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JAPAN CONSIDERS RELEASING OIL RESERVES AMID IRAN CRISIS: Japan is considering releasing part of its national oil stockpile, according to Kyodo news agency.
U.S. FUTURES DIP: U.S. futures fell down between roughly 0.7% and 1% Friday as oil and gas prices get higher. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, and Qatar said restoring gas deliveries could take weeks. Gas prices haven’t been this high since 2024, according to the AAA motor club.
WAR ON IRAN COSTS U.S. $3.7 BILLION IN FIRST 100 HOURS: The U.S. has spent an estimated $3.7 billion during the first 100 hours of the war, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
US ON HIGH ALERT BACK HOME: US officials have increased patrols and counterterrorism measures across the country over fears that Iran or its supporters could attack in retaliation for the US-Israel attacks.
US ON HIGH ALERT BACK HOME: US officials have increased patrols and counterterrorism measures across the country over fears that Iran or its supporters could attack in retaliation for the US-Israel attacks.
UKRAINE HELPS U.S. DEFENSE: Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine will help the U.S. counter Iranian Shahed drones.
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RUSSIA SHARES INTEL ON US WITH IRAN: Russia is providing Iran with intelligence that could help target U.S. forces in the Middle East, according to The Washington Post.
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Since decapitating the Iranian regime, powers outside of Iran have pushed for members of the Iranian government to defect.
Today, Reza is one of the main organisers for protests in support of the Shah in Yerevan, the capital of Iran’s neighbour Armenia.
“You have to escape without leaving signs that you left...and I didn’t want to waste any time,” Reza explained.
He wasn’t just leaving – he was defecting.
It was 1 am in Karaj, a city just outside of Tehran, in 2016 when Reza Azadikhah got a call from an old friend inside the Iranian regime. He grabbed his passport, called a taxi and left without packing his bags.
Good morning to readers; Iran wakes up to another day of war.
The U.S. and Israel are pressuring Iranian officials to defect. But as Reza Azadikhah knows, defecting can be extremely dangerous.
Now in exile in Armenia, he sees how promises of amnesty leave those who risk everything exposed.
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STRIKES ON AMERICAN-OWNED OILFIELD IN IRAQI KURDISTAN: Two drones hit an oilfield in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Thursday, which is operated by American firm HKN Energy, and caused a fire and could interrupt production of its roughly 30,000 barrels per day, according to Reuters.
… WHILE IRANIAN MISSILES SLOW: U.S. Central Command said that Iranian ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90% and drone attacks by 83%, according to the commander of U.S. Central Command.
STRIKES SURGE OVER TEHRAN: On Friday morning, Israel began a fresh wave of strikes on Tehran as Hegseth warns of a dramatic surge of attacks. The Guardian reports that at least 13 hospitals and health facilities have been struck across Iran to date.
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TRUMP DEMANDS A HAND IN IRANIAN SUCCESSION PLAN: Trump demands to be involved in choosing Iran’s next leader and refuses to accept one of the most likely choices, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the now-dead supreme leader.
Yes. Supreme Court Judges.
It’s all too real! The story is worth reading at www.iranwar.news
I had drinks with a Ukrainian-American last night. On the new mess in the Middle East all she could say was, "Welcome to the party."
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IRAN THREATENS ISRAELI NUCLEAR FACILITIES: Iran threatened to strike the facilities if Israel and the U.S. seek to change the regime, reported by the semi-official ISNA news agency, citing an Iranian military official.
QATAR SUSPENDS GAS LIQUEFACTION: The country will not be able to return to normal production for at least a month, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
CHINA HALTS GASOLINE AND DIESEL EXPORTS: Amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, which is disrupting crude oil supplies from one of the world’s key producing regions, the Chinese government has ordered leading refineries to stop signing new contracts and to cancel those already agreed upon.
ITALY TO SEND AID TO GULF STATES AND CYPRUS:This aid includes air defense systems for the Gulf states and naval assets for Cyprus.
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IRGC TAKES THE LEAD: Anticipating the decapitation of its leadership, even before Saturday’s attack by the US and Israel, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps delegated its powers to much lower ranks.
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