Thousands of people took to the streets in Iran for an anti-Israel protest, which was attended by high-ranking members of the Islamic Republic. On Al Quds Day, Iranians demonstrated their support for Palestine and the government itself.
High-ranking authorities from the Ayatollah regime were present, surrounded by tight security. Throughout the protest,
Faced with the attacks, the head of Iran’s Judiciary, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, said that the people “do not fear” the attacks and that they will not retreat “in any way”.
The population of Tehran echoed the judge’s speech.
“We all came, despite all these threats, to deliver a firm punch in the mouth of the USA, Israel and global arrogance. And to say that we will always stand by Islam and our beloved leader”, Zeynabsadat Hosseini, resident of Tehran.
“My belief, 100%, and that of all the people of Iran, is that we are victorious. The army of Islam is victorious,” an Iranian citizen who preferred to remain anonymous told Reuters.
Notably absent was Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. American and Israeli intelligence reports say that
American Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth added that the Iranian was “on the run”.
“He made a statement yesterday — a weak one, actually. But he had no voice or video. It was a written statement. Iran has a lot of cameras and a lot of voice recorders. Why a written statement?” Hegseth asked.
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The Trump administration is also monitoring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranians are considering allowing a small number of oil tankers to pass through, as long as
Since the start of the war, Iran has attacked more than ten vessels there. The result is a spike in the price of oil, which closed on Friday (13)
For Hegseth, the attacks are not an impediment to the passage of vessels. “The only thing prohibiting passage through the Strait now is Iran shooting at vessels. It is open for transit if Iran doesn’t do that,” he said at a press conference.
According to CNNthe White House and the Pentagon underestimated Iran’s willingness to blockade the region and the economic impacts of the decision — something the government denies. Even so, the Trump administration is trying to find new ways to hold down oil prices.
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Now, countries will be able to buy fuel from Moscow for a month, as long as the oil was on ships until the early hours of this Friday (13).
However, Washington’s attempt to curb the price of the commodity strengthens the Russian economy — which partially depends on the sale of the commodity.
Emmanuel Macron, President of France, said that the conflict in the Middle East will not give the Kremlin “a breather.”
“For the Europeans and for France, sanctions must be maintained, and the current situation does not in any way justify reducing them,” said Macron alongside Ukraine’s head of state, Volodymyr Zelensky.
German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz was more emphatic and said he would like to know the Americans’ reasons for the decision.
“I want to make this very clear: easing sanctions now, for whatever reason, is something we believe is wrong,” Merz said.
* with information from Reuters
