With All Eyes on Iran, North Korea Nuked Up

全球目光聚焦伊朗,朝鲜核武升级

WSJ What’s News

2026-04-20

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A.M. Edition for April 20. Oil prices are surging and stock markets are slipping, as Iran again blocks the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump threatens fresh strikes on key infrastructure. With just days left of the ceasefire, will the U.S. and Iran agree to peace talks this week? Plus, with the world’s focus elsewhere, WSJ’s Tim Martin says North Korea has sped up work on its nuclear program. And scientists close in on treatments to stop the genetic driver of the world’s deadliest cancer. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Will they talk or not?

  • We'll get the latest on potential U.S.-Iran diplomacy as the end of a 10-day ceasefire looms.

  • Plus, with the world's focus elsewhere, North Korea speeds up work on its nuclear program,

  • and scientists close in on treatments to stop the genetic driver of lung cancer.

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  • It's Monday, April 20th.

  • I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal,

  • and here is the AM edition of What 's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

  • After a three-week-long rally that has brought U.S. Stocks to record highs,

  • investors are once again bracing for uncertainty following a whirlwind of developments in the Iran war.

  • Hopes had been raised last week for an end to the conflict and that the Strait of Hormuz was reopening to shipping traffic

  • until Iran on Saturday said that the strait remained closed.