⏳ 🇺🇸 Iranian hackers have released a video allegedly showing FBI Director Kash Patel.

Earlier, it was reported that his Gmail account had been hacked by Iranian hackers, after which files from his Google Drive were leaked online.

#️⃣ 🇮🇷🇮🇶 IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER MOJTABA KHAMENEI SAID HE THANKS THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ AND ITS RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF IRAN “IN THE FACE OF AGGRESSION” — STATE MEDIA.

🌫 🇮🇷🇮🇱 An Iranian ballistic missile has struck Beersheba in southern Israel.

⏳ 🇮🇷 Iran’s internet blackout has now continued for 30 days, cutting the vast majority of the country’s roughly 92 million people off from the outside world through four weeks of war, according to NetBlocks.

💬 🇪🇸 Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:

Netanyahu has prevented Catholics from celebrating Palm Sunday in Jerusalem’s Holy Places. Without any explanation. Without reasons or motives.

From the Government of Spain, we condemn this unjustified attack on religious freedom and demand that Israel respect the diversity of beliefs and international law. Because without tolerance, coexistence is impossible.

💬 🇵🇰 Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar:

Both the United States and Iran have expressed confidence in Pakistan to facilitate potential talks.

Pakistan says it would be honoured to host and support meaningful negotiations between the two sides aimed at securing a comprehensive and lasting settlement to the conflict.

💬 🇺🇸 U.S. official to i24:

By the beginning of next week, there will be enough forces to enable a “significant ground operation” against Iran.

#️⃣ Pope Leo XIV said on Palm Sunday that God does not accept the prayers of leaders who wage war, calling them people with “hands full of blood.”

Speaking at the Vatican as Holy Week began, he described the ongoing Iran war as “atrocious” and stressed that Jesus cannot be used to justify violence.

😭 🇮🇷 Iran has drafted a bill called the “Hormuz Act,” which provides for the introduction of an official fee system for passage through the Strait of Hormuz:

— The law would impose fees on shipping and pollution in the Strait of Hormuz

— The bill also provides for the creation of a “regional fund”

— The move is seen as an attempt to formalize long-term charges on global maritime routes

— The United States has called such fees in the Strait of Hormuz “illegal” and “unacceptable”

🤪 🇺🇸🇮🇷 The U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran could push the world into a new round of the nuclear arms race — Bloomberg.

Governments from the North Atlantic to the western Pacific are increasingly openly discussing the need to acquire their own nuclear arsenals.

In addition, some countries that were previously satisfied with the U.S. nuclear umbrella are now welcoming France’s intention to extend its nuclear umbrella over the European continent.

💡 🇮🇷 A large-scale power outage has been reported in parts of Karaj, a major city west of Tehran, as well as in some western districts of the Iranian capital.

#️⃣ 🇨🇳 CHINA SUPPORTS PAKISTAN’S INITIATIVE TO HOST TALKS BETWEEN IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES.

IRAN–U.S. NEGOTIATIONS MAY TAKE PLACE IN ISLAMABAD IN THE COMING DAYS.

#️⃣ 🇦🇪 Two Australians were arrested in Dubai for sharing photos of missiles.

One of them sent these photos to a family member in private messages. They face up to 2 years in prison.

Australian diplomats attempted to contact the UAE government to request their release, but all requests were rejected.

🚀 🇮🇷 Iran will soon carry out new strikes on “valuable” U.S. targets, the IRGC said.

#️⃣ 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷 Israel plans to propose that the United States establish military bases on its territory, both by relocating existing bases from other parts of the Middle East and by building new facilities amid the war with Iran — Channel 12.