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On March 15th, Matt Reed, Vice President of the geopolitical and energy consultancy Foreign Reports, stated that an attack on Kharg Island could trigger Iranian retaliation against Gulf oil-producing countries. He said, "Iran will retaliate in kind." The United States warned on Friday that if Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz, Kharg Island's oil facilities could become the next target. Reed warned that the longer the conflict continues, the harder it will be to find alternative energy supplies. "At least 10 million barrels of oil are trapped in the Gulf every day, plus more than 4 million barrels of refined petroleum products and tens of billions of cubic feet of liquefied natural gas, with no easy alternatives." The International Energy Agency has announced the largest emergency oil reserve release in history, with 32 member countries planning to release approximately 400 million barrels of oil. However, Reed believes this measure will have limited effect, stating, "By the time the oil gets to the market, it may be too little, too late." He described it as nothing more than a "band-aid."

On March 15th, local time, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement saying that in the past 48 hours, the US and Israel had launched attacks on several civilian industrial facilities in Iran, resulting in the deaths of several workers. The statement said that after setbacks in its confrontation with Iran, the US and Israel have turned to attacking non-military industrial facilities. Iran warned that US companies in the region should withdraw from their facilities and urged nearby residents to stay away from industrial areas with US capital involvement to avoid potential attacks.

The Swiss government has discussed the US request for military overflight. In accordance with the principle of neutrality, the Federal Council rejected two requests related to the war with Iran.

Local officials said operations at the Lanaz refinery in Iraq’s Erbil province have been suspended until the fire is extinguished and the damage is assessed.

On March 15th, Colombian Energy Minister Edwin Palma posted on the X platform that Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA intends to terminate its contract with Colombia's state-owned oil company Ecopetrol regarding the Antonio Ricardo pipeline, citing insufficient investment in its maintenance. Palma stated that the Colombian government plans to meet with the US government next Monday to discuss lifting sanctions in an effort to normalize commercial relations with Venezuela. Palma also indicated that Colombia has approved a license to resume imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Venezuela at a rate of 1.26 million gallons per month.

Colombian Energy Minister: Current investment is insufficient to cooperate with Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA to repair the Antonio Ricarde pipeline.

Iranian Parliament Speaker: This war proves that US bases in our region cannot protect anyone.

The mayor of Moscow, Russia, said that Russian air defense systems shot down 32 drones flying toward Moscow.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: (Regarding the situation of Mojtaba Khamenei) There are no problems with the new Supreme Leader.

On March 15th, Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi stated on the 14th that Iran would respond if its energy facilities were attacked. Araqchi said that if Iranian facilities were targeted, Iran might strike US-owned facilities in the region or companies in which the US holds shares. He also stated that Iran would respond to any attacks while trying to avoid targeting densely populated areas.

The China Earthquake Networks Center automatically determined that an earthquake of approximately magnitude 4.3 occurred at 00:06 on March 15 near Tashkurgan County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang (38.05°N, 74.87°E). The final result is subject to the official rapid report.

The Israeli military announced that it had killed two senior Iranian intelligence officials.

According to The Information: ByteDance has suspended the launch of its video AI model due to a copyright dispute with Hollywood.

The European Council has extended its list of individuals subject to sanctions for treason against Ukraine until September 15, 2026.

Israel Defense Forces: In the past day, Israeli Air Force warplanes, acting on intelligence, attacked more than 200 Iranian regime infrastructure targets in western and central Iran.

Israel Defense Forces: The IDF is continuing to intensify its strikes against Iranian regime-related systems and capabilities.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: Iran's new leader will continue to fulfill his duties.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: Iran will act prudently and avoid attacking densely populated areas.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: If Iranian facilities are attacked, our forces will strike facilities of U.S. companies or companies with U.S. ownership in the region.