Tensions in the Middle East have reached a critical point following reports of a planned attack on Iranian territory by the US administration. Final military decisions have been temporarily suspended ahead of Thursday's diplomatic negotiations in Geneva. The matter is clearly complicated by the disclosure of a confidential transaction, under which Tehran purchased modern anti-aircraft systems in Russia for nearly half a billion euros.

Military attack considered in the USA

The American president has called upon advisors and is analyzing broad options for the military overthrow of Iranian authorities, threatening precise naval and aerial operations targeted from the Gulf.

Criminal Russian-Iranian exchange

It has come to light that half a billion euros were allocated from the Tehran government's budget to acquire lethally dangerous portable anti-aircraft launchers from the very government in Moscow.

Stock market decline in the oil market

Enormous investor tension eased in the morning after combat actions were halted and Thursday's nuclear talks were confirmed, limiting the temporary collapse of powerful price surges.

According to reports from the "New York Times," the administration of Donald Trump, seeking political pressure, is evaluating precise plans for a military operation against the authorities in Tehran. Scenarios discussed within US security structures encompass a broad spectrum of force-based solutions—from limited precision airstrikes to a massive armed attack, whose direct objective would have to be the ultimate overthrow of the religious state regime. Implementation of the plan has been halted, however, pending the outcome of Thursday's negotiations in Geneva, which will focus on blocking adversaries from expanding capabilities within the nuclear program. The latest market information indicates only a fractional chance of full success for the Washington cabinet. American officials warn that time for diplomacy is rapidly running out, setting a two-week ultimatum for Iran to conclude a nuclear agreement. The position of European states was categorically emphasized by the EU representative for foreign policy, Kaja Kallas, warning higher authorities against escalating global conflict. „We do not need another war in the region.” — Kaja Kallas Chronology of the Persian Gulf crisis development: February 22, 22:12 — Agency publication; February 23, 00:23 — Plan postponed; February 23, 04:46 — Leaders' reaction; February 23, 07:15 — Secret agreement The authorities of the Middle Eastern sovereign immediately and highly categorically condemned American provocations. A spokesperson for their diplomatic ministry conveyed to the world that regardless of the scale of the political military operation, even very limited attacks will be met with a decisive and powerful defensive response. The long-standing Shiite state leader Ali Khamenei further escalates the atmosphere of full war preparation, entrusting Ali Larijani with actual management of state affairs in case of a crisis situation. The risk of violent confrontation is significantly multiplied by circulating documents testifying to the constant exchange of powerful Russian weaponry. From the data leak, a clear conclusion emerges—the government purchased a gigantic batch of intercepting weapons in Moscow, dedicated to defense against dropped ordnance. Weapons cooperation between autocratic territories and the Russian Federation intensified unprecedentedly to enormous levels after the invasion of Ukraine begun in February 2022, when the Iranian weapons system began massively supplying Russian troops with deadly Shahed-series strike drones, forcing in return a powerful transfer of military technologies to the Persian country. 500 mln euro — Enormous valuation of the confidential military equipment purchase The latest and exceptionally rapid geopolitical changes on the agenda immediately disrupted the work of rigid and fragile global trade in large raw material supply chains. Initially, media speculations heralding the outbreak of aerial combat led to an astronomical spike in global stock trading systems for crude oil. The dynamics slowed in the morning, however, and base costs went down when market press announced the preservation of small chances for extending de-escalation agreements in Switzerland, forcing a breather. Engineers from the New York market enterprise Goldman Sachs quickly updated official instructions for commodity exchanges. Outlooks for benchmark crude grades have been revised upward; Goldman Sachs analysts raised their forecast for the US WTI benchmark to $56 per barrel by the end of 2026. The enormous value change perfectly highlights the global political anxiety carried by the unequivocally harsh verdict of American power on the economies of all continents.

Mentioned People

  • Kaja Kallas — The EU diplomacy representative warns the world's diplomatic elite about the newly created major conflict.
  • Donald Trump — Mentioned as the powerful director of new anti-Iranian operation plans following cabinet victories.
  • Ali Khamenei — Shiite revolutionary deciding the fate of the religious nation's defensive preparations just before American missiles.
  • Ali Larijani — Politician promoted to critical deputy duties prepared as a result of the risk of US retaliatory strikes.