Trump, Strait of Hormuz
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Several Gulf states reported fresh missile and drone attacks overnight.
GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS: The global economy faces "major threat" and the current energy crisis is worse than the oil shocks of the 1970s, the International Energy Agency warned. The U.S. moved to ease sanctions on Iranian oil to cool surging prices, but that could be a boon for Tehran.
“Dear citizens of Israel — we are at the midway point, but the direction is clear,” Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said. “In about a week, on Passover, the Festival of Freedom, we will continue to fight for our freedom and our future.”
US President Donald Trump has described the assistance Ukraine is providing to countries in the Middle East as political PR by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A defiant Iran is threatening to destroy energy infrastructure in Israel and in neighboring countries with U.S. military bases if President Trump follows through on his threat to attack power plants in Iran.
Iran on Monday threatened to attack Mideast electrical plants powering American military bases as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline on opening the Strait of Hormuz approaches.
Macron calls for Middle East de-escalation while Trump and Israel push military pressure against Iran, exposing growing diplomatic rifts over regional strategy.
President Trump’s threat to target Iran’s “power plants” recalls the 1991 Desert Storm campaign to evict Saddam Hussein’s t