Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ghalibaf: This Easter, pray for Martyr Simonyan who was the first Iranian Christian martyred by Israel last month.

His sacrifice is a testament to the unity of all Iranians in defense of our homeland.

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The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament responded to Trump's threats.

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On Fox News, Donald Trump stated that he believes Iran could come to a peaceful agreement with the USA tomorrow.

Not bloody likely, asshole...

He also claimed that he tried to send pro Pahlavi protesters in Iran weapons through the Kurds, but that he believes the Kurds kept the weapons for themselves.

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Via Military Chronicle:

Iran states that it will only reopen the Strait of Hormuz after receiving compensation for the damage caused during the war. This is what a high-ranking Iranian official responded to Trump's recent ultimatum, according to CNN.

“The Strait of Hormuz will only reopen when, under a new legal regime, the damage from the unleashed war is fully compensated for with a portion of the revenue from transit fees”
, — said the deputy head of the Iranian President's office, Mehdi Tabatabai.

In turn, Iran's mission to the UN called Trump's message an open threat to "destroy the infrastructure necessary for the survival of the civilian population of Iran". The mission's official statement emphasizes: "The international community and all states bear legal responsibility for preventing such monstrous acts of war crimes. They must act now. Tomorrow will be too late."

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The “Ghost Port” of China is bigger than the top 5 largest ports of the USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bNqIoVPZ40


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Kallas' colleagues are enjoying her humiliation due to her knowledge of politics. This is how Lavrov commented on the statements of the head of the EU diplomatic service that Russia attacked 19 countries, not counting Africa.

"I think there's nothing to comment on here. This humiliation continues, and none of her subordinates, members of the EU, will point it out. For me, this just says one thing - that they enjoy watching her show off her knowledge of geography and politics," said Lavrov in an interview with "Vesti" correspondent Zarubin.

Source: TASS
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Eight people, including two children, were injured in a drone attack in Novorossiysk, the governor stated.

Video: Telegram channel of the operational headquarters of Krasnodar Krai

What is known about the attack on Russian regions:

▪️Air defense forces shot down 50 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions during the night, the Russian Defense Ministry reported;

▪️The UAVs were intercepted and destroyed over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Rostov regions, the Krasnodar Territory, and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas;

▪️Debris from a UAV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit a multi-story building in the city of Novorossiysk, the city's head, Kravchenko, reported;

▪️According to him, six multi-story buildings and two private houses were damaged due to the UAV attack;

▪️Eight people, including two children, were injured, Kravchenko reported. Two of them are children living in a private house;

▪️Air defense points have been set up on the basis of two schools for residents of houses in Novorossiysk that were damaged by the UAV attack.


❗️The number of victims of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on Novorossiysk on Monday night has increased to 10, including 3 children, the city authorities told TASS.

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"I myself have spoken with Mr. Trump about three times.

If you say: 'What you're saying is wrong', he'll get angry. If you say something like: 'You're wrong, let me explain', he'll get angry immediately. You shouldn't say such things.

You should say: 'As you said, sir', and flatter him, but then clarify: 'So, what you're saying is this, right?' Say it in this way, interpret it in your own way, and make sure to save face for Mr. Trump.

In any case, save face. If he gets angry, it's a big problem"

Former Japanese Prime Minister Isibara on US President Trump.

Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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🥀🙏The head of the IRGC's intelligence service, Majid Hadimi, was killed in a US and Israeli attack, according to a statement from the organization's press service, published by Tasnim.

"This outstanding commander, over nearly half a century of sincere and courageous service to the Islamic Revolution, the state, and the homeland in the field of intelligence and security, left behind great, enduring, and instructive achievements," the statement said.

▪️ Hadimi was appointed as the head of intelligence in June 2025. The previous leader, Mohammad Kazemi, was killed in Israeli strikes.

Source: Izvestia
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EU officials are urging governments to avoid excessive support to offset surging energy prices, warning that the shock triggered by the Iran war could tip into a fiscal crisis.
The European Commission is insisting in discussions with member states that proposed energy subsidies, tax cuts and price caps be limited in time and scope, according to people briefed on the talks. Brussels is seeking to avoid a repeat of the 2022 energy crisis, which fuelled rampant inflation and ballooning deficits.

“This is a unified effort from the Commission,” EU energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen told the FT. “What happens in one sector of the economy can spill over to the rest of society.”

Several countries including Italy, Poland and Spain have cut fuel taxes, while others have called for EU state aid rules to be loosened. Rome is also pushing for Brussels to ease fiscal constraints to give capitals more wriggle room.

The Commission was giving “technical advice and help to countries to form these policy tools and instruments that they want to use . . . within the fiscal room that they have,” Jørgensen said.

US strikes on Iran have pushed European oil and gas prices up by about 60 per cent and raised fears of diesel and jet fuel shortages. The conflict “has a huge, unfortunately, risk of leading to higher inflation with all of the negative effects,” he said.

The Commission was urging “co-ordination and caution” on any measures aimed at easing energy price pressures, officials briefed on talks between Brussels and national finance ministries said.

Officials fear the conflict will trigger the third economic crisis for the EU in six years, after the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, both of which prompted large stimulus programmes that drove up national debt.
The EU’s general government gross debt-to-GDP ratio rose from 77.8 per cent at the end of 2019 to 82.1 per cent in the third quarter of last year, according to the latest available data.

“Targeted government policies can help smooth the shock by reducing energy demand and compensating lower-income households,” ECB president Christine Lagarde said last month. However, she warned that “broad-based and open-ended measures” may backfire as they could fuel demand “excessively” and drive inflation. She urged policymakers to focus on “temporary, targeted and tailored” action.
EU economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has told national finance ministers that only “coherent”, short-term emergency measures should be adopted. He warned that excessive spending would “have serious fiscal implications”, given that the Covid-19 and Ukraine crises, alongside a surge in defence spending since 2022, have left governments with less fiscal firepower.

Italian finance minister Giancarlo Giorgetti last week said it was “inevitable” that Brussels would have to be more lenient in enforcing rules limiting countries’ budget deficits to just 3 per cent of GDP.
That came after Rome extended a “temporary” 20 per cent excise tax on fuel until May 1, and the country’s official statistics agency said the 2025 deficit was 3.1 per cent of GDP.
“It is clear that, unless the situation changes, discussions at the European level will be inevitable,” Giorgetti said.
The finance ministers of Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Austria on Friday urged Brussels to impose an EU-wide windfall tax on energy companies, in order to ease the “burden on the European economy and on European citizens”.

Published by Spain’s finance minister Carlos Cuerpo, the letter cited a 2022 cap on the revenues of power companies during the gas price surge caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Given the current market distortions and fiscal constraints, the European Commission should swiftly develop a similar EU-wide contribution instrument,” they said.

Source: FT
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Obviously, parasitic body, that works in best interests of the US, will do everything to strange what is left of European manufacturing and lower standards of our living even more. EC must be sent back to the US.

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"It's highly likely to assume," that traces of Kyiv will be found in the attempt to sabotage the gas pipeline in Serbia, Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

He noted that Russia is taking the necessary measures to protect its infrastructure and is counting on measures from Hungary and Serbia.

The Kremlin also hopes that Ankara has pointed out to Zelensky the inadmissibility of attacks on the infrastructure of gas pipelines in the Black Sea, added the press secretary of the Russian president.

On Sunday, Serbian leader Aleksandar Vučić announced the discovery of explosives a few hundred meters from the gas pipeline in the republic. He informed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about this.

Source: Vesti
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