1 Mar 2026

Netanyahu says US and Israeli attacks on Iran will lead to peace
U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran will lead to peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech to the nation. Israel has carried out its largest airstrike to date and, according to its own information, attacked around 500 targets in Iran. The goal is to defeat the Iranian regime, and we will succeed in that, Netanyahu claimed in a televised address to the nation. “This war will lead to peace. Real peace,” he said on Saturday evening.

Trump decided on Iran attack on Friday
U.S. President Donald Trump made the decisive decision on Friday about Saturday’s attack on Iran, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing U.S. government sources. Before the decision, Trump was said to be dissatisfied with Iran’s attitude toward talks about the country’s nuclear program after receiving a Geneva status report on Thursday. After the status report, Trump saw no signs that Iran would agree to stop enriching uranium.

US And Israel Launch ‘Massive Operation’ Against Iran, Telling Regime’s Forces: ‘Lay Down Your Weapons Or Face Certain Death’
“The United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests,” he warned. “We are going to destroy their missiles and raise their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally again obliterated. We are going to annihilate their navy. We are going to ensure that the region’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world and attack our forces, and no longer use their IEDs or roadside bombs, as they are sometimes called, to so gravely wound and kill thousands and thousands of people, including many Americans.” “It’s been mass terror, and we’re not going to put up with it any longer,” Trump stressed. “We ask God to protect all of our heroes in harm’s way, and we trust that with His help, the men and women of the armed forces will prevail,” he stated.

Got it Wrong US and Israel Attack Iran
My previous article said that there was a likelihood that the US would cut a deal with Iran on uranium enrichment. The negotiations just bought time for the US to move everything in place to carry out military operations. According to early news reports, the US has targeted the Mullahs, the IRGC, Iran’s missile manufacturing and more. The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and ‘architect’ of the regime’s brutal crackdown against protesters has reportedly been killed during the joint US-Israeli missile attacks on Saturday. IRGC commander General Mohammad Pakpour is said to have been ‘eliminated’

Western nations largely express ‘concern’ but offer only lukewarm support for US-Israeli strikes in Iran; surprising backing from Australia & Canada 
Diplomatic reactions to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against the Iranian regime on Saturday largely met expectations, with Western nations expressing lukewarm support while urging all parties to adhere to international law.

Arab states condemn Iranian missile strikes after attacks on US interests and allies
Arab states condemned Iran on Saturday after Tehran launched missile attacks against US interests and allied countries across the Middle East, retaliating for joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran’s leadership, according to official statements and media reports. Iran fired missiles at US bases in Gulf states, excluding Oman, which played a mediating role between the US and Iran during nuclear talks, Fox News reported. Approximately 40 missiles landed in Israel, with at least one missile intercepted by US forces in Iraq,

Satellite imagery shows heavy damage at Khamenei compound
A central objective of the first joint wave of strikes was to hit as many leaders as possible, according to three Israeli security officials familiar with the operations. Satellite images published by The New York Times shows extensive destruction at the Tehran compound of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following Israeli airstrikes on Saturday.

160,000 reservists called up
In recent days, including this morning, the Israel Defense Forces mobilized approximately 160,000 reservists, primarily to reinforce the Air Force, border defense units, and Home Front Command. The military is also preparing for the possibility of incoming fire from Yemen and Iraq in light of the palnned continuation of attacks in Iran.

Trump: We have several ‘off ramp’ options for ending operation against Iran
“I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: ‘See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding,” Trump said. “In any case, it will take them several years to recover from this attack.”

First Israeli casuality of war: Forty-year-old woman killed in Iranian strike
A 40-year-old woman died after succumbing to injuries sustained during Iran’s barrage of strikes on Israel. The woman had previously been reported as being in critical condition by Israeli rescue services.

Iranians celebrate reported assasination of Supreme Leader Khamenei 
Footage from social media showed people lighting off fireworks from their balconies and calling out to each other from their apartments. Iranians celebrated the death of reportedly assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday evening.

How Israel pulled off a second surprise against Iran
Months of intelligence work, real-time surveillance and a coordinated deception campaign allowed Israeli forces to strike senior Iranian leaders in the morning — a timing shift that caught Tehran expecting an overnight attack

CCP-Linked NGO Network Prepares “Emergency Protests” In US After Trump’s Iran Strikes Jeopardize Oil Flows To China
Planned demonstrations branded “Hands Off Iran” or “Stop The War On Iran” are scheduled to take place this afternoon in major cities across the U.S. From New York to Los Angeles, left-wing organizers have circulated digital flyers, coordinated social media blasts, and activated email lists urging supporters to mobilize within hours of the announcement. This activation alert for the protest-industrial complex occurred shortly after the Department of War’s “Operation Epic Furry” began in Iran.

Russia Condemns US Attack On Iran, Warns Of Possible ‘Radiological Catastrophe’
Moscow is further warning of Iraq-style catastrophe and a regional domino effect which could unleash terrorism and chaos for years to come. The attacks could trigger “humanitarian, economic and possibly radiological catastrophe” in the region, and charged the US and Israel of “plunging the Middle East into an abyss of uncontrolled escalation.” However, the Kremlin is unlikely to come to Iran’s rescue in any direct way, given it is carefully trying to balance and restore relations with Washington in the context of the Ukraine war.

Pentagon Picks OpenAI To Replace Anthropic
Sam Altman on Friday night announced that OpenAI and Department of War have struck a deal in which the DoW will be able to use the company’s AI for military applications, and has agreed to abide by the company’s red lines regarding safety (which were similar to rival Anthropic).

Iran Strikes Should End In Regime Change, Senate Majority Leader Says, Ahead Of War Powers Vote
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has made the maximalist hawkish US case on Iran, saying that any authorized strikes should result in nothing less than regime change in Tehran. “In my view, if you’re going to do something there, you better well make it about getting new leadership and regime change,” the leading Republican Senator said Thursday. “If you’re going to take some sort of action, I think you want to achieve a result that actually brings about the transformational change that I think we want in the region.”

Cost estimate for new Sentinel ICBM plan won’t arrive until year’s end 
Program managers tout progress, dismiss GAO concerns. The Pentagon won’t have new cost estimates for the way-over-budget Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program until year’s end, officials said, though they expressed optimism and dismissed concerns in a new Government Accountability Office report as out of date.

Floods in Evros River basin damages over 60,000 ha (150,000 acres) of farmland, threatens 2026 planting season, Greece
Prolonged rainfall and cross-border inflows triggered a state of emergency across northeastern Greece, where severe flooding along Evros River in February submerged tens of thousands of acres of farmland and destroyed wheat, barley, lentil, and alfalfa crops. No fatalities confirmed, but authorities warn of extensive economic losses for the region’s farm sector.

Ed Miliband signs deal with China to invest in British energy that threatens national security
Yesterday, a year after he struck the deal with Beijing, Ed Miliband, the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, finally published his Memorandum of Understanding with China. What was he hiding? That he is making Britons even more dependent on China for all areas of energy. The Labour government has been warned this poses a national security risk.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson Hammer Trump Over Striking Iran
President Trump boldly launched Operation Epic Fury to crush Iran’s mullahs with overwhelming U.S.-Israeli force, promising “certain death” unless they surrender, & exposing self-proclaimed “America First” figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene & Tucker Carlson as hypocritical antisemites who defend Islamic killers & betray the fight against a regime long at war with the US.

BOMBSHELL ADMISSION: NYPD Lieutenant Confesses – Crescent Lighting at One Police Plaza is DAWAH Targeted at Non-Muslims to Spread Islam
A Muslim NYPD lieutenant was caught on camera admitting that the newly invented Ramadan crescent lighting ceremony at One Police Plaza headquarters is not an Islamic tradition but a deliberate “awareness” dawah targeted at non-Muslims to promote and normalize Islam inside the heart of American law enforcement.

UK governm’t has been spying on electric vehicle drivers & passengers using mobile phone data
For two years, the UK’s Dept for Transport has spied on electric vehicle drivers and their passengers, both children and adults, using their mobile phone data to get insights into their behavior. “Most people today just simply won’t be aware of the data actually being captured by a vehicle. They certainly won’t be aware of how it’s being used or how it’s being shared.”

Rubio: Iran missile threat to US ‘unsustainable’
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Iran’s refusal to discuss its ballistic missile program a “big problem” and an “unsustainable threat” to the American home front ahead of Thursday’s indirect nuclear talks in Geneva, the third round this month between Washington and Tehran. “They possess conventional weapons solely designed to attack America…if they choose to.”

USA and Israel Launch Strikes in Iran
After weeks of unsuccessful negotiations with a regime unwilling to let go of terrorism, brutal killings of its people, and an insatiable appetite for destruction, America and Israel launch strikes against Iran. President Trump emphasized strikes against Iran are being taken to protect American national security, and will do so with the full might of the U.S. military.

Supreme Leader of Iran Khamenei dead following Israel’s strike on Iran
Iran’s Supreme Leader, along with 5 to 10 top leaders, was killed after an Israeli strike in Tehran as part of a massive coordinated U.S.-Israeli military offensive called “Operation Epic Fury.” The joint military operation is expected to go on for days, with Israel targeting Iranian leadership and the U.S. targeting military targets and ballistic missile sites that pose an “imminent threat.

A Stronger UN and No More Hamas :: By Daymond Duck

On Feb. 19, 2026, Worthy News posted an article by Emitt Barry about Pres. Trump’s launch of his historic new “Board of Peace.”

Concerning the UN, Trump said:

  • We’re going to strengthen up the United Nations.
  • We’re going to make sure it’s viable.

Concerning the Israel-Hamas war, Trump said:

  • The war in Gaza is over.
  • If Hamas fails to surrender its weapons, it would be harshly met.
  • We will help Gaza.
  • We will straighten it out.
  • We will make it successful.
  • We will make it peaceful.

(FYI: Before I continue, I want to point out that the Bible says the world will eventually be ruled by Ten Kings, then it will be ruled by the Antichrist, and then it will be ruled by the King of kings and Lord of lords during the Millennium. Gaza has a wonderful future, but it won’t be under the Board of Peace; it will be when King Jesus is ruling during the Millennium.)

(More FYI: We have always had wars and rumors of wars, but they will become more frequent, dangerous, and prevalent – like birth pains – at the end of the age. Peace will be removed from the earth when world leaders declare “peace and safety” on earth. The Antichrist will go forth conquering and to conquer. Multitudes will die as a result of Tribulation Period wars.)

(My opinion: Trump strengthening the UN would be a major step toward establishing a corrupt world government. Trump’s effort to divide Israel, establish a peaceful Gaza, and his naïve declaration that the war is over seems like it is headed toward a declaration of peace and safety.)

Here is Barritt’s “Prophetic Perspective,” and I totally agree:

  • When Isaiah looked forward to Israel’s restoration, he saw more than just a nation rebuilt — he saw a land utterly transformed.
  • In Isaiah 60:18, the prophet declared, “Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, devastation nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.”
  • In Hebrew, the word translated “violence” is חָמָס (ḥamas) — the same word that today identifies the terror organization sworn to Israel’s destruction.
  • This is no coincidence.
  • The Spirit of God used that ancient word to describe the very thing Israel faces in our day — a spirit of violence and lawlessness that opposes God’s covenant people.
  • Yet through Isaiah, the Lord promised that a time is coming when ḥamas — violence itself — will be silenced in the land of Israel.
  • Prophetically, this points to the day when the Messiah, the Anointed One of Isaiah 61, will complete His redemptive work for Zion (Jerusalem).
  • It is the day when “the Spirit of the Lord GOD” brings true comfort to Jerusalem, when mourning is turned into joy, and when “they shall rebuild the old ruins” (Isaiah 61:4).
  • The eradication of Hamas from Israel is not only a military victory — it is a divine act of renewal, a War of Revival in the truest sense, leading toward the Messianic age of peace.
  • The same God who once judged the earth in Noah’s day because it was filled with ḥamas (Genesis 6:11) will again remove it from His covenant land.
  • When that day comes, the word Hamas — and everything it represents — will vanish from Israel’s borders.
  • The people will dwell securely, the walls will be called Salvation (Yeshua), and the gates Praise (Tehillah).
  • The promise remains sure: there is coming a day when Hamas — both the word and the violence — will no longer be heard in the land.

Here is a link to the article.

https://www.worthynews.com/112378-trump-launches-board-of-peace-as-17-billion-pledged-for-gaza-decision-on-iran-looms

Here are some recent events that seem to indicate that the end of the age is near:

One, Pres. Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, recently said U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip will get the war-torn coastal enclave ready for a renaissance.

Witkoff’s exact words were:

  • Who would ever have thought that we’d get to this place a year ago?
  • We are going to have housing, and mass transportation, and we’re going to be able to clear and demolish all the areas there and get it ready for a renaissance.

(My opinion: Gaza is part of the Promised Land that God gave to Israel forever. God will not tolerate Trump and Witkoff dividing the Promised Land to create a Palestinian State. Ignoring what God said is a major step toward the Tribulation Period.)

Two, on Feb. 22, 2026, a man carrying a shotgun and a gas can was shot and killed after breaching the inner security perimeter of Pres. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

Secret Service Agents spotted him and ordered him to put down the gun and can; he put down the can and raised the gun like he was going to shoot, and that was the end of his life.

Three, concerning the future expansion of Israel’s borders, the Two-State Solution, and the location of a Palestinian Capital in East Jerusalem: on Feb. 19, 2026, Pres. Trump’s Board of Peace scrapped the United Nations (UN) Security Council proposal for the creation of a new Palestinian Arab State in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (the two-state solution).

(My opinion: I am delighted that they did this, but this will not end the controversy over Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria. Nevertheless, the rejection of the Two-State Solution and a Palestinian Capital in East Jerusalem may be seen by religious Jews as a chance to rebuild the Temple.)

Four, concerning Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons: on Feb. 23, 2026, Iran’s Army chief said:

  • Iran’s nuclear technology and the goal of achieving nukes cannot be eliminated through demand of the US or International pressure.
  • If the US strikes Tehran, then IRGC will test its first nuclear capabilities during war.

(FYI: An Israeli military advisor has reported that Iran is producing ballistic missiles armed with chemical and biological capabilities in preparation for a military confrontation with the U.S. and Israel.)

(My opinion: Pestilence is a sign of the end of the age. Biological weapons could play a major role in this.)

Five, concerning wickedness (as in the days of Noah): on Feb. 24, 2026, 1440 reported that:

  • At least 73 people, including 25 members of Mexico’s National Guard, have been killed in a wave of violenceafter Mexican authorities killed drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes—known as “El Mencho”—during a shootout Sunday (Feb. 22, 2026).
  • Oseguera Cervantes was among the most-wanted fugitives in the US and Mexico for leading the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico’s fastest-growing criminal networks and a major supplier of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine to the US. Authorities reportedly used American intelligence to narrow in on his location and followed one of his romantic partners to his hideout in Jalisco.
  • Mexico’s security chief said soldiers also killed at least another 34 suspected criminals across Jalisco and neighboring Michoacan Sunday.
  • The cartel responded by setting fire to vehicles and blocking roads across Mexico, prompting airlines to cancel flights, ride shares to suspend services, and schools to close.
  • The US State Department continues to advise Americansin Puerto Vallarta and surrounding areas to remain in place.

Six, concerning a potential war with Iran: on Feb. 23, 2026, Pres. Trump said, if Iran does not reach a deal with Washington, it will be a very bad day for that country and, very sadly, its people.

(Reminder: As I have said before, the U.S. attacking Iran might fulfill the prophecy of Elam, but it will not be the Battle of Gog of Magog. However, Iran has threatened to attack Israel if the U.S. attacks Iran, and that could possibly turn out to be the Battle of Gog of Magog. US tankers, as well as cargo and refueling aircraft, have arrived at Israeli airports and docks.)

(FYI: The U.S. Gerald Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, and its accompanying strike group arrived off Israel’s coast on Feb. 23, 2026.)

Seven, concerning wickedness and violence in Sharia Islam: on Feb. 24, 2026, it was reported that:

  • Iranian hardliner Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami delivered a venomous sermon during Tehran’s Friday prayers on February 20, 2026, openly threatening execution for anyone who publicly renounces Islam.
  • This isn’t some fringe rant—it’s straight from the heart of Iran’s theocratic regime, where apostasy isn’t just a sin; it’s a death sentence designed to crush dissent and enforce total obedience.

(My comment: Iran will kill citizens that refuse to be Muslim. Some people believe that killing someone because they don’t believe the way you do is demonic, and the Bible does teach that there are demons in Iran (Dan. 10:13, Rev. 9:14.)

Eight, concerning a potential U.S. attack on Iran: on Feb. 24, 2026, Pres. Trump took the opportunity during his State of the Union address to deliver a new high-profile warning to Iran as nuclear negotiations persist under the threat of U.S. military action against the Islamic Republic.

Trump said,

  • We are in negotiations with [Iran].
  • They want to make a deal, but we haven’t heard those secret words: We will never have a nuclear weapon.
  • My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy, but one thing is certain: I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon.
  • And no one should ever doubt America’s resolve.
  • We have the most powerful military on Earth.

(FYI: A new round of negotiations is set to begin on Feb. 26, 2026. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will head up the U.S. negotiating team.)

(FYI: The deadline set by Pres. Trump for Iran to submit its final proposal to deal with US (and Israeli) demands concerning Iran’s nuclear program, its Ballistic Missile program, its use of Proxies like Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen is Feb. 26, 2026.)

Nine, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on Feb. 24, 2026, Israel warned Lebanon that it would strike Lebanon hard, and attack civilian infrastructure and Lebanon’s airport, if Hezbollah gets involved in any US-Iranian war.

Ten, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters at the end of the age: on Feb. 24, 2026, it was reported that:

  • A rapidly intensifying Nor’easter brought record-breaking snowfall, hurricane-force winds, and major disruptions across the northeastern United States on February 23, 2026.
  • Providence, Rhode Island, recorded 96.3 cm (37.9 inches) of snow, the highest single-storm total on record, while power outages peaked above 650,000 customers and more than 11,000 flights were canceled nationwide.
  • 2 cm (35.5 inches) fell in a single day, breaking the previous one-day snowfall record of 48.3 cm (19 inches) set on January 8, 1996.
  • Norton, Massachusetts, recorded 80.8 cm (31.8 inches), Berkley measured 78.7 cm (31 inches), Stonington, Connecticut, reported 78.2 cm (30.8 inches), and Islip, New York, recorded 73.9 cm (29.1 inches).

Eleven, concerning God putting a hook in Gog’s jaw and dragging him and his Islamic allies onto the mountains of Israel: on Feb. 24, 2026, it was reported that:

  • Massive deficit and soaring taxes because of four years of war have pushed Russia’s economy to the brink.
  • Energy revenues have been cut in half; inflation is surging, and key industries from cars to coal are shrinking as more than 40% of the state budget is funneled into the war effort.

(My comment: Russia may need to seek a spoil and a prey to keep its economy from collapsing.)

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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