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As the EU tightens controls to curb security threats, Kremlin-linked elites have already slipped through — using second passports and golden visas to funnel "dirty money" into Europe and bankroll Russia’s war. Now, new doors may be opening just as old ones begin to shut.

The US attacked Iran with its deep-penetration bomb, the GBU-57 bunker buster. Does Russia have anything in its arsenal that could match America’s largest precision-guided non-nuclear weapon?

A chokepoint for nearly 20% of the world’s oil and a vital LNG lifeline, the Strait of Hormuz is once again at the heart of geopolitical tensions. Iran’s threat to block it can lead to rising oil prices and destabilize global trade.

For the operation in Iran, the Pentagon deployed six B-2 bombers. These are the most advanced stealth bombers in the world—no other country possesses such a weapon, not even Russia.

How close is Iran to a nuclear weapon? With Moscow covertly backing Tehran’s uranium buildup, it seems ready to reap the benefits of the chaos that may follow.

Russia’s missiles may strike with steel and fire, but their power starts with cotton. A recently sanctioned dual UK-Uzbekistani tycoon is at the heart of a hidden supply chain turning cotton pulp into deadly firepower.