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4/4 The objective is not simply to survive the next night. The objective is to break Russia’s model of attritional warfare — forcing it to spend more resources for diminishing results, while Ukraine adapts faster, scales production and stays ahead of the next threat.

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3/ But defence alone is not enough. UA cannot afford an endless exchange of expensive interceptors for cheap Ru drones. The strategy must also change the cost equation: reduce the cost of UA’s defence while increasing the resources Ru must spend to sustain its ability to launch mass attacks.

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2/ Ukraine therefore needs more than a single “magic” interceptor. It needs a layered, scalable and economically sustainable air-defence system: early detection, cheap interceptors for mass targets, fast systems against jet-powered drones, missiles, stronger systems for the most difficult threats.

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1/ Russia is not simply trying to break through Ukraine’s air defence. It is trying to exhaust the entire system through mass, speed and a growing variety of targets.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/03/2026

1/ Russia is not simply trying to break through Ukraine’s air defence. It is trying to exhaust the entire system through mass, speed and a growing variety of targets.

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NBC: Under intl law, hitting civilian infrastructure is prohibited. Why is POTUS threatening war crimes? LEAVITT: POTUS has made it quite clear to the Iranian regime their best move is to make a deal or else N: Which objectives would destroying a desalination plant help? LEAVITT: Haley, go ahead

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Alan Abdo @alanabdo13.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

1/10 Today, March 30, intelligence suggests the US is approaching a potential ground operation in Iran. Forces are largely in place, signaling that the decision for an invasion may be final. Scale is still debated, but action appears imminent.

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Alan Abdo @alanabdo13.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Thread 🧵 1/ Something unusual happened in Washington’s rhetoric toward the Gulf this week. When allies start speaking about each other with sarcasm or careless remarks, it raises serious questions about respect, strategy, and the future of the relationship.

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Alan Abdo @alanabdo13.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

1/ 🧵 A major geopolitical shift may be unfolding behind the scenes. According to emerging reports, Donald Trump may visit Beijing around May 13–14, followed shortly by Vladimir Putin. If true, this would be an extremely rare sequence of meetings between the world's major powers.

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

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Over a 24 hour period, russian terrorists attacked Ukraine with over 900 strike UAVs. Cities in the heart of Europe are bleeding and dying. Western leaders say nothing and do nothing. They are nothing.

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Alan Abdo @alanabdo13.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Tensions are mounting around Svalbard, a remote Arctic archipelago held as NATO territory but open by treaty to dozens of countries, including Russia. Moscow is using that access to build a strategic foothold in the Arctic. p.dw.com/p/5AvIT

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Dave Goldberg (he/him) @drdavegoldberg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

So weird that a couple of hours before the markets open in NY, Trump announces that the war is basically over without being specific. And then, as a completely random event, the Dow futures are up a thousand points. If I didn't know better, I'd say exploiting the market is all that matters to him.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez: "Trump is someone who will set the world on fire and then blame smoke caused by that. He has been wrong for 18 days of war. I urge everyone to call him out"

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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

❗️Right now, 🇺🇦Ukrainian drones are attacking the 🇷🇺Leningrad region.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23/03/2026

A fuel depot caught fire in Krym, Rostov region. A fire and large plumes of smoke are visible. #Russia

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Viktor Orbán of Hungary has secured the endorsement of Putin, Trump and Netanyahu. He's won the trifecta of the Axis of Evil.

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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones struck the 🇷🇺Primorsk port in the Leningrad region overnight — almost 1,000 km from the front line. This is Russia’s largest oil port on the Baltic Sea (with a throughput capacity of up to 75 million tons of oil per year),

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Thread: 1. The first strategic failure of the Netanyahu–Trump war strategy against Iran is a catastrophic misreading of Iran’s resilience. Washington expected rapid coercion & deterrence; instead, Iran demonstrated the capacity to absorb pressure & escalate across multiple domains simultaneously.

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2. The 2nd failure is underestimating Iran’s asymmetric strategy. Rather than confronting the U.S. directly, Tehran targeted logistics, infrastructure, & chokepoints—paralyzing the operational environment rather than fighting a conventional battle. @johnsipher.bsky.social @general-ben.bsky.social

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3. A critical mistake was ignoring the vulnerability of U.S. regional logistics. Iranian strikes reportedly damaged key facilities of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, including satellite communication terminals, storage facilities, and missile-loading cranes essential for naval operations.

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4. Destroying these loading systems created a silent logistical catastrophe: U.S. warships must now travel to the distant base at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia to reload munitions, drastically slowing operational tempo. @general-ben.bsky.social

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5. Another failure was overconfidence in missile defense systems. Joint U.S.–Israeli air defenses struggled even against older Iranian ballistic missiles, raising serious doubts about their ability to intercept more advanced systems.

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6. Iran demonstrated a technological surprise with maneuverable hypersonic missiles such as Fattah‑2 hypersonic missile, designed to evade interception by changing trajectory during atmospheric flight. @general-ben.bsky.social

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7. The strategy also ignored the vulnerability of military aviation logistics. Iranian strikes reportedly damaged multiple Boeing KC‑135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, severely constraining the operational reach of U.S. air power. @johnsipher.bsky.social

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8. Another strategic miscalculation was allowing the conflict to expand into maritime economic warfare. Iranian actions and allied forces threaten global trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el‑Mandeb Strait.

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9. Instead of isolating Iran, the war activated its regional network of partners. Groups such as Hezbollah and Yemeni forces opened additional fronts, stretching Israeli and U.S. defenses.

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10. The conflict revealed a severe intelligence and perception gap. Western analysts had dismissed Iranian missile advances for years, leaving decision-makers unprepared for the scale of the technological capabilities now demonstrated.

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14. The result is a dangerous paradox: a war intended to quickly weaken Iran risks instead creating a prolonged conflict capable of becoming “Vietnam 2.0” for the United States.

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13. The ultimate strategic failure is turning a limited confrontation into a potential systemic regional war, with cascading effects on energy markets, global trade, and allied infrastructure. @johnsipher.bsky.social

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12. The strategy also underestimated the cost of escalation. Reports of military hospitals preparing for mass casualties suggest the conflict is already producing losses far beyond what the public narrative acknowledges.

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11. Another failure was ignoring the economic dimension of the war. Iranian strikes against energy and port infrastructure—such as attacks affecting the port of Port of Haifa—aimed to impose economic strangulation rather than purely military defeat.

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This is not an accusation. It is the reality of Trumps United States, a reality that requires no imagination. Trump's America is, in effect, allied with Putin's promising Russia because of his animalistic instincts for acquisition. bsky.app/profile/andy...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

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Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money

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