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#MojtabaKhamenei acknowledged the death of his father, signaling he was there & saw his father’s body. Khamenei also confirmed his wife, one of his sisters, his niece & the husband of his other sister also were killed in the strike.
“I had the honor of seeing his body after his martyrdom,” Khamenei said of his father. “What I saw was a mountain of steadfastness, & I was told that the fist of his intact hand had been clenched.”
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#MojtabaKhamenei statement calls on Gulf Arabs to ‘shut down’ #US bases, saying promised US protection ‘nothing more than a lie’
“These countries must clarify their position regarding those who have attacked our beloved homeland & killed members of our people. I recommend that they shut down those bases as soon as possible, because by now they must have realized that the United States’ claims of providing security & peace have been nothing more than a lie.”
#MojtabaKhamenei statement cont∶
“One point I must emphasize is that, in any case, we will obtain compensation from the enemy. If it refuses, we will take from its assets to the extent we deem appropriate, & if that is not possible, we will destroy its assets to the same extent.”
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“Our sincere thanks go to our brave fighters who, at a time when our nation & beloved homeland have been unjustly attacked by the leaders of the front of arrogance, have blocked the enemy’s path with their powerful blows & dispelled their illusion of being able to dominate our beloved country or possibly divide it,” #MojtabaKhamenei said.
“Dear combatant brothers, the demand of the masses is the continuation of an effective & regret-inducing defense,” #MojtabaKhamenei said.
“The lever of closing the Strait of Hormuz must certainly continue to be used as well. Studies have also been conducted on opening other fronts in which the enemy has little experience & would be highly vulnerable. Their activation will take place, if the wartime situation continues & in accordance with considerations of expediency.”
“A limited portion of this retaliation has already taken tangible form, but until it is fully achieved, this file will remain open above other cases. We will be especially sensitive regarding the blood of our children. Therefore, the crime the enemy deliberately committed against the Shajareh-Tayyebeh school in Minab, & some similar cases, holds a special status in this process of accountability,” #MojtabaKhamenei said.
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“I assure everyone that we will not refrain from avenging the blood of your martyrs. The retaliation we have in mind is not limited only to the martyrdom of the great leader of the Revolution; rather, every member of the nation who is martyred by the enemy constitutes a separate case in the file of revenge,” #MojtabaKhamenei said.
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#Iran Supreme Leader #MojtabaKhamenei issued his first statement on the #war, saying that the #StraitOfHormuz will remain closed as a “tool of pressure", & that attacks on Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbors will continue.
#Khamenei did not appear on camera. intelligence sources believe he was wounded in the attack that killed his family. Khamenei called on Gulf Arabs to “shut down” #US bases, saying promised US protection is “nothing more than a lie.”
#Trump says stopping ‘evil empire’ higher priority than high #oil prices & #inflation
Oil #prices surged in the #US following more #Iran attacks on #OilTankers.
“The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. BUT, of far greater interest & importance to me, as President, is stoping an evil Empire, Iran, from having Nuclear Weapons, & destroying the Middle East &, indeed, the World. I won’t ever let that happen!”Trump posted.
When the #US & #Israel attacked #Iran, setting off an #energy crisis & raising new #inflation concerns in #FinancialMarkets. The result has been a jump in the yield on government bonds, & falling expectations for #InterestRate cuts later this year. The yield on the 10-year #Treasury note, which acts as a broad reference interest rate that underpins the US #mortgage market, climbed to 4.25% Thursday, up from below 4% before the war began.
#MortgageRates Rise as #Iran #War Ripples Through #FinancialMarkets
#Mortgage are climbing again as new #inflation concerns have roiled financial #markets.
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate in the #US rose to 6.11%, the mortgage-financing giant Freddie Mac said Thursday, the second week in a row that rates have risen.
#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #Trump #trumpcession #recession
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2 Tankers Attacked & Burning; #Oil Disruption Is Called Worst in History
The #IRGC claimed responsibility for attacking 1 of the 2 tankers off #Iraq’s coast, a Marshall Islands-flagged ship that Iraqi ofcls said was owned by a #US company. In a statement cited by #Iran state media, the Guards said the ship had “disobeyed & ignored” warnings. US #Energy Secy Chris Wright told CNBC the US Navy was not ready to begin escorting ships through the #StraitOfHormuz.
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Energy Secretary Wright says U.S. 'not ready' to escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz yet
Tanker traffic through the strait remains at a standstill as ship owners fear attacks by Iran. The closure has triggered the largest oil supply disruption ever.Spencer Kimball (CNBC)
The colored walls visible from satellite imagery as early as 2018 can be seen in a version of the school’s website archived in 2025, whose photos showed girls dressed in identical pink & white in class & at play. The #school was also tagged in a local business listing, Reuters found. And multiple satellite images from the months leading up to the strike provide other indications it was a school, including playground markings.
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Separated from the base by a wall painted with bright murals, the #ShajarehTayyebeh #School was the northernmost building hit on February 28. The building was destroyed during the barrage, & 150 #students were killed, according to #Iran's ambassador to the #UN in Geneva, Ali Bahreini. Reuters has not independently confirmed the death toll, which the Iranian Red Crescent said reached 175.
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An #Iran #girls #school that took a direct hit on the first day of the #war had a yearslong online presence, including dozens of photos of the #children & their activities, before it was bombed along with at least 6 other buildings in an adjacent military compound, a Reuters investigation found.
The school’s online activity calls into question how the #US #military vets & reviews strike locations.…
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Bombed #Iran #girls #school had vivid website & yearslong online presence raising questions about #US middle strike targeting error
The #ShajarehTayyebeh School was adjacent to an Iranian military compound & was among at least 7 buildings struck Feb 28. Its online presence included a local business listing & a website that showed #children at work & play. Iran ofcls have said #students made up most of the 175 people killed that day in Minab.
And across the United States, Canada, Europe, Britain & Mexico, #farmers blanched at the surge in #fertilizer costs.
The widening #war in #Iran has delivered a stunning punch to a worldwide #economy that has already been walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine & Trump’s chaotic policymaking.
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Bombs are exploding in #Iran & the #MiddleEast, but the fallout is rattling households & businesses in neighborhoods all over the globe.
In Kansas, home buyers saw 30-yr #MortgageRates edge above 6% this week. In West India, families mourning the death of a loved one discovered that #gas fired #crematories had been temporarily closed.
In Hanoi, Vietnam, gas station owners posted “sold out” signs. In Kenya, tea growers & traders worried their exports to Iran would rot on the dock.
“All the key measures are moving in the wrong direction.”
Economic growth was much slower at the end of 2025 than data first showed & inflationary pressures persisted at the start of this year, a troubling snapshot of an #economy on unsteady footing before #war with #Iran upended #oil & #FinancialMarkets.
#economy #Trump #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession
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All six crew members aboard a US #military #KC135 refueling aircraft that crashed in western #Iraq are dead, the #USmilitary said, adding that the circumstances of the incident are being investigated.
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He noted that the price of Russian #oil had been rising since the #war in #Iran started, & that it was likely that the #sanctions relief could be extended indefinitely.
“I do worry that this is effectively the destruction of the oil sanctions on #Russia,” said Mr. Fishman….
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About 130 million barrels of Russian #oil is currently at sea….
The move by the #Trump admin could further divide the #US & #Europe, which has been skeptical of Trump’s attack on #Iran & has expressed a desire to continue to exert economic pressure on #Russia.
Fishman said he did not think that easing the Russia oil #sanctions would lower prices, noting that the move last week to let Russian oil be delivered to India did not have any impact.
The lifting of #oil #sanctions represents a sharp reversal from last summer, when the admin doubled #tariffs on #India as punishment for its purchases of oil from #Russia.
“In one fell swoop we’ve undone a huge amount of pressure on Russia,” said Edward Fishman, a senior fellow & director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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…Top #Senate #Democrats assailed the #Trump admin for easing #sanctions on #Russia, saying that it was done to mitigate a #war of Trump’s own making.
“This war has resulted in huge spikes in gas prices for Americans, who are now paying more at the pump than at any point in either of President Trump’s two terms,” they wrote in a joint statement.
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Senate Democratic Leaders Release Joint Statement on Trump Administration's Weakening of Sanctions on Russian Oil in Attempt to Dampen Economic Impacts of Trump's Iran War | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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#Russia has faced punishing #sanctions from the #US & the rest of the #G7 advanced economies since Moscow’s invasion of #Ukraine in 2022. Those sanctions have included a price cap on Russian #oil & a crackdown on Russia’s “shadow fleet” of unmarked vessels…used to evade sanctions.
As #TrumpsWar with #Iran has unfolded, his admin has looked for ways to mitigate the economic pain. His admin temporarily freed Russian oil last week that was sitting at sea to be delivered to India.
The exemptions, which were issued by the #Treasury Dept, will be in place until April 11. Treasury Secy Scott Bessent estimated that freeing Russian #oil could add hundreds of millions of barrels of crude to global markets [& enrich #Russia], curbing prices that have been hovering near $100 per barrel as a result of the #Iran #war.
The decision was a significant turning point in America’s effort to punish Russia for its war in #Ukraine.
The other option? Don’t attack #Iran. Idiots.
#Trump Removes #Sanctions on #Russia to Help #Oil Flow Amid Iran #War
The #US on Thursday temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil that is currently at sea, allowing it to be shipped to buyers around the world as the Trump admin scrambles to contain #energy #prices that have been soaring because of the war in Iran.
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#Cuba acknowledges secret meetings with #US as #Trump dials up threats
Trump has warned that Cuba is next in line after #Venezuela & #Iran, saying that the Havana regime is in its “last moments of life.”
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Exclusive: #Trump has rejected efforts to launch #Iran #ceasefire talks
Trump's admin has rebuffed efforts by #MiddleEast allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran #war that started 2 weeks ago with a massive #US - #Israeli air assault, acc/to 3 sources.
Iran has rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until US & Israel strikes end, 2 snr Iran sources said, adding that SEVERAL countries had been trying to mediate an end to the conflict.
"So, guess what Trump has “chosen” to do?
Trump has elected to escalate the war in Iran over the coming weeks. …
The only true choice Trump has is to withdraw U.S. forces from the region, whether he does it sooner or much later. …
Trump’s problem, and therefore ours too, is his own pride and ego."
"Iran’s actions are what’s known as a 'horizontal' escalation, meaning a widening of the war to involve more parties and more pain for all.
Now comes the Hobson’s choice: Trump can double down on the war by escalating U.S. attacks and committing us to even greater military involvement. Or he can cut our losses sooner and admit political defeat.
~ Jay Kuo
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity
/28
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Trump Faces A Hobson’s Choice in Iran
The President believes he can escalate his way out of war, but we already know how this ends.Jay Kuo (The Status Kuo)
"Major media aren’t paying enough attention to how Israel’s Bibi Netanyahu manipulated Trump into the war. Early on, WaPo had a strong story about Netanyahu’s prodding, and the NYT has addressed the risks of the U.S.-Israel war alliance. But more must be written."
~ Mark Jacob
#Trump #Hegseth #Netanyahu #Bibi #Iran #war #stupidity #media
/25
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Trump can’t handle the truth about the war
So far, major media’s coverage is a departure from past failuresMark Jacob (Stop the Presses)
"I have been saying since the beginning that America is playing checkers while Iran plays chess, but it’s worse than that. American leadership is utterly incoherent: We won, but we need help. We hate our allies; but will our adversaries please come bail us out?"
Jonathan V. Last
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity
/26
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The War Development(s) That Should Truly Scare Us
How Iran could speed up de-dollarization and how Trump could put boots on the ground in Iran—sort of.Jonathan V. Last (The Bulwark)
“'Demand their participation'? 'Calling upon the world to take care of this problem'? Mike Waltz’s dumb boss (and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu) decided to do this dumb shit. The rest of the world does not have to be dragged because after they dove into this without consulting them, Leroy Jenkins-style."
~ Michael Mora
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/24
"Because when you’ve spent years bullying and humiliating them, pulling out of alliances, slapping tariffs, threatening to abandon NATO and then one day you desperately need them to help you open a 33km strait, don’t be surprised when nobody is in a rush to answer your call."
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/23
"Two brutal lessons from the Strait of Hormuz crisis:
1. No matter how powerful your navy or how big your superpower status, if geography isn’t in your favour, you’re stuck.
2. Treat your allies with respect."
~ Brown Reporter
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/22
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Two brutal lessons from the Strait of Hormuz crisis: 1. No matter how powerful your navy or how big your superpower status, if geography isn’t in your favour, you’re stuck. 2. Treat your allies with respect.Threads
"WSJ: White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis
Bloomberg: Trump Floats Xi Summit Delay If China Doesn’t Help in Hormuz
NYT: Nations Respond With Caution to Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz
While accurate, the headlines don’t quite do justice the mix of magical thinking, narcissistic indignation, and pseudo-economics Trump spent the weekend trafficking in."
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/21
"The foolery reached new heights over the weekend as President Trump veritably begged other nations, including rival China, to rescue him from his self-own in the Strait of Hormuz. …
The headlines are almost comical:
WaPo: Trump urges world to help open Strait of Hormuz
Politico: Trump demands ‘about 7′ countries join coalition to police Iran’s Strait of Hormuz"
~ David Kurtz
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/20
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Desperate Trump Begs for Help to Escape Iran Fiasco
INSIDE: Pete Hegseth ... Brendan Carr ... Jeanine PirroDavid Kurtz (Morning Memo)