Brent crude climbed back above $100 per barrel earlier today, rising around 8–9%.

The surge came despite a record 400 million-barrel strategic reserve release by the IEA, as markets remain worried about prolonged supply disruptions.

It's now trading at near 98$.

CENTCOM released videos showing airstrikes destroying several Iranian aircraft on runways, including a C-130 Hercules, P-3F Orion, and a Soviet-designed Il-76.

UKMTO reported that a container ship was struck by an unknown projectile about 35 nautical miles north of Jebel Ali port in the UAE.

The impact caused a small fire on board, which was quickly brought under control. All crew members are safe and unharmed.

Trump on Iran:

We could take apart their electric capacity within one hour, and it would take them 25 years to rebuild it.

Trump on Iran:

Most people say it's already been won; it's just a question of when.

When do we stop? We don't want to let it regrow, and ideally we'd like to see somebody in there who knows what they're doing.

An Indian source claimed Iran will allow India-flagged oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

However, an Iranian source denied that any such exemption has been granted.

Source: Reuters

Trump on Iran:

They are pretty much at the end of the line. It doesn't mean we're going to end it immediately.

Sen. John Fetterman on the Minab school strike:

The left media is much more angry about this hospital, but they didn’t seem to be as concerned about the Iranians massacring their young people a couple of weeks ago.

Zelensky:

Orbán is standing on the side of the Russian leader. He's blocking everything for Ukraine: money, weapons, and our path to the EU. And he's personally sharing Russian narratives.

Only one thing he doesn't do: he is not attacking us with missiles or drones, and he is not sending his soldiers.

Russia is reportedly sharing drone warfare tactics learned in Ukraine with Iran, potentially boosting Tehran’s ability to target US and Gulf interests in the Middle East, according to a Western intelligence official cited by CNN.

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Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel (Michael) Leiter, says Iran is hiding missile launchers in mountainous areas, making them harder to find and destroy.

“They hide the launchers in the mountains… this makes it difficult for us, so the operation will take more time.”

32 members of the International Energy Agency are preparing to release a record 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves as global prices surge amid tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports.

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China sent five military aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone from Wednesday to Thursday, ending an unexplained lull in flights.

Three planes crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line, an informal boundary between China and Taiwan.

Analysts suggest the earlier pause may have been linked to a possible upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

Source: Bloomberg

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland, 68, has been missing since leaving his Albuquerque home on foot on February 27. His phone was left behind, and he has not contacted family since.

McCasland previously commanded the Air Force Research Laboratory and later worked with a group studying unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).

Source: CNN