US officials to The New York Times: Iran may recover uranium from a site we bombed in June.

Trump when asked what “unconditional surrender” looks like to you by reporters on Air Force One.
“It’s when they cry uncle, or when they can’t fight any longer and there’s nobody around to cry uncle.”

There has been a change of power in Nepal, with Balen Shah of the RSP forming a government that is in India's national interests.

Australia's Foreign Minister: We support efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards continued launching attacks on neighboring countries despite President Pezeshkian’s apology to regional states and his order for the armed forces to halt such strikes, highlighting tensions over who controls wartime decision.

The US and Israel have discussed deploying special forces into Iran to secure/seize its stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU) at a later stage of the ongoing conflict.

U.S. officials have discussed the possibility of seizing Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal. The island handles about 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports, making it a critical economic lifeline for the country. ~Axios

The second son of the late Ali Khamenei, has been officially selected as Iran's new Supreme Leader.around 56-57 years old now

The decision was made by Iran's Assembly of Experts (a body of 88 senior Shia clerics responsible for selecting and supervising the Supreme Leader). State media, including IRIB, Fars, Tasnim, and ISNA, reported that he was chosen by a "decisive vote," and he is now the third Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic since 1979.

Iran's IRGC, military leaders, and political figures quickly pledged loyalty to Mojtaba Khamenei,

NEW: Putin held a phone conversation with Trump.

Kremlin:

The conversation focused on the conflict around Iran and negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine.

Putin expressed a number of ideas aimed at achieving a swift political and diplomatic resolution to the conflict in Iran.

Ali Larijani claims there is a plan to stage another 9/11 style attack and blame Iran.

Election Commission of India announces dates for Assembly elections in 5 states/UTs.

1. Assam - Date of Polling - 9th April ; Date of Counting - 4th May

2. West Bengal - Date of Polling - 23rd April (1st phase) , 29th April (2nd phase) ; Date of Counting- 4th May

3. Tamil Nadu - Date of Polling- 23rd April; Date of Counting- 4th May

4. Keralam - Date of Polling - 9th April ; Date of Counting - 4th May.

5. Puducherry (UT) - Date of Polling - 9th April ; Date of Counting - 4th May

#GE2026

islamic revolutionary guard: “if this child-killing criminal netanyahu is still alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with power.”

According to Iranian red crescent 18,180 residential and commercial units have been damaged in Tehran since the start of the war.

🇬🇧 Prime Minister Starmer says the UK will not be "drawn" into the US-Israeli war with Iran.

Pakistani military bombed the 2,000-bed Hospital for the Treatment of Drug Addicts at around 9:00 PM, destroying most of the hospital. Over 400 lost lives so far and up to 250 others have been injured.

India condemns the Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, terming it as a 'barbaric massacre'.

Israel Says Iran's Security Chief Ali Larijani Is Killed ~AFX.

Ali Larijani is the boss of the Revolutionary Guards, which is the gang of gangsters that actually runs Iran. Alongside him, we also eliminated the commander of the Basij—the henchmen of the gangsters, who spread terror in the streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities against the population. We're operating there too; operating from the air with Air Force planes, with drones ~Netanyahu.

This morning we eliminated Ali Larijani. Ali Larijani is the boss of the Revolutionary Guards ~Netanyahu