A U.S. Army AH-64E “Apache” Attack Helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, and both of the two crewmembers were safely rescued, with it not immediately clear if the helicopter was shot down by Iran, two people briefed on the incident tell The New York Times.
Chinese Coast Guard patrols to the east of Taiwan are a ‘provocative act’ and the military will closely coordinate with the island's Coast Guard in responding, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said https://t.co/Iu7toA1Kyy
Trump to Netanyahu after Iran attack: 'Don't retaliate, make a deal'
Trump urged Iran to return to talks and 'make a deal,' said he was 'not happy' with Israel's Beirut strike and told Netanyahu not to retaliate; CENTCOM released ...
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All of the Iranian missiles launched at Israel this morning were intercepted, according to the military.
The IDF assesses that an impact reported in an open field in the West Bank was likely a large fragment following an interception.
Meanwhile, an all-clear is given in the Jerusalem area after an early warning was issued for an Iranian missile attack, as the projectile apparently failed to reach the country.
Monday morning’s retaliatory strikes against Iran by the Israeli Air Force seem to have been quite small compared to previous waves and appear to have been carried out entirely from over Iraq instead of Iran, both of which would make sense if they were not receiving aerial-refueling and other support from the United States.
US officials have drawn up a proposal to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius to take control of Diego Garcia, bypassing the UK, according to The Telegraph.
A senior Iranian parliament member indicated that Iran will fire on Israel tonight in response to the IDF strikes in Beriut.
“We will deliver a decisive and painful response to the Zionist regime's attack on Dahiyeh," National Security Commission spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei said.
🚨 Just in: President Trump Slaps Beijing in the Face: “I’ll Call Taiwan’s President ANYTIME I Want!” 🔥
While the Chinese Communist Party screams “hands off” and threatens to blow up U.S.-China relations, President Trump just looked straight into the cameras on Air Force One and said the quiet part out loud: “I’ll always talk to him.”
That “him”? Taiwan President Lai Ching-te @ChingteLai.
This isn’t some backchannel whisper. This is President Trump openly floating the first direct presidential phone call between Washington and Taipei in decades — right as he pushes a massive $14 billion U.S. arms package to arm Taiwan against Beijing’s bullying.
Beijing’s embassy in D.C. already issued the usual tantrum: “Handle Taiwan with extreme caution or else.” Translation: Don’t you dare treat Taiwan like a real country.
President Trump’s answer? Watch me.
Lai is ready. He’s already drafting the script: tell President Trump the truth — Beijing is the only destroyer of peace in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan’s defense budget is exploding for one reason: Chinese warplanes, ships, and missiles swarm its airspace and waters every single week. Buying American weapons isn’t “provocation” — it’s survival.
Policy experts are stunned. One senior China watcher called the potential call “more explosive than the arms deal itself.” Beijing sees direct leader-to-leader contact as the ultimate red line. Trump just stepped on it with both boots.
This is the same President Trump who stared down Xi before. The same man who never bought the “strategic ambiguity” lie that kept Taiwan dangling for 40 years. Now he’s signaling: America stands with democratic Taiwan — openly, loudly, and without apology.
Think about what this means:
- First direct U.S.-Taiwan presidential hotline since the 1970s.
- A $14 billion message written in steel: American weapons, American resolve.
- Beijing’s bluff is being called in real time.
The old game is over. The era of treating Taiwan like a dirty secret is dead.
If you’re tired of watching the free world bow to communist bullies, this is your moment.
President Trump isn’t asking for permission. He’s daring Beijing to do something about it.
Share this if you believe Taiwan deserves to be treated like the thriving democracy it is — not a bargaining chip.
Comment “TAIWAN STRONG” if you’re done with CCP threats.
The world is watching. History is being made at 35,000 feet on Air Force One.
And Trump just made sure Beijing heard every word.
#TaiwanStrong #Taiwan #CCP
Trump-Putin Alaska Russia tunnel across the Bering Strait provide the Kremlin an exit from Ukraine war. Meanwhile, USA draws down from NATO to focus on China but will leave Eastern Europe in posession of American nukes to deter Russia.
🚨Update: Secret War! US air strikes destroyed a narcotics shipping facility in Ecuador! MASSIVE FIRE engulfs Ecuador port after ‘explosions!’ Boats burn on water as thick black smoke swallows sky!!
Taiwan’s Coast Guard told a Chinese coast guard vessel it said was operating in restricted waters near Dongsha Island:
"Listen up China Coast Guard 3501, this is Taiwan’s water. This is not your water. You don’t belong here. Turn around and leave now!"
BREAKING: Iran’s World Cup squad has been notified they must enter and leave US soil on the same day of their matches played in America, says Tehran’s ambassador to Mexico.