Daily Briefing -- Saturday, March 28, 2026

We start with the conflict in the Middle East. President Donald Trump announced yesterday the US will hold off on targeting Iranian energy sites another ten days as "talks are ongoing" with Tehran. Trump said he's pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction until Monday, April sixth at eight PM Eastern Time, adding that talks are ongoing and going "very well." This marks the latest in a series of deadline extensions as the conflict approaches its one-month mark. At least one thousand nine hun