The deadline to an Iran deal ticks down. Sanctuary cities could see some summer travel troubles and controversial rapper Yeh is banned from the UK. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, April 7th. This is Evening Wire. President Trump posted a final warning to Iran on Tuesday morning, hours ahead of his latest deadline for a ceasefire. Daily Wire DC bureau chief Tim Rice has more. Trump wrote, quote, a whole civilization will die tonight. The president has threatened to destroy power plants and bridges across Iran, starting tonight unless Iran agrees to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. An Iranian official reportedly called on civilians to form human chains around the nation's power plants, while state TV released footage claiming to show Iranians standing arm in arm at at least one power plant. Trump says he is still open to a deal, however, writing on Truth Social that we will find out tonight. The president's language sparked bipartisan pushback in Washington. Republican Senator Ron Johnson said that a bombing campaign against civilian infrastructure would be a huge mistake. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Trump an extremely sick person. Trump has given the Iranian regime until 8 p.m. Eastern time to make a deal. Tehran has responded by forming human shields of women and children around its critical infrastructure. The U.S. launched dozens of strikes today on Karg Island, a critical hub that handles roughly 90 percent of Iran's oil exports. The island generates about half of the Iranian government's revenue and is indispensable to Iran's oil trade due to deep water access which allows super tankers to dock. U.S. precision strikes focused on disabling remaining air defense systems and radar installations to weaken the island's protective capabilities. Military planners are aiming for a potential amphibious seize and hold operation, while potentially sparing key oil infrastructure to preserve its strategic value as leverage. An intelligence memo reports that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khomeini is unconscious and, quote, unable to be involved in any decision making. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has the details. It has been weeks since Khomeini suffered severe injuries in a U.S.-Israeli strike that killed his father Ali Khomeini and much of his family. The new Supreme Leader has not appeared publicly since the February 28th attack and instead relies on written statements broadcast by state media. Officials say he is receiving treatment in the city of Khome, about 87 miles south of Tehran, for a, quote, severe condition. Conflicting reports about his injuries range from minor fractures to claims of a coma, fueling ongoing speculation. Statements attributed to him still vow retaliation, including one that declares, quote, we will not refrain from avenging the blood of your martyrs, and another asserting continued support for, quote, the resistance against the Zionist American enemy. The Trump administration is considering a dramatic move, pulling customs officers from airports and cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Daily Wire immigration reporter Ginny Tehr as the latest. If implemented, the move could effectively halt international travel into those cities using economic pressure to force compliance. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wiimoulin argues sanctuary policies undermine federal law, and he says resources should be prioritized for jurisdictions willing to partner with immigration authorities. If they're a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city? Seriously, if they're a sanctuary city and they're receiving international flights and we're asking them to partner with us at the airport, but once they walk out of the airport, they're not going to enforce immigration policy. Maybe we need to have a really hard look at that because we need to focus on cities that want to work with us. The proposal comes as the administration ramps up enforcement efforts nationwide and as political fights over immigration funding continue in Washington. For now, it's just under consideration, but it signals a more aggressive strategy, leverage federal power to bring sanctuary cities in line. More than a dozen bullets struck the home of Indianapolis City County Council member Ron Gibson on Monday. Daily Wire reporter Breca Stoll has more. Gibson and his eight-year-old son woke up Monday morning to the sound of gunfire. While neither were physically harmed, they found bullet holes throughout their home and a handwritten note on the doorstep that read, quote, no data centers. Following the event, Gibson said, quote, just steps from where those bullets struck is our dining room table, where my son had been playing with his Legos the day before. Authorities including the FBI and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security are investigating, while local police have not yet commented. Gibson, a Democrat who has served since 2023, supported a recently approved rezoning plan for a data center in his district, a project that has drawn strong public opposition and protests. Gibson emphasized that while public service brings disagreement, violence is unacceptable, anti-quote, praise that justice is served and those responsible are held accountable. We're in for a Super El Nino this summer and fall that's according to the leading European weather forecasting model. El Nino events are associated with a variety of global weather effects tied to warmer weather, including heat waves, droughts, and shifted monsoon patterns. During typical El Nino years, which occur every two to seven years, ocean water warms anywhere from 0.5 to 1.9 degrees Celsius. During a Super El Nino, waters warm by at least two degrees or more. These events are rare, occurring about every 10 to 20 years and are associated with more potent global weather effects. The most recent was in 2015 when waters warmed 2.8 degrees, which was the highest on record. The Artemis II mission crew are now on their way home. Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake has more. The Orion spaceship circled behind the moon yesterday, breaking the record for the furthest humans have ever traveled from Earth, set by Apollo 13 back in 1970. While on the far side of the moon, the crew lost radio contact with NASA for about 40 minutes. Once communication resumed, the crew was greeted by a call from the president. Hello to Artemis II. Today you've made history and made all America really proud. There's nothing like what you're doing circling around the moon for the first time in more than a half a century. The crew spoke with the president for about 12 minutes. Here's some from pilot Victor Glover. Thank you for your leadership. Thank you to Jared for his leadership. Really, thank you for taking the time out today to visit NASA. It's really special for us, but it's really special for the team on the ground. A whole team of people all around the world pulled this off. And we just want to say thank you to all of you for this. It is the thrill and honor of a lifetime to have been on this journey. And it's scheduled to return to Earth Friday afternoon, splashing down off the coast of San Diego. Amazon has walked back its plans to cut ties with USPS and agreed to reduce its business with the post office by only 20%. Amazon currently accounts for about 15% of USPS revenue, amounting to around $6 billion yearly. While any loss in revenue will hurt the already struggling agency, this new deal could stave off post office insolvency for the time being. Amazon has vastly expanded its own delivery logistics. They've still largely relied on the post office, especially in rural areas. The Supreme Court has opened a new path for the dismissal of Steve Bannon's criminal conviction. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has more. Bannon was convicted of contempt of Congress in 2022 for defying a subpoena from a House Select Committee, serving a four month sentence. The federal appeals court upheld the conviction, leading Bannon to petition the Supreme Court. While the Supreme Court chose not to hear the case, they did vacate the previous court's ruling, sending the case back to a lower court. Bannon argues that he was following the advice of his lawyer by ignoring the subpoena, citing executive privilege. Bannon will now have a new opportunity to make his case. The UK has banned the rapper Kanye West forcing organizers to cancel the three day wireless festival that Ye was scheduled to headline. Daily Wire Lifestyle reporter Lauren Bear has more. British authorities denied Ye a visa to enter the country on the grounds that his presence would not be, quote, conducive to the public good. In a social media post, UK Prime Minister Kier Starmor said that Ye should not have been invited to headline wireless, and that his government, quote, stands firmly with the Jewish community. In January, the controversial rapper took out a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal, seeking forgiveness for his past behavior. He blamed his anti-Semitic outbursts on a bipolar disorder he said he developed after a car crash in 2002. An Austin, Texas tech company is developing tactical drones, not for warfare, but for stopping school shootings. The company, called Mythril Defense, has developed the Black Arrow Drone as part of a state-funded program to increase school security. The drones can fly at over 100 miles per hour and are equipped with strobe lights and pepper spray. Their speed and design also allows them to be used as blunt force deterrence. The drones would be operated by pilots at Mythril's headquarters in Austin. The first Black Arrow Drones are set to be deployed in Florida's Daltona High School for the coming year. March Madness has come to a close. Host of Crane & Cone and former Michigan QB David Cone has more. The University of Michigan basketball team won the NCAA Men's Tournament last night by beating UConn 69-63. The Wolverines went 37-3 on the season under second-year head coach Dusty May to claim the second national title in program history. They are also the first Big Ten national champion since Michigan State in 2000. Point Guard Elliot Caddow was named the tournament's most outstanding player. And McDonald's CEO has responded to the viral mockery of his timid, big archbite. In early February, McDonald's executive Chris Kempensky posted an awkward video to TikTok, taking what viewers called a tiny bite of the new big arch burger after referring to it repeatedly as a product. All right, the moment of truth. That is so good. That's a big bite for a big arch. It's a delicious product. Viewers immediately clocked it as inauthentic, noting the dainty and apprehensive bite with the camera cutting before he even swallowed the food. This week, McDonald's CEO tried to explain himself during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. You know, are you secretly a vegetarian? Yeah. You want to clear that up? Yeah, I'm definitely not a vegetarian. I think, you know, I blame it all on my mom because she told me, don't talk with your mouth full. Throwing his mom under the bus, man. That's hard. All right, those are your drive home updates. 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