The announcement said the pardons were a “humanitarian gesture” in connection with Holy Week and didn’t mention mounting pressures with the U.S.

The government said the prisoners affected are foreigners and Cubans, including women, the elderly and young people. It didn’t say when they were being released or under what conditions, nor did it mention the crimes they were accused of committing.

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After Iran’s lawmakers approved a bill to impose fees on the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz this week, new guidelines have been set for tankers and cargo ships to buy their way through with a company linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, sources familiar with the deal told Bloomberg.

Once the IRGC has the ship’s files on hand, the vessel would need to fly the flag of a non-enemy nation and transmit a secret, high-frequency code to alert the Iranian navy so that it may guide the ship through the strait.

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Source: https://nypost.com/2026/04/02/world-news/tanker-ships-must-pay-irans-revolutionary-guards-a-toll-in-chinese-yaun-or-crypto-before-they-can-pass-strait-of-hormuz-report/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRA6htleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeNX4WLbYgHJsCzGQotrb6UP_LLu_pQyp9F3y1gRAtrbhEeovq8iUrm-bkJgo_aem_8DOKmNx54IIarQzPDGR4tA

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The President claimed that the ‘new regime president’ was ‘much less radicalized and far more intelligent that his predecessors’, without revealing with whom the US was negotiating, in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday morning.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) branded Trump’s claims ‘nonsense’ and said that the Islamic regime would not be moved by his ‘absurd displays.’

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow considered it its duty to help Cuba, according to Russian state news outlet RIA Novosti. He added that Havana needed petroleum products amid a de facto U.S. oil blockade.

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We’re concluding the third week of the Israeli-United States effort to emasculate Iran, and we’re, sort of, in a standoff period. I think people have compared Iran to the black knight in the old Monty Python movie. The more that he loses a leg and arm, the more he thinks that it’s just a scratch.

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Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has renewed its call for a return to Russian energy supplies, capitalising on rising fuel prices and economic concerns after strong gains in recent state elections.

Petrol prices in Germany have surged by over 15 percent since the US and Israel’s war on Iran began, becoming a key campaign issue in industrial regions such as Baden-Württemberg. AfD leaders argued that high energy costs—significantly above those in the US and China—are hurting the economy and voters.

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Source: https://www.firstpost.com/world/germanys-far-right-afd-pushes-return-to-russian-energy-as-rising-fuel-prices-boost-support-13995092.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRA6gtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEep9IP96eqgXRBjLpxLrpK_Zx3Uc6N82HBiOEv9KP6QazwaShLIExwu12n-mw_aem_uFYRRsEEJtaBkDqrtRFpiQ

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We’d hardly know there was a war going on, thanks to our blessed belief in the Almighty. There’s trouble all over the world, but we’d hardly know it if we didn’t read the news. They’ve killed all the mullah’s two or three sections down, so who are we negotiating with? I wouldn’t be surprised if Iran didn’t become an ally when this is all over. Their nuclear programs have been dispatched and I don’t know why they’re still talking tough, but they are. Maybe someone will emerge from the rubble to declare themselves the new president. I don’t think we’ll accept some radical at the helm. But who knows?

The left is in full disarray now. I can barely watch Chuck Shumer, he seems to be ignoring the reality of the situation. They keep coming out with vague references to Donald Trump, but he looks to be bulletproof.

There seems to be a lot of attention on the straits of Hormuz, and Iran has mined the place. Can you imagine being over there right now? Their entire economy seems to be destroyed, and they’re afraid to go out of their homes. Hope they stocked up before we got on their case, the civilians anyway. I met some Iranian people long ago, but they seemed completely reasonable. They weren’t in favor of Muslim rule. Why they kept running their mouths when they knew we were on the job is a mystery.

These people, the religious types anyway, are impossible. I heard all the boasting when I was over there, and I never want to go back. They talk a big fight, but when it comes to American might they better learn to keep quiet. The war goes on, but not for long. I expect we’ll be seeing their triumphant return soon. There have been some casualties, but not too many. Everyone hurts, and I hope their families are doing alright, but they’re not. They’re trying to convince us that boots on the ground will do the trick, but I hope we don’t have to get that involved. There’s little regard for life in that part of the world. And they’re impossible braggarts.

I can hardly stand to watch Zelensky, but we’re on his side. You see him appearing at press conferences alongside our President. I have a feeling that both sides will have to make concessions. Otherwise we’ll just have to sit and watch it play out. He’s decidedly uncomfortable in press conferences and appears frustrated when he doesn’t get to launch into one of his long explanations.

Mark Armstrong

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Tehran, Iran – Heavily armed state forces continue to control Iran’s streets, despite the United States and Israel launching more strikes and preparing for a potential ground attack, as the nearly one-month war proceeds with no clear end point on the horizon

Checkpoints, roadblocks and patrols, some manned by masked forces wielding assault rifles and machine guns mounted on pick-up trucks, have become a common sight in Tehran.

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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/27/guns-in-the-streets-as-us-israel-intensify-month-long-attacks-across?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ4_89leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeE0gzSuTvw7c83rWSdVpj9hzlihmm_ol78ZduxptXQKSBlpb9iCQGzv5CyXI_aem_zB5L7XplDzgNHBL-AxDoWw

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