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Day: April 14, 2024
WHEN it comes to filming an adult movie, every effort is made to make the chemistry look, well, effortless.
But it is far from an easy job behind the scenes, with porn stars marking up ‘check-box’ lists of what they will agree to, bracing themselves for risky penis injections and shacking up in Big Brother-style houses just to pay the bills.
Olivia WestAva Koxx is one of the UK’s top stars performing in Budapest and says the hours can be gruelling[/caption]
SuppliedDarrell Deeps says he has had trouble when actresses don’t fancy him and vice versa[/caption]
Olivia WestBudapest is Europe’s porn production capital and see stars fly in from across the world[/caption]
When The Sun visited Europe‘s porn production capital Budapest, the industry’s top talent told us what really goes on when the cameras are – and aren’t – rolling.
In recent years, the city has seen an influx of new performers as OnlyFans models attempt to break into the professional adult film industry. But many are in for a shock as to how hard it can be.
Ava Koxx, one of the UK’s top adult actresses, told us: “You can be on set for up to 12 hours a day.
“People think it’s easy, but it’s hard work. If a guy can’t get hard or something else goes wrong, it can be a really long day.
“You have producers telling you to do this position or that position. I don’t think most people could cope with how hard it really is.
“I can’t see an OnlyFans creator managing to do 12 hours on a porn set. It’s a different world.”
Even male actors who see being a porn star as the ultimate “dream” admit it isn’t always quite as glamorous as it might seem.
Dutch performer Darrell Deeps jokes: “Everyone wants this job. Who wouldn’t? It’s the dream.
“The sex part of a shoot is normally 40 to 45 minutes max because we are human as well.
“But it can be hard. You have to get tunnel vision when filming, as it’s so easy to be distracted by other things around.
“Plus, I occasionally get co-stars who aren’t attracted to me or vice versa.
I had one girl who didn’t want to be touch or spoken to when we weren’t filming, which made the shoot a bit awkward.”
Manufactured chemistry
@ava_k_internationalSometimes stars have to work hard to create chemistry if they’re not attracted to each other. Pictured, Ava on set[/caption]
Olivia WestDarrell told The Sun how he hopes to find romance when he retires from porn[/caption]
Given the main part of a porn set is chemistry, not all performers fancy each other and often prefer to pursue romance outside of the industry bubble.
However, having a relationship with someone who is not a performer can bring challenges of its own.
“You couldn’t get with a civilian while doing this job,” Ava tells us.
“Often performers who do get with a normal guy end up bringing them into the industry in some way or another. It’s really hard to make it work otherwise.
“Personally, I wouldn’t want that. Some performers end up dating other performers, but that’s also not for me.”
Frequently, fans even try to woo Ava when they spot her in the street. However, she is quick to shut them down.
It leaves me feeling like my penis is an over-inflated balloon, and it can be really uncomfortable, but it means I’m always ready to perform
Anonymous pornstar
“I do get recognised when I’m out with friends,” she said.
“Random people like to tell me they’ve seen me in films and start conversation, but I shut it down with, ‘I’m glad you enjoyed it’.”
Darrell also agrees that having a romantic relationship while making sex films is difficult.
“I’d love to have a girlfriend but I only really have sex with other porn performers because it’s safer,” he said.
“Less chance of catching an STI because we’re all tested. I also think I’d be too much for a normal person right now because of the scenes I shoot.
“Hopefully in the future, maybe when I retire from this.”
Webcam houses
Olivia WestSome stars stay in homes rigged up with cameras 24/7[/caption]
The women get free rent and can make content if they wish, but do not have to
There are multiple bedrooms which the girls share across two floors
Adult actors and actresses fly in from across the world to shoot in the European gem.
For girls signed to talent agency JulModels, they have the option of staying in the company’s Big Brother-style house for free.
In return, however, the home in the suburbs of Budapest is fully wired up with webcams to allow fans to see the girls living their daily lives when not on set shooting.
Managing director Sabina said: “Some of the girls who are signed to us are just starting out so it’s nice that we can offer them a place to stay for free.
“This is a ‘wire house’ so everything is streamed 24/7 and fans pay to watch what the girls are doing. They can comment on the stream and if the girls want they can interact.
“There’s no pressure to do anything other than live your normal life in the house. But if they want to shoot content they can and we have someone who will help them with editing and putting it all together.
“Plus psychologically I think it’s nice to be around other people rather than on your own in a hotel room. You have people to talk to and perhaps borrow clothes from and things which makes the expereince nicer.”
The house sleeps up to 14 girls and several share rooms with each other.
Injections to keep things going
GettyIf a male performer can’t get an erection it can shut a production down[/caption]
It is harder for agencies to recruit men than women, because many can’t perform on demand when the cameras are rolling.
Viagra used to be the go-to solution, but now some performers have turned to more extreme measures – a drug meant for Paraplegics, which is supposed to only be handed out with a prescription.
One actor, who didn’t want to be named, told The Sun: “The initial injections hurt, but you get use to it.
“You have one vial to get up and another vial to get it back down if you don’t know the correct dosage.
Of the male performers I use, only two manage to get hard naturally, the other three inject
Dan Leal
“It gets injected into the side of your penis, which isn’t the most comfortable place.
“It leaves me feeling like my penis is an over-inflated balloon, and it can be really uncomfortable, but it means I’m always ready to perform.
“If I can’t perform, then I cause problems for everyone else and the production money. It’s essentially Viagra on steroids.”
Side effects can include a prolonged erection and in serious cases inflammation of the liver.
Despite coming with risks, producers claim it is now used commonly across the porn world.
Olivia WestAndras runs Talent Testing Service where all Budapest performers get STI checks[/caption]
Director Dan Leal told The Sun: “Around 95 per cent of male performers are now using these injections, but most don’t want to admit to it.
“It’s become so standard now that people think it is normal, which sucks.
“Of the male performers I use, only two manage to get hard naturally, the other three inject.”
Dark side of pornography
Like every industry, the pornography business has a darker side.
Suicides, drug overdoses and human trafficking form a seedy underbelly, which recently has made headlines in both Europe and the United States.
In January this year, porn star Thania Fields was found dead after sharing that she had experienced “sexual abuse” at the start of her career in porn.
She said at the time: “I have suffered sexual harassment and abuse after starting to create adult content. It’s very strong.
“Many thought that by hiring me they could do what they wanted with me, but then I came home, took a bath and cried.”
Recently deaths in the US include star Angelina Please, Dahila Sky and Olivia Lua.
Former director Tommie McDonald tells us he left the business after being confronted with some horrifying situations.
He says at least two models he knows off killed themselves while he was still producing, and many more simply seemed to disappear.
He said: “Over the years working in the industry, suicides were sadly fairly common.
“Often Eastern European women are brought into the industry at the hands of traffickers and forced into filming porn under threats of violence.
“It’s hard to work in this industry and not have your morals shift because so much goes on.
“I’ve also heard of rape allegations against top producers and suggestions that people have been drugged on set before filming.
“It was also commonplace for a bit in Europe that talent would forge clear tests so they could still work even if they had contacted something.
“There was a HIV outbreak in Europe about five years ago, which thankfully changed the way testing was done.”
For his own productions, Dan has a check-box list for performers to indicate what they are happy doing on set. This covers everything from kissing to more hardcore sex acts.
And Dan has no issues if talent change what they are happy to do from one shoot to another.
QR codes for sexual health checks
After years working in the US, Dan Leal brought over one key thing with him – high-grade STI testing.
His clinic, which processes all the samples, is in an old flat block tucked away in one of the city’s squares.
Olivia WestAll the samples are processed in house and results are turned around within 24 hours[/caption]
Olivia WestDan Leal has worked in the industry since the early 2000s and nothing surprises him any more[/caption]
Andras Vegh now runs Talent Testing Service Budapest where almost all the adult stars get checked every two weeks.
The screenings cover all the possible infections to get from sex, including HIV, and come with a QR code to stop people faking them.
Andras told The Sun: “Porn models get this reputation for being dirty, but they’re the cleanest people in the world when it comes to STIs.
“Our role is vital to ensure that everyone in the industry is working safely and that they are healthy.
“All our tests come with a QR code so producers and directors can confirm the results are legit and up to date. Safety is the priority here.”
While people attempting to fake their STI results is rare, it does happen, and they’re normally caught out when the QR code doesn’t work.
Staying ahead of the game
Olivia WestJulia has to work hard to make sure her films aren’t pirated on the internet[/caption]
When it comes to releasing the videos on premium paid for sites, there is a lot of planning behind it.
Director and producer Julia Grandi has worked out a formula that keeps people coming back to the brands she works for again and again.
“We often time releases of scenes around the season and how recently the cast was all seen together on the site,” she said.
“If we’ve used the performers recently, we will wait a couple of months before putting out another scene with them in to keep people interested.”
“Normally we have a plan of what is coming out so can spend two to three months on post-production. If it’s needed quicker we can do it all within a week.
“I’ve also started doing series-style porn productions where we release an episode every few weeks, and it’s proved really popular.”
While most of the talent in her movies come through Budapest, she shoots all over the world and recently filmed in a ski resort, which gives her content to release this winter.
At her office in Budapest she has two huge store rooms of costumes, branded outfits, and every kind of prop you can imagine.
Julia reckons she works with hundreds of female performers across her films, but just ten male performers have made the cut for her scenes.
Hidden costs
@ava_k_internationalAva filmed her first ever scene in Hungary a decade ago[/caption]
One hidden cost of porn that viewers don’t see is the time spent removing pirated content from free ‘tube sites’ like Pornhub.
Another is content creators posting behind the scenes footage to their OnlyFans.
“It can be difficult for productions to earn money in this industry because piracy is a huge problem,” Julia said.
“We have huge teams of people searching for content we own to get it removed, so we are paying for people to protect our content.
“We do sometimes give sites a section of the film to drive traffic to us which is normally about 10 minutes. It’s hard to find a balance that works sometimes.
“Often, performers might film stuff on set for their OnlyFans while they’re working on a shoot for me, which means keeping exclusivity can be really hard.
“The production has paid for them to be out at an amazing location but if the talent has already released their own videos of them having sex it makes our film less interesting to viewers.”
The history of Budapest
Hungary’s capital city is full of rich history and culture, famously boasting a wealth of 80 underground hot springs.
For hundreds of years the urban sprawl existed as three separate towns, Buda, Óbuda, and Pest, which were unified in 1873.
By the time of World War I, Budapest was the capital city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The empire collapsed after the war ended. During World War II much of the city was destroyed by British and American air raids.
Currently, Budapest is the second-largest city on the Danube and the ninth largest city in Europe over all.
In 2022 6.9million tourists arrived at the airport for holidays. It has 223 museums and galleries, covering local history and that of Europe.
The city is popular with both budget travellers and those looking for a bustling nightlife for stag and hen dos.
Its Széchenyi Medicinal Bath is the biggest in Europe and caters to health tourism and party goers with a weekend ‘Sparty’. The indoor medicinal baths date from 1913 and the outdoor pools from 1927.
The central area of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage site thanks to the classical architecture of the Hungarian Parliament building and Budapest castle.
It is also home to Europe’s largest Synagogue, The Dohány Street Synagogue, which is the second largest in the world.
Cuisine on offer includes Turkish staples including pilaf, stuffed cabbage called töltött káposzta and Turkish delight.
More classical Hungarian dishes include Goulash, a meat stew heavy with paprika; Hortobágyi palacsinta, which is a meat filled savoury crepe; and chicken paprikash – chicken simmered in a thick, creamy paprika sauce with homemade pasta called nokedli.
By
TIA GOLDENBERG, Associated Press
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday hailed its successful air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying it and its allies thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its territory. But regional tensions remain high, amid fears of further escalation in the event of a possible Israeli counter-strike.
U.S. President Joe Biden said he would convene a meeting of the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Sunday “to coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran’s brazen attack.” The language indicated that the Biden administration does not want Iran’s assault to spiral into a broader military conflict.
Iran launched the attack in response to a strike widely blamed on Israel on an Iranian consular building in Syria earlier this month which killed two Iranian generals. Israel said Iran launched 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles early Sunday.
By Sunday morning, Iran said the attack was over and Israel reopened its air space.
The two foes have for years been engaged in a shadow war marked by incidents like the Damascus strike. But Sunday’s assault, which set off air raid sirens across Israel, was the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Israel has over the years established – often with the help of the United States — a multilayered air-defense network that includes systems capable of intercepting a variety of threats including long-range missiles, cruise missiles, drones and short-range rockets.
That system, along with collaboration with the U.S. and other forces, helped thwart what could have been a far more devastating assault at a time when Israel is already bogged down in its war against Hamas in Gaza and engaged in low-level fighting on its northern border with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia. Both Hamas and Hezbollah are backed by Iran.
Israeli and U.S. officials lauded the response to the aerial assault.
“Iran launched more than 300 threats and 99% were intercepted,” said Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman. “That is a success.” Asked if Israel would respond, Hagari said the country would do what was needed to protect its citizens.
Hagari said that none of the drones and cruise missiles reached Israel and that only a few of the ballistic missiles got through. He said that of the cruise missiles, 25 were shot down by the Israeli air force.
Hagari said minor damage was caused to an Israeli airbase, but he said it was still functioning. Rescuers said a 7-year-old girl was seriously wounded in southern Israel, apparently in a missile strike, though they said police were still investigating the circumstances of her injuries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a short message on X, formerly Twitter: “We intercepted. We blocked. Together, we will win.”
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also celebrated the results, thanking the U.S. and other countries for their assistance. He said Israel needs to remain vigilant and prepare for any scenario, but called the interceptions a “great success.”
Israel announced it reopened its airspace, loosening one restriction it had imposed ahead of the strike, although schools remained closed around the country. Neighboring Jordan also reopened its airspace.
Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, said the operation was over, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
“We have no intention of continuing the operation against Israel,” he was quoted as saying.
Israel may be particularly proud of the success of its defense because it stands in sharp contrast to the failures it endured during Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7. Facing a far less powerful enemy in Hamas, Israel’s border defenses collapsed and the military took days to repel the marauding militants – an embarrassing defeat for the Middle East’s strongest and best-equipped army.
While thwarting the Iranian onslaught could help restore Israel’s image, what it does next will be closely watched both in the region and in Western capitals.
In Washington, Biden said U.S. forces helped Israel down “nearly all” the drones and missiles and pledged to convene allies to develop a unified response.
Biden, who had cut short a weekend stay at his Delaware beach house to meet with his national security team at the White House on Saturday afternoon, spoke with Netanyahu later in the day.
“I told him that Israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks – sending a clear message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of Israel,” Biden said.
In a statement Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. does “not seek escalation,” and would hold talks with its allies in the coming days.
The U.S., along with its allies, has sent direct messages to Tehran to warn against further escalating the conflict. Leaders from the G7 will hold a video conference on Sunday early afternoon to discuss the Iranian strikes against Israel, according to Italy, which holds the presidency of the group of developed countries, which includes the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, and Canada.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a new threat against the U.S. “The terrorist U.S. government is warned any support or participation in harming Iran’s interests will be followed by decisive and regretting response by Iran’s armed forces,” said a statement carried by IRNA.
Iran had vowed revenge since the April 1 airstrike in Syria, for which Tehran held Israel responsible. Israel hasn’t publicly commented on it.
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel’s six-month war against Hamas militants in Gaza, triggered by the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. On that day, militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, also backed by Iran, killed 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped 250 others.
An Israeli offensive in Gaza has caused widespread devastation and killed over 33,000 people, according to local health officials.
Negotiations underway, meant to bring about a cease-fire in exchange for the release of the hostages, appeared to hit a setback Sunday. Netanyahu’s office said that Hamas rejected the latest proposal for a deal, which had been presented to Hamas a week ago by mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States.
A Hamas official said the group wants a “clear written commitment” that Israel will withdraw from the Gaza Strip during the second of a three-phase cease-fire deal. The deal presented to the sides calls for a six-week cease-fire in Gaza, during which Hamas would release 40 of the more than 100 hostages the group is holding in the enclave in exchange for 900 Palestinian prisoners from Israel’s jails, including 100 serving long sentences for serious crimes.
Hamas welcomed Iran’s attack, saying it was “a natural right and a deserved response” to the strike in Syria and urged the Iran-backed groups in the region to continue to support Hamas in the war against Israel.
Almost immediately after the war erupted, Hezbollah began attacking Israel’s northern border. The two sides have been involved in daily exchanges of fire, while Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen have launched rockets and missiles toward Israel.
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Associated Press writers Amir Vahdat in Tehran, Iran, Samy Magdy in Cairo, Omar Akour in Amman, Jordan and Giada Zampano in Rome contributed to this report.
By
TIA GOLDENBERG, Associated Press
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Sunday hailed its successful air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying it and its allies thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its territory. But regional tensions remain high, amid fears of further escalation in the event of a possible Israeli counter-strike.
U.S. President Joe Biden said he would convene a meeting of the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Sunday “to coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran’s brazen attack.” The language indicated that the Biden administration does not want Iran’s assault to spiral into a broader military conflict.
Iran launched the attack in response to a strike widely blamed on Israel on an Iranian consular building in Syria earlier this month which killed two Iranian generals. Israel said Iran launched 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles early Sunday.
By Sunday morning, Iran said the attack was over and Israel reopened its air space.
The two foes have for years been engaged in a shadow war marked by incidents like the Damascus strike. But Sunday’s assault, which set off air raid sirens across Israel, was the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Israel has over the years established – often with the help of the United States — a multilayered air-defense network that includes systems capable of intercepting a variety of threats including long-range missiles, cruise missiles, drones and short-range rockets.
That system, along with collaboration with the U.S. and other forces, helped thwart what could have been a far more devastating assault at a time when Israel is already bogged down in its war against Hamas in Gaza and engaged in low-level fighting on its northern border with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia. Both Hamas and Hezbollah are backed by Iran.
Israeli and U.S. officials lauded the response to the aerial assault.
“Iran launched more than 300 threats and 99% were intercepted,” said Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman. “That is a success.” Asked if Israel would respond, Hagari said the country would do what was needed to protect its citizens.
Hagari said that none of the drones and cruise missiles reached Israel and that only a few of the ballistic missiles got through. He said that of the cruise missiles, 25 were shot down by the Israeli air force.
Hagari said minor damage was caused to an Israeli airbase, but he said it was still functioning. Rescuers said a 7-year-old girl was seriously wounded in southern Israel, apparently in a missile strike, though they said police were still investigating the circumstances of her injuries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a short message on X, formerly Twitter: “We intercepted. We blocked. Together, we will win.”
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also celebrated the results, thanking the U.S. and other countries for their assistance. He said Israel needs to remain vigilant and prepare for any scenario, but called the interceptions a “great success.”
Israel announced it reopened its airspace, loosening one restriction it had imposed ahead of the strike, although schools remained closed around the country. Neighboring Jordan also reopened its airspace.
Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, said the operation was over, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
“We have no intention of continuing the operation against Israel,” he was quoted as saying.
Israel may be particularly proud of the success of its defense because it stands in sharp contrast to the failures it endured during Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7. Facing a far less powerful enemy in Hamas, Israel’s border defenses collapsed and the military took days to repel the marauding militants – an embarrassing defeat for the Middle East’s strongest and best-equipped army.
While thwarting the Iranian onslaught could help restore Israel’s image, what it does next will be closely watched both in the region and in Western capitals.
In Washington, Biden said U.S. forces helped Israel down “nearly all” the drones and missiles and pledged to convene allies to develop a unified response.
Biden, who had cut short a weekend stay at his Delaware beach house to meet with his national security team at the White House on Saturday afternoon, spoke with Netanyahu later in the day.
“I told him that Israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks – sending a clear message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of Israel,” Biden said.
In a statement Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. does “not seek escalation,” and would hold talks with its allies in the coming days.
The U.S., along with its allies, has sent direct messages to Tehran to warn against further escalating the conflict. Leaders from the G7 will hold a video conference on Sunday early afternoon to discuss the Iranian strikes against Israel, according to Italy, which holds the presidency of the group of developed countries, which includes the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, and Canada.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a new threat against the U.S. “The terrorist U.S. government is warned any support or participation in harming Iran’s interests will be followed by decisive and regretting response by Iran’s armed forces,” said a statement carried by IRNA.
Iran had vowed revenge since the April 1 airstrike in Syria, for which Tehran held Israel responsible. Israel hasn’t publicly commented on it.
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel’s six-month war against Hamas militants in Gaza, triggered by the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. On that day, militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, also backed by Iran, killed 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped 250 others.
An Israeli offensive in Gaza has caused widespread devastation and killed over 33,000 people, according to local health officials.
Negotiations underway, meant to bring about a cease-fire in exchange for the release of the hostages, appeared to hit a setback Sunday. Netanyahu’s office said that Hamas rejected the latest proposal for a deal, which had been presented to Hamas a week ago by mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States.
A Hamas official said the group wants a “clear written commitment” that Israel will withdraw from the Gaza Strip during the second of a three-phase cease-fire deal. The deal presented to the sides calls for a six-week cease-fire in Gaza, during which Hamas would release 40 of the more than 100 hostages the group is holding in the enclave in exchange for 900 Palestinian prisoners from Israel’s jails, including 100 serving long sentences for serious crimes.
Hamas welcomed Iran’s attack, saying it was “a natural right and a deserved response” to the strike in Syria and urged the Iran-backed groups in the region to continue to support Hamas in the war against Israel.
Almost immediately after the war erupted, Hezbollah began attacking Israel’s northern border. The two sides have been involved in daily exchanges of fire, while Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, Syria and Yemen have launched rockets and missiles toward Israel.
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Associated Press writers Amir Vahdat in Tehran, Iran, Samy Magdy in Cairo, Omar Akour in Amman, Jordan and Giada Zampano in Rome contributed to this report.
IDF SUMMERY OF IRAN ATTACK
IDF Spokesman:
– 99% of the approximately 300 projectiles fired by Iran at Israel overnight were intercepted by air defenses.
– Iran launched 170 drones at Israel, none entered Israeli airspace; all were downed outside the country’s borders by… pic.twitter.com/T32dr4h3U2
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 14, 2024
⚡️⚡️⚡️Russia Was Involved In Iran’s Strike on Isreal
Dear subscribers and guests of the channel! Our information has been confirmed once again. #Iran launched a massive drone attack on #Israel on Saturday evening, April 13, just as we said. The Russian leadership was directly… https://t.co/4By1gOBxaf pic.twitter.com/GXy6rTu8FG
— generalsvr_en (@generalsvr_en) April 14, 2024
Iran state TV airs clip of blaze in Chile, claims it shows destruction in Israel https://t.co/mGnNsMBubn
— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) April 14, 2024
Густав Климт. «Остров на Аттерзее». Около 1901 г. Холст, масло. 100×100 см. Частное собрание. Нью-Йорк. США. pic.twitter.com/bDwZB3ZkYt
— Художники и Поэты (@Xudozhnikipoeti) April 14, 2024
@SecDef Why do this for Israel with its enormous air/missile defense capabilities but not for Ukraine’s cities and civilians which are almost undefended. Let’s organize for victory: muster political will and industrial capacity to defeat Russia first and isolate Iran=deter China. https://t.co/HH48hVlDfD
— Ben Hodges (@general_ben) April 14, 2024