
DEFENSE
April 21: Trump unilaterally extends truce as Iran rejects talks amid threats, blockade
Donald Trump unilaterally extended the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday night, while Tehran rejected talks under ongoing US threats and blockade.

Donald Trump unilaterally extended the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday night, while Tehran rejected talks under ongoing US threats and blockade.

Donald Trump has extended a two-week ceasefire with Iran while announcing the continuation of an illegal blockade on the Islamic Republic's ports and vessels.

If the enemy oversteps and commits any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran after the ceasefire, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will target wherever the people want them to, the IRGC aerospace commander said on Tuesday.

Iranian oil exports remain high despite US piracy and blockade claims, where Chinese buyers pay premiums, Indians pay in yuan, and Iran uses Hormuz’s legal geography as leverage.

In today's edition of the program we have with us Andrew Peter Napolitano.

Officials from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have toured civilian infrastructure targeted in Tehran.

A synagogue in Tehran was destroyed in a US-Israeli strike on April 7th.

Tunisia revives the annual El Ghriba Synagogue pilgrimage on Djerba.

Iran’s Judiciary has dismissed claims by US President Donald Trump that eight women are facing imminent execution in Iran.

Israeli army and settlers have killed several Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Iran, the victor of the 40-day imposed war, will negotiate only to permanently end the imposed war, not over its missile, nuclear, or defense capabilities. Those red lines are non-negotiable.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf says the US is trying to prolong the war with Iran to serve objectives other than “making America great again”.

Iran has not made a final decision on whether to participate in the next round of Pakistan-mediated talks with the United States, citing contradictory messages, inconsistent behavior and unacceptable actions by the American side, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
The two US embassy officials who were killed during a car accident in Mexico worked for the CIA, according to a report.

Ansarullah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi says the Yemeni armed forces will return to fighting if a fragile ceasefire that halted 40 days of American-Israeli aggression against Iran expires without an agreement to permanently end the war.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the UAE’s “groundless allegations” against Iranian nationals cannot absolve those who facilitate foreign military aggression against the Islamic Republic.

Decades of good-faith negotiations with the US brought Iran only broken promises, sanctions, and war, so the nuclear file should be effectively closed now.

The Israeli army has demolished a public school in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement.