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Moj Mahdara, a Democratic Iranian-American entrepreneur and founding member of the Iranian Diaspora Collective, blasted Democratic Party lawmakers on Sunday over their negative response to Trump’s Iranian strike. “I think that it is imperative that the Democratic Party wake up and get past their dislike of Donald Trump … and their feelings of international conflicts going on,” Mahdara began, noting that this operation has a broad impact that includes Gulf state security and “resetting our relationship with China.” “Right now, 55% of the oil production that Iran produces goes to China, despite sanctions. You want to support the people of...

The United States is using cyber operations to pressure senior Islamic Republic officials to defect, a former top commander of US Cyber Command told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, describing an information warfare campaign aimed at accelerating regime change from within. This comes in addition to the use of cyber ops to disrupt Iran’s military capabilities. Lt. Gen. Charles L. Moore Jr. explained that the US was reaching out to senior officials within the regime, the IRGC, and the security forces to create the understanding that their lives now depend on backing the desires of the Iranian people for regime...

No reports of injuries or damage in Israel; terror group says attacks are ‘revenge’ for Khamenei’s killing; Lebanese PM condemns ‘irresponsible act’; IDF says Hezbollah ‘destroying Lebanon’. Rockets and drones launched from Lebanon set sirens blaring across northern Israel in the early hours of Monday, as the Hezbollah terror group entered the fray to assist its backer, Iran, with its relentless attacks against the Jewish state. The terror group’s attacks — which it said were in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the opening minutes of the joint Israeli-US assault on Iran on Saturday —...

Here are some tips for national leaders who are looking not to get bombed by the United States. This is not entire comprehensive, but it does cover a lot of the key areas. 1. Don’t make ‘Death to America’ your slogan 2. Don’t attack the U.S. embassy in your country and take staffers as hostages. 3. Don’t truck bomb other U.S. embassies in other countries 4. Don’t repeatedly bomb U.S. military bases and facilities around the region 5. Don’t kidnap, torture to death and then videotape the murder of U.S. personnel and send the tape to the president. 6. Don’t...

A council of three Iranian officials with mixed beliefs is governing Iran after the US-Israeli assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and 40 of his top lieutenants left a gaping power vacuum in the Middle Eastern nation. But the country’s notorious top nuclear and security official — Ali Larijani, the man allegedly behind Iran’s vicious crackdown on anti-regime protesters of recent months — could emerge as the most powerful man in the nation after the weekend’s chaos dies down, according to reports. Larijani is not one of the three men currently running the country. The three-person council was convened...

AFTER DONALD TRUMP was sworn in as president on January 20, 2025, he issued a flurry of executive orders that eventually saw online information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scrubbed from the Internet. Thousands of pages and datasets disappeared. Resources like “RSV Vaccine Guidance for Pregnant People,” “Preventing HIV with PEP,” and more, vanished. Suddenly, Americans could no longer turn to the nation’s premier public health organization for reliable information.

Is it finally lights out for the Council on American-Islamic Relations? Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, has sent a letter to the Treasury Department and IRS calling for scrutiny of the tax-exempt status of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its California chapter—citing evidence of prohibited election interference that I detailed in May 2024. Rep. Smith’s letter primarily focuses on the California chapter of CAIR, which was accused of improperly applying for and spending $7.2 million in federal taxpayer money granted by the state of California. However, the letter also draws attention to...

Six Polymarket accounts earned roughly $1.2 million after correctly betting that the U.S. would strike Iran on Feb. 28, according to blockchain analytics firm Bubblemaps. In a post on X, blockchain analyzer Bubblemaps said most of the wallets were funded within the last 24 hours before the attack and bought “Yes” shares in the “U.S. strikes Iran by February 28, 2026?” market just hours before explosions were reported in Tehran and other cities. The accounts had no activity beyond these predictions. The strikes followed a televised address by U.S. President Donald Trump announcing what he called “major combat operations,” targeting...

Okay, okay. Rita Panihi is an Iranian news anchor in Australia. Sue me. She posts the videos the Fake News Media won't show in this country. Iranians dancing in the streets and in their homes doing the Trump Dance to the YMCA and marching behind banners that say We Stand With Trump and many other celebratory celebrations.... ...

What will the war to give Iranians the chance to ‘seize control’ of their destiny mean for U.S. homeland security? We’re about to find out. As of late Sunday, at least three U.S. military members will be coming home in caskets — among the first casualties of the Trump administration’s “regime change” campaign in Iran. There will “likely be more” to come in the days ahead, President Donald Trump warned. He said U.S. operations in Iran will continue continue until all of the administration’s objectives are met. The details of those objectives remained foggy Sunday. While the days-old military operation...

First, a request to President Trump:Sir, may I humbly request you stop doing awesome stuff on Saturday. This humble meme gatherer would like her afternoons off. Thank you for your attention to this matter — SAH.To the people belly aching about war with Iran: BITCHES, I watched our country be humiliated by the taking of hostages. My 12 th grade class song was “And I Ran, I ran so far away” and no, it wasn’t talking about aerobics. We’ve watched Iran finance destruction against the US and Israel and taunt our presidents. We watched them arguably interfere with our elections...

More than 30 arrests for charges of rape, malicious wounding, assault, firing a weapon. Virginia just decided that the way to go is with the ‘free all the illegal alien criminals’ party. And that leads to women being stabbed to death at bus stops. By Muslim illegal aliens with 30 priors because arresting them and handing them over to ICE interferes with what is currently the supreme cause of the movement after previous stints with ‘BLM’ and ‘Hamas’ (not to mention the drag queens). It’s not good for America. It wasn’t good for Stephanie. But it’s working out pretty well...

Khamenei should have learned from Maduro. He didn't. He's now in the past tense.President Trump promised the people of Iran the United States would help them overthrow the Islamic dictatorship, and on Saturday he delivered. A joint attack with Israel killed the ayatollah and 7 of his henchmen generals. The bombing continued. We added to the list of the unalive a few other generals and of course our old friend, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the original Holocaust Denier.The lightning swift initial victory calmed my nervousness about this turning into another Iraq. The reality is this will not turn into a wider war....

Forty-seven years after the mullahs seized power, the countdown ended in fire, and Trump wagered that decisive force—not talk—would finally clear the path to Iran’s liberation.On January 25, just over a month ago, I wrote here that “The Countdown to Iran’s Liberation Has Begun.” Yes, there were peace talks. Donald Trump’s negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, jetted off to talk to Iran’s agents. Had Iran acceded to Trump’s key demands—above all, the abandonment of its efforts to acquire nuclear weapons—war might have been averted. As Churchill almost put it, it is better to jaw-jaw than to war-war. But the...

“A 1798 law is being used right now to defend American sovereignty. John Adams wrote it. Jefferson tried to repeal it the moment he took office. He couldn’t. It had no expiration date. Donald Trump invoked it on March 15, 2025 — 227 years after Adams signed it. Same law. Same fight. Same establishment screaming the same names. Here’s the documented history.”

The Jewish Representative Council of Ireland has expressed “deep concern” about the number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded here over a six-month period up to January this year. A community reporting mechanism established by the JRCI has reported 143 such incidents in that time period. The JRCI has called for the development of “a dedicated national plan to counter growing anti-Semitism”. The incidents were recorded through a JRCI online reporting form between July 2025 and January 2026. The report says some incidents were recorded by JRCI staff acting as intermediaries, based on information received through direct contact, email, or follow-up conversations....

The U.S. military confirmed on Monday that Kuwait “mistakenly shot down” three American F-15E Strike Eagles flying in support of Operation Epic Fury during active combat as Iran attacked the country. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) described the incident as “an apparent friendly fire incident.” "During active combat—that included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones — the U.S. Air Force fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses," a statement read. CENTCOM said all six aircrew were able to eject safely and were recovered in stable condition. The cause of the incident is under investigation. "Kuwait has...

One of the most important oil facilities on the planet — Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery — has reportedly been hit. Fires. Shutdowns. Export disruption. This isn’t just another strike. This is an attack on the world’s energy lifeline. Ras Tanura is the artery through which vast amounts of global oil flows to Europe and Asia. If that artery is threatened, the economic consequences ripple across the entire planet — fuel prices, markets, supply chains, everything. The conflict has now crossed a dangerous threshold. This is no longer regional escalation. This is global economic warfare.

"Men ought always to pray" (Luke 18:1, KJV). Prayer should never be limited to certain times, places, or circumstances. As a child I was taught to pray with my head bowed, eyes closed, and hands folded. Even as a young man I thought that was the only acceptable mode of prayer. In my seminary days I sang in a quartet that traveled to various churches throughout the United States. The first time I traveled with them we had a prayer meeting in the car, and the driver prayed with his eyes open. All of us were glad he did, but...

In the span of a few days, the public has witnessed two events that have made it abundantly clear just where Democrats stand, or rather, sit, these days. Anyone who is remotely reasonable should consider looking for another political party to join. The first came during the State of the Union when President Donald Trump invited lawmakers “to join with my administration in reaffirming a fundamental principle. If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.” Democrats sat on their...