Formula 1 canceled the Bahrain (April 12) and Saudi Arabia (April 19) Grands Prix due to security concerns related to the Iran War and rising Middle East tensions.

Officials said the races won’t be replaced, creating a five-week gap between the Japanese GP (March 28) and the Miami GP (May 3).

CENTCOM releases new video of strikes on Iran.

Three members of Iran’s women’s football team who had sought asylum in Australia have decided to return to Iran, leaving only three of the seven players who initially asked for protection to remain in Australia.

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the players were given special protection visas and multiple opportunities to stay, but chose to go back and reunite with the team.

Source: AFP

Switzerland denied two US reconnaissance flights connected to the Iran War, citing its neutrality laws.

While three other US flights were approved, Swiss authorities said any additional overflights tied to military operations will be rejected.

Source: Bloomberg

The U.S. Army awarded Anduril Industries a contract worth up to $20 billion to deploy its AI-enabled Lattice platform and related defense systems.

10-year contract running to 2036.

Includes AI command-and-control software, drones, sensors, data systems, and support services.

The deal aims to integrate battlefield sensors, drones, and systems into a unified AI-driven network.

Trump said Iran is ready to negotiate a ceasefire but that he is not prepared to make a deal yet.

“Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet.”

Source: NBC News

Trump said U.S. forces heavily damaged Iran’s key oil export hub, Kharg Island, during recent strikes.

“We totally demolished Kharg Island.”

He added the U.S. could strike it again:

“We may hit it a few more times just for fun.”

Trump also said the attack avoided major energy infrastructure:

“I didn’t do anything having to do with the energy lines, because having to rebuild that would take years.”

Source: NBC News

Trump cast doubt on whether Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is still alive.

“I don’t know if he’s even alive. So far, nobody’s been able to show him.”

Trump said he had heard rumors about his condition:

“I’m hearing he’s not alive, and if he is, he should do something very smart for his country, and that’s surrender.”

Source: NBC News

Trump on Ukraine:

I’m surprised that Zelensky doesn’t want to make a deal. Tell Zelensky to make a deal because Putin’s willing to make a deal.

Zelensky is far more difficult to make a deal with.

Source: NBC News

Trump on Iran:

The last person we need help from is Zelensky.

Source: NBC News

Trump on the Iranian leadership:

We have people that are living that would be great leaders for the future of the country.

Source: NBC News

Trump said he’s “not concerned at all” about rising U.S. gas prices ahead of the midterms, predicting prices will fall and saying oil supply is “being clogged up a little bit… [but] will be unclogged very soon.”

Source: NBC News

Trump on Iran:

Russia is perhaps giving information, perhaps they’re not.

Source: NBC News

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have vowed to “hunt down and kill” Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iraq’s Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah has released drone footage of an attack on the U.S. Victory Base near Baghdad International Airport.

It is believed to be the first time the group has successfully used an FPV attack drone to bypass U.S. defenses.

Tucker Carlson claims the CIA read his private text messages and is preparing a criminal referral to the Justice Department accusing him of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

According to Carlson, the alleged case is based on him communicating with people in Iran before the war, though he says he was never acting as a foreign agent and believes the accusation is politically motivated.

Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae, observed a live-fire test of multiple rocket launch systems on Saturday.

North Korea said the test demonstrated its deterrence capability and its ability to strike targets up to 420 km away, potentially with tactical nuclear weapons.

South Korea detected about 10 ballistic missiles launched toward the eastern sea and condemned the test as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

Former Chevron executive Ali Moshiri quietly advised the CIA before the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro.

He warned that installing opposition leader María Corina Machado could destabilize Venezuela and instead recommended backing Maduro’s deputy, Delcy Rodríguez.

After Maduro’s capture, Washington supported Rodríguez as interim leader. Moshiri had deep ties to Venezuela’s leadership through Chevron and had shared insights with U.S. intelligence.

Source: WSJ