Harsher responses to Israel still to come, Iranian MP says

Amid escalating military conflict between Iran and Israel, the exchange rate for the US dollar in Iran surpassed 960,000 rials on Sunday morning.

In response to the turmoil, Iran’s Supreme Stock Council announced a three-day closure of the national stock exchange.

The Central Bank also suspended Tether (USDT) trading for a second consecutive day.

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Pipelines and transmission lines at the Bazan oil refinery complex in Haifa sustained localized damage during Iran’s overnight missile barrage, the operator reported to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Refining operations continue, though some facilities have been shut down. No casualties were reported.

The company is assessing operational impact and has not addressed potential environmental effects on local residents, wrote the Times of Israel.

The Haifa area was hit with around 40 missiles overnight, one of which struck a home in nearby Tamra, killing four civilians.

there are no fully prepared shelters in the capital or other cities amid ongoing Israeli strikes, Mehdi Chamran, head of Tehran’s city council said Sunday.

“Given the experience of the war era, we must rely on the same old shelters,” he said in response to questions about civil defense readiness.

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The gates of hell have opened on Israel, Rouhollah Motefaker Azad, a member of Iran’s parliament education committee said Sunday.

“We are a nation well-versed in war,” he said, adding “weddings are being held in Iran, but Netanyahu is missing.”

He warned Israel will be punished, saying that “Trump is now tweeting like Israel’s defense minister.”

Motefaker Azad said the Islamic Republic is confronting Israel “on behalf of all nations” and suggested Iran has yet to reveal its full response plan.

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