Hosted FM Lavrov for timely talks in Tehran. We covered everything from Europe to West Asia, including Lebanon, Palestine, Ukraine and Yemen. Also focused on expansion of economic and nuclear cooperation. Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now.

Another Russian data center has migrated to the cloud.

Trump promises to make America stronger, but his decisions weaken the United States and strengthen its rivals. The US is already struggling even with Iran, which is far weaker than Russia or China. The US military has been unable to force Tehran to stop its attacks and ensure stability in the Persian Gulf. The result has been global energy shortages and higher prices for Americans. The war with Iran is already depleting US weapons stockpiles. According to CSIS estimates, the US has used a substantial share of its stocks of certain types of missiles and interceptors. Replenishing them will take years. These are the same systems the US needs to defend its bases and allies and deter China. In this situation, Trump has decided to make things easier for Russia. He is arranging diesel supplies with Putin, considering sanctions relief, and demanding that Ukraine stop striking Russian oil refineries. Meanwhile, his administration is constraining the Ukrainian military, which effectively bears the entire burden of defending NATO’s eastern border. If Ukraine falls, who will defend those borders? Trump’s claim that stopping Ukrainian strikes will help lower US fuel prices is not backed by any evidence. American prices depend primarily on the global oil market, the war in the Middle East, refinery operations, fuel inventories, and logistics. Even if Ukraine stops these attacks, prices will not necessarily fall significantly, especially in the short time remaining before the elections. Russia, meanwhile, will receive tangible economic benefits. Trump is effectively helping Russia rebuild military strength that Americans themselves will later have to contain—and not only in Europe. Today, Ukraine ties down a substantial part of the Russian army and forces Moscow to expend enormous resources. If Russia gains a respite, sanctions relief, and the opportunity to rebuild its forces, it will be able to prepare for new conflicts more quickly. Not only in Europe, but quite possibly alongside its allies in Asia as well. This directly undermines America’s main priority: deterring China. Russia and China do not act in isolation. China supports the Russian economy, buys its energy resources, and supplies dual-use goods. Russia is deepening its military cooperation with Iran and North Korea. These countries are currently partners in the war against Ukraine. They could just as easily join forces in a war somewhere in Asia. Trump also risks losing his allies’ trust—one of America’s main advantages over Russia and China. American power rests not only on its own military, but also on NATO, allied military bases, intelligence sharing, logistics, technology, and economic cooperation. The US could end up with fewer allies, more wars, higher costs, and less ability to influence its adversaries.

So far, here is the list of attacked objects in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region of Russia: ▪️Ruchyi oil depot - the largest fuel terminal in St. Petersburg, with a total capacity of 73,900 m³. ▪️A VKontakte data center in the Leningrad Region. The data center contains four server rooms, 640 server racks, and over 20,000 servers. ▪️ The St. Petersburg Oil Terminal: one of the largest liquid cargo transshipment terminals in the Baltic region. The facility has 21 storage tanks for petroleum products, and the terminal has a total throughput capacity of 12.5 million tonnes per year. ▪️ An Ozon logistics hub in St. Petersburg - one of the busiest Ozon warehouses in the region. Ozon has closed it down for now. ▪️ The "Vostochnaya" 330 kV electrical substation - one of the most important infrastructure objects of the Russian energy system in the region. It is the key link and a crucial node in St Petersburg Energy Ring. ▪️ A cable-stayed bridge across the Korabelny Fairway - a critical 8-lane section, the main transportation artery connecting the northern and southern parts of St Petersburg.