Niko Kelbakiani
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Niko Kelbakiani
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Journalist @BBCMonitoring.
Covering Iran and its relations with the Middle East, Caucasus and Russia.
OK, finally managed to upload the video too.
March 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Media outlets pointed out that 🇺🇸 was painted next to 🇮🇱 in similar unveilings last year. It was reported in January that 🇺🇸 was also removed from the floor of Iran's government building. 2/4
March 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Iranian domestic and foreign-based media have observed that a US flag was not painted on the floor next to an Israeli flag in an IRGC missile facility unveiled on 25 March. It is a common practice in Iran to paint the two flags on floor or ground for people to walk over and trample on them. 1/4
March 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Khamenei yesterday tweeted in Ukrainian (and Persian) a message he tweeted three years ago, days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that the West's support for allies is "mirage", giving Ukraine as example. Interesting, he omitted another example he had named in the original tweet - Afghanistan.
March 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
As the world is marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Iran used the Russian-made Yak-130 fighter jet in a military drill for the first time today. Iran announced in September 2023 receiving Yak-130 jets from Russia. Iran has for years sought buying Su-35 jets from...
February 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM