Thursday, 9 April 2026
Wow – That Was Close! Trump And Iran Make a Deal to Pull the World Back from the Brink of Disaster with Less Than 2 Hours to Spare
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Wow – That Was Close! Trump And Iran Make a Deal to Pull the World Back from the Brink of Disaster with Less Than 2 Hours to Spare
Did the world just get the miracle that it desperately needed? Less than two hours before the deadline that President Trump had set, a deal was announced for a two week ceasefire. If a deal had not been reached, Trump had promised that Iran’s entire power grid and all of their major bridges would be destroyed. In response, Iran would have retaliated by striking oil and natural gas facilities all over the Middle East. The severe damage that this would have caused to the global economy would have plunged our world into turmoil for years.
Trump announced the ceasefire deal on his Truth Social account.
He stated that he has agreed to delay the bombing of Iran’s power grid and major bridges for two weeks, but this is dependent upon the “COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz”…
We’ll see if the Iranians hold up their end of the bargain.
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Trump and the End of Tehran’s Illusion
by Ahmed Charai - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22422/trump-iran-illusion
This war has exposed truths that too many in Washington have spent years trying to avoid.
This war has shown again that Israel’s indispensable ally is not elite fashion or diplomatic theater. It is the United States of America when led by a president willing to act. President Donald Trump made that clear not with rhetoric, but with force, resolve, and strategic clarity.
The second truth is just as important: the Gulf states also have only one genuine great-power ally, and that is the United States.
When Iran and its terror network threaten the region, every major power reveals what it really is. America acted. Russia watched. China calculated. Trump chose to use American power, credibility, and deterrence to protect regional partners under pressure. He could have behaved as Russia did, observing the conflict with satisfaction as instability spread and America’s allies came under attack. He could have behaved as China does, speaking the language of balance while protecting only its own interests. But he did not. He acted.
WELL DONE THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT, ENTER YE INTO THE JOY OF THE LORD
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God’s Hooks in Gog May Be Coming into Focus
By Mark A. Becker - https://www.raptureready.com/2026/04/07/gods-hooks-in-gog-may-be-coming-into-focus-by-mark-a-becker/
“And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back [from Ukraine?], and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords…
“Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.” – Ezekiel 38:3-4, 10-12
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“Well done!”
Terry James – https://terryjamesprophecyline.com/2026/04/05/well-done-2/
Many prophetically attuned believers, such as those who take notice of this column and of posts on terryjamesprophecyline.com, as well as of other Christ-centered, Bible prophecy platforms, pay attention to the nearness of Christ’s call to the Church. Vast billions of people on earth, however, go down that broad way of this brief life without a thought of their swiftly approaching destiny.
Sadly, we know that most Christians–even though they might be born-again believers—pay no attention to the lateness of the hour as the end of the Age of Grace draws near. Much of this disregard (even though the Bible consists of more than 27 percent prophecy) is the fault of the people in the pews who genuinely call Jesus Christ their Lord–because they have little interest in personal Bible study. But at least an equal share of blame for not paying attention to the prophetic signs of the times must be placed with the pastors whose flocks receive little or no teaching about biblical prophecy—for which the stage is being set for in every direction we look.
NATO At The Crossroads: What Now?
NATO At The Crossroads: What Now?
The question now is simple: can an alliance survive when partners do not fully agree on every mission, yet still rely on each other in moments of crisis? The answer will shape U.S.-European relations for decades, and define whether NATO remains a pillar of shared security -- or becomes a relic of assumptions the modern world no longer tolerates.
The World Wants Calm - But Israel Already Sees The Next War Coming
If Iran is willing to threaten the entire ceasefire arrangement over Israeli strikes on Hezbollah, then it tells us something critical: Hezbollah is not a side asset to Iran. It is central to Iran's future war plans.
Iran warns oil tankers will be destroyed if they try to travel along the Strait of Hormuz without permission as regime demands huge cryptocurrency fees
Iran has warned that oil tankers will be destroyed if they try to travel along the Strait of Hormuz without permission, as it seeks to retain control over the passage during the two-week ceasefire.
A radio message was today broadcast by the regime to all oil ships in the vital waterway, saying: 'If any vessels try to transit without permission, [they] will be destroyed.'
The Islamic Republic is demanding that shipping companies pay enormous tolls in cryptocurrency to access the passage, which usually handles around 20 per cent of the world's oil and gas.
The future of the strait is a major sticking point between Washington and Tehran, with US President Donald Trump calling for the free flow of maritime traffic to be restored.
'Iran needs to monitor what goes in and out of the strait to ensure these two weeks aren’t used for transferring weapons,' Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, told the Financial Times.
'Everything can pass through, but the procedure will take time for each vessel, and Iran is not in a rush,' he added. Each vessel will have to first email the authorities about its cargo, after which Iran's Supreme National Security Council will alert them about the toll to be paid in digital currencies. Hosseini said the toll would be $1 per barrel of oil, adding that empty tankers can pass freely.
His statements imply that Tehran will demand that vessels use the northerly route close to its coastline, raising concerns over whether western or Gulf state-linked tankers will be willing to risk transit.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://mol.im/a/15715929 via https://dailym.ai/android
Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz after Israel strikes Lebanon driving a wedge in ceasefire agreement
The ceasefire between Washington and Tehran appears to have been left on the brink of collapse less than 24 hours after it was agreed, with Iran appearing to close the Strait of Hormuz and launching drone strikes against energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Tehran's actions came in response to a devastating Israeli aerial assault on Lebanon that killed at least 112 people and wounded approximately 700 others, according to Lebanese health authorities.
Israeli forces struck 100 targets across central Beirut within a 10-minute window this afternoon, describing the operation as an effort to eliminate Hezbollah militants backed by Iran.
The Iranian regime maintains that the two-week truce negotiated with the United States encompassed all regional hostilities, including those in Lebanon, a position disputed by both Washington and Tel Aviv.
The agreement between the US and Iran was finalised on Tuesday evening, coming just 90 minutes before a deadline set by Donald Trump. Mr Trump issued stark warnings prior to the deal, threatening to devastate Iranian civilisation and reduce the country to the "Stone Age" through attacks on civilian infrastructure, should the strait remain blocked.
Under the terms of the ceasefire, Iran was required to end its effective blockade of the vital shipping lane, which carries approximately one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
FULL ARTICLE AT: https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/iran-shuts-strait-of-hormuz-israel-strikes-lebanon-ceasefire-agreement
Trump Agrees to ‘Double-sided Ceasefire’ for Two Weeks
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