The Middle East

Since the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei in early March, Larijani was Iran's most important leader.

Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned that "hundreds of thousands of Xitians living in southern Lebanon" and those who have left the region following Israeli warnings "will not be able to return to their homes south of the Litani River" until "security is guaranteed" in the Israeli regions near the border.

Aeges's minister has advanced that this is a "comprehensive response plan" and is working with "social partners and proposals from parliamentary groups," although he has not specified when an initiative will be presented to mitigate the impact of the war in Iran on energy prices.

Guterres has warned that there is no military solution to the current conflict between the Shia group Hezbollah and Israel and has urged both sides to engage in dialogue and diplomatic channels at a press conference in Beirut.

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has warned that easing these sanctions reinforces Moscow's position and gives it an additional $10 billion to continue the war against Ukraine.

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The Provincial Council of Álava is preparing a series of fiscal measures to support companies in the face of the war in Iran. "We will use our fiscal capacity to, among other things, urgently and exceptionally implement concrete measures to ease the financial tensions of companies," said Ramiro González, MP for Álava. 

On Thursday, the Israeli Government threatened to "take" Lebanon in order to deal with Hezbollah's "threat."  "We promised peace and security to the communities of , and that is exactly what we are going to do," Israel stressed.

 Mojtaba Khameni has stressed that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz must continue, "in order to put pressure on the enemy", following the attacks on the ships of the area  . "Thearmed forces of Rango have taken away the hope of subduing the country, and possibly dividing the enemy ", AS.

Following the latest attacks on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the price of a Brent barrel has risen by more than $100. 

President Masud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Tehran's "commitment" to peace in the region and proclaimed its "right to self-defence."

At the meeting of the Industrial Defence Group, the President, Imanol Pradales, announced that his Government is preparing 'a first package of measures if the situation continues and becomes more complicated', and urged the Spanish Government and the EU to do the same.

However, he has stressed that they must be "organized" to escort merchant ships in the area.

The war in the Middle East has brought about a new energy crisis that entrepreneurs do not believe will end soon, and they have therefore called for "quick and robust" measures such as tax cuts and advocating alternatives that reduce energy dependence.

The aim of this measure is to compensate for the loss of oil supply caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The bombings have intensified in Iran and southern Lebanon, where 1,250 people have already been killed, mostly civilians. For the time being, the parties have shown no intention of negotiating, despite calls from China and Russia to defuse the conflict.

Also, the Republican leader  has assured us that the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships have begun to pass through it, adding that he is considering taking control of that passage.