March 21 — An Indian LPG tanker was guided through the Strait of Hormuz by the Iranian Navy over the past week, a senior official aboard the vessel confirmed Wednesday (March 21). The ship was cleared to transit via a pre-approved route following diplomatic mediation in New Delhi, the official added. The statement appears to back analysts’ assessments that Tehran is seeking to enforce traffic control in the strait: allowing friendly vessels safe passage while leaving others fearing potential attacks. During the crossing, the official’s vessel maintained radio contact with the Iranian Navy. Iranian forces documented the tanker’s flag, name, origin/destination ports, and crew nationality (all Indian nationals), then guided it along the agreed-upon route. (Jinse)

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**March 21 (CNN) — A California jury mostly sided with shareholders of Twitter (now renamed X) on Friday, finding billionaire Elon Musk made false statements and intentionally depressed the social media company’s stock price ahead of his $44 billion 2022 acquisition. The jury did not, however, find Musk involved in an “overall conspiracy to defraud investors.”** **The ruling resolves a civil class-action lawsuit filed by Twitter shareholders in October 2022 — just weeks before Musk formally took control of the company. Musk testified during the multi-week trial; he initially agreed to buy Twitter in April 2022, tried to back out in subsequent months, and ultimately completed the acquisition.** **Plaintiffs’ counsel estimates the jury’s award could reach roughly $2.5 billion, with the final amount tied to the number of investors who opt into the class action.** **Musk intends to appeal the ruling, his law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan said. The firm noted Musk has rece

On March 21 (local time), a spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Hataam Anbiya Central Headquarters told CCTV News that Iran is undertaking major operations in the Strait of Hormuz. The spokesperson further emphasized that Iran will target more critical U.S. infrastructure if Iranian infrastructure is attacked.

March 21: U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $93.1 million this week, per Farside monitoring data.

March 21 — Per U.S. website The Drive, the Pentagon has confirmed a U.S. F-35A fighter jet on a mission over Iranian airspace was forced to return urgently and landed at an undisclosed U.S. airbase in the Middle East. A video released by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shows the stealth jet was attacked. Foreign media outlets note this may mark the first time an F-35 has been hit in a combat environment since entering service, with Iran claiming to have set a new world record in aerial combat. (Source: Jinse)