Hegseth says the US has ‘flattened’ Iran’s defence industry and military capabilities
“They (Iran) can no longer build missiles, build rockets, build launchers, or build UAVs. Their factories have been flattened,” Hegseth said during a press briefing at the Pentagon, where he described Washington’s Operation Epic Fury as “a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield”, obtained “using less than 10% of America’s total combat power”.
US stocks surged and oil slumped on the US-Iran ceasefire – Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
US stocks surged and oil prices tumbled after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, alongside Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing immediate supply concerns. The sharp decline in crude drove a broad cross-asset reaction, with equities rallying, the Treasury curve steepening, and front-end yields falling as inflation expectations eased and Fed rate hike bets pulled back.
60 shot dead in several villages in northern Nigeria
According to witness accounts, the gunmen have shot both Christians and Muslims in about ten villages. “They killed indiscriminately,” a witness said, according to AFP. At least 500 people have fled the villages and sought shelter in larger communities. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, but the police suspect the local jihadist group Mahmuda.
Trump meets NATO chief – threatens U.S. withdrawal from NATO
“The NATO defense alliance has failed” – that is the message from US President Donald Trump ahead of a meeting tonight with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Washington. Trump plans to talk about a possible American withdrawal from NATO with Rutte, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt. The president is dissatisfied that NATO countries have not wanted to help open the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed by Iran …
North Korea fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South’s hopes for better ties
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea Wednesday in its second launch event in two days, South Korea’s military said, hours after a senior North Korean official released crude insults against Seoul’s hopes for warmer relations.
Israel pounds Lebanon with heaviest airstrikes of the war
Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, even as the Iran-aligned terror group paused attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon under a two-week US-Iran ceasefire. Consecutive explosions shook Beirut, sending smoke billowing across the capital, as Israel’s military said it had launched the largest coordinated strike of the war.
Not withdrawal, but pressure: Trump’s emerging plan to reshape NATO
Amid growing tensions between the United States and its European allies, the administration of US President Donald Trump is weighing a move that could reshape NATO from within – not by leaving the alliance, but by redefining America’s commitment to it. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the White House is considering a plan to redeploy US forces away from NATO member states that did not support the American-Israeli effort during the recent war with Iran, and instead reinforce countries viewed as more cooperative and aligned with Washington’s strategic goals. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that “it is quite sad that NATO turned its back on the United States over the past six weeks, especially when the US is the one funding its defense.”
Iran blocks ships in Strait of Hormuz hours after opening strait
Iran’s agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under the ceasefire with the US lasted only a few hours, as Iran has already stated that it has begun blocking ships again today (Wednesday) in what the government stated was a response to Israeli strikes against the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon. The Iranian embassy in Mumbai posted to X: “Due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, oil tankers will not be permitted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.”
Israelis wanted the regime to fall. They may have gotten something better
Everything now turns on the Strait of Hormuz. In 39 days, the US-Israeli campaign killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, wrecked its ballistic missile infrastructure, and forced a regime that spent decades projecting invincibility to accept a ceasefire brokered by Pakistan.
Trump Announces 50% Tariffs on Nations Supplying Iran with Weapons
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that imports from countries supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50 percent tariffs with no exemptions, announcing the threatened duty in a social media post just hours after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire with Tehran.
Board of Peace demands Hamas disarm by week’s end
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is demanding that Hamas conclude a deal to demilitarize Gaza by the end of this week, according to four diplomats familiar with the talks, The New York Times reported on Monday. “Board of Peace and Hamas representatives are expected to meet in Cairo on Tuesday to conclude a demilitarization agreement by the end of the week. … While the officials were firm on the deadline, it could change,” the Times reported.
“There Goes Your Inventory”: Disgruntled Worker Sets Fire To Million-Square-Foot Toilet Paper Warehouse
Dramatic footage appears to show an act of industrial sabotage at a one-million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark distribution center in Ontario, California. A third-party warehouse worker was arrested on suspicion of felony arson shortly after the devastating six-alarm fire on Tuesday morning, which destroyed all of the warehouse’s contents, including household paper products such as Kleenex and toilet paper.
Justice Department Counters Russian Military Intelligence Unit Attack On US Targets
The Justice Department and FBI on Tuesday revealed they have conducted a court-approved technical operation to neutralize part of a network of small office and home office routers in the United States that become commandeered by a unit of Russia’s military intelligence. Russian Military Unit 26165—also known as APT28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit—is part of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff and has compromised routers to execute malicious Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking operations across the planet. Since 2024, GRU actors have attacked known vulnerabilities in TP-Link routers worldwide
No Real People Were Polled: AI Is Now Fabricating What “The Public Thinks”
The other day Axios ran a piece that cited “findings” that a majority of people trusted their doctors and nurses. Turns out, those “findings” were completely fabricated by a company called Aaru – using AI (causing Axios to issue an editor’s note and ‘clarification’)Aaru uses something they call “silicon sampling,” where large language models (the AI) can emulate humans at a fraction of the cost and time required for traditional polling, the NY Times reports. Silicon sampling isn’t polling. It is the outright fabrication of public opinion by machines – and major news outlets and research firms are now publishing those fabrications as legitimate findings.
Daylight fireball seen from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
A daylight fireball was observed across multiple northeastern U.S. states on April 7, producing 260 eyewitness reports and multiple videos and photos. The object entered the atmosphere above the Atlantic Ocean and disintegrated over New Jersey after traveling over 180 km (112 miles). Also see Fireball sightings are surging across the US
Woman with Back Pain Horrified at ER Visit; Doctor’s ‘Very First Words’ Offered Her Euthanasia
An 84-year-old Canadian woman says she was shocked after being offered medically assisted suicide — before other treatment options — when she visited an emergency room suffering from “excruciating pain” in her back last year.
MI Muslim Dem Abdul El-Sayed Campaigns with Anti-American Influencer Hasan Piker, Blames AIPAC For US Support of ‘Genocidal’ Iran War
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is actively campaigning with streamer Hasan Piker. Both are Muslim, both are antisemites. They are blaming the Iran war on US lawmakers taking money from Israel advocate AIPAC and are taking America and Jew hatred mainstream.
Russia and China vetoed UN Security Council resolution to open Strait of Hormuz
Russia and China vetoed on Tuesday a Bahrain‑sponsored U.N. Security Council resolution that sought to rally international support for reopening the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has effectively restricted maritime traffic amid ongoing conflict in the region.
Houston Police Heroes EXECUTED by Criminal Illegal Aliens – Don Hooper Drops Truth Bomb on City Council
Don Hooper, Harris County Republican Party Chairman Candidate, stood before Houston City Council and delivered a truth no one else would say. He exposed the real human cost of open borders and failed immigration enforcement — the blood of Houston police officers spilled because criminal illegal aliens were allowed to walk our streets.
Senator Bob Hall Sounds the Alarm: Protecting Texas Classrooms from Radical Indoctrination
Texas State Senator Bob Hall (R–District 2), U.S. Air Force veteran and fearless constitutional warrior, unleashed raw truth at the Texas State Board of Education meeting today. Senator Hall slammed the designated terrorist organization CAIR for demanding that jihadist principles and Sharia be forced into Texas classrooms.
Top school district slapped with complaint alleging ‘elaborate system’ to keep kids’ gender transitions secret
Trump-aligned America First Legal filed a formal complaint against Montgomery County Public Schools, in suburbs of D.C., with Depts of Justice and Education, alleging it has been violating the Constitution and other federal law through its “Gender Identity in Montgomery County Public Schools” handbook.
Iran war ceasefire began; then new attacks hit Gulf; Trump and Netanyahu say Lebanon not included in ceasefire
Lebanon came under intense attack after Israel said it was not covered by the agreement. The Health Ministry claims hundreds have been killed or wounded in the new strikes. Oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz halted again, hours after the first tankers were allowed to pass, citing Israel’s Lebanon strikes. Persian Gulf states reported new Iranian attacks this morning.
AI and the Cashless Society: Freedom or Slavery?
In your bank, the move is on to replace cash with digital currency. A cashless society means fully digital. Cash won’t exist. Banks will have full control of every single dollar in your accounts. Every transaction will be recorded. You will control nothing. President Trump is surrounded by technocrats constantly pushing him to move forward to build a cashless society.