Issue 2026-04-01
Stories
- Trump Sets 2–3-Week Deadline for U.S. Withdrawal From Iran Ahead of National Address
- Trump Floats Seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island Oil Terminal Amid Gulf Troop Surge
- Israel Declares New ‘Security Zone’ to Litani River, Vows Mass Demolitions and Long-Term Occupation
- Iranian Drone Hits Fully-Loaded Kuwaiti Tanker ‘Al Salmi’ off Dubai amid Hormuz Blockade
- U.S. Average Gasoline Price Tops $4 After Strait of Hormuz Closure
- OpenAI Closes $122 B Record Round, Hits $852 B Valuation, Opens Door to Retail via ARK ETFs
- Artemis II Cleared for 1 April 2026 Crewed Lunar Fly-By Launch
- Australia Puts Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat on Legal Notice Over Under-16 Ban Non-Compliance
- Google Paper Slashes Qubit Barrier for Cracking Bitcoin, Accelerates 2029 PQC Deadline
At a Glance
- For the first time since launching Operation Epic Fury, President Trump fixed a firm two-to-three-week timetable for...
- On 30 March 2026, President Trump publicly said the U.S. might “take” Kharg Island—export hub for 90 % of Iran’s crud...
- On 31 Mar 2026, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that once the current offensive ends the IDF will remain perma...
- In the early hours of 31 Mar 2026 an Iranian drone struck the Kuwait-flagged VLCC Al Salmi at Dubai’s Anchorage-E, ig...
- AAA data on 31 Mar 2026 show the national pump price spiking to $4.02/gal—its first break above $4 since 2022—after t...
- On 31 Mar 2026 OpenAI finalized a $122 billion funding round—Silicon Valley’s largest ever—valuing the firm at $852 b...