🇺🇸⚡️- A photo from a whiteboard on board the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) carrier that has been at sea for over 10 months, which took part in the Maduro capture, and operations against Iran.

"GQ" is an abbreviation for "general quarters", a term meaning when the ship is in its highest state of readiness for combat.

🇺🇸⚡️- A California National Guard F15, that was performing a national anthem flyover today declared an emergency after its window canopy fell off the aircraft mid flight.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "Guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) enforces the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports against M/T Stream after it attempted to sail to an Iranian port, April 26." - U.S. Central Command.

🇺🇸🇨🇺⚡️- Once again, a US Navy MQ-4C has been patrolling the borders of Cuba.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- According to Kpler, a real-time market intelligence agency, specialising in maritime logistics, they estimate that Iran has enough unused oil storage capacity for 12-22 days' worth of production. Meaning that once these storage sites are used, they will have to cut oil production.

They state that up until the US blockade, Iran's oil exports were largely unaffected by the war, exporting roughly 1.85 million barrels per day, which is now down to 567,000 barrels per day, with loading of Iranian crude down roughly 70% since the start of the US blockade.

They also state that no tanker has been confirmed to have breached the blockade, despite numerous claims.

Despite this, due to the slow nature of shipping by sea, revenue is unlikely to be affected for several months, as many ships are still en route to their destination and left Iran prior to the blockade, which will take weeks or months to arrive, and collection of payment for these oil shipments can also be delayed for weeks.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "While the surviving IRGC Leaders are trapped like drowning rats in a sewage pipe, Iran’s creaking oil industry is starting to shut in production thanks to the U.S. BLOCKADE.

Pumping will soon collapse.

GASOLINE SHORTAGES IN IRAN NEXT!" - Scott Bessent, US Treasury Secretary.

🇺🇸⚡️- At least 200 Border Patrol agents are being moved from the northern and southern US border to the town of Laredo, Texas to address a surge of illegal migrants attempting to run from US Border Patrol agents.

The number of illegal migrants who have escaped into the US through this town has not been released.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "The Strait's [of Hormuz] is basically the equivalent of an economic nuclear weapon that they're [Iran] is trying to use against the world. They’re bragging about holding the world’s energy hostage.

Imagine if those same people had access to a nuclear weapon. They would hold the whole region hostage." - Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Reporter: "Hezbollah has routinely launched attacks against Israeli civilians along the border, it fired thousands of rockets into Israel. Are you open to a scenario where Israel maintains a buffer zone indefinitely inside of Lebanon?"

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: "No. I don't think the Israelis want it indefinitely. I think if you ask the Israelis, they would tell you the perfect outcome is a strong Lebanese government with a strong Lebanese Armed Forces who is able to dismantle Hezbollah, to prevent them from these attacks, and ultimately to make sure they don't exist anymore as a military unit. That's the ideal outcome that the Israelis want, I think that's what the Lebanese want.

We're working towards establishing a system that actually works where vetted units within the Lebanese Armed Forces have training, the equipment, and the capability to go after elements of Hezbollah and dismantle them so Israel doesn't have to do it."

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israel has announced that two IDF soldiers have been wounded and have been evacuated from southern Lebanon after being struck by a Hezbollah FPV drone.

🇮🇱 - For the first time since the start of the war, and after cancelling many court appearances... Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to arrive in court today and actually give testimony.

🗓️ Exactly two months ago on 28 February, #Iran was thrown into digital darkness as authorities cut off access to the global internet.

Metrics show the blackout is now entering its 60th day after 1416 hours despite regime efforts to introduce tiered access for privileged groups.

🇮🇱⚡️- Netanyahu was handed a note during his testimony and left the room shortly afterwards. The court announced his testimony will end two hours earlier than expected without giving a reason.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "URGENT ‼️URGENT ALERT TO RESIDENTS OF LEBANON LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING VILLAGES AND TOWNS: Ghndouriyeh, Burj Qlawiyeh, Qlawiyeh, al-Sawana, al-Jumayjima, Safad al-Batikh, Braashit, Shaqra, Aita al-Jabal, Tibnin, al-Sultaniyya, Bir al-Sanasil, Dounin, Khirbet Silm, Salaa, Deir Qifa

- In light of the terrorist Hezbollah's violation of the ceasefire agreement, the Defense Army is compelled to act against it forcefully.

- The Defense Army does not intend to harm you, and out of concern for your safety, you are required to evacuate your homes immediately and move away from the specified area towards the Sidon District.

- Anyone present near Hezbollah elements, their facilities, or their combat means is endangering their life." - Israeli Defence Force.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇮🇱⚡- "Buying stolen goods is a crime, this includes grain stolen by Russia. This is not legitimate. Israel cannot claim it doesn’t know what enters its ports.

We will sanction those transporting and profiting from this," - Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President, after repeated Russian sales of Western sanctioned grains to Israel via Haifa Port.

🇺🇦🇷🇺🇮🇱⚡- The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Israeli ambassador today over Russian vessels unloading grain from Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories in Israel.