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๐ฐ The US is now threatening SECONDARY SANCTIONS.
Treasury Secretary Bessent announced today:
The US is "willing to apply secondary sanctions" on any country that buys Iranian oil or takes Iranian money.
That means China. India. Turkey. Anyone doing business with Iran.
China already sent ships through the Strait ignoring the blockade.
India's factory workers are protesting rising costs for a 4th straight day.
The Iran war is now an economic weapon pointed at the entire world.
Ceasefire expires next week. Second round of talks TBD.
Clock ticking. ๐
#Iran #Sanctions #Economy #FlashReport
๐ First Israel-Lebanon talks in DECADES โ happened today in Washington.
Secretary of State Rubio hosted Israeli and Lebanese diplomats for direct talks.
The first direct diplomatic contact between the two countries in decades.
Lebanon wants a ceasefire. Israel is still bombing Hezbollah.
Netanyahu told Trump the ceasefire "does not include Lebanon."
Iran says it does.
While they argue โ Qatar just lost helium production. UAE and Bahrain still intercepting missiles.
The region is holding together by a thread. ๐
#Israel #Lebanon #Iran #FlashReport
๐ข The US Navy blockade is working โ and Iran is furious.
In the first 48 hours of the blockade:
โ 0 ships made it past US forces โ 9 ships turned back toward Iran
10,000+ US troops. 12+ warships. Dozens of aircraft enforcing it.
Iran's response: threatening to shut down shipping in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman if the blockade continues.
That's basically every major shipping route in the region.
The AP reported a ceasefire extension "in principle."
A senior US official: "We have not formally agreed to anything."
Someone is lying again. ๐
#Iran #Blockade #Hormuz #FlashReport
๐ S&P 500 hit an ALL-TIME HIGH today.
7,022.95 points. Record.
Nasdaq: also a record. Up 15% in 3 weeks.
The market has completely erased all losses from the Iran war.
Meanwhile: the Strait of Hormuz is still blocked. Oil still above $90. Iran's sea trade completely cut off.
The stock market is betting on a deal that doesn't exist yet.
Trump today: "I think it's very close to over."
He's said that before. ๐
#Markets #Iran #StockMarket #FlashReport
๐จ BREAKING โ Trump just announced a 2-week ceasefire with Iran.Minutes before the 8pm deadline.Condition: Iran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Completely. Immediately.
Trump on Truth Social:"Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran."
Oil dropped 9% in 30 minutes. From $106 to $96 a barrel.
The war is not over. But the bombing pause just started.
FlashReport called it. ๐#Iran #Ceasefire #Breaking #FlashReport
๐๏ธ Iran sent a 10-point peace proposal.Trump's response: "It's a significant step. It's not good enough."Iran's demands include:
โ Guarantee Iran won't be attacked again
โ End to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah
โ Lifting of all sanctions
โ Fees on ships through HormuzTrump said Iran has already conceded on nukes.Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey are all mediating simultaneously.A Republican senator โ Lisa Murkowski โ called Trump's "civilization will die" post "an affront to the ideals our nation has sought to uphold."Democrats are calling for the 25th Amendment. ๐#Iran #Deal #Trump #FlashReport
๐ฅ Iran hit Kuwait's oil refinery. UAE's biggest gas plant suspended.
Mina Al-Ahmadi โ Kuwait's refinery that processes 350,000 barrels/day โ set ablaze by Iranian drone.
UAE's Habshan gas facility โ the largest in the country โ suspended operations after debris from a missile interception sparked a fire.
An Oracle Corp building in Dubai was hit by missile debris.
UAE intercepted 79 projectiles in a single day Saturday. 23 were ballistic missiles.
Iran is hitting the entire Gulf simultaneously.
Oil pushing toward $110. ๐
#Iran #Gulf #Oil #FlashReport
โฐ Trump just extended the Iran deadline AGAIN.
April 6. 8pm ET. That was the deadline.
This morning on Truth Social: just "Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!"
No explanation. The deadline is now April 7.
FlashReport called it. Again.
But here's the twist โ Trump told Fox News this morning:
"I think there is a good chance tomorrow, they are negotiating now."
And: "The big thing is they're not going to have a nuclear weapon. That's already been conceded. Most of the points are conceded."
Is a deal actually close? ๐
#Iran #Deadline #Trump #FlashReport
๐จ BREAKING โ The missing US pilot has been RESCUED.
Delta Force and SEAL Team Six led a 2-day rescue operation deep inside Iran.
The Air Force colonel from the downed F-15E was extracted alive.
Netanyahu called it a "perfectly executed American mission."
Israel provided intelligence support and delayed planned strikes to avoid interfering with the rescue.
Trump called it an "Easter Miracle."
One of the most dramatic special ops rescues since the Iran hostage crisis.
He's safe. ๐บ๐ธ
#Iran #Rescue #Military #FlashReport
โฐ 24 hours from now โ the world looks completely different.
Tonight: Final Four decides who plays Monday.
Tomorrow 8pm ET: Iran deadline expires.
Trump threatened to hit every electric plant in Iran simultaneously.
Iran threatened "devastating" retaliation.
A US pilot is still missing on Iranian soil.
FlashReport prediction: extension. No deal. No full escalation.
We find out tomorrow.
Follow @FlashReport โ the only account covering all of it. โก
#Iran #FinalFour #Artemis #FlashReport
๐ฅ Oil at $106. Europe at the breaking point.
The economy ministers of Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Austria sent a joint letter demanding an EU-wide windfall tax on energy companies.
Reason: the Iran war is driving inflation across Europe.
$4.06 per gallon in the US.
Analysts warn if the Strait doesn't reopen, oil could hit $150-$200.
That's a global recession.
Deadline tomorrow. ๐
#Oil #Iran #Economy #FlashReport
๐จ Trump on Truth Social this morning:
"Remember when I gave Iran 10 days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out โ 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them."
He spelled "reign" instead of "rain."
Doesn't matter how you spell it.
Tomorrow at 8pm ET โ the deadline hits.
One American pilot still missing on Iranian soil.
Iran threatened "devastating" retaliation.
48 hours. ๐
#Iran #Trump #Deadline #FlashReport
โข๏ธ Iran's Foreign Minister raised a nuclear threat this morning.
Araghchi posted on X referencing the Bushehr nuclear plant โ which has been struck 4 times by US-Israeli forces.
"Remember Western outrage about hostilities near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant? They've bombed our Bushehr plant 4 times now. Radioactive fallout will end life in GCC capitals."
He's threatening nuclear contamination across the entire Gulf region.
Saudi Arabia. UAE. Kuwait. Qatar.
All within fallout range.
This is a new and terrifying level of escalation. ๐
#Iran #Nuclear #Bushehr #FlashReport
๐ The Artemis II crew just manually flew Orion today.
254,000 miles from Earth.
They woke up, exercised on a flywheel, had freeze-dried mac and cheese โ and then manually piloted their spacecraft around the Moon.
Commander Wiseman described the view of Earth as "breathtaking."
They'll pass the far side of the Moon Monday April 6.
A view no human has ever seen with their own eyes.
While the Iran deadline plays out below.
While the NCAA championship tips off at 9pm.
April 6 is going to be one for the history books. ๐๐
#Artemis #NASA #Moon #FlashReport
๐จ 2 US planes down. Budget: $1.5 TRILLION.
Trump just sent Congress a defense budget request for $1.5 trillion โ a 40% increase.
The biggest military budget in modern US history.
Meanwhile today: โ F-15E shot down over Iran โ A-10 Warthog struck near Hormuz โ Two rescue helicopters hit โ One American still missing
Trump said Wednesday the war was "nearing completion."
The Pentagon is asking for $1.5 trillion.
These two things don't add up. ๐
#Iran #War #Budget #FlashReport
๐ฎ๐น Giorgia Meloni โ Trump's closest European ally โ just broke with him.
On live Italian TV:
"We disagree."
Meloni โ who flew to Saudi Arabia to secure energy for Italy โ said she could not support Trump's stance on Europe and the war.
"Our job is to defend our national interests. And this time, we disagree."
If Trump loses Meloni, he's lost Europe entirely.
35 countries just rallied to reopen the Strait without US leadership.
The coalition is fracturing. ๐
#Meloni #Italy #NATO #Trump #FlashReport
๐ฐ The Iran war just made it harder to cut interest rates.
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee told CBS News:
Before the war โ he was confident the Fed could cut rates in 2026.
Now? That optimism is gone.
Oil prices up 50%+ since February. Inflation rising. Gas at $4+ per gallon.
The Fed wanted to cut rates.
The war won't let them.
365 US service members wounded. 13 dead. 2 planes down today.
And now โ no rate cuts either. ๐
#Economy #Fed #Iran #FlashReport
๐จ UPDATE โ US F-15 AND A-10 BOTH DOWN. One crew member still missing.
It's worse than we reported earlier.
TWO US planes shot down today:
โ F-15E Strike Eagle โ shot down over southern Iran. 1 pilot rescued. 1 crew member still missing. โ A-10 Warthog โ struck near Strait of Hormuz. Pilot ejected over Persian Gulf. Rescued.
Two rescue helicopters also hit by Iranian fire โ crew members wounded.
Iran is now offering a bounty to civilians who capture the missing American alive.
Trump said yesterday the war was "nearing completion." ๐
#Iran #F15 #War #FlashReport
๐ฅ Iranian-backed militias launched 6 attacks on US bases in Iraq in 24 hours.
Hezbollah carried out 60 military operations against Israel in the same 24 hours.
Israel has struck 3,500+ targets in Lebanon since March 2.
And US-Israeli strikes just hit a century-old medical research center near Tehran.
Day 35.
Trump says the war is "nearing completion."
The war is expanding in every direction simultaneously. ๐
#Iran #War #Lebanon #FlashReport
โ๏ธ The Iran war is GROUNDING planes worldwide.
Jet fuel has more than doubled in price.
โ Korean Air: "emergency management mode" โ Air New Zealand: cutting flights โ Vietnam Airlines: cutting flights โ Philippines: grounding planes is "a distinct possibility" โ China: banned exports of jet fuel
The airline industry had forecast $41 billion in record profits for 2026.
That's gone now.
China's airlines are adding thousands of Europe flights โ bypassing the Middle East via Russia.
Your next flight just got more expensive. ๐
#Airlines #Iran #Oil #FlashReport