Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes occurred at oil-processing plants in Russia’s Perm region. Ukraine also targeted launch sites for Russian drones in the Kursk Oblast region and another site in the Black Sea.
President Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting U.S. strikes on Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil refinery, despite no such attack actually taking place amid the countries' exchange of airstrikes over the weekend. MS NOW's David Rohde has the latest on this most recent escalation, and why the president's post is another example of Trump's problematic messaging around the war.
The Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. (Wikipedia) Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 25, 2026 KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces launched another major overnight drone assault deep inside Russia on [...]
Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil refinery and an Ozon warehouse on Saturday, one day after Russia’s deadly attack on a Ukrainian shopping center killed 16 people. CNN’s Sebastian Shukla reports.
LIVE from HOTDOG NEWS – Your sharp, no-BS daily news stream for August 10, 2026.Today’s top stories:• Netanyahu publicly rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza “Board of Peace” plan • Iran issues new demands before reopening the Strait of Hormuz; Trump says the US is “low-keying it” • Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General 50–49; Trump moves to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook • Portland: Centennial Mills warehouse fire – Union Pacific resumes freight through the collapse-risk zone • Ukraine hits a major Russian oil refinery; Pakistan, Saudi Arabia & Turkey sign a new mutual-defense pact • Markets near record highs ahead of key inflation data… plus a raccoon with a mayonnaise jar stuck on its headStay locked in…
LIVE from HOTDOG NEWS – Your sharp, no-BS daily news stream for August 10, 2026.Today’s top stories:• Netanyahu publicly rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza “Board of Peace” plan • Iran issues new demands before reopening the Strait of Hormuz; Trump says the US is “low-keying it” • Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General 50–49; Trump moves to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook • Portland: Centennial Mills warehouse fire – Union Pacific resumes freight through the collapse-risk zone • Ukraine hits a major Russian oil refinery; Pakistan, Saudi Arabia & Turkey sign a new mutual-defense pact • Markets near record highs ahead of key inflation data… plus a raccoon with a mayonnaise jar stuck on its headStay locked in…
LIVE from HOTDOG NEWS – Your sharp, no-BS daily news stream for August 10, 2026.Today’s top stories:• Netanyahu publicly rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza “Board of Peace” plan • Iran issues new demands before reopening the Strait of Hormuz; Trump says the US is “low-keying it” • Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General 50–49; Trump moves to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook • Portland: Centennial Mills warehouse fire – Union Pacific resumes freight through the collapse-risk zone • Ukraine hits a major Russian oil refinery; Pakistan, Saudi Arabia & Turkey sign a new mutual-defense pact • Markets near record highs ahead of key inflation data… plus a raccoon with a mayonnaise jar stuck on its headStay locked in…
State of the Union: The Iranians claim to be communicating with the U.S. through intermediaries. The post Iran War Day 163: Trump Considering Walking Away, Per Report appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, citing U.S. officials, said that President Donald Trump would be willing to “extend the current ceasefire indefinitely” if Iran’s nuclear program can be “kept in check” and traffic resumes in the Strait of Hormuz. According to those officials, Trump had been “laying the groundwork” to declare victory if the Strait of Hormuz—which was free and open before the U.S. bombed Iran on February 28—can be reopened. They say that Trump would then be willing to walk away and declare victory even without a nuclear deal and would also probably lift the U.S. military blockade on Iranian ports. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, published on…Open
A spokesperson for the Houthis said the Aramco refinery was attacked with a drone
A satellite image shows trail of smoke rising from an oil facility, in Jizan, Jazan province, Saudi Arabia, July 26, 2026. (photo credit: EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published [...]