BREAKING: Trump Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Iran - 'Open the Strait or Lose Your Power Plants'

Trump Vows to ‘Obliterate’ Iranian Energy Infrastructure as 48-Hour Deadline Looms Over Strait of Hormuz Blockade.

President Donald Trump has just escalated the high-stakes showdown in the Middle East, issuing a blunt 48-hour ultimatum to the Iranian regime: Fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the "obliteration" of the country's power grid. In a characteristically fiery post on Truth Social Saturday evening, the President didn't mince words about the consequences of continued maritime disruption in the world’s most critical energy chokepoint.

"If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!" — President Donald J. Trump. The post, timestamped at approximately 7:44 PM ET, sets a deadline for late Monday. It marks a dramatic shift in strategy; until now, the U.S. had reportedly avoided targeting Iran’s civilian power infrastructure to minimize the long-term impact on the population. That "restraint," it seems, has expired.

The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which 20% of the world’s oil flows, has been effectively paralyzed since early March. The closure has sent global oil prices skyrocketing past $112 a barrel, causing economic tremors from Washington to Tokyo. While the Trump administration recently moved to ease some sanctions on "stranded" Iranian oil to soothe the markets, this latest move suggests the President is losing patience with Tehran. The current war, which began with massive US-Israeli strikes on February 28, has already decimated much of Iran's military capabilities. Reports indicate that Iran’s ballistic missile and drone production is estimated to be down by over 90%.

By threatening the "biggest one first," Trump is likely pointing to the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant or the massive Damavand combined-cycle plant. Taking out the power grid would essentially "turn the lights out" on what remains of the Iranian government’s command and control. As the 48-hour countdown begins, the world is watching the Persian Gulf. Will Tehran blink and allow the tankers to move, or is the Middle East about to go dark?  (Read More)

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Hormuz strait not fully opened

"If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the US will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS," Trump wrote. 

The United States will destroy Iran's power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully opened within 48 hours, US President Donald Trump threatened in a Truth Social post on Saturday night. "If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS," Trump wrote.

The US strikes will start with "the biggest one [power plant] first," Trump stated. Trump's statement follows a report in Japanese media that Tehran is ready to let Japanese-related vessels pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The report came from Kyodo News, citing Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Tehran has started talks with Tokyo about possibly opening the Strait, Araghchi told the Japanese news agency in a phone interview on Friday. Meanwhile, the US and its allies have ramped up efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, deploying low-flying warplanes to strike Iranian boats and Apache helicoptersto intercept drones, US officials told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. (Read Morer)

Iran responds to Trump’s ultimatum, threatens attacks on US, Israeli infrastructure

Iran threatens to strike US and Israeli infrastructure across the region if its facilities are attacked, responding to President Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.     

Iran early Sunday morning responded to US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum demanding that it reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, threatening to strike all US and Israeli infrastructure across the region if its facilities came under attack. "If Iran's fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked by the enemy, all energy, information technology, and desalination infrastructure belonging to the United States and the (Israeli) regime in the region will be targeted," a spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the body overseeing Iranian military operations, said in a statement quoted in Iran’s Fars news agency. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also warned that Iran would show "zero restraint" if its infrastructure was attacked. The threat came shortly after Trump stated that Iran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours or face strikes on its power plants. “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!" the President wrote in a post on Truth Social.

In a post published about an hour earlier, Trump said that “the United States has blown Iran off of the map", rejecting analysis stating he hasn’t met the goals of the war. “Yes I have, and weeks ahead of schedule! Their leadership is gone, their navy and air force are dead, they have absolutely no defense, and they want to make a deal. I don’t! We are weeks ahead of schedule," he wrote, adding, “Just like their incompetent Election coverage of me, The Failing New York Times always gets it wrong!"  

NUCLEAR SHOWDOWN IN IRAN

Missiles cloud Mideast skies over the Persian Gulf. Iran shuts down the Strait of Hormuz. Arab oil is choked off to world markets. Hezbollah and Hamas launch scores of missiles into Israel. Terror cells initiate cycles of violence in America. Global economies begin to collapse. Radioactivity permeates the skies over Bushehr’s nuclear reactor. Countless Iranian’s hastily seek refuge into neighboring nations. The Arabian Gulf becomes a cesspool of contamination. Desalinization plants can’t process the polluted waters. A humanitarian crisis burgeons out of control. A disaster of epic biblical proportion has finally arrived in the Middle East!    

About 2600 years ago the Hebrew prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel issued parallel end times prophecies concerning modern-day Iran. Today the rogue country is becoming a nuclear nation and aggressively advancing its hegemony throughout the greater Middle East. Nuclear Showdown in Iran, The Ancient Prophecy of Elam is a non-fiction thriller taking the reader on a journey of discovery through the eyes of the prophets and the minds of today’s key national players.Can anything good come from the evil that is about to befall us? The ancient prophecy of Elam will reveal what God has ordained, what the prophets saw and what you need to know and do now.  A must read by Dr Bill Salus.  (CLICK HERE)

Over 20 Nations Announce Readiness to Help Open Strait of Hormuz

More than 20 nations spanning from Asia to Europe to the Gulf have expressed a “readiness to contribute” to the effort of opening up the Strait of Hormuz amid threats to ships by the Islamist regime in Iran. In a joint statement released on Saturday morning, the nations of Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom condemned in the “strongest terms” the recent attacks by Iran against unarmed, civilian shipping vessels, its attacks on oil and gas infrastructure throughout the Gulf, and its move to shut down traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.      

“We express our deep concern about the escalating conflict. We call on Iran to cease immediately its threats, laying of mines, drone and missile attacks and other attempts to block the Strait to commercial shipping, and to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2817,” the group of nations said. “Freedom of navigation is a fundamental principle of international law, including under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The effects of Iran’s actions will be felt by people in all parts of the world, especially the most vulnerable.”    

“We emphasise that such interference with international shipping and the disruption of global energy supply chains constitute a threat to international peace and security. In this regard, we call for an immediate comprehensive moratorium on attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas installations,” they continued. “We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait. We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning.”   (Read More)

In Tehran: IDF strikes IRGC ballistic missiles production facilities

IDF takes aim at facilities key for the production of critical components for the development of ballistic missiles.

The IDF continues its strikes on the systems and capabilities of the Iranian terror regime. Overnight, the Israeli Air Force, acting on precise IDF intelligence, completed a wide-scale strike sortie in Tehran, during which dozens of Iranian terror regime targets belonging to the Iranian regime were struck. As part of the strike sortie, facilities utilized for the production of critical components for the development of ballistic missiles, belonging to the the Iranian regime’s security apparatus were targeted.

Among the sites struck were a central IRGC compound utilized for the production and development of ballistic missile components, a missile production components storage facility, a compound belonging to the Ministry of Defense responsible for producing missiles fuel, and a ballistic missiles components production site. "The strikes significantly degrade the Iranian terror regime’s capabilities to continue producing critical components for ballistic missiles at these sites," the IDF noted, promising to "continue to expand its strikes against the regime’s weapons production facilities in order to degrade its capabilities to advance its ballistic missile program, which poses a direct threat to the State of Israel."

In addition to the sites mentioned above, the IDF struck several defense systems of the Iranian terror regime across Tehran. "The completed strikes are part of the current operational phase aimed at further expanding the damage to the core systems and foundations of the Iranian terror regime," the IDF added. (Source)

Israel orders all Litani River bridges destroyed to hem in Hezbollah

The IDF also will speed up the destruction of southern Lebanese homes exploited by the terror group.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, after an assessment of the situation in Lebanon with top-ranking Israel Defense Forces staff on Sunday, said he and the prime minister have ordered the IDF to “immediately destroy all the bridges over the Litani river” to prevent the movement of Hezbollah terrorists and weapons to the south. On March 18, the IDF destroyed two bridges over the Litani after destroying one on March 13, reportedly the first targeting of Lebanese state-owned infrastructure since the start of hostilities. Katz also ordered the IDF to speed up the destruction of homes in southern Lebanese villages to eliminate terrorist infrastructure, following a similar model used by the Israeli army in Rafah and Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip.

“The IDF continues its ground maneuver in Lebanon to eliminate Hezbollah terrorists and reach the anti-tank [firing line] ... in order to protect the settlements,” he added. On Sunday, Hezbollah hit a car in Misgav Am, a kibbutz in the Upper Galilee, with an anti-tank missile, killing one Israeli. Misgav Am is located directly on the border with southern Lebanon. Anti-tank guided missiles have an effective range of 2.5 to 5.5 kilometers (1.5 to 3.1 miles). “We are determined not to allow the pre-Oct. 7 reality to return,” said Katz.

“We promised to protect the residents of the north, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.” “The IDF will continue to allow the evacuation of residents of southern Lebanon north to the Litani River from the war zone for their protection,” he added. The IDF ordered all Lebanese residents south of the Litani to move north on March 4. An estimated 1 million Lebanese have been displaced to date due to the fighting. (Source)

After the Fatwa: Iran’s Path to the Nuclear Weapon

For two decades, one document stood between Iran and the bomb — at least in diplomatic terms. Ayatollah Khamenei’s fatwa against nuclear weapons was cited in international negotiations, referenced by Western analysts, and treated by some governments as genuine evidence that Iran would not pursue nuclear arms. On February 28, 2026, Khamenei was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli strike. The fatwa died with him. And 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity — enough, if further enriched, for ten nuclear weapons — sit in an underground tunnel complex in Isfahan, beyond the reach of international inspectors. The question is no longer whether Iran has the technical capacity to build a nuclear weapon. The question is whether anything still prevents it from doing so.

The Fatwa: Diplomatic Shield, Not Religious Conviction.

For years, Iran’s nuclear fatwa served as a centerpiece of its diplomatic defense. Iranian officials cited it at the United Nations, in negotiations with the P5+1, and in public statements intended to reassure the international community. Some Western analysts accepted it as a meaningful constraint.

The diplomatic shield is gone.

As of the IAEA’s last verified inspection on June 13, 2025 — the day Israeli strikes began — Iran possessed 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent. This is the largest stockpile of highly enriched uranium held by any non-nuclear-weapon state in history. The majority — over 200 kilograms — was stored in an underground tunnel complex at Isfahan. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi confirmed in March 2026 that the material is “probably still there.” Satellite imagery shows the tunnel complex sustained minimal damage from the June 2025 strikes, with regular vehicular activity continuing around its entrance. Additional quantities were stored at Natanz and possibly Fordow. (Read More)

Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility hit in US-Israeli strikes, atomic energy organisation says

The US and Israel struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, targeting its enrichment complex. Iran says no radioactive leak was reported after the airstrike.

The United States and Israel struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility in an airstrike on Saturday (Mar 21), the Islamic Republic’s atomic energy organisation said. This comes as the war in West Asia enters its fourth week. According to a statement carried by Iranian media, the facility’s enrichment complex was targeted in a morning attack. (Source)

Iran claims US, Israel attack on Natanz enrichment facility, Israel denies knowledge of strike

The US and Israel struck the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in Iran on Saturday, Iranian state media and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran claimed. The IDF told The Jerusalem Post that it was not aware of an Israeli strike targeting Natanz. The AEOI, the government body that runs and oversees the country’s nuclear installations, said no radioactive leakage was subsequently detected in the area. Additionally, no casualties were reported in the alleged incident.

According to the AEOI, the strike targeted the Shahid Ahmadi-Roshan Enrichment Complex in Natanz. "This is an action in violation of international law," the organization claimed. "Technical assessments indicate that no radioactive material leakage has occurred and there is no danger to residents of the surrounding areas." Later on Saturday, the AEOI called on the International Atomic Energy Agency and the international community to condemn the attack.

"Why don't the International Atomic Energy Agency and the international community take a clear, firm, and international law-based stance on the attack on Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities and the violation of international obligations and laws?" the body wrote on X. Previously, on Friday, US President Donald Trump asserted in a post to Truth Social that "we are getting very close to meeting our objectives" in the war with Iran. Among those objectives the president listed was "never allowing Iran to get even close to nuclear capability." An earlier strike against the complex was reported on March 2, during the first days of the operations against the Islamic Republic, according to Iran's ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog. (Read More)

US military preparing for potential ground invasion of Iran - report

The Pentagon has made preparations for deploying US ground forces into Iran, according to a CBS News report citing multiple sources briefed on the subject on Friday. According to the report, senior US military officials have submitted detailed preparation requests to US President Donald Trump as Operation Epic Fury against the Iranian regime continues. Additionally, the Pentagon is reportedly preparing for the potential detention of Iranian soldiers and paramilitary operatives during a ground offensive against Iran.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement: "It's the job of the Pentagon to make preparations in order to give the Commander in Chief maximum optionality; it does not mean the President has made a decision, and as the President said in the Oval Office yesterday, he is not planning to send ground troops anywhere at this time." The US will be deploying thousands of additional Marinesand sailors to the Middle East, Reuters reported, citing three US officials, as the US-Israeli war on Iran reached the three-week mark.

Trump said on Friday that the US could "leave the Iran operation right now and still leave Tehran unable to rebuild for more than a decade," but explained that that's "not an acceptable situation. “If we left right now, it would take them at least 10 years to rebuild, but rebuild they will,” Trump said in the roughly 15-minute call with CNBC. “If we stay longer, they’ll never rebuild,” he added. (Source)

Iran fires two missiles at US-UK military base beyond known Iranian military range - WSJ

Iran fired two ballistic missiles at a joint US-UK military base, Diego Garcia, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday night, citing multiple US officials. One of the missiles failed in flight, and a US warship fired an interception at the other. At this time, it has not been determined if an interception was made, but neither missile hit the base, officials told WSJ. Diego Garcia is located about 4,000 kilometers from Iran, double the 2,000-kilometer range that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran’s ballistic missiles had last month.

According to a report published by Israel’s Alma Research and Education Center at the start of the war, Iran’s missile inventory primarily consists of short-range ballistic missiles, which reach up to 1,000 kilometers, and medium-range ballistic missiles, which can reach as far as 3,000 kilometers. However, the Center added that “according to various reports, long-range ballistic missiles are currently in advanced stages of development.”

Diego Garcia is located on an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean and functions as a strategic base, from which the US hosts bombers, nuclear submarines, and guided-missile destroyers, WSJ wrote. (Ed note: It is interesting to note that 2000 kilometers is about 1243 miles. Also, along wth the nuclear submarines, the US lands their B-2 bombers there.)   (Source)

Despite IDF strikes, Iran’s feared Basij security forces still patrol Tehran’s streets

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Hours after Israel killed the top commander of Iran’s Basij this week, it struck again — this time at the rank and file of the feared force that helped crush widespread protests this year. A drone blasted one of the Basij’s many temporary roadblocks erected around the capital, Tehran. Israel and the US say they aim to break the Islamic Republic’s tools of domestic control in their campaign of bombardment, now nearly three weeks old. Since the war began, monitors estimate that up to a third of strikes have targeted the top echelons and major bases of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and its Basij volunteers tasked with enforcing loyalty to Iran’s theocratic rulers.   

Last week, Israel began striking Basij checkpoints, extending the threat to low-ranking members. But the Basij, police and Revolutionary Guard have maintained their grip, and there has been no sign yet of Iranians heeding US and Israeli calls to rise up, as many seek refuge from the airstrikes and uncertainty. Residents say security forces still have an intimidating presence in Tehran. War monitors say an intensified crackdown that began with the crushing of January’s nationwide protests continues, often targeting those who take videos of strikes or try to get around a weekslong internet blackout to contact the outside world.

Israel’s campaign may aim to undermine the morale of Basijis and prompt defections or refusals to serve. It could also encourage the many Iranians who remain furious over the thousands killed in January’s crackdown. In early March, Israel’s military issued a Farsi-language message urging the mothers of Basijis to “save their children” by encouraging them to put down their arms. But the Basijis are highly ideological and “the most decentralized force within an already highly decentralized system,” said Hamidreza Azizi, an expert on Iran’s security and foreign policy.   (Ed note: The Basij is the group that rides around on their motorcycles, shooting the kids in the streets, and also go into the hospitals and shoot the wounded.)  (Read More)

How Iran’s IRGC rebuilt Lebanon’s Hezbollah to be ready for war

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) rebuilt Hezbollah’s military command after it was mauled by Israel in 2024, plugging gaps with Iranian officers before restructuring the Lebanese group and laying plans for the war it is now waging in support of Tehran, two people familiar with these IRGC activities said. The overhaul was the first of its kind for Hezbollah, a Shi’ite Muslim terror group founded by the IRGC in 1982, pointing to a hands-on approach after the blows of the 2024 war, including the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah and other top commanders. Iran’s investment paid off, getting Hezbollah back on its feet in time to enter the war in the Middle East on Tehran’s side after it was attacked by the United States and Israel.

Reuters reported earlier in March that Hezbollah had seen another war as inevitable and spent months readying itself. This article sheds light on the IRGC’s role in these preparations, based on accounts from six sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, as well as an expert on Hezbollah. The IRGC, deeply involved in Hezbollah since it was established, sent officers to retrain its fighters and oversee rearmament, the two sources familiar with IRGC activities said.

They said IRGC officers also reshaped Hezbollah command structures that had been breached by Israeli intelligence — a factor that had helped Israel kill many Hezbollah leaders. An Israeli military spokesperson said on March 12 that Hezbollah remains a relevant and dangerous force despite the damage Israel has inflicted on it over the last three years. Hezbollah has fired hundreds of missiles at Israel since it entered the regional war on March 2, prompting an Israeli offensive that has killed more than 1,000 people in Lebanon. Hezbollah fighters are battling Israeli soldiers who have established a buffer zone in the south. (Read More)

In Iraq, Iran’s proxy militias open a third front in war against the US and Israel

On Tuesday, the US embassy in Baghdad was hit by a rocket and drone attack. The attack was carried out by Iraqi Shia Islamist militiamen of the Hashed al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Formations (PMF). It was the latest incident in the least-reported front of the current war underway in the Middle East.

Sabereen (“Patient Ones”) News, a Telegram channel associated with the pro-Iran Shia militias in Iraq, carried footage earlier this week of what it described as “the moment that the strongholds of the terrorist Iranian Kurdish parties in the Koya district of Erbil were bombed.” The 30-second clips shows what looks like a missile flying toward a built-up structure, as small arms fire tries vainly to bring it down. The clip concludes with an explosion as the projectile slams into its target. The footage is accompanied by dramatic music.

Sabereen, which has over a million subscribers, has become somewhat frenetic in its output since the beginning of the current war. The footage of the Koya attack, in which one person died, was followed by a similarly excited depiction of what it describes as “thick plumes of smoke rising after the Fujairah oil port in the UAE was targeted.”

...This situation, in which an Iran-controlled militia structure is in political alignment with a government led by an individual whom the US president has described as a “friend,” was precarious and contradictory from the start. Now, however, with the militia structure engaged in open war on Iraqi soil against the US and its allies, it has become untenable.

...As in Lebanon, there is no chance of successful and normal development for Iraq alongside the continued presence of the Iran-aligned militias. It is one or the other. But the persistence of these frameworks is testimony to the continued durability of the Iranian model of power-by-militia throughout large parts of the Middle East, in spite of premature claims that Israel and the US had effectively defeated this model a year ago. (Ed note: This article is indeed all over the place, but the main idea is that Iraq could very well open another front against Israel. Could we be seeing Psalm 83:8, "Assyria has also joined with them..."?  Just a thought.)  (Read More)

Israel Says It Hit Syrian Government Targets After Attacks on Druze Civilians

The Israeli military struck infrastructure sites belonging to the Syrian government overnight in response to attacks against Druze civilians in Sweida, the Israeli military said on Friday. Syria’s foreign ministry condemned what it described as an Israeli attack on military infrastructure in southern Syria, calling it a “blatant violation” of international law and an assault on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The ministry said the strike was part of what it called Israel‘s escalating policy and accused it of seeking to destabilize the region, adding that Damascus holds Israel fully responsible for the consequences of the escalation. It called on the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to act to halt what it described as Israeli aggression.

The Israeli military said it attacked a command center and weapons in military compounds in southern Syria and said it will not tolerate harm toward the Druze population, adding it will continue to operate to defend them and monitor developments in the region. (Ed note: The city of Damascus is very important in End Time Bible Prophecy. Always keep one eye on the state of Syria.)  (Source)

Iran responding 'disproportionately' to South Pars attack by declaring 'existential war' - KAN

Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE all confirmed Iranian attacks on Thursday night and Friday morning.

Iran's leadership, including Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, defined Israel's strike on the South Pars oil facility as a "declaration of existential war," Israel's public broadcaster KAN News reported on Thursday evening, citing Middle East intelligence sources.

The Islamic regime leadership decided to utilize a "disproportionate response" doctrine, which includes focusing on Middle East capital cities, infrastructure, and other major cities, rather than focusing on military bases, the report noted. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchiissued a threat following the Israeli strikes. "Our response to Israel's attack on our infrastructure employed a fraction of our power," he wrote on X/Twitter. "The ONLY reason for restraint was respect for a requested de-escalation. ZERO restraint if our infrastructures are struck again," he continued.

"Any end to this war must address damage to our civilian sites," he concluded.Several Iranian drones hit Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery early on Friday morning, Kuwait's official news agency KUNA announced. A fire broke out at the facility following the hit, with no injuries or casualties reported, KUNA noted. Kuwaiti firefighters mobilized to the scene to control the blaze. This followed the Kuwaiti army's announcement that it had activated its air defenses. The refinery was also struck on Thursday morning in an Iranian attack. (Read More)

Hegseth calls IDF strike on gas field a ‘warning,’ as Trump says he told Netanyahu: ‘Don’t do that’

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said the US would again launch “the largest strike package yet” in the ongoing US-Israeli campaign in Iran, and said Israel’s recent strike on an Iranian gas field was a “warning." “To date, we’ve struck over 7,000 targets across Iran and its military infrastructure,” Hegseth said at a Pentagon briefing. “That is not incremental. That is overwhelming force applied with pecision. And again, today will be the largest strike package yet, just like yesterday was.”

Iran continued launching strikes at Israel on Thursday, without any injuries reported in nine salvos as of the afternoon. The Islamic Republic also continued its missile fire at targets in the Gulf. Meanwhile, Israel said it destroyed several Iranian navy vessels in its first-ever strike on northern Iran. US President Donald Trump said early on Thursday that Wednesday’s South Pars gas field strike was uncoordinated with the US, and that Israel would not hit Iran’s gas sites again, but that the US would if Iran kept up attacks on Gulf gas fields.

Later Thursday, Trump added that he has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to strike any more Iranian oil and gas fields. “I told him, ‘Don’t do that,’ and he won’t do that. We didn’t discuss [it]. We do independent, but get along great. It’s coordinated. But on occasion he’ll do something, and if I don’t like it.. and so we’re not doing that anymore,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office alongside Japans’s visiting prime minister.

However, US sources told The Times of Israel and other media outlets that Washington had approved the strike, that it was coordinated, and that the president knew about it ahead of time. Neither Hegseth nor US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, who spoke alongside him at the Pentagon, repeated Trump’s claim of being in the dark. (Read More)

US reportedly detects drones over Washington base where Rubio, Hegseth live

US officials detected unidentified drones above an army base in ​Washington where US Secretary of State Marco ‌Rubio and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth live, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing three people ​briefed on the situation. The officials have ​not determined where the drones came ⁠from, the report said, citing two of ​the sources.

But the drones’ detection comes as the US military is monitoring potential threats ‌more ⁠closely because of a heightened alert level over the US-Israeli war with Iran, the report said. Since the beginning of the war on February 28, Iran has retaliated with missile and drone barrages at Israel and countries across the region. 

The drones’ sighting over Fort McNair prompted ​officials to weigh relocating Rubio and Hegseth, the report said. However, the secretaries have not moved, the report ​added, citing a senior administration official. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the incident, said it occurred within the past 10 days, and that multiple drones were detected on the same night.

According to the report, officials locked down facilities twice this week at another base, the MacDill Air Force Base, home to US Central Command, which is responsible for US military operations against Iran, due to a suspicious package and an unspecified incident. The Pentagon ​and the ⁠US State Department did not respond to requests for comment. Chief Pentagon ​spokesperson Sean Parnell declined to ​discuss ⁠the drones with the Washington Post. “The department cannot comment on [Hegseth’s] movements for security ⁠reasons, ​and reporting on such ​movements is grossly irresponsible,” he told the Post. (Source)

Israel warns Syria of 'more powerful' strikes

IDF strikes Syrian regime targets following violence against Syrian Druze, warns of escalation if violence continues.

Israeli fighter jets on Thursday night attacked military infrastructure, command centers, and weapon storage facilities belonging to the Syrian regime. The strike is a direct response to violent attacks carried out Thursday against Druze civilians in the al-Sweida region. In a statement, the IDF said: "Overnight, in response to yesterday’s events, in which Druze civilians were attacked, the IDF struck a command center and weapons in military compounds belonging to the Syrian regime in southern Syria." "The IDF will not tolerate harm towards the Druze population in Syria and will continue to operate to defend them," the statement warned. "The IDF continues to monitor developments in southern Syria and will operate in accordance with directives from the political echelon."

Defense Israel Katz warned: "We will not allow the Syrian regime to exploit our war against Iran and Hezbollah to harm the Druze. If necessary, we will strike with even greater force." "The Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and I have instructed the IDF to strike infrastructure belonging to the Syrian regime in the As-Suwayda area, in direct response to harm inflicted on the Druze population in southern Syria.

"The message to the Syrian regime is sharp and clear: Israel will not stand by and will not allow anyone to harm the Druze under the cover of our war against the Iranian terrorist regime and against the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon." He warned, "If necessary, we will strike with even greater force. The Prime Minister and I have made it clear and issued a warning: anyone who harms the Druze in Syria - brothers of our Druze brothers in Israel - will be harmed." "We will continue to act with determination and strength across all fronts to protect our allies and ensure the security of Israel." (Ed note: Israel is not kidding, the IDF can multitask, always keep one eye on the state of Syria.)  (Source)

Iranian missile shrapnel damages Haifa refinery

Shrapnel from an Iranian missile intercepted by the IDF struck Israel’s largest oil refinery in Haifa Bay on Thursday, causing damage to the facility and triggering power outages in the surrounding area, the Israel Fire and Rescue Services confirmed. Smoke was seen billowing from the Bazan Group oil refineries following the attack. A Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson said no casualties were reported at the refinery, though the structure sustained some damage. Shrapnel from the missile also hit a high-tension electricity line, causing localized outages. The Israel Electric Corp. said power was quickly restored to most residential areas.

Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen said that the damage to the electricity network in northern Israel was limited. “IEC teams are already working in the field and have restored electricity to most of the disconnected areas,” he said. The Bazan facility was damaged during the 12-day war last June, when three of its employees were killed. In a separate incident on Thursday, Magen David Adom reported four people wounded in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona following additional rocket fire.

According to MDA, a man aged about 60 was in serious condition with an abdominal injury, a 68-year-old woman was in moderate condition with a head injury, and two people in their 20s were listed in light condition suffering from blast injuries. A Thai worker in central Israel and four Palestinian women in southern Judea were killed by Iranian missile attacks overnight Wednesday. At least 21 people, all civilians, have been killed in Israel as a result of hundreds of Iranian ballistic missile attacks since the start of the war with the Islamic Republic on Feb. 28. (Source)

Mystery widens: Researchers find Israel’s ‘Stonehenge’ in the Golan is not unique

A mysterious, ancient man-made stone structure in the Golan Heights that has intrigued researchers for decades is not at all unique in the region, a new study published in the prestigious journal PLOS ONE found. Consisting of a central mound surrounded by multiple concentric rings of basalt stones, the enigmatic site is sometimes referred to as the “Stonehenge of the East” or the “Wheel of Ghosts.” The Rujm el-Hiri stone circle was first discovered in 1968 through military aerial photography.

Built between 6,500 and 3,500 years ago, the site is composed of some 40,000 tons of rocks. It has been variously interpreted as a burial monument, an astronomical observatory, a place for ceremonial gatherings, and more, largely based on what archaeologists believed was its singularity. Recently, a multidisciplinary team of Israeli and international archaeologists and physicists was working on developing methods to use remote sensing — an umbrella of technologies that allows researchers to obtain information about objects or areas from afar — as a tool for archaeological survey.

They used high-resolution satellite imagery acquired over two decades (2004–2024) by several platforms, including Google Earth Pro and CNES/Airbus. They also combined images capturing the same areas from different sources and across the years and processed them. The methodology enhanced visibility of landscape characteristics and traces of ancient human intervention that would otherwise be hidden by seasonal vegetation, shadows, and other obstacles. The resulting images feature clear shapes and structures that would have been invisible to the naked eye or in regular aerial images. (Ed note: Perhaps the Nephilim from the Bible hung out there back in the day.) (Read More)

WATCH: Iranian gas, oil infrastructure at Iran’s South Pars and Asaluyeh hit in Israeli air strike

Facilities linked to Iran’s gas and oil industry in South Pars and Asaluyeh were targeted in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday, a source confirmed to The Jerusalem Post. The South Pars gas field is the world’s largest natural gas reserve and is jointly operated by Iran and Qatar. An Israeli official told the Post that the attack was coordinated with the United States, adding that the target was Iran’s largest gas facility in Bushehr. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency corroborated that petrochemical facilities in South Pars were targeted, stating that the extent of damage was not yet clear. Trump and his administration opposed the previous strikes on oil facilities due to the images of fires and the resulting surge in prices. However, in the case of gas, this appears to be less of a concern, the Israeli official explained.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued evacuation warnings for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. Additionally, IRGC Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri threatened retaliation against US facilities in the Gulf, warning civilians and workers to stay away. "Our list of targets is updated. Oil facilities associated with America are now on par with American bases and will come under fire with full force," Tangsiri wrote on X/Twitter. 

...Russia's foreign ministry on Wednesday also condemned the strike near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, and called on the United States and Israel to stop attacking the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the ministry, made the comments at a news briefing. Russia built the Bushehr plant and helps Iran run it. Iran on Tuesday told the International Atomic Energy Agency that the attack had caused no damage or injuries. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on Wednesday that a structure 350 meters from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant reactor was hit and destroyed. (Ed note: It is noted that South Pars, Iran’s largest gas facility in Bushehr, is located within the historical periphery of the ancient Elamite, specifically near its southern coastal border.) (Read More)

As Tehran strikes Gulf energy sites, Trump says Israel won’t hit Iranian gas field again — but US will if attacks go on

US President Donald Trump said early Thursday that he would not allow another Israeli attack on Iran’s South Pars natural gas field, after the IDF struck the key energy site the previous day. Trump’s statement came after Iran attacked targets across the Gulf, including a gas hub in Qatar and oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, in response to the strike. The attacks were Iran’s latest targeting of the region amid the war with Israel and the US that began on February 28.

Iran, the US and Gulf states traded threats after the strike. Iran threatened further attacks on Gulf states if its energy sites were hit again. Trump, in turn, warned Iran to cease its attacks on Qatar’s energy infrastructure, and Saudi Arabia said it reserved the right to military action after it was attacked. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that Israel had “violently lashed out” at South Pars “out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East,” while insisting that only “a relatively small section” of the oil field, the world’s largest, had been hit.

The US president claimed that Washington “knew nothing about this particular attack.” But US and Israeli officials briefing reporters earlier Wednesday said that Jerusalem did in fact coordinate the strike with the US, after Washington had fumed over an uncoordinated IDF strike on a Tehran fuel facility earlier in the war. Following the attack, Iran had said it would retaliate by attacking oil and gas infrastructure in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and subsequently targeted those countries. (Ed note: This is war, 'Deal Maker.' The idea is to take out the enemy and win the war.) (Read More)

Israel Announces ‘Ground Operations’ in Lebanon as 1 Million+ Displaced

Israel is reportedly planning a “massive” ground invasion of Lebanon to eliminate Hezbollah’s weapons and push the terror group away from the border, so that it can no longer shower Israeli cities with rockets. The Lebanese government said a million people have already been displaced from the conflict zone. Israel issued evacuation orders two weeks ago for all Lebanese civilians living south of the Litani River, an area that comprises about one-eight of Lebanon’s territory. Hundreds of thousands of civilians responded to the order, but some refused to leave their homes, including some Christian villagers who felt they should have no part in Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah. Hezbollah militants have been known to lurk around Christian villages, viewing them as safe havens from Israeli airstrikes.

On Monday, Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs said the number of civilians displaced by the conflict has grown to over one million, including over 132,000 who have registered as refugees. The wave of evacuations has reached all the way to the outskirts of Beirut. “Before this attack we were ready for a ceasefire in Lebanon, but after it there is no way back from a massive operation,” an Israeli official said, referring to the swarm of over 200 rockets Hezbollah launched at northern Israel last Wednesday in coordination with Iran.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday warned Israeli citizens to expect heavier-than-normal rocket barrages from Lebanon. The IDF said Hezbollah had been planning to launch up to 600 rockets in a massive onslaught, but the Israeli military disrupted that plan by destroying many of the terror group’s weapons with preemptive strikes. The IDF faced some criticism for not warning civilians in advance of Hezbollah’s heavy attack last Wednesday. The IDF said that issuing a public warning would have tipped its hand to the enemy and betrayed the quality of its intelligence, and by not doing so, it was able to destroy a large number of Hezbollah’s launchers both before and after the attack. (Read More)

What happens in Hormuz will not stay in Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz Is choking And Europe Is looking away. Opinion. 

The Strait of Hormuz is not just a stretch of water on the map. It is the most critical chokepoint in the global energy system. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through this narrow corridor. At its tightest, it functions less like an open sea and more like a controlled valve. A useful way to understand it is medical. The Strait is like a coronary artery. If it narrows, or worse, becomes blocked, the global economy risks a heart attack.

Hormuz doesn’t need to close to trigger a global shock.

This is why recent calls by Donald Trump for European assistance in securing free passage through the Strait are not merely tactical requests. They reflect a recognition of a structural vulnerability at the heart of the global economy.

There is, however, a fundamental misunderstanding in much of the public discourse. Claims that Iran’s navy has been destroyed, or reduced to irrelevance, miss the nature of the threat entirely. Iran does not rely on a traditional navy. It relies on a distributed, resilient system of asymmetric capabilities, fast attack boats, mobile missile launchers, drones, and mines, many of them easily hidden, quickly deployed, and difficult to track. Destroying large vessels does not eliminate these capabilities. It merely changes their form.

It doesn’t take a navy, just enough tools to create fear.

In practice, Iran does not need to impose a full blockade. It only needs to create uncertainty. A few mines, a seized tanker, a missile fired near a shipping lane, these are enough to drive up insurance costs, delay shipments, and reduce traffic. The effect is the same, less oil flows, prices rise, and the global economy reacts.

This is where escort missions come into play. Escorting ships are not symbolic. They are operational instruments of deterrence. They accompany tankers, monitor suspicious activity, deploy surveillance assets, and position themselves between potential threats and commercial vessels.But what does it mean, in practical terms, to respond to threats?

It means operating in a continuous state of tension where the line between potential and actual danger is razor thin. A fast boat accelerating toward a tanker, a drone changing trajectory, a radar signal locking onto a ship, these may be seconds away from becoming lethal. (Read More)

‘Strike hard,’ US Air Force pilot tells IAF counterpart

The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday evening released a radio recording of one of its fighter pilots conversing with a U.S. counterpart during “Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury” against the Islamic Republic. In the recording released by the Israel Defense Forces, the Israeli pilot is heard telling the American, whose aircraft is identified as Mobile 97, “It’s a great honor for us to fight with you. You’re doing a great job.”

The American pilot can be heard responding, “Thank you very much. Likewise, gentlemen. Please be safe out there. Strike hard—see ya.” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told CBS News earlier this week, “When you combine our Air Force with the Air Force of the Israeli Defense Forces, it’s the two most powerful air forces in the world.”

“I want your viewers to understand is this is only just the beginning,” Hegseth told CBS News, adding: “Our capabilities are overwhelming compared to what Iran’s are.” (Source)

Between Iran and the Gulf, Egypt walks a tightrope

Cairo has so far taken on the role of mediator in the war with Iran, but local media is clearly leaning toward Tehran. For now, Egypt appears to prefer preserving the current balance of power in the region.

While most Arab states have been absorbing hundreds of Iranian drone and missile attacks or have become fronts by Iranian proxies, Egypt has remained outside the regional confrontation, two and a half weeks into the war. Not only has not a single projectile been launched toward Egyptian territory, even the Houthi rebels in Yemen have so far refrained from disrupting shipping in the Red Sea bound for the strategically vital Suez Canal. Egypt's government takes pride in this and attributes it to a combination of quiet diplomacy and significant military power.

Even so, Cairo has been forced to respond to the attack on its allies in the Persian Gulf. These states form the backbone of Egypt's economy. The relationship is not limited to financial aid, loans and investments. Millions of Egyptian workers are employed in these countries and send foreign currency home to their families. If the Iranian launches and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue for an extended period, the Gulf states could suffer unprecedented economic damage that would directly affect Egypt's own economy. Egypt's economy is particularly vulnerable to crises. Even a minor economic shock could push masses into the streets.

Burak Çelik, a Turkish expert on Middle Eastern foreign relations, tells Israel Hayom that Egypt is pursuing an extremely cautious balancing strategy amid the war. "Cairo has no interest in being dragged directly into the confrontation, but it cannot ignore the strategic consequences of prolonged regional escalation," Çelik said. "From its perspective, the main concern is not Iran itself, but the potential instability in the region and the risk of additional economic pressure at home." "At the same time, Cairo seems to be quietly aligning with the broader Sunni Arab consensus that favors containing Iranian influence while maintaining diplomatic flexibility. It is trying to remain strategically relevant without becoming a frontline actor in the confrontation. Egypt's position appears less active and more like controlled strategic caution." (Read More)

Syria unveils plan to rid country of Assad's chemical weapons stockpile

Syria on Wednesday launched a plan supported by Washington to rid the Middle Eastern country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by forces under the ousted leader, Bashar al-Assad. For decades, Assad ran a large-scale program for chemical weapons, the use of which killed and injured thousands during Syria's long-running civil war. Despite Damascus' signing onto the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2013 and declaring a 1,300-ton stockpile, prohibited use continued, and the size of the program remains unclear.

An international task force backed by the United States, Germany, Britain, Canada, and France, among others, will track down all remaining elements of the program and destroy them under the supervision of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi, said in an interview.

As many as 100 sites in Syria need to be inspected to determine what toxic munitions remain and how they should be destroyed, OPCW experts have said. It will require a time-consuming and costly operation to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in a region fraught with conflict and political turmoil. The expanding US-Israeli war on Iran and broader regional security concerns will make the timing of the mission uncertain, but all the more necessary to prevent future use, officials said.

...Several international investigations concluded that the nerve agent sarin, as well as chlorine and sulfur mustard gas, were used by the Assad regime, but never revealed the full extent of the clandestine program. "We don't know what's remaining. It was a secret program," Olabi said. "The job is on Syria to basically look for these things and then declare them." (Ed note: This is interesting. One possible scenario is that someone in Syria will take some of those toxic munitions, stuff it on an Iranian ICBM and send it to Israel, thus giving us the prophecy found in Isaiah chapter 17. Always keep one eye on the state of Syria.)  (Read More)

Terror Near the Reactor: A Missile Just Struck the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

A rocket has struck the immediate vicinity of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, raising global fears of a potential atomic disaster.

The Iranian news agency "Tasnim" has reported a serious incident at one of the reime's most sensitive locations: the Bushehr nuclear power plant. According to official reports, a rocket impacted the ground in close proximity to the facility earlier today. While the Iranian authorities were quick to claim that the reactor itself sustained no damage and that there were no casualties, the incident has sent shockwaves through the international community. Security forces have cordoned off the area as they investigate the source of the launch and the extent of the impact, with many wondering if this was a deliberate warning shot or a sign of a failing air defense network.

The Bushehr facility is a critical component of Iran’s energy and nuclear infrastructure, making any strike in its vicinity a matter of extreme concern. Local security forces are currently examining the "circumstances of the case," though details remain scarce due to the regime's tight control over information. The report of "no damage" is being met with skepticism by some international observers, given the proximity of the impact. The incident highlights the vulnerability of Iran's most guarded sites as the coalition continues to dismantle the regime's protective "umbrella" of radars and anti-aircraft batteries across the country. (Source)

Projectile hits near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, no damage or injuries reported

TEHRAN: A projectile hit an area near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant ​on Tuesday evening, however it caused no damage or injuries, Iran told the International Atomic Energy Agency. “The IAEA has been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the ‌Bushehr NPP on ‌Tuesday evening. ​No ‌damage ⁠to the ​plant or ⁠injuries to staff reported,” the UN nuclear watchdog said on X. The strike came in the third week of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi ⁠reiterated his call for maximum restraint ‌during ‌the conflict to avoid ​the risk of ‌a nuclear accident. Iran’s Atomic Energy ‌Organization confirmed the strike earlier in the day, with the country’s Tasnim news agency saying the projectile hit the ‌vicinity of the nuclear power plant in the port city ⁠of ⁠Bushehr at around 7 p.m. (1530 GMT).

Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation, condemned the strike on Tuesday, adding that radiation levels around the plant, whose construction was started by a German company in the 1970s and later completed by Russia, were normal.   (Source)

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UN watchdog says projectile reportedly hit premises of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency says Wednesday it received a report from Iran that its Bushehr nuclear power plant complex had been hit by a projectile. The carefully worded statement from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog represents the first word outside of either Iran or Russia about the incident Tuesday.

“The IAEA has been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening,” the IAEA says, using an acronym for nuclear power plant. “No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported.”

It adds the IAEA’s leader, Rafael Mariano Grossi, reiterates his “call for maximum restraint during the conflict to prevent risk of a nuclear accident.” The US military’s Central Command, which is in charge of forces launching airstrikes across southern Iran, doesn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. (Source)

What to know about Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant after report of projectile hitting its complex

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Russia both allege a projectile struck the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Islamic Republic, raising the specter of a radiological incident as Tehran’s war with Israel and the United States rages. Neither Iran nor Russia say there was any release of nuclear material in the incident on Tuesday evening, but it again underlines a longtime worry of Iran’s neighbors — that the power plant on the shores of the Persian Gulf could be hit by either an attack or an earthquake. Here’s what to know about the incident, the plant itself and Iran’s wider nuclear program, which remains a reason U.S. President Donald Trump points to for starting the war alongside Israel against Iran on Feb. 28.

Russia’s state-run Tass news agency quoted Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev late Tuesday as claiming “a strike hit the area adjacent to the metrology service building located at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant site, in close proximity to the operating power unit.” Russian technicians from Rosatom operate the plant, using Russian-made, low-enriched uranium. “There were no casualties among Rosatom State Corporation personnel,” Likhachev said. “The radiation situation at the site is normal.”

About 480 Russian nationals remain at the plant, Likhachev said, and authorities are preparing for another round of evacuations from there. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran later issued a statement saying “no financial, technical, or human damage occurred and no part of the plant was harmed.” Iran blamed the incident on the United States and Israel, Tass later reported. The International Atomic Energy Agency, which has had its inspections of Iran restricted over years of tensions over Tehran’s program after Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, issued a carefully worded statement early Wednesday. “The IAEA has been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening,” the United Nations agency said, using an acronym for nuclear power plant. “No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported.” (Read More)