Trump, despite telling the public that oil flows would quickly resume, privately doubts that the Strait of Hormuz will be fully reopened anytime soon.

Source: Reuters

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Amnesty International says Iran has faced a nationwide internet shutdown for over 40 days, cutting millions off from news, communication, and help. The group calls internet access a basic human right and urges authorities to restore it immediately, warning it may hide human rights abuses.

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The Islamic Republic's negotiating delegation, led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Islamic Republic of Iran Parliament, has arrived in Islamabad.

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Lockheed Martin has received a $4.7 billion Pentagon contract for Patriot interceptors, which the U.S. and its allies have used extensively to defend against Iranian missiles and drones.

The deal supports plans to ramp up production of the PAC-3 MSE interceptor from 620 units last year to 2,000 annually by 2030.

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The The Wall Street Journal reported that approximately 2,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division may be deployed to the Middle East in the coming days, according to U.S. officials.

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An image of the Iranian delegation upon arrival in Islamabad, Pakistan

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Reporter: You’re not going to let Iran toll the strait, are you?

Trump: We are not gonna let them do it. Nobody knows if they are doing that. If they are doing that, we will not let that happen.

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The Lebanese government and the Trump administration have asked Israel to pause strikes on Lebanon ahead of direct talks next week, Axios reports.

➡️ Lebanon has proposed that Israel return to the understandings of the November 2024 ceasefire and limit strikes to imminent Hezbollah threats.

➡️ The U.S. supports the request and is urging Israel to agree, though Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet decided.

➡️ Israeli officials insist there is no formal ceasefire, but one source said Netanyahu could still approve a short tactical pause in airstrikes.

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U.S. intelligence indicates Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles and could restore parts of its launch capability by recovering launchers from underground storage sites, despite repeated US/Israeli strikes throughout the war, according to WSJ, citing U.S. officials.

➡️ While more than half of Iran’s launchers are believed to have been destroyed, damaged, or trapped underground, U.S. officials assess that many could eventually be repaired or dug out.

➡️ Some in Washington are concerned Tehran could use the current pause in fighting to rebuild elements of its missile arsenal even as efforts continue to solidify the ceasefire and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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NEW: Iran hasn't been able to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the waterway and lacks the capability to remove them, according to NYT, citing U.S. officials.

The officials say it is unclear whether Iran accurately tracked the location of every mine it deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, and even when positions were recorded, some mines may have drifted or shifted over time.

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According to the Wall Street Journal Additional U.S. naval and Marine forces are moving into the middle east, including the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group and the USS Boxer with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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NOW: According to locals Two Israeli airstrikes targeted the towns of Toul and Jibchit in southern Lebanon.

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According to CNN, U.S. intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.

The systems Beijing is preparing to transfer are shoulder-fired anti-air missile systems known as MANPADs, the sources said, which posed an asymmetric threat to low-flying US military aircraft throughout the course of the five-week war and could again if the ceasefire falls apart.

Two of the sources told CNN there are indications that Beijing is working to route the shipments through third countries to mask their true origin.

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In an interview, a Saudi expert criticized the United States over its response to past attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, stating that Washington failed to provide support at the time.

The official also accused the U.S. of undermining efforts to reduce tensions with Iran, and claimed that American policy in the region is driven by a preference for conflict.

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Lebanon’s death toll reached 1,953 with 6,303 wounded as Israeli strikes continue. Air raids hit Nabatieh, while diplomatic efforts toward a ceasefire begin to emerge.

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IRIB: If by the afternoon they do not accept the two preconditions of the Islamic Republic, namely the release of assets and a ceasefire on Lebanon, we will not negotiate.

Note: Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that iran's economy can collapse in the coming weeks, this proves why Iranian delegation are insisting on unfreezing some of the Iranian funds.

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Iran is facing challenges fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key U.S. demand in the cease-fire talks, as it cannot locate and clear all sea mines it deployed during the war, according to a New York Times report citing U.S. officials.

The report said the situation has limited Iran's ability to allow more shipping traffic through the waterway, despite calls from the U.S. administration to ensure safe passage.

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Two US warships passed through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the start of the war.

Note: Iranian officials two days on April 9th announced that US and Israeli ships whether civilian or military have no permission to cross the Strait.

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Mark Rubio, Secretary of State on X Social media announced that Federal agents of US government have aressted the family of the Massoumeh Ebtekar, previous spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Masoumeh Ebtekar - also known as "Screaming Mary" - was the spokeswoman for the Islamic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days - subjecting them to beatings, starvation, and mock executions.

In 2014, the Obama Administration granted visas to her son and his family to enter the United States. In June 2016, the Obama Administration gave them lawful permanent resident status via the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.

This week, I terminated their lawful permanent resident status and today, Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending their removal from our country.

Her family should never have been allowed to benefit from the extraordinary privilege of living in our country.

America can never become home for anti-American terrorists or their families - and under the Trump Administration, it never will.

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