Trump Weighs Dark Eagle Missiles vs Iran

0:00On May 1st, President Donald Trump is weighing the first-ever use of America's Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles against Iran. These $30 million weapons fly five times the speed of sound and strike up to 2,000 miles away. The idea is to hit Iranian missile launchers, they shifted beyond reach of current U.S. gear. Senkhan put in the request, but Dark Eagle is still lagging behind schedule and not fully operational. Russia and China already have theirs in action, like the Kanzal and DF-17, leaving the U.S. playing catch-up after years of tech delays and tests, flops. Since the April 9 ceasefire, both sides have re-armed quietly, setting up for deadlier clashes. Iran warns of long, painful strikes if attacks resume, and their leader claims the straight of Hormuz stays under their watch. U.N. Guteris says, prolonged disruption there could tank global growth, spike inflation, and starve millions more. Oil prices jump Friday, with Brent crude hitting $111.23 a barrel.

1:05Trump faces today's war-powers deadline to end the fight started February 28th, or get Congress on board, but officials say the ceasefire, technically paused hostilities. Pentagon eyes bigger ops to reopen the straight, maybe even with ground troops pushing Iran back to nuclear talks. With Republicans blocking pull-out votes, Trump holds the cards in this high-stake standoff, economy hurting both sides, but tension boiling over.