The day's dominant story was the security incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where Trump was evacuated after shots were fired. Trump downplayed the event, linking it to a sick individual from California, and insisted it would not distract from the 'war with Iran'. State-aligned Tasnim questioned whether the incident was staged. Concurrently, the IRGC seized two Israeli ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and the internet blackout entered its 58th day. Later, Trump threatened that the naval blockade would cause Iran's oil infrastructure to implode, while Araqchi's diplomatic tour continued with a planned Moscow meeting with Putin.
