The Real Politick with Mark Sleboda

Iran: End Game is Approaching My latest discussion with Nate on CanadianPrepper 15/08/26 https://youtu.be/9DwnvwkAp_M?si=UxZbDtRGgm1hLJe3

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The supply problems aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are a direct result of Iranian strikes that destroyed the majority of U.S. Navy logistics infrastructure in Bahrain, the UAE and Oman, according to the New York Times Iran’s attacks early in the war focused on disrupting logistics for the carrier strike group, forcing the U.S. Navy to rely on the small island of Diego Garcia, 3500 kilometers away from the Gulf of Oman. @Middle_East_Spectator @Slavyangrad

🇺🇸 USA: $533M Defense Scandal A General Dynamics plant built for $533 million to produce 155mm shells for Ukraine has failed to manufacture a single usable round in two years. Installed equipment proved defective and unfit for weapons production. Despite this "absolute catastrophe," the company did not return state funds. Furthermore, General Dynamics secured new military contracts worth approximately $2.5 billion. @Slavyangrad

📹 Israel fires white phosphorus shells at southern Lebanon — reports Israeli forces used white phosphorus munitions in a strike on the town of Kfar Roummane in southern Lebanon, Fars News reported. Footage from social media 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 The New York Times reports that the USS Abraham Lincoln's supply crisis traces back to Iran's opening strikes on the war's first days, when Iranian missiles and attack drones heavily damaged the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, the fleet's main logistics hub in the region for decades. With that hub destroyed and other regional ports like Fujairah also within Iranian missile range, the Pentagon shifted its supply chain to the British-run base on Diego Garcia, 2,200 miles from where the Lincoln and a second carrier strike group operate in the Gulf of Oman. Then-UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer initially denied the Pentagon access to Diego Garcia, only relenting on March 1 for what he called a "specific and limited defensive purpose." Iran later fired two medium-range ballistic missiles at the island; one fell short into the Indian Ocean and a U.S. warship intercepted the other. The Lincoln has now spent nearly nine months at sea without a single liberty port, well past the point where its crew would be eligible for five "beer days" under Navy tradition. Trump dismissed Democratic senators' concerns about the deployment on Friday, saying the ship is being replaced by the USS George Washington, and separately said the deployment was "not nearly long enough." Hegseth said the U.S. can maintain the Hormuz blockade "indefinitely." 🔴 @DDGeopolitics | Socials | Donate | Advertising

— 🇮🇷/🇦🇪 NEW: Iran struck the Emirati oil tanker ‘AL WATAN’ in the Strait of Hormuz @Middle_East_Spectator

—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out strikes against Saudi-backed forces in Marib @Middle_East_Spectator

🇾🇪 AL-MUKHA PORT SUSPENDS ALL OPERATIONS AFTER REPEATED ATTACKS Al-Mukha Port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast has suspended all commercial and maritime operations until further notice after being struck by more than 25 missiles in repeated attacks over recent days, according to the port director. Port authorities say at least seven people have been killed and estimate damage at approximately $16 million. Ansarallah says its recent strikes on Al-Mukha targeted Saudi troop concentrations and weapons depots. Saudi-backed forces control the strategic port near the Bab el-Mandeb. 🔴 @DDGeopolitics | Socials | Donate | Advertising

The Real Politick - Week-in-Review - Episode 63 - 14/08/26 Exclusive content for The Real Politick subscribers on Boosty & our Discord Community Covering: - Trump Demands Reparations from Iran - Don't Fear the Reapers - Israel's Fake Trump Assassination Plot - The Failure of Kiev's Long Range Strikes - Russia Targets Danube River Ports - Kiev Begs for Ceasefire on Black Sea - Turkey Sells US Missiles to Kiev - Begging for Patriots - Russia's Massive Geran Stockpiles - Russia's Devil's Deal with Al Qaeda in Syria - Putin Orders Western Ships to Be Seized - German Nazi Journalists Want More Dead Russians - Spooked UK Wants Russian Military Contacts Restored - China's Robot Dog Troops - Japan Remilitarizes - US MIC Woes - much more... https://boosty.to/therealpolitick/posts/afb8a7f3-5374-4f3c-a7d4-ff8739e09faa?share=post_link

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 A missile strike has hit an industrial facility in Samara. Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev confirmed the strike on an "industrial enterprise" without specifying which one, and said an operational headquarters has been set up with emergency services working at the site. Samara Mayor Ivan Noskov called it a "massive attack by enemy missiles," reporting local damage to the city's industrial infrastructure and injuries, adding that medical aid has been provided to the victims. Neither official has reported any deaths. Open-source analysts assessed that the burning workshop sits on a site where the Aviakor aircraft plant and the Progress rocket and space center directly adjoin each other. Progress, part of Roscosmos, develops and tests Soyuz-2 carrier rockets, including the Soyuz-2.1b used to launch Russia's Rassvet satellites, a planned Starlink rival. The plant is under sanctions from the European Union, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ukraine, New Zealand, and Japan. Ukrainian monitoring sources claim Flamingo cruise missiles were used and that Progress was the actual target, with reports that two missiles struck the facility. Fire Point, the manufacturer of the Flamingo, posted footage of the missile launch. In its latest briefing, the Russian defense ministry said its forces struck Ukrainian logistics centers, fuel and energy facilities, transport infrastructure, and unmanned surface vessels used by the Ukrainian armed forces. Russian air defense shot down 7 guided aerial bombs, 17 Flamingo missiles, and 1,328 fixed-wing drones over the past 24 hours. Ukrainian armed forces losses over the same period were put at roughly 1,375 personnel across all directions of the special military operation. If accurate, the 17 intercepted Flamingo missiles would mark the largest single-day tally reported against this system, though the ministry's briefing did not specify how many, if any, were launched at Samara itself. Coming after weeks of reportedly fully intercepted attempts since the July 24 strike on the Avitek plant in Kirov, this appears to be the first confirmed breakthrough of the system against Russian air defense in roughly three weeks. Explosions were also reported overnight in Nizhny Novgorod region near the Savasleyka airfield, which Ukrainian sources say hosts MiG-31K aircraft carrying Kinzhal missiles, though this has not been officially confirmed. 🔴 @DDGeopolitics | Socials | Donate | Advertising

Iran's MFA Baghai quotes Dostoevsky on US lies Iranian Foreign Ministry representative Baghai quoted Fyodor Dostoevsky to comment on President Trump's statements regarding the Strait of Hormuz. He stated that this excerpt from "The Brothers Karamazov" accurately describes the situation facing the US governance system and its foreign policy towards Iran and the region due to extreme dependence on "lies": "A man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and thus loses all respect for himself and for others." @Slavyangrad

🪖💣 Layered defense is the only answer to drone swarms - expert A key trend in drone defense in 2026 has been the creation of multi-tier countermeasure systems, says Natalia Kotlyar, an expert at Rosel Holding of Rostec State Corporation. 💬 “No single jammer works against fiber-optic drones, and no radar can detect every type of drone. The answer lies in layering: passive radar, electronic warfare, kinetic defeat, and an intelligent command-and-control system,” she underscores. Kotlyar notes that coordinated attacks using “swarms” and multi-stage tactics were being observed, with different groups of drones taking part in a single raid - some acting as decoys while others delivered the strike. In her view, the optimal defense against drones is therefore the creation of “unified integration frameworks linking enterprises, city authorities, and security agencies, with detection and suppression systems combined into shared situational centers.” 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇮🇷 “The Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian” — Iranian Deputy FM Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi hit back after US President Donald Trump claimed he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz “a territory of the United States.” Gharibabadi said the Strait of Hormuz cannot be seized “by tweet,” “by aircraft carrier,” “by issuing an order” or “by an election speech.” He stressed that the US must accept reality. 💬 “This strait will be closed and opened only under Iran’s command,” he added. Gharibabadi warned that as long as the US refuses to accept its strategic defeats and continues fantasizing, Iran will continue enforcing the blockade. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇮🇷 Iran has not decided to resume talks with the US — Araghchi Iran has not made any decision to restart negotiations with the United States, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, Tasnim reported. Key points: 🔸 Qatar and Pakistan are only passing messages as mediators, but this does not mean negotiations are taking place 🔸 The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding declared the “end of the war,” not a ceasefire that needs to be extended 🔸 The 60-day period was intended as a window for negotiations on a final agreement, but the US violated it and clashes resumed 🔸 Iran’s talks with Oman are a separate technical track focused on defining maritime lanes in the Strait of Hormuz and vessel traffic 🔸 Araghchi said previous routes are no longer effective, and Iran is working on a temporary route that can later become final 🔸 Even after a route is determined, reopening the strait depends on other conditions that the US must honor Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump announced plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨 “I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States” — Trump US President Donald Trump claimed he would declare the Strait of Hormuz “a territory of the United States” after he ends his war against Iran. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

💥Energy strikes weaken Ukraine’s war machine, but elites would rather freeze people than surrender – expert Strikes on Ukraine’s energy system could force it to halt its resistance, Igor Yushkov, a leading expert at the Financial University and the National Energy Security Fund, tells Sputnik. 💬"All communications depend on electricity," Yushkov says. "Starlink systems, for example, require power, as do drones. Ukraine’s defense industry also relies on electricity – without it, military production would be impossible." Ukraine’s electrical generation capacity has fallen fivefold since 2022, from 60 to 12 GW, according to a recent US intelligence report. The current power shortfall stands at 5-6 GW and could double by winter. Restoring major power plants would take at least a year. Systems highly sensitive to power fluctuations would be hit first, the pundit says: ◻️ CNC machines ◻️ welding equipment ◻️ substation cooling systems ◻️ servers used for military command and logistics 💬"But the bigger issue is disrupted production cycles. If a factory sits idle for 8-10 hours a day, production can grind to a halt and be difficult to restart," Yushkov notes, citing reports, that power disruptions in July halted several workshops at Yuzhmash and the Malyshev Plant, which repair equipment for Ukraine’s armed forces. In the event of a severe power shortage, Ukraine’s leadership would prioritize military production over the civilian population, the expert says. With Western funding tied to the continuation of the conflict the regime will do everything it can to keep it going. 💬“We’ve seen all these corruption scandals. According to Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies, schemes worth hundreds of millions of dollars were uncovered in the energy sector alone in 2025-2026." Areas where Ukraine’s elite live always have electricity and heating, so they face none of these problems — they don’t care whether people freeze or not, the expert concludes. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇺🇸 US Deploys Additional Carrier to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions The United States is sending the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been in the region for over 250 days. This rotation occurs amid escalating tensions with Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, Iran continues to target vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz without Tehran's permission. Following midnight, a ship owned by ADNOC was attacked. This is the same company whose tankers narrowly avoided missile strikes while trying to pass through the strait the previous day. @Slavyangrad

Kharkov Front: Preliminary reports indicate Russian forward units are attempting to secure the village of Oskol (Chervony Oskol) near the DPR border. Located 10-11 km west of known RF positions, a successful foothold could mirror the Dvurechnoye scenario, opening a path to Izyum. This would threaten to encircle Ukrainian forces in the sector. However, this remains an optimistic forecast; Ukrainian command under Drapaty is expected to deploy reserves from Kupyansk to contain any breakout. @Slavyangrad

Slavyansk-Kramatorsk Agglomeration A hypothesis suggests the Ukrainian command is trapped in a "fortification trap." Extensive defenses built over recent years have created a paradox: concrete and earth lines exist, but there is no motivated infantry to hold them. This crisis was visible before the Pokrovsk assault and is now fully apparent. Similar to the Gulaypole situation, Russian forces are hitting these lines at their peak organizational vulnerability. The problem of empty trenches is worsened by civilian presence and fragmented supply routes. Garrisons left on key strongpoints are effectively treated as suicide missions. Command understands that organizing logistics, evacuation, and fire support in partially surrounded nodes is impossible. The validity of this hypothesis will be clear in the next 3-4 months. @Slavyangrad

🇺🇸 Trump Claims US Sovereignty Over Strait of Hormuz Donald Trump stated that he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States following the completion of operations against Iran. He claimed Iran is "suffering defeat" and asserted that the US is currently enforcing a blockade, allowing no ships to pass without permission. Trump also dismissed concerns over high fuel prices, arguing he owes no apologies for providing a "great service" to the world. This statement follows reports that Iran and Oman agreed on joint control of the strait, potentially barring US and allied vessels. @Slavyangrad