1. PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTED A VIDEO OF IRAN'S BIGGEST BRIDGE COLLAPSING. THEN THREATENED MORE.
US-Israeli strikes hit the B1 bridge between Tehran and Karaj, described as the highest bridge in the Middle East killing 8 people and wounding 95.
Trump posted the video on Truth Social saying:
"The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again. Much more to follow!"
He then posted: "Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!" and warned Iran to make a deal "before it is too late."
2. IRAN FIRED A NEW WAVE OF MISSILES AT ISRAEL ON PASSOVER EVE.
Iran launched fresh missile barrages at Israel on the first night of Passover, one of the holiest nights in the Jewish calendar.
Israel's Arrow and David's Sling defence systems intercepted most threats.
14 people including an 11-year-old girl were wounded near Tel Aviv.
One missile used a cluster-submunition warhead — a tactical first in this conflict designed to overwhelm air defences.
3. OIL IS NOW AT $109 PER BARREL. ANALYSTS SAY $200 IS POSSIBLE.
Brent crude surged to $109 per barrel following Trump's speech on Wednesday.
Russian Urals crude spiked to $123.45 as buyers shifted away from blocked Gulf supplies.
US government officials and Wall Street analysts have begun privately discussing the possibility of prices reaching $200 per barrel if the Strait remains closed past mid-April.
Oil executives warn the world still hasn't grasped the severity of the situation.
4. THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL VOTES FRIDAY ON A RESOLUTION TO SECURE THE STRAIT.
Bahrain has proposed a draft resolution authorising states to use "all necessary measures" to ensure free transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
The measure has divided the 15-member Security Council. A UN vote is scheduled for Friday, April 3rd.
5. 40 COUNTRIES DEMANDED THE IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL REOPENING OF THE STRAIT.
The UK-led virtual summit expanded from 35 to 40 countries.
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced they had called for the "immediate and unconditional" reopening of the Strait.
Military planners from participating nations will now meet separately to discuss how to secure passage once fighting stops.
6. IRAN CALLED US DEMANDS "MAXIMALIST AND IRRATIONAL." DENIED ANY NEGOTIATIONS.
Iran's Foreign Ministry said Washington's conditions for ending the war were "maximalist and irrational" and flatly denied any ceasefire negotiations were underway.
Foreign Minister Araghchi said trust is "at zero."
Israel also said it had killed Iran's ballistic missile chief Makram Atimi and several battalion commanders in a strike in the Kermanshah area confirmed by the IDF.
7. IRAN'S PRESIDENT WROTE AN OPEN LETTER DIRECTLY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
President Pezeshkian published an open letter in English on X addressed to Americans, saying Iran held "no hostility" toward US or European people, and asking whether the "America First" policy was truly being served by the war.
He said Iran had tried to negotiate before the US attacked on February 28th.
8. A SENIOR IRANIAN POLITICIAN WAS WOUNDED IN AN AIRSTRIKE ON DAY 34.
A senior Iranian official was struck and wounded in a targeted airstrike, according to multiple sources.
The IDF confirmed the strike.
Details on the official's identity and condition remain limited amid Iran's near-total internet blackout which has been in place since the start of the war.
9. CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER CONDEMNED THE WAR AS A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
Wang Yi said US and Israeli attacks on Iran were a violation of international law and called on the UN Security Council to "prevent the escalation of conflict."
He held separate calls with his EU, German, and Saudi counterparts on Thursday.
China remains Iran's largest oil buyer and has allowed Chinese tankers to pass through the Strait.
10. ANALYSTS WARN THE WORLD HAS UNTIL MID-APRIL BEFORE THE OIL CRISIS GETS CATASTROPHICALLY WORSE.
BCA Research estimates the world has currently lost 4.5 to 5 million barrels per day of oil — about 5% of global supply.
That number is projected to double by mid-April, making it the largest loss of crude supply in history.
The Philippines declared a national energy emergency.
Australia launched a National Fuel Security Plan.
The IEA has called this the greatest global energy security challenge in history.
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34 days. No Strait open. Oil at $109. Missiles on Passover. Bridge collapsed. UN vote tomorrow.
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