According to @JenGriffinFNC with Fox News, U.S. defense officials have confirmed that 3 MQ-9 “Reaper” surveillance and attack drones with the U.S. Air Force have been downed over the last month by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, with the most recent shoot downs occurring both Monday and Thursday. An official further added that the U.S. has lost at least 17 MQ-9s over Yemen since the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel began in October 2023, which is close to the number of drone interceptions claims by the Houthis.

The massive airlift of military equipment and assets to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area-of-responsibility over the last two weeks is continuing, with @tzvai_tracker on X tracking 95 cargo and aerial-refueling flights to airbases in the region by the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) between March 25th and April 3rd. The list includes at least two dozens C-17 and C-5 flights from Osan Air Base in South Korea to the Middle East, which we now know were carrying several U.S. Army MIM-104 “Patriot” surface-to-air missile batteries and a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile defense system, likely meant to defend the Gulf Nations against missiles fired in the future by Iran.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated earlier during a press conference at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, that Russia has a “matter of weeks” to show it is serious about peace negotiations in Ukraine, adding that if Russia starts another offensive “then we will know they are not interested in peace.”

China has announced that a 34% retaliatory tariff on all goods entering the country from the United States beginning April 10th, in response to U.S. President Trump’s new wave of tariffs against China. Additionally, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it was adding 11 American companies to its list of unreliable entities, essentially barring them from doing business in China or with Chinese companies.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump will not accompany Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer today of the 4 U.S. Soldiers who were killed last week during a training exercise in eastern Lithuania, instead arriving yesterday in Doral, Florida for this weekend’s Saudi-funded LIV Golf Tournament.

The Dow is down another 1,000 points today at open in addition to yesterday’s drop of roughly 1,700 points, following China’s announcement this morning of a 34% retaliatory tariff on goods entering the country from the United States.

The American financial firm, J.P.Morgan Chase has raised its odds of a global recession from 40% to 60%, following Wednesday’s wave of tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

The Israel Defense Force and Shin Bet announced this morning in a joint statement that Mohammed Saleh al-Bardawil, a senior member of Hamas who served as a propaganda and psychological terror operative, was eliminated by a precision-airstrike on Khan Younis in Southern Gaza on Monday. Bardawil worked as a broadcaster for the Hamas-operated Al-Aqsa Radio, during which “he took an active part in producing the cynical propaganda videos distributed by the terrorist organization Hamas, in which the abducted Israelis were filmed during their captivity in Gaza.”

According to Yonhap News, South Korea and the United States have agreed on a plan to temporarily relocate several MIM-104F “Patriot” PAC-3 Surface-to-Air Missile Batteries from U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to the Middle East, as tensions continue to grow with Iran. The agreement comes following reports last week from NBC News that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had authorized at least two “Patriot” Missile Batteries as well as a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery be moved from Asia to the Middle East; while flight trackers observed dozens of military cargo flights from Osan Air Base in South Korea to Isa Air Base in Bahrain.

According to Barak Ravid, citing an unnamed senior Israeli official, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may meet U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Washington D.C. sometime during the Passover holiday (April 12-20). The most likely topics of conversation are Iran and Gaza.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced that he will sign an Executive Order extending the deadline for the “TikTok Ban” by another 75 days, from April 5th to June 19th, adding “We hope to continue working in Good Faith with China — We do not want TikTok to “go dark.” We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the Deal.”