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02.04.26 - 15:18
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Oil Nears War-Highs As Iran′s ′Highest Bridge In Middle East′ Destroyed After Trump′s ′Back To Stone Age′ Threat (ZeroHedge)
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Oil Nears War-Highs As Iran's 'Highest Bridge In Middle East' Destroyed After Trump's 'Back To Stone Age' Threat
Summary
Oil prices surge after no mention of ceasefire while vowing to keep hitting Iran 'extremely hard' in Wed. night Trump speech
US intelligence assessments say Iran is not ready to negotiate given it believes it has the strategic upper-hand, and doesn't believe Trump is 'serious' about talks: NYT
Highest bridge in Iran, connecting Tehran and Karaj, destroyed - amid reports of expanding attacks on civilian infrastructure
UK's Starmer chairs virtual summit of over 30 countries to discuss methods of how to reopen Hormuz Strait
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Oil Prices Surge After Trump Vows To Hit Iran 'Extremely Hard' In Speech
"Tonight, Iran's navy is gone, their air force is in ruins, their leaders, most of them… are now dead. Their command and control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is being decimated as we speak," President Trump stated in his a...
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02.04.26 - 05:48
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Sensex rallies 1,187 points on Middle East peace hopes (Times of India)
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Hopes for peace in West Asia fueled a global market rally that extended to India, with the Sensex surging 1,187 points to 73,134. The rally was further supported by a strengthening rupee and softening crude oil prices, despite continued foreign fund outflows. Investors anticipate further gains if no negative news emerges overnight....
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02.04.26 - 01:36
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Pentagon Prepares A-10 Warthog Surge As Mideast Fleet Set To Double (ZeroHedge)
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Pentagon Prepares A-10 Warthog Surge As Mideast Fleet Set To Double
The Department of War is preparing to double its fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, better known in the aviation community as "Warthogs," in the Middle East in the very near term, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
The surge of additional Warthogs, as many as 18, on top of the roughly dozen A-10s already operating in the region, has already been used to sink Iranian boats in the Hormuz chokepoint and strike Iran-backed militias in Iraq, according to the NYT, citing DoW officials. The expanded fleet suggests a broader aviation campaign in and around Hormuz and could even play a critical role in supporting a potential seizure of Kharg Island, Iran's main oil hub in the northern Persian Gulf.
U.S. military sustainers are on top of their game. pic.twitter.com/EK9eqF4fc8
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 20, 2026
As of early 2026, the US Air Force had 162 A-10s remaining in its inventory. Air ...
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