vovchansk direction, where Ukrainian forces are pushing back against Russia’s western pincer.

The operation began inside the forests near Synelnykove, where Ukrainian reconnaissance troops moved directly against a network of Russian dugouts hidden beneath the tree cover. The footage shows Ukrainian troops clearing one dugout after another, as taking the first shelter still left nearby Russian soldiers in position and forced the assault group to keep moving through the forest until the entire defensive pocket was cleared. Once the fighting ended, Ukrainian troops occupied the captured positions and collected rifles, documents, and mobile phones, giving them access to messages and unit locations about the Russian forces operating in the area. This removed another Russian foothold inside the forest and gave Ukrainian forces control of the dugouts that had allowed Russian troops to remain concealed west of Synelnykove.

The fighting took place roughly five kilometers southwest of central Vovchansk, in the forests immediately west of Synelnykove, where Russian forces are trying to move around the Ukrainian defenses. By advancing through these forests, the Russians are trying to widen their western bridgehead around Vovchansk and push deeper behind the Ukrainian positions, giving them more room to expand the offensive south and southwest of the city. The forest is well suited for this approach, as small Russian groups can move under cover, establish dugouts, and gradually extend their presence without crossing large areas of exposed ground. Clearing these positions removes footholds that Russian troops could use to push the western pincer farther around Vovchansk. 

The biggest Russian mistake is that their command is already treating scattered infiltration groups and isolated footholds as consolidated territorial gains. Just as around Lyman, Russian maps are showing control over areas where only a handful of soldiers have managed to penetrate, creating a gap of more than twenty kilometers between the line claimed by Russian commanders and the positions they actually hold. In the forests west of Synelnykove, this creates problems almost immediately, as Russian commanders can send reinforcements and supplies along routes they already consider secure, even though Ukrainian troops are still able to move through parts of the same area. Drone teams and artillery can also be assigned according to positions that exist on the map rather than on the ground, leaving forward Russian groups with less support than expected. This turns the apparent depth of the western pincer into a weakness, as Ukrainian forces can move through the gaps and attack isolated Russian footholds one by one.

Ukraine is now exploiting that weakness by systematically clearing the forest, with reconnaissance identifying isolated Russian positions before assault groups move in to clear the dugouts and use the captured ground to support further movement. Once one pocket is removed, nearby Russian groups become more exposed and harder to support, allowing the Ukrainian clearing operation to continue deeper into the forest. This prevents Russian infiltrators from joining together into a continuous defensive line and forces Russian commanders to send additional troops back into areas they had already counted as captured. Instead of using those footholds to keep extending the western pincer, Russia is being forced to secure the ground behind them, turning the battle west of Vovchansk into Operation Vivaldi two point zero.

Overall, Ukraine’s clearing operations west of Synelnykove are forcing Russia to properly secure areas it had already claimed as captured, which means linking its scattered positions and protecting the routes between them. This increases the burden of maintaining the western pincer and makes its forward groups harder to support whenever the line on Russian maps moves ahead of the troops actually holding the ground. The same mechanism defined Operation Vivaldi around Lyman, where Ukraine exploited the gap between infiltration and genuine control before Russian forces could consolidate their advance. Russia now has to choose between slowing the push to close those gaps or continuing forward while leaving exposed positions behind for Ukrainian troops to clear.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) lost a member to a roadside bomb in Sistan-Baluchestan as armed clashes hit Rask and Zahedan and the rial fell past 263,000 to the dollar. Meanwhile Putin warned NATO that Russia would use “all weapons,” including nuclear, if Kaliningrad is attacked. Former F-15E Strike Eagle and Thunderbirds pilot Max Afterburner breaks down what’s confirmed, what’s claimed, and why Russian missiles and drones exploding inside Moldova show the limits of Moscow’s threats. Hero platforms are the F-15E Strike Eagle’s nuclear mission and the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. Plus: two tankers hit in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Hormuz toll bill, the G7’s 100-million-barrel diesel release, and Saudi Arabia intercepting three Houthi ballistic missiles.

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USS Theodore Roosevelt, America’s Big Stick, is heading toward the Middle East as Iranian shipping attacks continue and more LNG cargoes move through the Strait of Hormuz. Former F-15E combat pilot and Thunderbird pilot Max Afterburner breaks down the reported possibility of a three-carrier overlap, the role of carrier aviation, and why surveillance and coordination matter as much as firepower. We separate deployment reporting from confirmed combat actions and explain what rising cargo departures do—and do not—tell us about Iran’s control of Hormuz. Global Round Up covers Taiwan’s new F-16V Block 70 deliveries, Ukraine’s claimed FP-7 combat debut, and the Pentagon’s proposed expansion of autonomous Lightfish surveillance boats.

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برای سرنگونی جمهوری اسلامی چه چیزهایی لازم است؟ این سوالی است که متیو گلد، دیپلمات بریتانیایی، که پیش از این معاون سفیر در تهران بوده برای عنوان مقاله خود در روزنامه معتبر واشینگتن‌پست انتخاب کرده است. اینکه یک دیپلمات بریتانیایی نزدیک به محافل تصمیم‌گیری در لندن بحث سرنگونی جمهوری اسلامی را پیش کشیده، نشان می‌دهد که این بحث در راهروهای سیاسی و دیپلماتیک در بریتانیا هم مورد توجه است. نشانه‌ای دیگر از بی‌آینده بودن جمهوری اسلامی در محافل منطقه‌ای و جهانی.

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Iran's military claims it has full control of the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. Central Command fired back that Iran has no navy because American forces sank it. Former F-15E Strike Eagle and Thunderbird pilot Max Afterburner breaks down who really controls Hormuz: new Kpler tanker data, Iran's own state TV admission, and why Iran's oil exports have collapsed while Saudi oil flows through the strait.
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در این قسمت از برنامه، مجتبا پورمحسن در گزارش روزش، به شکست طرح جمهوری اسلامی با شروط هفت‌گانه مجتبی خامنه‌ای برای توافق با آمریکا می‌‌پردازد و محمد قائدی، مدرس روابط بین‌الملل، از احتمال حمله پیش‌دستانه سپاه پاسداران به منافع آمریکا می‌گوید.

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David Hookstead talks about a Russian Tu-95 bomber going down under suspicious circumstances and more NATO countries sounding the siren that Russia plans on attacking. There is also insane new combat footage and a mysterious U.S. flight that landed in Poland.

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1:01 Russian Nuclear Bomber Down
4:32 Escalation Updates
8:18 New War Footage
10:48 Mysterious Flight Lands In Poland
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I examine Vladimir Putin’s decree raising Russia’s authorized armed-forces strength to more than 2.44 million personnel, including 1.55 million active service members. The latest increase adds 49,860 total personnel and 47,860 servicemen—not the reported 300,000-man mobilization target, but potentially an incremental route toward it. I assess the possible manpower sources: coerced Russian citizenship and military registration in occupied Ukraine, reported additional North Korean deployments, and a 2027 Russian defense allocation of 17.1 trillion rubles.

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Ukrainian attack drones successfully struck the Edelweiss-95 oil products depot in Krasnodar Krai, Southern Russia, resulting in a huge fire

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Industrial cranes are meant to build cities. In Iran, they are increasingly being used as gallows.

The public hangings of Amirhossein Safari and Abolfazl Sepahi in Isfahan have become a chilling symbol of Iran's escalating execution campaign. As the world focuses on war, Tehran is rapidly carrying out death sentences against protesters arrested during January's nationwide uprising.

Former UN prosecutor Professor Payam Akhavan argues these are not lawful executions but arbitrary killings that may amount to crimes against humanity under international law.

"These are killings. They are murders. There is no legal justification whatsoever for these killings." — Professor Payam Akhavan

In this episode of Eye for Iran, we examine why Iran has resumed public hangings, whether those responsible could one day face prosecution, and why Professor Akhavan believes the latest executions form part of a continuing crime against humanity.

We then turn to President Donald Trump's repeated promise to "finish the job" in Iran. What does that mean in practical terms? Admiral Robert Harward (Ret.), former Deputy Commander of US Central Command, and Blaise Misztal, Vice President of Policy at JINSA, discuss Washington's strategic objectives, Iran's nuclear program, the Strait of Hormuz and whether regime change has become the ultimate end state.

Finally, Alex Vatanka, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute, and Nicole Grajewski, Assistant Professor at Sciences Po, analyze Ukraine's unprecedented strike on an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea and what it reveals about the growing convergence between the wars in Ukraine and Iran.

Guests

• Professor Payam Akhavan — Former UN Prosecutor; Human Rights Chair, Massey College, University of Toronto

• Admiral Robert Harward (Ret.) — Former Deputy Commander, US Central Command

• Blaise Misztal — Vice President of Policy, JINSA

• Alex Vatanka — Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute

• Nicole Grajewski — Assistant Professor, Sciences Po

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

02:04 Segment 1 | Professor Payam Akhavan
02:04 Iran's Public Hangings Return
06:06 Why Is Iran Escalating Executions?
08:00 The Courage of Iran's Protesters
11:00 "These Are Murders," Says Former UN Prosecutor
16:21 Who Could Be Prosecuted?
17:56 Preserving Evidence for Future Trials
21:11 Extermination vs. Genocide
22:57 Responding to Massacre Deniers

28:42 Segment 2 | Admiral Robert Harward & Blaise Misztal
28:42 What Does Trump Mean by "Finish the Job"?
31:20 Why Give Iran More Time?
34:11 Does "Finish the Job" Mean Regime Change?
40:33 Military Pressure vs. Iran's Internal Crackdown
45:01 Pickaxe Mountain and Netanyahu
50:51 Can Iran Rebuild?
56:18 What's Next for Iran?
59:19 Boots on the Ground?

01:02:57 Segment 3 | Alex Vatanka & Nicole Grajewski
01:02:57 Ukraine Strikes an Iranian Ship
01:03:39 Was the Caspian Strike a Warning?
01:08:33 Is Ukraine Acting as a Proxy?
01:12:28 Will the Caspian Sea Become Militarized?
01:16:08 How Ukraine Changed Iran-Russia Relations
01:20:13 What's Next for Iran, Russia and Ukraine?

01:25:30 Closing Remarks

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief:

• The latest U.S.-Iran peace effort may still be alive despite President Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s proposal, as mediators work to bridge disputes over Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief, and the future of the Strait of Hormuz.

• Ukraine says its forces continue to retake territory in northern Donetsk as they try to disrupt Russia’s latest offensive in the east.

• Two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia are now at the center of a diplomatic dispute between South Korea and Ukraine, while potentially offering Seoul valuable intelligence about Pyongyang’s military operations.

• A new Wall Street Journal report says Egypt’s intelligence chief personally warned Benjamin Netanyahu about the possibility of an attack from Gaza before October 7, an account the Israeli prime minister disputes.

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در این قسمت از برنامه، مجتبا پورمحسن در گزارش روزش، به اطلاعات و اسناد اختصاصی ایران اینترنشنال از هویت مصطفی احدی، عامل اصلی سازمان اطلاعات سپاه در فساد فروش نفت ایران می‌پردازد و از نقش او در سمت جدید برای سانسور اخبار فساد تراستی‌ها می‌گوید.

مجتبی خامنه‌ای متوهم‌تر از پدرش به نظر می‌رسد.

او تا آنجا پیش رفته که می‌گوید کسانی که جمهوری اسلامی را «ابرقدرت چهارم جهان» می‌دانند، اشتباه می‌کنند و بر اساس «محاسبات الهی»، جمهوری اسلامی ابرقدرت اول جهان است.

علی خامنه‌ای پیش‌تر می‌گفت جمهوری اسلامی در حال نزدیک شدن به «قله» است؛ اما مجتبی خامنه‌ای ظاهرا از قله نیز عبور کرده است.

او از عمق تونلی که در آن گرفتار شده، سخن از «ابرقدرت اول جهان» شدن می‌گوید.

به نظر می‌رسد ماندن طولانی‌مدت در این تونل، نسبتی مستقیم با میزان توهم او پیدا کرده است.پسر، متوهم‌تر از پدر.

Iran faces growing pressure to revive nuclear talks with Washington, as British police foil an alleged terror plot outside a key U.S. bomber base.

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