Iran-US Conflict Escalates, Oil Prices Soar

0:00On April 7, Iran's holding firm on the Strait of Hormuz, ignoring President Trump's deadline to reopen the Key Waterway by 8 p.m. Tuesday. That's 1 a.m. Irish time when he says the U.S. will smash Iran's bridges, power plants, and more if ships can't pass freely. The Strait handles one-fifth of the world's oil, and Iran's blockade since February 28 has trafficked down over 90 percent, spiking global. Energy prices. Overnight strikes lit up the region, with Israel hitting Iranian airports and infrastructure in Tehran and Karaj. Iran fire back missiles at Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE, where defenses knock down several. Bahrain sounded air raid sirens, and Saudi forces destroyed seven ballistic missiles near energy sites. Trump and Iran both shot down a proposed 45-day ceasefire from mediators like Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey. Iran wants guarantees against more. Attacks and an end to strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon. Trump called it significant but not

1:02enough. Casualties mount. Over 1,900 dead in Iran, 1,400 in Lebanon, plus dozens across Israel, the Gulf, and West. Bank. New reports confirm. U.S. Israeli strikes killed Iran's revolutionary guards intelligence chief, and a top-quad's force commander. Israel's PM Nanyahu vowed to target any threats, while Iran's army labeled Trump delusional and promised more retaliation against U.S. and Israeli forces. Diplomat's IA U.N. Security Council vote Tuesday on a mild resolution urging access to the strait no force authorized after veto threats watered it. Down. With fighting unchecked and oil chaos spreading, the clock's ticking toward Trump's line in the