⛽️ Gas price increases in Central Europe between February 23 and March 23

🔗 https://www.erstegroup.com/en/research/report/en/SR496045

🇺🇸⚖️ The defense team of Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin wants to call an ATF firearm analyst to testify that the ATF allegedly could not link the bullet used to kill Charlie Kirk with Tyler Robinson's rifle

It also notes that DNA reports filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and ATF will take time for the defense team to analyze because reports indicated that several different DNA were found on some items of evidence.

'As these cases indicate, determining the number of contributors to a DNA mixture and determining whether the FBI and the ATF reliably applied validated and correct scientific procedures... is a complicated process which requires the assistance of various types of experts, including forensic biologists, geneticists, system engineers and statisticians, all of whom must review and evaluate' several different categories, the filing states, according to Deseret News.

Robinson's attorneys added that they have received about 20,000 electronic audio files, videos and written documents that prosecutors have presented as evidence in the case.

🔗 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15692625/Tyler-Robinson-bullet-rifle-match-Charlie-Kirk.html

🇺🇸📊 Trump’s net approval rating has fallen to -17, making him the most unpopular president in US history.

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🇪🇪🤝🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 A Ukrainian drone crashed in the Kastre Rural Municipality of southeastern Estonia as they were flying to attack Russia's Ust-Luga Port.

Multiple Ukrainian UAVs impacted the Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast once again. This is the sixth consecutive night of Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Baltic Sea ports.

During the attack, at around 12:30 am, air alerts were issued for parts of Estonia, including the Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru counties in the northeastern part of the country, as well as parts of southern Estonia.

Locals reported the sound of a drone over their houses, before explosions. Additionally, during the night, air alerts were issued for Parnu in western Estonia, around 180 km from the Russian border.

Ukrainian drones have now crashed in NATO territory during 4 out of the 5 Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Baltic Sea Ports. This is additional evidence that some Ukrainian drones are utilising NATO airspace during their flight paths to evade Russian air defence.

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🇮🇱⚔️🇺🇳🇮🇩 Three Indonesian soldiers have been killed by Israeli bombs in southern Lebanon since the war with Hezbollah restarted.

All three were members of the UNIFIL mission and two of them died when the IDF deliberately struck the Humvee they were driving in which had clear and distinct markings.

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🇪🇸🇮🇹🇨🇭🇫🇷 Spain, Switzerland, Italy and now France have closed either fully or partially their airspace to American military aircraft that are being used in the 3rd Gulf War, a sign displaying the growing rift between Europe and the U.S.

If countries in Central Europe start following the example set by Spain, each sortie from England will cost the USAF more jet fuel as then number of flight corridors is reduced and travel time is increased.

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🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is perplexed at the huge number of Trump supporters opposed to the idea of U.S. troops invading Iran

"As far as President Trump and boots on the ground, I don't understand why the base… wouldn't have faith in his ability to execute on this. Look at his track record."

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🇮🇷 Financial Times: Iran could emerge from the war stronger and more dangerous

The Islamic republic aims to set up a toll booth on the Strait of Hormuz. It may succeed

Donald Trump has a perverse genius for driving American adversaries to discover new forms of leverage over the US. His trade war with China persuaded Beijing to exploit its domination of rare earths and critical minerals, forcing the US to reduce its tariffs.

In a similar fashion, Iran has now finally carried through on a longstanding threat and in effect closed the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran, like Beijing, will have been delighted to discover how quickly it can inflict economic pain on the west.

Iran’s exploitation of its control over the strait means that the Islamic republic can now aspire to do far more than merely survive the US-Israeli assault. It has a real prospect of emerging from the war in a strengthened international position.

There is no doubt that Iran has suffered some savage blows. The country’s leader and many of his most senior advisers were killed on the first day of the conflict. Its ships, missile launchers and command centres have been struck repeatedly. The Iranian economy is in deep trouble and inflation is rampant.

But Iran is not merely fighting on. It has demonstrated that it can inflict real damage on its Gulf neighbours, such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE — placing big question marks over their long-term futures. Crucially, the Strait of Hormuz also provides the Islamic republic with a significant potential future revenue stream that could prove extremely valuable.

Iran has charged a reported $2mn each to allow ships safe passage through the strait. In normal times, about 140 ships a day make the journey. So a crude calculation suggests that, if Iran succeeds in setting up a toll booth on the strait, it could add billions of dollars a month to the state coffers.

Marco Rubio warned last week of the danger that Iran will seek to charge ships passing through the strait. The US secretary of state said that this would be illegal and unacceptable. He is right on both counts. The question is: what can the US do about it?

The discouraging answer is that there may be no military solution to this problem, short of regime change in Tehran. The US is currently dispatching ground troops to the region. But the seizure of Kharg Island, which Trump has floated in a recent interview with the FT, would not necessarily solve the strait problem.

In fact, western military planners are very pessimistic about the chances of reopening the strait by military means alone. The geography of the area and the technology available to Iran — including drones that can be operated many miles from the shoreline — mean that even naval escorts cannot guarantee the safety of commercial traffic.

🔗 https://archive.ph/4k5Ov

🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 Secretary of War Hegseth says that "regime change has occurred" in Iran.

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🇨🇳🇵🇰🕊🇮🇷🇺🇸 China and Pakistan announce their joint initiative for cessation of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.

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