Overview
- President Donald Trump extended the pause on attacks against Iran’s energy facilities to April 6 on Thursday, saying talks were “going very well.”
- The White House confirmed a 15-point plan reached Tehran through Pakistan, but Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran would not negotiate and a senior official called the plan one-sided.
- Israel reported a new wave of strikes across Iran and claimed it killed IRGC naval commander Alireza Tangsiri, a claim that has not been independently verified.
- The Strait of Hormuz remained constrained, a narrow shipping lane that carries about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil, and crude prices eased after the pause even as fighting continued.
- Regional spillover grew as missiles and drones hit Gulf states, with debris killing two people near Abu Dhabi and governments, including Australia, moving to secure fuel supplies.