The thirteenth day of the war in the Middle East brings a shock to the world: The Wall Street Journal has reported that Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz and is exporting 2.1 million barrels of oil per day to China without any problems (which is higher than pre-war levels), while actively preventing American allies from exporting. The price of oil on global markets has exceeded $100 per barrel, and Trump’s constant announcements that the war is nearing its end are no longer affecting the market.
Another significant development is the combining of the firepower of Iran and Hezbollah from Lebanon. Yesterday’s joint five-hour attack on Israel targeted 50 locations from Tel Aviv to Be’er Sheva. The use of heavy and hypersonic missiles of the IRGC Revolutionary Guard (Kheibar Shekan, Fattah, Khorramshahr), combined with advanced drones and Hezbollah missiles, aims to “overwhelm and blind” the Iron Dome and David’s Sling systems.
The U.S.–Israeli defense system now almost no longer exists. A military source confirms that Iranian Kheibar Shekan missiles, equipped with multifunctional warheads, are causing destruction that no defense system (THAAD or Patriot) can withstand.
A military analyst on Al Jazeera confirmed that Hezbollah’s ability to launch 100 projectiles per day (38 attacks were recorded in the last 24 hours and 200 projectiles were launched last night) represents a “tragic failure of Israeli intelligence services.” Western media report that more than half of Israelis want to leave the “promised land,” crowding airports in desperate attempts to flee.
Numerous social media channels report that Iranian missiles may have killed David Barnea, the head of Israel’s Mossad, but this has not been officially confirmed (Israel censors all information about its losses).
On the other hand, the Zionist axis (Israel and the United States) is bombing banks and economic infrastructure in Iran in order to prevent the payment of salaries to workers across the country, hoping this will spark unrest and a change of government. However, Iranians are reportedly rallying in large numbers behind their government in the fight against what is described as the Zionist axis.
In the United States, warnings have appeared that Iran is allegedly planning a drone attack on California. Analysts warn that this could be followed by an Israeli false-flag operation involving a real attack, in order to blame Iran and mobilize American public support for the Trump–Netanyahu war.
Some believe this could even be a prelude to the use of tactical nuclear weapons by the Zionist axis. In contrast, North Korea has stated it is ready to support Iran with its arsenal. Most analysts believe that Iran will quickly develop its own nuclear weapons—if it has not already done so.
