PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 10th, 2026: Trump Blasts Iran as Hormuz Standoff Deepens & Putin Declares Orthodox Easter Truce In Ukraine

April 10, 2026·16 min·3-min readnarrativepolitics

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The episode covers escalating geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran amid a fragile, contested ceasefire, with Iran maintaining a near-total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz—through which 20% of the world’s oil flows—while continuing missile and drone attacks on Gulf states li

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Mike BakerDonald TrumpJ.D. VanceVladimir PutinVolodymyr ZelenskyKirill Budinov

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