🇺🇸⚡️A powerful explosion occurred at the Valero Energy oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, according to the New York Post.

The incident occurred on March 23rd, and the explosion was heard in the western part of the city.
After the explosion, thick columns of black smoke rose into the sky, prompting city authorities to issue a "stay at home" order for the population. A persistent odor of hydrogen sulfide was observed in the areas adjacent to the refinery.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 — Posted by the Iranian Embassy in South Africa.

Iranian Minister of Energy:

We generate electricity in a decentralized (distributed) manner across the country.

However, in the countries along the Persian Gulf and in the Zionist regime, electricity generation is centralized and therefore highly vulnerable.

Iranian Minister of Energy:

If power plants are hit, they will be rebuilt and renovated quickly.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak stated that the United States has not won any of the wars it has entered in the past 60 years, and Barak said, “the war has entered a stage of stagnation.” Barak also said, “there is no military way to extract uranium from Iran.”

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia and the UAE are "inching toward" joining the US/Israeli war against Iran, per WSJ.

Details include:

1. Gulf countries are getting tougher following persistent attacks

2. Saudi Arabia has agreed to let American forces use its King Fahd air base

3. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is close to a decision to join the attacks

4. It is only a matter of time before the Kingdom enters the war, insider sources say

Gulf countries are being pulled deeper into the Iran War.

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr has been appointed as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larijani.

🇮🇷🇺🇸 A video of the LUCAS (Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System) drone shot down by Tehran, which was presented by the US last summer.

The American equivalent of the Shahed.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Iran:

This war is a politically disastrous mistake. A truly avoidable, unnecessary war, if its goal was to stop Iran on its way to the atomic bomb.

Former CIA Director John Brennan:

I tend to believe Iran more than I do Donald Trump, because he could not acknowledge the truth even when he’s slapped in the face with it repeatedly.

The U.S. and regional mediators are exploring high-level peace talks with Iran as soon as Thursday, but are still waiting for Tehran’s response.

Trump wants to wind down the war, though tensions remain high.

Israel is wary Trump could strike a deal that falls short of its goals and limits its military options.

Source: Axios