They closed the Strait days ago. So now what?

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The Brent Crude price dropped quite a bit on Trump's comment that the war is complete, but now that both sides have made hard line comments, the price rebounded. The markets are going to be like a casino until some sort of clarity returns.

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Trump comments on his conversation with Putin. He mentions that it was "constructive" but that he wants Putin to finish up the conflict in Ukraine faster. Well, the solution to that is obvious.

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Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi:

- They have practically targeted us blindly. Today, they targeted our residential areas, hospitals, and schools, and even attacked our infrastructure, which is very dangerous.

- As a result, you can now see the impact of this on oil prices around the world.

- So I don't see any logical purpose in their actions. They initially failed to achieve their goals, and now, after ten days, they seem to have lost their direction.

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Chinese Liaison (Китайский свяZноj) comments on Trump's latest threats against Iran for closing the Strait of Hormuz:

The failed old man has completely lost his mind.

China is the only country involved in the current situation where there is no increase in oil product prices. In the US, there is already panic; in the EU, record-high prices on exchanges and a rise in bankruptcies (those barely surviving with previous prices are now finished—this includes the remaining industry and various greenhouse agribusinesses); Japan and South Korea are frantically buying up tankers at any cost. As for the mega-plan "Now China is finished, we'll block the strait and that's it," it turned out much like the tariff war—first they deceived themselves with expectations ("China gets 20, 30, 50, 80, or even 90% of its oil from the Persian Gulf, so they're done as soon as something happens to supplies," similarly "China sends 20, 40, 80, or even 100% of its exports to the US, they can't survive without the American market, let's raise tariffs on imports and China will pay, where else can they go?"), and now they're mirroring with "Well, it's not like we messed up with another attack, oh, we really screwed China over big time."

Your gasoline prices in a German village are already higher than premium fuel in Hong Kong. Fuel is already in short supply, reserves have been tapped, and Iran has no plans to stop the war. What's next? Following the classic pattern, they'll urgently invent a "victory" criterion and hastily declare, "By the way, we just realized we've brilliantly won, all according to plan," no doubt. Failing to achieve what they wanted, they strained to pass off what they did achieve as what they originally wanted, yeah.

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We have the Senate, the Congress, and a record strong Jewish Lobby!

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The New York Times published new evidence of an American missile strike on Minab school

Analysis by The New York Times of the released images shows that the remains of a missile found near the Shajareh Taybeh elementary school in Minab belong to an American-made Tomahawk cruise missile, likely produced after 2014.

These parts, which include components of the guidance system and a satellite antenna bearing markings of the U.S. Department of Defense, are among the evidence that calls into question the narrative of the deadly attack on Minab elementary school and Donald Trump's claim of Iran's responsibility for the incident.
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Wait, they are still arguing it was an Iranian missile?

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🇪🇺 European Commissioner for Economics Valdis Dombrovskis, after a meeting of heads of finance ministries of eurozone countries, called on the EU to continue pressure on Russia, despite the rise in gas prices by 90% and oil prices by 40% in the EU

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Valdis was always like that. When he was in charge of his home country, he never understood the needs of the people, and now he moved to the EU government, where he can screw up the lives of all the Europeans, not only in one particular country.

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The US spent $5.6 billion on ammunition in the first two days of the operation against Iran, according to the Washington Post, citing sources.

As the newspaper notes, due to the rapid depletion of a limited supply of high-tech weapons, there is growing concern in Congress that the operation against Iran is weakening the overall combat readiness of the US.

However, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell noted in a comment to the publication that the department has everything necessary to carry out any missions.

Source: RIA Novosti

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Trump admitted that he and Vance had differing views on the situation around Iran.

"I would say that he was philosophically inclined somewhat differently than I was. I think he was less enthusiastic about the prospects of conducting [the operation]", Trump clarified.

Source: TASS
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Maybe, Trump simply decided to keep him "clean" of Iranian adventure, so his party can stay in power.

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Guys, I've read some commentaries about "Iran breaking the back of the Empire".

Let me remind you, that without the SMO, that was started by Russia and that Russia is carrying out almost on their own, no one would even be able to resist the US now.
Some, again, were lauging at Russian diplomacy, as if they were personally present during the phone call of Putin and Trump. I have no idea, maybe some were reporting from underneath Trump's table, after all, the Oval office got his fame for this, but if you heard Trump speaking, it doesn't mean you've heard Putin speaking.

Actually, we assume, that our audience are grown up people with basic analytical abilities and memory a bit longer than one of a fish. So, I strongly suggest you to "rewind" the tape at least to December 2021 and rethink some stuff.

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Мейстер writes:

🈁Choosing between Trump's words about the "imminent victory" and Putin's words about the likely complete halt of hydrocarbon production linked to the Strait of Hormuz within the next month, we lean towards the latter. Not because we should trust our president more than a foreign one, but because Putin's words have obvious grounds, while Trump's still need to be substantiated.

To sum up the first 10 days of the new war, the balance for the US is at least questionable. The Islamic Republic regime has not collapsed, on the contrary, it has strengthened, gained a new leader, and clearly does not plan to surrender its positions. This immediately undermines the entire war plan, which, as far as we can judge from the outside, was aimed at provoking an anti-government movement in Iran, overthrowing the government, and appointing a new head of state ready to negotiate with the US. This would have solved both main tasks. Firstly, it would have guaranteed the security of Israel, the closest American ally. Secondly, and most importantly, it would have allowed the US to control a significant part of the global oil market by directly or indirectly controlling most of the top-10 countries with the largest reserves of this raw material.

Now, in the best-case scenario for the US, they can achieve the "chaotization" of Iran, which will clearly not add stability to oil and gas production in Arab countries: drone and short-range missile attacks in this scenario could go on for years, and they will have sponsors. However, preserving Iran "as it is" would be a defeat for the US, after which Trump would face many unpleasant questions.

Iran, on the other hand, has achieved that US allies in the region are facing truly major problems. Supporting the hegemon is very expensive in a literal sense: hydrocarbon production and processing are declining, the end of the tourist season, which lasts in the region from October to April, has been disrupted, and there are growing risks of disruption for the next one. Outside the region, NATO countries need to think about where and at what cost to replenish their gas reserves. At the same time, Iran is managing to inflict quite significant damage to American air defense/missile defense systems, both by direct attacks on radars and by forcing opponents to expend scarce anti-aircraft missiles at a high rate.

To surrender in these conditions? Why bother? We can wait, as time is more on Trump's side with the upcoming congressional elections in the fall.
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The conflict in the Middle East has diverted the West's attention away from assisting Ukraine, including depriving Kyiv of supplies of new missiles for air defense systems, writes the NYT.

Source: TASS
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It's because one cannot convert money into missiles directly 😏. And printed bills don't have much values. Is anyone still interested in the "capitalization of "Apple""?

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The fat homosexual Lindsey Graham says that if the the Iranian regime remains in power after this is over, they made a mistake.

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Trump says he'd "like to" help the Iranian people if they can "behave" and if they are under a "system" that he desires.

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✖️Negotiations with the USA are no longer relevant for Iran, under the new supreme leader of the republic, a dialogue with the Americans is unlikely to be considered, said Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi.

He noted that it's too early for Mojtaba Khamenei to comment on the negotiations, as he has not yet made a public statement in his new role.

"First of all, it's too early for comments from Mojtaba Khamenei. We are all waiting for his speeches, which will follow later. But I don't think the issue of negotiations with the Americans or the resumption of them will be on the table again, because we have a very bitter experience of dealing with them," Arakchi said in an interview with PBS News Hour.

What is known about the situation in the Middle East at this hour:

🔵The Iranian Air Force carried out strikes on oil and gas processing plants in Haifa, Israel, as well as on fuel tanks.

🔵Israel detected a missile launch from Iran, an interception is underway, the IDF reported.

🔵Iran launched a missile strike on the US military base Harir in Iraqi Kurdistan, the IRGC reported. The Tasnim agency reported about a strike on an American air base in Bahrain.

🔵At least five people were killed in a US and Israeli attack on a residential area in central Iran, the Tasnim agency reported.

🔵US and Israeli strikes on Iran's fuel infrastructure have led to air pollution in Tehran, said the official representative of the government of the Islamic Republic, Fatemeh Mohajerani. She called it an "ecological crime".

🔵The US Central Command claims that since the beginning of the operation against Iran, the US has damaged or destroyed about 50 ships of the Iranian naval forces.

🔵The IRGC stated that it will not allow the export of "not a single liter" of oil from the region to the USA.

Source: Zvezda
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An interesting statement on the state TV of Saudi Arabia, a US ally, by the head of the kingdom's state radio "Al-Ikhbariya," Al-Ati.

He claims that the US isn't helping them and actually foments chaos in the region.

Are you shocked?

What in the hell did you expect?

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Full subbed video of Vladimir Putin holding a meeting on the situation in the global oil and gas market on March 09, 2026. Summary available here.

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Tucker Carlsson commented on the attack on a girls' school in Minab, where, according to the latest data, 171 people - teachers and children - died

We have to know for certain that it was in order to keep our honor, because if you wake up in the morning and you're living in the kind of country that thinks it's OK to kill not simply military officers but their daughters, that country is not worth fighting for.

Source: СМОТРИ
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