“IDF: More than 1,400 Hezbollah terrorists eliminated and over 4,300 infrastructure sites dismantled,” i24, 4-10-26.

“Iran’s negotiating team led by Ghalibaf arrives in Islamabad – state media,” Iran International, 4-10-26.

“UK to host officials for Strait of Hormuz talks next week,” Politico, 4-10-26.

“U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Are Make-or-Break, Pakistan Says,” WSJ, 4-10-26.

No one had reported yet there was a poison pill paragraph.  “It is understood the UK has still not received a formal exchange of letters from the US – a legal necessity required for the treaty to be enacted.”  This is good news for the U.S. to respond to Iran and other Middle East evantualities.  See “UK shelves Chagos deal after Trump opposition,” BBC, 4-10-26.

“Under the rubble: Iran’s hidden arsenal with thousands of ballistic missiles – report,” i24, 4-10-26.  “The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran still possesses thousands of medium- and short-range ballistic missiles tucked away in subterranean ‘missile cities’.”

“Day 41 of Middle East conflict — Netanyahu says there’s no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel pursues talks,” CNN, 4-10-26.

“Iran is demanding tankers in the Strait of Hormuz pay tolls in crypto: What we know so far,” Fortune, 4-10-26.  The fee is $2 million and Iran is “accepting payment in a variety of fiat and digital currencies: Chinese yuan, Bitcoin, and potentially the stablecoin USDT.”

Interesting, there are to be negotiations in Islamabad, but Iran has requirements beforehand.  See “Iran says no negotiations without Lebanon ceasefire, release of assets,” The Hill, 4-10-26.

I’ll say Yes, and I’ll guess they’ll say No.  Then I’ll read what the CFR says.  “Was the Iran War Worth It?,” Council on Foreign Relations, 4-10-26.  Well, I’ve read it now.  They say “it’s simply too soon to tell.”

“The Era of Free Seas Is Unraveling—and Now Everyone’s Going to Pay,” WSJ, 4-10-26.  “America’s allies worry other players could try to replicate Iran’s example, like empires of the 17th century, when China’s Qing dynasty, the Ottomans and Portuguese taxed passing vessels. … “Once you have one major breach, others will follow and you quickly descend into a state of legal chaos,” said Jason Chuah, professor of commercial and maritime law, at the City Law School of City St George’s, University of London. “It’s extremely sad. International law seems to be at a breaking point in the Persian Gulf.”  Remember Pres. Jefferson!