Iranian Official Proposes Strait of Hormuz Opening Condition: Use Past Ship Fees to Compensate for Iran's War Losses
April 5th — Per a CCTV News report, Mahdi Tabatabaei, Deputy Director of Information and Communication Affairs at Iran’s Presidential Office, issued a forceful statement on the regional situation and transit access in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tabatabaei took to social media to launch a blistering attack on former U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies, accusing Trump of resorting to insults out of “desperation and anger” and claiming his reckless actions have sparked a full-scale war in the region. On controlling the Strait of Hormuz, Tabatabaei stated the waterway will only fully reopen if a new legal system is established and Iran is compensated for all losses from past wars using revenue from past ship taxes.
Separately, CNN reports details are emerging of “potential plans” discussed between Oman and Iran regarding resuming transit rights in the Strait of Hormuz. An Omani source said negotiations have been ongoing for about two weeks, focusing on developing a “safe passage
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A Whale Whispers Allegedly Sold 30.99M STO, Missing Out on Over $50M in Profit
April 5: On-chain analyst Auntie Ai (@ai_9684xtpa) reports that address 0x78F...07a2B received 30.99 million STO tokens (valued at ~$5.98 million) one hour ago, then deposited 10 million tokens (worth ~$1.92 million) to Bitget 45 minutes later.
Funds trace back to accumulation via two addresses between October 2025 and January 2026 at an average price of $0.1713. The sale of 10 million tokens yielded a $207,000 profit, though the full 30.99 million tokens held an unrealized gain of $52.33 million at April 2’s peak price.
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The White House Denies Rumors of Trump Being Seriously Ill and Hospitalized
April 5 — A false report claiming former President Donald Trump was seriously ill and hospitalized spread rapidly across U.S. social media on April 4 local time, igniting widespread speculation.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung clarified: "Over this Easter weekend, President Trump has been working tirelessly at the White House and Oval Office." After Trump’s social media account posted about a "missing pilot being rescued," Cheung added: "Let those disgusting reporters who disgracefully question the president’s whereabouts see what he’s actually doing."
The White House also pushed back against online rumors via its official account: "When President Trump goes 12 hours without a media interview, these mentally deranged liberal figures start fabricating absurd conspiracy theories. (Yet when Biden can go 12 days without a media interview, they say nothing.) Don’t worry! President Trump has never stopped working." It also slammed accounts spreading the "Trump hospita
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Trump: Believes a deal can be reached with Iran by Monday, otherwise considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil
Fox News reported on April 5 that former President Trump says he believes he can strike a deal with Iran by Monday, with U.S.-Iran talks currently underway.
Trump adds that if no deal is reached soon, he’s considering blowing up key targets and seizing Iran’s oil.
Additionally, he claims the U.S. provided guns to Iranian protesters via the Kurds earlier this year—but contends those weapons were left behind by the Kurds.
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Opinion: Trump's Remarks Show No Progress in US-Iran Negotiations
April 5 – A Peninsula TV analyst said Trump’s latest post shows there’s clearly no progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, nor any effort to bridge the gap between the two sides. Combined with the Iran Revolutionary Guard’s remarks in the past few hours that any attack on civilian infrastructure will trigger equal retaliation, we’re at a critical moment. Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants, while Iran has also threatened reciprocal retaliation targeting civilian infrastructure in the Gulf region and Israel.
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OPEC Warns of High Costs and Lengthy Timeframes for Energy Infrastructure Repair, Will Impact Crude Oil Supply
On April 5th, Reuters reported that the OPEC+ committee raised concerns during its Sunday meeting over attacks on energy assets amid the U.S.-Israel and Iran conflict, noting repairs to affected facilities are costly and time-consuming—hitting supply.
In a statement, the committee stressed the critical importance of safeguarding international maritime routes to ensure uninterrupted energy flows. It also voiced concern about strikes on energy infrastructure, adding that restoring damaged assets to full capacity is both expensive and time-intensive, weighing on overall supply capacity.
Per PolyBeats monitoring, in the prediction market Polymarket, the probability WTI crude oil closes above $130 in a single day has climbed to 51%, while the chance it exceeds $120 has risen to 80%.
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