Israel has carried out a so-called “preventive” attack against Iran, among other things by sending several drones into the country. The USA has confirmed that they are also involved. Reports from Tehran indicate more explosions. So far, there are not many more confirmed details than that.
Speculations have already begun regarding oil prices, which are expected to rise sharply, or maybe not after all.
The situation is probably not as serious if you believe the Swedish media, where dumped apples at GW’s home are still one of the biggest news stories.
Russian losses in Ukraine
What stands out in the report is once again a large number of UAVs.
- 770 KWIA
- 1 Tank
- 5 AFVs
- 32 Artillery systems
- 2 MLRS
- 1616 UAVs
- 149 Vehicles & fuel tanks
Russian activities
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports:
- 148 Strikers
- 103 Airstrikes
- 328 KAB/CAB
- 8,681 Suicide drones
- 3,483 Artillery shells (74 from MLRS)
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“🔥 Novominskaya, objective monitoring of the attack on the Albashneft oil refinery. A small mini-refinery for petroleum products, which produces mainly diesel fuel, fuel oil, and low-quality gasoline (capacity of approximately 100,000–150,000 tons per year).”
Iran has fired missiles at Israel, according to the Israeli military.
“Air raid sirens sounded in several locations around the country after missiles fired from Iran towards Israel were identified,” writes IDF on X.
Earlier in the morning, an Iranian official told Reuters that Iran’s counterattack will be “crushing.”
“Iran may not be a military superpower like the USA, but if there’s one thing they have a lot of, it’s ballistic missiles,” military analyst Sean Bell told Sky News.
https://omni.se/idf-iran-har-avfyrat-robotar/a/JOQpOb
“The USA is participating in the Israeli attack on Iran, sources tell New York Times, AP, and several Israeli media outlets. Shortly after, the USA confirms the matter.
The attacks are said to have taken place both at sea and on land, according to the Americans.
The exact extent of the USA’s involvement is still unclear. Some sources suggest that the USA has assisted in the planning, while a US defense official told NYT that “American military attacks on Iran are ongoing.”
The attack has been planned for months, according to Israeli officials.
https://omni.se/kallor-usa-deltar-i-attacken-mot-iran/a/Pd4O3z
If we don’t hear from Joan No.1, we know he is there trying to report!
Otherwise, we have set up a system to send smoke signals, so I will return with live reports as soon as I have heard (or rather seen) something from him.
“Netblocks reports Iran is under a total Internet blackout. It is unclear if this is due to the attacks, cyber warfare, or action by Iranian security to suppress information.”
https://bsky.app/profile/malcontentnews.bsky.social/post/3mfvuex5ls22u
Uncertain about neutral reporting from Johan. He probably has a lot of apples to throw at fleeing mullahs.
😂👍 Well, we can at least hope for that!
“Observers disagree on what impact a war between Israel, the USA, and Iran could have on oil prices, writes Amy Myers Jaffe in an analysis in the Houston Chronicle.
According to RBC Capital Markets, the situation in global oil reserves currently resembles that of 2008 when the price of crude oil rose to $148 per barrel.
Energy consultant Rystad Energy, on the other hand, believes that the price might only increase by around $10 from today’s level, before coming back down.
Overall, there is expected to be a surplus of around 3.8 million barrels of oil per day in 2026, according to a forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA). This means that the global oil market seems to be fairly well prepared to handle a loss of Iranian oil.
However, Myers Jaffe notes that when the rockets start flying in the Middle East, all sorts of risks can emerge.
The exact reaction of the oil market will only be known on Sunday evening when trading resumes. Earlier this week, concerns about an invasion pushed the price to its highest level in seven months.
Brent crude oil closed the week at just over $73 per barrel, while WTI ended at just over $67.”
“Key members of the oil cartel Opec+ are set to meet tomorrow to discuss whether oil production should be further increased following the US’s and Israel’s attack on Iran. This was stated by a delegate for Bloomberg.
The group, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, was already expected to decide on a slight increase in production starting from April.”
https://omni.se/opec-ska-motas-kan-oka-oljeproduktionen-mer-efter-usa-s-angrepp-pa-iran/a/6q9538
“USA backs Pakistan and says the country has the right to defend itself against the Taliban in Afghanistan. This is stated by a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State in an email thread, as reported by Reuters.
In the email, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Allison Hooker writes that she has spoken with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Amna Baloch.
“We will continue to closely monitor the situation and have expressed our support for Pakistan’s right to defend itself against the Taliban’s attacks,” she writes.”
Moving on to the more important news: [* irony *]
“It was SVT’s satirical program “Svenska nyheter” that dumped apples at the home of criminologist Leif GW Persson. That’s what the host Messiah Hallberg says in the program.
He goes through the verdict against the activist who was convicted of harassment and unlawful threats against Johan Forssell (M) and Benjamin Dousa (M). Persson has taken the activist’s side, believes that the apple action against Forssell was not a threat, and promises to pay fines and legal costs.
– It’s a tricky case. The only thing I am certain of is that GW loves to receive unwanted apple deliveries, says Hallberg, rolling a clip where the satirical program dumps 500 kilos of apples at Persson’s farm in Sörmland.
Persson has stated that he perceived the act as a threat to his family. He has promised to “sue the hell out of them” and report it to the police.
– You certainly have the right to report this to the police. But then I trust that you – with your decent economy – will cover all legal costs, says Hallberg.”
https://omni.se/svt-s-svenska-nyheter-dumpade-halvt-ton-applen-hos-gw-persson/a/0pQWoJ
Swedish news is still a satire program. Quite good actually. Sometimes I wonder how he dares.
By the way, I think Persson has lost it. He defended the Rojava initiative by saying that the ministers deserved it because of their politics. An absurd defense. Where would we end up if such a principle were valid.
In this case, I assumed that the recording of the tipped apples shown in the program was made somewhere other than at Persson’s farm. It is still a satire program, that is to say humor. If this was aimed directly at Persson, they have crossed a line. I doubt it. Whatever, when Persson himself is affected, different rules apply than when someone else is the target.
The one who joins the game must endure the game.
🇺🇦52/🇷🇺96: 54%↗️
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 0
S Slobozhansky 2↘️
Kupyansk 1↘️
Lyman 4↘️
Slovyansk 7
Kramatorsk 3
Kostjantynivka 15💥↘️
Pokrovsk 24💥💥↘️
Oleksandrivskij 3
Huliaipole 37💥💥
Orikhivsk 0
Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 0
Sum sectors 96↘️🇷🇺
Unlocalized 52↘️🇺🇦
Total 148↘️
👍 Missed your reporting!
“❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from the “Signum” battalion destroy 🇷🇺Russian logistics in the Lymansk direction”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mfvxnr7oc22f
“🔥 Destruction of Russian Shahed from Yak-52 by gunner!”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mfvt3d7vb223
Israel announces on Saturday that they have carried out attacks against Iran, and reports from Tehran mention several explosions. The USA is also participating with their own strikes against Iran, who has responded with a series of rockets towards Israel.
– Bombs will fall everywhere, says Donald Trump about the coordinated attack.
“SBU Alpha FPV drone strikes on Russian occupiers. Fighters say over 2,200 killed in the last two weeks alone.”
https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3mfvyli6dk22w
Darth Putin:
“I think I’ll put the Ayatollah in an apartment next to Assad’s, just to piss them both off.”
https://bsky.app/profile/darthputinkgb.bsky.social/post/3mfvybw7or22z
“Young Sevastopol residents will be taught at the “Zarnitsa” game to become Russian “cannon fodder” The Russian authorities have announced the holding of “Zarnitsa 2.0” in the city – a modern version of the Soviet military-sports game. The project was relaunched in Russia in 2024.
To see what qualities the Russian authorities are striving to develop in children, look at the screenshot. Among them are Russian patriotism, UAV management, as well as combat tactics, assault actions, and mine clearance.
In short, a direct path to the front line. Try, under any pretext, not to let your children into this propaganda cesspool of Putin’s bloody meat grinder.”
https://bsky.app/profile/beefeaterfella.bsky.social/post/3mfvzpe2ias2t
“❗️In the village of 🇷🇺Novominskaya, Kanevsky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, an oil refinery is on fire as a result of a drone attack.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mfvyxgjc3s22
“The AFU advanced to the west of Ternopil, Alexandrovsky direction”
https://x.com/FreudGreyskull/status/2027699065463747045
Another one about the refinery – “Ukraine has hit an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region tonight. I suspect this is an illustrative photo, but this Russian site does not say so. Only one tank is said to be alight in Novominskaya, a village 150km north of Krasnodar city, near the regional border with Rostov.”
The image looks suspiciously AI-generated, but was quite nice regardless, nothing brightens up as much as Russian refineries and depots on fire!
“Ryssland säger att man har intagit två byar, i olika regioner, ganska långt från frontlinjen, eller till och med gråzonen. Neskuchne ligger i norra Kharkiv-regionen, ett par mil från gränsen med Ryssland och cirka 30 km från Vovchansk. DeepState har ännu inte uppdaterat sin karta idag.”
https://bsky.app/profile/twmcltd.bsky.social/post/3mfw3csg4a22h
Now it’s been over a week since Johan No.1 posted anything.
I think I should rename the website to the humble name “MXT rules the world” 😂
Just kidding, but waiting for a loooong yellow wall with accumulated deep insights about the situation in Ukraine and the world!
🇮🇷 offtopic
Carl Bildt: ”The regime in Tehran 🇮🇷 is abhorrent. The attack is still a clear violation of international law. You don’t become a saint because of the sin of others.”
As someone wrote in the thread:
Let me translate: “Churchill did not become a saint through the sin of Hitler”.
Rolling average 28 days localized Russian attacks (red), non-localized Ukrainian attacks (blue), and ratio (green) 🇺🇦non-localized/🇷🇺localized attacks.
A decreasing Russian pressure simultaneously with an increasing Ukrainian pressure, resulting in an increasing ratio (%) of Ukrainian/Russian attacks.