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U.S. Ambassador to the EU Puzder: The United States and the EU are close to reaching an agreement on key minerals; EU lawmakers are optimistic that they will vote to reduce tariffs on U.S. industrial products.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Burgham: Asian partners seek to purchase U.S. energy, highlighting the need for energy security on U.S. territory.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Burgham: Alaska is the key to U.S. energy security, and liquefied natural gas is a high-priority project; regarding Iran-Trump will solve this problem and win.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: He has spoken with US President Trump.

According to the British Guardian: Two diplomatic sources confirmed that the Hungarian foreign minister had shared information with Lavrov.

Sources: Russia is delaying reforms to its budget rules aimed at expanding its fiscal reserve fund as escalating tensions with Iran push up oil revenues.

The U.S. Embassy in Muscat has issued a shelter-in-place order for the country of Oman.

According to CBS: Military sources say there are no changes to plans to send thousands of Marines and sailors to the Middle East.

According to the New York Times: U.S. Defense Department officials are considering deploying airborne troops to Iran.

Market news: Lufthansa has extended some planned flight cuts to the Middle East until October.

Altman, founder of OpenAI: (Talk about withdrawing from the board of directors of Helion, an American nuclear fusion startup) As Helion and OpenAI begin to explore cooperation, it is difficult for me to serve as a director of both companies at the same time.

According to AP: The U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical of allowing states to receive late ballots.

According to Al Jazeera: Senior Iranian officials say closing the Strait of Hormuz and mining mines are still being discussed in response to any reckless U.S. action.

Russian Foreign Ministry: The Russian President and the Armenian Prime Minister discussed various aspects of further developing Russia-Armenia relations, including trade, energy and transportation cooperation.

According to the AXIOS website: U.S. Vice President Vance spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday morning to discuss actions to open negotiations with Iran. The two sides discussed components of a possible agreement to end the war.

Indian Foreign Minister: Had a phone call with US Secretary of State Rubio on energy security issues.

Indian Foreign Minister: He had detailed discussions with US Secretary of State Rubio tonight, focusing on the conflict in West Asia and its impact on the international economy.

The Fed accepted a total of $857 million from five counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

According to Fox News congressional reporter: The U.S. House of Representatives is now scheduled to meet the week of April 27. The meeting was supposed to be adjourned that week, but now it has been postponed to the week of May 4.

Bank of Canada: Deputy Governor Mendez will leave the Board of Governors on April 10, and Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki will retire from the Board of Governors on July 15.