Iran's economy is a total mess after decades of sanctions — and offers a warning to Putin's Russia

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A billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles in Tehran.

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Russian forces have hit on a cheap way to foil US precision weapons in Ukraine

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Ukrainian troops fire with surface-to-surface rockets MLRS towards Russian positions at a front line in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 7, 2022.
Ukrainian troops fire surface-to-surface rockets toward Russian positions in Donbas, Ukraine, in 2022.

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Massive drone strike suggests Ukraine is going after Russia's devastating glide bombs

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Blue Sukhoi Su-34 bombers dropping bombs.
Sukhoi Su-34 bombers during the International Army Games at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan, Russia, in 2017.

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The wild-looking Russian 'turtle tanks' that keep showing up may not be as crazy as they seem

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Russian T-72B3 tanks move through Red Square during a military parade, which marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow on June 24, 2020.
Russian T-72B3 tanks move through Red Square during a military parade, which marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow on June 24, 2020.

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Israel's strike showed Iran's air defenses were 'woefully unprepared.' Here's what Tehran may do next.

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A Russian-made S-300 missile system drives in front of the officials' stand during a 2019 military parade in Tehran.
A Russian-made S-300 missile system drives in front of the officials' stand during a 2019 military parade in Tehran.

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Russian advances could give it a shot at Ukraine's eastern 'fortress belt,' war analysts warn

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Ukrainian servicemen ride on an armored personnel carrier (APC) in a field near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, on April 27, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian servicemen ride on an armored personnel carrier (APC) in a field near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, on April 27, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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India is drawing lessons from Ukraine to counter China's military might

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Russian-made T-90 tanks on display during the Republic Day Parade 2024 on January 26, 2024 in New Delhi, India.
T-90 tanks on display during the Republic Day Parade 2024 on January 26, 2024 in New Delhi, India.

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Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers need more troops on the front line, not just more artillery, says former US general

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Soldiers practice clearing a trench in Ukraine at a training area in the Zhytomyr region, northern Ukraine, on April 23, 2024.

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iPads are helping Ukraine's pilots flying Soviet-era planes in combat missions against Russian forces, said a US defense official

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Ukrainian pilots using an iPad for Wild Weasel missions

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Russia to introduce drone training classes for schoolchildren in occupied areas of Ukraine, reports say

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The drone unit of the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Army continues its combat training as heavy clashes continue on the Zaporizhzhia frontline in Ukraine on November 04, 2023.
A soldier from the drone unit of Ukraine's 108th Territorial Defense Brigade.

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