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❗️Tight domestic diesel supplies due to limited stockpiles and far-flung distribution networks are rattling Australia's farming and mining sectors, the main ​users of the transport fuel, as the Iran war disrupts global oil supplies.

With the war squeezing fuel availability, China banned exports of diesel, gasoline ‌and jet fuel last week, heightening fears of fuel shortages. Australia, Bangladesh and the Philippines are especially reliant on Chinese fuel supply.

Australia holds stockpiles far below global standards and last year imported 84% of its petroleum product needs, government statistics show.

🤡PS. The whole world including Reuters accepts that Australia is in a fuel crisis but energy minister Chris Bowen says there is nothing to worry about. Go figure?

https://t.me/AussieCossack/47160

Despite Saudis claiming a ballistic missile interception, footage shows a fire at the SAMREF refinery in Yanbu allegedly hit with a drone, in western Saudi Arabia.

This is one of 2 major remaining export routes for Persian Gulf Arab oil after Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz.

@FotrosResistancee

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20389

🇮🇱🇮🇷| The Israeli military had published a video, amplified by its mouthpieces including Fabian, claiming they destroyed one of Iran’s newly delivered Mi-17 helicopters.

However… after people exposed their lie for it being a Bell 214A helicopter used for rescue operations and transport injured people, they deleted the tweet.

TL;DR don’t take IDF claims for granted. They lie more than you’d think.

@FotrosResistancee

https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20388?single

Pakistan is suspending its military operation against Afghanistan for five days in connection with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the country's information minister announced.

It is reported that this was done at the request of the Gulf countries.

No, it's most likely caused by lack of fuel for Pakistani military operation and they needed their fuel reserves for their other domestic needs, while their military would have to keep their allotted fuel reserves in case of war with India.

https://t.me/Slavyangrad/159123

❗️Russian state Duma MP General Andrei Gurulev responds to John Ruddick's speech to the NSW Parliament:

"Australia is starting to wake up.

Australian MP John Ruddick straight-up said: sanctions on Russian oil need to be lifted immediately. And not in some backroom whisper — he said it from the parliamentary podium.

This is no longer fringe talk. This is a signal. When even on the other side of the world people start saying the obvious out loud, it means reality is finally breaking through any political narrative.

The sanctions didn’t just hit Russia — they hit the ones who imposed them. Their economies, their energy, their ordinary people. And the longer it goes, the harder it is to keep ignoring.

The world is changing. More and more politicians are starting to say openly what they were afraid to even discuss yesterday."

Source: @agurulev

https://t.me/AussieCossack/47162

I've seen many posts on social media about how some people believe they are largely unaffected because they own an electric vehicle. However one must bear in mind a lack of diesel in particular affects everyone from the food delivered to the supermarket, public transport, through to the deliveries to the power stations. Not to mention the inflation that increasing energy costs permeate throughout all of society from the coffee you buy, to wage inflation to cover the coffee "growth". A vicious self reinforcing cycle. Especially so when a lot of the western world is currently experiencing a level of stagflation.

Shit could go bad pretty quick if this continues for months.

Trump doesn't seem too worried, although I bet there are quite a few people currently holding his feet to the fire over this monumental fuck up.

Source -> https://t.me/Slavyangrad/159117

Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters:

We warn the enemy that they have committed a major mistake by targeting the energy infrastructure in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the response to this has already begun and is not yet over.

If this is repeated, future attacks will target the energy infrastructure of the enemy and its allies and will continue until complete destruction, and our response will be far more severe than tonight's attacks.

It's great to see Iran defending their energy security so well.

❗️Despite Western claims that Iran was "running out of weapons" there has actually been a surge in missile and drone launches!

https://t.me/AussieCossack/47149

Given the scale of the shock, many people are understandably surprised that the price of oil hasn’t gone even higher. The oil market’s idiosyncrasies is arguably obscuring the distress.

The two main and commonly quoted crude oil price benchmarks, Brent and WTI blends. So, when people say “oil is at X or Y”, what they’re usually talking about is the per-barrel price of a futures contract for delivery of Brent crude oil in the coming month.

However, the jumps in Brent and WTI — while large and alarming — actually understate the degree of dislocation

Just to hammer home the point, here are charts of the long-term prices of the Dubai and Omani oil, which have now exploded higher than even the infamous 2008 spike. The Oman benchmark has hit a record $173.24 today.

Unfortunately, JPMorgan’s analysts therefore reckon that those wild Oman and Dubai oil prices are likely to prove a harbinger for the larger oil price benchmarks if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened pronto.

https://t.me/Slavyangrad/159075

🇸🇦🇮🇷Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Iran hitting the zioarabslaves:

I don't know how they claim to be fighting for Islamic causes while attacking Islamic countries.

It looks Faisal “forgot” how they starved 500 000 people in Yemen in a decade long war initiated by them…

https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/178343

Egypt is imposing restrictions on electricity consumption due to a sharp rise in fuel prices.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced this, according to Bloomberg.

According to the agency, authorities are reducing business operations and lighting to avoid a deeper crisis. Starting March 28, shopping malls, cafes, and stores will operate on reduced hours: they will close at 9:00 PM on weekdays and at 10:00 PM on weekends.

In addition, authorities plan to turn off illuminated advertisements and reduce street lighting to a safe minimum. Government offices will remain open until 6:00 PM, and mandatory working from home one or two days a week is being considered.

"We need to start rationing the amount of fuel and electricity we use," Madbouly emphasized.

He added that these measures will be reviewed in a month and, "God willing, if the crisis ends," will be lifted.

https://t.me/Slavyangrad/159061

Trump says the US & Qatar knew nothing about the attack on Iran’s South Pars Gas Field. He says if Iran doesn’t stop attacking gas facilities, he’ll bomb the entire South Pars gas field.

Trump knew very well. Who else would’ve helped them with refuelling, specially for attacks in the south of Iran.

Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20369

🇺🇸Where he could be? 🤔

🇾🇪🇸🇦🇦🇪 Ansar Allah senior political bureau member Mohammed Al-Farah calls on Saudi Arabia and the UAE to abandon the US-Israel alliance and return to the Arab fold.

Source -> https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/178328

⭕️ Hezbollah operations summary — 17–18 March

17 March 2026 (36 ops)

Border clashes: Resistance forces targeted Israeli troop gatherings across the border region, including Maroun al-Ras, Mays al-Jabal (including the al-Asi site), Khiam (Talat al-Hamames), Odaisseh, Rab al-Thalathine (Aqaba hill), and the Taybeh project. Multiple Merkava tanks and a D9 bulldozer were struck with guided missiles and direct fire, while drones targeted troops inside positions and tents.

Drone attacks: Attack drones struck Israeli troop concentrations in Maroun al-Ras and near Maskaf Am, alongside direct drone targeting of field positions.

Rocket strikes: Extensive rocket salvos targeted Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona, Metula, al-Malkiya, Dishon, Avivim, Kfar Blum, Ramot Naftali, Zar’it, Shtula, Even Menachem, Beit Hillel, and multiple troop concentrations across the border, including repeated strikes on Taybeh and Khiam.

Strategic military targets: As part of the “Kheibar-1” wave, rockets and drones struck Meron air control base, Dado base (Northern Command), Ein Zeitim base, Amiad base, Shamshon base, the Ma’alot-Tarshiha air defense system, Haifa naval base, and the Shayetet 13 naval commando headquarters at Atlit, alongside the Meron surveillance and air operations control base.

18 March 2026 (33 ops)

Border clashes: Resistance forces engaged Israeli troops attempting to advance near Khiam and the Taybeh project, while targeting troop gatherings in Aitaroun (Khanouq area), Odaisseh (Talat al-Hamames and surrounding areas), Rab al-Thalathine, and Markaba (Marj position).

Drone attacks: Attack drones struck troop concentrations in Kiryat Shmona, the Marj position opposite Markaba, the Yoav barracks in the occupied Syrian Golan, and additional frontline positions, while an Israeli drone was shot down over Marwaniyeh.

Rocket strikes: Salvos targeted Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona, Dishon, Shomera, Kfar Giladi, and repeated strikes on Israeli troop concentrations in Taybeh, Odaisseh, and along the border.

Strategic military targets: Rockets and drones struck Ein Zeitim base near Safad and the Yodfat military industries company east of Haifa, alongside continued targeting of military positions and infrastructure as part of the broader escalation.

https://t.me/thecradlemedia/54857

Al Jazeera: Qatar says Iran attack caused ‘extensive damage’ at Ras Laffan gas facility

Qatar’s energy giant QatarEnergy has said Iranian missile attacks on the Ras Laffan Industrial City, the country’s main gas facility, have caused “extensive damage”.

🇮🇶🇮🇶— The Secretary-General of Kataib Hezbollah has issued orders to halt attacks on the US Embassy in Baghdad for five days, subject to the following conditions:

1. The Zionist entity must cease its displacement and bombing of the southern suburbs of Beirut.

2. Residential areas in Baghdad and the provinces must not be bombed.

3. CIA operatives must be withdrawn from their stations and confined to the embassy, ​​with the exception of the Masoud region.

4. If the enemy fails to comply, the response will be direct and focused, with an escalation of strikes after the deadline.

5. We urge government officials and our sons in the security services to protect diplomatic missions and economic entities as long as their countries remain committed to non-involvement in this war. This protection does not extend to Zionist entity operatives and the criminal US occupation forces, as they are considered espionage and war groups.

@SimurghRes

https://t.me/SimurghRes/1396

❗️Statement by Hamas:

"The terrorist occupation (israel) authorities' continued closure of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque for the 19th consecutive day under flimsy pretexts, preventing prayers, including the Taraweeh and night prayers inside it, and repeatedly assaulting worshippers attempting to pray in its proximity, represents an ongoing series of systematic attacks on freedom of worship, and a blatant escalation in attempts to impose a dangerous Judaizing reality, aimed at altering the status quo in Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

We in the Hamas Movement warn of the repercussions of the fascist occupation's measures against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, which coincide with increasing terrorist incitement campaigns by so-called extremist "Temple" groups. We affirm that all these decisions and measures are null and void, issued by an illegitimate occupation authority, and they will not succeed in changing the Islamic identity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The continued closure of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque necessitates urgent and decisive action by the Islamic Ummah, with all its components, to prevent the occupation's encroachment on the first Qibla of Muslims and the third holiest site, intervene to halt the extensive violations against it, stop the restrictions on worshippers, and thwart its malicious plans against Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

We call upon the international community to condemn the occupation's violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Palestine, as well as all the aggressive and provocative measures taken by the fascist occupation government, which further ignite tension in the region and the world."

https://t.me/thecradlemedia/54786

🇷🇺 Russia is considering deploying armed escort teams and naval protection for vessels under the Russian flag.

Presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev said measures are being developed to place special defensive systems on ships and to organize convoy protection by the Russian Navy. He stressed that diplomatic and legal tools are often insufficient amid the Western campaign against Russian shipping.

If new threats emerge from European countries, Russia will implement additional countermeasures.

Patrushev called the attack on the tanker Arktik Metagas in the Mediterranean a blatant act and classified it as international terrorism.

Source -> https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/178233

🇮🇷🇮🇱| Iran has executed a Mossad agent today

Kourosh Keyvani, a spy for the Israeli regime who provided images and information about sensitive locations to Mossad, was executed after legal process and confirmation by the Supreme Court.

He was arrested, along with 30,000 euros in cash, a pickup truck, a cross motorcycle, various complex espionage, intelligence, and satellite communication devices, on the 4th day of the 12-day war, in one of his hideout villas in Savojbolagh County.

Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20302

US and Israeli officials are reportedly coordinating the technical details of a risky operation to land special forces and subsequently seize Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium, which amounts to 460 kg.

Presumably, the Iranians are privately willing to transfer these reserves to a third country, but the US is likely not satisfied with any country other than itself.

There is no final decision on the operation yet, but there is a suggestion that it could take place simultaneously with a landing on Khark Island. In a way, the transfer of a group of marines and a ground operation in this area would be needed to briefly distract Iran's attention from nuclear facilities. This temporary "window" is planned to be used by the special forces of Israel and the US.

Source -> https://t.me/Slavyangrad/159003

This is where Americans/Israel will learn for real the difference between Hollywood/Call of Duty and REALITY!!!!

From Sony Thang:

If you want to understand why Washington panics at the word petroyuan, stop thinking like an economist and start thinking like a gangster.

A gangster does not fear the first lost dollar.

He fears the first open act of disobedience.

He fears the moment the neighborhood realizes the tribute was never sacred.

It was enforced.

And what is enforced can be outwaited, bypassed, negotiated around, or one day ignored.

Hormuz is dangerous to the United States because it dramatizes that possibility.

A toll booth at the center of global energy where the old collector no longer controls every lane.

That is why the rhetoric gets so frantic.

The empire is not hearing a different currency.

It is hearing the sound of tribute becoming optional.

Source -> https://xcancel.com/nxt888/status/2034254162469494809#m

In response to Israel/US attacking Iran’s South Pars gas field, Iran has issued evacuation orders for:

🇸🇦 Samref Refinery – Saudi Arabia.
🇦🇪 Al Hosn Gas Field – United Arab Emirates.
🇸🇦 Jubail Petrochemical Complex – Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
🇶🇦 Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex and Mesaieed Holding Company (affiliated with Chevron) – Qatar.
🇶🇦 Ras Laffan Refinery (Phases 1 and 2) – Qatar.
🇮🇱 Haifa refinery.

These sites have become legitimate targets and will be targeted in the coming hours.

Source -> https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/20318

It's interesting that one of the solutions that could complicate the actions of Israeli and US aviation for Iran could theoretically be the installation of air-to-air missiles on "Shahids".

The idea itself is not new and has already been partially tested by Russia in the special military operation in Ukraine. Such a UAV, of course, does not turn into a full-fledged "hunter" for fighters, but with each sortie, it begins to create additional risks for aviation at low and medium altitudes, especially for helicopters, drones, and slow targets like AWACS aircraft.

Iran has the same base for implementing the potential of such technology as Russia. The country's air force uses a very diverse arsenal: from old American and Soviet missiles to its own modern developments. In conditions where the combat aircraft fleet has been largely destroyed, "transferring" part of the weapons to unmanned carriers seems quite rational.

If there are few aircraft but there are missiles, it doesn't always make sense to store them "for a rainy day". It's much more profitable to try to integrate them into new platforms, even if the effectiveness of such a solution will be limited.

However, even a limited use of such systems can create an additional level of uncertainty for the enemy's aviation. And modern warfare, no matter how cliché it may sound, is increasingly shifting towards money and who can more quickly increase this very uncertainty (and costs) for the opponent.

Source -> https://t.me/Slavyangrad/159002

Australia! ❗️Fuel shortages reported in Sydney from Paramatta to Hornsby!

Video link in https://t.me/AussieCossack/47135

It is going to be painful to be a US vassal and bootlicker in 2026

Edit. Another video -> https://t.me/AussieCossack/47134