Republican Congressional candidate Valentina Gomez has been barred from entering the United Kingdom following backlash from Muslim lawmakers and pressure groups. She has in turn vowed to arrive in the country by boat as has become customary for illegal migrants.
Gomez, a Colombian-born activist who is currently running as a Republican for Texas’s 31st District in the House of Representatives, was planning on travelling to London next month to attend a rally organised by veteran anti-grooming gang activist Tommy Robinson.
However, this week, British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, the cabinet minister tasked with controlling UK immigration, ruled that Gomez should not be permitted to enter the country as it would “not be conducive to the public good,” the BBC reported.
This came after backlash from the Muslim community over the planned appearance by an activist, who had previously sparked controversy by using a flamethrower to set a copy of the Qur’an ablaze, while proclaiming, “Your daughters will be raped, and your sons beheaded unless we stop Islam once and for all”.
The Muslim Council of Britain had told the Home Secretary that her presence would “lead to less safety and security on the streets of Britain”.
The Mayor of Rotherham UK UK:
The Muslim mayor of Rotherham in the UK says that Britain can only be great again by implementing Sharia law, and demands the expulsion of all non-Muslims! Including British citizens. – @CNToWestpic.twitter.com/86JtWaSUlj
Hit Iran where it hurts most. In their wallets. That always gets results and starves the IRGC of the funds it needs to operate. Keep up the pressure and the good work.
Trump: Iran has Violated the Cease Fire numerous times!
Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.⁰⁰As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit… pic.twitter.com/EGwDe3dBI3
The Islamic Republic is using negotiations to buy time in order to regroup and fight again more effectively. As such, the mullahs need them more than Trump does. On the other hand, they know that his threats have proven empty before, and thus that they have some time to regroup even without making any concessions to the Great Satan
An Iranian-born immigrant who became a lawful permanent resident alien under the Obama administration was arrested and charged with brokering arms sales on behalf of the Iranian Government. According to Bill Essayli, the United States Attorney for the Central District of California, federal authorities arrested 44-year-old Shamim Mafi at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday evening.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp says control of the Strait of Hormuz has now “returned to its previous state” because of the US’s continuing blockade of Iranian ports.
US President Donald Trump says the naval blockade will “remain in full force” until “our transaction with Iran is 100% complete”.
Earlier today:
President Donald Trump said today that the Iranians have “agreed to everything,” including getting rid of their enriched uranium.
The Iranian Foreign Minister said that the Strait of Hormuz is now completely open.
NATO counties won’t let us use their NATO bases while we take out Iran for them? Then why the hell are we part of NATO?
How and why did NATO start?
Trump opens the Straight of Hormuz, then Italy, France, and the UK jump in to claim credit:
Starmer Announces Bold Mission to Reopen Strait of Hormuz:
“It’s good news that the Strait of Hormuz has now reopened. This must be a long lasting and workable solution, without tolls or restrictions on routes.”
“We will lead a multinational mission to open the Strait of Hormuz.”
After Iran and Trump Just Declared It Open.
Starmer’s masterplan:
“UK will lead a defensive military mission with France to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz”
You have no shame. You hindered the peace effort every step of the way. You emboldened Iran. You blocked the US from using your air space.
You’re all irrelevant buffoons.
Al Bozo would like a pat on the back from big bad Trump:
More than a dozen countries have offered to play role in the UK-France led mission in the Hormuz Strait. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/488E66
A senior Iranian cleric said no one would dare attack Iran, while warning that any strike would fail and urging caution toward the United States.
“ No one will dare attack Iran anymore,” Ahmad Khatami, Tehran’s interim Friday prayer leader, said.
“ They may attack, but it will not lead anywhere and this revolution will endure,” he added. Khatami also urged distrust of the United States during the ceasefire period.
“ We must even be pessimistic about the enemy’s smiles, especially our enemy named Trump, who is a symbol of lies,” he said.
He stressed the importance of public support and unity during the truce, saying people should remain present and trust in leadership.
Tehran says US blockade of ports must end as strait to open
Speaker of Iran’s parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that recent claims by US President Donald Trump regarding Iran “were false”, and warned that the Strait of Hormuz “will not remain open” if the US blockade of Iranian ports continues.
Trump told the AFP news agency that there were no “sticking points” left for a deal with Iran, while also issuing a series of upbeat messages on social media regarding apparent agreements with Tehran.
But the US president also stated that the naval blockade would “remain in full force” until “our transaction with Iran is 100% complete”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” to all commercial vessels, “in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon” and “on the coordinated route as already announced”.
Trump said Israel was “prohibited” from bombing Lebanon, as the first day of a 10-day ceasefire in the country saw tens of thousands of people return to homes they were forced to flee during weeks of Israeli attacks on the country.
Visit our live tracker for the latest casualty figures from across the region.
Here’s a recap of the latest developments:
US President Donald Trump has claimed that things are “going very well” in talks with Iran, but senior officials in Tehran say the US blockade of Iranian ports must end if the Strait of Hormuz is to remain open.
Despite claims by Trump, Tehran has denied agreeing to transport enriched uranium out of the country, saying that is a red line.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said 21 ships attempting to enter or leave Iranian ports have complied with directions from US forces to turn around and return to Iran since the maritime blockade began on April 13.
Abas Aslani, a senior fellow at the Centre for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran, said there are “glaring contrasts in the narratives” coming from the US and Iran on talks to end the war.
Ship-tracking site MarineTraffic said a cruise liner, reportedly without passengers, has successfully sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first passenger vessel to make it through since the war began.
The Office of the US Chief of Naval Operations said reports of food shortages on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and USS Tripoli – both deployed in the Middle East – are “false”.
He who laughs last in Iran
Lars Hedegaard
Influential parts of the US Democratic Party, including several members of Congress and many in the mainstream media, are clearly hoping for an Iranian victory in the Israel-US war and the Iranian clergy. They delight in every little difficulty they claim President Trump lacks the sense to master. Some of them claim that the mullahs and their revolutionary guards have either already won the war or are on the way to it. Continue reading Iran: Mullah’s Fear Humiliation More Than Anything
President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran “agreed to everything” in negotiations with the United States following a news-packed morning that included the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
These incompetent clowns are now trying to brainwash their electorate into believing that they are hero’s for the Straight of Hormuz opening. They were offered seat at the table, they declined. In the end they weren’t even in the room. The rules of their old chess game have completely changed and they have no idea what the new rules are.
Keir Starmer hit back at Donald Trump‘s Nato rebuke, saying the alliance was ‘in America’s interest’ – but acknowledged that European allies must do more.
The Prime Minister’s comments come after the US President stepped up his threats to quit the bloc as tensions continued to grow over the Iran war.
🚨UK GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES ISLAMPHOBIA LAW AND APPOINTS MINISTER OF ISLAMOPHOBIA
We live in truly insane times
All this does is prove multiculturalism has been an absolute disaster and people are sick of Islam pic.twitter.com/5KWaGxYvQY
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) March 10, 2026
“I will do everything to protect Muslims and route out Islamophobia with every last breath I have.”
– Keir Starmer pic.twitter.com/xkUgVJcW1j
“Europe has become unrecognizable, filled with Mohammeds and Mahmouds who hate us in the name of Allah”.
Ban Islamic immigration and deport Islamists before too late?
A. Yes
B. No pic.twitter.com/NucLp31y8o
— 𝔉🅰𝒏 Karoline Leavitt (@WHLeavitt) March 10, 2026
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari, warned today that the window for a diplomatic resolution is rapidly closing.
“We are close to the point where the situation in the region could spiral out of control.”
He emphasized that the prolonged nature of the hostilities serves no state’s long-term interest. “There are no winners if this war continues,” he said.
Iran’s IRGC says it will respond outside the region and deprive US and its allies of oil and gas “for many years” if the US crosses “red lines” and attacks civilian facilities.
In his latest threat to Iran, the US president says, “A whole civilisation will die tonight,” with the deadline he imposed for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz mere hours away.
Several blasts have been reported in Iran’s capital, Tehran, after overnight strikes killed at least 15 people across the country.
The Israeli military said it struck an Iranian petrochemical compound in Shiraz, while the IRGC said it launched retaliatory strikes on US companies operating in Saudi Arabia shortly after.
The Israeli army issued a statement warning Iranians against using trains for their “safety” until 9pm local time (17:30 GMT).
Israeli media reported damage in central Israel after Iran launched several projectiles, which hit areas including Rosh Haayin and Ramat Hasharon.
Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan said diplomatic efforts to bring the war to an end have reached a “critical” stage, without offering more details.
The King Fahd Causeway, an important bridge linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, has been indefinitely closed to traffic as both countries face attacks from Iran.
US lawmakers urged members of Trump’s administration to remove him from office by invoking the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution, which provides for a transfer of power if the president is unable to serve.
EUnuch’s are flakes. Macron, Starmer & Merz are despicable. Meloni is a disappointment, and that Spanish blowhard Pedro Sanchez is beneath contempt.
Macron lectures the world about stability and restraint while France quietly does the opposite behind closed doors.
In a single day, France aligned with China and Russia at the UN Security Council to block a resolution that would have enabled action to reopen the Strait of… pic.twitter.com/YsMNJANpMj
My message here clearly struck a nerve. A few friends from when I was press secretary, domestically and abroad, don’t like what I said. Instead of seeing how Western European nations must change, they just want to attack Trump.
No, Iran has not announced or granted blanket “free passage” to all French ships and tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as a special reward for Macron’s stance. What actually happenedA single French-owned container ship (CMA CGM Kribi, Malta-flagged) successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz on April 2–3, 2026. It was the first known French-linked (and Western European-linked) vessel to do so since the recent Iran-related conflict escalated and largely shut down commercial traffic.
Trump: “Well, I think it’ll [Hormuz] automatically open, but my attitude is, I’ve obliterated the country.”
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President Trump has posted on social media this morning, clearly signaling he is further down the road towards an off-ramp:
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All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT. You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us.Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! President DJT
The reaction was a drop in the price of oil…
Former IRGC Commander-in-Chief Mohsen Rezaee: There Will Be No Ceasefire This Time; Iran’s Missiles Are “Infinite”; We Are Holding the U.S. by the Neck – The Fate of Hitler in the Snows of Russia Awaits the Americans pic.twitter.com/P7JEcdUUMk
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the United States was plotting a ground attack despite publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war.
Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt and Saudi Arabia meet in Islamabad, looking to de-escalate the US-Israel war on Iran.
Israel announces it will “intensify and expand” strikes amid new wave of Iranian attacks on Gulf sites…
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