Reports indicate that the US military has reportedly drawn up plans to potentially employ the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon against Iran, though the extent of any presidential authorization remains unverified. These strategic options, which allegedly target energy infrastructure, have been reported to coincide with the upcoming US midterm elections.
Kiev came up with idea of attacking Ozon, Wildberries, now seeks West’s protection — Putin
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The Russian side should have anticipated such attacks, the President stated
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