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Several blasts heard at South Pars Petrochem facility - Fars

India government official: The government is considering building LPG reserves

🔴Attack on Iran's South Pars petrochemical facility in Asaluyeh - Fars News

🔴Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Baghaei: Tehran has formulated its diplomatic response to the US, will announce in due time - SNN

Iran and the United States have received a Pakistani plan to end hostilities, starting with a ​ceasefire and reopening of Hormuz, followed by a final deal in 15–20 days with nuclear curbs and sanctions relief -Reuters "Iran has not responded yet."

SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: TEHRAN WILL NOT ACCEPT DEADLINES OR PRESSURE TO MAKE A DECISION SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: TEHRAN WILL NOT REOPEN STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN EXCHANGE FOR A 'TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE' SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: TEHRAN BELIEVES THAT THE UNITED STATES LACKS READINESS FOR A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE

Negotiations taking place via Pakistani, Egyptian and Turkish mediators and via text messages sent between Trump's envoy Witkoff and Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi - 4 sources cited by Axios

⚠️ BREAKING: Iran mediators make final effort for 45-day ceasefire - Axios

Asia-Pac stocks begin higher despite recent Trump threats, as the region also digests last Friday's better-than-expected US jobs data, while conditions remain thinned owing to mass holiday closures for Easter and the Ching Ming Festival: Nikkei 225 (+0.7%), KOSPI (+1.7%)

*BRENT CRUDE'S PROMPT SPREAD WIDENS TO MORE THAN $10 A BARREL

*BAHRAIN CALLS ON U.N. TO PASS RESOLUTION TO REOPEN STRAIT: WSJ *RESOLUTION WOULD AUTHORIZE FORCE TO REOPEN HORMUZ STRAIT: WSJ

We now assume the Strait stays effectively shut through end-April: Morgan Stanley

Iran Threatens "Complete And Utter Annihilation" Of OpenAI's $30BN Stargate Data Center In Abu Dhabi zerohedge.com/geopolitical/i…

"Labor force growth has slowed significantly in the past two years and could be near-zero this year....If the unemployment rate is relatively constant, then negative job growth would be almost as likely as positive job growth in any given month:" Fed federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/…

Footage of a USAF C-295W from the 427th Special Operations Squadron flying low over the western Iranian desert early this morning.

Ukrainian attack drones targeted Russia’s major oil export terminals at the port of Novorossiysk tonight, setting the port on fire.

Spoke with President Trump. He told me the conflict should be over in days, not weeks but if no deal is made he’s blowing up the whole country with “very little” off the table. "If happens, it happens. And if it doesn't, we're blowing up the whole country,” he said. I asked if there’s anything off limits. “Very little,” he said.

Iran has refused to compromise on its demands and has rejected a proposed Hormuz opening for ceasefire deal -WSJ The foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan held phone calls with Iran's foreign minister and Witkoff on Sunday, but no breakthrough was reached.

TRUMP TO WSJ: U.S. WILL TARGET IRAN'S POWER PLANTS IF THEY DON'T OPEN STRAIT OF HORMUZ BY TUESDAY EVENING