2026-04-01
14 分钟Is the Iran war escalating or winding down?
We'll get the latest as a third U.S. Aircraft carrier heads to the region.
Plus, the Supreme Court takes on President Trump's push to limit U.S. Citizenship.
And a win in Washington's critical minerals push,
even if exporting cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely easier said than done.
It's going to have to really turn these assets around.
But if it manages to do that, it could produce up to somewhere around 5 percent of the world's cobalt,
which would be a huge boon to the U.S. Critical mineral supply chain.
It's Wednesday, April 1st.
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 sustaining Iranian attacks for weeks,
the United Arab Emirates is considering becoming a combatant in the Iran War,
making it the first Persian Gulf country to do so.
We're exclusively reporting that the UAE is now preparing to help the U.S.
And others to open the Strait of Hormuz by force after having assessed its ability
to do things like clear the waterway of mines.
With more on what could be a turning point in the war and Gulf involvement in it,
I'm joined by the Journal's Middle East Bureau Chief, Andrew Dowell.
Drew, why now?