The big news is here. In an era filled with some of the most exciting voices we’ve heard in the genre lately, ranging from the likes of Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson to Turnpike Troubadours and Colter Wall, there’s no one doing it quite the way Zach Top is these days on a national scale. Though there are plenty of other stellar artists keeping the traditional scene alive, such as Jake Worthington, Charley Crockett and more, the Washington native has launched himself into the stratosphere as of late. Of course, this was highlighted on a national scale the past few months when he not only took home Best New Artist at the CMA Awards in November, which he accepted with a Coors Banquet in hand, but also when he scored his first-career Grammy earlier this month. In turn, Top became the first-ever winner of the brand-new Best Traditional Country Album category, winning it with his sophomore album, Ain’t In It For My Health. Though Top has been lying a bit low since the Grammy win back in February, mainly touring overseas, on Tuesday, he turned heads by not only teasing a brand new song, but also revealing he had “big news” coming soon. Wasting no time, the “When You See Me” singer officially announced this morning that he’s hitting the road once again this summer on an extension of his Cold Beer & Country Music Tour. Top’s summer tour will kick off on June 5th in Durant, Oklahoma, at Choctaw Grand Theater before wrapping up on August 28th in Gilford, New Hampshire at BankNH Pavilion. Along the way, the “I Never Lie” singer will make multiple stops in New York, Pennsylvania and Canada. Additionally, you can see him in Orange Beach, Alabama, Boise, Idaho, Salt Lake City, Utah, and more. As for openers, Top’s bringing out some severely underrated heavy hitters. In addition to bringing out Jake Worthington once again for multiple shows, he’ll also be including the likes of Marcus King, Cole Goodwin, Wyatt McCubbin and the bluegrass legend himself, Marty Stuart, throughout the tour. Pre-sale registration is open now on Top’s website. Pre-sale will go live on Wednesday, April 15th, at 10 a.m. local with general sale opening to the public on Friday, April 17th, at 10 a.m. local. Zach Top Summer Tour Dates June 5 – Durant, Oklahoma – Choctaw Grand Theater with Cole Goodwin June 12 – Orange Beach, Alabama – The Wharf Amphitheater with Cole Goodwin June 20 – Columbia, Maryland – Merriweather Lakehouse with Wyatt McCubbin July 9 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheater with Jake Worthington July 10 – Boise, Idaho – ExtraMile Arena with Jake Worthington July 15 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Sasktel Centre with Lukas Nelson July 16 – Edmonton, Alberta – Rogers Place with Lukas Nelson August 7 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Tire Centre with Wyatt McCubbin August 8 – Canadaigua, New York – CMAC – Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center with Wyatt McCubbin August 13 – Wantagh, New York – Jones Beach Amphitheater with Marty Stuart  August 20 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – PPG Paints Arena with Marcus King August 21 – Allentown, Pennsylvania – PPL Center August 22 – Bangor, Maine – Maine Savings Bank Amphitheater with Marcus King August 28 – Gilford, New Hampshire – BankNH Pavilion with Marcus KingThe post Zach Top Announces Summer Tour Dates With Lukas Nelson, Marcus King & More first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Yesterday the White House made clear that President Trump wanted the Strait of Hormuz open without limitation. However this morning it’s being reported that Iran says it will limit ships going through . . .

President Trump told Iran overnight that the US military isn’t going anywhere from the region until a real agreement is agreed to and fully complied with. In the meantime, he says they . . .

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Description: Andrew Day and Harrison Berger talk to independent journalist Lee Fang about the fragile “ceasefire” with Iran, some silver linings in the closure of Hormuz, Israel’s influence on American politics, and crackdowns on political speech in 2020 and now. The post Trump’s Baffling Iran Reversals appeared first on The American Conservative.

A two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, announced only two days ago, showed signs of strain on Thursday, one day after Israel launched its largest civilian bombing campaign against Lebanon, causing Iran to warn it would withdraw from the ceasefire agreement. Israel’s “Operation Eternal Darkness” killed at least 254 people across Lebanon on Wednesday, with 100 airstrikes recorded within the span of just 10 minutes. The majority of casualties were in Beirut and its southern suburbs. Israel bombed a nine story residential building in Beirut’s Tallet al-Khayyat neighborhood, trapping residents under rubble. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that one Israeli air strike targeted a funeral service at a cemetery in the Beqaa Valley region, killing at least 10 people.  In an X post Thursday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would continue its bombing of Lebanon. Tasnim News Agency, citing a source, reported that Iran is “currently considering the possibility of exiting the ceasefire agreement” due to ongoing Israeli actions in Lebanon, adding that the Iranian Armed Forces were simultaneously identifying targets for a response. “If the US cannot leash its rabid dog in the region, Iran will exceptionally assist it in this matter, and that will be through force,” the source said. Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, in a post on X, said Wednesday that the U.S. had violated its commitments before talks had even begun, citing three specific breaches of Iran’s 10-point plan that Trump had formally accepted as the basis for negotiations on Tuesday evening. Those breaches included Israel’s continued strikes on Lebanon, the entry of an Israeli drone into Iranian airspace, and the refusal of the U.S. to accept Iran’s right to enrich uranium. Ghalibaf affirmed on Thursday morning that for Iran, “Lebanon and the entire Resistance Axis” form “an inseparable part of the ceasefire,” citing the 10-point proposal, and warned that “ceasefire violations carry explicit costs and STRONG responses.” Departing Hungary on Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance dismissed Iranian objections over Lebanon, saying Washington had never included it in the ceasefire terms. “If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart, in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them,” he said, “that’s ultimately their choice. We think that would be dumb, but that’s their choice.” President Donald Trump warned Thursday that U.S. forces would remain deployed in and around Iran and were prepared to take military action if the deal collapsed. Trump said on Truth Social that if the agreement is not complied with “then the ‘Shootin’ Starts,’ bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before.” The UAE said Thursday that Iranian aerial attacks had paused, with its defense ministry saying its airspace had been “free of any air threats” for several hours. The ceasefire has failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Four vessels were tracked passing through the Strait on Wednesday, down from 11 the day before, according to ship tracking data. Over 130 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz per day before U.S.–Israeli attacks caused Iran to exert control over the waterway. The European Commission asked Iran on Thursday to abandon its policy of charging ships a fee to transit the Strait of Hormuz, saying international law guarantees freedom of navigation and the waterway is “a public good for all humanity.” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said in an interview with ITV News on Thursday that due to mines Iran deployed throughout the Strait of Hormuz during the war, all vessels must now coordinate with Iran to be guided along safe routes. “We have to be very careful for the safety and security of tankers and vessels,” he said, adding that mines “take time to be removed,” and that vessels should communicate with Iranian authorities, who have “maps” of those obstacles. The post Ceasefire Day 2: Trump: ‘Shootin’ Starts’ if Iran Breaks ‘Real Agreement’ appeared first on The American Conservative.