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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.”
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)
“This really is the big one,” David Goldwyn, fmr #US diplomat & #Energy Dept ofcl, said of the shutdown of the #StraitOfHormuz, the world’s most important choke point for #oil. This is the emergency scenario everyone feared.
#Cargo deliveries are stranded, #shipping charges have increased & #insurance premiums have skyrocketed. Yes, the price of #gas at the pump is affected. But so is the price of #food, #medicine, airplane tickets, #electricity, cooking oil, semiconductors & more.
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.
#Oil Shock’s Tentacles Grip #WorldEconomy: ‘This Really Is the Big One’
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international #trade #chaos brought on by #Trump #tariffs, #war in #Ukraine & chaotic #US policymaking are facing lasting economic damage.
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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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