Iran ceasefire reached minutes before Trump’s deadline; Oil prices plunge after Iran agrees to safe passage through Strait of Hormuz; Hegseth: US military ‘hanging around’ to ensure Iran follows terms of ceasefire; American journalist kidnapped by Iranian terrorists released; Pope Leo welcomes US-Iran ceasefire; Vatican confirms prayer vigil for peace on Saturday in St Peter’s Basilica; JD rallies for Viktor Orbán’ high stakes re-election; NASA astronauts capture view of Moon eclipsing the Sun; RFK Jr. pushing real, not processed, foods in hospitals; Dominican nuns sue to block NY transgender-rights law; Catholics celebrate Easter Wednesday; and more —
US, Iran Agree to 11th-Hour Truce After Trump’s Dire Warnings
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday barely an hour before President Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.
After more than a month of blistering attacks by the United States and Israel, Iran cast the ceasefire as a victory and said it had agreed to talks with Washington to begin Friday in Pakistan on a path to end the conflict.
Trump said he had spoken to Pakistan’s leaders who “requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran.”
Read more at NEWSMAX
Trump’s statement on ceasefire
Read @RapidResponse47
Iran’s statement on ceasefire
Read @WhiteHouse
Strait of Hormuz to reopen after Trump announces two-week ‘double-sided ceasefire’ hours before Iran deadline
Iran agreed Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran and the US reached a two-week cease-fire deal — a dramatic breakthrough in a nearly 40-day war that rattled global shipping and sent gas prices soaring.
President Trump announced the pause on military strikes on Iran less than 90 minutes before his 8 p.m. deadline — saying it was subject to Tehran agreeing to let ships pass through the key waterway. Israel also agreed to the two-week cease-fire, a White House official told The Post.
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said he spoke with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, who urged him to hold off on what he described as a “destructive force” set to be unleashed on Iran.
Read more at the New York Post
Price of oil plummets
Watch @realDailyWire
Reports China helped get Iran to agree to ceasefire
See @FarnoushAmiri
US military ‘hanging around’ to ensure Iran follows terms of ceasefire
Watch @EricLDaugh
American journalist released
See @nicksortor; see also @SecRubio
President of US Catholic bishops decries Trump’s warning to Iran
See @dianemontanga; read more at OSV
Just in – Pope Leo welcomes US-Iran ceasefire
See @dianemontagna
Pope Leo announces prayer vigil for peace April 11
Watch @MLJHaynes
Pope’s invites ‘everyone’ to join the prayer vigil for peace
See @Pontifex
Artemis II Mission Shows There Are No Limits To American Exceptionalism by Shawn Fleetwood
Pushing the boundaries of what was once thought to be impossible is a hallmark of American greatness. And the recent mission to circle the moon is no different.
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission set a record on Monday for traveling further into space than any humans have ever gone before. As part of their “lunar flyby,” the four-person crew (consisting of three Americans and one Canadian) broke Apollo 13’s record by reaching an estimated 252,756 miles from Earth.
While traveling in their Orion capsule, the team viewed previously unseen surfaces of the moon and captured breathtaking images in the process. Amid their discoveries was a noticeably bright crater, which one of the astronauts suggested naming “Carroll” after mission commander Reid Wiseman’s wife, who died of cancer in 2020.
Read more at The Federalist
NASA astronauts capture view of Moon eclipsing the Sun
See @NASAMars
NASA astronauts capture photo of the Milky Way
See @NASA
Jared Isaacman on success of Artemis II mission
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RFK Jr. pushing real, not processed, foods in hospitals
Watch @SecKennedy
Exorcist talks about obsessive sugar consumption
Watch @FracturedLight0; read also @father_rmv
Dominican nuns sue to block NY transgender-rights law
See @WashTimes
JD rallies for Viktor Orbán in Budapest – Election April 12
Watch @PM_ViktorOrban
Today is Easter Wednesday
See @father_rmv
