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Anonymous ID: 1dcfbd April 7, 2026, 9:39 a.m. No.24475209 🗄️.is 🔗kun

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Joby and Air Space Intelligence Partner to Prepare U.S. Airspace for Scaled Electric Flight

April 7 2026

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, and Air Space Intelligence (ASI), a leading U.S.-based aerospace and defense software company, today announced a partnership to accelerate the integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) into the U.S. National Airspace System.

Building on ASI’s Flyways AI Platform – an open AI-powered airspace intelligence platform that uses high-fidelity 4D modeling to optimize flight operations – Joby and ASI plan to work together to advance how scaled eVTOL operations can be safely integrated into dynamic, increasingly complex and high-traffic airspace. Joint demonstrations, including live operational exercises, are expected later this year.

With the FAA’s Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) set to form the foundation for the next generation of air traffic management, the partnership will also explore how more automated, software-defined approaches to airspace coordination can enable increasingly autonomous flight operations.

"America has long set the global standard for aviation, and modernizing our airspace is key to maintaining that leadership," said Greg Bowles, Chief Policy Officer, Joby Aviation.

"By combining Joby's operational capabilities with ASI's advanced AI-driven Flyways platform, we're helping build the intelligent infrastructure needed to integrate electric air taxis seamlessly into the NAS — one of America's most important national assets."

"Scaling advanced air mobility requires more than new aircraft — it requires a new operating system for the airspace," said Bernard Asare, President, Civil Aviation, Air Space Intelligence.

"Our Flyways AI platform gives operators and controllers the predictive awareness to coordinate high-density operations proactively, not reactively. This partnership brings that same capability to eVTOL operations from day one.”

Together, the companies will leverage Joby's operational experience and aircraft capabilities alongside ASI's AI-driven airspace intelligence to develop joint solutions that demonstrate how eVTOL operations can scale safely within the existing airspace framework.

Initial results from the partnership's live operational exercises are expected by the end of 2026.

Last month, Joby completed a series of piloted demonstration flights across the San Francisco Bay Area, showcasing the company's operational readiness.

Joby was also recently selected as a partner in multiple winning applications under the White House-backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).

Through the program, Joby has the opportunity to begin early operations this year in 12 states, marking a major milestone for the U.S. air taxi industry and potentially accelerating Joby's path to commercial service.

ASI is leading operational transformation and delivering mission-critical decision-making systems to aviation, defense, logistics, and energy organizations operating in dynamic, complex environments.

The partnership with Joby extends ASI's proven airspace intelligence capabilities to the emerging eVTOL sector, helping ensure that as electric flight operations grow, the airspace system is ready to support them safely and efficiently.

https://www.jobyaviation.com/news/joby-and-air-space-intelligence-partner-to-prepare-u-s-airspace-for-scaled-electric-flight

Planet Successfully Runs AI in Space

Apr 7, 2026 9:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time

SAN FRANCISCO(BUSINESS WIRE)Following the announcement of a strategic initiative with NVIDIA, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) announced a landmark technical achievement:

the successful deployment and execution of AI-driven object detection directly onboard its Pelican-4 satellite, paving the way toward on-orbit compute for rapid insights, a capability Planet calls Planetary Intelligence.

On March 25th, 500km over Alice Springs, Australia, Planet’s Pelican-4 captured an image of an airport, then successfully utilized its onboard NVIDIA Jetson Orin module to run an AI model to detect airplanes in moments.

This represents one of the first times an Earth imaging satellite has moved beyond simple data capture to onboard AI inference and analysis.

“This success is a glimpse into the future of what we call Planetary Intelligence at scale," said Kiruthika Devaraj, VP of Avionics & Spacecraft Technology.

"By running AI at the edge on the NVIDIA Jetson platform, we can help reduce the time between 'seeing' a change on Earth and a customer 'acting' on it, while simultaneously minimizing downlink latency and cost.

This shift toward integrated AI at the edge is a technological leap that can help differentiate solutions like Planet’s Global Monitoring Service (GMS), providing valuable insights for our customers and enabling rapid response times when it matters most."

“This step with NVIDIA can help speed the pace of insight, reducing the time to potential answers from hours to minutes. This can be the critical difference-maker for our customers from disaster response to security and beyond,” said Will Marshall, Planet CEO and Co-Founder.

“Bigger picture: this is an exciting milestone towards delivering Planetary Intelligence. We’re moving AI from the internet into the physical realm, effectively connecting the ‘eyes’ of our satellites with an onboard ‘brain’ to create a nervous system for the planet.”

This breakthrough can help progress Planet’s Pelican and forthcoming Owl constellations into a near-real-time intelligence network. Leveraging NVIDIA Jetson and high-speed inter-satellite links, Planet is working to effectively close the latency gap.

Rather than waiting for data to download and then be analyzed on the ground, customers could receive actionable insights within minutes of capture. The end-to-end process, spanning initial data generation, deep-net object detection, and full geo-rectification, is designed to occur entirely in orbit.

By producing GeoTIFF and GeoJSON insights within isolated Docker containers in space, Planet is striving to be able to generate intelligence about events in minutes.

While the onboard models are in their early stages and will continue to be refined, the successful integration of AI applications in space paves the way for a new era of flexibility for satellite constellations.

By placing this compute power on the satellite itself, Planet aims to unlock the future of Earth intelligence at a planetary scale with near real-time insights.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260407165913/en/Planet-Successfully-Runs-AI-in-Space

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/ESA_Ground_Stations/Doubling_ESA_s_deep_space_capabilities_at_New_Norcia_with_deep_space_antenna_4

extra ESA

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Graphene_and_lasers_for_space_propulsion

Doubling ESA’s deep space capabilities at New Norcia with deep space antenna 4

07/04/2026

ESA’s newest deep space antenna – DSA 4, also known as New Norcia 3 or NNO-3 – officially entered nominal operations on 1 April 2026.

The 35 m dish, located at the New Norcia site in Western Australia, is ESA’s third deep space antenna in the southern hemisphere and the second at the New Norcia site.

This new addition represents a major leap forward in ESA’s ability to stay connected with spacecraft venturing into increasingly distant regions of deep space.

DSA 4 features the ability to downlink in X‑, K- and Ka‑band and uplink in X-band as well as K-band in the future. It is also equipped with cutting‑edge technologies, including cryogenically cooled receivers operating at −263°C.

By cooling the link between the physical antenna and the receiver to near absolute zero, background interference, or “noise,” can be dramatically reduced, improving the antenna’s ability to detect signals weaker than a whisper from billions of kilometres away.

DSA 4 is also equipped with a 20 kW radio transmitter, which is comparable to the power a small car uses while accelerating onto a motorway.

Radio waves weaken as they travel – much like ripples spreading out on a pond – so signals sent to distant spacecraft often become extremely faint.

Thanks to its powerful transmitter, DSA 4 can send commands that remain strong and easy for spacecraft to detect even from across the Solar System.

DSA 4 is the newest member of ESA’s Estrack network, a global system of ground stations that link satellites in orbit with the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), ESA’s mission control hub.

Expanding ESA’s global Estrack network

ESA ground stations provide the communication lifeline to missions across the Solar System: essential telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) services that keep spacecraft safely connected to Earth.

They receive telemetry, the continuous stream of health, status and scientific data sent down by a spacecraft; perform tracking by precisely measuring a spacecraft’s distance, velocity and position using radio signals; and transmit commands that control onboard systems, adjust trajectories, or update mission configurations.

With DSA 4, the network now includes four 35 m deep space antennas and three near‑Earth stations as part of its core infrastructure. DSA 4 complements Estrack’s existing 35 m dishes in:

New Norcia, Australia (DSA 1)

Cebreros, Spain (DSA 2)

Malargüe, Argentina (DSA 3)

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The other three ground stations in Estrack’s core network are used for tracking satellites or launchers near Earth and feature 4.5 or 15 m dish antennas in Kourou (French Guiana), Santa Maria (Portugal) and Kiruna (Sweden).

All stations in this network are remotely operated around the clock by ESA’s Network Operations Centre (NOC) at ESOC, which oversees antenna pointing, signal acquisition and continuous monitoring of the global system.

Estrack supports all ESA mission families, including deep space missions, as part of a large, diverse operational infrastructure.

Bringing DSA 4 online: testing, calibration and first signals

After inauguration on 4 October 2025, DSA 4 embarked on an intensive commissioning phase. This meant months of fine-tuning everything from the dish surface to the ultra-precise timing systems.

Combined end‑to‑end testing was the first step to confirm that signals could pass through every component of the station. During this phase, engineers checked the performance of the antenna’s mechanics, radio frequency stages, frequency and timing equipment, power systems and back-end modems.

Once the technical checks were complete, engineering teams prepared the station for real operations. They refined the control software and configured the ground system to work seamlessly with the new antenna as well as integrated DSA‑4 into ESA’s scheduling and network‑control workflows together with the NOC.

In the final phase, teams tracked multiple ESA deep space spacecraft to ensure each could communicate with the new antenna.

With commissioning complete, responsibility formally shifted from engineering to operations. ESA’s newest deep space antenna is now operated remotely from ESOC as part of Estrack’s 24/7 global network.

“This is an exciting moment,” says Harald Ernst, one of ESA’s New Norcia station engineers who has been working with DSA 4 teams since before commissioning began. “After so much testing, experiencing the moments when the antenna finally goes online is very rewarding.”

Euclid was the first ESA spacecraft to be tracked on 1 April after DSA 4 entered nominal operations, marking the moment the antenna came alive as a working part of ESA’s deep space network.

New capabilities with two deep space antennas in New Norcia

Bringing a second deep‑space antenna online at the Australian site boosts ESA’s global coverage, providing greater availability and built‑in redundancy.

This expanded capacity enhances support for ongoing deep space science and astronomy missions. Together, the two antennas can operate in combination to emulate a virtual giant dish, allowing them to capture faint signals from spacecraft far across the Solar System.

DSA 4 also brings next-generation X‑band transmission features that expand the link configurations possible from New Norcia, providing capabilities and operational flexibility that are unique within the Estrack network.

Looking ahead: deep space antenna 5

As humanity pushes deeper into the Solar System, missions will demand stronger links, higher data rates and extreme reliability back on Earth.

While DSA 4 begins operations, preparations are already underway for DSA 5, ESA’s next 35 m deep space antenna. ESA member states approved funding for the project at the November 2025 Ministerial Council.

With DSA 4 online and DSA 5 in the works, Estrack is continuing its evolution as the communication backbone that will support the next generation of space exploration for decades to come.

This growing capability will provide the enhanced coverage, redundancy and technical readiness required to support ESA’s expanding presence across the Solar System and deepen Europe’s role in global space science.

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Terafab Keynote | Building AI Chips for Earth & Space

Apr 6, 2026

Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI are launching the most epic chip-building effort ever - combining logic, memory and advanced packaging under one roof.

Terafab will close the gap between today's chip production and the future's demand - a future among the stars.

Join us on our journey – https://terafab.ai

To The Stars: 0:00-1:17

Terafab Keynote: 1:17-27:07

AI-generated video summary

Quality and accuracy may vary.

Explore a vision for future civilizational expansion through massive advancements in computational power.

This presentation outlines strategies for harnessing energy and developing infrastructure both on Earth and in space.

Learn about the technological steps required to enable interplanetary travel and sustainable automation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txt3Wodav1o

Massive explosion rocks bridge in Panama (VIDEOS)

Updated 7 Apr, 2026 07:41

A huge fireball and towering columns of black smoke erupted beside the Bridge of the Americas in Panama on Monday, with dramatic videos on social media showing flames tearing through the fuel terminal next to the landmark crossing.

The blast, reported in La Boca, Balboa, was caused by a tanker truck explosion and forced the immediate shutdown of traffic on the bridge, one of the country’s most important transport links.

While the explosion did not occur directly on the bridge, flames billowing beneath the crossing fueled concern over its structural integrity.

Panama’s fire service said the emergency was first reported at around 4:12 PM local time and that crews arriving at the scene found multiple trucks ablaze, along with additional tanks under threat.

Reinforcements from several stations were called in as firefighters battled to stop the flames from spreading further.

Officials said two people with second-degree burns were rescued during the operation and treated by firefighters. Fire crews were also searching for a possible trapped person while carrying out cooling operations.

Later local reports said one person was confirmed dead and two firefighters were injured while tackling the blaze.

Authorities suspended transit across the Bridge of the Americas as emergency teams worked at the scene and inspectors assessed whether the intense heat may have affected the structure.

The public was urged to avoid the Balboa area and keep routes clear for emergency vehicles.

https://www.rt.com/news/637524-panama-bridge-explosion-fire/

https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2041300993732657281

https://twitter.com/rafazevallos/status/2041273980900798635

https://twitter.com/TraficoCPanama/status/2041272666426863894

Ukrainian drone strike kills 12-year-old boy and parents in Russian region

Published 7 Apr, 2026 11:01 | Updated 7 Apr, 2026 12:05

A twelve-year-old boy and his parents have been killed in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Vladimir Region, according to Governor Aleksandr Avdeev. The family’s five-year-old daughter survived with burns.

Emergency crews extinguished a fire that broke out after the family’s home was struck in the attack. Residents in a neighboring apartment of the two-apartment block in the Aleksandrovsky municipal district were unharmed.

The boy killed in the strike had celebrated his birthday just the day before, Anna Kuznetsova, head of the district, said.

Moscow has accused Kiev of attacking civilians because it cannot halt Russian advances on the battlefield.

Also on Tuesday, Zaporozhye Governor Evgeny Balitsky reported that a Ukrainian drone had struck a school in the village of Velikaya Znamenka, injuring five children and one adult.

The Russian Defense Ministry has said 45 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight over several regions. UAVs were shot down over the Leningrad, Voronezh, Belgorod, Vladimir, Bryansk, Volgograd, Penza, and Krasnodar regions, as well as over the Black Sea.

Leningrad Region was among the hardest-hit, with military forces continuing to repel a massive wave of Ukrainian drones.

Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said that, as of the latest update, 22 UAVs had been shot down. St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport was also forced to introduce temporary flight restrictions due to the drone incursions.

In recent months, Kiev has intensified strikes on Russia’s regions, including civilian and oil infrastructure, in an effort to disrupt the country’s ability to export crude.

Ukrainian officials deny deliberately targeting civilians, claiming that their goal is to inflict economic damage to pressure Russia to abandon its objectives in the four-year Ukraine conflict.

Moscow has accused Kiev of resorting to terrorist tactics and inflicting damage on third parties not involved in the conflict between the two nations.

The Kremlin has also noted that US-mediated talks with Ukraine have been placed on hold due to the US-Israeli war on Iran.

https://www.rt.com/russia/637543-family-boy-killed-ukrainian-drone/

other Russia and Ukraine

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2191234/russia-sends-horror-london-attack

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/07/ukraine-unleashes-machine-gun-toting-drones-into-the-black-sea/

https://united24media.com/latest-news/new-ukrainian-sea-drone-with-machine-gun-spotted-near-russian-naval-base-17689

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/baltic-states-ukrainian-drones-russia-warning-vrxzf7cc6

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/38742546/british-drones-destroy-russian-bridge-ukraine/

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russian-government-shuts-down-moscow-internet-amid-drone-attacks-sa-040726

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/73389

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/73409

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/drone-attack-hits-russian-oil-port-ust-luga-again/

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ukr-drones-strike-admiral-essen-frigate/

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/drone-hits-minudobreniya-chemical-plant-depot-in-voronezh-region-operations-suspended/

https://censor.net/en/news/3609361/three-medics-injured-in-russian-drone-strike-on-ambulance

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4110088-russian-drones-strike-snack-manufacturers-warehouse-in-pavlohrad-overnight.html

https://united24media.com/latest-news/russian-drone-attack-on-nikopol-bus-kills-four-civilians-injures-16-17688

Anonymous ID: 1dcfbd April 7, 2026, 10:57 a.m. No.24475499 🗄️.is 🔗kun >>5502

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/2026-04-06/live-updates-892184

other Israel

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/idf-claims-strikes-iran-transport-161546175.html

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/artc-idf-struck-8-bridge-segments-utilized-by-iranian-regime-for-transporting-weapons-military-equipment

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-assesses-iran-hezbollah-will-attempt-to-fire-on-israel-during-passover-holiday-tonight/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/fresh-iranian-missile-attack-targeting-central-israel-says-idf/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/idf-warns-iranians-avoid-trains-125135144.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/idf-kills-hezbollah-anti-tank-120013658.html

https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/idf-targets-iranian-ballistic-missile-capabilities-irgc-terror-assets-in-tehran

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-892297

https://www.jfeed.com/news/td3pwd

Live Updates: Russia said to provide Iran with Israeli targets, Trump says Iran can be taken out in a night

April 7, 2026

Iranian strike injures 15 US soldiers in Kuwait • Trump: Iran proposal not good enough, Tuesday deadline final • IDF strikes Iran's largest petrochemical plant, airports across Tehran

April 7, 6:33 AM

Trump faces increasing pressure for Iran deal, eyes developments in Bab al-Mandeb Strait - report

Increasing strategic and economic pressures are pushing US President Donald Trump to reach a deal with Iran, Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news channel Al Mayadeen said on Tuesday, citing an Iranian security and political source.

The source stated that Trump is treating threats close to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a global trading route between Yemen, Djibouti, and Eritrea, “with the utmost seriousness.”

According to the source, concrete operational movements have been detected along the route, and any disruption could have “far-reaching economic consequences.”

Additionally, the source claimed that Trump is aware of the “significant strategic setback” following the downing of a US F-15 jet in Iran.

April 7, 12:34 AM

Iranian attack injures 15 Americans - CBS

Fifteen Americans were injured in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait overnight, CBS reported on Monday night, citing two US officials.

Most have returned to duty, according to one official.

April 7, 12:23 AM

Schools set to gradually reopen following Passover holiday, Health Ministry says

Schools for children ages zero to eight are set to gradually reopen on Sunday, pending approval from local authorities, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Monday night.

"The Education Minister's outline allows a gradual return of the education system to frontal activity after the Passover holiday, while ensuring the safety of the students and strengthening and addressing the pedagogical and emotional response,” said Education Minister Yoav Kisch.

"The implementation of the outline for the coming Sunday will be subject to a situation assessment by the Home Front Command to be held on the holiday eve,” he stated.

April 6, 10:28 PM

Four Iranian officers killed in military operation to counter US aircraft

Four officers of the Iranian Army ground forces were killed on Sunday in a military operation to counter US aircraft in Iran's Isfahan, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Monday.

April 6, 10:09 PM

Mike Huckabee thanks Netanyahu for Israel's role in pilot rescue operation

"US SF carried out brilliant op," Huckabee said, adding "IDF & Mossad were helpful partners in the mission."

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to thank Israel for its role in rescuing the two US Air Force crewmembers whose plane had been shot down in Iran, the ambassador said in an X/Twitter post on Monday.

In a previous post, Huckabee described the rescue as "An Easter miracle!"

"Today I celebrate the USA military for their courage, meticulous training, & precision execution of rescue operation that brought EVERY American home safely," he wrote.

Proud to be American every day, but today I celebrate the USA military for their courage, meticulous training, & precision execution of rescue operation that brought EVERY American home safely. An Easter miracle! God Bless the USA!

— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) April 5, 2026

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April 6, 9:38 PM

What US rescue of shot down pilot means for Hormuz, Kharg, potential invasions in Iran - analysis

Could the success of the operation enhance the chances of US President Donald Trump approving a ground invasion of the Straits of Hormuz or of Kharg Island?

The US military's impressive rescue of its shot down F-15 weapons officer airman from deep within Iranian territory, requiring hours of searches and a relatively large scale special ground forces deployment could be bigger than the event itself.

While Trump is notoriously spontaneous and can experience sudden shifts of increased confidence after a prior success (many argue he decided to attack Iran thinking it would be not much harder to handle than his coup in Venezuela), the answer is still probably no.

On one hand, the rescue operation showed America's vast ability to act within Iranian soil.

It did not just send troops into one area of Iran, but rather three.

April 6, 9:32 PM

Trump says Iran can be taken out in one night, reveals details on fighter pilots' rescue mission

Trump has threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not make a deal by the end of Tuesday that would allow traffic to start moving again through the vital route for global energy supplies.

US President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, "and that night might be tomorrow night."

Trump has threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not make a deal by the end of Tuesday that would allow traffic to start moving again through the vital route for global energy supplies.

While answering reporter questions outside the White House on Monday, Trump said that the war could end "very quickly" if Iran went along with the deal, adding that the people the US is currently negotiating with were "reasonable and not as radicalized." He stressed that the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final, adding that Iran's proposal was significant but not good enough.

Trump also discussed the rescue operation which had taken place after two US Air Force pilots had been shot down over Iran on Friday.

The operation, he said, involved 155 aircraft, some of which flew low enough to face rifle gunfire at close range.

April 6, 9:26 PM

US military prepared for new strikes across Iran if Trump's deadline expires

The US military has completed preparations for strikes if US President Donald Trump's Tuesday deadline expires without a deal, one US official told The Jerusalem Post on Monday night.

"The American military has completed its preparations for a strike if the ultimatum expires and President Donald Trump gives the green light to target new objectives," the official said.

April 6, 9:21 PM

Two Qatari tankers stopped by Iran's IRGC before transit through Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards stopped two Qatari liquefied natural gas tankers headed toward the Strait of Hormuz earlier on Monday before transit and ordered them to hold position without explanation, a source briefed on an Iran-US agreement to allow the tankers to transit told Reuters.

The source said the tankers had been listed as among those Iran would allow to transit under an Iran-US agreement reached last week via Pakistan.

April 6, 9:13 PM

Russia provided Iran with list of Israeli energy targets, Ukrainian intelligence finds - exclusive

According to the findings, the targeted sites were divided into three categories based on their strategic importance.

Russian intelligence has provided Iran with a detailed list of 55 critical energy infrastructure targets within Israel, according to information obtained by The Jerusalem Post from a source close to Ukrainian intelligence.

The report, which highlights the deepening military and intelligence cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, suggests that the information that was shared enables Iran to launch precision missile strikes against Israel’s energy grid.

According to the findings, the targeted sites are divided into three categories based on their strategic importance.

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https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202604067622

other Iran

https://abc7ny.com/post/abducted-american-journalist-has-been-freed-hezbollah-bregades/18852467/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/07/oil-slick-shahid-bagheri-iran-ship-hara-wetland

https://www.ms.now/news/iran-youths-protect-power-plants-saudi-arabia-closes-bridge-trumps-deadline

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/7/synagogue-in-tehran-destroyed-in-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran

Trump says 8 pm deadline stands, warns Iran of attack it 'has not seen'

April 7, 2026

Summary

US President Trump warned on Tuesday that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" if Iran's leaders fail to accept the US demands by Tuesday night. "I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will."
Strikes hit bridges and rail infrastructure across Iran on Tuesday as Israel warned against train use and Trump threatened to target infrastructure if no deal is reached.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would target US and allied energy infrastructure and warned their response could extend beyond the region.
Iranian state media said on Tuesday Kharg Island was struck, with explosions reported on the island.
Iran’s nationwide internet blackout has entered its 39th day, leaving most users cut off from the global internet, NetBlocks said.

20 minutes ago

BREAKING NEWS

Iran says UN envoy heading to Tehran for talks on Hormuz Strait

Iran’s UN ambassador Amir-Saeed Iravani said a United Nations envoy tasked with helping resolve the Strait of Hormuz crisis is “on his way to Tehran” to continue consultations with mediators, signaling renewed diplomatic activity despite ongoing tensions.

“The Secretary-General’s personal envoy is now en route to Tehran to pursue consultations,” Iravani told the Security Council, adding that Iran “stands ready to engage constructively with all genuine diplomatic efforts” aimed at ending the conflict and restoring stability in the vital waterway.

56 minutes ago

Iran's latest proposal 'a lot better than what US expected' - Axios

The last proposal Iran sent to the US on Monday "wasn't really what we wanted, but it was a lot better than we expected," Axios reported citing a US official.

Mediators have since worked with Tehran on amendments and redrafting, the report added citing an informed source.

59 minutes ago

Rubio says there will be 'more news later today' - CNN

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told CNN there will be “more news later today” when asked if he expects Iran to come to the negotiating table.

1 hour ago

BREAKING NEWS

Israel says it targeted a senior commander in Iran' joint military command

The Israeli military says it has targeted a senior commander in Iran’s top joint military command, adding that the results of the attack are under review.

1 hour ago

Iran-backed militia group says it will release abducted US journalist

Iran-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah said it has decided to release American journalist Shelly Littleson who was kidnapped in Baghdad last month.

The militia's security chief said on his Telegram channel that it “decided to release the American suspect on the condition that she leave the country immediately."

1 hour ago

White House denies Trump considering nuclear weapons in Iran

The White House on Tuesday denied that the Trump administration is considering the use of a nuclear weapon in Iran, after a post on social media alleged Vice President JD Vance had implied it might do so.

“We’ve got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use. The president of the United States can decide to use them. And he will decide to use them if the Iranians don’t change their course of conduct,” Vance told reporters in Hungary earlier in the day.

President Donald Trump also posted to Truth Social that a “whole civilization will die tonight”.

Responding to a post from an account run by Democratic operatives that said Vance “implies Trump might use nuclear weapons,” the White House’s Rapid Response X account said, “Literally nothing @VP said here ‘implies’ this, you absolute buffoons.”

https://t.co/7JU3wXMaWX

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US military releases photos of Marines in Middle East exercise

Less than eight hours before Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US CENTCOM on Tuesday released images of Marines firing weapons during a deck shoot aboard the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) in the Arabian Sea.

2 hours ago

Iran distributes 180,000 iodine tablets to Bushehr residents

Health authorities in the southern port city of Bushehr, home to Iran's only nuclear power plant, have distributed 180,000 iodine tablets among residents as part of a crisis preparedness plan, a local official said.

The deputy for health at Bushehr University of Medical Sciences said the distribution began prior to the 12-day war in June 2025 based on a decision by the national crisis management headquarters, according to the state-run Young Journalists Club (YJC).

The official said the rollout initially prioritized areas surrounding the nuclear power plant before expanding to cover the entire city. The tablets have been made available through all comprehensive health centers across Bushehr.

“Since the beginning of the plan, all comprehensive health centers have been distributing iodine tablets using prepared forms and guidelines, and they are now available to all residents,” the official said.

Authorities said the tablets are intended for use in the event of a radiological incident. Residents are advised to take the tablets from 24 hours before to up to four hours after a potential exposure, with one tablet allocated per person, though dosage varies by age.

Health officials explained that radioactive iodine may be released during nuclear incidents, and the thyroid gland readily absorbs iodine. By taking iodine tablets, the thyroid becomes saturated with stable iodine, reducing its ability to absorb radioactive iodine and lowering the risk of thyroid damage.

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Russia, China veto UN resolution on Hormuz shipping security

Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at protecting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The resolution, put to a vote in a significantly watered-down form after China’s initial opposition, received 11 votes in favor, with two abstentions by Pakistan and Colombia.

The latest iteration, seen by Reuters, dropped any explicit authorization of the use of force.

The resolution's text "strongly encourages States interested in the use of commercial maritime routes in the Strait of Hormuz to coordinate efforts, defensive in nature, commensurate to the circumstances, to contribute to ensuring the safety and security of navigation across the Strait of Hormuz."

It said such contributions could include "the escort of merchant and commercial vessels." It also endorsed efforts "to deter attempts to close, obstruct or otherwise interfere with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz."

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Trump warns Iran of attack it 'has not seen', says 8 pm deadline stands

US President Donald Trump said his 8 p.m. (EST) deadline remains in place and warned Iran of a potential attack “like they have not seen,” according to remarks made in a phone interview with Bret Baier on Fox News.

“I just got off the phone with the president… I said, listen, if you were to put odds on it, what were the odds that this is going to end up being a negotiated deal? He said he wasn't going to put odds on it. But he said, ‘8 p.m. is happening,’” Baier said, recounting the call.

“He said, ‘it is—if we get to that point—there is going to be an attack like they have not seen.’ Now he's sticking to that at this point… it is moving forward with the plans that we have. That's a huge deal,” he added.

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Iran cuts off 'direct' communications with US not talks with mediators - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal, quoting Middle Eastern officials, reports that Iran has only cut off its "direct" communications with the US not its talks with ceasefire mediators.

While the move has temporarily complicated efforts to make a deal by Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline, it hasn't ended the talks, the report said.

"Iran intended to send a signal of disapproval and defiance by severing communications," one official was quoted as saying.

Iran's state-run Tehran Times later reported that "diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with the US are not closed."

The Tehran-based paper had earlier reported that Iran had cut "all diplomatic and backchannel talks" with the US.

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North Korea Rejects South's 'Friendly' Drone Regret as Warning

Updated 2026.04.08. 00:01

President Lee Jae Myung’s expression of regret regarding the “unmanned aerial vehicle incident with North Korea” drew a response from Kim Yo-jong, a vice departmental director of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee, who issued a statement on the 6th emphasizing that the focus was a “clear warning” rather than a “friendly response.”

This came after the South Korean government assessed Kim Yo-jong’s statement as a “meaningful step forward,” which North Korea dismissed while reaffirming South Korea as the “most hostile adversarial state.”

Jang Kum-chol, First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of the 10th Bureau in charge of inter-Korean relations, stated in a statement released via Korean Central News Agency on the 7th:

“If the South Korean side interprets our government’s swift response as an ‘unprecedented friendly reaction’ or ‘rapid mutual confirmation of intent between leaders’ and spouts nonsense like that, it will be recorded as the ‘hopeful delusions of foolish fools’ that astonish the public.”

Jang Kum-chol clarified that the core of Kim Yo-jong’s previous statement was a “clear warning.” This was a rebuttal to interpretations that Kim Yo-jong’s evaluation of President Lee’s expression of regret as “very fortunate and a wise move for oneself” signaled conciliation.

Jang Kum-chol argued that Kim Yo-jong’s statement should be understood as: “If you want to live safely, you must also know how to honestly admit your crimes”; “It won’t be fun if you keep provoking us”; and “Do not bother us if you want to live comfortably.”

He also revealed that Kim Yo-jong had described South Korea as “miserable dogs barking along with neighborhood dogs.”

Jang Kum-chol added, “The identity of South Korea, the most hostile adversarial state, cannot change under any circumstances, regardless of what words or actions its authorities use.”

The day before, when President Lee expressed regret over the unmanned aerial vehicle incident during a Cabinet meeting, Kim Yo-jong issued a statement within about 10 hours stating, “Our leader (North Korean leader Kim Jong-un) praised this as ‘demonstrating the attitude of a frank and bold person.’”

The Ministry of Unification assessed Kim Yo-jong’s statement as a “meaningful step forward toward peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula.” However, North Korea issued a rebuttal through Jang Kum-chol’s statement less than a day later, directly refuting this interpretation.

https://www.chosun.com/english/north-korea-en/2026/04/07/SGC22QRZ3ZCMTOSVSMC5YRJWTA/

General Atomics Drone Prototype Crashes in California

Apr 7, 2026

Flight tests are grounded and an investigation is underway.

On Monday, at approximately 1 p.m. PT, an experimental test drone crashed in the California desert. In a statement, General Atomics said the platform experienced a "mishap" after takeoff from a company-owned airport.

The drone was a YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The CCA is a new type of autonomous, uncrewed drone designed to fly alongside manned U.S. fighter jets, like F-35s, to provide the U.S. Air Force with surveillance and strike capabilities.