In response to escalating inflation, the Pezeshkian government in Iran has withdrawn an additional $1 billion from the National Development Fund to provide essential goods, and the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Welfare has allocated coupon cards to approximately 87 million people across the country.
Israeli airstrikes targeted southern Lebanon following the IDF's issuance of evacuation notices to seven towns and villages. Footage showing the aftermath came from the village of Kfar Tebnit.
Mohsen Zanganeh, a member of Iran's Parliament's Budget and Planning Commission, stated that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world's energy passes, asserting that this action puts pressure on the American economy. He also claimed that Iran has caused four dollars of economic damage for every dollar of damage inflicted by the United States and Israel.
Hossein Yekta, an IRGC commander, claimed that Iranian naval forces have successfully threatened the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy and economic systems. He also criticized former US President Trump's threat to resolve the situation quickly, noting that current US military operations have shifted to the Indian Ocean where they are inspecting non-commercial ships.
U.S. Southern Command: "On April 26, at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting Show more
