🇨🇳🇮🇷⚡️ — China has continued supplying Iran with components used in drones and ballistic missiles throughout its war with the U.S., according to WSJ.

Iranian customs records show roughly 1,300 shipments of dual-use components from China to Iran’s Defense Ministry in the first six months of 2026, including electronics, GPS devices, motors, and aircraft parts. Following the U.S. naval blockade, Iran expanded its air cargo operations, with Mahan Air operating 39 flights from China in the first week of September.

The records also show that China shipped 300 tons of chemical compounds to Iran’s Defense Ministry just days before the U.S.-Iran war began.

China denies wrongdoing, maintains that its trade with Iran complies with international rules, and rejects U.S. sanctions.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇪🇸🇮🇹🇫🇷⚡️ — The CIA has warned European governments that Russia is preparing possible drone attacks against Mediterranean countries like Spain, France, and Italy, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

The plan involves concealing Gerbera drones (600 km range) inside shipping containers aboard merchant vessels and launching them from international waters. The relatively small drones could reach targets hundreds of kilometers inland.

The CIA shared intelligence about the suspected operation with several European governments following Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow in August. French authorities have taken the warning seriously, which led President Macron to convene high-level security meetings earlier this month.

European security sources believe such attacks are intended to undermine support for Ukraine, create divisions within NATO, and spread public anxiety without triggering a full-scale military confrontation.

‘In the end, we all die anyway’ — Trump stuns Carlson with absolute nihilism

Tucker Carlson told NPR that days before the Iran war began, he personally warned President Donald Trump in the Oval Office that Israel was pushing the US toward conflict for its own regional goals.

According to Carlson, Trump agreed with his assessment — then gave a response that stunned him:

💬 “Yes, you're right, but in the end, we all die anyway, so it doesn't matter.”

Carlson said he asked: “but what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country?”

💬 “Ahhhhhh,” Trump responded, according to Carlson.

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🤖 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine’s former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov launches “Army of Robots”

Mykhailo Fedorov: We’re launching the Army of Robots.

In 2022, we launched the Army of Drones. Today, drones account for over 95% of battlefield strikes, and Ukraine has more than 700 UAV manufacturers.

Now we need the next technological breakthrough: the robotization of warfare.

The goal is simple — save lives. Robots should take on the most dangerous missions: evacuating the wounded, delivering ammunition, mining and demining, reconnaissance, defending positions and engaging targets.

The Army of Robots is not one company. It’s an ecosystem. We will invest in defense tech companies, launch our own technology projects, test them with the military and scale what works on the battlefield.

We’re now looking for defense tech companies and engineers working on robotic technologies — as well as a CTO / Tech Lead for the Army of Robots.

https://thearmyofrobots.com/en

📎 Mykhailo Fedorov