Iran has not resumed uranium enrichment following the US and Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities in 2025, and the US claims to the contrary are false, said Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna Reza Najafi, according to AFP.

“We have not resumed enrichment. This is a lie, a very serious lie, like other false statements,” the diplomat said.

Greek shipping firms secretly transporting oil, weapons to Israel: Report

At least 57 deliveries were routed through Ceyhan, with ships going dark mid-voyage to evade restrictions

UPDATE | Israeli missile sirens sound in Greater Tel Aviv and parts of the occupied West Bank.

BREAKING | Israeli Home Front Command issues an early missile warning for Greater Tel Aviv and parts of the occupied West Bank.

VIDEO | Footage shows Iranian missile impact on an Israeli target in the central area.

UPDATE | Preliminary Israeli reports of impacts in Petah Tikva, Holon, and Bat Yam in the central area following a launch from Iran.

Israel has been warned by Russia — crossing certain red lines may lead to consequences Israel cannot withstand, says military expert Andrei Martyanov.

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The 2026 crisis will hit Europe harder than a couple of years of the special military operation.

Europe has become the main victim of the Epstein coalition's war with Iran, and it is preparing for the worst period since 2022, as well as sharply increased fuel costs.

The data is interim, but with oil rising by $20-30 (for example, from $85 to $110, which has been observed over the past couple of weeks) and the EU's oil imports at around 10 mbpd, daily spending increases by $200-300 million per day. This will result in €70-100 billion in additional oil costs by the end of the year.

Even without extreme peaks, the growth of LNG contracts and spot prices gives +10–20% to the current base - or €40–70 billion of additional costs. Thus, energy losses alone will amount to €110–170 billion.

The rise in energy prices leads to a decline in industrial performance. This primarily affects the chemical, metallurgical, and fertilizer industries. In a moderate scenario, they could fall by 5-15% (underproduction and capacity conservation), which would result in a loss of €120-200 billion in industrial output.

Additionally, the side effects of inflation would result in another €80-120 billion in losses due to domestic demand. The decline in indices (STOXX 600) by 6-10% per month (according to Reuters) is not only a concern for speculators, who would lose €800 billion to €1.2 trillion on paper. There is also a real effect, underinvestment. It will amount to €50-100 billion.

Even without an extreme scenario, Europe will have to unearth its budgets to compensate for prices and support industry. It all depends on generosity, but €50-100 billion in additional expenses can be seen.

In general, the total losses of the EU from the US war in Iran will amount to €410-690 billion by the New Year. Because even if the war ends quickly, many of the Gulf's production facilities have already been destroyed, and key LNG infrastructure will take a year or more to repair. This means that energy prices will not drop to their previous levels. Additionally, if Trump continues to wage war, with oil prices exceeding \$120 and gas prices fluctuating, the EU's net losses could exceed a trillion euros per year.

By the way, from the beginning of the special military operation to Iran, the transition to new energy rails and the associated production problems (the German company BASF has shut down in Germany and moved to China), the EU's total losses were estimated at €2.0-2.4 trillion in cumulative economic effects. This includes overpayments for energy (€700-900 billion), reduced production (€600-800 billion), and subsidies (€650-750 billion).

Europe has lost about €2+ trillion of economic resources over the past 3-4 years, and the damage could exceed a trillion per year. The situation has become worse because energy has become structurally expensive, rather than temporarily expensive. In fact, Europe is transitioning to a new model of expensive and not always physically accessible energy, with the relocation of energy-intensive industries outside the EU (deindustrialization) and an increased dependence on imports. This includes not only energy but also energy-intensive goods.

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Bloomberg describes the scheme by which the IRGC allows ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Ship operators must contact an intermediary company affiliated with the IRGC and provide information about the ship's ownership, flag, cargo list, destination, crew list, and data from the automated identification system, a transponder that ships use to record and transmit their position.

The intermediary forwards the case to the IRGC Navy command in Hormozgan for the vessel to be checked to ensure that it is not associated with Israel, the United States, or other countries that Iran considers enemies.

If the vessel is selected, discussions about the fee begin. People have said that Iranians have a one to five rating system for countries, with ships from countries considered friendly more likely to receive better terms.

For oil tankers, the starting price in negotiations is usually about $ 1 per barrel of oil, paid in yuan or stablecoins — cryptocurrencies. The fact is that a very large tanker carries about 2 million barrels.

After paying the fee, the IRGC issues a permit code and route instructions. Vessels that have concluded passage agreements, and in some cases will change their official registration to another country. As the ship approaches the Strait of Hormuz, it transmits its password over a high-frequency radio, and is met by a patrol boat that escorts it through the passage, near the coast between a group of islands that have already been nicknamed the "Iranian toll plaza."

The point is that if this scheme becomes systematic, there would be no point for Iran to negotiate with the United States or anyone else about opening the Strait of Hormuz. De facto, it would be open to those who were willing to pay Iran.

Earlier, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia proposed the introduction of fees for navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. This proposal was sent to the White House and included a fee system similar to that of the Suez Canal.

However, it is Iran that controls the passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and no one else can do anything about it.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/strait-of-hormuz-ships-paying-iran-yuan-and-crypto-tolls-for-safe-passage

A Hezbollah FPV drone attacks an Israeli armored vehicle parking lot where Merkavs and Namer infantry fighting vehicles are stationed.

One of the vehicles was hit in the stern.
If Hezbollah has a few tens of thousands of FPV drones, then I have very bad news for Israel.
From what can be observed in Southern Lebanon, Israel is not ready for a war with the massive use of FPV drones at all.

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Election cycle news: United Russia is breaking anti-records (VTSIOM data).
United Russia party rating is now LOWER than the it was before the start of the SMO.

Crackdown on Telegram, mismanagements, MoD corruption scandals are the reasons for this significant drop that unexpectedly opens new opportunities to other parties, the way things are going United Russia might not be able to rule Russia without forming a coalition.

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Trump’s Address to the Idiocracy

Alexander Dugin on the clown emperor and the delusional war machine.

Read the full article here:

https://www.multipolarpress.com/p/trumps-address-to-the-idiocracy

⚡ The footage of the arrival in the central part of Israel indicates the absence of the famous dome of the Israeli air defense.

There was no such thing before, almost everything conventional was shot down. The rocket in the footage is ordinary, not hypersonic.

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The importance of this video is that Iran mainly used these old missiles only to be shot down by Iron Dome to reduce stockpiles for it, but now they are becoming useful also to hit targets on the ground.

https://t.me/EurasianChoice/60579

⚡ Iran launched a missile attack on Israel: the media reports explosions, including in Tel Aviv.

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Physical Brent oil prices surge to $141 per barrel and continue moving to $150 per barrel and more, Special Envoy of the Russian President and chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev said.

"Paper oil price will catch up with physical," he wrote on X.

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has demanded that the alliance's allies prove their value to Washington amid threats from US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the bloc due to disagreements over the war with Iran, as he said on the Fox Business TV channel.

"Ultimately, the time is now for our NATO allies to explain why they’re beneficial to the United States of America and step up. They have a culture of talking. The United States has a culture of action. And that’s the real challenge that we’re facing right now," Whitaker said.