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U.S. Navy Blockades the Strait of Hormuz as Ceasefire Collapses

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Trump Declares Naval Blockade of Strait of Hormuz After Ceasefire Collapse

President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. would block vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports from transiting the Strait of Hormuz after high-level talks between the U.S. and Iran ended without an agreement.

According to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the operation will begin Monday at 10 a.m. U.S. forces will not impede ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz to or from non-Iranian ports. (Read More)​

U.S. Intelligence Indicates China Preparing MANPADS Shipment to Iran

U.S. intelligence assessed that China is preparing to deliver shoulder-fired anti-air missile systems to Iran within weeks, routing shipments through third countries to mask their origin, according to three people familiar with the assessment cited by CNN.

A Chinese embassy spokesperson denied the report. The intelligence surfaced days after Beijing helped broker the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and weeks before a planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping. (Read More)​

U.K. Shelves Chagos Islands Handover After U.S. Opposition

The British government suspended legislation to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after President Donald Trump called the deal a "big mistake." The agreement, finalized in May 2025, would have ceded the archipelago while securing a 99-year lease for the joint U.S.-UK military base on Diego Garcia.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government stated it would not proceed without U.S. support. Mauritius scheduled talks with U.K. officials for April 22 to pursue decolonization of the territory. (Read More)​

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➤ A Nigerian Air Force strike killed over 100 civilians at a weekly market in Jilli, Yobe state, after military intelligence misidentified the site as a Boko Haram logistics hub, according to rights groups and local media. (Read More)​

➤ Hezbollah has carried out FPV drone attacks on Israeli armored vehicles in southern Lebanon as Israel deploys four divisions in the area. These attacks appear to mark some of the group’s first documented use of FPV drones in the current conflict. (Read More)​

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➤ Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin announced a €505 million ($550 million) fuel tax relief package on April 12, cutting diesel and petrol taxes by 10 cents per liter after six days of protests and fuel depot blockades. (Read More)​

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➤ New imagery shows damage to a U.S.-made AN/FPS-132 Block 5 early warning radar in Qatar following an Iranian strike last month. The $1.1 billion system can detect ballistic missiles at ranges up to 5,000 km (3,107 miles). (Read More)​

➤ The U.S. deployed the Red Wolf precision strike munition on the OA-1K Skyraider II light attack aircraft, giving the turboprop a 200-nautical-mile standoff capability. Naval Air Systems Command selected the high-subsonic weapon for the Marine Corps' Precision Attack Strike Munition program. (Read More)​

➤ The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carl M. Levin has been seen with a new, unidentified launcher installed on its aft upper deck, according to recent imagery. The system, located between the ship’s torpedo tubes and Mk 41 Vertical Launch System cells, appears to feature multiple launch cells and may be part of efforts to field lower-cost anti-drone or experimental weapons. (Read More)​

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➤ The U.S. Navy revealed that a four-member Navy unit was the first to see the Artemis II astronauts after their return from a lunar flyby mission. Deployed aboard the USS John P. Murtha, the team entered the Orion capsule to conduct initial medical checks and provide triage care before the astronauts were transported by helicopter for further evaluation.

➤ Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba reportedly demanded $1 billion and “the most beautiful woman in the country” from Turkey in a series of social media posts, while threatening to cut diplomatic ties and close embassies if his demands are not met.

➤ A survey of 2,400 workers found that 44% of Gen Z employees admitted to sabotaging company AI systems to reduce the risk of job replacement. Reported tactics included entering private company information into public chatbots and using AI-generated results without checking if they were correct.

On this day in history: On April 13th, 1970, an oxygen tank exploded aboard Apollo 13, forcing astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise to abort their lunar landing 200,000 miles from Earth. Mission Control improvised critical fixes, and all three crew members returned safely on April 17.
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