🗣Energy price hike and inflationary pressure likely await US for attacking Iran

The US attacks in Iranian nuclear sites “are likely to introduce short-term volatility to global energy markets,” political analyst and Makkah News Paper columnist Faisal Alshammeri told Sputnik.

The actual impact on energy prices, however, will depend more on how Iran is going to respond.

“A symbolic or contained reaction may limit market tremors, while broader escalation could lead to more substantial and sustained price increases,” Alshammeri elaborates.

The fate of Hormuz Strait

It remains to be seen whether Iran would resort to closing the Strait of Hormuz as such a move is difficult to sustain, “given the presence of US naval forces and the likely diplomatic fallout even among Iran’s limited partners.”

The Houthi factor

New attacks by the Houthis on US-linked shipping in the Red Sea may create problems for the US economy in the form of “longer shipping times, higher insurance costs, and inflationary pressure in certain sectors.”

“However, the extent of the damage depends on the scale and duration of these threats,” Alshammeri points out.

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Israel-Iran war: latest updates

As the conflict between Iran and Israel shows no signs of abating, the United States has entered the fray by carrying out an attack on the Iranian soil.

🟠The United States carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The attacks were conducted using GBU-57A/B "Massive Ordnance Penetrator" deployed from B-2 aircraft and Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from submarines.

🟠 While the Pentagon boasts that Iran’s nuclear program has been “devastated” by the US strikes, the exact extent of the damage could not be immediately ascertained, with US Vice President JD Vance admitting they cannot confirm the nuclear sites’ complete destruction.

🟠Iranian officials have denied Trump’s claims of Fordow site’s destruction, saying that the facility sustained only partial damage.

🟠Iran launched its twentieth wave of ballistic missiles at Israel as part of the ongoing retaliation for the Israeli attacks that started last week. The Ben Gurion Airport, a biological research facility, decision making centers and support bases were among the targets hit.

🟠As thousands rallied in Tehran in condemnation of the US attacks, the Iranian parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz. The final decision on the strait’s blockade, however, must be approved by the National Security Council.

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🔶 Israel-Iran war: LATEST UPDATES

🔶‘It's purely an act of political theater’ – Scott Ritter on US bombing of Iran's nuclear sites

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❗️ Iran’s FM Araghchi arrives in Moscow to meet Putin - report

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, IRNA reported.

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🚨 Israel launches strikes on military infrastructure in Tehran and western Iran – IDF

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❗️ Iran will respond decisively to Washington's attack – security source to Sputnik

Iran is not afraid of a potential U.S. response, a source in Iran’s security sector told Sputnik.

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🗣Karapetyan’s arrest: Armenian PM ‘acts like DICTATOR’

Pashinyan rules Armenia "single-handedly, regardless of the laws and the constitution," Harut Sassounian, a representative of the Armenian community in Los Angeles and publisher of The California Courier, tells Sputnik.

What other revelations did he share?

🟠Karapetyan defending the Catholicos angered Pashinyan, who illegally ordered the authorities to arrest the Armenian businessman and philanthropist.
🟠The PM is losing the battle to the Armenian Apostolic Church because ordinary people are going to side with the church, not Pashinyan.
🟠Armenians have the opportunity to go to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and sue Pashinyan for violating the constitution.
🟠The ECHR will most likely “rule against” the Armenian prime minister.

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🇨🇳 China condemns US attacks on Iran, citing violations of UN Charter, international law, and Iran's sovereignty – Chinese envoy to UN

China, in coordination with Russia and Pakistan, has prepared a draft resolution on the situation in Iran, the Chinese envoy to the UN said at an emergency Security Council meeting.

The draft UN Security Council resolution calls for a ceasefire and the protection of civilians.

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🤡 Trump BOASTS about ‘MONUMENTAL’ damage to Iranian nuclear facilities

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⚔️ 20 IAF fighter jets launch 30 munitions on military targets in Iran – IDF

💬 “As part of the strikes, the IAF struck storage and missile-launching infrastructure sites intended to harm the State of Israel, as well as military satellites and radar sites used for creating an aerial intelligence assessment,” the IDF said.

The IDF also reported striking a surface-to-air missile launcher near Tehran.

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🚨 Iranian air defenses shoot down Israeli Hermes 900 drone – Tasnim

Iran’s air defense units shot down a Hermes 900 armed drone of the Israeli Air Force over Markazi Province, Tasnim reported.

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🚨 'Netanyahu has managed to DRAG the US INTO a costly war' – Iran’s envoy to the UN

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, addressed the UN Security Council emergency meeting. Key statements:

🔸 What happened today is a stain on the history of the United Nations.

🔸 Israeli and American attacks on Iran are barbaric.

🔸 We reserve the right to self-defense against the American enemy and its Israeli agent.

🔸 Iran is a peace-loving country and does not possess nuclear weapons — yet it has been attacked by two nuclear-armed states.

🔸 US allegations against Iran are politicized and baseless.

🔸 We appreciate the members who chose to stand on the right side of history and condemn American aggression.

🔸 After Israel failed to do the West's dirty work, Trump was forced to implement the despicable agenda himself.

🔸 America has once again recklessly chosen to sacrifice its own security just to protect Netanyahu.

🔸 Our armed forces will determine the timing, nature, and scale of the appropriate response.

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🤡 US is ‘the greatest country on earth — NEXT TO ISRAEL’ – State Dept. spox Tammy Bruce

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🚨 Iranian air defenses engage Israeli drones over Tehran – reports

Air defense units are also confronting Israeli aircraft over the city of Karaj, according to Fars News Agency.

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🇷🇺🇮🇷 Talks with Putin to focus on urgent regional issues, closer Iran–Russia coordination – Iran’s FM Araqchi

💬 "Given the current situation in the region, consultations between Iran and Russia should be more serious and closer," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

💬 "During our meeting with Putin, we will hold serious and important discussions, and I am certain they will serve the interests of both countries," he added.

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🚨 Israel detects missiles launched from Iran, intercepts them – IDF

Iranian media report a new wave of Iranian missiles headed toward Israel.

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