A “whole civilization will die tonight,” the president said as he turned up the pressure on Iran’s leaders to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Month: April 2026
Physical oil prices hit record highs near $150 a barrel as Hormuz crisis worsens reut.rs/4twV5I3 reut.rs/4twV5I3
— Reuters (@Reuters) Apr 7, 2026
One year after Trump’s Liberation Day, have tariffs had the impacts he claimed they would? Guess for yourself, and then see how correct you were ⬇️ reut.rs/4meZjBD
— Reuters (@Reuters) Apr 7, 2026
One year after Trump’s Liberation Day, have tariffs had the impacts he claimed they would? Guess for yourself, and then see how correct you were ⬇️ reut.rs/3Q9YMF7
— Reuters (@Reuters) Apr 7, 2026
The Iran war shows us all that the security of the Gulf matters to everyone. If at the end of the war Iran retains the ability to close the strait, every country on earth will need Tehran’s blessing to access vital fuel and supplies, writes @wrmead
on.wsj.com/3PVgXyn— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) Apr 7, 2026
You may wonder why the Europeans aren’t responding more forcefully to JD Vance in Budapest
1/ Because Orban looks set to lose & any EU intervention could be counterproductive
2/ Because the US is so far beyond the pale – Greenland, Iran, Ukraine etc. The EU is quietly moving on https://t.co/kUAfP7JG8y
— Mujtaba Rahman (@Mij_Europe) April 7, 2026
The Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12 are being billed as the most important in the country’s modern history. With Hungary a key focus in the escalating confrontation between Russia and the West, this weekend’s vote could also have geopolitical implications that will be felt in Kyiv, Moscow, Brussels, and Washington. Current Hungarian Prime Minister […]
On Tuesday’s “The Daily Take”: Hena Doba and Geraldo Rivera discuss the ongoing conflict in Iran as an evening deadline looms before President Trump’s threats of destruction in the country may come to fruition. “It does seem as if the Trump administration is dead serious,” Rivera says. “If Iran is not finished off this time, then when will they be?”
#Iran #Trump #ceasefire
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NBC interview with Trump: As for what motivated Trump to post this morning that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” he would only say: “You’ll have to figure that out.”
— Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) April 7, 2026