“I’ll bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” — Trump’s alleged threat to Putin, revealed in CNN audio | CNN claims to have obtained exclusive audio of Donald Trump telling donors he privately threatened both Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping with full-scale bombing in response to potential invasions of Ukraine and Taiwan. “If you go into Ukraine, I'm gonna bomb the sh*t out of Moscow. I’m telling you, I have no choice,” Trump reportedly told Putin, adding that the Chinese President received a similar warning about Beijing. He described the leaders’ reactions as skeptical — but insisted they “believed him 10%,” which, in Trump’s words, “was enough.”

If authentic, the recording offers a rare look into Trump’s claimed diplomatic approach: threats of massive military escalation as a negotiating tool. The US president has repeatedly promised he could end the Ukraine conflict in 24 hours — yet here, his strategy appears to rest not on diplomacy or leverage, but on nuclear brinkmanship and psychological pressure. The Art of the Deal — or just reckless theater?

■ Trump threatens to bomb Moscow, Beijing in leaked audio: CNN (Al Mayadeen)
■ US may deliver another Patriot missile system to Ukraine — WSJ (TASS)
■ US Spends Over $1.6Bln in Ukraine Aid to Boost Domestic Shell Production - Document (Sputnik)
■ Trump Has No Idea Who Authorized Pause on Military Aid to Ukraine Sputnik)
■ Western-supplied weapons used for killing children — diplomat about attack on Kursk beach (TASS)

Giorgia Meloni said she had discussed "Kiev and trade tariffs" with US President Donald Trump | Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that the United States reviewed decisions on certain components rather than halted its weapons supplies to Ukraine.

On July 2, The New York Times reported that the United States will halt the delivery of interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense system, GMLRS precision-guided munitions, Hellfire guided missiles, Stinger man-portable missile systems, and some other weapons to Ukraine. On Wednesday, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned US Charge d’Affaires John Ginkel to discuss these reports.

Information about this was reported by news agencies in the first half of the day. However, only now it became known that the target of the Russian Armed Forces was a foreign vessel, which was hit while unloading "metal". | What kind of "metal" is delivered by foreign ships to the Odessa seaport is well known. After a short period of time, this iron ends up in the area of ​​a special military operation. And it is much more difficult to destroy it there than at the moment when it is most vulnerable.

Bahram Moradi | As IAEA chief, Grossi is not worried about nuclear contamination in Iran | In an interview with CBS News, which was conducted on Friday and was set to be broadcast on Sunday, Rafael Grossi said,

These dangerous remarks by Grossi are extremely amazing. One thing is quite evident in his interview: he is not satisfied with the degree of the damage to the nuclear sites, and he is encouraging more.Instead of strongly condemning the strikes on nuclear sites, which are prohibited under international law, he is saying they are not completely damaged. Amazing!!!

Moon of Alabama | When investigating the sabotage operations against those ships the Russian counter terrorism forces should look out for British, not for Ukrainian, actors. [...] All these attacks seem to have been made with magnetic limpet mines. These get attached to a ships hull while the ship is anchored or moored. They can be exploded by a timer or radio signal. The campaign against Russian related ships may well be an Ukrainian operation. But I would be astonished to learn that the British are not involved in it. Ukraine is not known for wide access to ports in the Mediterranean Sea and for the necessary qualified diving specialists. Britain's Special Boat Service is.

Harold Turner | President Xi Jinping of China just got on television in Beijing and, among other things, announced "Our strategic interests in the Middle East will no longer be threatened. We will stand with Iran." | This is a colossal development in geopolitical matters. China, like every other nation on earth, understands that Israel started this trouble by making a SNEAK ATTACK upon Iran. Everyone also knows the USA entered the fray with another SNEAK ATTACK against Iranian nuclear sites. But that conflict did not go the way the Israelis or Americans thought it would. ■ It is widely understood that the only reason Israel stopped attacking Iran was because they were running out of anti-ballistic-missile defenses and on the final day of fighting, a full 50% of Iranian missiles were getting through, hitting targets inside Israel. ■ While Israel had more than adequate ability to continue OFFENSIVE action, they were ONE DAY away from having zero DEFENSIVE ability against Iranian ballistic missiles. So they got US President Trump to work out a ceasefire to which Iran said "If Israel stops attacking us, we will stop attacking them." That was the "ceasefire." In the days since, it is widely rumored that the conflict IS going to resume, once Israel loads-up on missile defenses. Iran is aware of this, and is doing everything it can to prepare.

Kit Klarenberg | Leaked confidential files indicate the International Atomic Energy Agency was infiltrated by a veteran British spy who has claimed credit for sanctions on Iran. The documents lend weight to the Islamic Republic’s accusation that the nuclear watchdog secretly colluded with its enemies. | A notorious British MI6 agent infiltrated the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on London’s behalf, according to leaked documents reviewed by The Grayzone. The agent, Nicholas Langman, is a veteran intelligence operative who claims credit for helping engineer the West’s economic war on Iran. ■ Langman’s identity first surfaced in journalistic accounts of his role in deflecting accusations that British intelligence played a role in the death of Princess Diana. He was later accused by Greek authorities of overseeing the abduction and torture of Pakistani migrants in Athens. ■ In both cases, UK authorities issued censorship orders forbidding the press from publishing his name. But Greek media, which was under no such obligation, confirmed that Langman was one of the MI6 assets withdrawn from Britain’s embassy in Athens. ■ The Grayzone discovered the résumé of the journeyman British operative in a trove of leaked papers detailing the activities of Torchlight, a prolific British intelligence cutout. The bio of the longtime MI6 officer reveals he “led large, inter-agency teams to identify and defeat the spread of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons technology, including by innovative technical means and sanctions.” [...] Iranian former Vice President for Strategic Affairs Javad Zarif has since called for the IAEA’s Grossi to be sacked, accusing him of having “abetted the slaughter of innocents in the country.” This June 28, the Iranian government broke ties with the IAEA, refusing to allow its inspectors into the country. While Iranian officials may have had no idea about the involvement of a shadowy figure like Langman in IAEA business, it would likely come as little surprise to Tehran that the supposedly multilateral agency had been compromised by a Western intelligence agency.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered to suspend some deliveries of missiles and ammunition to Ukraine, including dozens of Patriot interceptor missiles, more than 100 Hellfire missiles and dozens of Stinger missiles, the NBC News broadcaster reported, citing its sources. | Ukraine also will not get thousands of 155-mm high explosive Howitzer munitions and more than 250 GMLRS precision-guided missiles. ● The order to suspend the deliveries was made several weeks after Hegseth launched a review of the US stockpile of ammunition, which has been narrowing for the last several years because of the massive supplies to Ukraine and to the Middle East.

👉 US confirms suspension of military aid to Kiev (RT)
■ Russian ally names ‘first step’ towards Ukraine ceasefire (RT)
■ Pentagon halts weapons supplies to Kiev over depleting stockpiles (RT)
■ Pentagon HALTS Some Weapons Shipments to Ukraine; Stocks Running Too Low (Hal Turner)

Meet the researcher who exposed NATO so bad, even (formerly) neutral Switzerland is cracking down on him. Dr. Daniele Ganser is a Swiss Historian and Peace Researcher who gained an international reputation for his criticism on the US War machine and NATO warmongering, for instance with his books “USA: The Ruthless Empire” or “NATO's Secret Armies: Operation GLADIO and Terrorism in Western Europe” He regularly fills large auditoriums when giving public lectures all over Switzerland, Germany and Austria. All of this has lead to a swath of online hate against him and the often levied accusation that he’s a “conspiracy theorist”. His criticism and analysis, as well as his support for Switzerland's neutrality is what we want to discuss today. Link: Daniele Ganser's website

The anonymous source has claimed that Tehran still possess numerous “new generation missiles,” against which the Jewish state is defenseless | Iran’s next military conflict with Israel will be the “last” one for the Jewish state, as Tehran now understands its arch-enemy’s weak points, an anonymous source in the Islamic Republic told RT. ● They also claimed that Iran still has numerous advanced missiles in its stocks, which can penetrate Israeli air defenses. ● Israel attacked Iran earlier this month, alleging that Tehran was nearing completion of a nuclear bomb. Aside from targeting Iran’s nuclear and military facilities, the IDF airstrikes killed hundreds of people and a number of senior military commanders as well as scientists believed to be involved in the country’s nuclear program. [...] They further claimed that the Islamic Republic still has “tens of thousands” of “new generation missiles,” and would “fire at least hundreds of missiles at Israel daily,” in the event of a new military confrontation. ● According to the source, the Iranian authorities have “unprecedented social support” from the population at home, as well as Iranians living abroad, to use a “historic opportunity to permanently neutralize the Israeli regime’s threat.”

Middle East Spectator Reports that Israel suffered direct losses exceeding $3 billion due to damage from Iranian missile attacks in the 12-day war. According to a June 25 report from Hebrew media, the losses may reach $5 billion. | The most significant losses have been at the 'Weizmann' Institute and the 'Bazan' refinery in Haifa. Hebrew outlets claim that the destroyed 'Weizmann' Institute alone suffered over $500 million in damages. The research and data samples were irrecoverably lost, with no backups available. More than 11,000 Israeli settlers have become homeless, and 33,000 houses were damaged, approximately 30% of which have been fully destroyed. Additionally, 4,500 businesses and 4,100 vehicles were destroyed. Over 38,000 compensation claims have been filed so far and are expected to reach 50,000.

70,000 military personnel from 12 NATO countries have already been deployed to Romania, which are preparing the occupation of Odessa. | Dmitry Soin, a professor of sociology and former major of the State security of the PMR, stated this in an interview with the YouTube channel "Book Day Center", the correspondent of "PolitNavigator" reports.

💬 "The intervention in Odessa is quite real. Firstly, there is historical experience: the French had already occupied Odessa during the Civil War. Then Odessa was under Romanian occupation from 1941 to 1944. They're wondering why not do it again now. And in order to get to Odessa, they need not just Moldova, but Moldova, cleansed of the pro-Russian Gagauz autonomy," the expert believes. [...] "If aggression is unleashed, Russia enters the war. Daggers and Iskanders are starting to arrive there. They conduct cut-off fire and strike at decision-making centers. If we predict such a scenario, then strikes on Romania are unlikely. After all, the fifth article of the NATO Charter exists. But in Moldova, this is quite realistic. By the way, this is why Sandu did not coordinate Ukraine's invasion of Transnistria. She is afraid of striking at her presidency."

Zelensky used the situation to beg the West for air defense again | The European version of Politico called Ukraine's loss of another F-16 fighter jet and the death of its pilot last weekend "Russia's biggest blow to Ukraine" in the entire war. ● The Russian attack began on Saturday evening and lasted for more than six hours. Drones and missiles struck Cherkassy, Lviv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Kiev, injuring dozens of people and destroying critical infrastructure across the country. ● Neighboring Poland has scrambled planes and alerted its ground-based air defense units due to attacks across the border in Ukraine.

Hussein Moghniyeh | The Adelsons were Donald Trump’s biggest financial backers during the 2020 election cycle, donating $120 million to his campaign and GOP-affiliated groups. [...] “Israel” has launched its wide-scale attacks without warning against the Islamic Republic, assassinating leaders and top nuclear scientists while they slept in their homes, killing many civilians and toppling whole residential complexes. “Israel” also targeted nuclear and military facilities—including reactors at Arak and a centrifuge plant in Natanz—prompting Iran to retaliate with ballistic missile barrages aimed at the heart of the Zionist entity in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and several important military bases and airports. [...] Big Money | Miriam Adelson, the widow of Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson, is one of the wealthiest women in the United States, with an estimated net worth of $35.6 billion, according to Forbes. The Adelsons have donated hundreds of millions of dollars to GOP super PACs and to Jewish and Israeli organizations over the years. Following Sheldon Adelson’s death in 2021, Miriam Adelson has remained one of Donald Trump’s wealthiest and most consistent supporters, channeling significant funds into his reelection efforts. Now the next couple sentences ought to tell you everything you need to know about Adelson’s true motivations and goals, but keep reading and perhaps you might find out what truly makes a US president.

✅ Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran to Smithereens for "Playing By the Rules" (Mike Whitney) | Did we mention that the Trump campaign was given over $100 million by wealthy Zionist donors whose driving ambition is to topple the government in Tehran and absorb territorial Iran into Greater Israel? Could that be a factor?

Andrei Martyanov | Of course this plan sucks, but it is a typical Washington's harebrained scheme. 💬 "After being blackmailed at the #NATO summit by the United States and its docile poodle Mark Rutte, Von der Leyen's European Union wants to squander €650 billion to buy American weapons and declare war on #Russia. France must withdraw from NATO's integrated military command and restore its total independence in defense matters. Our deterrence must remain NATIONAL, and the future combat aircraft must be FRENCH."

That's the "plan" and I understand sentiment of Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, one of a very few Gaullists remaining in France, but it is too late for France who, together with most of Europe, proved unequivocally that she is an existential enemy of Russia and Russian people. So, Russia should applaud the coming disintegration of France (keeping in mind the safety of her nuclear deterrent), while continuing to articulate to Washington that if the shit hits the fan in accordance to this "plan", the US may cease to exist. I know, it is difficult to explain to American generals and admirals but they better learn. In the end, US bases and troops in Europe will get it first.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of the lead sponsors of the sanctions bill, stated earlier that the legislation would impose "bone-breaking sanctions" on Russia and its customers. | War hawk Sen. Lindsey Graham*’s new sanctions bill isn’t just unworkable – it’s self-destructive, warns The Washington Post. The bill calls for a 500% tariff on any country that buys Russian oil, gas, uranium, or petrochemicals – in other words, most of the non-Western world and a good chunk of America’s own allies. This is the geopolitical equivalent of “cutting off America’s nose to spite Putin’s face,” the outlet warns.

Israel spied on Iran from the inside for years before the war | Over the past two decades, India has dominated the software industry. As a result, Gulf nations and Iran have heavily relied on Indian software and programmers. After a Mossad infiltration in Iran and subsequent investigations with China and Russia, it was revealed that Indian programmers had been in contact with Israel via Elon Musk's Starlink. Arrests and interrogations uncovered a shocking truth: Most Indian software in Iran is actually Israeli, embedded with backdoors that transmit real-time data to Israel. This includes sensitive information like civil registries, passport data, airport systems, and more. Even more concerning, this software disrupts military devices and enables remote control operations.

■ Israeli spies ‘in Iran for years’ before war on nuclear sites (The Sunday Times)

Venezuela's President has called on Jewish communities worldwide to stand against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's regional war campaign. | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has issued a direct appeal to Jewish communities around the world, urging them to take a moral stand against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's violent and expansionist policies, which he described as a campaign of regional destabilization and colonization. ● Speaking during a televised address on Thursday, Maduro denounced "Israel's" escalating assault on Iran and condemned its long-running occupation and aggression across the Middle East, calling Netanyahu a "war criminal" who is already wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Pascal Lottaz: Today I’m talking to Joti Brar, one of the leaders of the Communist Party of Great Britain, the editor of the party’s publication, and the Spokesperson for the World Anti-Imerialist Platform. Today we want to discuss her analysis of the role the UK is playing in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Gaza Genocide, and the unfolding new war with Iran.

With tears and unwavering pride, the Iranian nation mourns its martyrs, military leaders, scientists, and children, killed in Israeli aggression, standing united in defiance against foreign threats. | Tens of thousands of Iranians filled Tehran’s Enghelab (Revolution) Square on Saturday to participate in the funeral procession of 60 martyrs killed during the recent Israeli aggression. Among the mourners were President Masoud Pezeshkian, Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, as well as former Iranian Presidential Advisor Mohammad Javad Zarif, in addition to official delegations from Bahrain, Iraq, and other Arab nations, standing in solidarity with the Islamic Republic.

✅ One Nation, One Heart (Soheila Zarfam)

EU also is moving towards active militarization, Director of the European Problems Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladislav Maslennikov said | The EU is on the path of active militarization and counteraction to Moscow, which is why Ukraine’s accession to the EU does not meet Russia's interests, Director of the European Problems Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Vladislav Maslennikov said. [...] According to the draft of final statement by the EU summit in Brussels published by the press service of the European Council, Hungary blocked the adoption by the summit of the final statement on Ukraine, the main point of which was a paragraph on supporting the start of negotiations on the country's admission to the community.

■ Ukraine in NATO would mean WWIII – Orban (RT)
✅ The war with Russia will continue. On the real outcome of the NATO summit (Elena Panina)

Some kind of Council of Europe and some kind of Ukraine created a “tribunal” for aggression. It might be needed to jail the bloody Kiev clown and his gang. They’re the ones who organized the aggression. Or do they want to punish representatives of the EU and Britain? Biden?

— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) June 26, 2025

■ Lists of wars involving the United States (Wikipedia)
■ Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (Wikipedia)
■ Special Tribunal: Frequently Asked Questions (Council of Europe)

Prime Minister Kier Starmer has hailed a “massive step forward” in British military assistance for opponents of Russia | Speaking in London on Monday after a meeting with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer hailed a “first of its kind” deal that represents a “massive step forward” in military assistance for Kiev. Zelensky described the development as “historic.” Moscow has long described the UK as a key driver of the ongoing hostilities. Neither leader disclosed specific details of the initiative, but both indicated that Ukrainian defense manufacturers stand to benefit from British battlefield technologies.

Norway's military-industrial complex is cashing in big on Europe's rearmament frenzy, while ordinary Norwegians face growing socioeconomic pressure, says Russian Ambassador to Oslo Nikolai Korchunov. | Norway raked in over $115 billion in windfall profits during 2022-2023 thanks to soaring gas prices fueled, ironically, by Europe’s decision to ditch reliable Russian energy. ● Instead of investing those profits in public welfare, Norwegian leaders are fattening up defense contractors under the banner of “rearmament.” ● With former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg now pulling the strings as Norway’s finance minister, the government is prioritizing weapons over welfare and arming the Ukraine regime without a second thought. ● All this, while NATO openly prepares for a head-on clash with Russia: Revamping its command, bloating budgets, and shifting from proxy war to potential direct confrontation.

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez has called for the suspension of a trade agreement with West Jerusalem over the war in Gaza | Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has accused the EU of double standards, noting that the bloc imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict but has failed to take similar action against Israel for its war in Gaza. ● Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Sanchez said he will propose suspending the EU’s trade agreement with Israel, in which Article 2 designates human rights as an “essential element” of the pact. He noted that UN reports are sounding the alarm over...

💬...the “catastrophic situation” in Gaza, where more than 56,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023. “It makes absolutely no sense that we’ve imposed 18 rounds of sanctions on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, while the EU, in a double standard, has been unable to suspend the association agreement with Israel, even as it flagrantly violates Article 2 on human rights.”

✅ A psychopathic regime (Reidar Kaarboe)
✅ The Key Nuclear Allegation that started the Iran-Israeli War was Coaxed from a Palantir Counter-Intelligence Algorithm (Alastair Crooke)

The Hungarian prime minister confirmed that at the EU summit in Brussels on June 26 he vetoed a joint statement of support for Ukraine that would have greenlighted the start of negotiations to bring it into the EU | Ukraine can not be admitted to either the European Union or NATO because the country is in a state of armed conflict and accession to these blocs would inevitably drag them into a war with Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban explained to Kossuth Radio.

💬 "We cannot allow Ukraine to become a member of the European Union because we would then enter hostilities that would expand to EU soil," the Hungarian head of government said, commenting on why he opposes Ukraine’s integration into European or Euro-Atlantic organizations.

He recalled that he took a similar stance at a recent NATO summit held in The Hague on June 24-25. Ukraine’s potential membership was not on the agenda of NATO’s annual meeting, nor was it mentioned in the summit declaration. "Ukraine cannot be admitted to NATO because we would incorporate a country that is at war with Russia which would lead to a third world war," he maintained. ● The present-day Ukraine is an "indefinite territory" without clear borders, the security of which it cannot ensure, Orban argued. The EU should cooperate with Ukraine and provide it with economic assistance, but its membership in this organization at this point is out of question, he insisted.

Leo Hohmann | Army says it's part of a plan to tap commercial technology resources that will increase 'efficiencies' on the battlefields (i.e. killing fields) of the future. | Top executives from tech giants Meta, Palantir, and OpenAI are being sworn into the Army Reserves at the rank of lieutenant colonel. That’s an officer’s rank typically reserved for someone who has served for years and has led thousands of men into combat. Known as Detachment 201, the new “Executive Innovation Corps” will be responsible for the military’s tech transformation, integrating new technologies such as AI-powered drones and humanoid robots, the Army announced on June 13. Patrick Wood, editor in chief of Technocracy.News and an expert on the global technocracy movement, said the move is unprecedented.

✅ The Key Nuclear Allegation that started the Iran-Israeli War was Coaxed from a Palantir Counter-Intelligence Algorithm (Alastair Crooke)

Political Navigator | With shameless flattery to Trump, Rutte made the guests of The Hague squirm in embarrassment | Bloomberg writes that the organizers of the NATO summit in The Hague gave Trump a reception worthy of a king. ● "The pillows were stuffed in a House in the woods, as the royal palace is called. King Willem-Alexander hosted a special guest for the night, who would play a key role in the elaborate choreography unfolding at the NATO summit in The Hague with the sole purpose of preventing Donald Trump from withdrawing from the world's largest military alliance. ● He and his compatriot Mark Rutte carefully seated the guests — Italian Giorgia Meloni, Trump's favorite, was seated next to him. Along with fried tuna and veal fillet, flattering compliments were paid in honor of one of the guests," the publication says. ● Rutte stood up and looked directly at the US president. "Today, I am pleased to announce that NATO has already added $1 trillion to defense spending over the past decade," Rutte told the assembled leaders.

💬 "Mr. President, dear Donald, it's thanks to you that you pushed us." "When he gathered the leaders for the only plenary session of the summit, those present were told to leave their phones outside the hall and limit opening speeches to three minutes. After seeing how Trump had left the meetings earlier, everyone realized that the president does not like long-term events and meetings. Trump was given unlimited time. He spoke for 8 minutes," the agency notes.

At the huge round table of the summit, Trump sat next to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, another leader who knows that monarchs impress the Republican president, and who personally presented him with an invitation from King Charles III.

■ Trump promises NATO countries Russia won’t attack them [sic] (TASS)
■ NATO leaders agree to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP (TASS)
■ Spain Rejects Trade Talks With US After Trump’s Threat to ‘Pay Twice as Much’ (Sputnik)
■ ¿Qué consecuencias pueden tener las amenazas de Trump sobre España? Las claves de sus palabras (COPE)
■ NATO members to postpone spending hike – Reuters (RT)
■ White House video embraces Trump as 'daddy' after NATO chief's remark (Reuters)(VIDEO)(Mark Rutte clarifying...)