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 My son has narrated the last book I wrote. Please consider listening to it and encouraging others to do so too. (Click on Book Cover) World & Nation Israel bombs Iran’s top mullahs as they count votes for next supreme leader  The Israeli air force struck a top Iranian meeting on Tuesday where Tehran’s senior clerics had gathered to select a replacement for slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to multiple reports. The Assembly of Experts, made up of 88 top clerics, were together in the holy city of Qom when an airstrike hit their building overnight, the Times of Israel reported. The strike came just as the mullahs were counting the votes to appoint the next supreme leader, according to Fox News. It remains unclear how many members of the assembly were attending the vote when the building was hit. Oil Surges to $85 a Barrel  Oil prices continued soaring Tuesday, with Brent crude jumping 9% to above $85 a barrel — its highest level since July 2024. European natural gas prices rose another 45%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained $4.68, or 7%, to $75.91 after hitting its highest since June at $76.02. It is the third session oil prices have risen as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran widens, disrupting fuel shipments and heightening fears of further Middle East oil and gas supply disruption. The U.S. and Israeli air war against Iran has widened since Israel's first attacks on Saturday, with Israel attacking Lebanon and Iran responding with strikes against energy infrastructure in Gulf countries and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas typically passes.
US Closes Embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait After Iran Drone Attacks  The U.S. closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Tuesday as Iran escalated retaliatory attacks across the Gulf, targeting U.S. diplomatic and military facilities in the region. The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh shut down for the day after two drones struck the compound, sparking a small fire and causing minor damage, according to Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry, The New York Times reported. Hours later, Saudi officials said they intercepted and destroyed eight additional drones near Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj. The embassy urged Americans to avoid the area as a precaution.
Trump: US Stockpiles Ready to 'Win Big' Despite Biden's Moves  President Donald Trump said U.S. munitions stockpiles are enough to triumph against Iran despite his predecessor "giving away" what he described as the "highest end" weapons to countries such as Ukraine. In a Truth Social post late Monday, Trump insisted American munitions, particularly at the mid- and upper midgrade levels, have "never been higher or better," dismissing concerns about shortfalls at the Pentagon. "As was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons," Trump wrote, adding that "wars can be fought 'forever,' and very successfully, using just these supplies (which are better than other countries finest arms!)."
Pilot, passenger who crash landed in ‘another miracle on the Hudson’ made jokes after swimming ashore  The pilot and passenger who miraculously survived a small plane crash in the icy Hudson River were in “good spirits” and cracked jokes after they swam to shore Monday night. The pair was found by first responders in Newburgh inside a waterfront warehouse, where they had changed into dry clothes they had found. “The pilot was making jokes to us about the clothes he was wearing because they had taken clothes from the warehouse that weren’t theirs — obviously to get out of the wet clothes,” Carrie Massari-Carey, Assistant Chief at the Town of Newburgh Emergency Medical Services, told The Post Tuesday. Their Cessna 172 went down in the frigid river near New York Stewart International Airport around 8 p.m. — with the pilot and passenger swimming to safety in a feat Gov. Kathy Hochul called “another miracle on the Hudson.” Trump criticizes Biden for transferring weapons to Ukraine but insists US is 'stocked' to win Trump claims Biden failed to replace high grade munitions after supplying Ukraine for 'free'  Former CENTCOM Director Joe Buccino details the U.S. military's Operation Epic Fury to dismantle Iran's weaponry, including naval ships and ballistic missile capabilities. President Donald Trump on Monday accused former President Joe Biden of failing to replenish U.S. weapons stockpiles, though insisted that the U.S. is still "stocked" to win as Operation Epic Fury continues to devastate Iran. U.S. munitions at the medium and upper medium grades have "never been higher or better," Trump said on Monday in a post on his Truth Social platform. He added that "we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons." Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Sheriff says authorities looking into car caught on Ring cam, haven't made ID yet Chris Nanos says authorities are 'looking into' vehicle caught on camera around time of 84-year-old's suspected abduction  Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said authorities are "looking into" the car caught on Nancy Guthrie's neighbors' Ring camera footage that appeared shortly after she disappeared. Nanos made the remarks in an interview with NBC News, referencing Ring camera footage obtained by Fox News Digital from a resident in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood. The video shows 12 vehicles driving by on the morning of Nancy Guthrie’s suspected abduction, including activity around 2:30 a.m., roughly the same time authorities say the 84-year-old’s pacemaker last synced with her iPhone. When Nanos was asked specifically about the Ring camera video obtained by Fox News Digital, he said: "We're aware of it, and we're looking into it. Just like any other piece of evidence." Zelenskyy Warns Iran War Could Disrupt Ukraine Arms  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is warning that escalating U.S. involvement against Iran could threaten the steady flow of American weapons that Kyiv relies on to fight Russia. In an interview with Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper, Zelenskyy said a previous round of fighting between Israel and Iran last year "slowed down" arms deliveries to Ukraine. "This time, it has not happened yet, but I fear it could," he said. Zelenskyy argued that broader conflict in the Middle East could strain Western resources, even as Ukraine remains locked in its grinding war with Moscow. Why Trump must finish what he started with Iran’s regime President Trump’s most difficult decision is ahead By Hugh Hewit
President Donald Trump has proven again and again to have mastered
strategic and tactical surprise in conflict, and to depend upon the
military professionals advising him. Now, however, he faces a decision
on when to end the battle with the Islamic Republic of Iran or whatever
regime follows its collapse. In making that decision, the events of 35 years ago should figure in his calculation. The American-led international coalition that assembled to drive Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi troops from Kuwait began that war with a massive aerial and naval bombardment of Saddam’s forces in Kuwait and some targets in Iraq on January 17, 1991. The first phase of the first Gulf War lasted five weeks. The second phase, a ground invasion of Kuwait, began on February 24, 1991, and famously (or infamously) concluded after 100 hours. Serious military professionals have long debated the decision by then President George H.W. Bush, Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell to end military operations when they did. A huge tactical success had been achieved and the strategic benefit of such an overwhelming display of force, and almost certainly some Americans are alive today who would not have survived an extended campaign to depose Saddam Hussein 35 years ago. Candace Owens attacks Erika Kirk for clout. Don't fall for it Opinion by Nicole Russell, In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's horrifying assassination on Sept. 10, I hoped that at least something good might come from it. I did see a renewed energy among conservatives, revival among young people and a message of forgiveness, the heart of Christianity, on the national stage for all to see. But in the months since he died, something else has risen up, too: Candace Owens, a former colleague of Charlie Kirk, and her ever-spiraling grift. At first, I was saddened by the grip she seemed to have on everyday conservatives, caught up in her bombastic storytelling and bizarre tendency toward conspiracy theories. Now with her latest venture − a multipart "exposé" on Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk − Owens has gone well beyond grifter, opportunist and conspiracy theorist. She is purposefully harming a widow whose husband was brutally assassinated, for fame and money. It is wrong, evil and I am no longer sad. I am angry. I am appalled that thousands, if not millions, of conservatives seem to be happily drinking the sludge Owens is offering, smearing and slandering Charlie Kirk's memory, his widow and, in effect, conservatism at large. |
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