Earlier this week, the waters of the Strait of Hormuz were once again drawn into dark currents. Multiple reports indicate that Iran has laid more naval mines in this crucial passage, which carries about 20% of the world's oil transportation, further entrenching invisible explosive points in a waterway already filled with historical shadows. Since around 2019, when Iran repeatedly responded to U.S. sanctions with threats or disruptions to shipping, the Strait of Hormuz has gradually been pushed to the core stage of the U.S.-Iran game. The recent mining actions are seen as a current response.

PANews, April 24 news, the U.S. Secretary of Defense Heghseth, who calls himself the "Minister of War," stated: "The institution that should receive the Nobel Peace Prize every year is the U.S. military, because we are not only the protectors of our national security but also the protectors of many people's security around the world." Just before Heghseth made this statement, a reporter asked him if ordering bombings in Iran would make him feel an adrenaline rush, to which he replied, "His job is to ensure that the U.S. military acts with maximum violence."

PANews, April 24th, news report, according to the New York Times, U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel emphasized at a press conference one of the main war goals of the Trump administration: "Ultimately, Iran will not have nuclear weapons." Trump has not yet decided whether to achieve this goal through diplomatic means or military strikes. Hagel stated that since the White House ordered the blockade of Iranian ports, 34 commercial vessels have been intercepted and redirected by U.S. Navy warships.

PANews, April 24 news, government sources confirmed that the talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad "are very likely to achieve a breakthrough," with a delegation led by Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian expected to arrive in the Pakistani capital tonight. Earlier today, the Iranian Foreign Minister had a phone conversation with the Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, both of whom confirmed the news. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry stated that both sides exchanged views on the developments in the regional situation, ceasefire, and ongoing diplomatic efforts in the context of U.S.-Iran contact.

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PANews, April 24 news, according to Bybit market data, the three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed lower, with the Dow Jones down 0.04%, the Nasdaq down 0.69%, and the S&P 500 index down 0.35%. Cryptocurrency-related stocks generally fell, with COIN (Coinbase) dropping 3.41% during the day; HOOD (Robinhood) dropping 4.95% during the day.

PANews, April 23 news, according to Bybit market, U.S. stock market opened, Dow Jones increased by 0.01%, Nasdaq decreased by 0.43%, S&P 500 index decreased by 0.14%. Cryptocurrency concept stocks generally fell, among which COIN (Coinbase) dropped by 0.82% during the day; HOOD (Robinhood) dropped by 0.73% during the day.

What the market is chasing this time is not a finalized agreement, but rather a statement that remains at the pre-meeting stage. Recently, an Iranian diplomatic source told RIA Novosti that the preparations for negotiations between Iran and the United States in Pakistan may achieve a breakthrough "tonight or tomorrow." This means that the rapidly amplified core is not that formal negotiations have yielded results, nor that some final arrangement is about to be announced, but only that preliminary preparations may have made progress.

PANews, April 23 - A diplomatic source from Iran told RIA Novosti on the 23rd that the preparatory work for negotiations between Iran and the United States in Pakistan may achieve a breakthrough "tonight or tomorrow."

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