CENTCOM confirms that, for the first time since 2003, three US Navy carrier strike groups are operating in the Middle East simultaneously.

BREAKING: Britain, Russia, India, China, and Turkey urge their citizens to leave Iran within 24 hours

Trump: "I have ordered the Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation. Additionally, our mine 'sweepers' are clearing the Strait right now"

At least 34 tankers linked to Iran, including vessels carrying crude oil, have successfully bypassed the U.S. blockade, per FT

🚨BREAKING: Arizona Court of Appeals AFFIRMS dismissal of rightwing lawsuit challenging election administration practices in several Arizona counties. Another big win for the ELG team and our clients! www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...

Israel has been informed that Trump's new deadline to Iran ends on Sunday -N12

Faytuks News: Lawmakers were told that Iran may have emplaced 20 or more mines in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Some were floated remotely using GPS technology, which has made it difficult for U.S. forces to detect the mines as they are deployed. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

From Open Source Intel: IRGC fast boats have not been targeted yet. (photos from the Strait this morning - are they laying more mines? My questions....)

Iranian forces appear to have attacked a pair of container ships from the European shipping giant MSC as they ran the Strait of Hormuz this morning. One vessel suffered heavy damage to its bridge, and both are now stopped off the coast of Iran.

been evacuated, and everyone is moving to the press room. No further information is available at this time.

BREAKING: Secret Service has notified press of security alert at White House, per Libbey Dean.

An Iranian gunboat attacked a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz this morning, heavily damaging the vessel’s bridge.

Trump currently has all closed press policy meetings and executive time on his public schedule for Wednesday.

Approximate estimates of percentages of U.S. munitions expended in Iran war, per CNN 50% THAAD interceptors 50% Patriot interceptors 45% Precision Strike Missiles 30% Tomahawk missiles 20% Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles 20% Standard Missiles (SM-3 and SM-6)

Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing. (image credit: WSJ reporter @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social)

Iranian state-linked media, Tasnim News, asserts: "If the US wants to maintain the shadow of war, it should consider the Strait of Hormuz completely closed."

Advisor to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf says Trump’s ceasefire extension “makes no sense,” calling it an attempt to buy time for a surprise attack and claiming Iran “currently holds the initiative” as tensions escalate.

BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act amid rising energy prices. The order directs federal resources toward boosting production of petroleum, liquefied natural gas, coal, and power grid infrastructure.

BREAKING: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has RESIGNED. Her exit follows a tenure rocked by multiple scandals—including an investigation into an alleged affair with a security staffer and accusations of drinking on the job. Keith Sonderling will serve as Acting Labor Secretary.

As Trump's war on Iran continues, reminder that his own son-in-law Jared Kushner — who is leading negotiations with Iran — stands to profit from lucrative contracts with its regional rivals. War gives dictators like Trump (and his family) more power and more wealth.

This chart is scary as shit.

The original of this- Eddie Murphy was talking about how a black man might get elected to POTUS. But I firmly believe that this is how Trump got elected. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy7C...

UAE has informed the US that if it runs short of US dollars, it may be forced to use Chinese yuan or other currencies for oil sales and transactions. The move is seen as a potential challenge to the petrodollar system – WSJ

CENTCOM publishes video of them firing the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance’s 5-inch Mk 45 gun into Touska’s engine room after it “failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period.” x.com/FaytuksNetwo...

Trump says U.S. Navy destroyer USS Spruance intercepted Iranian-flagged ship TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman. Vessel now in U.S. custody.

NEW - USS Gerald R. Ford returns to the Middle East, along with 2 destroyers, USS Mahan and the USS Winston S. Churchill, joining USS Abraham Lincoln that is already operating in the north Arabian Sea. USS George HW Bush is also enroute, expected to arrive before end April — CBS

For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.

Trump has no public appearances scheduled tomorrow....

Serious question - what have they ever done for us?

Trump convened a meeting in the White House Situation Room on Saturday morning to discuss the renewed crisis around the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations with Iran, with attendees including Vance, Rubio, Hegseth, Bessent, Witkoff, Ratliffe and Caine, according to two U.S. officials to Axios.

U.S. Apache gunships spotted over the Strait of Hormuz.

US is preparing for major escalation, engaging US troops directly with ships with Iran's oil for the first time.... either US backs down and Iran emerges as the 4th center of world power in the near term -- or, escalation to prevent that from happening. Trump is heading to escalation - WSJ

The U.S. aircraft carrier Ford has entered the Red Sea accompanied by two destroyers - AP

Reuters: Iran is broadcasting this VHF message: "Att all ships, ​regarding the failure ⁠of the U.S. gov to fulfil its commitment in the negotiation, Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz completely ​closed again. No vessel of any type or nationality ​is allowed ⁠to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.”

TRUMP on IRAN closing the Strait again: "They got a little cute, as they have been doing for 47 years.... We're talking to them. They wanted to close up the strait again. You know, they've been doing for years and they can't blackmail us."

Iran's Fars News Agency says the Strait of Hormuz is back under "the strict management and control of the armed forces" following what they claim is continued "piracy and maritime robbery under the so-called blockade" by the United States.

Yet another sad reminder that there is a two-tiered justice system in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.

The US dropped a Friday night notice lifting sanctions on Russian oil for another month. Comes just 2 days after Treasury Secretary Bessant said the US would not renew the waiver. -Reuters

JUST IN - Iran's enriched uranium is "as sacred to us as the soil of Iran and will not be transferred anywhere under any circumstances," declares Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman — Tasnim

Iran says it will not accept any temporary ceasefire and will only accept a permanent end to all conflicts across the region, per Al Jazeera

Senior Iranian official says vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz will continue to be required to pay tolls to the IRGC. Maybe open but definitely not free.

*IRAN TO CLOSE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IF US BLOCKADE PERSISTS: FARS

The US has informed multiple NATO allies, including Lithuania and Estonia, that the delivery of their purchased U.S. military equipment may be delayed due to the war in Iran -Reuters

NEW: In the dead of night, the House passed a bill to extend FISA through April 30 by unanimous consent at 2:09 a.m., after Republicans tanked procedural votes on the controversial warrantless surveillance law. This gives Trump more power to surveil Americans.

Axios reports the US is considering releasing $20B in Iranian funds in exchange for their enriched Uranium. They note that it's unclear if the agreement addresses the Iranian missile program or proxies.

Markets are going CRAZY! They believe this? Wow.

Mr Rogers said, "Look for the heroes". Once, his car was stolen. Less than 48 hours later - it was returned. The thieves found out that it was Mr Rogers' car. The car had a note: "If we'd known it was yours, we never would have taken it". Stop looking for heroes and BE a hero - like him.