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For 40 years, Iran’s relentless hostility toward the U.S. has fueled proxy wars, terror attacks, and nuclear ambitions. Now, after diplomatic overtures were rejected, America’s decisive strike on Iran’s nuclear sites signals a historic turning point in the Middle East power struggle. For 40 years, Iran has reverberated with the menacing chant of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” a rallying cry born from the 1979 Islamic Revolution under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Last night, Saturday, June 21, 2025, that decades-long hostility faced a decisive response when President Donald Trump authorized a U.S. military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities at...

In a stunning display of military precision and secrecy, the Trump administration executed a flawless bombing campaign on Iran’s key nuclear sites, showcasing the unmatched capabilities of America’s stealth arsenal and the discipline of a White House that kept the entire operation under wraps until the last bomb dropped. “This is an operation… in the last 18 years since I’ve been at the Pentagon, I’ve never seen such operational security,” reported Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin, clearly impressed. “There was nobody speaking about this, any of the preparations. There was a complete lockdown, almost a blackout of information for the last...

Iran reserves all options to defend its security, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Sunday, adding Tehran could not return to diplomacy while under attack by Israel and the United States, and would consult with Russia on Monday. "The U.S. showed they have no respect for international law. They only understand the language of threat and force," Araqchi said, adding that Tehran has to respond based on its rights before diplomacy can be reconsidered. The Iranian foreign minister said he will fly to Russia, with whom Iran has a strategic partnership, and consult with President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

In a bold show of force, U.S. jets flattened Iran's key nuclear sites overnight — delivering a crippling blow to Tehran's atomic ambitions and sending a clear message: the West will not tolerate nuclear terror. In a stunning and historic move, U.S. President Donald J. Trump confirmed early Sunday morning that American forces carried out a large-scale airstrike targeting three of Iran's most guarded nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. The operation, described by senior Israeli intelligence officials as "a strategic masterstroke," comes after weeks of escalating tension between Iran and Israel, during which Tehran launched multiple missile barrages into...

Lookner on Agenda Free TV is quoting Trump as saying we've hit three nuclear sites, including Fordow. Can anyone else confirm?

Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer BREAKING: President Trump confirms the US just BOMBED all 3 Nuclear sites in Iran. He said all US planes are now on their way home. Thank you, President Trump! 🇺🇸 6:53 PM · Jun 21, 2025

President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan quietly sought to arrange a meeting between senior U.S. and Iranian officials in Istanbul this week amid Israel's escalating war with Iran. But the effort collapsed when Iran's supreme leader — in hiding due to fears of assassination — couldn't be reached to approve it, according to three U.S. officials and a source with direct knowledge of the matter. -snip- Behind the scenes: Trump received a phone call from Erdoğan on Monday while meeting with G7 leaders in Canada. Erdoğan proposed hosting a meeting in Istanbul the next day between U.S. and...

On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that it’s now time for the U.S. to call for the total end of Iranian uranium enrichment “and to say that the inspections would be broader, deeper, more continuous, and that they would abandon all of their nuclear enrichment program. And that would require them opening up all of their sites to continuous monitoring, and, frankly, actions to decommission what’s left of their nuclear program.” Co-host John Berman asked, “[I]s there a red line for you in these negotiations? Is there any — in other words, if Iran...

I’m Not a Theologian—Just a Believer Paying Attention I don’t have a seminary degree. I haven’t written commentaries or preached from pulpits. I’m just a believer who’s been walking with the Lord long enough to know when He starts pressing something heavy on the heart. And for years now, I’ve sat with a question that many American Christians ask: Where is the United States in the book of Revelation? It’s not there—not directly. Not clearly. Not as a central player. And the follow-up question almost always comes: Then what happens to us? How do we go from being the most...

This is not an opportunity to effectuate regime change, but to simply end Iran’s nuclear program.“The important things are always simple; the simple things are always hard.”— Murphy’s First Law of CombatThere will never be a better time than now to end the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran. The Israelis have established air superiority over the length and breadth of Iran, and apparently are able to operate unimpeded to strike any and all targets of their choosing. The challenge for Israel lies in the choosing.Continue an air campaign focused on eliminating Iran’s nuclear weapons program and its ballistic missile program,...

A conversation with leading American physicist and nuclear weapons expert David Albright about what Israel’s campaign has achieved so far and whether U.S. military assistance is neededThe United States is the only country in the world with the ability to destroy the Fordow nuclear facility quickly from the air, something we could accomplish by dropping a couple 15-ton Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs on the most important and heavily protected piece of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Such a strike would potentially reset the entirety of international arms control. Since the early 1970s, the world has depended on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)...

The president told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that Iranian officials are eager to negotiate but that it may be too late.President Donald Trump delivered an “ultimate ultimatum” to Iranian leaders to dismantle their nuclear program, he told reporters on Wednesday. But he said he has not made a final decision about whether to strike Iran and draw Washington into a new conflict in the Middle East.Standing on the South Lawn of the White House, Trump was coy about his plans for a potential war with Iran. He said “the next week is going to be big” and...

President Donald Trump met with his top generals in the Situation Room as battle plans on Iran were approved - and the region braced for Trump’s final order.Trump said he was going from the Oval Office 'downstairs' for a 'war room' meeting. The president has made a decision on whether to engage U.S. forces against Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal, but has not given final orders. One possible option could be the deployment of B-2 bombers to drop 30,000-pound bunker-busters on Iran's heavily fortified nuclear sites. It came as at least three Iranian planes landed on Wednesday in...