Iran Update Special Report, April 21, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
Iran Update Special Report, April 21, 2026 Institute for the Study of WarIran News in Brief – April 21, 2026 National Council of Resistance of Iran – NCRI
Day: April 22, 2026
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises to record high in mixed Asia trading as Trump extends Iran ceasefire
Asia markets traded broadly lower, amid deepening uncertainty over the Middle East conflict, even as Trump extended a temporary ceasefire.
Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members are on a mass trial in El Salvador – AP News
Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members are on a mass trial in El Salvador AP NewsEl Salvador tries over 400 alleged gang members for 47,000 crimes YahooMass murder trial in El Salvador for almost 500 alleged MS-13 members CBS…
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s board votes to require screen time limits, making it the first major American school system to do so (Tyler Kingkade/NBC News)
Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s board votes to require screen time limits, making it the first major American school system to do so — The resolution followed pressure from parents who said their…
Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain – The New York Times
Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain The New York TimesSmoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed BBCBill banning people born after 2008 from buying tobacco clears UK parliament The Guardi…
Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain
The proposal, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday, will ban the supply or sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after, permanently.
Anthropic appears to have removed access to Claude Code from its $20/month Pro plan; Anthropic says it is “running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups” (Ed Zitron/Ed Zitron’s Where’s Your Ed At)
Ed Zitron / Ed Zitron’s Where’s Your Ed At:
Anthropic appears to have removed access to Claude Code from its $20/month Pro plan; Anthropic says it is “running a small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups” — Executive Summ…
‘Stop sucking up to America’: Japan’s youth rises up to protect pacifist constitution – The Guardian
‘Stop sucking up to America’: Japan’s youth rises up to protect pacifist constitution The GuardianJapan approves scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports NPRJapan loosens arms export rules in break from post-WW2 pacifism &nb…
Filing: Anthropic spent $1.6M and OpenAI $1M on lobbying in Q1, vs. $360K and $560K in Q1 2025, respectively; Meta topped Big Tech lobbying spending with $7.1M (Ashley Gold/Axios)
Ashley Gold / Axios:
Filing: Anthropic spent $1.6M and OpenAI $1M on lobbying in Q1, vs. $360K and $560K in Q1 2025, respectively; Meta topped Big Tech lobbying spending with $7.1M — Both Anthropic and OpenAI posted their biggest-ev…
Hezbollah Says Attacked Israel In Response To Ceasefire Violations
Hezbollah said it launched an attack on northern Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for what it said were Israeli violations of a 10-day ceasefire, the first such claim since the truce began.