The World in Brief from The Economist

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a stop-gap bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security

The Houthis, Yemeni rebels backed by Iran, said they fired missiles at Israel, their first such attack since the Iran war began four weeks ago; Iran struck Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base, reportedly wounding 12 American troops.

Mr Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security to pay airport-security staff, declaring the six-week DHS shutdown an “emergency situation”

Israel said it attacked two of Iran’s nuclear facilities after warning it would “escalate” its offensive; In response Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, threatened to exact a “heavy price” for Israel’s attack.

Donald Trump suspended his threat to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure for a further ten days, until April 6th. Also, the price of Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, rose above $110 a barrel.

Donald Trump said he was “pausing” his threat to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure for a further ten days, until April 6th, extending his Friday deadline for negotiations.

Donald Trump said he was “pausing” his threat to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure for a further ten days, until April 6th, extending his Friday deadline for negotiations; Earlier Iran delivered its response to Mr Trump’s peace plan, according to Iranian state media.

Donald Trump insisted that Iran is desperate to reach a peace deal, despite public denials from its regime. Also, a jury in California found that Google and Meta intentionally built their social-media platforms to be addictive.

Iran appeared to pour scorn on America’s reported 15-point ceasefire proposal.