Economy

@🇮🇷LiveIranNews🇮🇱: ⚡🇺🇸🦀Washington's Explicit Exposé Against the Terrorist Regime of the Islamic Republic; Rubio Lifts the Lid on Tehran's Expansionist Nature and Economic Weaponization/Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that the Islamic Republic of Iran is an expansionist regime supporting terrorist groups and threatening global energy security through control of the Strait of Hormuz. He emphasized ongoing sanctions and the potential for increased pressure, asserting that the U.S. aims to support the Iranian people rather than harm them, while noting the deteriorating conditions and weakened military capabilities of the Iranian regime.

Apr 28, 2026

@Open Source Intel: Israeli airstrike targets Zawtar El Charqiyeh in southern Lebanon.

On [date], an Israeli airstrike targeted the Zawtar El Charqiyeh area in southern Lebanon. No specific casualty numbers were provided in the report.

@Visegrád 24: Putin met with Foreign Minister of the Islamic regime in Iran, Abbas Arakchi Putin said that “Russia hopes the Iranian people will get through this period of trials and that peace will come, as they

Russian President Putin met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi, expressing hope for peace and sovereignty for the Iranian people. Putin also conveyed well-wishes from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

@ايران اينترنشنال: One of the citizens, by sending a message to Iran International, says: "I used to work at the Mahshahr Petrochemical Company, which was shut down during the war, and now many of us workers have become

A citizen who formerly worked at the Mahshahr Petrochemical Company in Khuzestan province told Iran International that the plant's closure during the war has left many workers unemployed, blaming the IRGC and regime leaders for the situation.

@ايران اينترنشنال: Axios reported, citing American sources, that the Islamic Republic has proposed, through Pakistani intermediaries, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the end of the war, while postponing nuclea

Axios, citing American sources, reported that the Islamic Republic has proposed through Pakistani intermediaries to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end hostilities, while delaying nuclear negotiations to a later stage.

@Open Source Intel: 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 Designat

On April 26, Joint Task Force Southern Spear, under the direction of Gen. Francis L. Donovan of U.S. Southern Command, conducted a lethal strike in the Eastern Pacific against a vessel involved in narco-trafficking, resulting in the deaths of three male narco-terrorists. No U.S. military personnel were injured.

@ايران اينترنشنال: In the wake of escalating inflation in Iran, the Pezeshkian government announced that it will withdraw another $1 billion from the National Development Fund to provide essential goods. At the same tim

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.

@Open Source Intel: Israeli airstrikes targeting southern Lebanon after the IDF issued evacuation notices to seven towns and villages. Footage from Kfar Tebnit.

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.

@ايران اينترنشنال: Mohsen Zanganeh, a member of the Parliament's Budget and Planning Commission, said: "20 percent of the world's energy passes through the Strait of Hormuz; we closed this strait, and today the hand of

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.

@ايران اينترنشنال: Hossein Yekta, one of the IRGC commanders, said: "For 47 years, we chanted that we would close the Strait of Hormuz, and today the brave sons of the Navy have slammed on the brakes of the Strait of Ho

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.

@Open Source Intel: Airstrike on a house in Qlaileh, southern Lebanon. Likely a targeted elimination.

An airstrike hit a house in Qlaileh, southern Lebanon, likely targeting an individual for a targeted elimination.

Apr 25, 2026