US and Iran exchange strikes after two US soldiers killed in Jordan

  The US launched another round of air strikes against Iran on Saturday night, targeting its coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, US military officials said.

US Central Command (Centcom) said forces successfully hit Iranian military capabilities, while Iranian state media said Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz had been struck.

Centcom said it also targeted Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) responsible for the attack that killed two US troops in Jordan on Friday, where another service member remains missing.

In response to the latest strikes, Iran's army said it carried out drone attacks on two US bases in Kuwait, according to state media.

The US and Iran have ramped up attacks against each other in recent days, with both sides accused of striking critical infrastructure.

On Saturday, Iran said it carried out "large-scale attacks with kamikaze drones" against an American military "depot at Camp Udairi" and another at "Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait", according to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk417jp83po

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Donald J. Trump’s Unfinished War With Iran Turns Catastrophic As More American Troops Are Killed By Direct Iranian Fire On A Military Base In Jordan

  Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth Called It A “Decisive Military Victory,” But Iran Is Still Firing Missiles, Striking U.S. Bases And Killing American Troops

CENTCOM says Iranian ballistic missiles and drones struck American and partner forces in Jordan, killing two U.S. service members, leaving one unaccounted for and sending four others to hospitals. The war has now claimed 16 American service members and wounded more than 430. These are not the statistics of a conflict that is “all but over.” 

They are the mounting casualties of a war that has entered a dangerous new phase. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump have continually lied to us about the true nature, and danger, of this war, and it is past time that Congress held them both to account, under oath. 

Preferably with their hands on a King James Bible that Trump says is his favorite Book. 2 US servicemen, and maybe more, died today in a war that Trump said was already finished. That's not acceptable to me, and it shouldn't be to you, either.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/donald-j-trumps-unfinished-war-with-iran-turns-catastrophic-as-more-american-troops-are-killed-by-direct-iranian-fire-on-a-military-base-in-jordan/

“All Christians Must Die!” The Muslim Persecution of Christians, by Raymond Ibrahim

 On April 6, a 45-year-old Moroccan attacked three neighbors with an axe in Montefrío, Spain, because, according to him, he had "felt the call of Allah" and that "all Christians must die." Pictured: Montefrío, near Granada, Spain. (Image source: iStock/Getty Images)

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The following are among the murders and abuses Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of April 2026. 

The Muslim Abduction, Rape, and Forced Conversion of Christian Girls in Pakistan

On April 11, two Muslims raped a 25-year-old Christian woman, leaving her in critical condition. The survivor, a daily-wage laborer, was picking lemons in a citrus orchard for local contractor Faizan Mehboob Rehmani (also known as Kaka) when the assault occurred. “Kaka may have thought I was an easy target because I am a Christian,” she said from her hospital bed. “They have destroyed my life. I want the police and courts to ensure they are punished.” According to her:

“I went to drink water from a tap outside a room in the orchard when Kaka and another man came and pushed me inside at gunpoint. They forced some drink into my mouth, tied my hands and feet with my scarf, and stuffed cloth into my mouth so I could not scream. I tried to resist, but Kaka pointed a pistol at my head and threatened to kill me. He then removed my shalwar [trouser] and raped me while the other man held me down. After that, his accomplice also raped me, but by then I had lost consciousness. I don’t know how many times they assaulted me.”

 FULL ARTICLE AT:https://raymondibrahim.substack.com/p/all-christians-must-die?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=6873559&post_id=207467949&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1v9n4o&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Infrastructure War! The Middle East Braces For What Is Coming Next As Both Sides Go Up The Escalation Ladder

 

Infrastructure War! The Middle East Braces For What Is Coming Next As Both Sides Go Up The Escalation Ladder

Targeting military assets isn’t going to wreck the global economy, but targeting key infrastructure could. The damage that has already been done to oil and natural gas infrastructure in the Middle East is going to take years to fully repair and rebuild. But so far the damage that has been done has been somewhat limited. If both sides decide to start conducting all-out attacks on oil and gas infrastructure, the world would be facing an unprecedented energy crisis with no end in sight. Unfortunately, it appears that such a scenario could potentially be ahead of us.

Crafting A False Narrative: The Accusation Of Israeli ‘Occupation’ Is Based On A Deceitful Premise

Propaganda is like a weed; it grows slowly and can become very invasive, to the point of choking the truth into oblivion. The main goal of propaganda is to promote and spread lies about any person, event, or topic to destroy their reputation and lead gullible people to commit words or actions against them. Josef Goebbels was Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda. Nobody can forget the scope and reach of his campaigns. Propaganda is devious and patient like the proverbial “frog in the pot.” Israel is that proverbial frog, and it continues to be boiled in the pot of unfounded antisemitic and anti-zionist accusations.

US strikes hit Iran for seventh consecutive night

  The US military said it carried out the seventh night of strikes on Iran since President Donald Trump declared the temporary ceasefire agreement was "over".

In a statement shared on X, US Central Command (Centcom) wrote that its forces "hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities".

Iran claimed to have responded by targeting US allies in the region, including Kuwait – whose army said its air defences had been "confronting hostile missile and drone attacks" following "Iranian aggression". 

Jordan's military also said it had intercepted 10 Iranian missiles fired into its airspace overnight. No damage was reported.

Centcom said it had ended its strikes at 21:30 ET (02:30 BST) after several hours.

"U.S. forces employed fighter aircraft, aerial drones, and warships in addition to other assets," it said in its statement.

Iran's state-run Fars agency had said two oil tankers "exploded and caught fire while passing through a mined route south of the Strait of Hormuz". Later, Centcom posted on X: "Like most IRGC claims, this is false."

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy748n8zx8ro

Second tanker in three months hijacked off Yemen by suspected Somali pirates

 Pirates have hijacked a tanker in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen, according to a UK maritime safety organisation (UKMTO) and Somali security officials.

The UKMTO said a "vessel was boarded by unauthorised personnel" as it sailed east, adding that other ships were "advised to transit with caution". Officials from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said the attackers were Somali.

This is the second hijacking of a vessel off the coast of Yemen since May, when the MT Eureka was seized near the port of Qana. Two other ships were boarded by pirates in the Indian Ocean in April. 

There have also been several unsuccessful attacks in a region where piracy appears to be making a comeback.

Until three years ago these kinds of incidents had almost disappeared in this area once notorious for hijackings, following a concerted security operation involving several navies.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vg6dml34vo

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"Obama Targets Hungary and Poland" by Raymond Ibrahim

 Obama Targets Hungary and Poland

Being Anti-Migration Is Now the Greatest Threat to “Democracy”...

BY Raymond Ibrahim

A curious video clip of former U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama has been making the rounds on social media. In it, he repeats the familiar refrain about the need to “strengthen democracy” and resist the advance of authoritarianism around the world.

Much of what he says sounds entirely reasonable. Indeed, at first glance, one might conclude that Obama genuinely understands some of the West’s gravest problems. At the outset, for example, he warns that freedom of the press is under assault and that legal systems are being weaponized:

I’ve become increasingly concerned about the rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe. We’re seeing politicians target civil society, undermine freedom of the press, weaponize the justice system. And no one is being spared.

One might assume that he is referring to the erosion of free expression in parts of Western Europe, where citizens have been arrested, investigated, or prosecuted for criticizing Islam or mass migration.

One might assume that Obama is condemning the increasingly selective application of law by governments and supranational institutions—including Britain’s Labour government and the European Union—which are always more willing to suppress critics of immigration, Islam, globalism, or progressive ideology than those promoting officially approved narratives.

But Obama had something else in mind. After these general remarks, he singled out two—and only two—nations as the principal battlegrounds in the struggle for democracy: not North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Eritrea, or any of the dozens of regimes that are genuinely anti-democratic, but Hungary and Poland—“two countries on the leading edge of confronting autocracy,” in Obama’s own words.

FULL ARTICLE AT: https://raymondibrahim.substack.com/p/obama-targets-hungary-and-poland?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=6873559&post_id=207382168&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1v9n4o&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

 

The Iran-Backed ‘Decisive Campaign’ To Destroy Israel and the West

by Khaled Abu Toameh - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22705/iran-hamas-campaign-to-destroy-israel

Many Western politicians, diplomats, academics and media commentators have argued that the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group launched its October 7, 2023 invasion of Israel because of the Israeli “blockade” on the Gaza Strip, from the necessity by Israel to prevent Hamas from smuggling in weapons with the sole purpose of destroying its Jewish neighbor.

Others claimed that economic hardship and humanitarian conditions had driven Hamas to carry out the deadliest attack against Jews since the Holocaust. Some argued that Hamas had by then evolved into a pragmatic movement interested in governing the Gaza Strip and finally willing to coexist with Israel.

Recently disclosed documents handwritten by the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar have irrefutably demolished these claims.

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The Robot Navy Has Arrived: America’s Sea Drone Strike Is Glimpse of Future War

By PNW Staff - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=10250#google_vignette

While headlines focused on the target of America’s recent strike against an Iranian port, military planners around the world were likely paying closer attention to something else entirely: the weapon that delivered it.

The United States didn’t simply attack a strategic facility. It publicly demonstrated that autonomous sea drones are no longer experimental concepts or futuristic prototypes. They have become operational weapons capable of striking valuable targets with precision while keeping human operators safely out of harm’s way.

If aerial drones transformed warfare over the past two decades, sea drones may be about to do the same for the world’s oceans.

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