The News And Times Review - NewsAndTimes.org https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Brent falls below $75, lowest level since day before U.S.-Iran war Housing Affordability Bill: Congress gave final approval – Google Search Middle East Diplomacy Shifts Amid Regional Tensions Trump administration is open to PA rule in Gaza – Google Search The Russian Brooklyn, NY; And Beyond The Russian Brooklyn, NY; And Beyond Sites Sites RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Trump reportedly told Netanyahu “all the Jews are sick of you” while pushing him to accept the Gaza peace plan. According to “Regime Change,” a new book by two New York Times reporters, the line came on a call with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, both of whom are Jewish and were on the call. “Even the 2 Jews on this call are sick of you,” Trump allegedly said. The book says he leaned on Netanyahu hard, telling him “you can’t back out of this,” calling himself the best friend Israel ever had, and insisting the deal was a great one for Israel. Two days after that call, Trump and Netanyahu announced the plan side by side at the White House. Source: The Security and Intelligence Security and Intelligence share.google/aimode/QcS8Xomw… RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Moscow refinery shut down until at least 2027 following drone attacks; extensive repairs required – Reuters. 👍👍👍 As a reminder: This plant supplied the Moscow region with fuel, so there will be no fuel available there for an extended period. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed more than 60,000 tons of ammunition at a Baltic Fleet arsenal near St. Petersburg, President Zelensky said. Zelensky also said Ukrainian strikes hit Russian facilities producing radio electronics and other critical military components. Putin and Putinism Putin and Putinism Israel and the Middle East Israel and the Middle East Headline News Headline News FBI News FBI News Elon Musk Ukraine steps up strikes on Crimea as tensions flare Brooklyn Revival and Local Politics Dominate NYC News RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Russian nuke threats signal “weakness,” NNSA boss says RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: JUST IN: IRANIAN PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN HAS REPORTEDLY INVITED INDIA PM MODI TO LATE SUPREME LEADER ALI KHAMENEI’S STATE FUNERAL RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) struck two strategic facilities near 🇷🇺Orenburg — a gas processing plant and a helium plant — with the support of the Russian underground group “Black Spark.” #CIA #Mossad #ODNI Crimea: War and Peace #Ukraine has intensified attacks on #Russia-n-held #Crimea: Power cuts and fuel shortages in Crimea after strikes Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian-held Crimea: Power cuts and fuel shortages in Crimea after strikes RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇺🇦💪Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on residents of Moscow and other Russians to hand over Putin so that he can be tried in Ukraine for war crimes and crimes against humanity. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: What happened to an agreement with Israel RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ⚡️BREAKING: Qatari Prime Minister states that Regional Countries are currently Negotiating a new Security agreement with Iran – FT Moving away from relying solely on a US-only protection framework RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: “A Painless Exit from Crimea” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia is ready to sit down at the negotiating table with Ukraine in order to achieve peace. In the scenario most favorable to Moscow, Volodymyr Zelenskyy could agree to freeze the current front line and then move on to discussions about the return of all occupied territories. In a tougher scenario, he would demand the complete withdrawal of Russian forces from all Ukrainian territory, including Crimea. Crimea was conquered by the Russian Empire from the Ottoman Empire in 1783. Later, during the Soviet era, the peninsula was transferred from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR o #SouthCaucasus AnewZ on X: “The European Commission has unveiled a new Connectivity Agenda Platform aimed at strengthening transport, energy, digital and trade links, invovling the EU, several Central Asian states, #Armenia, Moldova, Türkiye and Ukraine, and other partners. However, #Azerbaijan’s absence https:// RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Iran and Pakistan are deepening ties. President Pezeshkian and Army Chief Asim Munir agreed to expand military cooperation between the two countries. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Donald Trump started a war in the Middle East without considering foreseeable risks. The memorandum of understanding with Iran leaves the repercussions of that miscalculation unaddressed. Read @lindsayrsnewman’s latest analysis for Chatham House. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Report: Israel sidelined as US, Iran establish military oversight cell in Lebanon RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ❗️Rutte stated in a Fox News interview that Witkoff, Kushner, and Rubio are working on a peace deal, but everything depends on Putin. Russia is losing 30–35 thousand troops killed and wounded every month, its economy is in crisis (≈50% of the budget and 75% of tax revenue goes to the war). Ukraine is effectively striking Russian oil refineries. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Political analyst Melih Demirtaş spoke with AnewZ’s Nadia Gyane on Azerbaijan’s exclusion from the European Union’s new Connectivity Agenda Platform and why it raises significant questions about the initiative’s long-term viability, given Baku’s central role in the Middle Corridor linking Central Asia and Europe. Demirtaş argued that geography, infrastructure and existing trade routes make Azerbaijan an indispensable actor in regional connectivity. He suggested the decision may reflect temporary political considerations and that Azerbaijan would eventually be included in future discussions. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani describes a proposed $300 billion investment fund for Iran as an ‘aspirational number’ ➡️ He said that Gulf states could play a role in financing the fund if Tehran reaches a final settlement with the US RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ⚡️Ghalibaf: Islamabad Memorandum Reached with the US is a Defeat for Washington “We consider the #Islamabadmemorandum a declaration of the #UnitedStates’ defeat,” Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf @mb_ghalibaf said in his speech at the opening of the 20th Session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) member states in #Baku, APA reports. “This war was not merely a military confrontation. It was an attempt organized to alter the strategic balance of the region and impose its will on a free nation. Those who planned the aggression believed that through military pressure, blockade, p RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Attacks on the Russian Balaklava and Simferopol thermal power plants, as well as on Gazprom facilities. It was an extremely difficult night for Russian energy infrastructure. According to reports from Crimea, the Balaklava thermal power plant was attacked, leaving Sevastopol without electricity. At the same time, a major fire broke out at the Simferopol thermal power plant—one of the peninsula’s key energy facilities. Fires were also reported in the Bakhchysarai and Kerch areas, as well as near the Gvardeyskoye airfield. In parallel, there were reports of attacks on the Orenburg gas processing plant and the Gazprom helium facility. ALL News – AI Briefs RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: The European Commission has unveiled a new Connectivity Agenda Platform aimed at strengthening transport, energy, digital and trade links, invovling the EU, several Central Asian states, Armenia, Moldova, Türkiye and Ukraine, and other partners. However, Azerbaijan’s absence from the participant list has prompted questions about the platform’s practical viability, given the country’s central role in the Middle Corridor linking Central Asia to Europe through the Caspian Sea, the South Caucasus and Türkiye. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: #Russia has to leave all of #Ukraine, including Crimea and the gasoline will flow again. It is so simple. There is of course the payment of reparations to Ukraine for all the attrocities. And Russia has to downsize its army with 80 percent. And #Putin has to fly from a window. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: You honestly have to stand up and give a slow clap for the absolute strategic genius of Vladimir Putin. He launched a three-day war to completely “demilitarize” Ukraine and turn it into a defenseless buffer zone. 1,600 days later, he has accidentally created the most lethal, high-tech military superpower in modern European history right on his own doorstep.. 🇷🇺🤡🇺🇦 A massive new briefing from the atlantic council confirms what military analysts have been watching unfold by mid-2026: Putin’s master plan has backfired in the most spectacular way imaginable. Back in 2014, the Ukrainian military was an underfunded ghost town. Today? They have treated the battl RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: You honestly cannot make this stuff up. Imagine being the third-largest oil producer on the planet and your entire multi-billion dollar invasion force is about to get completely paralyzed because you literally ran out of gas.. Ryska armén has officially hit “E” for empty! 🇷🇺⛽️🤡 Bombshell internal leaks from within the Russian General Staff reveal that battlefield commanders have been frantically warning Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov that their tanks and supply trucks are straight up running on fumes. Thanks to Ukraine’s non-stop long-range drone strikes vaporizing Russian refineries, the Kremlin has been forced to panic-divert fuel away from the frontline Posts – newsandtimes.org