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This photo released by the Lebanese Civil Defense, show Lebanese Red Cross volunteers and a Civil Defense worker sit on a excavator carrying the body of the Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil working for the daily Al-Akhbar newspaper killed in an Israeli airstrike, in al-Tiri village, south Lebanon, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Lebanese Civil Defense via AP)<\/p>\n
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Iran’s Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, waves to supporters after he was attacked with a red fluid following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Michael Kappeler\/dpa via AP)<\/p>\n
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Amal Khalil, a Lebanese journalist working for the daily Al-Akhbar newspaper, reports near a destroyed bridge in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, March 22, 2026.<\/p>\n
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A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, April 22, 2026.<\/p>\n
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U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to \u201cshoot and kill\u201d Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
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In a social media post Thursday morning, he said the military is intensifying its mine clearing efforts in the critical waterway. The move intensified the U.S.-Iran standoff in the Persian Gulf and raised questions about efforts to end the war.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, the U.S. military said it seized another tanker Thursday associated with smuggling Iranian oil, the Majestic X, in the Indian Ocean, deepening confusion over efforts to end the war. The seizure comes after a day after Iran attacked three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, capturing two of them. Ship-tracking data showed the Majestic X in the Indian Ocean between Sri Lanka and Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The standoff between the U.S. and Iran has effectively choked off nearly all exports through the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world\u2019s traded oil passes in peacetime, with no end in sight.<\/p>\n
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Trump say he won\u2019t be rushed to end war as Iran negotiations drag on<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to rush myself,\u201d said Trump, who added that Iran\u2019s leadership is in \u201cturmoil.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump in an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office also pushed back against questions that the conflict is exceeding the four-to-six week timeline that he and aides previously set for the war.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI took the country out militarily in the first four weeks. I took it out militarily,\u201d Trump said. \u201cNow all we\u2019re doing is sitting back and seeing what deal (we make). And if they don\u2019t want to make a deal, then I\u2019ll finish it up militarily.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iranian officials refute Trump\u2019s claims of leadership rift in the country<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Iran there are no \u2018hardliners\u2019 or \u2018moderates\u2019. We are all Iranians and revolutionaries,\u201d Iran\u2019s president, and Iran\u2019s parliament speaker wrote in an almost identical statement on their social media.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry called the U.S. president\u2019s claim that there was a leadership rift in Iran \u201ca form of deflection,\u201d with other Iranian officials also claiming on social media that the country was united.<\/p>\n
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Hours earlier, Trump said that Iran is going through a hard time \u201cfiguring out who their leader is! They just don\u2019t know!\u201c<\/p>\n
Since the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the beginning of the war, it has been unclear who in Iran wields ultimate authority over its collection of civilian figures and powerful generals who appear to be in charge.<\/p>\n
Third aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East<\/p>\n
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush has now arrived in U.S. Central Command, making the ship the third aircraft carrier to be present in the Middle East during a tenuous ceasefire in the Iran war.<\/p>\n
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The Bush is now in the Indian Ocean, according to a social media post from the military command. The USS Abraham Lincoln is located in the Arabian Sea and the USS Gerald R. Ford is in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n
The Bush, which left its home port of Norfolk, Va. at the end of March, proceeded to sail across the Atlantic Ocean but then made the unusual choice to turn south and sail around the Horn of Africa before heading north toward the waters of the Middle East<\/p>\n
Air defenses in action over Tehran<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s capital Thursday night saw air defense systems in action as explosions were heard in the western part of the city.<\/p>\n
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State media said the move was against \u201chostile targets, \u201c without any elaboration.<\/p>\n
Witnesses said air defense systems were also heard southwest of the city.<\/p>\n
Some Iranian media said earlier Wednesday that a test of the systems was in process.<\/p>\n
Clashes disrupt Israeli Supreme Court hearing<\/p>\n
Clashes broke out at Israel\u2019s Supreme Court during a hearing on petitions calling on the government to establish an official state commission of inquiry into the Oct. 7 attacks.<\/p>\n
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes the investigation.<\/p>\n
Protesters attempted to break into the courtroom, forcing the proceedings to pause, according to Israeli media reports. The hearing resumed after about 30 minutes. Separate confrontations were reported outside the court between bereaved families holding opposing views.<\/p>\n
Renowned US-Kuwaiti journalist detained in Kuwait acquitted, press monitor says<\/p>\n
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Thursday that a Kuwaiti court acquitted journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on all charges following 52 days of detention.<\/p>\n
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Shihab-Eldin, an award-winning journalist who contributed reporting to major media outlets, was arrested March 3 while visiting his family in Kuwait, CPJ said. The press monitor previously reported that Kuwaiti authorities have charged him with \u201cspreading false information, harming national security, and misusing his mobile phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are relieved that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been found innocent after 52 days in detention,\u201d said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg.<\/p>\n
Trump to join Israel-Lebanon talks at White House<\/p>\n
A U.S. official says President Donald Trump will greet Israeli and Lebanese diplomats who will meet for a second round of talks on Thursday at the White House.<\/p>\n
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The official said the meeting had been moved from the State Department, where the first round was held last week, to the White House so that Trump could attend. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal administration planning.<\/p>\n
The talks come as a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that was agreed to by the Israeli and Lebanese governments is due to expire. U.S. officials say they hope an extension of the truce can be arranged.<\/p>\n
Israel appoints envoy to Christian world<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s foreign minister Gideon Saar has appointed George Deek as special envoy to the Christian world in a bid to strengthen ties with Christian communities, according to a government statement.<\/p>\n
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Deek, a veteran diplomat and former ambassador to Azerbaijan, is a member of Israel\u2019s Arab Christian community.<\/p>\n
Saar said Israel attaches \u201cgreat importance\u201d to its relations with Christians worldwide.<\/p>\n
The appointment comes after a pair of incidents that strained relations with the Christian world. Last month, Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, citing the war with Iran. And an Israeli soldier set off a global firestorm by smashing a statue of Jesus Christ in Lebanon. Two soldiers have been sentenced to jail for their roles in the incident.<\/p>\n
Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks, condemns capital punishment<\/p>\n
After a trip that was dominated by the very public back and forth between Pope Leo XIV and U.S. President Donald Trump over the war, Leo urged the United States and Iran to return to negotiations.<\/p>\n
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He called for a new \u201cculture of peace\u201d to replace the recourse to violence whenever conflicts arise.<\/p>\n
He said the question wasn\u2019t whether the Iran regime should change or not. \u201cThe question should be about how to promote the values we believe in without the deaths of so many innocents.\u201d<\/p>\n
He revealed that he carries with him the photo of a Muslim Lebanese boy who had been killed in Israel\u2019s recent war with Hezbollah. The boy had been photographed holding a sign welcoming the pope when he visited Lebanon last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a pastor I cannot be in favor of war,\u201d he told reporters aboard his plane. \u201cI would like to encourage everyone to find responses that come from a culture of peace and not hatred and division.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Trump likes a naval blockade. But Iran presents big differences from Venezuela and Cuba<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump has turned to naval blockades to pressure the governments of Venezuela, Cuba and now Iran to meet his demands, but his preferred tactic is confronting a very different reality in the Middle East than in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n
Unlike Cuba or Venezuela, Iran choked off a crucial trade route for energy shipments, meaning the longer the standoff persists, the more the global economy will suffer. Tehran also poses a greater military threat than those two adversaries in America\u2019s own hemisphere and requires a sustained military presence far from U.S. shores.<\/p>\n
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Iran\u2019s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz gives it power during a shaky ceasefire because the widening economic risks, especially higher U.S. gas prices in an election year, could force the Republican president to end the blockade on Iran\u2019s ports and coastline, experts say.<\/p>\n
Palestinians mourn another death in historically violent year in the occupied West Bank<\/p>\n
A 25-year-old father of twins was shot by Israeli settlers in a village home to a large Palestinian-American population, sparking an outpouring of grief at his funeral Thursday.<\/p>\n
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The Ramallah-based Palestinian Ministry of Health said Awda Awawdeh died from gunshot wounds after what witnesses described as a clash with settlers attempting to steal Palestinian livestock.<\/p>\n
\u201cYoung men from our town gathered and came to confront them. The settlers fired at them, and the young man Awda Awawdeh was hit and injured on his side with a live bullet,\u201d said Ziad Manasrah, a local paramedic who helped transport Awawdeh from the town of Deir Dibwan to the hospital.<\/p>\n
Awawdeh is the 11th Palestinian killed by Israeli settlers in 2026, surpassing the nine killed in 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe daily killings in the West Bank are not incidental, but an integral part of a systematic process of ethnic cleansing. The Israeli system does not halt this violence deliberately because it serves its political goal: the suppression and dispossession of Palestinians from their land,\u201d said Yuli Novak, the executive director the Israeli rights group B\u2019Tselem.<\/p>\n
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Lebanese cabinet discusses potential move to join the ICC<\/p>\n
Lebanon\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri said ministers on Thursday discussed joining the International Criminal Court, a permanent tribunal that prosecutes individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, for \u201ca specific period.\u201d<\/p>\n
The move would mark a significant shift for Lebanon, which is not a member of the court. Mitri said the move would enable the ICC to \u201clook into war crimes and humanitarian crimes which were committed on Lebanese territory.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lebanon has accused Israel of war crimes and and repeated breaches of international law during the latest war with Hezbollah.<\/p>\n
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Iran\u2019s judiciary chief touts the country\u2019s show of force in the Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s judiciary chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi, said on X that the country\u2019s armed forces were demonstrating strength in the Strait of Hormuz, citing what he described as a Revolutionary Guard \u201cmosquito fleet\u201d of speedboats and underwater drones, along with action against three ships in the waterway.<\/p>\n
He wrote that \u201cthe IRGC\u2019s mosquito fleet, with speedboats and drones, lies in wait from the sea caves of Faror Island for the American aggressor warships, ready to saturate their air defenses and bring utter ruin upon the invaders.\u201d<\/p>\n
He called the display \u201ca source of pride\u201d and warned against U.S. naval presence.<\/p>\n
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Israeli defense minister says Israel is ready to resume war with Iran<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s defense minister, Israel Katz, said Thursday that Israel is prepared to resume war with Iran and is awaiting a \u201cgreen light\u201d from the United States, according to a statement following a security assessment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are waiting for a green light from the United States,\u201d Katz said, adding that the military is ready for both defensive and offensive operations and \u201ctargets are marked.\u201d<\/p>\n
Israelis express mixed views on Lebanon talks<\/p>\n
Residents in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv expressed mixed views on talks between Israel and Lebanon, with opinions ranging from calls for diplomacy to deep skepticism over Hezbollah\u2019s role.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI always believe that you can talk, but you have to be prepared for war,\u201d said Ben Kurtzer, a Jerusalem resident.<\/p>\n
Others were more skeptical. \u201cWho is there to talk to?\u201d said Yardena Sharon.<\/p>\n
Some drew a distinction between Lebanon and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not want to be hostile with the state of Lebanon; we have no hostility towards them. I think there are, undoubtedly, wonderful people there, people who seek peace, just as we seek peace,\u201d said Matan Moalem, a Jerusalem resident. \u201cHezbollah needs to be eliminated once and for all, to take control of the entire area that constantly threatens Israel, firing in our direction and always seeking to eliminate and kill us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In Tel Aviv, others emphasized diplomacy. \u201cForce without brains is worth nothing. In the end, only agreements bring peace and security, only agreements,\u201d said Daron Sabani.<\/p>\n
Images of new crucifix in southern Lebanon convey \u2018message of hope, dialogue and peace,\u2019 Meloni says<\/p>\n
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Thursday thanked Italian peacekeepers serving in southern Lebanon for donating a new crucifix to the village of Debel after the original was destroyed by an Israeli soldier in an incident that drew international criticism.<\/p>\n
Meloni said images showing the crucifix being delivered and placed in the same spot as the one destroyed days earlier conveyed \u201ca message of hope, dialogue and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Israel\u2019s military said Tuesday it had replaced the crucifix and shared a photograph of the new one on social media. The replacement appeared smaller and more ornate than the original, which had been smashed by a soldier.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military said two soldiers involved in the episode will be held for a month in military detention.<\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s president discloses details of security agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE<\/p>\n
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a CNN interview that his country signed a \u201cDrone Deal\u201d with the three Gulf countries, aiming to help them manufacture much cheaper drones and drone interceptors.<\/p>\n
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Zelenskyy toured the Gulf countries late May, but there was no immediate word on the details of the signed agreements between Ukraine and the Gulf countries.<\/p>\n
\u201d A (low-cost, Iranian-designed Shahed drone) can cost from 80 to 130 thousand dollars. It will be destroyed not with a missile worth 3-4 million dollars, but with an interceptor costing 10 thousand dollars,\u201d Zelenskyy wrote, adding that he wants to help Gulf countries defend themselves.<\/p>\n
Speaking earlier this month, Zelenskyy said that in exchange for its drone expertise, Ukraine would get air defense weapons to protect its energy infrastructure, along with oil, diesel and, in some cases, financial help. Ukrainian officials haven\u2019t published details of the final deal.<\/p>\n
\u2018Stable ceasefire and assurances\u2019 needed for transit in the Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n
The chief safety and security officer in BIMCO, the world\u2019s largest international shipping association, said Thursday that shipping companies need assurances from both Iran and the U.S. to transit the vital waterway.<\/p>\n
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Mine clearance efforts are also needed as they pose a \u201cparticular concern,\u201d Jakob Larsen said in a statement, adding that the process of mine clearance could take up to several weeks.<\/p>\n
Hours earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post that the military is intensifying its mine clearing efforts in the strait.<\/p>\n
The Strait of Hormuz remains fully closed Thursday as the U.S.-Iran standoff continues to intensify in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n
Mourners bid farewell to a prominent Lebanese journalist killed in an Israeli airstrike<\/p>\n
Dozens gathered in the southern village of al-Tiri as the coffin of journalist Amal Khalil, draped in the Lebanese flag with a press helmet placed on top, was carried through the crowd. People wept as mourners chanted \u201cDeath for Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Khalil, a reporter for the Al-Akhbar daily newspaper, was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on a house where she had taken cover while reporting on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Her body was retrieved from the rubble hours later. The Israeli military said the incident is still under review.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not the first time that the Israelis have threatened Amal,\u201d said her brother, Ali Khalil. \u201cThree strikes within two hours or an hour and half is evidence that the Israelis intend to assassinate Amal Khalil.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amal had said in media interviews that she received threatening messages from an Israeli phone number. However, it wasn\u2019t clear whether they came from the Israeli military, an Israeli official or individuals.<\/p>\n
France is ready to host a Lebanon conference<\/p>\n
The president of France says he\u2019s willing to host a conference on supporting Lebanon\u2019s army and helping rebuild the country\u2019s battered south.<\/p>\n
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French President Emmanuel Macron said after talks with Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday that the conference would take place when Lebanon deems it appropriate.<\/p>\n
The conference would also aim to release additional European funding. Macron said he and Christodoulides support the idea of a European Union partnership agreement with Lebanon.<\/p>\n
India says it\u2019s \u2018worried\u2019 for its seafarers after vessels come under fire in Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n
India\u2019s shipping ministry said Thursday it\u2019s \u201cworried about Indian seafarers\u201d in the Strait of Hormuz after reports of vessels coming under fire in the region, though none have been injured.<\/p>\n
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Mukesh Mangal, Additional Secretary at the Indian Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said two foreign-flagged vessels that came under fire had 22 Indian sailors on board.<\/p>\n
\u201cNone of the Indian seafarer have been injured in the firing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The ministry said at least 2,680 Indian sailors have been evacuated since the conflict began.<\/p>\n
US stocks edge back from their records and oil prices yo-yo<\/p>\n
The U.S. stock market is edging back from its all-time high following mixed profit reports from Tesla and other big companies. Oil prices are yo-yoing on continued uncertainty about what will happen next in the war with Iran.<\/p>\n
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The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% in the early going Thursday following a big rally that erased all its losses because of the war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 193 points, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.4%.<\/p>\n
Oil prices wavered as uncertainty continues about what will happen with the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude rose 0.5% to $102.43 a barrel.<\/p>\n
Hezbollah says it attacked Israeli positions in southern Lebanon<\/p>\n
The group said in a statement that it targeted Israeli soldiers in the southern village of Taybeh and downed a drone in Majdal Zone on Thursday. Earlier, the Israeli army said it intercepted an \u201caerial target\u201d in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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The group reiterated that its attacks, which resumed Tuesday, were in retaliation for Israeli violations of the 10-day ceasefire that took effect Friday. The Israeli army has been launching near-daily strikes on southern Lebanon since the ceasefire.<\/p>\n
Israel has also been accusing Hezbollah of breaching the ceasefire.<\/p>\n
Trump claims leadership rift is confounding Iran<\/p>\n
\u201cIran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is! They just don\u2019t know!,\u201d Trump said in a social media post. \u201cThe infighting is between the \u2018Hardliners,\u2019 who have been losing BADLY on the battlefield, and the \u2018Moderates,\u2019 who are not very moderate at all (but gaining respect!), is CRAZY!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Trump has repeatedly said over the course of the ceasefire that began April 8 that his team is dealing with Iranian officials who want to make a deal, while acknowledging his decision to kill several top leaders has come with some complications.<\/p>\n
He announced earlier this week that he was extending the truce to give the battered Iranian leadership more time to come with a \u201cunified proposal\u201d on ending the war.<\/p>\n
Next UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon could be smaller than the current one<\/p>\n
The head of the U.N.\u2019s peacekeeping operations says he expects the possible replacement for its force in southern Lebanon will \u201cprobably be smaller\u201d than the current one that\u2019s been in place for nearly a half-century.<\/p>\n
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Jean-Pierre Lacroix said the UNIFIL operation, which has inhabited a tense zone where militants from Hezbollah and Israeli forces have battled repeatedly, has recently faced pressure from funding cuts.<\/p>\n
The force\u2019s mandate ends at the end of the year. U.N. officials are facing a June 1 deadline to present a proposal for the force that could replace it.<\/p>\n
Trump threats against Iran are a boon for prediction markets, including some backed by his son<\/p>\n
Will President Trump send troops into Iran? Will he rename the Strait of Hormuz after himself? Will he post again praising Allah?<\/p>\n
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No one knows the answers, but online betting companies that allow people to wager on Trump policies and statements are profiting \u2014 including some backed by his oldest son.<\/p>\n
Prediction markets love the president\u2019s unpredictability, his need to keep people guessing about his next move or social media post, leading to more wagers in these betting venues and more fees for them. That includes Polymarket, a company Donald Trump Jr. has a stake in, and Kalshi, a company he advises.<\/p>\n
These sites have to come up with new betting lines on current events everyday, and Trump Jr.\u2019s famously fickle father has proven to be a rich source of will-he-or-won\u2019t-he questions.<\/p>\n
When a wagering event on Polymarket asked whether Trump was likely to send troops into Iran, nearly 100,000 bets were placed April 8, leading to the biggest trading day of the year up to then.<\/p>\n
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Trump orders the US military to \u2018shoot and kill\u2019 Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n
The U.S. president in a morning social media posting also said the military is intensifying its mine clearing efforts in the critical waterway.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be … that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Trump posted. \u201cThere is to be no hesitation. Additionally, our mine \u2018sweepers\u2019 are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This photo released by the Lebanese Civil Defense, show Lebanese Red Cross volunteers and a Civil Defense worker…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[2941,29070,29064,327,28735,29063,41,38,1143,29069,5566,1683,2942,3894,34,28749,37,29073,18829,29071,4556,93,29068,29072,6524,3284,3285,39,5657,14766,12510,3282,12511,3281,3283,12512,3286,101,29066,3869,29067,29062,29065],"class_list":{"0":"post-80585","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-persian-gulf","8":"tag-abraham-lincoln","9":"tag-ahmed-shihab-eldin","10":"tag-ali-khalil","11":"tag-ali-khamenei","12":"tag-amal-khalil","13":"tag-ben-kurtzer","14":"tag-benjamin-netanyahu","15":"tag-donald-trump","16":"tag-emmanuel-macron","17":"tag-george-deek","18":"tag-george-h-w-bush","19":"tag-george-w-bush","20":"tag-gerald-ford","21":"tag-giorgia-meloni","22":"tag-iran","23":"tag-iran-israel-us-lebanon-latest-april-23-2026","24":"tag-israel","25":"tag-jakob-larsen","26":"tag-jean-pierre-lacroix","27":"tag-jodie-ginsberg","28":"tag-jr","29":"tag-lebanon","30":"tag-mathew-lee","31":"tag-mukesh-mangal","32":"tag-nikos-christodoulides","33":"tag-package-100024-ap-online","34":"tag-package-100373-mc-complete-state-national","35":"tag-persian-gulf","36":"tag-pope-leo-xiv","37":"tag-product-30119-ap-washington-state-news-no-weather","38":"tag-product-30597-ap-business-news-f-wire","39":"tag-product-30598-ap-national-news-report-a-wire","40":"tag-product-31995-ap-online-general-financial-business-news","41":"tag-product-31998-ap-online-national-news","42":"tag-product-32505-ap-online-middle-east-news","43":"tag-product-32509-ap-online-religion-columns","44":"tag-product-46986-ap-online-top-stories","45":"tag-strait-of-hormuz","46":"tag-tarek-mitri","47":"tag-volodymyr-zelenskyy","48":"tag-yardena-sharon","49":"tag-yuli-novak","50":"tag-ziad-manasrah"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}