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Footage shows all six THAAD launchers being removed from the U.S. base in Seongju, South Korea, being redeployed to the Middle East.
The withdrawal will weaken South Korea’s missile defense layer, as THAAD provides the system’s highest-altitude interception capability.
Source: SBS
Nigeria Seeks Energy Partnerships Amid Iran War Oil Crisis
Nigeria’s FM Yusuf Tuggar urged Gulf oil producers to invest in Nigeria as the Iran conflict disrupts shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Rising oil prices are beginning to translate into higher gasoline prices in the United States, something Trump is reportedly concerned could turn markets and voters against him if it continues.
Advisers inside the White House warned that the situation could worsen once oil markets fully react to the instability.Читать полностью…
Because of the risk, the administration has discussed emergency steps to limit the impact on U.S. consumers, including restricting some American oil exports and easing certain shipping rules to move fuel more easily within the country.
Officials believe the administration may only have a short window before higher gas prices become a serious political problem.
Source: NBC News
A nearly 12-foot golden statue showing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein reenacting the famous Titanic bow scene appeared Tuesday on Washington’s National Mall.
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Nearly all U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding a “swift investigation” into airstrikes on a girls’ school in Iran that killed dozens of children.
Signed by 46 senators, the letter says most victims were girls aged 7–12 and notes that neither the U.S. nor Israel has claimed responsibility.Читать полностью…
Lawmakers asked whether U.S. forces carried out the strike, what steps the military takes to prevent civilian casualties, and whether AI tools were used in the operation.
Source: Reuters
Trump on Iran:
We have hit them harder than virtually any country in history that’s been hit.
And we are not finished yet.
IRGC Deputy Commander Ali Fadavi:
Since yesterday, Trump himself has been seeking to announce a ceasefire.
If the enemy had won the war, it would not be asking the whole world to mediate for a ceasefire.
A poll by the Jewish People Policy Institute found strong support in Israel for the decision to attack Iran.
85% of Jewish respondents and 72% of all Israelis believe it was correct, while 3% of Jews and 13% of Israelis think it was not.
The United States said it destroyed 16 Iranian minelaying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as tensions escalated in the region. Iran warned it would block oil exports to its enemies, raising fears over the security of a key global energy route.
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Congo President’s 4 decade Rule Faces Succession Debate as Election Nears
Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso seeks another term in elections against 6 candidates after nearly 42 years in power, while analysts focus on potential succession as term limits suggest this may be his final mandate.
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Senator Graham says he'll encourage Trump to move all U.S. bases out of Spain:
To all those who don't believe Iran would use nuclear weapon, you're stupid. You're a fool and I hate to be so harsh.Читать полностью…
To our allies, if you can't join this fight, what fight are you going to join?
To Spain: you won't let us use your airbase—our airbases—in your country to stop a homicidal regime from getting nuclear weapons to terrorize the world.
I am encouraging Trump tonight to move all of our bases out of Spain.
As to Lebanon: there is a military leader in charge of the Lebanese army that I don't trust as far as I can throw him.
He is willfully ignoring Hezbollah. He's not disarming Hezbollah.
Let's get somebody in charge of the Lebanese military that will use it.
Trump said ships waiting at the Strait of Hormuz should “show some guts” and move through the waterway despite tensions with Iran.
In an interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Sunday, Trump said, “There’s nothing to be afraid of, they have no Navy, we sunk all their ships… and all but 20% of their launchers.”Читать полностью…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran will not apologize for defending Iran and has no hostility toward any country in the region.
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IRGC:
The thirty-first wave of Operation True Promise 4 has been carried out powerfully against American–Zionist targets using super-heavy missiles, dedicated to the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, under the code “Labbaik Ya Khamenei” (“At your service, O Khamenei”).
BREAKING: Türkiye deploys 6 x F-16s and air defense systems to Northern Cyprus.
Turkish MoD added that additional measures may be taken if needed depending on how the situation evolves.
Orbán Says Ukrainians Threatened Family Ahead of Election
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed Ukrainians threatened his family as tensions with Kyiv escalate, using the dispute to bolster his campaign ahead of 12 April elections, sources and official statements show.
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The U.S. will permanently close its consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, the closest American diplomatic mission to Afghanistan.
The State Department says the move will save about $7.5 million per year and services will shift to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.Читать полностью…
The closure is part of the Trump administration’s State Department downsizing and is the first overseas diplomatic mission fully shut down under the reorganization.
Source: NBC News
Sen. John Fetterman:
We should kill every last member of Iran’s leadership.
We should kill Mojtaba Khamenei.
Trump to Jake Paul:
I predict that you will be running for political office in the not-so-distant future, and you have my complete endorsement.
Israel is quietly exploring plans to establish a security presence or potential military base in Somaliland, near the entrance to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The move would give Israel a strategic position to monitor and potentially conduct operations against Houthi forces in Yemen.Читать полностью…
The idea follows Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in December, opening the door for deeper security cooperation, intelligence sharing, and possibly a permanent foothold near one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes.
Source: Bloomberg
A preliminary U.S. military investigation found that a U.S. Tomahawk missile mistakenly struck an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28, killing at least 175 people, mostly children.
The strike happened because outdated targeting data labeled the building as part of a nearby Iranian naval base.
Officials say multiple agencies failed to verify the information.
Source: NYT
Civilians Flee Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Amid War Fears
Residents of Ethiopia’s Tigray region are fleeing toward Addis Ababa as federal & Tigrayan forces mass near their shared border, raising fears of renewed conflict nearly 4 years after the 2022 peace agreement ended the previous civil war.
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Italy's Meloni on Iran:
We cannot afford an Ayatollah regime in possession of a nuclear weapon, combined, moreover, with a missile capability that could soon be able to directly strike Italy and Europe.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:
Trump claims that Iranian Tomahawk missiles were responsible for the bombing of an all-girls school that killed 170 people, including many children.Читать полностью…
Iran doesn’t have Tomahawk missiles, Donald Trump. The claim is beyond asinine.
He says whatever pops into his head, no matter the truth.
Senator Graham threatens Saudi Arabia, again:
Our embassy was hit in Riyadh. Do you not have an obligation to join the fight with us? You have yet to do that.
So if you do not believe the American embassy being attacked in Riyadh would trigger mutual self-defense, maybe we shouldn't do a treaty with you.
Lebanon has asked the U.S. to help arrange direct negotiations with Israel to stop the war, but both Washington and Israel responded skeptically.
Lebanon’s leadership is frustrated by the lack of U.S. engagement as hundreds of thousands flee the fighting.
Source: Axios
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are backing a new drone company, Powerus, which plans to go public through a merger with Nasdaq-listed Aureus Greenway.
The move expands the Trump family’s growing investments in defense drones as the Pentagon increases spending on unmanned systems, including a $1.1 billion program to procure hundreds of thousands of drones by 2027.
Source: WSJ
The plan, coordinated with partners, would escort ships after the most intense phase of the Middle East conflict, allowing oil and gas shipments to resume.
Macron also announced that France will long-term deploy two frigates to the EU’s Red Sea operation launched in 2024.Читать полностью…
Overall, France’s presence from the eastern Mediterranean to the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz will include eight frigates, two amphibious helicopter carriers, and the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, currently near Crete, Greece.
Crude oil prices surged past $105 per barrel and briefly reached $108 on March 9 after Mojtaba Khamenei was named Iran’s supreme leader following his father’s death in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike, amid rising Middle East tensions and Strait of Hormuz uncertainty.
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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is a powerful behind-the-scenes figure in Iran closely tied to the IRGC and security apparatus.
Long seen as his father’s political gatekeeper, he has been linked to hardline factions and was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2019.