China Faces Immediate 50% Tariffs if Caught Arming Iran, Trump Says
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that China would face a 50% tariff on all goods exported to the United States if Beijing is caught supplying weapons to Iran during…
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US Navy Enters Strait of Hormuz to Clear Iranian Mines, Bitcoin Falls 2.5%
Bitcoin dropped to $71,067 on Sunday after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad collapsed and the U.S. Navy moved two destroyers into the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian mines.…
Israel and Lebanon Set First Direct Talks in Washington as Trump Warns Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Tolls
The United States is hosting the first direct Israel-Lebanon negotiations in years next Tuesday in Washington as President Donald Trump simultaneously draws a hard line against Iran over tanker tolls…
Iran Strikes Saudi Pipeline and Israel Launches Airstrikes on Lebanon Hours After Ceasefire Deal
Iran struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline after the U.S.-Pakistan-brokered ceasefire took effect, and Israel hit Lebanon with its largest airstrike wave in years, leaving a two-week truce looking fragile before…
Federal Judges Deny Anthropic Relief in Claude Military AI Ban, Set May Oral Arguments
A federal appeals court in Washington on April 8 rejected Anthropic’s bid to immediately halt the Pentagon’s blacklisting of its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models from U.S. military contracts. Key…
Prediction Markets Put the US-Iran Ceasefire on a Short Clock
Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing in a fragile truce, with over $16.5 million wagered on when or whether Washington will officially close the books on its military campaign…
Report: Iran Charges Crypto and Yuan Tolls for Strait of Hormuz Oil Tanker Passage
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reportedly collecting fees of up to $2 million per vessel in Chinese yuan and stablecoins for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the…
Onchain Data Flags Suspicious Bets on Polymarket and Hyperliquid Ahead of Trump’s Iran Deal
Trump struck a two-week ceasefire with Iran on April 7, 2026, and within hours, blockchain analysts were asking who knew first. Key Takeaways: Trump’s April 7 ceasefire with Iran reopened…
Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire With Iran After Pakistan Mediation, Bitcoin Spikes to $71K
President Donald Trump suspended planned U.S. military strikes on Iran on Tuesday, announcing a two-week ceasefire contingent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping. Following the announcement…
‘A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight’: Trump Posts on Truth Social as US-Israel Strikes Hit Iran
The Israel Defense Forces warned Iranian civilians to stay off trains Monday before striking railway lines, bridges, and missile sites across Iran in the latest wave of coordinated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes…