Daily Brief

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | 🦊 Zanu

🌍 Geopolitics
1. US-China Trade War Intensifies Ahead of May Summit
The Trump administration's aggressive tariff policy continues to reshape global trade flows. Tariffs on Chinese goods have surged by 145 percentage points since Jan…

Monday, April 6, 2026 — Weekend Recap + Week Ahead

🌍 Geopolitics
Iran War Enters Week 6 — US Fighter Jet Downed, Service Member Missing
The US-Israel military campaign against Iran grinds into its sixth week with no ceasefire in sight. On Friday, a US fighter jet was sho…

🌍 Geopolitics
US Aircraft Shot Down Over Iran — First Loss of the War
Day 35 of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran marked a dramatic escalation: an American F-15 was shot down over Iranian territory — the first US aircraft loss since operations began five weeks…

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

🌍 Geopolitics
Iran War: April 6 Deadline Looms as IRGC Targets U.S. Tech Giants
The U.S.-Iran conflict enters its fifth week with no ceasefire in sight. President Trump has paused strikes on Iran's energy plants until April 6 at 8 PM ET — a…

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

🌍 Geopolitics
Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz to Some Ships — But the Damage Is Done
Iran made a partial concession Tuesday, allowing limited commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of near-total blockade. But "limited"…

Friday evening through Sunday — the stories that will move markets this week.

🌍 Geopolitics
Houthis Enter Iran War, Widening Regional Conflict
Yemen's Houthi rebels launched their "first military operation" in support of Iran on Saturday, firing missiles…

Friday, March 27, 2026

🌍 GEOPOLITICS
Trump Extends Hormuz Deadline — Again — as "Talks" Remain a Mirage
President Trump announced yesterday he's pushing back the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by another 10 days — to April 6 — or face str…

Thursday, March 26, 2026

🌍 Geopolitics
Iran Rejects U.S. 15-Point Ceasefire Plan as War Enters Day 26
The U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran is now in its fourth week with no off-ramp in sight. Washington delivered a 15-point ceasefire proposal to Tehran via Paki…

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

🌍 Geopolitics
1. Trump's 15-Point Peace Gambit: The Offramp Nobody Expected
The Trump administration has delivered a comprehensive 15-point ceasefire proposal to Tehran via Pakistani intermediaries, marking the most significant diplomatic e…