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Azerbaijan Airlines crash sparks speculation plane ‘accidentally shot down by Russia’ – Yahoo! Voices https://t.co/apuBPiJk7w https://t.co/pKx09ptrv0

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 25, 2024

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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 26, 2024

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Azerbaijan Airlines crash sparks speculation plane ‘accidentally shot down by Russia’ – Yahoo! Voices https://t.co/apuBPiJk7w https://t.co/pKx09ptrv0

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 25, 2024

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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 26, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

Biden condemns Russia’s ‘outrageous’ Christmas attack on Ukraine

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 25, 2024

President Biden on Wednesday denounced Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, declaring the wave of missiles and drones “outrageous.” “The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the Ukr…

Russia and Ukraine

Immigrants who build unicorns? ✅ Illegals who burn people on the subway? 🚫

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 25, 2024

Immigrants who build unicorns? ✅

Illegals who burn people on the subway? 🚫

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 26, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

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Post date December 25, 2024

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Post date December 25, 2024

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Russia and Ukraine

Growing evidence suggests Azerbaijan Airlines flight was targeted by missile strike

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date December 25, 2024

Growing evidence suggests Azerbaijan Airlines flight was targeted by missile strike – Türkiye Today https://t.co/kVbq0bbxYB https://t.co/WFzIND5vQr

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 26, 2024

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Growing evidence suggests Azerbaijan Airlines flight was targeted by missile strike

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Post date December 25, 2024

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— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 26, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

Ukraine war briefing: Biden slams Russia’s ‘outrageous’ Christmas Day assault on Ukraine

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Post date December 25, 2024

President reaffirms US weapons support to Kyiv after Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, which Zelenskyy condemned as ‘inhuman’. What we know on day 1,037

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Escalating Attacks on CIA Facilities
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Recent Attacks on CIA property in the Middle East

Recent reports indicate that a series of Iranian missile and drone strikes have inflicted unprecedented damage on U.S. intelligence facilities across the Middle East, including installations operated by the CIA.
Middle East Eye

Here is a breakdown of the current situation and the strategic implications of these attacks:

Scope of the Damage
According to U.S. sources, the recent strikes targeted buildings, surveillance infrastructure, and intelligence-gathering systems maintained by American spy agencies in various regional host nations.
Middle East Eye

Financial Impact: Repair and replacement costs for the compromised equipment and infrastructure are expected to reach into the billions of dollars.
Middle East Eye

Historical Scale: Officials have described the destruction as unparalleled, marking the most severe losses ever sustained by American intelligence operations in the region.
Middle East Eye

The Russian Intelligence Connection
A critical focus for U.S. analysts is the high precision and effectiveness of these strikes, which has raised strong suspicions of Russian intelligence involvement.
www.chosun.com

Targeting Tradecraft: The locations of CIA overseas stations (often housed within embassies, safe houses, or logistics hubs) are strictly classified. U.S. intelligence believes few nations aside from Russia possess the capability to obtain such sensitive coordinates and the willingness to weaponize that data against the U.S.
www.chosun.com

Modified Ordnance: Attacks on at least two CIA facilities earlier this year—one inside the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and another in eastern Iraq—reportedly utilized Russian-modified versions of Iran’s Shahed drones.
www.chosun.com

Navigation Upgrades: Russia has also reportedly supplied Iran with the “Kometa-M” anti-jamming satellite navigation system, which allows Iranian drones to utilize both Russian GLONASS and U.S. GPS data while resisting electronic warfare countermeasures.
www.chosun.com

Strategic Context
These attacks are part of a broader, escalating conflict in the region. Tensions surged in February 2026 following joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran, prompting this sustained campaign of retaliatory Iranian strikes against American regional assets. While a Pakistani-mediated memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the hostilities was signed in mid-June, negotiations have since collapsed over disputes regarding the terms and navigation rights through the Strait of Hormuz.
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