Day: October 23, 2026
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Meanwhile in Russia: State Duma member Alexey Zhuravlyov explained why Moscow is so pleased with the outcome of negotiations.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has hosted the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan at an official dinner, Report informs, citing the Georgian government.
Kobakhidze thanked the guests for their visit and stressed that deepening relations with Central Asian countries and expanding cooperation across sectors are priorities for the Georgian government.
A meeting of the foreign ministers of Georgia and the Central Asian countries will be held in Batumi on October 23.
As part of the visit, Georgia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili is expected to hold bilateral talks with her counterparts.
🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 Satellite images show Iran rebuilding its “Eagle 44” mountain airbase 100 miles from Hormuz after three rounds of US strikes… with a new taxiway already paved
Planet Labs imagery from late September shows the runway cleared of obstacles, bombed equipment bulldozed off the pavement and fresh concrete leading into the ridge tunnels where Phantoms, drones and possibly cruise missiles are stored.
The tunnel entrances look intact.
The Pentagon has never named the base; Iran has never admitted it was hit.
Hegseth said in April the air force was “wiped out” and the missile program “functionally destroyed.”
Both can be true about March and still miss what’s happening now: 50 of 69 struck tunnel entrances were reportedly cleared by May, a Western official told Bloomberg this month Iran is “well-stocked” with missiles, and Tehran is spending scarce concrete on a base for a fleet Trump says no longer exists.
Either the regime is building for show, or the strike plan for November is about to find out what’s behind those doors.
Source: The War Zone / Planet Labs / Writer: Daniel
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