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The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, stated on Sunday, March 22, that a press report suggesting the Hungarian foreign minister frequently called his Russian counterpart to inform him during EU summits “should not surprise anyone”, writes POLITICO. “We have long had suspicions in this regard”, Tusk wrote on social network X. “This is also why I only speak when it is strictly necessary and only say as much as is necessary.” The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing an anonymous European security official, that the Hungarian foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, would have made regular phone calls during breaks from…

A British nuclear-powered submarine, equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles, has positioned itself in the Arabian Sea, providing Britain with the ability to launch long-range attacks should the regional conflict escalate, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday. HMS Anson, armed with Tomahawk Block IV missiles and Spearfish torpedoes, left Perth earlier this month and traveled approximately 8,900 km to the region, the Daily Mail specified, writes Reuters. The submarine periodically surfaces to communicate with the United Kingdom’s Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, where any launch order would be authorized by the Prime Minister and transmitted by the head of joint operations,…

The United States has enough money to finance the war against Iran without raising taxes, said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on NBC News. US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, argued that Washington can finance the war against Iran without any problems. There will be no need to raise taxes to do this. Bessent stated that “we have enough money to finance this war”. He added that the additional budget request demanded by the Pentagon – estimated at 200 billion dollars – would be allocated for future military capabilities, writes Mediafax. “President Trump has consolidated the military, as he did in his…

Romania’s decision to join the coalition of six states in the effort to unblock the Strait of Hormuz is a justified one, says political analyst George Jiglău, given that our country must respect both the strategic partnership and contribute to solving the oil crisis. The Strait of Hormuz, which controls traffic through the Persian Gulf, is a nerve center of geopolitics and global trade, as Iran, amid conflict with the US and Israel, has blocked the passage of ships carrying oil to all areas of the globe. The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz already has disastrous effects on economies,…

On Sunday, Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from a repaired launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, restoring for the first time the ability to send missions to the International Space Station after the facility was damaged last year, Reuters reports. At 12:00 GMT, a Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-33 cargo ship took off and was placed in orbit, announced the Russian space agency. The ship is expected to dock with the International Space Station on March 24. The launch pad had been taken out of operation after it was severely damaged in November, when a Soyuz MS-28…

The Hungarian Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, is said to have regularly passed sensitive information to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, including details from European Union meetings. According to The Washington Post, which cites a European security official, Szijjártó would frequently call Lavrov during breaks in EU Council meetings, providing him with “real-time” reports on the topics discussed and possible decisions. “Through these calls, at every EU meeting, year after year, Moscow was practically present at the discussion table”, the cited source stated. The information suggests that the government led by Viktor Orbán has, over time, provided valuable access for Russia…

Russian forces have begun the spring offensive in eastern Ukraine, including the use of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, according to the Ukrainian army and analysts, reports CNN. The assault is escalating as Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenski, states he has a “very bad feeling” about the consequences of the Middle East conflict for his country. “It is clear that our diplomatic meetings, trilateral meetings, are constantly postponed. There is only one reason: the war in Iran,” he told the BBC in an interview on Sunday. “Putin will want a long war. For Putin, a prolonged war in Iran is…

Iran’s strategy to counteract the naval superiority of the United States in the strategic area of the Strait of Hormuz consists of a combination of asymmetric tactics and relatively cheap technologies. Tehran is said to have developed a “secret fleet” consisting of fast boats, explosive drones, and small submarines, designed to launch coordinated attacks on major targets, including American aircraft carriers. The “swarm” tactic A central element is the use of fast boats, armed with torpedoes or explosives, which can attack simultaneously from multiple directions. This “swarm” tactic would aim to overwhelm the defensive systems of a large ship, such…

Iran threatens to “irreversibly destroy” US-related energy facilities in the Middle East if its power plants are targeted. The president of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, threatened to destroy vital infrastructure in the Gulf region in an “irreversible” manner if the US and Israel attack the country’s power plants. In a post on X, Ghalibaf says that vital infrastructure, energy facilities, and oil installations throughout the region will be considered “legitimate targets,” reports BBC. He warned that the price of oil will increase “for a long time.” The warning comes after President Trump declared that the US will “destroy” Iranian…

Russian intelligence services have proposed staging an assassination attempt against the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, with the aim of boosting his popularity ahead of the crucial parliamentary elections in April, in which his retention of power is at stake, reported The Washington Post on Saturday, citing a Russian report, according to EFE, informs Agerpres. The Staging of the Assassination Attempt on Viktor Orban In an internal report of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), obtained and authenticated by a European intelligence service and verified by the newspaper, Russian agents proposed a way to “radically change the entire paradigm…