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Trump posts clip of massive blast after 2,000-lb bunker buster bombs rip through an Iranian ammunition depot
President Trump shared jaw-dropping video footage Monday of a massive
explosion in Iran reportedly caused by a US airstrike on a large
ammunition depot in Isfahan.
A “high volume” of 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs was used in the
strike posted by Trump on Truth Social, a US official told the Wall
Street Journal.
The footage that caught the president’s eye is one of several videos of
fiery blasts that have taken place in Isfahan, the country’s third-most
populous city and the location of the majority of Tehran’s 60% enriched
uranium as well as a sprawling “missile city”.
US deploys B-52 bombers over Iran for first time
The U.S. has deployed B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the skies over
Iran for the first time since Operation Epic Fury began, Pentagon
officials say.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine made the announcement Tuesday
morning during a press conference alongside War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Caine said the U.S. and Israel have dismantled Iran's air fighting
capability to such an extent that the lumbering bombers can now operate
safely in the region.
"Given the increase in air superiority, we've successfully started to
conduct the first overland B-52 missions, which allow us, as we've said
before, to continue to get on top of the enemy," Caine said.
U.S. forces have hitherto relied on speed and stealth to carry out
strikes within Iranian airspace, deploying more sophisticated weapons
like the B-2 and B-1 bombers.
Trump tells New York Post war against Iran won’t last ‘much longer’ —
Strait of Hormuz will reopen ‘automatically’ after US exit
President Trump told The Post on Tuesday that he believes the Iran war
is likely to end soon and that other nations can reopen the Strait of
Hormuz themselves — after he posted to social media a video of huge
explosions near Isfahan that he said hit “a lot of stuff.”
“We’re not going to be there too much longer. We’re obliterating the
s–t out of them right now, it’s a total obliteration,” the president
said in a phone interview.
“But we won’t have to be there much longer — but we have more work to
do in terms of killing their offensive, whatever offensive capability
they have left.”
Trump said that other countries can sort out the Strait of Hormuz,
which Iran has closed for 31 days, causing global energy prices to soar.
Supreme Court sides with Christian counselor, rules against Colorado ban on conversion therapy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a Colorado law restricting
licensed mental health professionals from performing voluntary
talk-based conversion therapy to change the sexual orientation or
gender identity of minors.
In an 8-1 decision, the high court determined that Colorado’s 2019 law
likely trampled on First Amendment protections and ruled in favor of
Christian therapist Kaley Chiles.
“We do not doubt that the question ‘how best to help minors’ struggling
with issues of gender identity or sexual orientation is presently a
subject of ‘fierce public debate,’” Republican-appointed Justice Neil
Gorsuch wrote for the majority.
In an 8-1 decision, the high court determined that Colorado’s 2019 law
likely trampled on First Amendment protections and ruled in favor of
Chiles.
Democrat-appointed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.
Swalwell threatens FBI with legal action as Patel reportedly weighs 'Fang Fang' files release
Swalwell attorneys say disclosure would expose Patel and the FBI to 'significant legal liability'
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is threatening legal action against the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as it reportedly considers
releasing potentially damaging files just weeks before he faces voters
in California’s wide-open gubernatorial race.
Lawyers for Swalwell sent a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director
Kash Patel, warning the bureau would violate federal privacy law if it
moves ahead with releasing records regarding the congressman’s
decade-old relationship with a suspected Chinese spy named Christine
"Fang Fang" Fang.
"[Y]our attempt to release the file is a transparent attempt to smear
him and undermine his campaign for Governor of California," Swalwell’s
attorneys, Sean Hecker and Norm Eisen, said in a recent letter to Patel
obtained by The Associated Press. "Your actions threaten to expose you,
others at the FBI, and the FBI itself to significant legal liability.
Indeed, disclosure of the investigative file would violate federal law
in several respects."
NYC Dem, Hochul aide under investigation over alleged migrant shelter bribes
NYC Dem operative decries 'political persecution driven by the far-right'
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a New York City
councilmember and her sister, a top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, accepted
bribes or kickbacks tied to city funding steered to a migrant shelter
provider, according to a search warrant obtained by The Associated
Press.
The March 19 warrant seeks evidence of possible criminal conduct
involving Councilmember Farah Louis, a Brooklyn Democrat; her sister,
Debbie Louis, Hochul’s assistant secretary for New York City
intergovernmental affairs; and Edu Hermelyn, husband of Assemblymember
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party.
A spokesperson for Hochul said Debbie Louis was placed on leave last
week after the governor became aware of the federal corruption probe.
Someone answering a phone number associated with Louis ended the call
when asked by the AP about the investigation, and the AP reported
messages left for Farah Louis and Hermelyn were not returned.
Trump to Allies: Buy US Oil or 'Fight for It'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning told countries unable to get
oil due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz to "buy from the U.S."
or "build up some delayed courage" and fight for it.
In a pair of Truth Social posts, Trump signaled a shift in expectations
for U.S. allies, urging them to take greater responsibility for
securing energy supplies and defending their own interests as tensions
in the Middle East escalate.
"All of those countries that can't get jet fuel because of the Strait
of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in
the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy
from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed
courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT," Trump wrote.
Netanyahu to Newsmax: Trump Has Shown 'Tremendous Leadership'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a Monday interview
with Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy, credited President Donald Trump
with understanding Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and their delivery
systems.
Speaking as tensions with Tehran remain high, Netanyahu warned that
Iran's advancing missile capabilities underscore the urgency of
confronting the regime before it can threaten not only Israel, but
Europe and the U.S.
"There was also that attempted strike near Diego Garcia — 2,500 miles
from Iran," Ruddy noted, highlighting the growing range of Iranian
weapons.
"Yes, it wasn't an intercontinental missile, but it's getting there — about 4,000 kilometers
President Trump is on the cusp of a historic achievement
To get there he must 'finish the job'
By Hugh Hewitt
If President Donald Trump oversees the toppling of the ruling regime of
the Islamic Republic of Iran, his achievements will rank with the
greatest of those of any post-World War II president. That’s just an
objective fact. If you don’t understand that fact, you haven’t been
paying attention for more than 40 years.
So much of the commentary on the battle between the U.S. and Israel
against Iran and its proxy terrorist groups has been filtered and
refiltered through deeply biased "news outlets" that the public could
be excused for losing sight of the main plot line.
That is, simply put: Iran is as evil a regime as exists on the planet
and, given that it is run by religious fanatics with a peculiar
theology rooted in end-times eschatology and "resistance" up to and
especially including martyrdom, it is a uniquely dangerous regime. It
cannot be allowed to have weapons of mass destruction or an arsenal of
conventional weapons sufficient to deter normal regimes from stopping
it from obtaining WMD, especially nuclear weapons.
Here are the ABCs of a reasonable Iran cease-fire deal
By New York Post Editorial Board
What must Iran agree to in any cease-fire deal?
The headline concessions are obvious: Hand over all nuclear material,
destroy all nuke capabilities, open the Strait of Hormuz and stop
killing your own people.
(We’d add “destroy all missile capabilities,” but the US and Israeli strikes have already done most of that.)
Tehran would also need to commit to cooperate in serious verification
and monitoring of its compliance, with the details to be worked out
within a set number of weeks en route to a full peace agreement — but
definitely to include “anywhere, anytime” inspections.
