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04.04.26 - 15:30
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Netanyahu Boasts 70% Of Iran′s Steel Production Capacity Destroyed (ZeroHedge)
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Netanyahu Boasts 70% Of Iran's Steel Production Capacity Destroyed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in Friday remarks that Israeli airstrikes have wiped out roughly 70% of Iran's steel production capacity, dealing a major blow to its ability to manufacture weapons - from missiles and drones to ships.
"Together with our American friends, we continue to crush the terror regime in Iran. We are eliminating commanders, bombing bridges, bombing infrastructures," Netanyahu began in a video statement.
Illustrative image, via Steel Radar
"In recent days, the Air Force has destroyed 70% of Iran's steel production capacity," he added. "This is a tremendous achievement that deprives the Revolutionary Guards of both financial resources and the ability to produce many weapons."
But we should also add that this appears part of the Israeli strategy to bring about government and societal collapse, something Netanyahu has at times been more out in the open about....
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02.04.26 - 22:36
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Trump Admin Revamps Steel, Aluminum, Copper Tariffs; Imposes 100% Duties On Patented Drugs (ZeroHedge)
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Trump Admin Revamps Steel, Aluminum, Copper Tariffs; Imposes 100% Duties On Patented Drugs
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a pair of tariff actions under national-security authority, maintaining core 50% duties on many imported steel, aluminum and copper products while overhauling the rules to exempt goods containing negligible amounts of those metals and imposing 100% tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals that do not meet new domestic production or pricing conditions.
President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington on April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images
The pharmaceutical measure targets branded drugs and active ingredients brought in by companies that have neither struck “most-favored-nation” pricing deals with the U.S. government nor committed to manufacturing in the United States. Exemptions will be honored for firms that reach such agreements or are already building or expandi...
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02.04.26 - 10:06
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Copper price surge drives quarterly lead frame price hikes (Digitimes)
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Lead frame packaging suppliers are hiking prices to pass along rising costs sweeping through the semiconductor supply chain. Gold, silver, and copper prices continue to climb sharply, significantly raising raw material costs. At the same time, the inventory reduction cycle within the mature process semiconductor market is nearing completion, prompting customers to ramp up orders....
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