JUST NOW: In a stunning move, U.S. forces disabled the Iranian-flagged M/T Hasna oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored warnings and tried to breach the naval blockade. An F/A-18 from the USS Abraham Lincoln used 20mm cannon fire to disable its rudder.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that U.S. forces disabled an Iranian-flagged crude oil tanker, the motor tanker Hasna, as it attempted to breach the blockade and proceed to an Iranian port. Following repeated warnings issued to the Hasna by U.S. forces, a U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and utilized its 20mm gun to disable the ship's rudder.

BREAKING: Claims are circulating from several whistleblowers alleging that Axios coordinated market-sensitive reporting with financial insiders, including accusations that CME order information was shared by phone before market open and close prints, while crude oil short positions were allegedly placed ahead of Axios reports on a possible U.S.-Iran deal and a “14-point agreement.” Iranian political analyst Mohammad Marandi also accused figures close to President Donald J. Trump, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner of profiting from what he described as false reports surrounding negotiations with Iran. No evidence has been publicly presented to support the allegations, and Axios has not publicly responded to the claims.

JUST IN 🔴 Russia's Foreign Ministry is urging countries to evacuate their diplomats from Kyiv. Moscow warned it will strike decision-making centers in the Ukrainian capital if Ukraine disrupts the May 9 Victory Day parade.

NOW: President Trump fires back at a reporter asking why Iran has refused to accept a deal with the U.S. REPORTER: “Iran has refused to submit. You seem optimistic now... What’s different about this moment now than in others where a deal has seemed close?” TRUMP: “Why do you say they refused to submit? You don’t know that. You don’t know what’s going on.”

Five Republican state senators ousted in one primary night after crossing Trump. The president backed challengers against Indiana lawmakers who opposed his redistricting plan for the state… and most of them went down by double digits. What are usually low-profile state races turned into a multi-million-dollar political fight, pulling in national attention — and showing how strong Trump’s grip remains on the party. Nearly $12 million was spent on advertising across the seven races where Trump-backed challengers took on sitting state senators, with the bulk of that spending coming from outside groups aligned with the president and targeting the incumbents.

Wall Street Journal reports that China supplies Russia & Iran with more & more drone components despite U.S. sanctions The article says the drone components, such as batteries, fiber-optic cables and chips are sold by a myriad of small companies with little exposure to sanctions

BREAKING: SpaceX is proposing to spend $55 billion to begin construction of Terafab, Elon Musk's new semiconductor production facility in Texas. The estimated total capital investment could rise to $119 billion if additional phases of the project are completed.

BREAKING: Anthropic's pre-IPO valuation surges to a record $1.2 trillion, rising another +20% in 7 days. This officially puts Anthropic's implied valuation up +900% since October 2025, per onchain pre-IPO trading data. Pre-IPO instruments trading onchain on Jupiter, backed 1:1 by SPV exposure, are providing a real-time proxy for the company’s implied IPO valuation. This now makes Anthropic ~20% larger than OpenAI's pre-IPO implied valuation. If Anthropic were to IPO at a $1.2 trillion valuation, it would be the 11th most valuable public company in the world. The AI Revolution is accelerating.