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THE DIPLOMATWhy the 2026 NPT Review Conference – and Diplomacy – Must Not FailTHE INDEPENDENTIran seizes and attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz hours after Trump extends ceasefireBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsTHE INDEPENDENTMonkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk foodLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEApril: the longer viewTHE DIPLOMATChina’s Liaoning Carrier Heads South: More Than a Routine DrillMAIL & GUARDIANA community reckoning on the Senqu Bridge launch on 22 April 2026THE DIPLOMATThe Ugly Side of Eswatini-Taiwan RelationsTHE INDEPENDENTTrump singles out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as ‘low IQ’ in latest slur against prominent person of colorMAIL & GUARDIANTolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probeBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE GUARDIANHeatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report findsMAIL & GUARDIANOur anti-HIV jab will be rolled out in six weeks. But funding cuts hollowed out the system needed to deliver itLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEJustice: under pressureTHE INDEPENDENT‘Fuel theft has cost my petrol station £2,000 since Iran war started – my family can’t carry on like this’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKazakhstan's industrial and mining monotownsMAIL & GUARDIANA tale of two Middle East voyagesLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKurdish women's struggle for gender equality – and much else besidesBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE DIPLOMATReevaluating ASEAN’s Economic Outlook Amid the Iran ConflictTHE DIPLOMATUS Strategic Incoherence and the Iran WarLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThis is Israel's warTHE GUARDIANTaiwan president blames China for forced cancellation of Eswatini tripTHE GUARDIANCharlize Theron joins chorus of disapproval over Timothée Chalamet’s ballet commentsBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialMAIL & GUARDIANProtected: Capitec at 25: how scale, trust and practical innovation are reshaping access to financeTHE GUARDIANTrump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to CongoTHE GUARDIANBritish woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest toldBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTTrump team may give struggling Spirit Airlines $500M lifeline: reportTHE DIPLOMATWhy the 2026 NPT Review Conference – and Diplomacy – Must Not FailTHE INDEPENDENTIran seizes and attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz hours after Trump extends ceasefireBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsTHE INDEPENDENTMonkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk foodLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEApril: the longer viewTHE DIPLOMATChina’s Liaoning Carrier Heads South: More Than a Routine DrillMAIL & GUARDIANA community reckoning on the Senqu Bridge launch on 22 April 2026THE DIPLOMATThe Ugly Side of Eswatini-Taiwan RelationsTHE INDEPENDENTTrump singles out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as ‘low IQ’ in latest slur against prominent person of colorMAIL & GUARDIANTolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probeBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE GUARDIANHeatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report findsMAIL & GUARDIANOur anti-HIV jab will be rolled out in six weeks. But funding cuts hollowed out the system needed to deliver itLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEJustice: under pressureTHE INDEPENDENT‘Fuel theft has cost my petrol station £2,000 since Iran war started – my family can’t carry on like this’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKazakhstan's industrial and mining monotownsMAIL & GUARDIANA tale of two Middle East voyagesLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKurdish women's struggle for gender equality – and much else besidesBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE DIPLOMATReevaluating ASEAN’s Economic Outlook Amid the Iran ConflictTHE DIPLOMATUS Strategic Incoherence and the Iran WarLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThis is Israel's warTHE GUARDIANTaiwan president blames China for forced cancellation of Eswatini tripTHE GUARDIANCharlize Theron joins chorus of disapproval over Timothée Chalamet’s ballet commentsBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialMAIL & GUARDIANProtected: Capitec at 25: how scale, trust and practical innovation are reshaping access to financeTHE GUARDIANTrump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to CongoTHE GUARDIANBritish woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest toldBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTTrump team may give struggling Spirit Airlines $500M lifeline: reportTHE DIPLOMATWhy the 2026 NPT Review Conference – and Diplomacy – Must Not FailTHE INDEPENDENTIran seizes and attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz hours after Trump extends ceasefireBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsTHE INDEPENDENTMonkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk foodLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEApril: the longer viewTHE DIPLOMATChina’s Liaoning Carrier Heads South: More Than a Routine DrillMAIL & GUARDIANA community reckoning on the Senqu Bridge launch on 22 April 2026THE DIPLOMATThe Ugly Side of Eswatini-Taiwan RelationsTHE INDEPENDENTTrump singles out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as ‘low IQ’ in latest slur against prominent person of colorMAIL & GUARDIANTolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probeBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE GUARDIANHeatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report findsMAIL & GUARDIANOur anti-HIV jab will be rolled out in six weeks. But funding cuts hollowed out the system needed to deliver itLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEJustice: under pressureTHE INDEPENDENT‘Fuel theft has cost my petrol station £2,000 since Iran war started – my family can’t carry on like this’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKazakhstan's industrial and mining monotownsMAIL & GUARDIANA tale of two Middle East voyagesLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKurdish women's struggle for gender equality – and much else besidesBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE DIPLOMATReevaluating ASEAN’s Economic Outlook Amid the Iran ConflictTHE DIPLOMATUS Strategic Incoherence and the Iran WarLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThis is Israel's warTHE GUARDIANTaiwan president blames China for forced cancellation of Eswatini tripTHE GUARDIANCharlize Theron joins chorus of disapproval over Timothée Chalamet’s ballet commentsBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialMAIL & GUARDIANProtected: Capitec at 25: how scale, trust and practical innovation are reshaping access to financeTHE GUARDIANTrump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to CongoTHE GUARDIANBritish woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest toldBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTTrump team may give struggling Spirit Airlines $500M lifeline: reportTHE DIPLOMATWhy the 2026 NPT Review Conference – and Diplomacy – Must Not FailTHE INDEPENDENTIran seizes and attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz hours after Trump extends ceasefireBRASIL WIREMinister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster effortsTHE INDEPENDENTMonkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk foodLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEApril: the longer viewTHE DIPLOMATChina’s Liaoning Carrier Heads South: More Than a Routine DrillMAIL & GUARDIANA community reckoning on the Senqu Bridge launch on 22 April 2026THE DIPLOMATThe Ugly Side of Eswatini-Taiwan RelationsTHE INDEPENDENTTrump singles out Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as ‘low IQ’ in latest slur against prominent person of colorMAIL & GUARDIANTolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probeBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE GUARDIANHeatwaves, floods and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report findsMAIL & GUARDIANOur anti-HIV jab will be rolled out in six weeks. But funding cuts hollowed out the system needed to deliver itLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEJustice: under pressureTHE INDEPENDENT‘Fuel theft has cost my petrol station £2,000 since Iran war started – my family can’t carry on like this’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKazakhstan's industrial and mining monotownsMAIL & GUARDIANA tale of two Middle East voyagesLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEKurdish women's struggle for gender equality – and much else besidesBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE DIPLOMATReevaluating ASEAN’s Economic Outlook Amid the Iran ConflictTHE DIPLOMATUS Strategic Incoherence and the Iran WarLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThis is Israel's warTHE GUARDIANTaiwan president blames China for forced cancellation of Eswatini tripTHE GUARDIANCharlize Theron joins chorus of disapproval over Timothée Chalamet’s ballet commentsBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialMAIL & GUARDIANProtected: Capitec at 25: how scale, trust and practical innovation are reshaping access to financeTHE GUARDIANTrump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to CongoTHE GUARDIANBritish woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest toldBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE INDEPENDENTTrump team may give struggling Spirit Airlines $500M lifeline: report
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IranYemen

Potential Responses: The "Unity of Fronts" strategy suggests that if the Strait of Hormuz is closed...

Potential Responses: The "Unity of Fronts" strategy suggests that if the Strait of Hormuz is closed to Iran, the Bab el-Mandeb (Yemen) and Mediterranean corridors (Hezbollah) will become active targets for the Resistance Axis to equalize the economic pain.

Message to Washington: Tehran is banking on the "Pope Leo effect"—hoping that moral condemnation from the Vatican and economic pain in the U.S. heartland will break Trump’s resolve before the blockade breaks the Iranian economy.

Latest Developments

White House Stance: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated gas prices will "plummet" once "Operation Epic Fury" is complete, characterizing current costs as "short-term disruptions."

The Vatican: Pope Leo XIV, currently on a 10-day trip to Africa, stated he has "no fear" of the administration and will continue to speak "loudly against war."

Congressional Update: Senate Republicans have signaled they will not vote to extend military funding unless a clear 60-day exit plan is presented by the White House.

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