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Iran’s Biolabs Face Imminent Containment Failure

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By Nicolas Hulscher
Global Research, April 08, 2026
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President Trump has given Iran until Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET (today) [now extended] to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of every power plant and bridge in the country. At a White House press conference, he said:

“Every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o’clock tomorrow night, where every power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again.”

Iran’s known and suspected biological weapons facilities depend on the same power grids and transport links that the White House has promised to destroy. If “Power Plant Day” happens, the consequence nobody is discussing is this: multiple dual-use biological facilities in Iran face simultaneous containment failure.

How Infrastructure Strikes Trigger Biolab Failure

Biological agents stored in research facilities require constant refrigeration, negative-pressure ventilation, and trained personnel oversight. These are not optional — they are the systems that prevent pathogens from escaping into the environment. Destroy the power grid and you destroy the cold chain. Destroy the bridges and you cut off the personnel who maintain containment. The biolab doesn’t need to be struck directly. The containment fails on its own.

Although these facilities typically have on-site emergency diesel generators and battery backup systems, these redundancies are designed only for short-term outages. Generator fuel supplies usually last between 24 and 72 hours at most. When power plants across the country are destroyed and key bridges are severed, diesel resupply becomes impossible, maintenance crews cannot reach the sites, and personnel may be unable or unwilling to remain on duty amid the chaos. Once the backup systems fail, negative pressure ventilation collapses, refrigeration units warm up, and biological containment is lost — even without any direct strike on the laboratories themselves.

If containment fails, materials that could be released include anthrax, plague bacteria (Yersinia pestis), botulinum toxin, and aflatoxin — agents repeatedly linked by U.S. intelligence and NCRI reports to Iran’s dual-use programs. Some facilities are also suspected of bioregulator research for incapacitating or lethal effects. While many cited agents have limited person-to-person spread, pneumonic plague is highly contagious and has caused past pandemics; it could trigger rapid regional or global outbreaks. Due to dual-use cover and limited transparency, secret or genetically modified pathogens with enhanced transmissibility or virulence cannot be ruled out.

Iran’s Biological Weapons Infrastructure

Iran almost certainly possesses biological weapons research capabilities. The U.S. State Department has assessed that Tehran retains the flexibility to convert legitimate research into lethal biological weapons production. The ODNI assessed in March 2025 that Iran “very likely” aims to continue R&D of biological agents for offensive purposes. These capabilities sit within a network of military-affiliated universities, IRGC-linked research centers, and dual-use pharmaceutical institutions — deliberately embedded in civilian infrastructure to blur the line between public health and weapons work.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists confirmed that the Shahid Meisami Research Complex, Imam Hussein University, and Malek Ashtar University have all sustained strike damage across the 2025 and 2026 campaigns. The Pasteur Institute — Iran’s century-old vaccine and infectious disease center, but also flagged by Japan and Britain as a biological weapons proliferation concern — was severely damaged on April 2.

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Biological containment depends on electricity, refrigeration, ventilation, and personnel access — all of which collapse when you destroy a country’s power grid and bridges. If “Power Plant Day” happens tonight, multiple dual-use biological facilities in Iran could face simultaneous containment failure.

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Via https://www.globalresearch.ca/iran-biolabs-face-imminent-containment-failure/5921636

Hands Off Venezuela: Historic Stance at the United Nations against US Imperialism

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By Carla Stea
April 06, 2026

Of utmost relevance to unfolding events marks by acts of U.S illegal invasions of sovereign nation states and member states of the United Nations, not mention the the deliberate killing of civilians in violation of the UN Charter and the Laws of Armed Conflict (LAOC)

In a spectacular display of solidarity and strength, envoys from such distant capitals as Beijing and Havana, Moscow and Tehran, Pyongyang and Caracas, Damascus and Managua and numerous other states stood together, side by side, in front of the United Nations Security Council, declaring their determination to protect the UN Charter and International Law, and holding sacrosanct the sovereignty and inviolability of each member state.

All these present, and approximately 50 more aligned, are states whose combined populations comprise more than half the people of the world, and all have been victimized and pauperized by the predations of neoliberal capitalist states bleeding the wealth of their peoples.

As Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza read out their new statement, declaring the illegality of unilateral coercive economic sanctions, and territorial invasions, it became obvious that the power of this new solidarity, which includes China, Russia, Cuba, DPRK, Syria, Iran, Palestine, Nicaragua, Venezuela, etc. constitutes a formidable force which Western capitalism will antagonize at its own peril.

This is a long overdue counterforce to Western domination of the United Nations, a domination based on money, on the large payments enabling the US and other capitalist powers to bribe, threaten and otherwise control the direction of the UN, and distort and destroy the independence, impartiality and integrity which the UN requires in order to maintain its legitimacy, and implement the sustained global peace and justice for which Franklin Delano Roosevelt created it

Since the collapse of the USSR it has become blatantly clear at the UN (and virtually everywhere else) that money talks – indeed money shrieks .

It therefore now seems obvious that the combined UN dues of these newly affiliated nations probably exceeds the contributions of the United States to the United Nations, and, if skillfully managed, this new organization of hitherto ravaged states will now have the power to threaten to withhold their combined dues, threatening a strike would could paralyze the United Nations unless their own interests, and not solely the interest of the United States and Saudi Arabia, are respected, and their own voices honored. There is incessant talk of the need for reform of the United Nations. It is probable that this new organization within the UN is the reform that is necessary – indeed inevitable.

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Via https://www.globalresearch.ca/hands-off-venezuela-historic-stance-at-the-united-nations-against-us-imperialism/5668780

Iran restricts Hormuz access to 15 vessels per day under ceasefire terms

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Iran will restrict maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to fewer than 15 vessels per day under a Pakistani-brokered ceasefire with the US, a senior Iranian source told Russia’s state-run TASS on 9 April, outlining the conditions for the ceasefire’s continuation.

“Under the current ceasefire, fewer than 15 ships per day are permitted to transit the Strait of Hormuz. This movement is strictly contingent upon Iran’s approval and the enforcement of a specific protocol,” the source said.

“This new regulatory framework, operating under the supervision of the IRGC, has been officially communicated to regional parties. There will be no return to the pre-war status quo,” the source added.

The same official linked the arrangement to broader demands, stating that “the unfreezing of Iran’s blocked assets is a critical executive guarantee that must be realized within this two-week timeframe.”

Tehran has also tied the ceasefire to international backing.

“If the termination of the war is not codified into a UN Security Council resolution based on our stipulated terms, we are fully prepared to resume combat against the US and the Zionist regime … and with even greater intensity,” the source said.

In parallel, Iran insisted that Washington refrain from increasing troop deployments during the truce, while maintaining its right to uranium enrichment.

“Regarding uranium enrichment – we remain committed strictly to the text of the exchanged agreement and are actively holding to it,” the source added.

On 7 April, US President Donald Trump announced a “two-week mutual ceasefire,” describing Iran’s demands as a “working basis” for negotiations and linking the pause in hostilities to reopening Hormuz.

Tehran, in turn, agreed to halt “defensive attacks” on the condition that no strikes target the country.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited both sides to Islamabad on 10 April for talks, which Iranian state television said are expected to be direct.

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Via https://thecradle.co/articles/iran-restricts-hormuz-access-to-15-vessels-per-day-under-ceasefire-terms-report

Moscow backs Tehran on status of Lebanon in US-Iran deal

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Moscow backs Tehran on status of Lebanon in US-Iran deal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. ©  Yuri Kochetkov;  RIA Novosti

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Moscow believes the US-Iran ceasefire has a regional dimension and extends to Lebanon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Aragchi in a phone call on Thursday, according to a readout.

Lavrov stated that Russia fully supports the cessation of hostilities between the US and Iran and Israel’s accession to those agreements. He expressed hope for the success of the upcoming negotiations and reaffirmed Moscow’s readiness to help “overcome the consequences of the unprovoked US‑Israeli aggression against Iran and ensure long-term peace and sustainable security in the region.”

The Russian minister also emphasized that Moscow “firmly believes that these agreements, as announced by the Pakistani mediators, have a regional dimension and, in particular, extend to Lebanon.”

Israel has insisted that Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire deal and said it intends to continue operations in the country, where it has conducted extensive airstrikes and launched a ground invasion.

Shortly after the US-Iranian ceasefire was announced, the Israeli military said it carried out its largest wave of strikes on Lebanon since the war began, hitting approximately 100 targets across the country in just ten minutes.

More than 1,700 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since March 2, and over 5,800 have been wounded, including hundreds of women and children, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

Iran has made clear that Lebanon must be included in any cessation of hostilities. It has also warned that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to shipping until Israel commits to a ceasefire on all fronts.

Araghchi thanked Lavrov for Russia’s “principled position” during UN Security Council meetings on the situation in the Persian Gulf, according to the ministry. The two diplomats also discussed broader regional security issues.

Moscow has consistently condemned the US‑Israeli campaign against Iran, which began on February 28. Russia has called for de‑escalation and a diplomatic solution, while accusing Washington of violating international law.

The Kremlin has also criticized Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, including a March attack on a Russian cultural center in the southern city of Nabatieh.

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Via https://www.rt.com/russia/637858-lavrov-araghchi-ceasefire-deal/

The unforeseen consequences of Iranian resistance

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Thierry Meyssan
Voltairenet.com
Tue, 17 Mar 2026
By resisting the illegal attack on their country by Israel and the United States, the Iranians brought the “paper tiger” to its knees. In a matter of days, they demonstrated that the Pentagon’s sophisticated and expensive weapons were ill-suited to their highly economical approach to warfare. They disrupted the global oil market, which underpins the US dollar. Finally, they provided a new model that all opponents of Anglo-Saxon dominance are now considering. It has already led China to completely revise its defense plans in the event of a US attack on Taiwan.

The war against Iran is unlike any other. For the first time, the targets destroyed are of little importance. The protagonists are focused on the economic consequences of their actions. This experience is revolutionizing the way wars are waged and has already led the Chinese People’s Liberation Army to revise its battle plans.

A Shaheh drone costs approximately $35,000. To shoot it down, the United States would need to launch two Patriot missiles, each worth $3.3 million. If they allow the Shaheh drone to hit any target, it would be assumed that they are incapable of defending themselves or their allies. By launching a drone, Iran is guaranteed to force the United States to spend $6.6 million, roughly 188 times their initial investment.

The United States does possess the Merops anti-drone system. However, these systems have only been in the testing phase for the past year and a half in Ukraine. They are also deployed along the Polish and Romanian borders. The Pentagon has decided to reduce its troop presence on NATO’s eastern front in order to deploy its Merops systems to the Gulf.

“We received a specific request from the United States for protection” against Iranian drone systems, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 12. Ukrainian officers immediately joined the mission in the Gulf.

Furthermore, the United States has been experimenting with anti-drone lasers for years. It’s a highly economical solution, but currently, we don’t know how to use these weapons, let alone how to mass-produce them. It will be many years before the Pentagon uses them on the battlefield.

Furthermore, Patriot missile stocks are dwindling rapidly. While the Pentagon maintains secrecy regarding available stockpiles, it is diverting resources from all other fronts to deliver Patriots to the Middle East. All that is known is that the US military-industrial complex cannot produce more than 700 per year, while Iran has already launched several thousand Shahed missiles.

We are only concerned here with the destruction of Shahed drones. The defense of the United States and Israel against long-range missiles is not only a financial problem, but also, in the very short term, the depletion of THAAD interceptor missiles, of which only about ten can be manufactured per week . [ 1 ]

In any case, the United States officially spent $5.6 billion on munitions in the first two days of its illegal war against Iran [ 2 ] . This amount rose to $11.3 billion, according to a Pentagon statement to Congress on March 10. With 1,444 Iranians killed as of March 12, according to the Iranian Ministry of Health [ 3 ] , this works out to a cost of approximately $8 million per life! The most expensive war in history.

By comparison, Iranians have experienced two major traumas: World War I — which claimed more lives in Iran than in Germany and France — killed approximately 6 million people. The war imposed by Iraq killed at least 500,000 Iranians. It is therefore understandable that the few hundred deaths recently will not sway the country.

Another Iranian innovation is the retaliation Tehran has launched against its neighbors. Invoking international law and statements by Israeli and American leaders, Iran has attacked US military bases in the Gulf and the Levant. I am not referring here to attacks by the Lebanese Hezbollah (the Party of God) or the Iraqi Saraya Awliya al-Dam (the Guardians of Blood Brigade), but solely to Iranian attacks.

Iran, stunned, reminded the West of Resolution 3314 (XXIX), dated December 14, 1974 [ 4 ] . Adopted without a vote by the United Nations General Assembly, it clarifies the concept of aggression to which the Charter of San Francisco refers. The international press, dominated by Anglo-Saxon media, has become convinced that international law prohibits entry into another country’s territory. It was on the basis of this prejudice that the General Assembly condemned the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. Iran has resurrected this forgotten text.

This text authorizes the use of force to assist “peoples subjected to colonial or racist regimes,” as is the case with Russian aid to the Donbas republics (Article 7). It prohibits not only aggression against Iran by Israel and the United States, but also third-party states hosting Israeli or US military bases participating in the aggression (Article 3) from doing the same.

Consequently, Iran has the right to retaliate against the territories of the Gulf States and the Levant.

We observe that these states are reeling from the Iranian response and that their economies are paralyzed. These states, primarily those in the Gulf, are major oil producers. They are therefore attempting to break free from Israel and the United States, which until now guaranteed their security but are now responsible for their misfortunes. If their desire for independence were to lead them to sell their oil not in US dollars, but in other currencies, the value of the dollar would collapse. Indeed, its value is not guaranteed by the US GDP, but by the international hydrocarbon market. During the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, we emphasized that the United States was not seeking to seize the country’s considerable oil reserves, but to re-establish oil trading in dollars. What succeeded in Venezuela could fail in the Middle East and mark the beginning of the end for the United States.

What is happening today in the Middle East is suddenly inspiring all the states that complain about US domination. Starting with China:

Beijing is preparing for a conflict with the United States and Japan over its Taiwan region. It’s important to remember that China has no intention of invading the island, but considers any attempt to grant it independence an act of aggression. From its perspective, Chiang Kai-shek had no right to secede, and Taiwan remains a Chinese region. The Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek’s successor party, agrees with this view; only the very small Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of President Lai Ching-te seeks independence. This issue only arises because the United States is raising it.

Beijing has just realized that international law allows it, in the event of US aggression, to retaliate against US military bases in the Asia-Pacific region. In the blink of an eye, the People’s Liberation Army has completely revised its plans [ 5 ] . It has redirected its missiles, no longer towards Taiwan, but to target the 24 US military bases in the region.

This shift is being followed by all states hosting US military bases, which are now anticipating the difficulties faced by the Gulf and Levant countries. Undoubtedly, they will soon reconsider their presence.

Beyond the Iranian conflict, it now appears that Iran’s model of resistance is compelling for all those who anticipate a military conflict with Washington and that it is revolutionizing the way we understand the balance of power.

It is important to understand that the United States allowed itself to be manipulated by its own propaganda. It convinced itself that the events following the collapse of Ayandeh Bank resulted in over 40,000 deaths, all attributable to the Revolutionary Guards. This is obviously grossly false. Most of the victims were attributable to ISIS attacks and the panic created by snipers positioned on rooftops, killing both protesters and police officers. As for the actual number, it is at least six times lower.

Similarly, they convinced themselves that all these protesters were “anti-regime,” assuming that those demanding the return of their bank deposits were necessarily against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In doing so, they lumped together economic protesters, those opposed to religious totalitarianism, and those who aspired to Western-style governance. They are now discovering that one can be ruined by the banking system, resent the mullahs, be captivated by American series broadcast in Persian by some forty Western television channels, and still defend one’s country.

This miscalculation, comparable to the one that led them to organize the departure of the shah, Reza Pahlavi, and the return of Imam Ruhollah Khomeini, led them to military defeat, or even their own downfall.

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US military morale ‘extremely low’ as troops question point of going to war against Iran

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Morale among US troops can hit in a new low amid the unprovoked war against Iran. (File photo)

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Morale among active-duty US military personnel is “extremely low,” with troops questioning the point of going to war against Iran following the ceasefire agreement reached on Wednesday.

Aida Chavez, a Washington-based journalist, citing a US military source, said active-duty personnel are disillusioned with the war strategy adopted by the Trump administration.

“What the f**k was the point of this war?” she quoted US soldiers as saying.

The source said troops are concerned that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has emerged more powerful than before the war, which was launched on February 28.

“The IRGC has more control now than it did before,” an active-duty member was quoted as saying, reflecting a growing sentiment that the military campaign backfired strategically.

Active-duty personnel are full-time members of the US Armed Forces, working for the military on a full-time basis, as opposed to reservists or National Guard members, who typically serve part-time unless activated.

According to reports, there are currently over 1.32 million active-duty service members across the six branches of the US military.

Early on Wednesday, Iran’s top security body declared a “historic and crushing defeat” of the US and the Israeli regime after 40 days of imposed war, saying that Washington had been forced to accept a ten-point Iranian proposal.

The proposal includes a permanent ceasefire, the lifting of all sanctions, control of the Strait of Hormuz, and the withdrawal of US combat forces from the region.

In a statement, the Supreme National Security Council said the enemy had suffered an undeniable defeat and now saw “no way forward but to submit to the will of the great nation of Iran and the honorable Axis of Resistance.”

The statement came on the 40th day of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, which began with the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and top-ranking commanders on February 28.

More than 2,000 Iranian civilians, including children and women, were martyred in the aggression across the country, which triggered strong retaliation from Iran.

Iranian armed forces carried out 100 waves of missile and drone strikes as part of Operation True Promise 4, targeting Israeli military and strategic sites as well as US bases scattered across the West Asia region.

The unprovoked and illegal war drew sharp condemnation from inside the US, with human rights activists and politicians calling on US military personnel to refuse deployment.

Calls also gained ground to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office, citing his violation of US and international law and poor mental health.

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Via https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/08/766511/us-military-morale-extremely-low-troops-question-point-going-war-against-iran-report

Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s ‘nuclear weapon’

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Dmitry Medvedev

Press TV

Russia’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, says Iran’s undisputed command over the Strait of Hormuz has become its true “tested nuclear weapon” that forced the United States to retreat.

Iran and the US agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday after Donald Trump was forced to accept a 10-point proposal from Tehran. This proposal includes a permanent end to the war, the lifting of all sanctions, and the withdrawal of US combat forces from the region.

Hours after the announcement, Medvedev—currently Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council—wrote on X, “It’s not clear how the truce between Washington and Tehran will play out.”

“But one thing is certain—Iran has tested its nuclear weapons. It is called the Strait of Hormuz. Its potential is inexhaustible,” Medvedev added.

Iran’s Armed Forces fought a 40-day war against two nuclear powers, the US and Israel, who have long accused Tehran of seeking an atomic weapon.

Days after the unprovoked war was launched against Iran on February 28, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) imposed restrictions on transit through the Strait of Hormuz, leaving hundreds of vessels and tankers linked to the aggressors stranded in the Persian Gulf.

During the war, Iranian authorities asserted that the world’s vital energy lifeline, through which nearly one-fifth of global oil typically passes, was open to everyone except the US, Israel and their allies.

The restrictions sent global energy prices soaring, with experts warning that the impact could escalate to historic levels if the confrontation continued.

President Trump issued several deadlines for Iran to open the strait or face attacks on its vital infrastructure, including power plants. However, he extended the deadline every time after Iran threatened massive retaliation, and announced a ceasefire hours before his last deadline was approaching.

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, announced after the ceasefire that “safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible” for a period of two weeks.

Araghchi also said that Iran would halt its defensive strikes if unprovoked attacks targeting the country were halted.

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Via https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/08/766499/Strait-of-Hormuz-is-Iran-nuclear-weapon-forced-US-retreat-Medvedev

Iran halts ships in Strait of Hormuz and issues new demand as Trump’s ceasefire deal faces backlash

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The Strait of Hormuz handles around 20 per cent of the world's oil and gas but has effectively been shut down by Iran in retaliation over the joint US-Israeli attacks launched on February 28

By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

 

Iran has halted oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, launched a drone strike on a key Saudi oil pipeline and demanded Israel cease its attacks on Lebanon as Donald Trump‘s ceasefire deal faced a furious backlash from his own allies.

Two tankers were allowed through the Strait on Wednesday morning as the two-week ceasefire with the US took effect, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.

But the agency later reported that passage had been suspended, saying it was halted ‘simultaneous with Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.’

Iran also threatened to destroy oil tankers if they try to travel through the Strait without permission, as the regime has imposed a toll of up to $2million per vessel.

Saudi Arabia‘s East-West oil pipeline, a critical artery routing crude from the Gulf to the Red Sea, came under drone attack at 1pm local time, the FT reported.

Kuwait’s air defenses intercepted 28 drones in sustained attacks targeting oil facilities, power plants and water desalination infrastructure from 8am Wednesday, the country’s army said, adding that strikes were still ongoing.

Trump is facing a furious backlash from his most fervent supporters over the ceasefire and ten-point peace plan, amid fears it concedes too much to Tehran – with even his own White House forced to clarify his claims about the terms of the deal.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham demanded JD Vance appear before Congress to explain the terms of the agreement after the dovish Vice President spearheaded 11th-hour peace talks mediated by Pakistan.

‘The supposed negotiating document, in my view, has some troubling aspects, but time will tell,’ Graham posted on X.

‘I look forward to the architects of this proposal, the Vice President and others, coming forward to Congress and explaining how a negotiated deal meets our national security objectives in Iran.’

Donald Trump is facing a furious backlash from his most fervent supporters over the ceasefire and ten-point peace plan, amid fears it concedes too much to Tehran

The Strait of Hormuz handles around 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas but has effectively been shut down by Iran in retaliation over the joint US-Israeli attacks launched on February 28.

Republican Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska said Trump had secured ‘significant victories’ but expressed skepticism over the peace talks and the President’s claims of ‘total victory.’

‘The government’s still in place and we should be negotiating from a position of strength, not a position that’s good for them,’ he told CNN.

‘They will work with Russia and China as soon as they can to start rebuilding their military. And they will be a threat five, six, seven, eight years down the road. And so, as long as this government’s in place, total victory has not been earned.’

Laura Loomer, a pro-Israel Trump ally, predicted the ceasefire ‘will fail.’

‘The negotiation is a negative for our country. We didn’t really get anything out of it and the terrorists in Iran are celebrating,’ she wrote on X. ‘I don’t know why people are acting like this is a win.’

Mark Levin, another pro-Israel commentator with close ties to Trump, said that while he trusts the President’s ‘instincts,’ the Iranians could not be trusted.

‘This enemy is still the enemy; they’re still surviving,’ he said of Iran.

Iran publicly released what it claimed was the ten-point framework for a peace deal, demanding the US accept Tehran’s continued control over the Strait, recognize its right to uranium enrichment, lift all sanctions, pay compensation and withdraw all troops from the region.

Trump last night described the points of the peace proposal as ‘a workable basis on which to negotiate.’

But a White House official said the points do not match what Trump was referring to in his Truth Social post.

Trump said Wednesday: ‘They are very good points – and most of them have been fully negotiated. If it isn’t good, we’ll go right back to it very easily.’

Trump called the deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz a ‘joint venture’ and also promised that the US was working with Iran to dismantle its uranium enrichment capacity.

The President wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday: ‘There will be no enrichment of uranium, and the United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 bombers) nuclear “dust.”‘

The safety of the uranium was confirmed before an 11th-hour deal was struck, the White House said.

‘Nothing has been touched from the date of attack,’ Trump said, claiming that the nuclear site has been watched closely since it was bombed.

It is not clear whether Trump was referring to the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities in June, or to more recent strikes during the current Iran war.

Trump said that tariff and sanctions relief were being discussed as part of a peace plan with ‘many’ points already agreed.

IRAN’S TEN-POINT PEACE PLAN

1. Commitment to non-aggression

2. Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz

3. Acceptance of Iran’s uranium enrichment

4. Lifting of all primary sanctions

5. Lifting of all secondary sanctions

6. Termination of all UN Security Council resolutions

7. Termination of all Board of Governors resolutions

8. Paying compensation to Iran

9. Withdrawal of US combat forces from the region

10. Cessation of war on all fronts, including in Lebanon

Iran has already begun outlining a scheme to rake in billions from the reopened Strait of Hormuz.

The exact terms remain unsettled, but ships must notify intermediary companies linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of their cargo, destination and owner – with tolls of at least $1 per barrel payable in Chinese yuan or cryptocurrency.

Trump welcomed the idea, telling ABC: ‘We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It’s a way of securing it – also securing it from lots of other people.

‘It’s a beautiful thing.’

The Strait, through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows, has been dubbed the ‘Tehran Tollbooth’ by analysts and traders.

The average bill for a single tanker runs to $2 million – and only once payment clears will IRGC patrol boats escort the vessel through the ‘tollbooth.’

Some analysts believe the scheme could net Iran as much as $500 billion over five years.

Oil prices plunged on Wednesday, even as the Strait remained throttled. Brent crude – the global benchmark – fell by 13 percent to $95 per barrel after hitting $118 at the peak of the conflict.

Hamid Hosseini, a spokesman for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, said that cargo checks were necessary to prevent the transport of weaponry.

‘Iran needs to monitor what goes in and out of the strait to ensure these two weeks aren’t used for transferring weapons,’ Hosseini, whose industry association has close ties to the regime, told the FT.

‘Everything can pass through, but the procedure will take time for each vessel, and Iran is not in a rush,’ he added.

Hosseini’s comments indicate vessels must hug the northerly Iranian coast of the Strait, a prospect that will raise alarm among maritime insurers.

Tankers in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday received a radio alert warning that they would be targeted if they did not first gain transit approval from Iranian authorities.

‘If any vessels try to transit without permission, [they] will be destroyed,’ said the broadcast in English.

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Ceasefire for all or for none: Iran shuts Hormuz over Lebanon attacks

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AP Beirut Wednesday April 8 2026

Al Mayadeen English

Iran says maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is suspended following Israeli strikes on Lebanon, vows decisive response.

In response to recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Iranian officials are calling for decisive measures to counter the aggression in support of Lebanon and its people, warning that the Strait of Hormuz could be closed again until the attacks on Lebanon stop.

Ibrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said in a post on X: “In response to the brutal Israeli aggression on Lebanon, the movement of ships in the Strait of Hormuz must be immediately stopped, and a strong, decisive strike must be launched to prevent further attacks by the Israeli entity.”

The Iranian official paid tribute to the Lebanese people, asserting that “we must not leave them alone for a second.” Rezaei emphasized the need for clarity on the terms of engagement and rejected the separation of the battlefields in Iran and Lebanon, stating, “Either there is a ceasefire on all fronts, or there is no ceasefire on any front.”

Iran’s UN envoy stresses ceasefire in Lebanon, warns of consequences

On his part, Iran’s envoy to the United Nations in Geneva, Ali Bahraini, stressed the importance of “Israel” upholding the ceasefire in Lebanon, adding that Tehran will approach peace negotiations with Washington cautiously due to a deep lack of trust.

Bahraini stated, “In light of the deep lack of trust, Tehran will deal cautiously with ‘peace’ negotiations with Washington, while at the same time remaining on military alert.”

The UN envoy also stressed the role of “Israel” in the ongoing aggressions, declaring, “We emphasize the necessity of the Israeli entity’s commitment to a ceasefire in Lebanon.”

He further warned about the consequences of continued hostilities, saying, “We warn that the continuation of attacks will lead to further complications and the resulting severe consequences.”

On the issue of talks, Bahraini said Iran will approach the talks with the US in Islamabad with far more caution than previous negotiations due to “the deep chasm of mistrust, while remaining on military alert.”

“We are not putting any trust in the other side. Our military forces are keeping their preparedness…but meanwhile, we will go for negotiations to see how serious the other side is,” the ambassador told Reuters.

Iran considering withdrawal from ceasefire if ‘Israel’ continues Lebanon assault

Iran may withdraw from the ceasefire agreement if “Israel” continues violating the truce by launching attacks on Lebanon, an informed source told Tasnim News Agency.

The source told the agency that “Iran is currently studying the possibility of withdrawing from the ceasefire agreement with the continuation of the Israeli entity’s violations and its aggression against Lebanon.”

The report noted that halting the war on all fronts, including against the “Resistance forces” in Lebanon, had been accepted by the United States as part of a two-week ceasefire plan. However, the source added, “Since this morning, in blatant violation of the ceasefire, the Israeli entity has carried out brutal attacks against Lebanon.”

In response, Iranian armed forces are identifying targets to retaliate against Israeli aggression in Lebanon, Tasnim‘s source said, further warning, “If the United States is unable to restrain its rabid dog in the region, Iran will assist it in this matter, exceptionally, through force.”

Moreover, a senior Iranian official also told Press TV that “Iran will punish Israel for its aggression against Lebanon and violations of the ceasefire.”

Cementing this stance, Fars News Agency reported that oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was halted following the Israeli attacks, though two tankers had earlier received safe passage clearance after Tehran’s conditions were accepted and the ceasefire went into effect.

Later, a source in the Iranian Navy confirmed the Strait’s closure, saying, “We have closed the Strait of Hormuz, and currently, only Iranian ships and vessels coming from Iran are passing through.”

“Only two oil tankers were able to benefit from the ceasefire and pass through the Strait of Hormuz before ‘Israel’ violated the agreement,” he added.

Iran conditions deal on ceasefire in Lebanon

Iran has tied any move toward a ceasefire in the US-Israeli war to the halt of all aggression on every front, including in Lebanon. Tehran’s leadership insists a lasting end to hostilities must go beyond a temporary truce and must stop attacks against Iran and its allies.

Tehran’s 10‑point proposal, which Washington has accepted as the basis for talks during the two-week ceasefire, calls for the cessation of all aggression in the region as a precondition for peace negotiations. The plan demands an end to wartime attacks and a guarantee that further aggression will not be launched against Iran or allied forces.

Among other conditions, the proposal includes a commitment to end all US and Israeli military operations targeting Iranian territory and groups aligned with Tehran, as well as halting aggression that “Israel” launched on Lebanon, among other countries in the region.

Iran’s negotiators emphasize that without a permanent stop to the war’s aggression on all fronts, including the war in Lebanon, any cease‑fire would be meaningless and could allow enemy forces to regroup and resume attacks.

‘Israel’ sticks to its criminal ways, violating the agreement

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unilaterally decided that the ceasefire agreement does not include Lebanon, effectively violating the terms of the agreement reached between Tehran and Washington and potentially derailing the process to reach a permanent ceasefire.

In a statement posted on the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office X account, Netanyahu said the Israeli regime backs Washington’s efforts to ensure Iran “no longer poses a nuclear, missile and terror threat,” and acknowledged that the United States had communicated its commitment to achieving these goals in upcoming negotiations.

However, buried at the end of the statement was a unilateral carve-out: “The two-week ceasefire does not include Lebanon.”

Barely hours after the ceasefire was reached, the Israeli occupation forces brazenly violated the agreement, launching a wide-scale attack targeting the entirety of Lebanon from south to east with more than 100 strikes and committing harrowing massacres in Beirut, the South, and the Bekaa. ِThe Israeli aggression killed and wounded hundreds, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported, while the Lebanese Red Cross reported that 100 ambulances were working on rescue operations across the country.

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