Day: April 9, 2026

Author  @JP_Books joins “On Balance” to discuss how teachers inspired his new book “Thank You, Teachers” and their impact on students’ lives.  @LelandVittert 

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MORE: Iranian officials continue to insist that Lebanon is part of the ceasefire framework. Israeli officials have stated that Israel will not observe a ceasefire in Lebanon and will continue to strike Hezbollah, however. Hezbollah has resumed attacks on Israeli forces and positions in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Israeli officials on April 8 to conduct direct negotiations with the Lebanese government “as soon as possible to discuss Hezbollah disarmament.Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)MORE ⬇️🧵(1/3): Iran is taking several steps to exert control over maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with the net effect of keeping oil prices high. Iran likely aims to use high oil prices to exert economic pressure on the United States and extract concessions from the United States during negotiations.

An unnamed senior Iranian source told Russian state media on April 9 that Iran will not allow more than 15 vessels per day to transit through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire. The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization published a graphic on April 8 instructing ships to follow designated entry and exit routes in coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy to transit the strait. These routes move international maritime traffic into Iranian-controlled waters. The graphic warns that ships risk hitting mines outside of these routes. Unspecified US officials previously told Western media on March 23 that there are at least a dozen Iranian mines in the strait.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei released a statement on April 9 in which he said that Iran will “take the management” of the Strait of Hormuz to a “new phase.” This statement is consistent with other Iranian officials’ statements in recent weeks that Iran intends to use the Strait as a point of leverage even after the war ends.

Commercial maritime tracking data showed that three cargo ships and one oil tanker entered the strait, while six cargo ships and four oil tankers exited the strait between 2:00 PM ET on April 8 and 2:00 PM ET on April 9.—  https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2042387573889462302

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Artemis II mission experts said they are getting astronauts into ‘a good emotional state’ to pull off re-entry into the atmosphere on April 10. pic.twitter.com/i1cSuoc9H9

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