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🇾🇪⚡Houthis admit - they downed a Saudi F-15 aircraft in the skies over Marib province. No proof of evidences shown still. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡Reports indicate that the Houthi military via spokesperson Yahya Saree is preparing an imminent statement in 35 minutes following a heavy escalation over the past 24 hours. The Houthis report that Saudi coalition F-15 and Typhoon jets operating out of Khamis Mushait King Khalid Air Base and Taif carried out at least 52 air raids across five Yemeni provinces Taiz, Al-Jawf, Al-Bayda, Saada, and Amran The upcoming announcement is expected to address claims regarding a downed Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇸🇦⚡Saudi Arabia is one of the world's biggest arms buyers and the biggest recipient of U.S. major arms exports. From 2021–25, Saudi Arabia accounted for 6.8% of global arms imports, while the U.S. supplied 77% of Saudi Arabia's major arms imports. Saudi Arabia alone accounted for roughly 12% of total U.S. major arms exports. ⚡Yet, they are defenseless against the Houthis, which shows this is the era of "Assymetric Warfare" Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇷🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡Regarding the Iranian government aircraft IRAN06 that landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, The plane was carrying Iran's Minister of Science, Research and Technology alongside the Iranian delegation who are set to participate in the Fourth UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇵🇰⚡ Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) seen using 107mm rockets against a Pakistani Army base in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇮🇳🇧🇩⚡ Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's information and broadcasting advisor Zahed Ur Rahman said that handing over former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and currently banned Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and others to Bangladesh is an important condition for easing relations with India. They hope that the Indian government will hand them over. @ Prothom Alo Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇸🇦⚡There were missile alerts in Makkah — Makkah was not hit. It's the first missile alert after 2018. No source verifying the claim. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇵🇰🇨🇳⚡A Chinese Air Force Y-20 cargo plane (registration 11151) landed in Karachi, Pakistan to drop off logistics supplies and is now heading back north toward China. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

The media ecosystem needs to retire one phrase: “a source familiar with the matter," "a source which doesn't want to identify."😂 Every time there’s a massive breaking story, somehow an invisible, unidentified and apparently all-knowing source appears. And when the story turns out to be completely wrong, the source mysteriously disappears. CNN, BBC, Bloomberg, TRT and the rest — maybe it’s time to stop, people don't belive in you anymore. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇦🇲🇮🇳⚡The Armed Forces of Armenia conducted artillery training exercises involving India-made ATAGS 155 mm howitzers and MArG 155-BR self-propelled guns. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇺🇸⚡US Direct Aircraft Losses Surge Past $2.2 Billion in Continuing Middle East Conflict F-15E: 4 F-35A: 1 A-10: 1 KC-135 refueling aircraft: 7 E-3 airborne early-warning-and-control system: 1 HH-60W helicopter: 1 MQ-4C high-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aircraft: 1 AH-6 helicopter: 4 AH-64 helicopter: 1 MH-60 helicopter: 1 MQ-9 ISR: 30 Total platforms damaged or destroyed: 52 Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡It is clear who broke the MOU between Iran and the U.S. After the agreement, a huge divide emerged within the Iranian establishment: the diplomatic team, the administrative team and the hardline IRGC extremists aligned with Mojtaba Khamenei. This third group broke the MOU by suddenly attacking a commercial ship without clearance, authorization or consideration of the two other groups. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov: Russia does not rule out trilateral talks on Ukraine taking place in October. Russia has not toughened its demands for resolving the conflict in Ukraine; they remain unchanged. 🇺🇸⚡ October 2026 sits right before the US Midterm Elections on November 3, 2026. Pushing for negotiations in October forces the Trump administration to either show a tangible diplomatic victory or risk looking like it is funding an "endless war" right as Americans cast their ballots. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

11. Iran and its proxies had already bled the U.S. through Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, something much of the world does not fully appreciate. 12. The bases being hit are largely across the Gulf, where some countries were poorly prepared and poorly equipped for this level of conflict. 13. And for those asking how the world’s superpower can struggle against Iran, look at Russia as well — four years into a boots-on-the-ground war, Russia has still struggled to achieve a decisive victory in Ukraine. 14. Before questioning why Trump cannot achieve everything immediately, also ask why Moscow has faced the same problem. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

1. Trump is not the sole reason for this war, because he and the entire administration knew that the window to deal with Iran was already closing. 2. The attack was the last option, while the protests provided a political cover for the operation. If you followed Trump’s campaign for his second term, his repeated references to Iran and Qasem Soleimani made it clear that an attack on Iran was always a possibility. 3. The problem was that the U.S. was already very late in taking such action. 4. Taking out Khamenei may have been a major target, but no military in the world can eliminate every Iranian ballistic missile, every mobile launcher and every launch capability. 5. This buildup should have happened much earlier, possibly during Trump’s first term in 2018 or even earlier. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡ 1. A lot of our subscribers — more than 15–20 — have asked us why the U.S., one of the world’s most advanced and highly equipped militaries, is struggling in the war with Iran. 2. There are two major aspects to this: politics and military strategy. First, politics — Trump was very diplomatic and structured during his first term, but after being impeached and removed from office, he came back for his final term much more aggressive and determined to go all out. 3. The U.S. was already late in dealing with Iran, because the last thing Washington wanted was for Iran to become another nuclear North Korea. 4. They knew that if they attacked Iran, Iran would hit back — not necessarily the U.S. mainland, but U.S. interests and bases across the Gulf. 5. That is why much of the damage is being absorbed by the Gulf region rather than the U.S. mainland. Follow: @SouthBlocReports

Ganesh Chaturthi reminds us that strategy begins with wisdom. Lord Ganesha represents intelligence, foresight and the ability to overcome obstacles qualities that matter not only in life, but also in diplomacy, geopolitics and warfare. In a world shaped by power, conflict and uncertainty, the greatest advantage is the ability to think before the battle begins. Ganpati Bappa Morya! 🇮🇳

India has given the Tibetan community a safe haven for decades and India’s support for the Tibetan people is well known. But when India is hosting a major global summit, protests targeting Xi Jinping right outside the BRICS venue risk turning India’s diplomatic stage into a confrontation. If the cause is Tibet, take it to the UN, international forums and diplomatic channels but don’t put India’s diplomatic space in the middle of it. India can continue providing a safe home for Tibetans while also protecting the dignity of a summit it is hosting. Follow: @SouthBlocReports