Stunning stat: Even if the Strait of Hormuz fully reopened right now, oil prices will still be 20% higher over the coming years than before the Iran war, according to David Byrns, portfolio manager for American Century Investments.
7/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Israeli officials on April 8 to conduct direct negotiations with the Lebanese government “as soon as possible to discuss Hezbollah disarmament.
6/ Israeli officials have stated that Israel will not observe a ceasefire in Lebanon and will continue to strike Hezbollah, however. Hezbollah has resumed attacks on Israeli forces and positions in northern Israel and southern Lebanon.
NEW: Iran, the United States, and Israel have not exchanged fire since ISW-CTP’s last data cutoff on April 8. Gulf states continue to report drone attacks against them, however. (1/7)
NEW: Russian and Ukrainian reporting appears to confirm battlefield reporting that Ukrainian forces have achieved a drone advantage over Russian forces on the battlefield.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 9, 2026: isw.pub/UkrWar040926 (1/8)
🚢 Only 3 vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since ceasefire news, Lloyd’s List reports
All 3 ships had current or past links to Iran, according to the monitor. Another 3 vessels were heading toward or through the Iran-approved corridor near Larak Island when the Strait was declared shut...
Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent Mohammed Samir Washah has been killed in Gaza following an Israeli drone strike on his car at Al-Nabulsi roundabout, west of Gaza City. Footage shared from the scene by Drop Site contributor Mohammed Ahmed shows the vehicle engulfed in flames, indicating a direct...
🔺Iranian analyst suggests Israel may escalate to pull U.S. into war, but doubts Trump will join
An account reported to be close to Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Israel could carry out new operations in the coming hours aimed at drawing the US back into conflict w/ Iran...
⭕️ “There were at least 10 to 20 more injuries in the second strike. People had gathered around the jeep and [the area] was bombed.”
Footage captured by Drop Site contributor Mohammed Ahmed shows the body of Palestinian journalist Mohammed Washah being brought to Al-Shifa hospital after a direct...
🔺JUST IN: Ghalibaf Adviser Warns Ceasefire Dead W/o Lebanon Halt — “Missiles Are Ready”
▫️Mahdi Mohammadi, strategic adviser to Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, issued a clear warning Thu. morning as Israeli strikes on Lebanon continued despite the declared ceasefire.
📺 US-Israel violations threaten to blow up Iran "ceasefire," as Israel continues its massive attacks on Lebanon. @dropsitenews.com live stream happening now. Watch below: x.com/i/broadcasts/1pKdRbMzZLoJW
⚡️ Update: Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan has deleted the post in which he announced the Iranian delegation's plans to travel to Pakistan today for negotiations with the United States.
💢Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy has ordered vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to use 2 alternative routes closer to Iran’s coast, citing the “possibility of various anti-ship mines in the main traffic zone of the Strait of Hormuz.”
The directive carried by ISNA says all vessels transiting...
⭕️ EU, France, UK, Spain, Italy, Belgium Call for Lebanon to Be Included in Ceasefire
A chorus of European voices is pressing Israel to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire to Lebanon, where Israeli strikes have killed at least 256 people & wounded 1100 since the truce was announced Tue.
🔴 Israeli forces carried out 137 strikes in 30 mins on Wed., with bombardment continuing into Thu. across southern Lebanon, according to Sahat English.
L’Orient-Le Jour reports following attacks on Thu.:
➤ Israeli warplanes struck Khiam (in Marjayoun district, near the southeastern border with...
🇪🇸 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez posted on X that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “contempt for life and international law is intolerable.”
💢 Iran-linked hackers claim breach of former Israeli army chief’s phone, leak 19,000+ files
The group ‘Handala’ says it has accessed more than 19,000 files from fmr. IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi’s phone, including images & videos from sensitive meetings.
Israel “blatantly” violating ceasefire, Iranian president says; 34 new settlements approved in occupied West Bank; China brokers deal in Afghanistan-Pakistan war
Joining me and Sharif Abdel Kouddous (X: @sharifkouddous on the @dropsitenews.com livestream now is Abubaker Abed (X: @AbubakerAbedW) to memorialize a friend and colleague, journalist Mohammed Wishah, assassinated this week by Israel
💢 Lebanese outlet Al Mayadeen says U.S.-Iran direct talks, if they begin on Saturday, will include the following delegations:
📌 The Iranian delegation ▫️ Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf ▫️ FM Abbas Araghchi ▫️ SNSC Sec. Mohammad Bagher Zolqadr ▫️ Deputy FM Majid Takht-Ravanchi
“I’m ready to meet Putin - but not in Moscow and not in Kyiv. The location could be somewhere in the Middle East, Europe, or the United States,” Zelenskyy said. 
The Artemis II crew is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday, April 10, 2026, at approximately 8:07 p.m. EDT (5:07 PM PDT). Live NASA coverage of the reentry and splashdown is expected to begin earlier that evening, typically starting around 6:30 PM EDT.