JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
WAR WITH IRAN - DAY 30 - ROCKET ATTACK ON BAGDAD
THE NEXT
US-ISRAEL HIT ON IRAN SHOULD BE VERSE 37. ALL OFFENSIVE NUKE SITES
MISSLES,DRONES,AND OF COURSE KHEMENI AND THE IRGC GUARDS.THEN AFTER
IRANS REGIME CHANGE. MUSLIMS COME TO JESUS BY THE MILLIONS.
JEREMEIAH 49:32-39 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR OR ARAK NUKE SITES AND ALL OFENSIVE WEAPONS DESTROYED IN IRAN)
Jeremiah 49:32-39
32
Their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a
spoil: and I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners [of
their hair] cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of
them, says Yahweh.
33 Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a
desolation forever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of
man sojourn therein.(Location & Size: It was strategically located
along the Via Maris (Way of the Sea), a major trade route connecting
Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia.)
34 The word of Yahweh that came to
Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(IRAN) in the beginning of the
reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
35 Thus says Yahweh of
Hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS)
the chief of their might.(MISSLES AND NUKE SITES)
36 On Elam (IRAN)
will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will
scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where
the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(SINCE 1979 IRANIANS HAVE GOTTIN OUT
OF IRAN BECAUSE OF KHEMENI AND HIS APOCOPOLIPTIC DEATH CULT
BELIEF-BLACK HATER 12ERS)
37 I will cause Elam (IRAN) to be dismayed
before their enemies, and before those who seek their life;(ISRAEL THE
LITTLE SATAN AND THE U.S THE BIG SATAN) and I will bring evil on them,
(MISSLES) even my fierce anger,(FIRE) says Yahweh; and I will send the
sword after them,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) until I have consumed them;
(DESTROYED THEM ALL NUKE SITES,MISSLES ETC)
38 and I will set my
throne in Elam,(IRAN WILL BECOME A CHRISTIAN NATION) and will destroy
from there king (KHEMENI, ISLAM) and princes, says Yahweh.(IRANIAN ARMY
GUARDS)
39 But it shall happen in the latter days, that I will bring
back the captivity of Elam,(IRAN) says Yahweh.(WERE IN THE LATTER DAYS
NOW)
WHEN ARE THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS IN ISRAEL IN THE SPRING TIME.(GET READY ISLAM TO BE BIRD SEED FOR THESE BIRDS)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m0bXU5Xqc5M
The
500 million migratory birds in Israel during the spring arrive from
Africa and head toward Europe and Asia, with the peak migration
occurring in March and April. While migration starts in late February,
the most intense movements, particularly of birds of prey, storks, and
pelicans, occur during the third week of March and continue into April.
Key Details on the Spring Migration
Peak Period: Mid-March through April.
Main
Migration Route: The birds use the Great Rift Valley, which includes
the Hula Valley and Eilat, acting as a "bottleneck" where millions of
birds fly through the narrow land bridge.
Best Spots: The Hula Lake
Park (Northern Israel) and the Eilat Birding Center (Southern Israel)
are primary locations for observing the migration.
Key Species:
Hundreds of thousands of white storks, along with black kites, raptors,
and pelicans, pass through over these months.
uration: The spring migration runs from late February and continues into June, though the heaviest traffic is in March/April.
The
500 million migratory birds fly over Israel in the fall between late
August and mid-December. The peak migration period for the autumn, when
the highest volume of bird traffic occurs, is typically October and
November.
Key Fall Migration Details
Location: The Hula Valley (Agamon Hula Park) in northern Israel is the premier spot to witness this phenomenon.
Timing: Migration starts as early as late June with some waders, but intensifies from mid-August through November.
Peak Festival: The "Annual Hula Valley Bird Festival" is usually held in November to align with the peak migration traffic.
Key
Species: Many birds of prey (raptors), including honey buzzards and
steppe eagles, cross during this time, along with massive flocks of
storks and cranes.
While roughly 500 million birds pass through in
the autumn on their way to Africa, the same number crosses again in the
spring (mid-February to May) on their way back to Europe and Asia.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23
Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they
have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the
sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath
seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in
travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26
Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of
war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I
will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it
shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN
DAMASCUS)
Israeli media reports Haifa oil refinery hit after attack.
Haifa,
Israel, March 30 (AFP) Mar 30, 2026-Israeli media reported that an oil
refinery in the northern city of Haifa had been hit on Monday, shortly
after the military said it had detected new incoming missiles from
Iran.Television network Channel 12 showed thick black smoke billowing
into the sky from the site, while Israel's Fire and Rescue Services
shared photos of a cylinder-shaped tank on fire.It was not immediately
clear whether the refinery had been directly hit by a missile from Iran
or Lebanon, or by debris from an interception.Footage acquired by AFP,
filmed shortly after media reported the impact, showed a plume of dark
smoke rising above cylindrical tanks.AFP journalists who arrived at the
scene around an hour later said the smoke had dissipated and
firefighters were working to manage the fire.The refinery in Haifa,
Israel's third-largest city, is located in a large industrial
zone."Search and rescue forces, both reserve and regular forces, are on
their way to a site in northern Israel where reports of impact have been
received," Israel's military said in a statement, without specifying
the precise location.Israeli media said the site was also hit on March
19 when Iran fired missiles towards Israel.
Iran confirms killing by Israel of Guards navy commander.
Tehran,
March 30 (AFP) Mar 30, 2026-Iran confirmed on Monday that an Israeli
strike had killed the commander of the naval force of the Revolutionary
Guards, who Israel had said was responsible for the blocking of the
Strait of Hormuz.A statement carried by the Guards' Sepah News website
said Alireza Tangsiri "succumbed to severe injuries" from the attack
last week.Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been
absent from public view since taking the role after the killing of his
father and predecessor in US-Israeli strikes on February 28, extended
his condolences in a message on Telegram.In his message, he hailed
Tangsiri as "a soldier of Iran and guardian of Islam" during the war.His
funeral will be held on Tuesday in the port city of Bandar Abbas,
according to Sepah News.Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced
on Thursday that an Israeli airstrike had killed Tangsiri, describing
him as the "man who was directly responsible for the terrorist operation
of mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz".Since the start of the war
now in its second month, Iran has only allowed a trickle of ships to
pass through the key waterway, sending global energy prices
spiralling.The Guards statement said he had been organising coastal
defences when he was killed and vowed "that we will not rest until the
enemy is completely destroyed".He is the latest top Iranian official to
have been confirmed by Tehran to have been killed in the war.Supreme
leader Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day of the war on February
28 and the Islamic republic's powerful security chief, Ali Larijani, was
killed earlier this month, along with over a dozen other prominent
figures.Katz had said senior officers of the naval command were killed
in the strike that killed Tangsiri, without giving further
details.Tangsiri had vowed earlier in March to "deliver the harshest
blows to the aggressor enemy while maintaining the strategy of closing
the Strait of Hormuz".A veteran of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, Tangsiri
was one of the longest-serving senior figures in the force and one of
its highest-profile faces within the Islamic republic.He had been
appointed by Khamenei in 2018 to head the naval branch of the
Revolutionary Guards, whose task is to protect the Islamic republic from
internal and external threats.Under his leadership, the Guards' navy
had been significantly strengthened. In recent years, it has claimed
responsibility for seizing numerous foreign vessels.He was sanctioned by
the United States in 2019 in a counter-terrorism related
designation.Israel and the United States have said they have dealt a
major blow to Iran by killing top officials, but some analysts say the
Islamic republic is still showing resilience and capacity to recover
from setbacks.
Spain shuts airspace for US planes involved in Iran war.
Madrid,
March 30 (AFP) Mar 30, 2026-Spain's leftist government has closed
Spanish airspace to US planes carrying out missions against Iran, in
addition to denying Washington use of its bases, the defence minister
said on Monday."The bases are not authorised, and of course neither is
the use of Spanish airspace for actions related to the war in Iran,"
Margarita Robles told journalists, confirming a report by El Pais
daily.Spain's refusal to cooperate has "complicated" US military
operations by forcing bombers to change their routes and logistics on
their way to the Middle East, El Pais reported.The transit or landing of
planes is allowed only in case of an emergency, the newspaper
said.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has emerged as the
highest-profile Western leader to consistently oppose the war, launched
by US-Israeli strikes on February 28 and which has since engulfed the
entire Middle East.His stance has infuriated Spain's traditional NATO
ally, with US President Donald Trump threatening to cut trade ties in
their latest policy clash.Spain had already sparked Trump's anger by
refusing to agree to raise NATO defence spending to five percent of
member states' GDP as demanded by the US president.
PROOF HALF ON EARTH DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD (8 BILLION ON EARTH)
REVELATION 6:7-8 (8 BILLION- 2 BILLION = 6 BILLION)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that
sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given
unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 BILLION) to kill with
sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE
DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
REVELATION 9:15,18 (6 BILLION - 2 BILLION = 4 BILLION)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,
18
By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the
fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their
mouths.(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMBS)
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE
17:34-37 (8 TOTAL BILLION - 4 BILLION DEAD IN TRIB = 4 BILLION TO JESUS
KINGDOM) (HALF DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD JUST LIKE THE
BIBLE SAYS)(GOD DOES NOT LIE)(AND NOTICE MOST DIE IN WAR AND
DISEASES-NOT COMETS-ASTEROIDS-QUAKES OR TSUNAMIS)
34 I tell you, in
that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,(IN
WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other shall be left.(half earths population 4
billion die in the 7 yr trib)
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
37
And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto
them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered
together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against
Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten
by the birds).THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-NOT RAPTURE
SCRIPTURES.BECAUSE NOT HALF OF PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE CHRISTIANS.AND THE
CONTEXT IN LUKE 17 IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION OR 7 YR TREATY PERIOD.WHICH
IS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.NOT 50% RAPTURED TO HEAVEN.
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
42 Watch therefore:(FOR THE LAST DAYS SIGNS HAPPENING) for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with
violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the
earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and,
behold, I will destroy them with the earth.(CAN YOU SAY
TORNADOES,HURRICANES,VOLCANOES,EARTH QUAKES,LANDSLIDES,FLASH
FLOODING,EXPLOSIONS,SNOW STORMS,THEN FINALLY NUKESAND ANY OTHER
JUDGEMENTS THE EARTH CAN VOMIT THE SINNERS OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH
WITH.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there
shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and
troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE
SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great
signs shall there be from heaven.
2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP) (HOT SUN, NUKES ETC)
6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
7
By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,
being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
LUKE 21:25-26
25
And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in
the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the
stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations,
with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE
WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for
fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven
shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
GENESIS 16:11-12
11
And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with
child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF
THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And
he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS)
man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be
against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against
him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL
ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his
brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the
morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground,
which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine
heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars
of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the
sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above
the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF
THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that
whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM
MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
And here are the
bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or
peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels
land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the
future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan,
Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq
west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe
23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN
THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE
FUTURE.
Joel 3:2-King James Version (YOU DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN
HALF - YOUR POKING GOD IN THE EYE - GOD SAYS AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A
TOOTH FOR A TOOTH- YOU WANNA DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - HALF OF EARTHS
POPULATION 4 BILLION DIE ON EARTH.
2 I will also gather all nations,
and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead
with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have
scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
And here are
the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war
or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only
Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land
in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel,
Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half
of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18,
Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY
OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND
IN THE FUTURE.
Rocket attack targets Baghdad army base.
Baghdad,
March 30 (AFP) Mar 30, 2026-Rockets fired overnight targeted an Iraqi
military base inside the Baghdad airport complex, which also houses a
support centre for the US embassy, Iraq's defence ministry said
Monday.The base is near a US diplomatic and logistics hub in the airport
complex, which has been repeatedly targeted since the start of the war
in the Middle East on February 28.Iraq has been drawn into the conflict
despite seeking to avoid it at all costs. Pro-Iran armed groups have
claimed responsibility for attacks on US interests in Iraq and across
the region, while strikes have also targeted these groups.Early on
Monday morning "an air base was targeted by 122mm Grad rockets launched
from the outskirts of Baghdad", a statement from the ministry said."This
attack resulted in the destruction of an Antonov-132 aircraft belonging
to the Iraqi Air Force. No casualties were reported," it added.A
military official told AFP that "rockets fell inside the diplomatic
support centre early Monday morning, causing a fire".Earlier this month a
security official told AFP that the US diplomatic hub had evacuated
much of its personnel.Since the outbreak of war, pro-Iran factions --
which have repeatedly claimed attacks against US interests -- have also
been targeted by strikes they blame on the US or Israel.Monday's
incident comes after Washington and Baghdad said last week they would
"intensify cooperation" to prevent attacks and ensure Iraqi territory is
not used to launch assaults against US facilities.For the first time in
10 days, two drones targeted the US embassy over the weekend but did
not hit their targets.The influential pro-Iran armed group Kataeb
Hezbollah said on March 19 it would pause such attacks for five days,
twice extending.
Renault says developing ground-based military drone.
Paris,
France, March 30 (AFP) Mar 30, 2026-French carmaker Renault said on
Monday it was developing a ground-based drone for military and civilian
use as Europe scrambles to boost weapons production in the face of
Russian aggression.French industry magazine L'Usine Nouvelle said that
the carmaker is working in partnership with the Belgian group John
Cockerill, which owns the main French supplier of military vehicles
Arquus."Our R&D teams are testing and exploring various options,
such as ground robots, which also have potential for civilian
applications," Renault said in a statement to AFP."This is an
exploratory study project," the company said without confirming the name
of the partner company.The car manufacturer said that it had been
contacted by the defence ministry earlier this year."Our R&D teams
are working on various projects in the defence sector, while also
seeking civilian applications in each case," added Renault.According to
L'Usine Nouvelle, the land drone prototype that Renault is developing is
said to be the size of a small car and is expected to be unveiled at
the Eurosatory international defence and security exhibition in
June.Designed for battlefield reconnaissance, it resembles a lunar rover
equipped with several suspended cameras, according to the specialist
publication.In January, Renault said it was teaming up with Turgis
Gaillard, a French defence group, to produce aerial drones in
France.Aerial and terrestrial drones have redefined the nature of war in
recent years.Last week a top NATO commander, Pierre Vandier, said NATO
countries must respond to challenges such as Russia and Iran
mass-producing drones, whose capacities are rapidly evolving.
Thai undertaker reveals corpse to justify fuel buy.
Bangkok,
March 30 (AFP) Mar 30, 2026-When a Thai garage attendant refused to
fill Preecha Ngernkasem's jerrycans with the diesel he wanted, the
temple attendant opened up his vehicle to show him why he needed the
fuel: a corpse awaiting cremation.Many petrol stations in Thailand have
imposed restrictions like purchase limits or container bans as supplies
run short and prices soar on the back of disruptions from the Middle
East war.Preecha had been assigned to collect the body of a unidentified
homeless man who had died of unknown causes from a hospital in Chonburi
province and give it a Buddhist cremation.He stopped en route to fill
the three 18-litre jerrycans he needs for each body he burns, but the
attendant at first refused the sale.Emerging from his cab, Preecha --
livestreaming the exchange on Facebook -- opened the back of his pick-up
truck and lifted the coffin lid so the stunned staffer could see the
corpse inside."You are refusing to sell me fuel, so I have to show you
the reason why I need it," he said in the video.The attendant laughed
uncomfortably before a colleague intervened and a manager approved the
transaction.The dead man was given an appropriate cremation later on
Saturday afternoon, Preecha told AFP on Monday."I have never had to do
anything like this before, and I never expected to," he said.Garages
should be willing to sell fuel on production of a hospital death
certificate, he added.Iranian forces have effectively slowed shipping
through the Strait of Hormuz to a trickle during the Middle East war,
which began on February 28.More than 80 percent of the crude oil and
liquefied natural gas (LNG) that passes through the narrow waterway
heads to Asia, according to the US Energy Information Administration,
and many parts of Southeast Asia have suffered fuel supply
difficulties.Thailand initially capped diesel prices before raising the
limit six baht ($0.18) per litre last week.Prime Minister Anutin
Charnvirakul apologised at the weekend for the public disruption, adding
that he hoped "the conflict might be short-lived".An agreement had been
reached with Iran to allow Thai oil vessels safe passage through the
Strait, he said.Reaction to Preecha's video on social media was
swift."How have we come to this situation?" asked one poster.Another
added: "Bring the coffin to Government House."
Crude rises, stocks drop as Houthi attacks escalate Iran war.
Hong
Kong, March 30 (AFP) Mar 30, 2026-Oil prices rose and most stocks fell
Monday as the Middle East crisis escalated with the entry of Houthi
rebels into the Iran war and investors grew increasingly concerned the
United States would send in ground troops.As the conflict moved into its
fifth week, the spectre of a widening conflict grew as Yemen's Houthi
rebels on Saturday said they had fired "a barrage of cruise missiles and
drones" at strategic sites in Israel.The strikes raised concern about
the war spreading to the Red Sea, with Saudi Arabia rerouting much of
its oil exports there to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, through which about
20 percent of crude and gas passes and has been effectively closed by
Tehran.The news sent the price of oil Monday to its highest level since
earlier in the month after the United States and Israel began their
campaign against Iran. Both main contracts jumped more than three
percent at one point, with Brent hitting close to $117 a barrel, before
easing back.Adding to the dour mood were US President Donald Trump's
remarks to the Financial Times (FT) that he wanted to "take the oil in
Iran" and could take the country's Kharg Island "very easily".Kharg
Island, located off the west coast of Iran, is a vital oil terminal for
the country and is being eyed by the Pentagon for ground operations,
though the United States insisted it would stop short of a full-scale
invasion."Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don't. We have a lot of
options," he told the FT. "It would also mean we had to be there for a
while."While Pakistan said Sunday it was ready to broker and host
"meaningful talks" between Washington and Tehran to end the war, Iran's
parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the United States was
"secretly planning a ground attack".The surge in oil prices and the
prospect of an extended conflict put more pressure on equities amid
fears about a surge in inflation that could hit the world economy.Tokyo
sank more than four percent and Seoul more than three percent before
paring the losses while Hong Kong, Sydney, Mumbai, Bangkok, Wellington,
Taipei, Jakarta and Manila were also down.London edged up but, Paris and
Frankfurt were slightly lower.The losses followed a bad day on Wall
Street, where all three main indexes tumbled after the United States and
Israel struck Iranian nuclear sites."The market is now reacting to
higher crude pricing and towards the fallout in the economic
consequences," wrote Pepperstone's Chris Weston."Higher short-term
inflation expectations, volatility in the interest rate markets, and
growing concerns around supply shortages/inventory and the subsequent
impact on the March/April economic data series and corporate earnings is
now front and centre," he added."The Houthi's ability to disrupt
shipping through the Bab al-Mandeb strait, which accounts for roughly 12
percent of global trade, is the new key risk" he said, referring to the
waterway between Yemen and the Horn of Africa."Any meaningful
disruption, married with a sharp rise in insurance costs, could drive
another leg higher in crude and further pressure risk assets."The
selling came after a relatively calm period last week after Trump
delayed until next month a threatened attack on Iran's energy
infrastructure citing progress in talks with Tehran.Skye Masters at
National Australia Bank said: "Trump's decision to extend the pause in
Iran's energy sector... has clearly not been enough to support investor
sentiment where the focus is turning to the global economic impact of
such a shock -- this is now not just about the price of oil it includes
fertilizer, petrochemicals, metals."And Benjamin Jones, global head of
research at Invesco, warned: "Without a material shift in tone from the
US or Iran, we expect oil to move higher, equities to weaken further,
and the dollar to remain firm."- Key figures at around 0815 GMT -West
Texas Intermediate: UP 2.3 percent at $101.95 a barrel-Brent North Sea
Crude: UP 3.3 percent at $116.32 a barrel-Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 2.8
percent at 51,885.85 (close)-Hong Kong - Hang SengIndex: DOWN 0.8
percent at 24,750.79 (close)-Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.2 percent at
3,923.29 (close)-London - FTSE 100: UP 0.2 percent at
9,989.40-Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.1500 from $1.1517 on
FridayPound/dollar: DOWN at $1.3269 from $1.3272-Dollar/yen: DOWN at
159.69 yen from 160.20 yen-Euro/pound: UP at 86.79 pence from 86.78
pence-New York - Dow: DOWN 1.7 percent at 45,166.64 (close)dan/ane
Air China resumes flights to North Korea after 6-year pause.
Beijing,
March 30 (AFP) Mar 30, 2026-Air China restarted direct flights between
Beijing and Pyongyang on Monday after a six-year hiatus, another sign
isolated North Korea is gradually opening up following the resumption of
train services between the capitals.China has acted as a lifeline for
North Korea's moribund economy as its largest trading partner as well as
an important source of diplomatic and political support.Access to North
Korea has always been heavily restricted, but the country became almost
entirely cut off when it sealed its borders in 2020 during the
pandemic.Flight CA121 departed Beijing Capital Airport at 7:58 am (2358
GMT on Sunday), according to FlightStats data, and arrived at
Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport at 10:37 am (0137 GMT).The plane
was a Boeing 737-700 with capacity for up to 128 passengers, according
to travel website Trip.com, though only travellers with business, study
or other special purposes can make the cross-border journey.China's
ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun and other Chinese diplomats greeted
the passengers at the airport, Xinhua news agency said.Earlier, AFP
journalists saw travellers at Beijing's bustling airport forming a
snaking queue to check in their luggage with the airline.Pyongyang-bound
business traveller Zhao Bin showed reporters his air ticket, and
expressed optimism that tourism would resume for Chinese visitors."I
expect both railway routes and Air China flights will increase, and
there will be more exchanges and travel between people," said Zhao, who
will be spending around a week in North Korea.He has visited North Korea
multiple times, most recently in 2024, and said that the resumption of
the flight route will offer "greater convenience to those of us who
frequently travel between Beijing and Pyongyang".- Tourists -Zhao told
AFP he was looking forward to eating North Korea's "incredibly rich and
diverse" cuisine and hoped increased exchanges between both countries
could deepen ties "to a new level"."The relationship between the two
countries is now as close as brothers," he said.Air China did not
immediately reply to AFP when asked for details on the flight, including
the number of passengers travelling from Beijing to Pyongyang.Economy
class tickets had been available for around $200 and a return flight
from Pyongyang is scheduled for midday.Daily passenger train services
resumed this month with China, and AFP journalists in China's
northeastern town of Dandong -- long a key gateway for exchanges with
North Korea -- saw a mostly empty passenger train travelling into the
isolated nation last week.While China has fully reopened its borders
since the pandemic, North Korea has proceeded at a much slower
pace.North Korea resumed direct flights and train services with Russia
last year and state carrier Air Koryo restarted flights between Beijing
and Pyongyang in 2023.Young Pioneer Tours, which specialises in travel
to North Korea, told AFP in March that Air China resuming its route to
Beijing opens Pyongyang up to more accessible connections.While the
announcement of flights was "promising" for tourism, "there is still no
further confirmation regarding Western tourists", Young Pioneer tour
manager Rowan Beard said.Prior to the pandemic, Chinese tourists made up
the bulk of foreign visitors to North Korea, numbering roughly 350,000
in 2019 and providing a huge revenue stream for Pyongyang, according to
NK News, a specialist website that provides analyses of the country.By
comparison, around 5,000 Western tourists visited North Korea each year
from 2009, with US citizens accounting for 20 percent of those,
according to the 38 North programme at the Washington-based Stimson
Center.
