Turkey is taking a significant step toward joining the global military elite by testing a missile that would put much of Europe and the Middle East within reach and eventually lead to the launch of real-time intelligence satellites, according to people familiar with the plans.
The country showcased an intercontinental ballistic missile at an expo this week, joining the US, Russia and only a handful of other powers that have the weapons. Turkey’s ICBM has a range of 6,000 kilometers (3,750 miles) and the plan is to test fire it in Somalia later this year at the earliest, the people said, declining to be identified when talking about sensitive defense matters.
As I said earlier in another post, Turkey is the next big Muslim country to be wary of in the Middle East. Leadership of turkey has openly said, “we will dance around Jerusalem”, and they are not talking about in friendship, but in the defeat of Israel. This is a NATO country that is a thorn in the side of Israel. Ezekiel 38 talks of Iran, Turkey, and Russia leading a coalition against a peaceful Israel. It will happen. Be wary of Turkey. Rh
Below is a powerful tribute to a roaring lion for the nation of Israel. Some love him, most hate or despise him. He and Trump, (IMO) are much alike. Raised for such a time as this, together they have proved a valiant and resolute pair of compatriots against the evils of the day in the Middle East, especially there firm conviction that Iran must be de-clawed. Never count either one out. Cheers and God’s best to them both. Rh
I well remember asking a new Israeli friend in 1996 how to pronounce the name of a rising politician, one running for prime minister of Israel against the old lion, Shimon Peres.
The new lion would do quite well for himself.
Benjamin Netanyahu, against all odds, beat Peres in 1996 and though he lost to the hapless Ehud Barak three years later, he re-emerged later to become Israel’s longest-serving PM.
(When I say “hapless,” I mean that Barak was as a politician. As a commander within the IDF’s elite counter-terrorism unit, Barak was truly elite. Israel’s fighters-turned-politicians often do maddening things once in office. Netanyahu himself has bucked that trend and has served with distinction.)
Netanyahu was hated from the beginning, although he’s always had a strong base within the Likud Party (somewhat akin to our Republicans). Raised on a strong diet of Zionism from Benzion and Cela, he and his brothers have been devoted lions for the state of Israel. I remember in Bibi’s book, A Durable Peace, he described a training maneuver that took his unit through the Negev Desert, emerging at Masada one night. Sweating, breathing hard as he looked at the ancient fortress, Netanyahu felt a real link to his ancestors. This is the essence of Zionism and has served him well as he navigated evil leaders like Arafat, Clinton, and all UN chiefs.
This week, I thought he got a nice tribute via X, as @liberallikudnik wrote:
“Begin grew old and weary and handed over all of Sinai to Egypt. Rabin grew old and weary and brought armed terrorists into the heart of the country. Sharon grew old and weary and turned Gaza into Judenrein and a terrorist state. Netanyahu in their age, a hero like a lion, full of vigor, building in Judea and Samaria, leading the IDF back to Gaza, to Lebanon and Syria, and eliminating the regime of evil in Iran. May he be healthy.”
True enough. Although I take exception to the partial description of Menachem Begin, a truly elite PM for Israel. As the winner of the premiership in 1977, leading Likud, Begin has arguably been Israel’s most religious prime minister. He was a great man. Yes, he tired at the end, but his mind and body were spent fighting as a Zionist. May his memory be a blessing.
I would say Yitzhak Rabin, as perhaps Israel’s least religious leader, made some fundamental diplomatic errors, yet. Sharon inexplicably emptied Gaza of Jews, but I suspect that had a lot to do with intense pressure from the George Bush gang. Among the weakest Israeli PMs—if you can call Naftali Bennett’s and Yair Lapid’s five minutes in office actual leaders—are those two, ideological foes that still came together in their hatred of Netanyahu.
New Israeli elections will emerge this fall and as usual, like clockwork, Netanyahu’s political obituary is being polished up as we speak. It can be added to the dozens more than have come before. It’s a bit like Oklahoma and Texas, or vice versa, not having a chance against the other in the Cotton Bowl. Then…the inevitable upset.
Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticized, heavily, by literally everyone. He has a polarizing personality, but I would argue not of his own making. I haven’t always liked his decisions, but everyone does that. I will go to my grave believing that he is much more the young man that sat around the family dinner table in the Old Katamon neighborhood in Jerusalem. As I’ve written before, I knew the old man the last decade he lived, and a couple times walked a few blocks over to gaze on the sublime scene of Jerusalem’s Old City in the moonlight. My wonderful conversations with Benzion make it clear to me all three Netanyahu boys will take Zion into their hearts for the duration. All three served in the same unit, Sayeret Matkal.
At present, there is no one fit to tie Netanyahu’s shoelaces among their political echelon.
BREAKING: President Trump says he’ll consider pulling U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain after hinting he may do so with Germany.
“Why shouldn’t I? Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible.”
“When we needed them, they were not there.”
“We didn’t need any help with Iran… I didn’t need their help, but I said, yeah, we’d love to have your help because I wanted to see if they’d do it. And in all cases, they said we don’t want to get involved.”
(Fox News)
IMO: Let the European Union fend for themselves. They have never paid their fair share. And if they’re not there when you need some help, they certainly won’t be there if we were in a desperate situation losing a war. There Muslim population will soon rule Europe, if they aren’t already. Rh
From William Bradford and the Pilgrims to the Founding Fathers, greatness was understood in the context of the blessing of God; our founding documents reflect this.
Can America recover? If our only hope is in cultural reclamation through the political process, our chances are nil. Our national sickness goes much deeper than politics; our problem is spiritual and the only true solution is also spiritual. The People of God must see through our enemy’s curtain and recognize Satan’s ability to work through mortals to achieve his sinister goals. After all, he is the Father of Lies and the Great Deceiver and can distract people with decoys, and counterfeits as a wolf in sheep’s clothing. We must grasp the nature of our enemy and pray accordingly, not being distracted by illusions and paper tigers. Now is not the time to self-censor and cower to the cultural elites, hoping for better days ahead. We are in a spiritual battle and must see ourselves as the Resistance of our day. We adopt no exit plan. We recognize our enemy’s tactics, expose his lies, and proclaim truth. Although Satan masquerades as an angel of light, once exposed, he runs for cover. Truth sets us free so we run toward the battle and not away from it.
Like the Founding Fathers, the People of God must care enough about their homeland to take action. Prayer is our greatest weapon but only effective when it’s utilized. America will outlast all the great civilizations of the past when she falls to her knees in humility and prayer. These are the tactics that will restore our greatness and bring revival. Author Unknown
Many times I get deep into the weeds (obsessed) with the state of the world and culture. I am a current events guy, but always with a Biblical context. Today is a most important post. James 5:16-17 gives us a prescription for the chaos and unbelief and outright demonic hatred of the world of today. Sincere fervent prayer! God is still in charge, we do not understand, but He is. We though do have a part to play. WE pray, We intercede and declare the Word of God. That is our job. I cannot change any dirty politician’s vote, but God can. I cannot change our culture. But God can. But what I can do is pray. “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteousman or woman avails much.
The world is ripe for destruction, but also for revival. People are fearful. Many have no clue what will happen next, but Jesus Christ give me peace regardless. We can make a difference. God has moved on me to pray more this year, and I am. We have access into the very throne room of Almighty God, let’s use that privilege. Hebrew 4:16.
The U.N. Is the biggest impediment to peace in the world. Filled with dictators and despot from non-democratic nations and sects they foster hate toward the western democracies, especially the US. They are anti-Semitic and anti democracy. They have been on the wrong side of history and policy for as long as I can remember.
No only have they sided with every anti democratic nation out there, they have been caught giving aid to Hamas in their attempt to destroy Israel. Some of their so-called (humanitarian efforts) include financing some teaching programs that instill hate against Israel.
Now they have turned their focus on parents right to home school and educate their children as parents see fit. The U.N.’s demands include “education standards” for homeschooling, as well as “accountability” to government. The outfit is also demanding mandatory registration, forced “evaluations” of homeschoolers by authorities, compulsory “home visits,” and much more. In fact, the agency is even calling for U.N.-approved values and attitudes to be imposed on children across a wide array of issues, with U.N. control of “education content.”
The new U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report on home education, titled “Homeschooling through a human rights lens,” lays out the most draconian global assault on home education in history. The powerful global agency, long dominated by card-carrying communists, claims governments must bring homeschooling under their thumb–for the benefit of the children, of course.
Unsurprisingly, the top U.N. official involved in the push comes from the “Democratic People’s Republic” of Korea (DPRK), better known as North Korea. According to the report’s acknowledgements, it was prepared under the “supervision” of Gwang-Chol Chang, chief of the UNESCO Section of Education Policy.
Before joining the U.N. to help transform education globally, Chang worked for the mass-murdering North Korean Communist regime’s “Education Ministry.” The agency operates among the most comprehensive communist brainwashing systems in human history. And yet, with no sense of the irony, the government controls being demanded by Chang and his minions are said to be necessary to uphold what the global body describes as “international human rights.” Yes, seriously.
Any wonder that the UN officials declare that if Babylon is ever rebuilt, I think it will be, they will move their headquarters there. Hmnm, makes you wonder doesn’t it. They will definitely be a part of the anti-christ kingdom for sure.
The UN is where wanna be leaders of small impoverished countries go for validation. they know their radical ideas and their failure on human rights will be accepted with open arms. Not surprising the the great Rush Limbaugh once said, “the United Nations looks like the bar scene from a Star Wars movie.” Man, I miss Rush.
It’s high time to kick the UN to the curb. Why America allows such propaganda in our nation is a mystery to me. Sent them packing with all their un paid parking tickets. Please Trump do the world and the U.S a favor and build them a home in Gaza. That’s where they belong. Or Babylon the seat of evil.
Below is portion of an article written by Dutch Sheets, a great man of God. His prayer ministry is well knownhere in the United States. He is right on target. Enjoy and pray for God’s wisdom in these crazy times. Rh
To those criticizing President Trump for his actions, accusing him of war crimes and of killing innocent people: if you have not screamed as loudly over the murder of 65 million babies in the womb; if you have not protested the mutilation of thousands of confused children by ideologically driven adults; if you did not weep and cry out over the 45,000 innocent Iranians tortured and murdered in the past few months by the evil regime in control there…then spare us your hypocrisy. Your rants ring hollow; your clamoring is meaningless, and your complaints are beyond hypocritical. President Trump and our military are doing the world a favor by dealing with this wicked regime. And we, as Americans, can endure some high fuel prices and a lower stock market for a short season as they do so.
Pray for our leaders, especially our President. He is making difficult decisions that will impact the world for years. He has the guts and backbone to make tough calls, but only the wisdom of God can move us through these times successfully. Pray also for those advising him. Ask the Lord to block counsel that is not wise, allowing only His wisdom to get to the President. And pray for those in negotiations during this two-week period; ask the Lord to give them supernatural discernment and wisdom.
Pray that any evil intentions and lies from Iran’s leaders be exposed, and pray against the powers of darkness involved in this situation. The Bible speaks of “principalities and powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12). We are to stand against them! Ask the Lord for the continued overthrow of the prince of Persia/Iran mentioned in Daniel 10. This spirit seeks to interrupt God’s messages, wear down His people, and thereby disrupt His timing.
Don’t simply watch the news; make the news through your prayers! The greatest weapon we have is appealing to heaven. When we do not pray, the enemy can prevail in the earth’s situations. But the effectual, fervent prayers of the righteous still avail much (James 5:16)! Dutch Sheets
⚡ 48 HOURS IN HELL — THE RESCUE THAT DEFIED A NATION ⚡
There are missions that live in briefings… And then there are missions that become legend.
This was the latter.
A 48-hour window where time stopped meaning anything. Where survival came down to instinct, training, and sheer refusal to be captured. Where the line between life and death was measured in seconds, altitude, and silence.
🔥 APRIL 3 — IMPACT AT MACH SPEED
It starts violently.
An F-15E Strike Eagle, deep over southwestern Iran, is engaged. No warning long enough to react. No margin to escape.
A high-speed missile—estimated Mach 2.8—closes the distance. Not a direct hit. Worse.
💥 Proximity fuse detonation.
The blast tears through the airframe, shredding systems, ripping control authority apart. The jet is no longer a machine—it’s debris still moving forward.
Two men. One decision.
EJECT.
🪂 HOUR 0 — SEPARATION
Both crew punch out into hostile territory.
The pilot lands closer to friendly reach and is recovered quickly.
The Weapon Systems Officer (WSO)… drifts farther.
Alone. Silent. Invisible.
Enemy territory in every direction.
No support. No cover. No guarantee.
🌑 HOURS 1–12 — THE HUNT BEGINS
The moment boots hit the ground, the clock starts ticking.
The WSO moves immediately—no hesitation. Training takes over. Survival becomes rhythm.
But Iran reacts fast.
🚨 IRGC units deploy within hours. 🚨 Search grids expand. 🚨 Thousands of civilians mobilized.
This isn’t just a search.
It’s a manhunt across an entire region.
Every ridge, every road, every village becomes a risk.
The WSO doesn’t run randomly. He thinks, calculates, disappears.
⛰️ HOURS 12–24 — THE CLIMB
Fatigue sets in. Hydration drops. Adrenaline burns out.
Still… he climbs.
A brutal ascent to a 7,000-foot ridge—not for escape, but for survival.
Why climb?
Because elevation means:
Fewer patrol routes
Reduced civilian presence
Better observation
Harder capture
Below him, the situation escalates.
💣 US forces crater key roads to slow IRGC reinforcement. Every destroyed route buys minutes. Every minute keeps him free.
💥 HOURS 24–36 — THE COST RISES
Rescue operations intensify… and so does resistance.
An A-10 Warthog enters the fight—low, lethal, built for chaos.
But the sky is no longer safe.
🚀 Chinese MANPADS strike. The A-10 goes down.
Now it’s not one survivor.
It’s more.
And the risk multiplies.
Meanwhile:
🚁 Two HH-60W rescue helicopters are hit.
These are not just aircraft. They are lifelines.
And now even the lifelines are under fire.
🌌 HOURS 36–48 — THE NIGHT PUSH
There is only one option left:
🌑 Full-scale nighttime extraction.
No half-measures. No delays.
Everything moves under darkness:
Special operations teams
Rescue helicopters
Air cover layered above
The WSO holds position. No lights. No signals beyond what’s necessary.
Every sound could betray him. Every second could end it.
Then… movement.
Then… contact.
Then… confirmation.
🚁 APRIL 5 — EXTRACTION
In the early hours before dawn…
💬 “Package secured.”
The WSO is pulled out.
Alive.
Exhausted. Hunted. But unbroken.
🛡️ THE RESULT
Against overwhelming odds:
3 airmen
2 downed aircraft
48 hours behind enemy lines
➡️ All recovered. All alive. All out.
📊 THE BIGGER PICTURE
This wasn’t an isolated moment.
It unfolded within a wider conflict that has already seen:
✈️ 13,000 combat sorties flown
That number tells its own story— Of scale. Of intensity. Of a sky that never truly sleeps.
⚖️ WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS
This mission wasn’t just about rescue.
It was about:
Trust between crew and command
Precision under pressure
The unspoken promise: no one gets left behind
In modern warfare, technology matters. Speed matters. Firepower matters.
But in the end…
It still comes down to a single human being moving through darkness, choosing not to quit.
🔥 48 hours. One survivor. A nation searching. A team that refused to fail. 🔥
I am so proud to call myself an American. The strength and professionalism of our military is off the charts. God Bless the fighting men and women of our armed forces. God Bless the United States of America. Make America Godly Again!Rh
Rubio was on Fox talking about NATO, state of the war and mostly Iran.
“This is a regime led by people who believe it is their calling and their purpose in life to usher in the end of the world.
Araghchi is a liar.
This guy was on television… denying that Iran had any missiles beyond a certain range — and then they fired two of them.
They were aiming to become the next North Korea — not a North Korea run by a regime that is troublesome and hard to understand, but an Iran run by radical Shia clerics with intercontinental missiles.
We can see the finish line. It’s not today or tomorrow, but it’s coming”.
This is interesting and a conversation worth having.
Secretary Rubio says “since NATO isn’t allowing the U.S. to use their bases then we have to ask, “Why are we in NATO?”
Rubio says the U.S. is “going to have to reexamine the value of NATO and that alliance for our country.”
IMO the elites thought they were on their way to a new world order just a couple of years ago. Not sure this is what they had in mind. Europe devastated and worthless, Europe-lite (Canada) worthless and a new Middle East without Iran as the bully with no teeth. Rubio is the rock star of this administration, and worthy of my apologies over concern about him. After living in Florida for 10 years, I never thought thought he was like this. Some people rise to the occasion, Rubio is acting Presidential, with strength but with some tact which is much needed in the White House. At the present time he is my pick and favorite to continue the freedom march the U.S. has begun under Trump. America is back, baby! Rh
Commentary below on what Trump might say tonight in his speech from the White House. From Amit Sega’s newsletter “It’s Noon In Israel”. Highly recommend you check him out, great updates from inside Israel.
Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, Donald Trump is set to deliver an “important update on Iran.” At 4 a.m. Israel time, most Israelis, including the leadership, will be away from their phones, either asleep or still celebrating the first night of Passover. When they eventually wake or finish the Passover meal and check their updates, I am certain they will not be blindsided by the announcement.
Most likely, Trump announces that despite the great victories already achieved, more is required to finish off the Islamic Republic. He confirms that he is still open to a diplomatic settlement, but nothing has manifested so far, and critical infrastructure remains a target. If so, that would suggest he is sticking to the original plan: another two to three weeks of strikes before transitioning to the protest phase.
Least likely, he announces a unilateral end to the war. The uranium is yet to be retrieved or more deeply buried beneath Isfahan; Kharg is still in Iranian hands, and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Any one of these facts would cast a shadow on Trump’s declaration of victory; all three make victory difficult to make out. Yet even if Trump chooses to declare victory regardless, Israel more broadly would be surprised, but the leadership would not. As a senior intelligence source told me last week, Israel is prepared for this outcome and still believes it can pull out a win if U.S. forces remain in the region during the protest phase.
Part of his speech will certainly be devoted to calming oil markets. Trump’s rhetoric may have a chaotic tone, but there is a clear rhythm to his comments, balancing between explosive threats and assurances that the war is almost over. So far, he has succeeded. If I had asked an expert at the outset of the war what prices would look like if barely any oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz for almost a month, $100 would be far from the estimate. Since markets are open for two more days, I would imagine Trump’s dovish side will be present tonight.
After 33 days of the closest cooperation in the histories of both countries, I think we can say with confidence that no matter how the media reacts to Trump’s comments tonight, Israel will not be surprised.
Rare moment of truth at the UN from brave Kuwaiti dissident Jasem Aljuraid, invited by UN Watch:
Mr. Chair,
I heard the term “colonizers.” But who are the real colonizers? A Jewish Kingdom ruled in Judea for a thousand years. We, the Arabs, took this land.
Who Arabized Egyptians, Phoenicians, Persians and Amazighs? It was us, the Arabs.
So why does the council enshrine a lie by keeping a permanent agenda item on Palestine, while ignoring the indigenous heart of Israel returning home?
Let us be clear about who is actually defending our sovereignty. Today, Israel is a fighter for peaceful nations, freeing Gaza from Hamas and saving Iranians from the Islamic Republic.
What Israel is doing to the IRGC — stopping a genocidal regime from acquiring nuclear weapons — is a gift to humanity.
There are 57 Islamic countries and only one Jewish state, Israel. Despite the ongoing hateful desire to eliminate it, Israel has not only survived, it has thrived.
I don’t believe in miracles, but this is one.
So I ask the UN: when will you end the ritual of condemning Israel?
Is it not time, instead, to learn from Israel? How to defeat terror, defend free societies, and pursue peace.
Thank you.
(UN Watch)
I hope he survives, however there are more Arab states that privately understand this reality. Iran is not a friend of anyone except terror groups. Saudi Arabia and other somewhat “moderate” states understand Israel has no intention in their destruction. They do fear Iran as witnessed by their missile and drone attacks. Rh
The mantra from the woke right, and also the Luciferian left is about how we are beholden to Israel and that Netanyahu has pushed Trump into war. Forget the fact we have been partners for decades, and they (Israel) are the only democratic country in the Middle East that doesn’t support or fund terrorist. Oh but, they say we give Israel money. We give everyone money, the difference is that Israel promotes our values. They also buy great quantities of weaponry back from us. That helps our economy as well. Does anyone seriously think Trump can be manipulated so easily? If someone pushed Trump to do anything he didn’t want, he would bow up and refuse.
Middle Eastern countries have also realized the depth of evil that is Iran. Diplomatic back channels have shown support to the US to do away with the present regime in Iran. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are two of the most important countries to wish Iran’s nuclear threat gone. Rh
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