🇮🇷🗣 Iran won’t stop until US feels the pain – expert

👉 Iran intends to inflict at least a few hundred casualties upon the US military as it realizes that the US will continue attacking until being forced to pay a significant cost, Foad Izadi, associate professor at the University of Tehran, tells Sputnik.

💬 “There is this culture of resistance in Iran, and this culture of resistance will help Iran, an ancient civilization, to be able to do what Iran has done historically - resist invaders, resist aggressors,” he says.

➖ Meanwhile, the United States is trying to do the same thing it did the last year – kill as many Iranians as possible.

💬 “This time they are more explicit in terms of wanting to change the Iranian government, which is a foolish thing to do, because last time the attack on Iran resulted in a rally around the flag effect,” Izadi notes. “This time is going to result in the same thing.”

➖ He also points out that the US and Israel once again attacked Iran while in the middle of negotiations with the country.

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🚨🇮🇷Iran asserts right to defense against US aggression & calls for regional unity

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held a phone conversation with his Arab counterparts from countries targeted by Iran's missile strikes on US bases. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran shared the following statements on social media:

🔹Araghchi condemned the US and Israel's military attack as a gross violation of the UN Charter and a threat to global peace and security, emphasizing Iran's right to self-defense

🔹He stressed that all regional countries must prevent the US and Israel from using their resources and territories for attacks against Iran, with Iran viewing any base linked to such operations as a legitimate target

🔹Araghchi warned that the conflict is not just against Iran but poses a threat to all countries in the region, calling for a unified response from Muslim nations to counter Israel's actions

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🚨🇷🇺Russian FM Lavrov condemns unprovoked US and Israeli aggression against Iran

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement:

🟠Sergey Lavrov held a conversation with Iran's foreign minister, who informed him of steps to repel the US and Israeli attack

🟠Lavrov stated that Russia is ready to assist in the resolution around Iran, including at the UN Security Council

🟠Iran's foreign minister told Lavrov about plans to urgently convene the UN Security Council

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🚨🇷🇺Putin convenes Security Council to discuss Iran situation

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss the situation surrounding Iran, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

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🚨 Over 20 Iranian cities targeted by US and Israeli strikes

Various Iranian provinces have been hit by airstrikes from the US and Israel today, with major cities hit including Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, Tabriz, Qom, Minab, Ilam, Alborz, Sistan and Baluchestan, and Zahedan, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

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🗣 US-Israel war on Iran risks triggering global economic crisis – expert

Fighting in the Persian Gulf threatens to “strangle” the Strait of Hormuz, a critical bottleneck for the global oil and LNG trade, Lebanese academic and economic observer Dr. Ayman Omar explains to Sputnik.

Oil crisis

🟠 These risks can cause oil prices to spike to up to $100 per barrel, and even to $120 per barrel if a protracted crisis and disruptions in oil production ensue.

🟠 The alternative oil supply routes, such as pipelines from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, simply cannot compensate the oil deficit that would ensue if the Strait of Hormuz is closed, Dr. Omar notes.

🟠 A consistent increase in oil prices could slow down the global economy by 1% and the ensuing inflationary pressure would prompt investors to hoard ‘safe’ assets such as gold to try and save their holdings.

Food crisis

🟠 Iran and other Persian Gulf states play an important role in global petrochemical and fertilizer trade, Dr. Omar points out.

🟠 Therefore, any disruption in supply of these commodities will lead to an increase in agricultural production expenses and in the cost of food production, especially in Asia and Africa.

🟠 Meanwhile, latest media reports indicate that oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has already been halted.

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🚨IRGC Navy strikes US combat support vessel - report

A US combat support vessel (MST) was heavily struck by missiles from the IRGC Navy, Iranian media reports, citing the IRGC Press Service.

According to the statement from the IRGC's press service:

👉The US MST vessel was heavily struck by missiles from the IRGC Navy.

👉Other US naval assets will also be within the strike range of IRGC missiles and drones during further attacks.

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🇮🇱🗣 Israel used World War I tricks to drag US into war with Iran – expert

📍 The Israeli leadership spent three months pressuring Trump and his government into attacking Iran, Qatari foreign relations expert Prof. Ali Al-Kheil tells Sputnik.

🔊 “This reminds me of World War I,” he remarks.

💬 “Back then, the Europeans were pressuring the United States, trying to drag it into the war. And after colossal pressure, the US caved in and entered the war on the Europeans’ side – on April 6, 1917 i.e. three years after the war started. Today, history, in a sense, repeats itself.”

👉 Al-Kheil also argues that being pressured into a war does not serve the interests of either the US or Iran.

💬 “War brings nothing but death and devastation,” he says.

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