EU, UN and World Bank release "Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment," estimating that Gaza requires $71.4 billion for recovery and reconstruction work in the next decade. #Ghaza $EDU $PORTAL
$GUN $QI Iran's military spokesperson says: "Iran will soon respond to and retaliate against this armed piracy by the U.S. Army." $SUPER #Strait_of_Hormuz
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei: So far, we have no plans to participate in the next round of negotiations (with the US). The behavior of the United States does not indicate seriousness in pursuing a diplomatic process. #Irannews $BULLA $BTC
Iran says it's ready and monitoring U.S. redeployments, that are for either "psychological pressure" in the negotiation or for a "surprise and rapid military attack," and warn if attacked they will re-target Aramco, Yanbu, and Fujairah. #StraitofHurmuz $BTC $ETH
Trump says Iran talks will resume, threatens power plants and bridges if no deal The president accused Iran of violating the ceasefire as ships reported attacks in the Strait of Hormuz but said U.S. representatives would be back at the table this week. President Donald Trump said Sunday that U.S. representatives are returning to Pakistan for negotiations to end the war with Iran — but renewed his threats of broad attacks to destroy the country’s infrastructure if no deal is reached. $PHB $DOGS #IranUSWar
Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite in late 2024 that enabled it to target United States military bases across the Middle East during the recent war, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The TEE-01B satellite — built and launched by Chinese company Earth Eye Co — was obtained by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after being sent into orbit from China, the report said, citing leaked Iranian military documents. Iranian commanders used the satellite to monitor major US military sites, the FT said, citing time-stamped coordinate lists, satellite imagery and orbital analysis. The images were captured in March, before and after drone and missile strikes on those locations. As part of the arrangement, the IRGC was granted access to commercial ground stations operated by Emposat, a Beijing-based satellite control and data services provider with a global network. $PROM $HIGH $GLMR
Iran war: What is happening on day 51 of the US-Israeli conflict? Tehran says it will keep the strategic Strait of Hormuz $PROM closed until Washington ends its blockade of Iranian ports. The strategic Strait of Hormuz has been closed again during the standoff between Iran and the United States as the influential Iranian parliamentary speaker has indicated that a conclusive peace agreement is still “far” away even though talks have made some headway.$HIGH With mediators pressing on after high-level discussions in Pakistan last weekend failed to produce an accord, Tehran declared it would keep the vital maritime trade corridor closed until Washington $BTC lifts its blockade on Iranian ports. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/19/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-51-of-the-us-iran-conflict
Iranian official says talks with US to end war have made progress but sides 'far' from deal. Iran's parliamentary speaker says progress has been made in talks with the US, but that the two countries remain "far" from a peace deal President Donald Trump says "very good conversations" are happening with Iran, but he won't let Tehran "blackmail" the US over the Strait of Hormuz - here's a timeline of US-Iran talks Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, which it calls a "breach of the ceasefire" - it adds it is "currently reviewing" new proposals put forward by Washington $REQ $PROM
U.S. is preparing to board and seize Iran-linked oil tankers in international waters in the coming days as part of Operation Economic Fury. The operation aims to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait and make nuclear concessions. $PROM $BTC #USIranTalksStalled
🇺🇸 President Trump responds to Iran shutting down the Strait of Hormuz again: "Iran cannot blackmail us" with Strait of Hormuz threats, he says. Trump says he will have "some information by end of day.". $REQ $MOVR #Strait_of_Hormuz
Iran war live: Tehran says no date set for US talks, Hormuz Strait closed. Iran says it will not open the Strait of Hormuz unless the US stops blockading its ports. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh says no date has been set for a new round of face-to-face talks with the US and slams Washington’s refusal to abandon its “maximalist” demands. $REQ $BTC
Middle East Energy Infrastructure Damage Close to $60 Billion War damage to Gulf energy infrastructure could cost up to $58 billion to repair, far higher than earlier estimates, with some facilities taking years to recover.
The disruption is not just financial—prolonged outages will continue to constrain global oil and gas supply, despite markets not fully pricing this in.
Repair efforts face major bottlenecks in equipment and skilled labor, risking wider delays across global energy projects and extending the supply crunch. $HIGH $MOVR #CEASEFIRE_AGREEMENT_CONFIRMED
🇺🇸 TRUMP: A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD. President Trump says the US Navy’s “blockade” of the Strait of Hormuz will remain in effect until a deal is “100% complete” with Iran. $GLMR $BASED
The U.S. government moves $606,000 in bitcoin linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack to Coinbase. Bitfinex plans to use the returned coins to redeem all Recovery Right Tokens and devote at least 80 percent of remaining net proceeds to repurchasing and burning its UNUS SED LEO token. $GLMR $BASED $BTC
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime corridor for oil and gas exports, has shown signs of increased vessel movement in recent days despite ongoing military tensions and a US naval blockade targeting Iranian ports. Maritime tracking data and reporting indicate that a growing number of commercial vessels have continued to transit the narrow waterway, which had seen dramatic declines in activity earlier in the conflict. GULF NEWS $GLMR #MiddleEastTensions #USBlockade