The European Commission has issued a dire warning to its citizens to reduce their energy consumption due to a looming energy crisis sparked by the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict. Amidst the escalating tensions, the European Commission has advised European countries to immediately switch to renewable energy sources to avert the impending crisis.
As the conflict deepens, Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has condemned US President Donald Trump’s threat to bomb Iran, stating that he had faced the enemy at a young age with a rifle. In a statement, Qalibaf said, “Listen carefully, I have faced the enemy at a young age with a rifle.” The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has stated that the US and Israel targeted the Tehran office of a tech firm in retaliation for the missile strikes.
The US and Israel launched airstrikes on the home of Dr. Kamal Kharazi in Tehran, killing his wife and leaving him severely injured. Dr. Kharazi was later transferred to a hospital, where he remains in a coma.
China has warned that the Strait of Hormuz will remain blocked if the Iran-US conflict continues. Meanwhile, Austria has refused to grant the US permission to use its airspace for potential strikes on Iran.
US Congresswoman Yasmine Taeb has condemned Trump’s threat to “stone” Iran, calling it “despicable and terrifying.” Trump tweeted that the Iranian regime was “the same” as the women who had mistreated his wife in the past.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Saeed Khatibzadeh, has described the US-Israeli strike on the country’s Pasteur Institute as “shameful.” A report by a British newspaper suggests that a new pipeline project will bypass the critical chokepoint in the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently under Iranian control.
Amir Hatami, Iran’s defense minister, has warned that any country that launches a ground attack on Iran will be completely destroyed. The spokesperson for the Imam Khomeini Center has said that the conflict in the Middle East will continue until the US is forced to surrender.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the country’s new Supreme Leader, Ebrahim Raisi, is safe and has not been harmed in the US-Israeli airstrikes. Israeli media reports that a rocket struck the border town of Kirit Shmona, but there were no casualties.
The Pakistani cricket team, led by captain Babar Azam, has been cleared of ball-tampering charges by the PCB’s technical committee. A British newspaper has reported that a new pipeline project will bypass the critical chokepoint in the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently under Iranian control.
In a separate development, a 10-year-old girl was injured during a live TV broadcast when a segment featuring a child’s image was used in a provocative manner during an Eid special program. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Saeed Khatibzadeh, has condemned the US-Israeli strike on the country’s Pasteur Institute as “shameful.”
