Anonymousabout 10 hours ago
President Trump has issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening strikes on the country's energy infrastructure, after two US warplanes were downed over and near Iran on April 3 — the first American combat aircraft lost to enemy fire in over 20 years. The crisis, stemming from the broader US-Israeli Operation Epic Fury launched February 28, has closed the world's most critical oil chokepoint, removing roughly 10 million barrels per day from global supply and pushing Brent crude past $126 per barrel.