26/04/2026
🚨 IRAN WAR — DAY 54.
Here are 10 things happening right now that you should know.
1. WITKOFF AND KUSHNER ARE FLYING TO PAKISTAN. IRAN SAYS THERE WILL BE NO DIRECT MEETING.
The White House confirmed today that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad tomorrow for a second round of negotiations.
Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi has also arrived in Pakistan — but Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson posted on X that there are "no plans for a meeting between Iran and the US."
Iran's position: Araghchi is in Pakistan to coordinate with Pakistani mediators.
He will convey Iran's observations through Pakistan. Not directly to the Americans.
2. THE US HAS BURNED THROUGH HALF OF ITS MOST EXPENSIVE MISSILES IN 54 DAYS.
This is the story of the day. And it has major implications for what happens next.
According to a new analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies published today:
- The US has expended at least 45% of its Precision Strike Missile stockpile.
- At least 50% of its THAAD interceptor inventory.
- Nearly 50% of its Patriot air defense interceptor missiles.
- Approximately 30% of its Tomahawk cruise missile stockpile.
- More than 20% of its JASSM long-range stealth cruise missiles.
- More than 1,000 Tomahawk missiles have been fired — roughly 10 times what the Pentagon buys in an average year.
Total cost of munitions used: approximately $24 billion in seven weeks.
The CSIS report concluded: "High munitions expenditures have created a window of increased vulnerability in the Western Pacific. It will take one to four years to replenish these inventories."
Japan has been told its delivery of 400 Tomahawks, ordered specifically to counter China — may be delayed because of the Iran war.
The White House called the story "false." The Pentagon declined to comment.
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3. TRUMP SAYS "DON'T RUSH ME" ON ENDING THE WAR. NO TIMELINE EXISTS.
When asked directly in the Oval Office on Thursday whether he had a timeline to end the conflict, Trump said simply: "Don't rush me."
He added that he could make a deal "right now" if Iran would agree, but said he was willing to wait for an "everlasting" agreement rather than a temporary one.
He also confirmed for the first time clearly and on the record that the US would not use nuclear weapons against Iran, calling the idea unnecessary given conventional military success so far.
4. NETANYAHU SECRETLY UNDERWENT CANCER TREATMENT DURING THE WAR. HID IT FROM THE PUBLIC.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed today he was diagnosed with and treated for early-stage prostate cancer — and deliberately withheld the information from the Israeli public for two months.
Netanyahu said he delayed the announcement so Iran could not use it as propaganda at the height of the war.
His doctors confirmed a 0.9 centimeter tumor was found, treated with radiation therapy, and has since disappeared.
His overall health report described him as fit with no other issues.
Netanyahu wrote:
"I requested to delay its publication by two months so that it would not be released at the height of the war. Thank God, I beat this too."
Israel holds elections in approximately six months.
5. THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH CARRIER HAS ARRIVED. THREE US CARRIERS ARE NOW IN THE REGION.
The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East today, the US military confirmed.
Three US carrier strike groups are now simultaneously operating in the region — the Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, the Gerald R. Ford in the Red Sea, and now the Bush.
That is 27 US Navy vessels — approximately 41% of all ships actively deployed at sea globally concentrated in one region.
The US military said it is developing new operational plans to target Iranian capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz in the event the ceasefire collapses.
6. ISRAEL IS "PREPARED TO RESUME THE WAR" AND AWAITING A US GREEN LIGHT.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said publicly today that Israel is "prepared to resume the war" against Iran and is waiting for a green light from Washington.
He said that when Israel resumes, it will return Iran "to the Stone Age" by destroying its energy infrastructure.
Hezbollah fired rockets at the Israeli settlement of Shtula in northern Israel today, accusing Israel of violating the Lebanon ceasefire.
Israel said it was responding to Hezbollah attacks in southern Lebanon.
Wednesday was one of the bloodiest days since the Lebanon ceasefire took effect with Lebanese officials reporting multiple deaths including journalist Amal Khalil.
7. AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST WAS KIDNAPPED IN IRAQ BY A PRO-IRANIAN MILITIA.
American journalist Shelley Kittleson — kidnapped last month in Baghdad by a pro-Iranian Shia militia, has now spoken publicly about her ordeal.
She told CNN she was beaten "quite viciously," blindfolded, zip-tied, and blacked out multiple times.
She received no medical care during her detention.
Her captors told her directly:
"We know the American public is not at fault. But this is war and you are in Iraq."
She was eventually released. The militia that held her has not been named by US authorities.
8. THE US BLOCKADE HAS NOW TURNED BACK 33 SHIPS.
US Central Command confirmed the number of vessels redirected under the naval blockade of Iranian ports has risen to 33.
Today, the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta intercepted an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail to an Iranian port and turned it back.
Hegseth confirmed at a Pentagon press conference that the blockade will continue "as long as it takes."
Iran's Kharg Island oil storage — which handles 90% of Iran's crude exports, remains days away from being completely full.
When it fills up, Iran's oil production will be forced to slow or stop entirely without new strikes.
9. THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ISSUED A MAJOR WARNING TODAY ABOUT THE WAR'S HUNGER IMPACT.
The WFP released a joint report today warning that acute food insecurity is "alarmingly high and deeply entrenched" across ten countries — with the Iran war accelerating the crisis.
Sudan imports more than half of its fertilizer by sea from the Persian Gulf. The WFP has had to reroute food shipments along longer paths to reach the country.
Food prices in Gaza are 85% higher than before the Iran war began.
The WFP reiterated its warning that if the conflict continues past June 2026 with oil above $100 — an additional 45 million people could face acute hunger by year end.
10. WHERE EVERYTHING STANDS ON DAY 54.
Witkoff and Kushner fly to Pakistan tomorrow. Iran says there will be no direct meeting.
Three US aircraft carriers are now in the region simultaneously.
The US has burned through 30 to 50% of its most critical missile stockpiles in 54 days.
Netanyahu secretly fought cancer during the war and has now recovered.
Israel is armed, ready, and waiting for Washington's green light.
Hezbollah is firing rockets during the Lebanon ceasefire.
Kharg Island storage is nearly full. Iran's oil production faces a forced shutdown.
45 million more people face hunger if this war runs past June.
Trump says: don't rush him.
Day 54.
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