[108348] Updates from the Persian Gulf: Changes in oil exports and preparations for Khamenei's funeral

Tensions in the Persian Gulf and developments in Iran

According to reports in آخرین خبر, which is identified with the official line in Iran, Tehran managed to export over 40 million barrels of crude oil in the last two weeks, following what was defined as the "lifting of the naval blockade by the US." According to the report, which relies on the CNBC network, Iran is now charging an "insurance premium of 20 percent" on its oil. At the same time, an American official quoted in بلومبرگ and آخرین خبر claimed that the daily volume of oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has crossed the 10 million barrel mark.

On the political-security level, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani (Ariba Abadi), stated that "Hormuz is defined under Iranian command and not CENTCOM." According to him, as published in آخرین خبر, Iran rejects any attempt by military gatherings in Bahrain to create a "legal and security order" in the Gulf, and claims that security will only be achieved through the "US withdrawal from the region."

Meanwhile, reports were published regarding unusual logistical preparations in Iran. The Basij Business Organization reported, as noted in Iran International (identified as opposition to the regime) and SNN.ir (an Iranian student news agency), that in coordination with bakers' unions across the country, 50 million loaves of bread are being prepared for the funeral procession of Ali Khamenei, alongside the deployment of 16 mobile bakeries in Tehran and its surroundings.

In the political arena regarding Israel, it was reported in آخرین خبر based on Hebrew media outlets, that the US Ambassador, Mike Huckabee, leased land in Jerusalem for the construction of the US embassy for 99 years in exchange for a payment of only one dollar.