❗️The Israeli army announced a new series of strikes across Lebanon - the largest coordinated attack during the operation against Hezbollah.

❗️Israel will continue to attack "Hezbollah" in Lebanon without stopping, according to the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army.

Source: TASS
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As expected

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❗️US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated that the Iranians begged for a ceasefire

Source: СМОТРИ
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Is there still anyone who believes this religious zealot?

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The Pentagon chief claims that Iran will either hand over its enriched uranium to the US itself, or this material will be seized by Washington.

Source: TASS
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I guess, that the US must be deprived of the right to possess both peaceful and military nuclear technology. It is the only country that even used nukes against other country and it's the only country that sanctioned strikes on NPPs (Bushehr, Zaporozhye). I doubt that anyone really believes, that Ukros striking ZNPP came up with this themselves.

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An oil pipeline connecting the east and west of Saudi Arabia and transporting oil from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz for export, was attacked, according to the Financial Times, citing sources.

Recall that after the announcement of a ceasefire in southern Iran, an oil refinery was attacked, after which Tehran opened fire on neighboring countries.

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The first ship passed through the Strait of Hormuz with Tehran's permission after the announced ceasefire, reports Iranian state TV.

An official representative of the Union of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exporters of Iran told the Financial Times that Tehran will require shipping companies to pay for the passage of oil tankers through the strait in cryptocurrency.

The tariff is 1 dollar per barrel of oil; empty tankers can pass for free.

Also, every ship will be checked for the presence of weapons.

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🥀🙏 Over 80 civilians were killed and 200 injured in an Israeli missile attack on Beirut, the Red Cross reported.

Video: TASS/Ruptly
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Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries supplying weapons to Iran.

Really? The tariffs again... I thought you've been through this. You will need an act of congress to apply this rule.

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Military Chronicle:

There is another hypothesis, according to which the entire plan with Iran was initially not just about the nuclear program, but also about the US creating a kind of analogue of a public-private partnership with Iran as a profit-oriented corporation. Such a partnership would allow controlling the Strait of Hormuz and solving several key tasks with its help.

First of all, the closure or opening of the strait (for both fabricated and realistic reasons) allows manipulating oil prices. This is particularly relevant, given that Trump's entourage is actively trading on commodity markets, but the main goal is money on a different scale. This refers not only to earning money on "tickets for the journey" of tankers (for example, $2 million per trip), but also to a multiple increase in the cost of oil for Southeast Asia as the main consumer of Middle Eastern raw materials, and, above all, for China. For China, by the way, separate tariffs could be set if Iran decides to be more friendly with the US than with China (which is still the main buyer of Iranian oil).

This approach almost completely copies the US attempt to regain physical and financial control over the Panama Canal. If this happens, the two largest maritime arteries of the world will be in the hands of one country, which will allow putting pressure on any oil producer and exporter. Given the situation in Venezuela, the plan may include establishing control over all global oil logistics and simultaneously suffocating all US economic opponents in the world, including Russia, Europe, Asia, and any other country.
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I believe that this theory requires Trump to have a certain level of intelligence and forethought, which makes me skeptical.

Also, Iran will not play into this level of US control over the Strait, and Iran will always give countries such as China privileged access.

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❗️Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed with the commander of the Pakistani army the violations of the ceasefire by Israel in Lebanon and Iran - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic.


❕Israel violated the two-week ceasefire with Iran — the head of the Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry discussed this by phone with the commander of the Pakistani army, the ministry reported. Earlier, the IRGC announced the destruction of a Hermes drone in the south of the country.

Tehran is considering retaliatory strikes against Israel, Fars news agency reports.

"We confirm that the penetration of any kind of aerial vehicles, even without the aim of conducting a military operation, is considered a violation of the ceasefire, to which a decisive response will be given," the statement, quoted by Fars, says.

⌨️According to an unnamed source of the agency, the view is strengthening in Iran that the continuation of Israeli attacks suggests that either the US cannot control Netanyahu, or Washington has given the Jewish state freedom of action.

Source: СМОТРИ/ Zvezda
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Vladimir Trukhan - Colonel of MoD Central Apparatus in reserve:

🈁For now, I won't be participating in the commentators' celebration of the pause in the Middle Eastern bloodshed under the name "temporary ceasefire and negotiations between the US (optionally Israel) and Iran". We'll see what happens and how; there are many possible outcomes. Right now, apart from idle chatter, there will be regrouping, a real assessment of the damage, and a review of plans. But most of this will happen behind our backs.

As for the local apologists of "Our home is the US/Israel/Iran", "Russia will never learn to fight", we'll take a look at them when I return. Because so far, the only thing this conflict has taught us is what not to do.

Oh, and Iran too, even though they've found the aggressor's pain points. And for those eager to strike somewhere - I missed something, and the collective West has already started a war with Russia? Or is it just getting ready to start one? Sorry, I must have overslept.

Yes, we'll congratulate the winners of today - predictably, everyone on the list, including the Emirates. And Lukashenko is also a winner - he suggested to Trump to end the war, he himself said so. There you go.

Wait until it's all on the air and in the five-minute segments.
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Iran will withdraw from the agreement on a two-week ceasefire if Israel continues to attack Lebanon, Tasnim reports, citing a source.

Earlier, Reuters wrote that Hezbollah had ceased shelling the northern regions of Israel and attacks on IDF military targets in Lebanon as part of a truce between the US and Iran.

Netanyahu stated that the truce does not apply to Lebanon. The Israeli army also announced that it would continue its operation against Hezbollah.

Source: Vesti
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New Delhi will continue to buy Russian oil regardless of whether the US will extend the suspension of anti-Russian sanctions. A source in the Indian government told TASS this.

The 30-day period for the exemption of Russian oil from US sanctions expires on April 11.

Source: TASS
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❗️The Pakistani Prime Minister stated that violations of the ceasefire regime have been recorded in several locations in the conflict zone in the Middle East.

❗️The passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz has been halted due to Israel's attacks on Lebanon, reports Fars News Agency.

Source: TASS
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Iran is tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz, despite the ceasefire, reports The Wall Street Journal.

According to its information, Iran has told mediators that it will limit the number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz to about ten per day and will charge fees as part of the ceasefire agreement with Trump.

According to Arab mediators, passing ships will have to coordinate their actions with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, four ships were allowed to pass on Wednesday, the lowest number in all of April.

Iran requires ships to agree in advance on the order of charging fees for passage, and then to pay the fees in cryptocurrency or Chinese yuan, said mediators and ship brokers.

The US still publicly insists on a free and open strait. But Iran is not showing any willingness to relax its control, writes the newspaper, whose positions are close to those of American "hawks" who oppose the deal with Iran.

WSJ writes that this morning in the strait, Iran transmitted a message by radio that ships that have not received permission to pass from the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps risk being destroyed.

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⚡️Donald Trump is considering a plan to punish NATO countries that were not helpful in the war with Iran. The main part of the plan involves withdrawing American troops from NATO countries that did not assist in the war and transferring them to countries that participated in the operation.

Source: Военный обозреватель
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Yes, please, do that. US occupational forces are not welcomed here. They cost us too much.

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❌The peace has failed: The Strait of Hormuz is closed, the US intends to seize nuclear fuel from Iran, and as for Lebanon - "nothing was promised".

Important about the Middle East conflict by morning:

🔴The US violated three main points of the plan of 10 for the start of negotiations with Iran, said the speaker of the parliament of the Islamic Republic, Ghalibaf. Thus, the Americans could not resist the strikes on Lebanon, invaded Iran's airspace - a drone was shot down over the city of Lar, and also denied the republic's right to enrich uranium. Now the negotiations are unfeasible, noted the politician.

🔴US Vice President Jay D. Vance, who, together with Steve Witcoff and Jared Kushner, is to participate in a meeting with Iranian negotiators in Islamabad, said:

"The Iranians thought that the ceasefire would affect Lebanon, but this is not the case. We did not make such promises and did not even talk about it. We said that the ceasefire applies to Iran, the US and our allies - Israel and the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf. If the Iranians want the negotiation process to collapse because of Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them, it's their choice. It will be foolish, but it's their choice

He also stressed that the US intends to seize all the nuclear fuel accumulated by Iran. This is one of the key demands. Also, according to Vance, it is critically important to open the Strait of Hormuz.

🔴Fars Agency wrote that the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz has been suspended. According to the NYT, not a single oil tanker has passed through it since the announcement of the ceasefire. The IRGC Navy also ordered all ships to follow two alternative routes in the waters of Larak Island to avoid colliding with mines - they began to be installed in the strait after the attack on Lebanon.

🔴The number of deaths from strikes on Lebanon has exceeded 250 people, more than 1,100 have been injured. April 9th was declared a day of mourning in the country.

▪️Against the backdrop of events in the Middle East, Donald Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. After that, the American leader stated that "NATO did not come to the aid when it was needed, and will not come to the aid" if the US needs it again. Rutte, in turn, noted that he understands Trump's disappointment.

💬There will be no ceasefire in the Middle East, is sure military expert Yevgeny Mikhailov. In a conversation with "Zvezda", he stressed that the US and Israel have always deceived Iran.

Source: Zvezda
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US oil companies opposed the fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, writes Politico.

According to representatives of the oil industry, giving in to Iran's demand will lead to an increase in the cost of each delivery by $2.5 million in the form of road tolls and higher insurance rates, which will fall on the shoulders of consumers.

In addition, granting Iran control over the strait could set a precedent for other countries, including Singapore and Turkey. The companies also expressed their concerns directly to the US president, but in a more subtle way, added a source of the publication.

Source: Коммерсант
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❗️The Russian frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" (Kalibr missiles, anti-ship missiles, air defense systems) escorted two oil tankers through the English Channel — right under the noses of the British, who threatened to seize the "shadow fleet".

The Royal Navy just watched, not daring to approach.

In March 2026, London officially announced the "closure" of the strait for sanctioned ships and allowed security forces to board them.
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Brits apparently thought Patrushev was joking, when he said that Navy will make the way for Russian vessels 😏

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Lithuania's Deputy Health Minister will be sent to Ukraine after he failed to immediately answer the question "Whose Crimea is?"

This decision was made by his boss, Health Minister Marija Jakubauskienė.

"I told him he'd have to go to Ukraine," she said.

At the end of March, during an interview, Deputy Minister Arnomėdas Galdikas failed to immediately answer a Russophobic question, causing a stir in Lithuanian political circles. He has already received a stern warning and a probationary period in his work and communication with the media. He has also been required to take communications courses.

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Marija is lagging behind in her geography class. I really wish to see her deputy trying to enter Crimea through Ukrainuan border 😏.

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