Nearly six weeks of war in Iran have ended, for now, with President Donald Trump claiming victory, but the U.S.-Iran ceasefire locks in a harsh reality: an entrenched, radical government with control over the Strait of Hormuz and a powerful lever over global energy markets and Gulf rivals, analysts say.The shockwaves have rippled outward, contributing to global economic strains and bringing conflict to Gulf neighbors whose economies depend on stability.“This war will be remembered as Trump’s grave strategic miscalculation. One whose consequences reshaped the region in unintended ways,” Middle East scholar Fawaz Gerges told Reuters.Before the war, the Strait, a narrow passage carrying around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas, was formally treated as an international waterway. Iran monitored it, harassed shipping and intermittently intercepted vessels, but it stopped short of asserting outright control.In the new reality, Tehran has moved from shadowing tankers to effectively dictating terms. It currently functions as the de facto gatekeeper of the shipping route, selectively deciding on passage and on what terms. Iran wants to charge ships for safe passage.Additionally, Iran has demonstrated resilience under sustained attack and retained the capacity to escalate further, projecting influence across multiple fronts and strategic choke points. A…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The lack of a two-week pause in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah appears to be a dealbreaker for Iran’s regime as the ceasefire takes effect.While the Trump administration maintains the deal does not include the Tehran-backed terrorist movement Hezbollah, Iran is threatening to use that exclusion as a pressure point against the U.S., potentially collapsing the entire ceasefire.On Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that “The Iran–U.S. Ceasefire terms are clear and explicit: the U.S. must choose—ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both. The world sees the massacres in Lebanon. The ball is in the U.S. court, and the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments.”IRAN REVEALS 10-POINT PLAN FOR PEACE WITH THE US – HERE’S WHAT’S IN IT His comments were later echoed by Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Earlier in the day, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz ​Sharif, a key intermediary in ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran over Operation Epic Fury, said the ​two-week ceasefire would include Lebanon.Hezbollah reneged on a U.S. negotiated November 2024 ceasefire by entering the war against Israel…

Spc. Darrion Rackley of the South Carolina Army National Guard recently saved the life of the same man on two separate occasions while supporting the Guard’s “D.C. Safe and Beautiful” mission.While celebrating a recent birthday, Rackley, an information technology specialist, and other team members assigned to Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 178th Field Artillery, were distributing food to local individuals experiencing homelessness in the area. During the assignment, a local bystander alerted the team that a male nearby was experiencing a medical emergency, noting the man was unresponsive.Rackley arrived first on the scene and identified the situation as a drug overdose. He subsequently administered Narcan and performed CPR, ultimately resulting in the individual’s resuscitation. Five days later, Rackley was patrolling the same area of the city when he responded to another overdose by the same individual. Once again he saved the person’s life.Since arriving in the nation’s capital, Rackley has been an active participant in patrols throughout the area. He recently declined an offer from leadership to take time off after the incidents.“I don’t like not being on the mission,” Rackley said. ”It makes me feel like I could be doing something more.”National Guardsmen assigned to the Joint Task Force-District of…

Oil prices have plunged as Iran has allowed the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire. Both the United States and Iran have agreed to halt attacks, which will give Americans a much-needed break at the pump. According to a report by CNBC, US ruler Donald Trump said the two-week ceasefire was subject to Iran agreeing to a complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. has received a 10-point proposal from Iran that is a workable basis for negotiations, he said. “Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two-week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated,” Trump said in a social media post. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran will allow safe passage through the Strait during the ceasefire via “coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration to technical limitations.” –CNBC “If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations,” Araghchi said in a social media post. Iran has already said that this ceasefire agreement acts as a defeat of the U.S. That…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour shared her thoughts on first lady Melania Trump’s fashion style, remarking that she at least always “looks like herself.””I don’t think wearing a power suit to the office is in any way necessary,” Wintour told the magazine on Tuesday. “Think about the women that one admires: Mrs. Obama comes to mind. Whether she’s wearing J.Crew or Duro Olowu or Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel, she always looks like herself. I’m full of admiration for New York City’s new first lady because she looks so cool and wears a lot of vintage—young and modern and also entirely herself. To be fair, Melania Trump also always looks like herself when she dresses.”Wintour, Vogue’s current Global Editorial Director, appeared on the cover of Vogue’s May 2026 issue alongside actress Meryl Streep to promote the upcoming film “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” In the film, Streep reprises her role as fictional high-profile fashion editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly, who is often compared to Wintour.VOGUE ATTACKS MELANIA TRUMP’S OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PORTRAIT, COMPARES HER TO ‘FREELANCE MAGICIAN’ Streep was more critical of the first lady’s fashion choices, calling out her famous “I really don’t care”…

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to reflect the number of U.S. troops wounded in Operation Epic Fury as of April 8, according to U.S. Central Command.In the 40 days since the start of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, 13 U.S. service members have been killed and 381 have been wounded, according to data provided Wednesday by U.S. Central Command.The Defense Department has added the war on Iran to its Defense Casualty Analysis System, a database that catalogues combat casualties dating to World War I. As of Tuesday, the department listed seven service members as having been killed by enemy fire during the operation, presumably the Army soldiers who died March 1 in Saudi Arabia during an Iranian airstrike. It also classified six Air Force deaths as “non-hostile,” the crew of a KC-135 refueling aircraft who died while supporting air operations. And it said that 346 were wounded in action: 231 soldiers, 63 sailors, 33 airmen and 19 Marines. But U.S. Central Command told Military Times Wednesday that the number of wounded now stands at 381. They did not provide any details on the extent or types of injuries. In mid-March, CBS News reported that roughly 25 troops were…

Canik has just entered the suppressor game with its new VOID series.Canik is one of the latest companies to join the suppressor game with its new VOID series, initially launching with three cans with a fourth to become available down the road a bit. They’re all made in collaboration with Otter Creek Labs, are HUB-compatible and feature low backpressure designs.VOID-556.The three VOID suppressors that are available now are the VOID-556, VOID-556K and the VOID-762. All three feature a stainless steel construction, come with interchangeable front caps, have a black Cerakote finish and an MSRP of $650. The .30-caliber option, the VOID-762, comes with a 5/8×24 direct-thread mount and has some barrel length restrictions depending on the caliber being shot. Specifically, you need at least a 9-inch barrel for .300 BLK, a 10.5-inch barrel for 5.56, 7.62×39, 6.5 Grendel, or 6mm ARC, a 16-inch barrel for .308 Win. or 6.5 CM, and a 20-inch barrel for .300 Win. Mag. The VOID-556 and VOID-556K come with a 1/2×28 direct-thread mount and require at least a 10.5-inch barrel to shoot 5.56, 6mm ARC or any similar cartridges.VOID-556K with its interchangeable front caps.The fourth model that’s not yet available is the VOID-9, and it’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Comedian Judy Gold praised the staff of the New York Comedy Club for promptly ejecting a heckler who shouted “Jew” at her while she was on stage.”It’s come to this: Antisemites aren’t even ashamed anymore, even on the Upper West Side. I am so grateful to class act @jlynnpic and the rest of the staff at @nycomedyclub for acting so quickly and doing the right thing,” Gold wrote Monday on X.She posted a video of the incident that showed her in the midst of an exchange with a heckler. She called him “annoying,” to which he responded, “You’re a Jew!”Seconds passed in near silence as Gold tried to confirm what the heckler said before someone else shouts, “Kick him out!”WESTERN LEADERS MUST CONFRONT ISLAMIST-INSPIRED ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE BEFORE IT TARGETS EVERYONE Just when Gold was ready to continue her set, people in the audience could be heard saying, “Bye,” as the heckler is presumably removed from the venue.”The fact that @jlynnpicc and the staff at @nycomedyclub swiftly escorted this a–hole antisemite out of the club is of huge cultural significance,” one user called @LisaKeshet commented below Gold’s post.”When antisemitism becomes publicly acceptable, it’s…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday emphasized that American forces would be “hanging around” in the Middle East for the duration of the armistice between the United States, Israel and Iran — even as Washington edges toward an offramp from its 38-day campaign.The remarks came one day after President Donald Trump declared a two-week ceasefire with Iran, stepping back from earlier threats to level Iranian civilization. The president said he hopes the pause will pave the way for negotiations toward a longer-term agreement.Hegseth noted that the United States had carried out more than 800 strikes against targets in the hours leading up to the pause in hostilities. He added that if Tehran had refused to agree, attacks would have expanded to include “power plants, the bridges and oil and energy infrastructure.” The defense secretary went on to hail Operation Epic Fury as a “historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield,” painting a picture of an Iranian military in ruins. “Central Command, using less than 10% of America’s total combat power, dismantled one of the world’s largest militaries, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism,” Hegseth said during a news conference at the Pentagon. “Their mission program is functionally destroyed. Launchers,…

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