Iran has now halted oil tanker traffic in Hormuz after Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Iranian FARS media says. FARS is semi-state media. Israel, which wasn’t formally part of the Iran negotiations, expressed unhappiness after learning that a deal was finalized at a late stage without its consultation. Israel said it had halted attacks on Iran but was continuing military operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, prompting protests from Iran. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said earlier that Lebanon was included in the ceasefire between Israel, the United States, and Iran, but the Israeli military said attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon would continue. Israel today has carried out what it calls the largest strikes on the country since the start of the war. There were new attacks on the Gulf allies earlier today. Fars said two oil tankers were allowed to cross the strait since the ceasefire came into effect. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said President Trump had the power to cripple Iran’s entire economy in minutes. Instead, he chose mercy. “He (President Trump) chose mercy. He spared those targets because Iran accepted the ceasefire under overwhelming pressure. The new Iranian regime understood that a deal was far better than the fate that awaited them.” Hegseth: Trump had the power to cripple Iran’s entire economy in minutes. But he chose mercy. pic.twitter.com/a6Fvw7QTtJ — Clash Report (@clashreport) April 8, 2026 Additional Information from WSJ: Iran signaled its intention to continue asserting influence over Hormuz and some ships reported receiving radio messages from Iranian forces saying they needed Iran’s permission to cross the strait. Few ships transited the strait on Wednesday. Oil prices plunged on expectations that tankers would be able to transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Some Trump-aligned hawks, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, criticized parts of the Iran cease-fire. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said its fingers are “on the trigger” ahead of negotiations set to start Friday in Islamabad. Gulf countries including Kuwait, Qatar and the U.A.E reported continued missile and drone attacks despite the cease-fire. The post Ceasefire? Iran Closes Hormuz, Said Israel Violated the Deal – Updated appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

ICE arrested five illegal immigrants over the past month who are wanted for murder and other violent crimes in their home countries, including several subjects of Interpol Red Notices. ICE said the migrants were apprehended in New England and are wanted overseas for serious violent offenses, including homicide and attempted homicide. “ERO Boston has always been—and will continue to be—strongly committed to targeted enforcement actions against the most dangerous criminal aliens, ensuring the safety and security of our New England communities,” ICE Boston said. One was released into the country by Barack Obama’s administration, and the other four allegedly by Joe Biden’s administration. NEW: ICE Boston announces the arrests of five illegal aliens who are wanted for murder in their home countries, including several with Interpol Red Notice warrants for their arrest. All were wandering freely on the streets of MA & CT. ICE thread w/ info on each below https://t.co/vROKgeIJvv pic.twitter.com/O2iUKqqS1p — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 7, 2026 Kele Cristian Alves-Pereira Arrested March 13 in Everett, Massachusetts Authorities in Brazil issued a warrant for Alves-Periera for the offense of murder on Feb. 22, 2021, with INTERPOL issuing a red notice for her arrest. pic.twitter.com/kK7DKrhWOj — ICE Boston (@EROBoston) April 7, 2026 Bryan Rafael Gomez Arrested April 4 in Worcester, Massachusetts Gomez is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for homicide and is wanted by authorities in the Dominican Republic. pic.twitter.com/QvmABOsDLw — ICE Boston (@EROBoston) April 7, 2026 Altieris Chaves Paiva Arrested April 5 in Falmouth, Massachusetts Paiva is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for homicide and is wanted by authorities in Brazil. pic.twitter.com/dU77Cwsbkt — ICE Boston (@EROBoston) April 7, 2026 There are many more. ICE arrested CONVICTED CHILD RAPIST Jorge Artemio Gonzalez-Lugo, of Mexico, upon his release from prison in Washington state, March 30. He’ll stay in ICE custody pending deportation proceedings. pic.twitter.com/jJZliDmLK2 — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) April 8, 2026 This woman might face police charges for reporting illegal aliens to ICE in Maryland. A Maryland homeowner calls and aids ICE to detain workers fixing her roof. She might face felony charges pic.twitter.com/dHz6PTQkXs — FightBell (@FightBell) April 8, 2026 The post ICE Arrested Five Dangerous Aliens Who Came in Through Porous Borders appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

In an X post shared before Donald Trump’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire, Pakistan President Shehbaz Sharif urged the US president and Iran “for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East.” The controversy started when social media users flagged what appears to be an earlier version of the tweet with an extra phrase. “Draft – Pakistan’s PM Message on X.” That line was posted publicly before being hastily scrubbed within seconds. The evidence the post was a “draft” version followed almost immediately. Internet users save everything quickly. Why would a sitting prime minister publish a message that appears to have been written elsewhere? It was also written in the third person and appears to be a copy-and-paste job. So, who wrote it? Then, the post underwent yet another quiet revision moments later. This time, the change involved reshuffling the order of U.S. officials tagged in the message. Initially, Trump and Vice President JD Vance were followed by Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. But in the final version, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was elevated above Witkoff—an adjustment that may seem minor, but in diplomatic circles, such details are anything but trivial. They also added the phrase: I earnestly request President Trump to extend. It could have been written by one of the parties to the deal, like the US or Israel, as some suggested. But not wanting to start a conspiracy, I’ll just throw this out there: They didn’t proofread and just kept making corrections. Oh, this is unbelievable. The edit history on this tweet shows that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif originally copied and pasted everything he was sent, including: “*Draft – Pakistan’s PM Message on X*” Now, obviously, Sharif’s own staff don’t call him “Pakistan’s PM,”… https://t.co/q0ls8pK0qd pic.twitter.com/lm2vSEElkb — Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) April 7, 2026 Then CNN had to take down their fake story about Trump being forced to take the deal. JUST IN: CNN took down its “fake news” story that Iran FORCED US to accept its alleged 10-point peace deal. Now, CNN says they agreed to a “ceasefire.” It gets worse: CNN reports Iran is still hurling missiles at Israel after the “ceasefire” deal. You can’t trust Iran. Or CNN. pic.twitter.com/3zjjZySReu — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) April 8, 2026 The post Big Conspiracy Over Pakistan PM’s Copy and Paste X Post on an Iran Deal appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Hojjat-ol-Islam Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei (cropped).jpgWikimedia Commons Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, previously reported comatose somewhere, had instructed his negotiators, for the first time since the war began, to move towards a deal, according to an Israeli official, a regional official, and a third source with knowledge, Axios reports. Just this week, The Times of London reported he was “incapacitated.” A diplomatic memo understood to be based on American and Israeli intelligence and shared with Gulf allies suggests that Khamenei, the son of the late long-time leader Ali Khamenei, is unconscious and being treated for a “severe” medical condition. It was once said that you can’t believe half of what you read; now it’s none. On Monday night, the mediators had U.S. approval for an updated proposal for a two-week ceasefire. Khamenei was then tasked with making the decision. Sources said he is actively involved. The involvement of the new supreme leader was necessarily clandestine and laborious. Facing an active threat of assassination by Israel, Khamenei has been communicating primarily via runners passing notes. Two sources described Khamenei’s blessing for his negotiators to cut a deal as a “breakthrough.” The regional source said Araghchi also played a central role in handling the negotiations and in pushing Revolutionary Guards commanders to accept a deal. Are we sure it wasn’t Araghchi and his IRGC pals who made the decision? China was also advising Iran to seek an off-ramp. But at the end of the day, all major decisions on Monday and Tuesday went through ‘comatose’ Khamenei, who hasn’t been seen since the initial bombing on February 28th. “Without his green light, there wouldn’t have been a deal,” the regional source said. The post “Unconscious” Mojtaba Khamenei Gave His Blessing to Make a Deal appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared a “decisive military victory” over Iran in a live briefing, saying the country’s missile program was functionally destroyed. [Unfortunately, they still have some, though depleted, missiles and drones.] Secretary Hegseth accused Iran of using proxies to carry out its nefarious activities. “They struck our embassies with car bombs and attacked from the shadows, never daring to face us toe-to-toe.” “They thought they could bleed America with impunity.” “Well, they just learned the hard way what happens when you try to fight us directly.” And even when they got lucky, one time in 40 days, and downed two of our pilots, they couldn’t hold them. In a daring 14-hour rescue operation, seven hours in daylight and seven hours of night, both pilots were recovered safely. Not once, but twice!” Secretary Hegseth: BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth CALLS OUT Iran as petulant COWARDS, hiding in Tehran for decades — but getting pummeled when it’s time to go toe-to-toe “For decades, Iran killed Americans with roadside bombs in Iraq, using COWARDLY proxies to do their DIRTY WORK while they hid… pic.twitter.com/vspXSTNKfo — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 8, 2026 President Trump on Tuesday said he agreed to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, subject to the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, pointing to progress on a 10-point proposal from Tehran. The U.S. has halted all offensive operations in Iran, according to a senior U.S. official. However, Gen. Dan Caine warned Wednesday that the Pentagon is prepared to resume its military campaign against Iran if the cease-fire collapses and talks fail.>Iran signaled its intention to continue asserting influence over Hormuz, and some ships at anchor near the strait received radio messages from Iranian forces saying they needed Iran’s permission to cross the strait. Iran’s foreign minister said that passage through the strait will be possible “via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces.” Trump said the U.S. “will be helping with the traffic buildup” in the strait. On Wednesday, Trump said the U.S. will retrieve Iran’s enriched uranium buried under rubble. Iran said it wouldn’t enrich uranium in the future. Israel said it had halted attacks on Iran, but was continuing operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah. The post Secretary Hegseth Declares a “Decisive Military Victory” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.