The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway. U.S. forces are positioned and prepared to ensure that freedom of navigation remains available despite unwarranted Iranian aggression, harassment, threats, and arbitrary declarations. Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing.
At 5 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching more strikes against Iran to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Commander in Chief has directed the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable.
Radio traffic from dispatch and D.C. Fire during last night’s medical emergency that resulted in the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, along with a timeline of events, which indicate that a female caller in Baltimore, likely a family member, friend, or staffer of Lindsey, was the person who called 9-11 at around 8:27 P.M. on Saturday.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that at the direction of the Commander-in-Chief, President Donald J. Trump, forces have began launching additional strikes against Iran to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
'The Iranians have buyer’s remorse- they now want the US to recognize their complete control over the Strait of Hormuz.'
Dr. Meir Javedanfar (@MeirJa) join @benitalevin on #TheRundown
Words aren't enough. Actions matter most. The United States is using every tool at our disposal—including targeted sanctions—to hold perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence accountable.
Every nation needs a neighbor who won't run when the trouble starts, and Heaven already picked Israel's. While the world keeps score and shifts allegiances like the wind, some covenants don't move. Stand with what God won't abandon.
91 million people are one grid outage away from finding out what "restraint" actually costs. This is the difference between a president who understands leverage and one who just talks tough, and it's worth paying attention to. Watch the whispers behind the statements, that's where the real strategy lives.
Every generation asks the same question Franklin asked staring at that chair: is the sun rising or setting on this thing we call America? Our battle was never tanks and rifles, it's persuasion, ideas, and who controls the story, and that fight is as spiritual as it is political. We're 250 years in and the sun's position is still being decided, so which side of that fight are you standing on?
An Israeli airstrike targeted a factory in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood. The IDF says the factory was used by Hamas to produce weapons, and an early evacuation notice was given to the site.
Research by @Israel_Alma_org, examining 65 textbooks & workbooks used by HTS-affiliated kindergartens and primary schools now integrated into Syria's official education system, has found consistent messages glorifying jihad, armed struggle and anti-Israeli indoctrination.
Syria's People's Assembly convened in Damascus today for the first time since the fall of the Assad regime. Under the country's interim governing arrangements, two-thirds of the 210 MPs were chosen last year by regional electoral colleges, while President Ahmed al-Sharaa named the remaining third. Abdel Halim al-Awak was elected speaker with 99 votes.
‘Iranian threats against Trump should, of course, be taken seriously, but I don't think they are competent enough to carry them out.’
Sona Kazemi (@KazemiSona) joins @natasharaquel_ on #MiddleEastNow
‘In Bahrain, we are still stunned by the audacity of the Iranians, who claim they are targeting American and Israeli interests in the Gulf while striking civilian infrastructure.’
Ahmed Khuzaie (@AhmedAlkhuzaie) joins @natasharaquel_ on #MiddleEastNow