Western sanctions and severe winter weather have pushed Russia to increase its exports of petroleum products through ship-to-ship transfers, leading to a shortage of suitable tankers, traders told Reuters . Data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) supports that account. The ship-to-ship transfer scheme allows ice-class tankers to make short voyages from Russian ports and transfer cargo to other vessels in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. Those ships then deliver the products to Asia.

A vessel posing as the gas carrier Jamal (IMO: 9200316) passed through the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Bloomberg reports this with reference to ship tracking data. What kind of ship this really is is unknown. According to these data, the tanker under the name Jamal left the strait on Friday, March 20 in the morning. However, a real gas carrier with that name was scrapped in India back in October last year.

Near Dimona there is a nuclear reactor and nuclear research center, which is associated with the possible production of nuclear weapons by Israel. Iran said the strike was in response to attacks on its nuclear facilities, including the Natanz complex. Israel has previously denied involvement in the strikes. Amid the shelling, classes in schools were suspended in Dimona. Similar measures are expected in neighboring settlements.

The United States struck targets on the Iranian coast that it believed threatened shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. This was announced by the commander of the US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper. According to him, the strikes targeted underground infrastructure where anti-ship cruise missiles and mobile launchers were stored. Intelligence support facilities and radar systems used to track ship movements were also destroyed.

In the city of Pardubice on the morning of March 20, an arson occurred on the territory of an enterprise where drones are developed and produced, including for Ukraine. Responsibility for the arson was allegedly claimed by the anti-Israeli group The Earthquake Faction, whose Telegram channel was created the day before. The fire broke out at about 4:20 a.m. in an industrial area - a warehouse hangar caught fire, after which the flames spread to a nearby administrative building.

In the United States, concerns about the security of the World Cup are growing. This was reported by Reuters with reference to intelligence reports. According to sources, there is a risk of attacks from extremists and criminal groups. The documents also talk about possible attacks on transport infrastructure and riots against the backdrop of President Donald Trump's immigration policies. The World Championships will take place in June and July in the USA, Canada and Mexico .

A US federal court has blocked the Donald Trump administration's policy of restricting journalists' access to the Pentagon, finding it unconstitutional. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the decision of Judge Paul Friedman. We are talking about rules adopted in the fall of 2025 under Defense Minister Pete Hegseth. According to them, journalists were supposed to actually refrain from collecting and publishing information without the department's permission - even if it is not secret.

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow imposed a security arrest on the property of businessman Alexander Galitsky in the amount of about 8 billion rubles. TASS reports this with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. According to the agency, the arrest was imposed on the entrepreneur’s real estate in Moscow and the Moscow region, as well as on his bank accounts.

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran reported that on the morning of March 21, the Natanz uranium enrichment facility - the Ahmadi Roshan complex - was subjected to a repeated attack. The statement claims that the strike was carried out by US and Israeli forces and is a violation of international law, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Thousands of new cars have accumulated on the Kenyan island of Lamu, heading to the UAE. Bild reports this. According to the publication, there are already about 4,000 cars on the island, including Porsche and Volkswagen models. Another vessel with approximately 5,000 vehicles is expected to arrive soon. The cargo initially left Japan for Dubai, but the ships were unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz due to the deteriorating security situation amid the war with Iran.

A federal court jury in San Francisco found that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors during his 2022 acquisition, the Financial Times writes . A jury upheld a class action lawsuit by shareholders who said they suffered losses because of his public statements about the deal. We are talking about Musk's tweets in April 2022, where he claimed that the $44 billion deal was “temporarily suspended” until the share of fake accounts was verified.

The US Treasury Department has issued a temporary permit for the sale of Iranian oil that is already at sea and subject to sanctions. This was announced by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. According to him, we are talking about a limited and short-term measure that concerns only already produced oil in tankers. New purchases or production increases are not permitted under this decision.

US President Donald Trump said he may send ICE immigration officers to “ensure security” at airports if the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is not ended. According to him, Democrats are blocking funding for the department, which has already led to problems with the work of security services, including employees of the Transportation Security Service (TSA).

Photo: Czech police On the morning of March 20, unknown persons set fire to the premises of the Czech company LPP Holding, whose main activity is the production of drones. On the same day, a previously unmentioned “anti-Israel group”, The Earthquake Faction, claimed responsibility.

Photo: Telegram channel SULEYMANOV Orientalist and NEST Center expert Ruslan Suleymanov spent four days in Iran, which has been subjected to daily attacks by the United States and Israel since February 28. After the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Internet was almost completely shut down in the country and journalists were forced to rely only on state propaganda messages.