The News And Times - thenewsandtimes.com https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Iran has threatened to cut the submarine cables Posts – thenewsandtimes.com News In Brief Iran War: Present State, Predictions Escalating Gulf Tensions Reshape Global Energy and Diplomacy <div>RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇻🇪 The US is confiscating Venezuela’s gold from the UK bank All of Venezuela’s gold reserves, totaling 31 tons, which are held at the Bank of England, will be transferred to the United States, per EL Nacional. The value amounts to $4 billion, resulting in the loss of Venezuelan sovereignty over the resources.</div> RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: “If you bastards don’t answer me right now, I’ll open fire on you with a tank.” WELT publishes intercepted Russian military communications In the recordings provided to WELT by the Ukrainian military, commanders can be heard threatening their soldiers and forcing them into assaults. “I swear, none of you will come back until you take this settlement. No one,” one commander says. Ukrainian troops also claim Russian soldiers are not allowed to retreat: those who turn back risk being shot by their own forces. In other intercepted conversations, soldiers complain about hunger and thirst. One says they had to drink their own urine, while a Ukrainian intelligence of EXPLAINER – Can Washington revive stalled Russia-Ukraine peace talks? Trump’s 33% approval: analyze <div>RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia is reportedly shipping explosives to Iran to help it fight the U.S. Moscow is sending TNT, drone parts, and ammunition to Tehran to rebuild its missile and drone arsenal after months of war with America. The deliveries allegedly move across the Caspian Sea, a route conveniently out of reach of Western navies and sanctions, on more than two dozen mostly-sanctioned Russian ships. Analysts think it’s a sign U.S. and Israeli strikes have hit Iran’s weapons factories hard enough that it now needs outside suppliers. Russia and Iran are fighting separate wars, but with Washington looming over both, they’re clearly leaning on each other to get through</div> Conversations with the Gemini – AI Reports Trump’s approval rating sinks to new low at 33 percent Early Edition: August 18, 2026 RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Russia is shipping explosives to Iran to bolster its missile and drone arsenal in U.S. war Russian strikes kill 10 in Kharkiv as Ukrainian drones hit Moscow Ukraine War: Escalated Aerial Attacks … Putin loses 43K soldiers on Ukraine battlefield …Frustration with Trump grows – Audio Posts Review – 10:28 AM 8/16/2026 Frustration with Trump grows among U.S.’s Persian Gulf allies, officials say – The Washington Post, and other articles News Review: Articles Audio Posts – 8.17.26 – 10:20 AM 5 Big News Stories Overnight – Monday, August 17, 2026 Germany Beefs Up Its Intelligence Services as Threat From ‘Foreign Powers’ Rises – HSToday Michael Novakhov – SharedNewsLinks℠ Articles and Tweets General Chayko – Google Search Escalating Global Tensions Amid Shifting Alliances and Crises Shared Links Review: Russian ballistic attacks intensify as Kyiv claims Dnipropetrovsk advance Shared Links Review: Russian ballistic attacks intensify as Kyiv claims Dnipropetrovsk advance Security and Intelligence News of the day – 8.11.26 2:40 PM News Review – 8.11.26 Iranian attacks on CIA facilities in Gulf prompts probe into Russian assistance The News And Times: The Ukraine War Ukraine War August 13, 2026 Update – News And Opinions In Audio Ukraine Strikes Deep Russian Oil Refinery Trump and Netanyahu: Will Israel fight Iran by itself? – Text for a long Audio Post Israel, Iran, and U.S. Alliance Strain Trump and Netanyahu: Will Israel fight Iran by itself? – Articles and Tweets Chats Review – 8.10.26 <div>RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: North Korea may send another 50,000 troops to Russia for the war against Ukraine, according to DW. According to the publication, Pyongyang is preparing significantly larger reinforcements than during the previous phase of cooperation with Moscow. North Korea previously sent around 14,000–15,000 troops to the Kursk region. The new North Korean troops may be deployed to the Kursk, Bryansk, and Belgorod regions, where they would hold the front lines, allowing Russian troops to be redeployed to Ukraine. North Korea may also send engineers, construction workers, and female medical personnel to Russia. United24 No, Europe isn’t sending soldiers to help Ukraine. Not</div> News Review – 8:23 AM 8/5/2026 RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇺🇦‼️ Budanov: “Russia must pay for each of its crimes and compensate for every hryvnia spent on overcoming the consequences of aggression. Ukraine consistently forms a full account for the aggressor state, recording each item of expenditure. The enemy created these losses – the enemy will pay for them. Justice will be restored.” Инна Гржонко гадит тонко – Брайтонские Частушки News Review – 8.6.26 Escalating Geopolitical Shifts Amid Strategic Realignments Massive reciprocal deep strikes and a severe Ukrainian air defense crisis define the war today Escalating Global Conflicts and Shifting Power Dynamics Putin’s Kremlin is intensifying its crackdown on opposition ahead of Russia’s parliamentary elections. Iran Tightens Grip on Key Straits Amid Crypto Sanctions Evasion RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: President Trump’s media company has forged ahead with selling investors advance access to top Truth Social posts despite legal and ethical questions as it faces renewed scrutiny over its financial stability and relevance. President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages – Articles and Tweets News Review: Ukraine Intelligence Overhaul: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s top negotiator in U.S.-backed talks with Russia, will be appointed as the new Chief of Foreign Intelligence. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: The Mecca pact linking Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan looks less like a working military alliance than a signal that Gulf and South Asian powers no longer assume Washington will defend them, WPR senior columnist @FridaGhitis argues.