Overview
- Trump publicly labeled NATO partners “cowards” for declining to join a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even as several capitals signaled only conditional or later support.
- An administration source told AP the U.S. is sending three additional warships that will add roughly 2,500 Marines to the region.
- The U.S. Treasury temporarily authorized transactions for Iranian oil already at sea to ease market pressure, with the waiver running to April 19.
- Iran continues to restrict passage through Hormuz, and its foreign minister told Kyodo that coordinated Japanese ships could receive safe transit, reflecting selective access.
- Overnight, Israel said it struck targets in Tehran, and U.S. officials cited by the Wall Street Journal said Iran fired two ballistic missiles toward Diego Garcia that missed.