Iran issued a counter-ultimatum to Trump Iran will launch a massive strike on all energy, information technology infrastructure and seawater desalination plants in the Middle East associated with the United States and Israel if Iranian power plants are attacked. This was stated by the representative of the central command of the Iranian army Ebrahim Zolfaghari. Thus, Tehran responded to Trump’s demand to open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. If this does not happen, Trump has threatened to destroy Iranian power plants.. Iran makes a statement on the Strait of Hormuz The Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping except for vessels associated with Iran's " This was stated by Iran's representative to the International Maritime Organization, Ali Mousavi.. According to him, Tehran is ready to cooperate with the International Maritime Organization to improve maritime security in the Persian Gulf. At the same time, Mousavi stressed that ships not associated with Iran’s “enemies” can pass through the strait subject to “coordination of security measures” with Tehran. The Russians are preparing an offensive in several directions - Ukrainian Armed Forces Russian troops are increasing the pace of regrouping and preparing for new offensive operations in several directions. This was stated by the representative of the Joint Forces Viktor Tregubov. “At the moment, there are active attempts by the Russians to regroup, to prepare attacks in a number of our sectors, such as Velikoburlutsky, Kupyansky, unofficial Borovsky and a number of others,” Tregubov noted. Although the overall intensity of hostilities has not increased critically, in certain areas, especially in the Sumy region, there has been increased activity of Russian units. . President Vladimir Zelensky, speaking about the activation of Russians at the front, said that the only tangible result for the Russian army was an increase in their losses. Over the past seven days alone, more than 8 thousand killed and seriously wounded Russians have been recorded. The United States is preparing an operation in the Strait of Hormuz - media Representatives of the White House told the Israeli side that a potential US operation to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz could last several weeks. According to Channel 12, if Iran does not comply with President Trump's 48-hour ultimatum to open a key sea route, the war could continue to give time for the operation to take place.. “We use this to make them fall from the inside,” the TV channel quotes American officials. Umerov announced the results of negotiations in Florida In Florida, the next stage of negotiations with the American side was completed as part of a process aimed at achieving sustainable peace. As NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov noted, the parties managed to achieve noticeable progress in promoting positions on reliable security guarantees. “During the meetings, we focused on the issues of reliable security guarantees and the humanitarian track, in particular the exchange and return of our citizens. There is progress in coordinating positions and further narrowing the range of unresolved issues," Zaluzhny spoke out regarding the war in Iran The Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK and ex-Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, speaking about the war in the Middle East, said that its development and completion cannot be accurately predicted. He linked this to profound changes in the nature of war and the lack of timely global solutions that could curb the escalation of conflicts. According to him, the development of cheap and effective technologies, in particular drones, radically changes the balance of power and makes it possible for even states with limited resources to gain significant combat capabilities. He also warned about the risks of conflicts scaling up due to the lack of political will to resolve them, noting that wars tend to give rise to new wars. A high-level NATO delegation visited Ukraine A NATO delegation led by the Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, Admiral Pierre Vandier, visited Ukraine. This is the first visit by NATO military officials at this level since the start of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.. The parties talked about involving the Ukrainian military in future NATO exercises in the role of a mock enemy (Red Team). They also discussed the future of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Center JATEC, which will officially open in early 2025. Defense forces hit important targets of the Russians Ukrainian Defense Forces hit two Buk air defense systems, areas where manpower was concentrated and a number of other important targets of the Russian occupiers, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. Ukrainian defenders also carried out successful strikes on a logistics hub and a concentration area of \u200b\u200bRussians near Velyka Novosyolka in the Donetsk region, hit a command and observation post in the vicinity of Uspenivka, a UAV control post near Rovnopolye, a concentration of manpower near Berdyansk and Gulyaypolye in Zaporozhye and another command and observation post of Russians near Smorodino, Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.