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![Scatterable anti-tank mine cassettes at Poland’s Belma plant. (Source: Bydgoszcz)]( "Scatterable anti-tank mine cassettes at Poland’s Belma plant. (Source: Bydgoszcz)")
![An Iranian national flag flies above the new Phase 3 facility at the Persian Gulf Star Co. (PGSPC) gas condensate refinery in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on January 9. 2019. Illustrative phto. (Source: Getty Images)]( "How US Naval Forces Shut Down Iran’s Covert Oil Exports to China")
![Voters queue at the Russian Embassy in France, in Paris, on March 17, 2024, during Russia’s presidential election. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Voters queue at the Russian Embassy in France, in Paris, on March 17, 2024, during Russia’s presidential election. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![An armed Iranian police officer stands guard on an armored vehicle, monitoring the area during a state-run religious rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 29. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An armed Iranian police officer stands guard on an armored vehicle, monitoring the area during a state-run religious rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 29. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Still from an AI-generated Iranian propaganda video. (Source: Sprinter Press Agency/X)]( "Pro-Iranian Disinformation Falsely Claims Strikes on Ukraine Using AI Videos")
![Man with t-shirt with Russian leader Vladimir Putin waves Russian flag during protest of nationalist and Russophile party of Vazrazhdane (Revival) in support of Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Man with t-shirt with Russian leader Vladimir Putin waves Russian flag during protest of nationalist and Russophile party of Vazrazhdane (Revival) in support of Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Activists hold flag of Finland on the final day of Helsinki-Lviv charity relay on the tower of the City Hall. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Finland Joins Drone Coalition Supporting Ukraine’s Unmanned Warfare Capability")
![Illustrative image. A Chinese PLA Navy ship (L) is seen while the Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Brisbane (R) takes part in a maritime cooperative activity near Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, on September 3, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. A Chinese PLA Navy ship (L) is seen while the Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Brisbane (R) takes part in a maritime cooperative activity near Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea, on September 3, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Artillery ammunition is pictured in production during the opening of the new artillery plant of Rheinmetall on August 27, 2025, in Unterluess, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Artillery ammunition is pictured in production during the opening of the new artillery plant of Rheinmetall on August 27, 2025, in Unterluess, Germany. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Congo-Brazzaville’s President Denis Sassou N’Guesso (R) during their meeting in Moscow on April 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Congo-Brazzaville’s President Denis Sassou N’Guesso (R) during their meeting in Moscow on April 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The boarded ships Caffa (left) and Sea Owl I anchored side by side outside Trelleborg, Sweden, on March 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The boarded ships Caffa (left) and Sea Owl I anchored side by side outside Trelleborg, Sweden, on March 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Soldiers stand on the grounds of the Breitenworbis highway maintenance depot in Thuringia, Germany, during a transnational Bundeswehr exercise. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Soldiers stand on the grounds of the Breitenworbis highway maintenance depot in Thuringia, Germany, during a transnational Bundeswehr exercise. (Source: Getty Images)")
![HMS Somerset (nearest) and HMS St Albans track Russian Severomorsk, April 2026. (Source: Royal Navy)]( "HMS Somerset (nearest) and HMS St Albans track Russian Severomorsk, April 2026. (Source: Royal Navy)")
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-a80961e318d522c588af96fc94cddda6.png "Pro-Iranian Disinformation Falsely Claims Strikes on Ukraine Using AI Videos")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
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