The US embassy in Baghdad again.

Don't they understand that America and Israel won the war? This is just unfair.

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Guterres, without condemning US and Israeli attacks, expressed concern for Arab countries.

🟢UN Secretary-General António Guterres, without uttering a word about the illegality of the attacks by the United States and the Israeli regime, merely said: The war in the Middle East must stop.

🟢In a statement, he said: The war in the Middle East must stop. Diplomacy must prevail. All Security Council resolutions must be implemented.

🟢Guterres claimed: The latest resolution, Resolution 2817, must be respected, as we are witnessing that the Persian Gulf countries continue to be targeted.
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Gutless weasel... The United Nations is simply an arm of the US government.

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US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard reacted to the resignation of the head of the US National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, due to disagreement with the operation against Iran, stating that only Trump can determine the immediate threats to Washington.

"Donald Trump was confidently elected by the American people as president and supreme commander-in-chief. As the commander-in-chief, he is responsible for determining what is or is not an immediate threat," Gabbard wrote on X.

She also noted that the American leader came to the conclusion about the alleged threat emanating from Tehran, "after carefully studying all the information available to him."
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Tulsi, what have they done to you? Blink 3 times if you need help.

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The family of the deceased American pilot, Technical Sergeant Tyler Simmons, spoke out against the war in Iran, stating that it was unnecessary and unjustified.

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The EU has agreed to a €90 billion loan to Kyiv, overcoming Hungary's veto. The decision will not be reconsidered, according to Bulgarian National Radio, citing a source in Brussels.
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Orban gave in after promises that the Europeans technicians would be allowed in to repair the Druzhba pipeline.

This is still €45 billion short of what Ukraine actually needs, and even those estimates assume that the conflict will end in late 2026 or early 2027. Of course, calling this a "loan" is an affront to language itself, as nobody seriously expects any of this money to be paid back. Ever.

So they are basically handing Ukraine a €90 billion gift while their own economies are reeling.

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Via oilprice.com
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The US and other countries have already used up every single bullet in their chambers to contain oil prices.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz to traffic from countries hostile to Iran has removed about 8 million barrels per day of supply from the market in the short term. In theory, the release of 400 million barrels from strategic reserves should cover this shortfall for 50 days, but the shortfall will increase the longer the Strait remains closed, and the reserves could take weeks or months to actually hit the market. There isn't a big tank somewhere with a knob you can turn. Most of these reserves are held in salt caverns where one must pump in water to push the oil to the top. It isn't a quick and easy process, basically. Additionally, the higher price reflects the risk premium and potential future shortages as well as the fact that these reserves will have to be refilled later. Meeting the supply demanded is only half of the battle.

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Still waiting on confirmation, but there are reports of explosions in Jordan, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia as well.

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Video from Tasnim of an Iranian missile flying past air defense missiles to strike Tel Aviv.

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So why didn't Trump, or Biden, refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when fuel was cheaper:

In 2025, the effort to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) hit a wall of aging infrastructure and fiscal reality. After the massive drawdowns of previous years, the Department of Energy discovered that many of the salt caverns and high-pressure pumps had suffered structural fatigue, requiring over $100 million in emergency repairs before they could safely receive new oil. This meant that even when prices were low, the physical "speed limit" for refilling was stuck at a mere 3 million barrels per month, a rate that would have taken nearly a decade to restore the reserve to its pre-2022 levels.

Financially, the "cheap oil" window was also smaller than it appeared, as the $20 billion needed for a full refill was never fully appropriated by a divided Congress. While the administration managed to purchase roughly 30 million barrels at an average price of $76, the funding for a total replenishment was repeatedly slashed to cover other budget gaps. By the time the Conflict with Iran erupted in early 2026, the SPR was still sitting at only 59% capacity, leaving the U.S. with a significantly smaller "shield" just as global prices spiked toward $100 a barrel.

And if the earlier drawdowns damaged the Reserve itself, you can only imagine what the impact of reducing it to its lowest level since before I was born will be.

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🇩🇪Chemical industry in "serious alarm": Germany threatened with "supply disruptions" due to the blocked Strait of Hormuz

According to its own data, the German chemical industry is already experiencing the first disruptions in international supply chains. The reason for this is the almost complete cessation of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz - one of the most important trade routes in the world.

According to the industry association, the main raw materials for chemical production, including ammonia, phosphates, helium, and sulfur, have been particularly affected.

These raw materials are crucial for many industrial processes, such as the production of fertilizers or plastics. The association stated:

"There is concern about serious and increasing supply disruptions."

The situation exacerbates the already tense situation of the German chemical industry. According to VCI, the industry is already in an economic recession. Production, turnover, and prices are currently in the negative zone.

Additional uncertainty is caused by China's reaction. The People's Republic also receives a significant portion of its oil and gas imports through the Strait of Hormuz and is currently orienting its supply more towards its own needs.

According to VCI, therefore, Chinese exports of important raw materials will be partially reduced or completely stopped.
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I can't think of a better time to send €90 billion to Ukraine...

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Remember when we were told that the Gerald Ford experienced a minor fire in the laundry room with just 2 sailors having to receive first aid for smoke inhalation? I remember. They lied, and never forget that they always lie.

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The Fox News talking heads believe that Trump's call for assistance from allies was a "test" and they failed. The future of NATO and similar alliances are definitely in question. The USA doesn't actually need the help of allies at all, in the speakers' opinions. Of course, they repeat the cope that there will be just a "couple more weeks of shooting" and Trump will have this all wrapped up. They also continue to state that all of these other countries are the ones dependent on the Strait of Hormuz, while the USA is an island unto itself, self-sufficient in all ways.

Of course, things are not that simple. The USA doesn't actually refine the oil that it produces. It exports its oil to countries that can refine it and then imports the type of oil that can be processed in US refineries. The US is also part of a global economy, whether it likes it or not. If prices rise globally, they rise in the USA. If the global economy suffers, the US suffers as well.

But they want you to believe that the USA is some benevolent benefactor, who is doing everything for you! The USA doesn't act in self interest, no, of course not. But you spit in Uncle Sam's face. Shame on you.

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Response of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson to the Continued Lies of US Officials.
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Let me stop Karoline right there. President Trump has not "clearly" anything. We still do not have a clear explanation for this conflict, for the threat Iran supposedly posed, for what the goal is, what victory even looks like. Trump is as clear as mud.

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USAID auditors have identified violations in the oversight of $26 billion in aid to Kyiv, said the agency's Deputy Inspector General, Adam Kaplan.

In Ukraine, contractors hired by USAID to oversee direct budget support worth $26 billion either failed to provide the required reports on time or did not provide them at all.

Source: RIA Novosti

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Military Chronicle:

US and Israeli officials are reportedly coordinating the technical details of a risky operation to land special forces and subsequently seize Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, which amounts to 460 kg.

Presumably, the Iranians are privately willing to transfer these reserves to a third country, but the US is likely not satisfied with any country other than itself.

There is no final decision on the operation yet, but there is a suggestion that it could take place simultaneously with a landing on Kharg Island. In a way, the transfer of a group of marines and a ground operation in this area would be needed to briefly distract Iran's attention from nuclear facilities. This temporary "window" is planned to be used by the special forces of Israel and the US [to seize the Uranium].

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On March 18, 1965, for the first time in the world, a human went into open space — it was the Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.

At 10 o'clock Moscow time, the spacecraft "Vostok-2" with cosmonauts Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

At 11:34:51 Leonov went into outer space. He was connected to the spacecraft only by a 5.35-meter-long tether, which included a steel cable and electrical wires for transmitting medical observation and technical measurement data to the ship, as well as for telephone communication with the ship's commander Belyayev.

Leonov spent 12 minutes and 9 seconds in space.

All this time, a comfortable temperature was maintained in the spacesuit, and its outer surface heated up in the sun to +60°C and cooled down in the shade to -100°C.

Thanks Мирсалимова for reminding

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АДЕКВАТ Z writes:

🈁The Iranians did not protect Larijani, a very important figure in their system. Whether they really protected him, I don't know. Whether he really protected himself, I don't know either: their attitude towards death, and thus towards personal safety, is peculiar there.

The calculation of the pedophile coalition is not hidden and is openly announced without any embarrassment: to kill key state figures until those who want to surrender come to power after some rotation. It's not hard to understand how this calculation cannot go unnoticed in Iran itself: the aggressor is waging a war to destroy the country and enslave the people, and there are no alternatives to the most fierce resistance until victory is achieved. Including because no one on that side can be trusted at all - and therefore victory must be secured not just on paper, but also materially. Excluding the very possibility of a repeat of aggression.

Therefore, Tel Aviv, with the already almost complete lack of resistance from the "iron colander", continues and will continue to improve amazingly right before our eyes, the stranglehold on the world economy will continue to be tightened, generating cumulative effects, and the ruler of the galaxy will continue to go berserk. Both due to the total refusal of all vassals, without exception, to participate in attempts to break this stranglehold, and their own inability to do so.

Unless a black swan the size of a pterodactyl strikes the aggressor's side, the war will be long, not weeks, but months. And its transition to a new quality in the form of the start of targeted attacks on oil and gas infrastructure seems a matter of time and an opportunity. Even in the conditions of today's declarative readiness of both sides to refrain from such attacks.

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