The source indicates that Russia is providing Iran with tactical advice on sending Shahed drones, which it has used extensively in the war with Ukraine and which so far have been effective at hitting targets in the Gulf and Cyprus

The move to release 400 million barrels of oil was characterized by the IEA as an emergency response to the U.S.-Iran war, but was played down by the U.S. Interior Secretary, who said that the oil crisis was a 'temporary transit problem that we're resolving militarily and diplomatically'

Ambassador Ana Salomon Perez was dismissed on March 11th, effectively reducing relations to the rank of chargé d'affaires. Israel's last ambassador in Spain was recalled in 2024