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U.S. intelligence: Iran preparing to mine Strait of Hormuz

U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Tehran is “taking steps” to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, CBS News reported on March 10.

11 March, 12:44 AM

U.S. pushed trilateral Russia talks to next week — Zelenskyy

The Ukrainian delegation was ready to Turkey for the next round of trilateral Ukraine–U.S.–Russia talks, but Washington asked to postpone the meeting until next week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 10.

10 March, 09:54 PM

U.S. poised to lift sanctions on Russian oil

The Trump administration is considering easing sanctions on Russian oil to help blunt the price shock caused by the U.S.–Israeli operation against Iran, Reuters reported on March 9, citing three people familiar with White House plans.

10 March, 02:22 AM

U.S. may lift sanctions on Russian oil as global prices surge

Washington is considering lifting sanctions on some Russian oil to increase supply as the U.S.–Israeli operation in Iran has paralyzed civilian shipping in the region, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 6, as reported by Reuters.

7 March, 01:02 AM

U.S., partners in talks with Kyiv to acquire acoustic drone detection tech

The United States and several Persian Gulf countries are in talks with Ukraine about recreating Kyiv’s acoustic drone‑detection network to counter Iranian attack drones, the Financial Times reported on March 6.

6 March, 11:52 PM

Fox News presents Ukrainian interceptor drone as U.S. tech

Fox News aired footage of a Ukrainian-made interceptor drone and presented it as part of “high-tech U.S. arsenal” used in the military operation against Iran, the Ukrainian manufacturer said on March 5.

5 March, 11:51 PM

U.S. votes against IAEA resolution condemning Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy system

The United States has voted against an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution that condemned attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as a threat to nuclear safety, Reuters reported on March 5.

5 March, 11:12 PM

At least 80 dead in Iranian frigate sinking, Sri Lanka says

At least 80 people were killed when a U.S. submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship south of Sri Lanka, the Guardian reported on March 4.

5 March, 02:50 AM

Iranian drones a ‘challenge’ for U.S. air defenses, report says

The U.S. military considers Iranian Shahed drones a “challenge” and believes current U.S. air defenses cannot reliably intercept all of them, CNN reported on March 4, citing people who attended a closed congressional briefing on the matter.

5 March, 02:06 AM

International law shields dictators and killers — Bild

Western politicians condemning U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran ignore that current international law, in effect, protects dictators and killers, Jan Schäfer, head of the political desk at German tabloid Bild, wrote on March 3.

5 March, 01:35 AM

U.S. to exempt Rosneft’s German subsidiary from sanctions indefinitely

In a lobbying victory for Berlin, the United States will exempt the German subsidiary of Russia’s Rosneft from sanctions indefinitely, Bloomberg reported on March 4.

4 March, 08:49 PM

China defends global free trade after Trump threatens Spain with embargo

International commerce must not be used as a tool of “political coercion,” Beijing said on March 4, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “cut off all trade” with Spain.

4 March, 08:24 PM

U.S. shoots down Iranian missile aimed at Turkey

A U.S. Navy destroyer shot down a ballistic missile launched from Iran that was heading toward Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea, CNN reported on March 4, citing two people familiar with the matter.

4 March, 07:41 PM

Trump says U.S. Navy will escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz ‘if necessary’

The United States is taking steps to ensure reliable shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran closed the waterway to all vessels, U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 3.

4 March, 01:21 AM

U.S. to ‘cut off all trade with Spain’ over Iran war, Trump says

The United States will stop all trade with Spain after Madrid refused to allow U.S. forces to use its military bases for strikes on Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 3.

3 March, 09:53 PM

Budapest Memorandum was mistranslated into Ukrainian, Kyslytsya said

The English-language text of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum does not mention “security guarantees,” Serhii Kyslytsya, Presidential Office deputy head and former Ambassador to the UN, told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Feb. 27.

27 February, 09:19 PM

U.S. delays Lukoil asset sales to pressure Russia in Ukraine peace talks — report

The United States is slow walking the sale of international assets owned by Russian oil giant Lukoil to use the proceeds as leverage against Moscow in peace negotiations over Ukraine, Reuters reported on Feb. 26, citing people familiar with the matter.

27 February, 02:08 AM

Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting

First Lady Melania Trump will chair a UN Security Council meeting in March, on the first day the United States holds the council’s rotating presidency, according to U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz.

26 February, 10:46 PM

Colombia arrests Russian man wanted by U.S.

Colombian authorities arrested 42-year-old Russian citizen Denis Alimov at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota on Feb. 24, Spanish newspaper El País reported.

26 February, 09:33 PM

U.S. lawmakers criticize Trump's speech over Ukraine remarks

Several Republican and Democratic lawmakers criticized President Donald Trump’s comments in his State of the Union address about his administration’s efforts to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Feb. 25.

26 February, 01:38 AM

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