Date: April 10, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
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Have you been keeping up with the news cycle? If not, you can count on Crosstalk and the News Round-Up & Comment broadcast. Here’s a selection of stories that Jim presented from the first quarter hour:
–Jim reported on the historic rescue of a missing weapons system officer on Resurrection Sunday in Iran after he ejected from his aircraft on Good Friday. Jim provided audio from the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.
–A U.S./Israeli air strike on Monday killed the leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence branch.
–Israel’s Foreign Ministry Monday welcomed what it described as a belated condemnation by UNISEF of Iran’s recruitment of children into its military.
–The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister informed the world that Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz in a limited capacity during an interview yesterday but admitted that the Iranian regime had laid naval mines in the strait.
–President Trump slammed Iran last evening saying that they’re doing a very poor job of allowing oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz, while also communicating that this isn’t part of the deal we have with them.
–British officials yesterday rejected the idea of Iran’s setting up of a toll system for the Strait of Hormuz.
–President Trump has stated that America’s military forces, ships and aircraft will remain deployed in and around Iran until a real agreement is fully implemented.
–Vice President J.D. Vance headed to Pakistan where he will helm the negotiations with the Iranians during the shaky cease-fire that appears to have been violated.
–President Trump’s Board of Peace is demanding that Hamas finalize an agreement to demilitarize Gaza by the end of this week.
–FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest Wednesday of a former employee of the United States Special Operations Command for leaking classified information to a member of the media.
–The federal government is moving to automatically register eligible men for a military draft, ending the long-standing requirement that they sign up on their own. This change is set to begin in December.
–The Trump administration’s comments about NATO , and threats to leave the alliance altogether, are pushing European member states to look for alternative security arrangements.
