Tehran Strikes: Kharazi Wounded, Talks in Limbo

On April 2nd, U.S. and Israeli air strikes had a residential building in Tehran on Wednesday

wounding Kamal Karazi, Iran's 81-year-old former, Ford Minister. He's a respected

modern in the regime and was key in lining up peace talks with JD Vance through Pakistani officials,

all aimed at ending the ongoing war. Vance has been pushing hard behind the scenes for diplomacy,

urging the President to avoid a full-ground invasion. Meanwhile, Iranian state media

called the strikes a clear move to sabotage those efforts, even as Trump claims the U.S.

is talking with more reasonable. Iranian figures. Trump addressed the nation that evening,

saying the four-week air and naval campaign is wrapping up soon, though he vowed to hammer civilian

and energy sites if no deal comes. Iran denies serious negotiations and has shut down the

straight-of-war moves, choking off 20 percent of global oil flow. Gas prices have spiked nationwide

to around $4 a gallon, with Brent crew jumping nearly 5 percent to $105 a barrel. Stocks took a hit

too. Dow futures down 1 percent, S&P 500 off 1.1 percent, Nasdaq sliding 1.4 percent. Trump brushes

it off as short-term pain, predicting the straight reopens naturally and prices drop fast

once peace lands, but with Karazhi Hurt and Toxin Limbo, the path forward stays murky.