
President Trump delivered a 19‑minute prime‑time address on April 1, reiterating that the Iran war is nearly won and promising two to three more weeks of heavy strikes, while offering no new diplomatic framework or answers to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s open‑letter question. The speech sparked a sharp market reaction, pushing Brent crude above $105 per barrel and sending Dow futures down over 260 points. Simultaneously, the conflict’s broader toll grew, with Lebanon’s death count exceeding 1,260 and over a million displaced, Gaza’s ceasefire violations killing 673 Palestinians, and three UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon. Trump also branded NATO a “paper tiger,” intensifying friction with European allies over air‑space and security cooperation.

On Friday, Israel launched a large‑scale air strike on Tehran, targeting missile‑production sites, while Iran responded with rockets that hit Israeli cities and announced a blanket ban on allied shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, turning back three container vessels....

The United States delivered a 15‑point peace proposal to Iran through Pakistan, demanding full nuclear dismantlement, proxy abandonment and missile limits while offering sanctions relief and civilian nuclear assistance. Iran’s military dismissed the plan outright, yet Iranian diplomats are quietly...

Day 25 of the Iran‑Israel conflict shows a stark gap between President Trump’s announced five‑day diplomatic pause and the battlefield reality: Israel continues extensive strikes on Iranian targets while Iran fires seven missile waves into Tel Aviv. The ceasefire in...