U.S. FIGHTER JET F-15 SHOT DOWN IN IRAN, SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR CREW: AXIOS- INFINITYHEDGE

IRAN OFFERS BOUNTY FOR CAPTURE OF US PILOTS

US RESCUED ONE CREW MEMBER FROM THE DOWNED F-15; SEARCH FOR 2ND CREW MEMBER IS ONGOING

A SECOND U.S. PLANE 'A-10 WARTHOG' CRASHED IN THE PERSIAN GULF REGION ON FRIDAY, LONE PILOT WAS SAFELY RESCUED: NYT

TRUMP: REMEMBER WHEN I GAVE IRAN TEN DAYS TO MAKE A DEAL OR OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. TIME IS RUNNING OUT - 48 HOURS BEFORE ALL HELL WILL REIGN DOWN ON THEM - INFINITYHEDGE

THE WEEK AHEAD: INFINITYHEDGE

Monday:
- Trump Press Conference at 1 PM ET
- Artemis 2 Lunar Flyby at 2:45 PM ET

Tuesday: deadline for Iran to reopen the SoH, Trump has threatened to bomb Iran’s power plants, energy infra and bridges if it does not agree to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8PM ET

Thursday: US PCE & Q4 GDP

Friday: US CPI

ICYMI:
- Some reports are flying about a potential Ceasefire but cautioned that the proposal was not new and had been resubmitted ahead of Trump’s deadline And also Trump has not signed off on the ceasefire idea; It’s one of many things being discussed and in response iran said No rational person would agree to ceasefire, it want end to the war not a temporary ceasefire
- Israel is awaiting authorization from U.S this week to begin striking Iran’s energy facilities
- The first attempts by QatarEnergy tankers carrying LNG to cross the Strait of Hormuz appeared to have been aborted.
- Israel said it had struck Iran’s largest petrochemical site

Trump: Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East. We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate. Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated.

*TRUMP TO SUSPEND BOMBING, ATTACK OF IRAN FOR TWO WEEKS

*TRUMP: SUSPENSION SUBJECT TO IRAN OPENING STRAIT OF HORMUZ

*TRUMP: ALMOST ALL POINTS OF PAST CONTENTION HAVE BEEN AGREED

*TRUMP: THIS WILL BE A DOUBLE SIDED CEASEFIRE

*TRUMP: TWO WEEKS WILL ALLOW AGREEMENT TO BE FINALIZED

*OIL SLUMPS 7.9% AFTER TRUMP AGREES TO IRAN EXTENSION

ACCORDING TO THREE IRANIAN OFFICIALS, IRAN ACCEPTED PAKISTAN'S TWO-WEEK CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL FOLLOWING FRANTIC DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN AND LAST-MINUTE INTERVENTION BY CHINA: NYT - INFINITYHEDGE

IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER ARAGHCHI: IF ATTACKS ARE HALTED, FORCES WILL STOP ACTIONS

IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER ARAGHCHI: SAFE PASSAGE OF HORMUZ WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR 2 WEEKS

THE CEASE-FIRE WAS APPROVED BY THE NEW SUPREME LEADER, AYATOLLAH MOJTABA KHAMENEI: INFINITYHEDGE

Iran 10 Points Breakdown: infinityhedge

US stance:

1. Nonaggression: highly likely to agree though Iran wants Russia/China as guarantors as well (not sure here)

2. Control over SoH: won't agree, unacceptable precedent

3. Nuclear Enrichment: might agree. Iran softened its stance & open to strict limits

4 & 5. Lift All Sanctions: highly likely to agree

6. End UN Resolutions: can lobby for this though Neither US nor EU is likely to allow Iran to rebuild its military legally with Russia or China.

7. End IAEA Probes: highly likely to lobby. Iran has softened this demand also

8. Compensation: won't pay. Iran softened, open to using its own frozen funds instead

9. US Troop Withdrawal: might agree to partial cuts but refuses a total pullout. Iran has backed away from this demand as well somewhat

10. Total Ceasefire: highly likely to agree but Israel currently refuses to halt its military operations in Lebanon

- PEACE TALKS EXPECTED TO START FROM THIS FRIDAY

ISRAELI PM NETANYAHU ORDERS TO OPEN DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH LEBANON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE: INFINITYHEDGE

DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK. FIRST MEETING AT STATE DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON: AXIOS

*US MARCH CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.9% M/M; EST. +0.9%
*US MARCH CONSUMER PRICES RISE 3.3% Y/Y; EST. +3.3%
*US MARCH CORE CPI RISES 0.2% M/M; EST. +0.3%
*US MARCH CORE CPI RISES 2.6% Y/Y; EST. +2.7%

*GASOLINE PRICE RISE IN US CPI WAS MOST ON RECORD SINCE 1967

*GASOLINE ACCOUNTED FOR ALMOST THREE-QUARTERS OF MARCH'S CPI INCREASE

*US CPI SURGES 0.9% IN LARGEST MONTHLY JUMP SINCE 2022

TRUMP: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, U.S. NAVY, WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF BLOCKADING ANY AND ALL SHIPS TRYING TO ENTER, OR LEAVE, THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: INFINITYHEDGE

TRUMP: ANY IRANIAN WHO FIRES AT US, OR AT PEACEFUL VESSELS, WILL BE BLOWN TO HELL

TRUMP: I HAVE ALSO INSTRUCTED OUR NAVY TO SEEK AND INTERDICT EVERY VESSEL IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS THAT HAS PAID A TOLL TO IRAN

TRUMP: ADDITIONALLY, AT AN APPROPRIATE MOMENT, WE ARE FULLY "LOCKED AND LOADED," AND OUR MILITARY WILL FINISH UP THE LITTLE THAT IS LEFT OF IRAN!

S&P 500 ERASES ENTIRE IRAN WAR DECLINE, UP +8% IN LAST 2 WEEKS - INFINITYHEDGE

BLOCKAID'S SYSTEM HAS IDENTIFIED A FRONT-END ATTACK ON COWSWAP ⚠️

THE SITE COW[.]FI HAS BEEN FLAGGED AS MALICIOUS.

IF YOUR WALLET IS CONNECTED, REVOKE APPROVALS AND AVOID ANY INTERACTIONS WITH THE DAPP IMMEDIATELY: INFINITYHEDGE

UPDATE FROM COWSWAP: PLEASE DO NOT USE COW SWAP

S&P 500, NASDAQ CLOSE AT RECORD HIGHS

S&P 500 HAD ITS BEST 10-DAY STRETCH SINCE THE COVID PANDEMIC

NASDAQ UP 11TH DAY IN A ROW, LONGEST WINNING STREAK SINCE 2021- INFINITYHEDGE

S&P 500 ENERGY INDEX ERASED IRAN WAR GAINS

SINCE 1928, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE S&P 500 HAS MADE NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS IN 11 DAYS OR FEWER AFTER FALLING 5-10%: BESPOKE

IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER: IN LINE WITH THE CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON, PASSAGE FOR ALL COMMERCIAL VESSELS THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS DECLARED COMPLETELY OPEN FOR THE REMAINING PERIOD OF CEASEFIRE, ON THE COORDINATED ROUTE AS ALREADY ANNOUNCED BY PORTS AND MARITIME ORGANISATION OF THE IRAN: INFINITYHEDGE

OVER THE PAST 24HRS, 24 VESSELS CROSSED HORMUZ - KPLER DATA

TRUMP: IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSAGE. THANK YOU!

(STRAIT OF IRAN?)

TRUMP: BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST OF THE POINTS ARE ALREADY NEGOTIATED

TRUMP: IRAN HAS AGREED TO NEVER CLOSE THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AGAIN

CHINA’S DEEPSEEK IS RAISING MONEY FOR FIRST TIME, AT $10 BILLION-PLUS VALUATION- THE INFORMATION

DEEPSEEK SEEKS $300M+ AT $10B+ VALUATION

IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER GHALIBAF:

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MADE SEVEN CLAIMS IN ONE HOUR, ALL SEVEN OF WHICH WERE FALSE

GHALIBAF: WITH THE CONTINUATION OF THE BLOCKADE, THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL NOT REMAIN OPEN

GHALIBAF: PASSAGE THROUGH THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL BE CONDUCTED BASED ON THE "DESIGNATED ROUTE" AND WITH "IRANIAN AUTHORIZATION."

NOTE: EARLIER TODAY 10-20 VESSELS TRIED TO CROSS HORMUZ AFTER IRAN FM SAID FULLY OPEN BUT NEARLY ALL TURNED BACK, IRGC SAID SOH STILL CLOSED, IRAN TOLD MEDIATORS IT WILL LIMIT SHIPS AND CHARGE TOLLS DURING CEASEFIRE AND IRAN ALSO REJECTED CLAIM IT WOULD TRANSFER ENRICHED URANIUM TO US: INFINITYHEDGE

NEXT ROUND OF US-IRAN TALKS TO TAKE PLACE IN PAKISTAN ON MONDAY

TRUMP: ANYONE SICK OF WINNING YET?