Iran conflict:
• U.S. Vice President Vance hints at no long-term US presence in Iran
• Iran threatens to hit USS Abraham Lincoln if it comes within missile range
• Iran says it's 'waiting' for a possible U.S. ground assault
• Iran strikes U.S.-linked aluminum facilities in the UAE and Bahrain; Aluminum
Bahrain says two injured, damaged under assessment
• Iran says it destroyed a U.S. E-3 AWACS aircraft, releases satellite images
• Iran’s parliament speaker says pre-market “news” was a trap for profit-taking
and a contrarian signal
• Pakistan’s foreign minister says preparations underway to host Iran-U.S. peace
talks in coming days
• U.S. troop levels in the Middle East exceed 50,000
• Donald Trump says he wants to “take the oil in Iran,” suggests seizing Kharg
Island
Geopolitics & military (ex-Iran):
• China’s defense ministry sends delegation to Europe for mechanism-based
dialogue
• U.S. officials say Washington allowed a Russian oil tanker to dock in Cuba
• Israel to invite U.S. military to establish bases in the country
Global policy & economy:
• WTO discusses extending moratorium on e-commerce tariffs for five years
• Swiss president says U.S.-Switzerland trade talks to continue beyond March
• U.S. Treasury to begin series of meetings in coming weeks with domestic and
international insurance regulators on private credit markets – sources
Energy & commodities:
• Libya’s Sharara oil field output seen returning to normal within 48 hours
• South Korea’s vice finance minister says government may activate level-3
resource crisis response if oil prices rise
U.S. politics:
• Fox News poll shows U.S. voter disapproval of Trump hits record high
• Senate hearing for Fed nominee chair Kevin Warsh could begin as early as week
of April 13 – sources
Corporate & technology:
Business Insider: final founding member of Elon Musk’s xAI team departs this
week
Tesla plans to double size of its service center network in Japan
