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Iran Prepares for U.S. Ground Invasion

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for April 3. Tehran is responding to the threat of possible U.S. military action on its soil by stepping up defenses around its biggest oil port and launching a mass recruitment drive reminiscent of its 1980s war with Iraq. Plus, WSJ reporter Hannah Erin Lang discusses how investing platform Public hopes to gain more users by offering AI agents that can help put their brokerage accounts on autopilot. And WSJ data reporter Inti Pacheco breaks down how tariffs, bad weather and commodities trading is making coffee more expensive. 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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Tehran recruits volunteers, including children, to defend against a possible U.S. invasion.

0:38.9

Plus, the Trump administration amps up its defense of prediction markets.

0:43.3

We'll look at how AI agents could put your brokerage account on autopilot.

0:47.5

So, for example, this AI agent could be programmed or instructed to buy those protective

0:52.2

puts whenever oil spikes, or it could

0:54.3

sweep cash into a higher yielding asset whenever you have an excess amount in there.

1:00.3

It's Friday, April 3rd. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the

1:04.3

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

1:11.1

China and Russia have opposed a UN Security Council resolution that would have allowed

1:16.4

countries to use all necessary means to secure the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

1:22.8

The AP reports that the move has led Bahrain to water down its resolution to only permit defensive

1:29.0

actions to protect ships in the strait. Here was China's UN ambassador Fu Tsong heard via a UN translator.

1:38.2

Authorizing member states to use force would amount to legitimizing the unlawful and indiscriminate use of force,

1:48.4

which would inevitably lead to further escalation of the situation and lead to serious consequences.

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