The Houthi principal decision-maker, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, speaks now. So far, other than the expected rhetoric, no commitments to join the war on the side of Iran.

According to Reuters, citing an unnamed Houthi leader, the Houthis are prepared to resume strikes against commercial and naval shipping in and around the Bab el Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, potentially opening a second front against a second key thoroughfare of trade in the Middle East.

According to Iranian state-run media outlets, Iran sent its official response to the U.S. 15-point ceasefire plan last night, and is currently awaiting a response from their U.S. counterparts.

Outside of threats of action by unnamed Houthi officials to news outlets, no immediate commitment to strike commercial and naval shipping in and around the Bab el Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea was made by the Houthi leader during his speech today.

According to a statement from the Commanding Officer of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, it has been confirmed that Israel has eliminated the Commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Navy (IRGC-N), Admiral Alireza Tangsiri.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia today to meet with Saudi officials on expanding Saudi-Ukrainian security cooperation, amidst the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and news that Russia is completing a phased supply of drones to Iran.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump is currently holding a live cabinet meeting at the White House.

The Tampa, Florida Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a video sent to the Tampa Bay Times via the encrypted messaging app Signal claiming responsibility for the placement of an explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base, home to both U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), on March 16th, prompting a response from the FBI. The next day, MacDill officials raised the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) to “Charlie.”

During the ongoing Cabinet Meeting, President Trump appeared to suggest that Iran fired ballistic missiles at Ireland, misspeaking and accidentally confusing the country with the Island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, while further stating: “The island that the UK was very afraid to give us because they didn't want to get dragged in. But we don't want to get dragged into their wars either. One thing, we're very disappointed, I'll say it publicly, we're very disappointed with NATO.”

President Trump on negotiations with Iran: “I mean, the problem with the issue of the Hormuz Straits is this: We've decimated them as a military. No air force, no navy, very few rockets left. We blew up so many. Hard to manufacture them. Same thing with drones. The leadership is gone. The problem with the Straits is this: Let's say we do a great job. We say we got 99%. 1% is unacceptable, because 1% is a missile going into the hull of a ship that cost a billion dollars, right? So 1% is not... If we do a 99% decimation, that's no good. So it's really, you know... I have a feeling it's going to clean up pretty quickly. I could just say this. They want to make -- they want to make -- and I probably hurt our little negotiation. It gives them a little impetus to say, ‘Well, I wish you didn't say that.’ But they said yesterday that we weren't negotiating with them, and now they admit that we were negotiating with them. So they want to make a deal. The reason they want to make a deal is they have been just beat to shit.”

The U.S. Treasure Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control has announced the lifting of sanctions imposed on the Belarus’ Ministry of Finance, the Belarusian Bank of Development, Reconstruction Belinvestbank Joint Stock Company and other financial entities based in Republic of Belarus. This follows an announcement on March 19 by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, announcing the release of a group of political prisoners following a meeting with a U.S. delegation in Minsk.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump appears to be leaning toward ordering a “major ground operation” against Iran, involving the seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island in the Northern Persian Gulf, with Washington convinced Tehran will buckle under such military pressure, an official from one of the countries mediating between the U.S. and Iran tells The Times of Israel.

Another official warns that while the U.S. may be able to capture the island, holding onto it for an extended period of time will require many more soldiers and an extended period of fighting - far beyond the four-to-six week window that Washington has told the public the Iran War would last.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida has announced the indictment of two people in connection with an explosive device discovered last week at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The indictment of Alen Zheng alleges that he placed an improvised explosive device at the visitor center. He had fled to China before he could be arrested on charges of attempted damage to government property by fire or explosion, unlawful manufacture of a destructive device, and possession of a destructive device. The indictment of Ann Mary Zheng, Alen's sister, alleges that she tampered with a black 2010 Mercedes-Benz in order to hinder the investigation. She has been charged with evidence tampering and accessory after the fact. Mary has been arrested and is the custody of the FBI.

According to U.S. President Donald J. Trump in a post earlier on TruthSocial, the 5-day pause on strikes against Iranian energy and power infrastructure, at the request of Iran, has been extended to 10 days, now ending April 6, 2026 at 8 P.M. EST.

Senior Iranian official tells Drop Site News that U.S. President Trump was “not being truthful” in his post earlier on TruthSocial, announcing an additional 5-day pause on his threat to bomb Iranian energy infrastructure at the request of Iran, with the official stating: “[Trump] is not being truthful. We have not submitted any request regarding potential U.S. attacks.”

U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s Treasury Department is planning to add his signature to all denominations of the United States Dollar moving forward, which will mark the first time in history that the sitting president’s signature will appear on American Currency, with Trump’s signature expected to replace that of the U.S. Treasurer, Brandon Beach, sitting alongside his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s, several sources including Beach himself have confirmed to Vanity Fair.

“As the 250th anniversary of our great nation approaches, American currency will continue to stand as a symbol of prosperity, strength, and the unshakable spirit of the American people under President Trump’s leadership,” U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach said in a statement to Vanity Fair. “The president’s mark on history as the architect of America’s golden age economic revival is undeniable. Printing his signature on the American currency is not only appropriate, but also well deserved.”

The Pentagon is developing military options for a “knockout blow” in the ongoing war against Iran, including potential ground and bombing operations, with options on the table including the seizure of ships near the Strait of Hormuz or the full-scale invasion of Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, as well as other islands in the Persian Gulf, multiple officials and sources familiar tell Axios’ Barak Ravid.