▪️The attack by the US and Israel on Iran is also a "desire", and not self-defense. And this attack is called by historians a factor that is about to return the world to chaos;
▪️Scientists compare the current situation to how World War II became global only after Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor base.
💬 World War III has already begun, — Daily Mail citing historians
▪️WW III began on February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine of its own free will, and not out of the need for self-defense. Similar signs in the 20th century meant the beginning of two world wars;
🇨🇳🇯🇵 China threatens Japan with "devastating blow" over deployment of long-range missiles (900+ km).
❗️Tokyo will inevitably suffer a crushing defeat if it dares to encroach on China's sovereignty and security after deploying strike weapons on its territory, - spokesman for MoD of China
According to forecasts, by 2030 the number of electric vehicles worldwide could quadruple to more than 200 million.
In this environment, oil-producing countries increasingly aim for market stability rather than extreme price spikes, which could ultimately undermine long-term demand for oil.
🚗🛢️ Electric vehicles are starting to cap oil prices
After a sharp spike to $120 per barrel, oil prices quickly dropped to around $80. One of the reasons was Saudi Arabia’s decision to significantly increase oil flows through the pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu from 1.5M to 5M barrels per day.
❗️🇮🇷 Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was reportedly injured—possibly in the legs—during the first day of Israeli-U.S. attacks on Feb. 28, - NYT
Officials say he is alert but hiding in a highly secure location with limited communication.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal after Iran briefing:
"We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here."
🇺🇸🤔🇮🇷 White House: Iran wanted to attack USA, Trump was not going to allow that to happen, and everyone in this room should be grateful for it.
As for boots on the ground, Trump does not rule options out.
Minab school strike: Trump will accept the conclusion of the investigation, whatever it may be.
Brent is still hovering around $82 a barrel.
Meanwhile, US envoy Witkoff told CNBC that the Russians have denied providing Iran with intelligence on the US.
🛢️ Abu Dhabi's state-owned oil company ADNOC has shut down its Ruwais refinery due to a fire caused by an Iranian drone strike, — Reuters.
According to IIR Energy, nearly 1.9 million barrels per day of crude oil processing capacity in the Persian Gulf has been shut down due to the war with Iran.
According to Zelensky, the Ukrainian defense industry, formed during the war, together with existing technologies and engineers, is able to quickly establish mass production of missiles.
In this case, Ukraine could not only ensure its own defense, but also strengthen the security of all of Europe.
🇺🇦🇺🇸🚀 Ukraine could create anti-ballistic missiles, but US licenses are needed, — Zelensky
Ukraine has repeatedly discussed the issue of transferring the relevant licenses with the previous and current US administrations, missile manufacturers and NATO partners.
📍The rise in oil prices actually gave the Russian economy a respite and increased budget revenues.
📍More expensive oil allows the Kremlin to receive more money for weapons production and the continuation of the war against Ukraine.
🇺🇸💲Trump saves Putin: the war in Iran has become respite for Russian economy, — EP
📍Russia's oil and gas revenues fell by 24% in 2025, and the federal budget deficit reached a record 5.6 trillion rubles.
📍At the end of 2025, situation worsened due to new US sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil.
🇨🇳 China’s exports jumped 21.8% in the first two months of 2026, far above expectations, pushing its trade surplus to a record $213.6 billion early this year, - FT
📊🇺🇸 About 44% of Americans completely or somewhat approve of the way the US president is doing his job, The Hill reports.
March 2025 - support level was 47%.
54% of respondents said that they completely or somewhat disapprove of Trump's performance as president. 51% a year ago.
🇺🇸 Bolton: Whereas in the first term they would say, “But Mr. President, have you thought of A and B and C? Have you considered this other alternative?”
People are afraid to say those things in this second term because they’re afraid they’ll be taken as signs of dissent or disagreement.
🇺🇸 John Bolton: If things go south, I will absolutely guarantee you Trump will blame it on Netanyahu, because in Trump’s world of winners and losers, he’s a winner, not a loser.
And therefore, if this action against Iran turns out to be a loss, it’s somebody else’s fault. That is coming.
❗️Trump: Iran’s drone and missile capability is being utterly demolished. Their navy is gone. It’s all lying at the bottom of the ocean—46 ships. Can you believe it?
I asked, “Why did we not just capture the ship? We’re going to use it. Why did we sink it?” He said it’s more fun to sink it.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump on Iran: Their terrorist leaders are gone, or they’re counting down the minutes until they are gone. Think of it—we had leaders, and now they’re gone.
We had new leaders in their place. And now nobody has any idea who the people are who are going to be the head of the country.
📞 Putin held a phone conversation with Trump.
🤔 Kremlin: The conversation focused on the conflict around Iran and negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine.
Putin expressed a number of ideas aimed at achieving a swift political and diplomatic resolution to the conflict in Iran.
🇺🇸🇮🇷👀 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 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.”
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the president’s sons, are backing a new drone company that is vying to meet fresh demand from the Pentagon, - WSJ
Powerus says it plans to acquire Ukrainian drone tech to sell to the U.S. military.
🇺🇦🇪🇺 Ukraine will receive a loan of €90 billion despite obstacles, — Ursula von der Leyen
💬 I can assure you that in this case we will fulfill our obligations. After all, our trust is at stake, and even more so, our security. For us, this is a priority, we will provide this €90 billion loan. 💬
“We don’t think it was a good idea,” the official said, adding that the US military had expected a largely symbolic strike and was surprised by the scale of the operation.
🇺🇸🇮🇱 Witkoff and Kushner will visit Israel tomorrow amid US outrage over the scale of the strikes on Iranian oil facilities.
Israel had informed Washington in advance of its intention to attack oil infrastructure, but did not say how large the strikes would be, a senior US security official said.
Israeli attacks on oil infrastructure could turn into strategic problems for the US.
Such attacks could rally Iranian society around the government. In addition, this has already provoked a rise in world oil prices, which has not stopped yet.
🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Senator Lindsey Graham has urged Israel not to attack Iran’s oil infrastructure after criticism of such attacks by some US officials.
The oil industry can play a key role in the country’s future and help the Iranian people build a “new and better life” after the change of government.
🛢️❗️Oil prices have topped $110 a barrel for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Trump said that “short-term” oil prices will plummet after the Iranian nuclear threat is eliminated, that it’s a small price to pay for the world and that only “fools think otherwise.”
🛢️❗️ Oil rises above $100 per barrel for the first time since July 2022.
