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1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (682+ words) President Trump threatened to destroy Iran's energy plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopened. Said Trump: "Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like…...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago  (663+ words) This could make for a big electoral win for Democrats in November, despite the division in the party and its overall nominally unpopular rating" This is the pattern I'd expect in a midterm environment that favors the out-party. But with…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (717+ words) Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter speech Sunday to deliver a resounding call for peace in times of renewed war, declaring, "Let those who have weapons lay them down!," the Washington Post reports. Said Leo: "Let those who have…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (710+ words) An Air Force weapons officer whose fighter jet had been shot down in Iran was rescued by U.S. Special Operations forces in a risky Saturday night mission that took commandos deep into enemy territory," the New York Times reports. The rescue…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (715+ words) President Trump threatened to destroy all of Iran's power plants if the country's leaders don't agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday evening, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Trump: "If they don't…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (341+ words) A deal with Iran can be sealed as soon as Monday, US President Donald Trump told Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst in a Sunday interview." Trump also told Yingst that Iranian negotiators have been granted amnesty so that "they can…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (1651+ words) Interviewed by Alan Rosenbaum This, according to Shraga Biran, is the tragic story of the Iranian people and the victims of terror, including the Jews worldwide." "This is a story of a mechanism that robs the Iranian people to fund…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago  (231+ words) Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate phone calls on Sunday to discuss proposals for regional de-escalation with US Envoy Steve Witkoff and various regional counterparts, including Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi according to a Reuters report. This is not…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (154+ words) The IDF identified approximately 165 Hezbollah rocket launches that landed at or near positions belonging to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the military reported on Sunday. The rockets were launched towards Israel from positions in southern Lebanon. However,…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago  (164+ words) Iran executed two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and access an armory during unrest in January, the Mizan news outlet of its judiciary said on Sunday. The men, identified as Mohammadamin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, were…...