Public opinion is deeply concerned and frustrated regarding the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. Many commenters express fears of larger war implications, advocate for peace, and criticize military interventions and political leaders for their roles in the violence. The conversation reveals a split in opinion with some supporting Israel and others recognizing the struggles faced by Iranian citizens, all while highlighting the potential humanitarian crisis and economic repercussions.

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&gt;## "I am desperate. My two children are scared and cannot sleep at night because of the sound of air defence and attacks, explosions. But we have nowhere to go. We hid under our dining table."
&gt;_— Gholamreza Mohammadi, a civil servant speaking from Tehran about the impact of the conflict._
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Key Facts: Major Escalation in Iran-Israel Conflict with Strikes
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- Iran has called for a US-brokered ceasefire and indicated flexibility in nuclear negotiations amid ongoing conflict.
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- Israel struck Iran’s state broadcaster, which also functions as a military communications hub.
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- Missile attacks from Iran on Tel Aviv and Haifa resulted in significant civilian casualties and property damage.
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- The International Atomic Energy Agency reported extensive harm to Iran’s largest uranium enrichment facility at Natanz.

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- english.alarabiya.net [(Grade: C-)](https://www.newswall.org/w/english.alarabiya.net/rating): [Israel attacks Iran’s state broadcaster as Tehran urges Trump to make Israel halt war](https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/06/16/israel-says-iran-s-state-tv-and-radio-about-to-disappear-)

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Hay tumaas na naman presyo ng gas. Tataas na naman inflation rate

WrongdoerSharp5623

Yes. Kasi this means tataas ang construction materials when they start rebuilding.

ineedhelp6789

For my own personal safety here in the Philippines, not worried at all. For my positions in the US stock market I’m terrified right now.

SnooCrickets5626

It sounds like a investment opportunity. 

Medjo savage way of thinking. 

Worrying does nothing,better find opportunities if push comes to shove.

Ragamak1

At first, but now not really. At this point, Iran is almost done. Even if they make some threats, it's almost over for them. A more positive outcome might be possible, such as a regime change, which would relieve the region. 

Worst case scenario though is if they fail to prevent Iran from making a nuke and Iran ends up testing it or worse even using it which at this point I think is unlikely. 

If it blows to full-scale war though there might be a temporary surge in prices but Iran doesn’t have any allies close to them. All of their allies such as Hezbollah etc are out of action.

I doubt Russia will help them as they are bogged down in Ukraine. China on other hand won’t take such risk at this point since their focus is Taiwan

Humble_Salamander_50

Own-Replacement-2122

Mga nagcocomment hindi alam magiging effect ng nuclear war sa atmosphere

Haunting-Turnip-2666

I know medjo harsh pero we are on green since the war started. 😥

Suspicious_Owl_8

We pray cause i think we have no control about this

j10302016

No. From an investor point of view, as long as may work ka, maganda yang mga conflict coz it's a good time to buy. Though kung titingnan mo, wala na ngang effect, nagtaasan na nga uli yung stocks and crypto.

As for whether malapit na ang WW3, may nabasa ako, these 2 countries (Israel and Iran) don't have the military capability to do actual inland invasion so no ground invasion will happen.

USA doesn't seem to really want to join in, Russia is still busy sa Ukraine, China definitely will not join, other ME countries actually don't like Iran so they also won't join. EU is also not interested. Things will probably settle down soon.

Unless meron na pala talagang hidden Nuclear weapon ang Iran but from all the news wala pa talaga.

I don't think any country is still crazy enough to actually use Nuclear weapons. Russia nga na confirmed meron eh ndi gumagamit.

tapunan

Waiting for markets to go red so I can buy more. If you follow this war closely, this isn't going to escalate much anymore. Israel has obtained air superiority in the last 48 hours. They're bombing Iran without resistance inside of Iranian airspace. It's just a matter of time before Iran raises the flag and asks for negotiations.

Distinct-Dress-93

Everything about war is not good economically speaking. Though during this time its best if you’re liquid because everything in the market is on sale

Esteep

Fuck both sides! Tang inang mga relihiyon yan. Puro kulto! Hudyo vs Muslim. I'm so worried kasi uuwi ako in a couple of months. I don't want to get stuck abroad if WW3 breaks out.  Magaling lang tong mga lider na to sa bunganga. Bakit kaya di sila ang magtuos? 1 on 1 like back in the day when people had honor? Kaso mga duwag yang bwisit na yan. While young men will die in combat and women and children if war breaks out dahil sa ego trip ng mga kupal na yan! Sila nasa mga Castillo nila.

Co0LUs3rNamE

for awareness: 20% of global trade pass through the strait of hormus in iran. a war in the middle east means higher oil prices and higher oil prices mean higher food and products prices. and if it escalates further it means no shipment of valuable goods for the rest of the world. 

there will be food shortage and other goods shortage.

WW3 has began...
next flash point is TAIWAN
US/EU/ALLIES vs CHINA/RUSSIA/N.KOREA

Imagine the philippines starving because we cant get our rice imports from thailand and vietnam, because of naval warfare and blockade at the west philippine sea. thats what you're looking at. it does not matter how much money you have when there is no food to buy. only those with farms will be comfortable. the rest will turn to crime just to survive.

so yeah, hate to break everyone's rose colored glasses.

RealisticRide9951

Iran doesn't have any nuclear missiles or WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction). Israel attacked Iran because they have reliable intel that they're close to enriching enough uranium and they apparently have fessible blueprints/ plans of building one. There is no button to press.

wyckedpsaul

Not yet.  Oil prices and LNG (natural gas) is the only real product going through the strait of hormus.  
A little bit more inflation maybe, or not if it also cools down economy.

But also overlooked in media are the supply chains, so many container ships use the asian to europe route and stopover in Dubai harbour which is one of the largest and the moneymaker for Dubai.

llothar68

Iran isn't a nuclear power. Main reason why Israel attacked was to stop or push back Iran from making a nuclear weapon.

Rooffy_Taro

Practical_Judge_8088

Routine-Ambition-816

Not so much.  Brent crude price rose but is modest.  Compare that to Ukraine vs Russia where the first year saw  &gt;$100/barrel.   I believe the fight will last a few weeks.  It's unlikely both sides can keep this fight up forever.   Iran's air force is rendered ineffective and so is their air defense.  They spent most of their defense money to developing drones and ballistic missiles.  Israel controls the skies, but a prolonged campaign will wear their air force down.  The demands of running a air campaign on an adversary as far as Iran will take its toll.

hellcoach

Electric bill tataas nyan. Sana wag tumaas mga solar panels. Sana mauso na din magagandang small wind turbines sa mga bahay.

No-Meeting-5250

Iran has no nuclear weapons, they've been trying to make one for years but not yet complete. Israel has nuclear weapons done and ready.

ntupas76

Theyve already been fighting there for 2000 years. Whats a couple missles gonna do? 

peterparkerson3

Yes, because it is a possible prelude to world war 3. Different countries are already showing their support with either Iran or Israel.

Here in the Philippines, we will be having problems because we import a lot for food and energy. Countries will probably stop exporting when world war arise (to prioritize their own people).

Also, should this escalate to a US-China war, the Philippines will have a high chance of being bombed because of the EDCA sites by the USA.

I would say that a world war 3 will have significant effects for a lot of countries. Everything has been integrated and globalized. Trade disruption will have devastating effects to countries. Only a few countries are self-sufficient.

DeepThinker1010123

TheSheepersGame

For the religious, it will be of Biblical proportions, no pun intended…

icarusjun

the last thing any of this country will do is to launch nuclear warheads. but of course oil and logistics in this region will continue to affect prices one way or another

nagarayan

As long as Egypt/Saudi lets commerce continue via Suez it wouldn't be that big of an impact. The Zionist plan includes taking over Egypt's eastern bank on Suez anyway.

Ok-Program-5516

As successor states of the Soviet Union I think Ukraine and Russia are both Nuclear capable as well. Not equals but definitely both capable of blowing everybody up.

lvk-m

By the way the other day I just put around $X,xxx sa mga companies that I think will benefit from this conflict. 


Testing the waters ,and Base investment lang and monitoring purposes lets see where it goes.  Abang abang lang kumbaga.

Sa actively manage portfolio ko eto.

I was actually thinking if I should withdraw all my savings &amp; put it aside instead. If in case WW3 breaks out, I don’t think I can do anything with my savings but die lol

dankpurpletrash

Just sold half of my position in the US stock market, might sell all of it at the end of the week and just wait for the dip if an official war breaks out.

CarbonGTI_Mk7

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I thought when Israel first attacked Iran last Friday, the market would fall Monday, but it did not, and it is still sideways up to today. Are investors already numb about geo-political tensions? What will it take for the market to go down, an all-out war?

Pure_Chemical_8350

Satilice

Nakakita na naman ng opportunity yung mga oil companies dito sa pinas para doblehin or triplehin ang presyo ng fuel, tapos kapag bumalik sa normal ang presyo sa pandaigdig na kalakaran, sila hindi na magbababa. Greedy oil companies are happy what's happening now.

-FAnonyMOUS

trade USOIL or BrentOIL pambawi man lang sa pagtaas ng gas price natin.

Suspicious-Bowler829

3% ang ambag ng iran sa global oil exchange. ang problem pag yung ruta ung sinara (strait of hormuz)

China could take the opportunity to claim Taiwan

ResolutionNo1701

Israel already blown up their Nuclear Facilities last June 13,2025 3am.. And afterwards they retaliated to Israel throwing salvo missile's to populated cities. That's why der are many OFWs Filipino who got hurt 🤕 1 is in critical condition because the impact of the missile's damaged his/her heart and lungs.

OfficeForeign9441

Israel has complete air superiority over Iran so I can safely say their nuclear capabilities are crippled at best. However, here are the possible scenarios that could happen:

- Israel completely devastates Iran’s military and infrastructure and forces Iran to the negotiation table, deescalating the war. 

- Iran won’t backdown and continues to retaliate forcing the US to possibly enter the war.

- Russia and China comes to Iran’s aid through gifting various weapon systems prolonging the war. (Although, highly unlikely as Russia is stretched to thin right now and China on the other hand is more of a pacifist) 

Whatever the outcome, we should prepare for the worst and take profits when we can.

Byta04

acorcuera

confused_psyduck_88

Just a little. We have a lot to worry about, more pressing and important than some war in a faraway land.

rcpogi

There is always war in the middle east. High chance this is not significant.

vincit2quise

Walang effect yan. Sa mga Genz siguro kala nila big deal na yan kasi first time ata nila maka experience na may war kaya kala nila katapusan na ng financial markets.

Pretty-Guava-6039

dreamwalker0000

No. Masyadong malayo sa atin. If anything, I'm worried na baka di man lang magreact stock markets dito. PSE lethargic since after covid. Kahit konting panic selling man lang para makabili ng mura.

Pleasant_Cable9642

"Global attention to the ongoing genocide in Gaza must not waver"

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&gt;## "We will do everything that we can do there in order to remove this threat."
&gt;_— Gideon Saar, Israel's Foreign Minister, in an interview published Saturday regarding the Israeli attacks on Iran._
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Key Facts: Latest Escalations in Iran-Israel Conflict
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- Israel struck the Isfahan nuclear facility again, significantly impairing Iran's uranium enrichment capabilities.
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- Two Iranian Revolutionary Guard commanders linked to weapon transfers and drone warfare were killed by Israeli forces.
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- Iran refuses to negotiate with the US while Israeli attacks continue and promises proportional retaliations.
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- The conflict has involved more than 450 missile launches and 400 drone strikes, raising global concerns.

More on this subject:

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- Premium Times [(Grade: C)](https://www.newswall.org/w/premiumtimesng.com/rating): [Israel-Iran war continues as Tehran rules out US negotiations while under attack](https://www.premiumtimesng.com/foreign/world-foreign/802293-israel-iran-war-continues-as-tehran-rules-out-us-negotiations-while-under-attack.html)
- Khaleej Times [(Grade: C-)](https://www.newswall.org/w/khaleejtimes.com/rating): [Day 9 of strikes: Iran's Isfahan nuclear site targeted by Israel, Fars news agency says](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/israel-attacks-iran-nuclear-live-updates-day-9)
- Indian Express [(Grade: C)](https://www.newswall.org/w/indianexpress.com/rating): [Trump says ‘it’s very hard’ to ask Israel to halt strikes on Iran, dismisses Europe’s mediation efforts](https://indianexpress.com/article/world/trump-israel-iran-war-europe-mediation-ceasefire-10079580/)

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