Looks like Trump will chicken out, if they could re-open the Strait of Hormuz easily they would have moved on it already I think, but we'll see. Iran has them scared to try it looks like. 

Basically they did all this to replace an old Ayatollah with a younger one who's liable to be more angry (they killed his family), and now ships are going to have to pay Iran in Chinese yuan for passage through the straight (which is a big blow to the US petrodollar).

For the US honestly this is a terrible result. 2 months ago the strait was open and the US petrodollar still had dominant sway, China is probably quite pleased if this is the result. 

Trump to address the nation on Iran; Iranian FM’s warning on ground invasion

US President Donald Trump will make an 'important' announcement on Iran tonight. This comes just hours after Trump said that the American military campaign in Iran would end within two weeks. The announcement on Trump's address to the nation comes amidst a warning by the Iranian foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who told Aljazeera TV that his country was waiting for the US troops to arrive via the land route. Rifat Jawaid explains why Trump is under pressure to end his campaign against Iran.

Alex Jones just admitted it... Trump is DYING

Taking too long.

Inside the Strait of Hormuz: Eyewitness to US-Israeli War Crimes in Iran

Journalist and lawyer Dimitri Lascaris just returned from Iran, where he traveled from Tehran to the Strait of Hormuz, witnessing firsthand the impact of the US-Israeli war.

From hospitals treating the wounded to the world’s most important oil chokepoint, Lascaris saw a side of this war that Western media is barely covering.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most critical waterways on earth, responsible for a massive share of global energy flows. But today, it has become a frontline in a rapidly escalating conflict. Trump says only with its opening would he consider a ceasefire.

In this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek speaks with Dimitri Lascaris about:

What he witnessed inside Iran during wartime
The situation on the ground at the Strait of Hormuz
Civilian infrastructure and the human toll of the war
Whether US and Israeli actions constitute war crimes
How Iran is responding and what comes next

This is a rare, on-the-ground account from inside a country under attack.

Oil prices spike after Trump vows to continue the war, threatens to bomb Iranian power plants

President Donald Trump’s primetime address did little to calm energy markets roiled by the war in Iran, as the price of oil climbed higher in the minutes following his speech.

The price of brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was spiking by more than 4% to over $105 per barrel after Trump vowed to continue the conflict for another few weeks — and his renewed threat to bomb Iran’s power plants if it fails to agree to his demands.

WTI, the US oil benchmark, climbed more than 3% in the wake of the speech to more than $103 per barrel.

The markets’ immediate reaction prompted a sarcastic review from conservative commentator Ann Coulter, who posted a screenshot of the rising oil futures on X and wrote: “Trump’s magnificent speech got results! Way to go, Mr. President!”

The US stock market also signaled discontent with the speech in off-hours trading, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures both sinking.

He didn't say anything new in his speech, just a lot of contradictions. Basically his Truth Social posts put together.

And that the war will last a few more weeks. It's going to be like that Gaza ceasefire that was just a few weeks away for over a year and still isn't much of a ceasefire. 

Anyway if Trump doesn't stop Netanyahu, Iran won't stop retaliating. Netanyahu isn't going to stop bombing Iran and assassinating its leaders and scientists until he's either in prison or dead. US and Israel desperately need regime change.

Iran displays missile power as Trump addresses nation; Fox News taken aback

Just before US President Donald Trump addressed the nation, Iran showcased its missile capabilities as it targeted several Israeli cities. Even Fox News presenter and its reporter were left surprised by the Islamic Republic's ability to fire so many missiles on the 33rd day of the conflict. But Trump once again repeated his claim of having decimated the Iranian military. Rifat Jawaid looks at Tehran's military might and its continuing stronghold over the Strait of Hormuz.

To the people of the United States of America pic.twitter.com/3uAL4FZgY7

— Masoud Pezeshkian (@drpezeshkian) April 1, 2026

US-Israeli bombing destroys oldest medical research center in Iran


The Pasteur Institute of Iran has been destroyed in an airstrike

US-Israeli strikes hit one of the leading health research institutions in Iran, a government official said Thursday, as relief agencies warned against mass attacks on medical facilities in the region.

The Pasteur Institute of Iran, one of the “century-old pillars” of global health in the region, was struck in a “direct assault on international health security,” Hossein Kermanpour, head of the information center at the Iranian Ministry of Health, posted on X.

Established in 1920, the institute is the first and oldest public health center in Iran – where staffers pioneered vaccine development and research on the prevention of infectious diseases.

CNN has reached out to CENTCOM and the Israeli military for comment.

More than 30 days of US-Israeli bombing on Iran and retaliatory Iranian strikes on Israel has depleted medical systems and laid waste to entire neighborhoods in Iran and Lebanon, killing thousands of people across the Middle East.

At least 316 health care and emergency centers have been damaged in Iran since February 28, the Iranian Red Crescent reported on April 1. On average, health care systems in Iran, Lebanon and Israel have come under attack about once every six hours, the NGO, Save the Children said on March 31.

US stock futures sink as Trump rattles markets with lack of clear exit plan

US stock futures dropped Thursday after President Donald Trump pledged to escalate the conflict in the Middle East.

Dow futures fell by 670 points, or 1.4%, in premarket trading. S&P futures dropped 1.6%, and those tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 declined by 2.1%.

Stocks had rallied earlier this week, posting their best day since May on Tuesday as optimism rose that the United States might make an effort to end the war with Iran. But the sell-off came after Trump, in an April 1 evening address to the nation, revealed no clear exit strategy and no solution to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has choked off one-fifth of the global supply of oil.

Trump said the war would drag on for at least two to three more weeks and even signaled an escalation in the conflict, with the United States potentially targeting Iran’s oil facilities. Already, thousands of US troops have been sent to the region, in potential preparation for a ground war.

The S&P 500 just posted its worst quarterly performance since September 2022.

“Markets will only recover in a true and sustainable way once global energy markets begin to normalize,” Kyle Rodda, senior financial market analyst at Capital.com, said in a note to clients.

Thursday marks the last trading day of the week, with markets closed Friday in observance of the Good Friday holiday.

Joe Kent: Iran War, Israeli Influence & Creating ISIS

Joe Kent is the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned in March 2026 due to the war against Iran. Kent discusses the mistake of attacking Iran, the intrusive influence of Israel over U.S. foreign policy, ignoring that Iran is a rational actor, the pro-war bias in Washington, the U.S. contribution to creating ISIS, the curse of the forever wars, and the hubris following the military intervention in Venezuela.