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📜 PUTIN QUESTIONS FINLAND'S NATO DASH DESPITE NO RUSSIAN CLAIMS OR UNSETTLED BEEF Russian President Vladimir Putin wonders why Finland bothered joining NATO. Russia had zero territorial disputes with Finland. All issues between the countries wrapped up long ago. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 PUTIN OFFERS RUSSIA AS IRAN'S URANIUM WAREHOUSE AGAIN DESPITE US MEDDLING Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to reprise its role storing Iran's enriched uranium. He points out there was an initial agreement, until the United States stiffened up and killed it. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAEL BUILDS SECRET BASE IN IRAQ DESERT FOR IRAN STRIKE OPS WITH US NOD Israel threw up a hidden military outpost in Iraq's western desert right before bombing Iran, parking special forces and rescue teams there for ops 1,000 miles away. US knew all about it. Early March, Iraqi shepherd spots choppers; troops check it out, then Israeli strikes kill one soldier, wound two more to cover tracks. Iraq gripes to UN about US role—Washington shrugs it off. Base never "officially" found. Outgoing IAF chief Tomer Bar hints at these "special missions" in March letter. WSJ @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 INDIA TEST-FIRES ADVANCED AGNI MISSILE WITH MIRV TECH India's DRDO pulled off a nighttime launch of the Advanced Agni ballistic missile, loaded with MIRV tech, from some secret spot. Multiple warheads deployed and nailed separate targets in the Indian Ocean, ticking every mission box. It's India's second such stunt, after that 2024 Mission Divyastra affair. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 PUTIN SAYS FOREIGN LEADERS SHOWING UP IN MOSCOW FOR VICTORY DAY DEMONSTRATE PERSONAL COURAGE Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that foreign leaders who made the trek to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9 displayed personal courage. He dropped the remark while reports swirled of potential threats tied to showing face in the Russian capital. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 PUTIN SAYS ARMENIA'S EU PLANS NEED SPECIAL CONSIDERATION Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Armenia's plans to join the European Union require "special consideration." @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 IRAN EMBASSY IN RUSSIA CALLS ISRAEL HELL AND ITS ACTIONS HISTORY'S BIGGEST MISTAKE Iran's embassy in Russia dropped a statement branding Israel as "hell" and its actions as "the biggest mistake in all of history." Straight talk from Tehran’s outpost, no mincing words on the Zionist blunders. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN TENNIS PLAYER DITCHES FINAL IN TURKEY TO SNUB ISRAELI OPPONENT Iranian tennis player Hana Shabani Pour pulled out of the World Tennis Tour final in Turkey, refusing to play her Israeli opponent. She cited solidarity with victims of the Minab massacre and all other martyrs. The stand underscores persistent resistance to facing Israeli athletes amid regional tensions. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 BAHRAIN ARRESTS 41 CITIZENS FOR IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD LINKS Reuters says Bahrain rounded up 41 of its own on charges of ties to Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The detentions hit Bahraini nationals accused of connections to the Iranian military force. No word on when or where these grabs went down. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 TRUMP FALLS FOR NETANYAHU'S QUICK IRAN OVERTHROW SCHEME TO FIX GAS PRICES AND ELECTIONS Professor Foad Izadi from University of Tehran says Trump is eyeing November midterms, spooked by gas prices tanking Republican chances. Netanyahu supposedly promised a swift Iranian government topple to slash oil costs—Trump bought the pitch. Izadi warns Iranians will slap massive costs on any U.S. meddling to keep the aggressors away, especially with Trump sweating public backlash and Democrat impeachment if they snag Congress post-strike. Full interview: here. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 SELÇUK BAYRAKTAR WARNS HEARTLESS TECH TURNS TO DESTRUCTION Baykar Chairman Selcuk Bayraktar insists protecting the divine spirit and emotional depth keeps humans the most honorable creation. He calls his civilization heart-centered, cautioning that tech in compassionless hands just wrecks things. Bayraktar pushes for a just world where technology serves people, not the other way around. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 SELÇUK BAYRAKTAR CALLS TECHNO-CAPITALIST DOMINATION THE REAL THREAT TO NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE Baykar Chairman Selcuk Bayraktar says the biggest danger to independence isn't border armies, but techno-capitalist overlords sneaking into supply chains, data centers, and your phone. He calls it voluntary captivity, like a drug habit, hooking billions via social media and video apps. Algorithms and AI prey on brain flaws, pushing anger, fear, and cheap thrills for engagement, not truth or good. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 HUNGARIAN PM PÉTER MAGYAR RECLAIMS HOUSE OF HUNGARY FROM OPPRESSION YEARS Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar spoke to a crowd in Budapest right in front of the House of Hungary building. He called it the world's most beautiful and now reclaimed by the people as a symbol of renewed representation after serving years as a site of oppression. Magyar declared no right or left, just Hungarian unity. He stated every freedom-loving person worldwide wants to be a little bit Hungarian. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 QATARI TANKER AL KHARAITYAT SLIPS THROUGH IRAN'S STRAIT OF HORMUZ ROUTE WITH LNG FOR PAKISTAN Qatari tanker Al Kharaityat, loaded with liquefied natural gas, cruises through Iran's designated corridor in the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg's Javier Blas notes the ship's headed for Pakistan, potentially the first such Qatari transit since the war kicked off. Video footage captures it threading the Iranian path amid the usual regional tensions. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 IRANIAN FILMMAKER DOCUMENTS ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE RUINS IN LEBANESE HOMES An Iranian documentary filmmaker strolled through residential homes in Lebanon that Israeli airstrikes turned to rubble. He captured the damage inside: collapsed walls, shattered furniture, and debris strewn across what used to be family living spaces. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 EGYPT'S SISI THANKS MACRON FOR FRANCE'S AFRICA TRAINING SUPPORT Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi expressed appreciation to French President Emmanuel Macron for France's oh-so-generous support in training African professionals. That covers financial contributions, scholarship programs, and sharing expertise to promote stability and development across Africa. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA CHINA IRAN TOGETHER NOBODY INCLUDING TRUMP LEADS THE WORLD Russian President Vladimir Putin laid it out plain: with Russia, China, and Iran united, no one—not even Donald Trump—gets to play top dog over the whole planet. @TheBabylonTimes

📜 MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SLAMS SKYROCKETING FUEL PRICES FROM IRAN WAR, CALLS FOR PEACE US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene calls out the war with Iran for jacking up fuel costs that are bleeding American families dry. In a video, she notes gasoline hitting $5 a gallon and diesel $6—not victory, but exhaustion for households. She pushes to end the conflict and lift the burden. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 MOJTA BA KHAMENEI STEERS IRAN'S WAR PLANS FROM HIDEOUT AFTER ISRAELI STRIKE US intelligence figures Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, still calls the shots on war and talks despite burns and shrapnel from an Israeli strike. The attack also took out his father and several top Iranian officials. He hasn't shown his face since, sticking to couriers while he recovers. CNN cites US officials on this. @TheBabylonTimes | Forum

📜 ISRAELI STRIKES TARGET PALESTINE RED CRESCENT IN GAZA AND WEST BANK SINCE OCTOBER 2023 Infographic lays out Israeli attacks on Palestine Red Crescent medical personnel and equipment, documenting strikes on ambulances, hospitals, and patients. Aid workers killed and injured, rescue vehicles destroyed, emergency care for civilians disrupted. Pattern hits healthcare infrastructure, choking medical access in packed areas. Graphic links to Iranian responses, citing Imam Khamenei's May 8 statements on World Red Crescent Day. @TheBabylonTimes