Day 443
April 7, 2026
9 incidents
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Military Overreach
Two-week ceasefire takes effect
The United States and Iran announce a temporary ceasefire mediated by Pakistan, taking effect April 7. Both sides agree to halt active hostilities while negotiations proceed. The ceasefire is extended past its initial two-week duration but remains fragile.
From: Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire Proposal, Plans 'Very Major Attack,' Cancels at Last Minute (May 2026)
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Military Overreach
April ceasefire takes effect
The United States and Iran announce a temporary ceasefire mediated by Pakistan. Both sides agree to halt active hostilities. The ceasefire remains nominally in effect through early May.
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Foreign Policy & War
Deadline day — 'no more extensions'
Trump states the Tuesday deadline is final and will not be moved again, warning the 'entire country' could be taken out.
From: Trump Issues Ultimatum: 'A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight' Unless Iran Capitulates
- Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration
DHS Secretary Mullin pauses warehouse purchases
New DHS Secretary Mullin paused new warehouse purchases 'for review,' placing the expansion at a crossroads as the administration changed DHS leadership.
From: Phase II Mass Deportation: Expansion to Workplace Raids and 92,000-Bed Warehouse Detention System
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Foreign Policy & War
Fresh strikes on Kharg Island
The U.S. carries out additional strikes on Kharg Island targeting sites similar to those hit in previous attacks, while Trump's Tuesday deadline for a ceasefire deal looms.
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Foreign Policy & War
200+ organizations call for accountability; ceasefire agreed
More than 200 human rights, humanitarian, and civil liberties organizations issued a joint statement calling Trump's infrastructure threats a threat to commit war crimes and demanding accountability. Hours later, the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, temporarily suspending the threat to destroy Iranian power plants.
From: Trump Threats to Obliterate Iran's Civilian Power Infrastructure
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Military Overreach
Two-week ceasefire takes effect
The US and Iran announce a ceasefire mediated by Pakistan, taking effect April 7. Neither the ceasefire nor the preceding war had been authorized by Congress.
From: Iran War: Crime of Aggression — War Launched Without Congressional Authorization
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Military Overreach
Trump threatens 'a whole civilization will die tonight'
Hours before his self-imposed 8 PM deadline, Trump posts on Truth Social warning that 'a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.' Amnesty International warns the threats may constitute 'a threat to commit genocide' under the Rome Statute.
From: Iran War: Crime of Aggression — War Launched Without Congressional Authorization
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Deportation to Torture
PBS FRONTLINE documentary 'The Deal' exposes full scope of arrangement
A FRONTLINE documentary titled 'The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador' premieres, documenting the political background and secret terms of the CECOT arrangement and Bukele's ties to Salvadoran gangs. Reporters describe the agreement as a trade: deportation of Venezuelans in exchange for diplomatic, financial, and political support for Bukele's government.
From: Secret $6 Million Contract to Outsource Detention to El Salvador's CECOT