Geopolitical tensions are intensifying globally following new threats\nfrom US President Donald Trump urging Iran to surrender immediately. At\nthe same time, a total blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is triggering\nmassive financial losses amounting to billions of dollars as of Thursday\n(30 April 2026).<\/p>\n
Here are 9 additional updates on the escalation of the US-Iran\nconflict, compiled from Al Jazeera:<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump has once again issued strong statements\nfrom the Oval Office in the White House regarding the deadlock in\nnegotiations with Tehran. Trump claims that the US military has crippled\nmost of Iran\u2019s defensive capabilities, leaving only limited missile\ncapacity.<\/p>\n
Trump emphasised that the only way to end the war is through Iran\u2019s\ntotal admission of defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey must surrender, that\u2019s all they have to do. Just say, \u2018We\nsurrender\u2019, that\u2019s it,\u201d Trump stated, quoted from Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
US military CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper announced the success of\nhis forces in intercepting the 42nd commercial vessel attempting to\nbreach the blockade. Currently, dozens of Iranian tankers are reported\nto be trapped and unable to sell their cargo.<\/p>\n
Cooper detailed that the blockade has significantly paralysed Iran\u2019s\nenergy sector revenue, reaching billions of dollars.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrently, there are 41 tankers with 69 million barrels of oil that\nthe Iranian regime cannot sell. That is estimated to be worth more than\nUS$6 billion (Rp103.5 trillion) that Iran\u2019s leadership cannot\nfinancially enjoy,\u201d Cooper said, quoted from Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
In a statement to reporters, Trump revealed that the negotiation\nprocess with Iran is no longer conducted face-to-face in Pakistan. He\nhas opted for telephone communication for efficiency in time and\nbureaucracy.<\/p>\n
Trump considers lengthy in-person meetings a waste of energy,\nespecially if the outcomes are predictably disappointing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re doing it by phone, and it\u2019s great. It\u2019s silly if you have to\nfly 18 hours every time you want to have a meeting, just to receive a\npiece of paper you don\u2019t like even before you leave,\u201d Trump said, quoted\nfrom Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
The US government has officially announced new sanctions against a\nnetwork of cryptocurrency wallets linked to Iran, freezing digital\nassets worth US$344 million (Rp5.93 trillion). This move aims to cut off\nfunding channels for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which\ndominates blockchain activities in Iran.<\/p>\n
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed that his side will\npursue every movement of money that Tehran attempts to transfer abroad\nvia digital routes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will follow the money that Tehran desperately tries to move\nabroad and target all financial channels linked to that regime,\u201d Bessent\nsaid via platform X, quoted from Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
Head of the UN nuclear agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, stated that the\nmajority of Iran\u2019s enriched uranium is likely still stored at the\nIsfahan nuclear complex. This location was one of the sites bombed in\nlast year\u2019s airstrikes.<\/p>\n
Grossi acknowledged that his agency has not been able to conduct\ndirect inspections to verify IAEA seals at the site since the war broke\nout.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have not been able to inspect or rule out whether that material\nis still there and the IAEA seals remain in place. What I am conveying\nis our best estimate based on satellite imagery,\u201d Grossi said, quoted\nfrom The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing intense pressure during a\ncongressional hearing. Democratic House member Pat Ryan sharply\ncriticised Hegseth\u2019s leadership over the deaths of six US soldiers in\nKuwait due to an Iranian drone attack.<\/p>\n
Ryan accused the military of still deploying troops to locations\nknown to lack adequate air defences against drone strikes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou still sent our soldiers there even though they were not prepared\nto face drone attacks. You are downplaying what happened and you should\nresign,\u201d Ryan urged, quoted from AFP.<\/p>\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly held a phone conversation\nwith President Trump to discuss the Iranian nuclear crisis. However, in\nthe conversation, Putin also slipped in a proposal regarding the\nconflict in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The ceasefire was proposed as a tribute to the historic end of World\nWar II next month.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Putin proposed a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine to mark\nthe commemoration of the end of World War II next month in a phone call\nwith Trump,\u201d the Kremlin statement read, quoted from Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s currency, the rial, has plummeted to an all-time low,\nbreaching 1,810,000 rials per US dollar on Wednesday (29 April 2026).\nThis plunge in the exchange rate was triggered by a surge in foreign\ncurrency demand following the end of the active combat phase.<\/p>\n
The situation is exacerbated by Washington\u2019s economic blockade,\nmaking it increasingly difficult for Tehran to obtain hard currency\nthrough export channels.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rial\u2019s value has fallen nearly 15% in the last two days after\npreviously stabilising due to hampered foreign currency demand from war\nconditions and the New Year holiday,\u201d the ISNA news agency report\nstated, quoted from Reuters.<\/p>\n
Three officials from the Iranian football federation reportedly\nfailed to attend the FIFA Congress in Canada. This was triggered by\ntreatment from immigration officers at Toronto airport, which was\ndeemed<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/9-updates-on-the-iran-war-putin-calls-trump-un-reveals-tehrans-uranium-1777514022", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }