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22:28

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Kharazi Injured In Air Strike: Media

Iranian media are reporting that former Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi was seriously wounded in an air strike that also killed his wife. Kharazi had served as foreign minister from 1997-2005 under reformist ex-President Mohammad Khatami. He is still an adviser to the Iranian government. Iranian media reported that his home in Tehran was targeted on March 31 in a US-Israeli strike. He was badly injured and hospitalized following the attack, media reported.

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21:25

Pezeshkian Claims Iranians 'Harbor No Enmity' Toward Ordinary Americans

Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian (file photo)

Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian has addressed the American people, saying that Iranians "harbor no enmity" toward ordinary Americans.

In aletterpublished on April 1, he rejected portrayals of Iran as a threat, calling such claims neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts.

Pezeshkian also defended Tehran's actions in the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel, saying that they were a "measured response grounded in legitimate self-defense."

Washington has long maintained that Irans nuclear ambitions and regional activities pose a serious security threat, and continues to press Tehran to curb both as a condition for any peace deal.

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20:57

How Iran's Hormuz Blockade Chokes Global Trade Beyond Oil And Gas

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  Ray Furlong

A ferry moves past the Jag Vasant, an LPG tanker arriving in Mumbai, India, on April 1 after transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

When an Indian tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) passed through the Strait of Hormuz recently, its progress was followed by excitedlive TV news coverage.

Its position was received eight minutes ago. Its currently at 12.5 knots and is moving at 154 degrees. Its reported ETA in India is at 9.30 p.m. tomorrow, reported one journalist, providing running commentary while following a tracker app.

Later, videos showed the ship with a military escort from the Indian Navy in the Gulf of Oman.

The attention was not unwarranted. Thewar in Iran, and Tehrans decision to largely close theStrait of Hormuz, have not only stopped supplies of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Shipments of a whole range of other vital commodities have also almost completely ground to a halt.

Even if the war ends, markets may not return to normal quickly. Iranian attacks have caused untold damage to industrial infrastructure in the region. Iran is also insisting that it has a sovereign right over the strait, though Washington says reopening the waterway is a condition for a cease-fire.

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20:11

Houthis Launch Third Missile Attack On Israel As US Strikes Continue On Iran

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  RFE/RL's Radio Farda

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen said they launched a missile attack on Israel on April 1, simultaneously with Iran. This is the third attack of this type by the Houthis since their entry into the Middle East war. Meanwhile, US-Israeli strikes on Iran continued as the conflict entered its fifth week. Iran also targeted neighboring Kuwait and Iraq with drones.