🇲🇱⚡- JNIM confirms it still maintains a presence within Bamako, and only withdrew from the city on the 25th of April as a 'goodwill gesture' from JNIM's leadership.

🇺🇸⚡️- The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected the Attorney General's request to certify the results of the gerrymandering referendum held on April 21, pending its final ruling on the constitutionality of the vote itself.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "Earlier today in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. U.S. forces released the vessel after conducting a search and confirming the ship’s voyage would not include an Iranian port call.

American forces continue to operate and enforce the blockade across the Middle East. So far, 39 vessels have been redirected to ensure compliance." - US CENTCOM.

🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡️- Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Julie Davis is expected to step down from her post in the coming weeks, according to the Financial Times.

Her expected departure reportedly stems from disagreements with President Trump over his dwindling support for Ukraine.

🇺🇸🇩🇪🇮🇷⚡- "The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about!

If Iran had a Nuclear Weapon, the whole World would be held hostage. I am doing something with Iran, right now, that other Nations, or Presidents, should have done long ago.

No wonder Germany is doing so poorly, both Economically, and otherwise," - President Trump on Truth Social.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: U.S. intelligence agencies are studying how Iran would respond if President Trump declared victory and pulled out of the conflict. - Reuters.

🇲🇱⚡️- Mali's junta leader Assimi Goita held an address to the nation on Malian state TV and published photos of him visiting a hospital treating Malians wounded by the JNIM. This marks his first public appearance since the FLA+JNIM wave of attacks began.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇵🇰⚡️- Pakistan has opened six corridors with Iran to bypass the U.S. blockade. More than 3,000 containers bound for Iran are being transited over land. - Fars News Agency.

🇺🇸⚡️- Survey from the Manhattan Institute shows that nearly half of Democrat voters believe the Butler assassination attempt against President Trump was a false flag.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Hezbollah has released footage of an FPV drone strike targeting an Israeli armored vehicle being operated by an IDF soldier in Qantara, southern Lebanon, on April 24.

🇺🇸🇨🇺⚡️- BREAKING: The US Senate has voted to block a resolution that would prevent President Trump from launching a US military strike on Cuba.

The vote was 51-47.

🇺🇸🇵🇦🇨🇳⚡️- The U.S., along with Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago, released a joint statement condemning China for its ongoing dispute with Panama over control of the Balboa and Cristóbal ports, which sit on opposite ends of the Panama Canal.

🇺🇸⚡️- Harvard/Harris poll shows that Americans prefer the economy under President Biden than they do under Trump

All Voters:
🟦 Biden: 52%
🟥 Trump: 48%

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- President Trump has instructed White House aides to prepare for an extended blockade on Iran.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump opted for economic warfare against Iran as it carried less risk, instead of resuming bombing or trying to exit the conflict.

🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump's approval ratings have hit a new record for his current term, reaching an impressive 64% disapproval rating.

🇺🇸🇬🇧 - "Tonight, on the eve of our 250th year of cherished Independence, we turn to the Sovereign embodiment of our British Heritage and say sincerely: Thank you to our friends, the United Kingdom, for the richest inheritance that any nation has ever given to another." - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "Today, as part of Economic Fury, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated 35 entities and individuals that oversee Iran’s shadow banking architecture and facilitate the movement of the equivalent of tens of billions of dollars. These networks allow Iran’s armed forces—including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—to access the international financial system to receive payment for illicit oil sales, purchase sensitive components for missiles and other weapons systems, and transfer money to Iran’s terrorist proxies." - US Treasury Department.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "The Treasury Department, through Economic Fury, has targeted Iran’s international shadow banking infrastructure, access to crypto, shadow fleet, weapons procurement networks, funding for terrorist proxies in the region, and independent Chinese “teapot” refineries that support Iran’s oil trade. These actions have disrupted tens of billions of dollars in revenue that would be used to fund terrorism.

Under President Trump's’ maximum pressure campaign, Tehran’s inflation has doubled and its currency has rapidly depreciated.

Kharg Island, Iran’s primary oil export terminal, is soon nearing storage capacity, which will force the regime to reduce oil production, resulting in an additional approximately $170 million per day in lost revenue, and causing permanent damage to Iran’s oil infrastructure. Treasury will continue to exert maximum pressure and any person, vessel, or entity facilitating illicit flows to Tehran risks exposure to U.S. sanctions." - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent