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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 CENTCOM responds to claim US missile inadvertently hit neighborhood in Bahrain  U.S. Central Command on Monday morning issued a “fact check” on a Russian and Iranian media claim that a U.S. patriot missile struck a Bahrain neighborhood by accident. Russian and Iranian media claimed that a U.S. patriot missile missed intercepting an Iranian missile or drone and inadvertently hit the neighborhood, according to the command. The command called the claim a “lie.” “What really happened: An Iranian drone struck a residential neighborhood, injuring 32 civilians in Bahrain, including children who required medical treatment, according to Bahrain’s government,” the command said, adding “TRUTH.” Israel's Foreign Minister Saar Praises Trump, Remarkable Leadership  Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar appeared on Newsmax on Sunday, saying President Donald Trump is showing remarkable leadership in addressing Iran's nuclear program. Saar compared Trump's handling of the Iran crisis to President Bill Clinton's response to Iran's nuclear program in the 1990s. "Think back to the mid-'90s when President [Bill] Clinton threatened North Korea not to develop nuclear weapons, but eventually, in the historic moment, he didn't act," Saar said. "And therefore today North Korea has nuclear weapons." Trump, Saar said, acted decisively in concert with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the nuclear threat in the region. Iran issues chilling promise to new supreme leader on personalized missile as it launches fresh attacks  Iran issued a chilling pledge of allegiance to its new supreme leader — a personalized missile — as the Islamic Republic unleashed a fresh barrage of drone and missile attacks Monday. “At your service, Sayyid Mojtaba,” the message scribed on the side of the projectile says. The new missile was unveiled on Iranian state TV — just hours after Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was named his slain father’s successor. His appointment comes after President Trump warned that the new leader of the tyrannical regime would need “US approval” in order to survive. Trump: Iran War End 'Mutual' Decision With Bibi  President Donald Trump said Sunday that the decision on when to end the war with Iran will be made jointly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it a "mutual" determination between the two leaders. In an interview with The Times of Israel, Trump emphasized the close coordination between Washington and Jerusalem as the conflict continues. "I think it's mutual ... a little bit. We've been talking. I'll make a decision at the right time, but everything's going to be taken into account," Trump said when asked whether he alone would decide when the war would end. The president suggested that while Netanyahu will have input, the final decision ultimately rests with him.
Qatari PM warns Iran it has made 'dangerous miscalculation'  Qatar’s prime minister has lashed out at Iran for its “dangerous miscalculation” of retaliatory strikes on Gulf countries, describing a sense of “betrayal” among Tehran’s neighbours. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani was speaking after Qatar had suffered several missile and drone attacks by the Tehran regime along with our countries across the Middle East. A retaliation to US-Israeli strikes, which has sparked an ongoing 10-day conflict in the region. Speaking to Sky News, he said the country was in a “very difficult period” and that Doha was feeling a “big sense of betrayal” following Iran’s actions. Qatar is just one of many countries to have been attacked by Iranian forces, with hundreds of missiles and drones launched at targets in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, leaving thousands stranded abroad and damaging civilian targets, including hotels and airports. Hegseth vows US will ‘go as far as we need’ to topple Iranian regime as conflict escalates — including possible ‘boots on ground’  War Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed he and President Trump will do whatever it takes to topple the Iranian regime — and didn’t rule out sending US ground troops into Tehran as Operation Epic Fury rages on. “We’re willing to go as far as we need in order to be successful,” Hegseth told CBS News’ Major Garrett during a “60 Minutes” sit-down interview that aired Sunday night. “We reserve the right. We would be completely unwise if we did not reserve the right to take any particular option, whether it included boots on the ground or not boots on the ground.” Trump told The Post last week that US forces could be sent into Iran if that is deemed necessary. Hegseth told Garrett that if a decision is made to deploy American troops — whether overtly or covertly — to the Middle East, it wouldn’t be shared publicly with the press. Trump ally stuns with war proclamation on Fox News  Senator Lindsey Graham issued a stark warning during a Fox News interview, suggesting the United States and Israel are planning significant military escalation in the coming weeks. "You just wait to see what comes the next two weeks," Graham told host Maria Bartiromo, refusing to elaborate on his cryptic statement. When Bartiromo pressed for clarification, Graham responded bluntly: "We're going to blow the hell out of these people." The South Carolina Republican's comments represent an escalation in rhetoric from the Trump administration regarding military operations in the Middle East. Graham has consistently been among the most hawkish voices calling for aggressive military action against Iran and its allies. Suspected terrorist defiantly flashes ISIS salute after he’s busted for tossing explosive device near Gracie Mansion  One of the accused terrorists busted for lobbing explosive devices near Gracie Mansion flashed a sick salute honoring ISIS as he was led in shackles from a police precinct Monday. Emir Balat, 18, was seen holding up his right index finger — a universal salute for the terror group — and grinning at the press while being led by a cop and an FBI agent. Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi being transported by NYPD and FBI from the 26th precinct. Balat, whose parents are reportedly from Turkey but who became naturalized citizens in 2017, was arrested Saturday along with 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi after a homemade “Mother of Satan” bomb was thrown at protesters outside New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Upper East Side residence. Airport Security Lines Hit 3 Hours Amid Shutdown, Spring Travel  Waiting times in security lines at some U.S. airports extended to three hours on Sunday as absences by Transportation Security Administration workers rose during the partial government shutdown and as spring-break travel increased. Houston's Hobby Airport at one point reported lines averaging 3.5 hours. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport said: "TSA is experiencing a shortage of workers at the security checkpoint, which is causing longer-than-average lines. Passengers with travel scheduled today are advised to arrive at least 3 hours before their scheduled departure." TSA said longer-than-average lines were also reported at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Jesse Jackson Jr. rebukes Obama, Clinton and Biden for not truly knowing his father during memorial service 'Yesterday I listened for several hours of three United States presidents who do not know Jesse Jackson,' Jackson Jr said  Former Presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton arrive on Friday, March 6, 2026, for a memorial service for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago. During his father’s memorial service on Saturday, Jesse Jackson Jr. offered a sharp rebuke of the tributes given by former Democratic presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, noting that the trio shared one thing in common: they didn’t really know his father. The reverend’s son called out the idea that his father’s life wasn’t defined by the "political order," but by a commitment to those who were marginalized. Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84 on February 17 in Chicago. Trump rejects shielding Biden records from Senate probes in executive privilege showdown White House counsel says former president's privilege assertion over mental acuity and family financial dealings investigations is 'not in the best interests of the United States'  President Donald Trump rejected former President Joe Biden’s assertion of executive privilege over a tranche of documents requested by the Senate as part of various probes into the 46th president, determining it is "not in the best interests of the United States." White House counsel David Warrington wrote Monday in a letter addressed to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and obtained by Fox News Digital that Trump "does not uphold the former President’s assertion of privilege" over records sought in four congressional probes. The letter directs NARA to provide the materials to Congress. The dispute centers on documents related to investigations into Biden’s health, alleged politically motivated probes into Trump and his allies, and the Biden family’s financial dealings, which Republicans argue go to the heart of Congress’ constitutional authority to conduct oversight. Crude Oil Prices Spike Near $120 a Barrel  Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, surged to $119.50 per barrel early in the day but later was trading near $105 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate, the light, sweet crude oil produced in the United States, spiked at $119.48 per barrel but fell back to $102 per barrel. The war’s toll on civilian targets grew as Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant vital to drinking water supplies. 11 Nations Seek Ukraine Help Against Iran Drones] Ukraine has received 11 requests from countries neighboring Iran, as well as from the U.S. and Europe, for help downing drones fired by Tehran, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday after a week of conflict in the Middle East.  Kyiv is seeking to leverage its deep experience countering Russian drones based on Iranian designs as it pushes its allies for more weapons capable of shooting down ballistic missiles fired in Russian air attacks on its cities. "There is clear interest in Ukraine's experience in protecting lives, relevant interceptors, electronic warfare systems, and training," Zelenskyy said on X after a national security meeting. "Ukraine is ready to respond positively to requests from those who help us protect the lives of Ukrainians and the independence of Ukraine." Israel didn’t drag the US into war with Iran — they enabled us to fight it smarter and faster By Mark Dubowitz
A dangerous lie has taken hold in Washington: that Israel somehow pressured the United States into war with Iran. It’s wrong. And both President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have said so directly. When a White House correspondent asked President Trump whether Israel had pulled America into the conflict, he didn’t hesitate. “I might have forced their hand,” he said. “We were having negotiations with these lunatics, and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first.” Iran has spent years building nuclear weapons, developing long-range ballistic missiles, and encircling Israel with a terror army stretching from Lebanon to Gaza to Yemen. It has fired ballistic missiles directly at Israeli civilians. No Israeli government — left, right, or center — could ignore that. Jerusalem’s decision to join a combined American-Israeli operation targeting Iran’s missile and nuclear capabilities drew near-universal support across Israel’s political spectrum. This wasn’t Netanyahu’s partisan gamble. It was a national security imperative. Trump’s strike on Iran deals a major blow to Putin’s war machine in Ukraine The calculus of the war in Ukraine will become more complicated for Russia By Clara Kaluderovic
Within hours of American munitions striking Iranian soil, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a statement that the Western press largely treated as a diplomatic footnote, but it was a signal that what happens in the skies over Tehran has a direct impact on the ground in Ukraine. President Zelenskyy explicitly endorsed the strikes, called Iran "Putin's accomplice," noted that his country has absorbed over 57,000 Iranian-supplied drone attacks, and took aim at Moscow: "Whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken. This understanding must also come to the Russians." Zelenskyy’s framing of the war in Iran through the lens of Ukraine's war is not incidental. Whatever Washington's stated objectives, the president, who has lived through the Ukraine conflict since the 2022 invasion, understands that Iran has been an active accomplice in Russia's war against Ukraine, and the United States has now acted against that accomplice. |
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