🇮🇷 ❌ 🇺🇸 ✈️ — Iranian forces launched a drone attack toward American military ships after attacking a vessel.

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🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Tasnim: After attacking the ship, the Iranian forces launched a drone attack towards American military ships.

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇵🇸 🚁 — Injuries reported as occupation aircraft bomb a group of citizens near Roundabout 17, west of Gaza City.

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🇦🇪 🇺🇸 ❗️ — The UAE discussed with the US obtaining financial support in case the war exacerbates the economic crisis in the UAE.

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🇰🇵 🇰🇷 ⚡️ — NEW: North Korea test-fires five short-range Hwasongpho-11 Ra ballistic missiles following reports of launches toward the East Sea.

🔴 The test, witnessed by leader Kim Jong-un, aimed to evaluate the warhead capabilities of cluster bomb and fragmentation mine payloads, with all five missiles striking a target area approximately 136 kilometers (85 miles) away with "very high density."

🔴 South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed detecting the missiles launched from the Sinpho area, while Japan's Defense Ministry noted the projectiles fell outside its exclusive economic zone, with no damage reported.

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🇦🇪 ❌ 🇺🇸 ❗️ — BREAKING | The UAE informed Washington that it would be forced to sell its oil in yuan if it is not supplied with enough dollars.

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🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇦🇺 ⚠️ — Fertilizer prices surge sharply across major markets since early February, with global benchmarks jumping over 50% in weeks.

🔴 United States:
~$600/ton → ~$810/ton
+35% increase

🔴 Canada:
~$590/ton → ~$800/ton
+35–40% increase

🔴 Europe:
~€575/ton → ~€835/ton
+45% increase

🔴 Australia:
~$500/ton → ~$800/ton
+60% increase

🔴 Global benchmark:
~$450/ton → ~$700/ton
+55% increase in ~2 months

🔴 In Europe alone, prices moved from ~€580 to ~€830 in roughly four weeks, reflecting one of the fastest fertilizer price spikes in recent years, while 20–30% of globally traded fertilizer (especially urea and ammonia) either originates from or transits through the Strait of Hormuz, making the market highly sensitive to disruptions in that corridor.

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🇮🇷 🇺🇸 ⚡️ — NEW: Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref warned that security in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be guaranteed if Iran’s oil exports remain restricted.

🔴 Aref stated that no country can expect safe passage through the strait while blocking Iran’s oil exports, emphasizing that the security of the Strait of Hormuz is not free. He also highlighted that global fuel price stability depends on ending economic and military pressure against Iran and its allies.

🔴 The US and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, leading to retaliatory strikes by Iran. A two-week ceasefire was announced on April 8, mediated by Pakistan, with talks continuing in Islamabad. The US imposed a naval blockade on Iran on April 13.

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🇴🇲 🇵🇰 ⚡️ — Two Pakistani warships were detected off the coast of Oman. According to tracking data, one is located 40 kilometers away, and the other about 100 kilometers from the coast.

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🇦🇪 🇶🇦 ❗️ — The United Arab Emirates arrested 375 people on charges of filming or spreading false information related to the war, and their cases have been referred to the public prosecution. Qatar also arrested over 300 people of different nationalities on charges of spreading misleading images and information.

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇱🇧 ⚡️ — Channel 12 reports from a source: The Israeli army will establish 20 military sites in southern Lebanon, and our operations will continue even with a ceasefire.

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