Deeper and deeper into the chaos of a regional war sunk on the fourth day of their attack against him. , the opening of Israel’s front with Lebanon against Hezbollah was added to the equation today, while the widening of the choice of targets on the part of Iran, as well as on the part of Israel, is causing considerable concern.
The movements of the three sides during the day
Israel’s choice to strike Iran’s Council of Elders building in order to “interfere” with the election of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s successor by the Council’s 88 senior clerics, as well as reports of strikes on nuclear facilities, act as signals that .
On the other hand, the Iranian leadership, despite the shock of the first 24 hours with the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is trying to show that it is clearly more resilient than Washington and Tel Aviv believe (advancing the process of electing Khamenei’s successor, who is probably ) while also going beyond the purely military, .
As for the US, they have been limited to announcements about how many strikes they have carried out and how many targets they have hit, with Donald Trump making key interventions (as long as he didn’t berate Keir Starmer for his initial refusal to provide bases and threaten Spain for not providing bases for strikes on Iran). Trump, as for example the Kurds of Iran, and later his intervention that the US Navy is ready to escort tankers to cross the Straits of Hormuz caused a sensation.
Cyprus and the announcements from Macron – Starmer
In the frame of the conflict after the incidents with the drones in Akrotiri. Thus, the Greek government’s moves to help Cyprus for its security were framed by corresponding decisions and announcements from both France, with Starmer and Macron announcing the dispatch of significant naval forces to protect the island, as well as aerial, anti-missile and anti-aircraft means.
Anxiety in markets, panic over energy prices
At the same time, however, the negative climate in the markets continued, both in Greece and in foreign stock markets, while at the same time the concern over the rapid increase in the prices of oil and natural gas began to take on panic proportions, with several stating that the whole issue may force Europe to lift its restrictions on Russian natural gas.
