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The White House on Wednesday posted a graphic on X<\/a> declaring \u201cEnemies of America Neutralized\u201d alongside the message \u201cJustice will be served\u201d and an image of President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n The graphic showed figures targeted by the United States, including Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, labeled as arrested; Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei<\/a>, labeled as killed; Abu Bilal al-Minuki, labeled as killed; and former Cuban leader Ra\u00fal Castro, labeled as indicted.<\/p>\n 10 mins agoOil prices fall more than 6% as Trump says Iran negotiations in final stages<\/p>\n The U.S. dollar traded below a six-week high on Thursday, easing as investors grew optimistic that Washington could be nearing an agreement with Tehran to end the conflict in the Middle East<\/a>, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump had said Wednesday negotiations were in their “final stages” on but warned that additional attacks could follow if Iran<\/a> failed to reach a deal.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll see what happens. Either we have a deal or we\u2019re going to do some things that are a little bit nasty, but hopefully that won\u2019t happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Brent crude futures had fallen $6.64, or 5.97%, to $104.64 per barrel by 1:45 p.m. EDT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were down $6.49, or 6.23%, to $97.66, Reuters<\/a> said.<\/p>\n 55 mins agoBessent urges allies to pressure Iran, says bond yields, energy prices will ease when war ends<\/p>\n Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said bond yields and energy prices are \u201ctransient\u201d and will ease as the Iran conflict winds down, Reuters<\/a> reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n In a post on X, Bessent also urged allies to maintain pressure on Tehran.<\/p>\n \u201cI enjoyed meeting with His Excellency Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari @MoF_Qatar in Paris,\u201d Bessent wrote. \u201cWe discussed Doha\u2019s tremendous resilience in the face of Iran\u2019s indiscriminate attacks on its neighbors<\/a> and the need for allies to continue to pressure Iran now to end its threats.\u201d<\/p>\n On May 19, Bessent had called on world leaders\u00a0to help the U.S.<\/a> combat Iranian terrorism by \u201crooting out the financing that sustains it,\u201d while outlining a new framework for \u201caggressive and targeted\u201d sanctions.<\/p>\n \u201cCrushing the threat of terrorism compels all of you to step up and join us,\u201d Bessent said at the \u201cNo Money for Terror\u201d conference in Paris.<\/p>\n 1 hour agoUS B-1B bomber carries out refueling exercise over Middle East: CENTCOM<\/p>\n The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday that a U.S.<\/a> Air Force B-1B Lancer conducted an aerial refueling exercise over Middle East<\/a> waters during a regional training mission.<\/p>\n \u201cA U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a training flight over regional waters in the Middle East,\u201d the command said in a post shared on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1 hour agoFIFA set to ban Iran’s pre-1979 ‘Lion and Sun’ flag from World Cup stadiums in the US<\/p>\n FIFA looks set to ban the \u201cLion and Sun\u201d flag \u2014 Iran\u2019s historic pre-1979 national flag \u2014 from World Cup stadiums across the United States<\/a> after the Islamic Republic\u2019s football federation reportedly submitted demands tied to the Iranian team\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n Among them was a directive from federation chief Mehdi Taj that \u201cno flag other than the Islamic Republic\u2019s flag\u201d be allowed inside stadiums where Iran plays.<\/p>\n FIFA responded by citing its stadium code prohibiting \u201cpolitical or discriminatory materials\u201d \u2014 a rule critics say is now being selectively applied in a way that effectively grants Tehran\u2019s<\/a> request.<\/p>\n \u201cLet me translate. The world\u2019s most prominent sporting body is preparing to enforce, on American soil, the censorship preferences of one of the world\u2019s worst regimes,\u201d journalist Lisa Daftari wrote in the California Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Daftari argued that for many Iranians, the Lion and Sun flag represents far more than a historical emblem or nostalgia for the prerevolutionary era.<\/p>\n \u201cThey look to it as everything that stands against the regime that replaced it,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n The Lion and Sun, Daftari added, symbolizes \u201cfreedom. Hope. A future. A celebrated past.\u201d<\/p>\n The current flag represents the very opposite of every one of those things, she added.<\/p>\n \u201cTo tell us we cannot wave our own flag, in our own country, at a tournament America is hosting, is to betray us again,\u201d Daftari said.<\/p>\n 2 hours agoState Department watchdog investigating Gaza Humanitarian Foundation over aid: report<\/p>\n The State Department\u2019s watchdog is reportedly investigating the now-defunct Gaza Humanitarian Foundation over its handling of millions of dollars in emergency aid, the Financial Times<\/a> reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n Citing three people familiar with the probe, the outlet said the State Department\u2019s Office of Inspector General is examining a $30 million grant awarded last June to the U.S.- and Israeli-backed organization, which was tasked with distributing aid in Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to the report, investigators are reviewing how the money was spent, including where the funding originated and how it was distributed.<\/p>\n 2 hours agoHegseth echoes Vance warning that Trump is ‘locked and loaded’ over Iran<\/p>\n Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the U.S. was \u201clocked and loaded\u201d in a post shared on X<\/a>, reiterating comments earlier from Vice President JD Vance.<\/p>\n The post featured Vance telling reporters at the White House that the United States<\/a> will not accept any deal allowing Iran <\/a>to obtain a nuclear weapon, adding that President Donald Trump is \u201clocked and loaded\u201d and ready to act if necessary.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want to go down that pathway,\u201d Vance said in the video, before adding that the president was willing to go down that pathway \u201cif we have to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n 3 hours agoTrump, Netanyahu hold tense call over Iran war, Israeli PM pushes to resume fighting: reports<\/p>\n President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a tense call May 19 over ending the war with Iran<\/a>, with Trump defending the diplomatic process, according to reports.<\/p>\n Axios<\/a>, citing three sources, reported that one source said Netanyahu\u2019s \u201chair was on fire\u201d during the converstation.<\/p>\n The call came after Qatar and Pakistan, along with regional mediators, drafted a revised peace proposal aimed at bridging the divide between the U.S. and Iran.<\/p>\n According to The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, Netanyahu shared his doubts that Iran would stick to an agreement to dismantle its nuclear program and refrain from attacking its Gulf neighbors.<\/p>\n Axios also reported that the Israeli prime minister wants to resume the war to further degrade Iran\u2019s military capabilities and weaken the regime.<\/p>\n Trump<\/a> has continued to express confidence that a deal can be reached while also warning that he is prepared to resume military action if Iran does not show more flexibility in negotiations.<\/p>\n 3 hours agoHardline Iran influencer claims US proposed $25B frozen asset release as part of nuclear deal<\/p>\n Hardline Iranian influencer Ali Gholhaki<\/a> claimed Wednesday that Washington had floated a new proposal to Tehran<\/a> that would release roughly $25 billion in frozen Iranian assets and permit uranium transfers abroad as part of a broader nuclear and sanctions framework.<\/p>\n The proposal, according to Gholhaki, also included limits on uranium enrichment at 3.67%.<\/p>\n “The Americans, after receiving Iran’s feedback, have proposed that the ‘end of the war across all fronts,’ ‘lifting of the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz,’ ‘opening of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran with tariffs and the maritime route preferred by Iran,’ ‘release of 25% of Iran’s frozen assets, approximately $25 billion,’ ‘exemption for Iran’s oil sales for 30 days,’ and the main phase of negotiations \u2014 namely, ‘removal of 400 kg of uranium from Iran in the best case, shipment to a third country’ and ‘acceptance of Iran’s right to 3.67% enrichment (unlikely to be accepted by the U.S. in the final phase)’ and ‘closure of nuclear facilities excluding the Tehran reactor, solely for medical purposes’ \u2014 be signed all at once by Iran!” Gholhaki said in a post shared on X.<\/p>\n “Iran says all phases proposed by the U.S.<\/a> should be implemented for verification over 30 days so that Iran can both sell its oil and be persuaded to engage in nuclear negotiations!” Gholhaki added.\u00a0<\/p>\n 4 hours agoVahidi threatens ‘devastating blows’ if Iran’s territory is attacked again<\/p>\n Maj. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi<\/a>, commander of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned Wednesday that any new attack on Iran<\/a> would trigger a devastating response.<\/p>\n \u201cIf any further aggression is committed against the soil of Iran, that fire whose promise was previously given and remained confined within the framework of a limited regional war, this time will erupt into flames and transcend every border and domain; you will receive devastating blows that will leave you in abject defeat and consign your ignominy to the annals of history,\u201d Vahidi wrote in a post shared on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n In March, Iranian state media reported that the regime appointed Vahidi \u2014 a former defense and interior minister \u2014 as the new commander of the\u00a0IRGC.<\/p>\n Vahidi is under U.S. sanctions for his role in Iran\u2019s suppression of protests, including the use of lethal force by security services during the nationwide demonstrations in 2022.<\/p>\n 5 hours agoIran announces controlled management supervision zone over Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Persian Gulf Strait Authority<\/a> (PGSA) announced a controlled management zone covering the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, asserting regulatory oversight over the key waterway.<\/p>\n In a statement posted on X, the authority said:<\/p>\n \u201cThe Islamic Republic of Iran has defined the boundaries of the Strait of Hormuz management supervision area as follows: \u2018The line connecting Kuh Mobarak in Iran and the south of Fujairah in the UAE in the east of the strait to the line connecting the end of Qeshm Island in Iran and Umm al-Qaiwain in the UAE in the west of the strait.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The announcement comes amid reports that Tehran<\/a> was moving to formalize state-administered transit tolls under the PGSA framework. <\/p>\n According to maritime intelligence firm Windward AI<\/a>, Iran has explored imposing\u00a0fees of up to $2 million for vessels.<\/p>\n Windward AI further reported that the proposed payments would be settled in Chinese yuan and through bitcoin transfers directed to wallets allegedly linked to Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n 5 hours agoHuckabee says Ben Gvir \u2018undermined Israel\u2019s dignity\u2019 with flotilla video<\/p>\n US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee<\/a> condemned National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Wednesday after he shared a video celebrating Gaza flotilla activists being bound and forced to kneel on the ground.<\/p>\n \u201cUniversal outrage and condemnation from every high-ranking Israeli official, from @IsraeliPM, @IsraelMFA, @gidonsaar, @IsraelPresident, @yechielleiter and @IsraelinUSA, for despicable actions by Ben Gvir,\u201d Huckabee said in a post shared on X.<\/p>\n \u201cFlotilla was a stupid stunt, but Ben Gvir betrayed the dignity of his nation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Footage shows activists in what appears to be a holding area at Israel\u2019s Ashdod port, as well as aboard a ship\u2019s deck.<\/p>\n 6 hours agoTrump says he \u2018never gets tired\u2019 of Iran talks, delaying action could save lives<\/p>\n President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he never tires of the back-and-forth between Tehran and Washington over ending the war in Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI never get tired,\u201d Trump told Fox News\u2019 Jacqui Heinrich.<\/p>\n \u201cBut what I like to do is \u2014 if I can save a war by waiting a couple of days, so I can save people from being killed by waiting a couple of days \u2014 I think it\u2019s a great thing to do,\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n His remarks came as Trump said the U.S.<\/a> would give Iran a chance at diplomacy but warned of further attacks if Tehran does not agree to a deal.<\/p>\n 6 hours agoPezeshkian discusses US talks, regional stability with Pakistan’s interior minister: report<\/p>\n Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed Iran-U.S. negotiations and regional stability with Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Iran\u2019s state news agency IRNA reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n According to Iran International<\/a>, both sides exchanged views on the \u201clatest status of indirect Iran-U.S. negotiations\u201d and diplomatic efforts aimed at following up on existing agreements.<\/p>\n Pezeshkian also emphasized the need for \u201ccontinued dialogue, stronger regional cooperation and coordination among Islamic countries,\u201d IRNA reported.<\/p>\n Separately, Reuters reported exchanges between Iran and the United States<\/a> were continuing based on Tehran\u2019s 14-point proposal. <\/p>\n Iran\u2019s<\/a> Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Pakistan\u2019s interior minister was in Tehran to help facilitate the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n 7 hours agoIran ‘prepared for every scenario’ while US is not ready, senior Iranian lawmaker warns<\/p>\n Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian<\/a> Parliament\u2019s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said Wednesday that Tehran was prepared for any scenario and that the U.S. was not ready.<\/p>\n \u201cIran\u2019s experience is indicative of America\u2019s inherent and perpetual bad faith; therefore, we are prepared for every scenario,\u201d he said in a post shared on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cEven now, despite the severe media blackout, the American people know how much cost and damage their government has imposed on them,\u201d Azizi added.<\/p>\n \u201cThe world has felt Iran\u2019s astonishing power<\/a>, though many more surprises remain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n In another post, Azizi said Iran showed \u201camazing power\u201d in the conflict.<\/p>\n \u201cThe era of trusting U.S. diplomacy is over, and now we are ready for every scenario,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile mainstream media tries to hide the reality, the American public is feeling the crushing cost of their government\u2019s failed war against Iran,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve felt our amazing power. They\u2019re not ready for what\u2019s coming,\u201d Azizi warned.<\/p>\n 7 hours agoTehran aims to secure long-term Strait of Hormuz deal with Oman, spokesperson says<\/p>\n Iran<\/a> is aiming to secure a mechanism with Oman<\/a> to ensure long-term security in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state TV on Wednesday, according to reports.<\/p>\n Baghaei also said that Tehran was ready to develop protocols for safe shipping traffic in cooperation with other coastal states, without providing further details, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n His remarks came as the U.S. military continued its blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n 7 hours agoUS Marines board Iranian-flagged oil tanker trying to run blockade: CENTCOM<\/p>\n U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that U.S. Marines intercepted an Iranian-flagged oil tanker that attempted to bypass the military\u2019s blockade of Iranian ports.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cEarlier today in the Gulf of Oman, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M\/T Celestial Sea, an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker suspected of attempting to violate the U.S. blockade by transiting toward an Iranian port,\u201d CENTCOM wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAmerican forces released the vessel after searching and directing the ship\u2019s crew to alter course,\u201d it added. \u201cU.S. forces continue to fully enforce the blockade and have now redirected 91 commercial ships to ensure compliance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n CENTCOM released a video showing the Marines boarding the ship by helicopter.<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 8 hours agoIran\u2019s parliament speaker accuses US of \u2018seeking to start a new war\u2019: report<\/p>\n Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf<\/a> claimed Wednesday that the U.S. is looking to \u201cstart a new war,\u201d a report said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe enemy\u2019s movements, both overt and clandestine, show that despite economic and political pressure, it has not abandoned its military objectives and is seeking to start a new war,\u201d Ghalibaf said in a statement shared by Iranian media, according to The Times of Israel.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cClose monitoring of the situation in the United States reinforces the possibility that they still hope for the surrender of the Iranian nation,\u201d he reportedly added.\u00a0<\/p>\n President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States was holding off on a planned attack on Iran that had been scheduled for Tuesday, citing what he described as \u201cserious negotiations\u201d involving key Middle Eastern allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fox News Digital\u2019s Emma Bussey contributed to this post.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 8 hours agoTrump says US won\u2019t let Iran have a nuclear weapon and \u2018blow up the entire Middle East, Israel\u2019<\/p>\n President Donald Trump<\/a> said Wednesday that the U.S. is \u201cnot going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon and blow up the entire Middle East\u201d and Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPeople don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon, and they will not have a nuclear weapon. And they want to make a deal so badly. We’ll see what happens,\u201d Trump said at the 2026 U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony in New London, Conn.\u00a0<\/p>\n “We hit them very hard, but we may have to hit them even harder. But maybe not. But we’re not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon and blow up the entire Middle East, Israel, the entire Middle East and then come here for you. Not going to happen,\u201d Trump said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 9 hours agoIran claims its navy helped 26 ships pass through Strait of Hormuz in last day<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s IRNA News Agency claimed Wednesday that more than two dozen ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the last 24 hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIn the past 24 hours, the Public Relations Department of the IRGC Navy reported that 26 vessels \u2014 comprising oil tankers, container ships, and other commercial ships \u2014 transited through the Strait of Hormuz with the coordination and protection of the IRGC Navy,\u201d a report said, referencing Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTransit through the Strait of Hormuz is conducted only after receiving permission and in coordination with the IRGC Navy,\u201d it added.\u00a0<\/p>\n In late April, President Donald Trump said <\/a>\u201cWe have total control over the Strait of Hormuz\u201d and \u201cNo ship can enter or leave without the approval of the United States Navy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n A White House official told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that Iran is in a state of collapse due to the U.S. military\u2019s ongoing blockade of Iranian ports.<\/p>\n The official added that American forces are supporting freedom of navigation for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 9 hours agoTrump asks whether US should \u2018go and finish it up\u2019 or if Iran will sign a ‘document\u2019<\/p>\n President Donald Trump asked Wednesday if the U.S. should go \u201cfinish it up\u201d with Iran or if the regime in Tehran will sign an acceptable deal to end the war.<\/a><\/p>\n Trump, speaking at the 2026 U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony in New London, Conn., said \u201cRight now we’re the hottest country anywhere in the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe’re respected all over the world. You saw that with China just recently. You saw that in Venezuela. You saw that right now in Iran. Everything’s gone,\u201d Trump added. \u201cTheir navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Just about everything. The only question is, do we go and finish it up or are they going to be signing a document? Let’s see what happens.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 10 hours ago90 ships redirected during US military blockade of Iranian ports<\/p>\n U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday that 90 ships have now been redirected as part of the military\u2019s blockade of Iranian ports.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n It released an image showing a Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter \u201cpatrolling near a commercial vessel transiting regional waters as American forces enforce the maritime blockade against Iran.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The blockade has been ongoing for more than a month, beginning on April 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 10 hours agoTrump says he\u2019s in coordination with Netanyahu on Iran: \u2018He’ll do whatever I want him to do\u2019<\/p>\n President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are on the same page when it comes to the next steps with Iran.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe’s fine. He’ll do whatever I want him to do,\u201d Trump said about Netanyahu. \u201cHe’s very, very good, man. He’ll do whatever I want him to do. And he said, he’s a great guy to me. He’s a great guy. Don’t forget, he was a wartime prime minister, and he’s not treated right in Israel, in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n “I think they have a president over there that treats him very poorly,” Trump added,. He then responded “yeah” to a reporter who asked Trump if he and Netanyahu are\u00a0 aligned on Iran.<\/p>\n Trump called off a planned strike on Iran on May 18.<\/p>\n The Times of Israel, citing Israel’s Channel 12, reported Tuesday<\/a> that Israel\u2019s leaders were preparing to rejoin potential U.S. strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 10 hours agoTrump cites anger growing in Iran, says he’s ‘in no hurry’ to make a deal<\/p>\n President Donald Trump<\/a> said Wednesday that he is in \u201cno hurry\u201d to make a deal with Iran despite the upcoming U.S. midterm elections later this year.<\/p>\n Speaking at Joint Base Andrews, Trump made the remark after a reporter asked him if he would be in favor of a partial deal with Iran that just covered the Strait of Hormuz.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe’d have to open the strait, that would open immediately. So we’re going to give this one shot. I’m in no hurry,\u201d Trump said. \u201cYou know everyone thinks \u2018oh the midterms, I’m in a hurry.\u2019 I\u2019m in no hurry.\u201d<\/p>\n “I just, ideally, I’d like to see few people killed as opposed to a lot. And we can do it either way. But I’d like to see fewer people killed. I just wonder whether or not they have the good of the people,\u201d Trump also said about Iran.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause some of the things they’re doing, to me, means they don’t have the good of the people, and they have to have the good of the people. There’s a lot of anger now in Iran because people are living so badly. There’s a lot of foment that we haven’t seen before so much. And we’ll see what happens,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 11 hours agoUK agency warns shippers of \u2018extreme\u2019 risks of crossing Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center warned shippers on Wednesday<\/a> that they could face \u201cextreme\u201d risks by traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, including missile and drone attacks and naval mine threats.\u00a0<\/p>\n The warnings were contained in its \u201cIndustry Guidance on the Safe Management of Vessel Transit through the Strait of Hormuz\u201d document.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cConditions affecting merchant shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) can change rapidly. This environment may include kinetic threats, electronic interference, reporting uncertainty and periods of compressed, or unpredictable, traffic flow at various speeds,\u201d the UKMTO said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The document added that even when the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> \u201cis open, operational conditions may be degraded\u201d by \u201cerrant mines not detected during original clearance ops,\u201d \u201cmissile\/drone attacks including unexploded ordnance (UXO) hazards on board following drone or missile strikes,\u201d and \u201cshoreside stand-off weapon attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 12 hours agoIran\u2019s internet blackout enters 82nd day, nearly 2,000 hours: report<\/p>\n The internet watchdog Netblocks reported Wednesday that Iran\u2019s digital blackout<\/a> since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury has reached the 82nd day.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s now the 82nd day of Iran’s digital blackout, with the country still largely cut off from the global internet after 1,944 hours,\u201d Netblock wrote on X. \u201cIn an era when a disconnection lasting minutes would be a crisis, Iran continues to shatter records, destroying livelihoods and eroding rights.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Iran was plunged into an internet blackout after the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes around Iran on Feb. 28, at the start of Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion.\u00a0<\/p>\n Within hours of the strikes, NetBlocks CEO Alp Toker confirmed connectivity started “flatlining.”\u00a0<\/p>\n “We’re tracking the ongoing blackout, but our assessment is that this is straight out of Iran’s wartime playbook and consistent both technically and strategically with what we saw during the 2025 12-day War with Israel,” Toker told Fox News Digital at the time.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Fox News Digital\u2019s Emma Bussey contributed to this post.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 13 hours agoVance says conflict with Iran \u2018is not a forever war\u2019<\/p>\n Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that the ongoing conflict with Iran<\/a> \u201cis not a forever war.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI’ve said before that we’re going to go one of two options here. We’re going to have a good settlement that actually gets the American people what they need, or we’re going to go back to a kinetic operation. Obviously, the president prefers to get that settlement. I think the Iranians prefer to get that settlement,\u201d Vance told reporters at the White House press briefing.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBut regardless of what direction the president ultimately goes down, whatever he ultimately decides, I think it’s important for the American people to know two things. Number one, it will be for their security and their prosperity. That’s why we’re doing this. And number two, this is not going to be the sort of thing that lasts forever,\u201d Vance continued. \u201cI think a lot of Americans, especially in my generation, who are worried about forever, endless conflicts. We have to remember, I think you said 11 weeks, a big chunk of that has been a ceasefire.”\u00a0<\/p>\n “This is not a forever war,\u201d Vance also said. \u201cWe’re going to take care of business and come home. That’s what the president’s promised, and that’s exactly what he’s going to deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 13 hours agoIran threatens war \u2018beyond the region\u2019 if it is attacked again: report<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)<\/a> warned Wednesday that the war would extend \u201cbeyond the region\u201d if Tehran suffers further attacks, a report said.\u00a0<\/p>\n “If aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war \u2060will extend beyond the region this time,” the IRGC said in a statement carried by Iranian state media, according to Reuters.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The statement comes after President Donald Trump said Monday<\/a> that Gulf allies had asked him to put off an attack on Iran for a few days because they felt they were close to a deal with Tehran.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWell, other countries have come to me, and they\u2019ve said we were getting ready to do a very major attack tomorrow,\u201d Trump said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI put it off for a little while, hopefully maybe forever, but possibly for a little while, because we\u2019ve had very big discussions with Iran, and we\u2019ll see what they amount to,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fox News Digital\u2019s Emma Bussey contributed to this post.\u00a0<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 14 hours agoIsrael\u2019s military strikes Hezbollah surveillance equipment in Lebanon<\/p>\n The Israel Defense Forces<\/a> said Wednesday that it carried out a strike on Hezbollah surveillance equipment in southern Lebanon.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe surveillance equipment was positioned inside a civilian structure and was used by Hezbollah to monitor and direct terror activity against IDF soldiers,\u201d the IDF wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIn addition, IDF soldiers eliminated a terrorist who was operating from within a warehouse used to store weapons,\u201d it also said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The IDF says it has been responding to attacks by the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah in recent weeks, despite an announced ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.<\/p>\n Posted by Greg Norman-Diamond<\/p>\n 14 hours agoMojtaba Khamenei frames war with US, Israel as ‘jihad’ in defiant message, analyst says<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a> used a series of posts on X Tuesday to frame Iran\u2019s war with the United States and Israel in ideological and religious terms, invoking what one counterterrorism analyst described as \u201cjihad \u2014 sacred religious war.\u201d<\/p>\n Khamenei\u2019s defiant remarks came after President Donald Trump called off a planned strike on Iran on May 18, and as Washington indicated it would not soften its stance on Tehran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n \u201cAmong the most valuable achievements of the Third Sacred Defense [against the American and Zionist invasion] is the emergence of Iran at the level of a major, influential power,\u201d Mojtaba said in one post on X.<\/p>\n