2026-04-24: Iran Roundup

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al-monitor.com (2026-04-24). China gets around Iran blockade as Gulf courts Beijing Hormuz route is not just about Iranian exports to China. It is also about energy security. Beijing has continued to receive shipments through the "dark fleet," a shadowy network of tankers that obscure their ownership, destination, and cargo. One tanker seized by the US Marines during the blockade was reportedly listed as bound for China

2026-04-24: Israel, Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by three weeks: Trump

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theguardian.com (2026-04-23). Israeli strike kills journalist after ongoing attacks blocked rescuers, Lebanon saysIsraeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed a journalist on Wednesday after rescuers were blocked from accessing the building where she was buried under rubble because of further Israeli fire, according to several witnesses.

aljazeera.com (2026-04-23). Iran war live: Trump announces three-week Lebanon ceasefire extensionUS President Donald Trump announces three week extension to ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel after meeting Israeli and Lebanese envoys in the White House.

2026-04-23: LIVE | Iran Calls Trump's Bluff and Refuses to Back Down

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reuters.com (2026-04-23). Iran shows off its control over strait, Israel warns of further attacksIran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with video of commandos in a speedboat storming a huge cargo ship after the collapse of peace talks Washington had hoped would open one of the world's most important shipping corridors.

2026-04-23: Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Why Iran Is Crushing US Dominance (It's Not Military)

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2026-04-23: Greenpeace Sends Ship to Support Latest Gaza Flotilla as Activists Try to Break Israel's Blockade

Democracy Now!

2026-04-23: The Heat: Middle East Conflict | Iran seizes container ships

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2026-04-23: TRUMP BACKS DOWN | Why He REALLY Extended Ceasefire

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apnews.com (2026-04-22). Live updates: Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends ceasefireTrump said Tuesday that the U.S. is indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran - a day before it was to expire - as a new round of peace talks in Pakistan was on hold. Iran acknowledged the ceasefire extension but didn't say Tehran was ready to attend the new round of talks, state TV said Wednesday.

presstv.co.uk (2026-04-22). Lufthansa to cancel 20,000 flights amid fuel crisis in EU triggered by war on IranGermany's Lufthansa, Europe's largest airline group, has announced that it will cancel 20,000 uneconomic short-haul flights from its European summer schedule, as jet fuel prices have surged since the start of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

2026-04-22: Prof. John Mearsheimer : America Is Losing Israel's War — Here's Why

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2026-04-21: Israeli settlers open fire on West Bank school, 13-year-old boy among two Palestinians killed

Al Jazeera English

2026-04-21: U.s. Fails to Choke China With Iran War | Kj Noh

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Today's Key Takeaways

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition Ship ("The Handala") Was boarded by the Israeli IDF on Saturday.
Images of children starving to death in Palestine are flooding social media across the globe, and more and more the masses in many places are completely enraged.
The US supported and facilitated genocide in Gaza is at a fever pitch, and the US gov't is doing nothing to stop it.
Trump is now channeling his racist furor toward European migrants.
Thailand and Cambodia to hold ceasefire talks.

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2026-04-24: LARRY JOHNSON | Us Bases in the Middle East Have Been Effectively Destroyed

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theguardian.com (2026-04-24). Middle East crisis live: Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks but claims he won't rush Iran dealTrump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office alongside the participants in the meeting, said he hoped the two countries' leaders would meet during the additional three-week cessation of hostilities.

2026-04-24: LARRY JOHNSON | Us Bases in the Middle East Have Been Effectively Destroyed

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