U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, while speaking earlier today at the Semafor World Economy Summit in Washington, said that he expects energy prices will continue to rise and “peak” in the next few weeks, as both Iran and the United States are now threatening to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. During the recent round of strikes between the two countries, Crude Oil WTI peaked at $116.20 per barrel, while Brent Crude Oil approached $117.

During the opening stages of the Iran War, the U.S. Army, specifically the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment of the Wisconsin National Guard, which operates the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), fired the Pentagon’s entire inventory of next-generation long-range Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), with replacements quickly being produced by Lockheed Martin, according to Aviation Week.

Speaking earlier tonight on Fox News, U.S. Vice President JD Vance presented a more optimistic and positive view of this past weekend’s peace talks with Iran in Islamabad then he gave on Sunday, stating that while “things went wrong,” they also “went right” during the negotiations and that progress was made with Iran.

Vance added that, “We made a lot of progress, but we also made very clear, and I think this is part of the progress we made, what the terms where the United States could make some accommodation, what terms we were flexible on, and what things we absolutely needed to see in order for the President of the United States to feel like he was getting a good deal.”

Newly released video footage from the splashdown of NASA’s Artemis ll in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, April 10, 2026, shows the moment that U.S. Navy Divers cracked the door open and entered the Orion to greet the Astronauts, welcoming them back to Earth after their journey around the Moon.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who considers himself a devout Catholic, was asked earlier about the administration’s recent public conflict with The Vatican and Pope Leo XIV, as well as last night’s picture posted by President Trump depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Vance responded that he thinks the picture was a “joke” by the President, and that The Vatican should stick to matters of “morality and the Catholic Church” and not the policy of the United States.

Negotiation teams from Iran and the United States will return to Islamabad, Pakistan, later this week for renewed peace talks in the hope of potentially ending the Iran War, four sources tell Reuters.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker bearing the markings of the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing, was seen taxiing Monday at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, after arriving at the base from the Middle East, covered in dozen of temporary repair patches from apparent shrapnel damage, likely as a result of last month’s Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

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According to the New York Times, citing two senior Iranian officials, in response to the U.S. proposal for a 20-year suspension of Iranian uranium enrichment, Iran countered with a proposal for a severely reduced 5-year suspension of uranium enrichment, which was rejected by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, per a U.S. official speaking to the New York Times. Additionally, Iran refused to allow enriched material out of the country, a key U.S. demand, but instead offered to dilute it.

Note: This incident happened prior to the implementation of the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre, on April 7, 2026, a bulk carrier 112NM southeast of Ras al Hadd, Oman was struck by two unidentified projectiles that caused a fire on board. The Pakistani Navy responded to the incident and aided the vessel near the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Reuters, citing Pakistani and Iranian officials, trilateral U.S.-Pakistan-Iran talks could resume later this week in Islamabad, Pakistan. Talks are currently at a standstill following both sides’ unwillingness to budge on their respective propositions on the future of Iranian enrichment. The U.S. proposed a 20-year pause on uranium enrichment and Iran responded with a proposal for a 5-year pause, which was rejected by U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

According to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, her government will not renew a defense agreement the country has with Israel that comprised of technological cooperation and military equipment exchanges, citing the situation in the Middle East.