The Daily Brief - Apr. 23, 2026
The latest on insider trading, the conflict in Iran, the Warner Bros/Paramount merger, a potential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, and more
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Iran War
The US military boarded another tanker that it said was carrying Iranian oil near the Strait of Hormuz today, and the president ordered the navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boats trying to place mines underwater. The US-Iran ceasefire Trump unilate…