IDF Strikes Hezbollah in Beirut, Kills ‘High-Ranking’ Hezbollah Commander

Virgins!

It was the first attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs since a truce in the Israel-Hezbollah war went into force on April 17.

Lebanon

Israeli forces have bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs and claim to have assassinated eliminated Malek Balou, a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force.

“Israeli warplanes launched an attack, targeting Ghobeiri” in the southern suburbs, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported, as a loud explosion and extensive damage were reported from the area.

The Israel Defense Forces identified the target as Malek Balou, a commander in the group’s elite special operations unit.

 AFP:  “Malek Ballout, the operations commander in the Radwan Force,” was killed in the Israeli strike.

This action follows a series of Israeli operations against Hezbollah leadership earlier in 2026. In April, Israeli forces killed Haj Youssef Ismail Hashem, commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, in a naval strike on Beirut. Other strikes targeted intelligence officials and aides close to Hezbollah’s senior leadership.

  • Israel bombed Beirut in an expansion of attacks on Lebanon and in the first strike on the Lebanese capital since a “ceasefire”, in name only, came into force on April 17.
  • Israeli forces have consistently violated the ceasefire with retaliated and on Wednesday killed at least 13 people in attacks across the country, including claiming to have targeted eliminating a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut.

“The IDF has just struck in Beirut the commander of the Radwan Force in the Hezbollah terror organization to eliminate him.”

  • Hamas has condemned Israel’s attacks on Gaza, calling the daily bombings and growing death toll a “blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement” and a continuation of Israel’s “war of extermination” in the Palestinian territory.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the attack, saying he and Defence Minister Israel Katz had instructed the army to carry out the attack.

“Radwan terrorists are responsible for shooting at Israeli settlements and harming [Israeli army] soldiers. No terrorist has immunity – Israel’s long hand will catch every enemy and murderer,” Netanyahu said in a post on Telegram. Continue reading IDF Strikes Hezbollah in Beirut, Kills ‘High-Ranking’ Hezbollah Commander

Spain: Great Replacement Continues

Spain Gave $2bn to Illegal Migrants in 2025, But Spent Just $70m on Border Protection

The Spanish government spent over €1.8 billion of taxpayers’ money last year attending to the needs of illegal migrants in the country, while spending only a tiny fraction of that, €60 million, funding efforts to stop them from arriving in the first place.

Of the € 1.8 billion Out of that €60 million, the Spanish Interior Ministry barely spent €20 million last year to reinforce border security. Of the € 1.8 billion spent to support migrants once they have arrived in Spain, the costs are widely spread across the state.

Stop, for god’s sake stop, importing trouble and Muslim immigrants, as a whole, necessarily mean trouble, in all lands where the political and legal institutions, and social arrangements, are flatly contradicted by the Shari’a. Muslims are obligated to change or tear down those institutions, in order to remove all “obstacles to Islam.” It is not special or individual malice that prompts that attitude. That is their duty, a central duty. Why not come to fully and soberly understand that duty, and out of a minimal sense of self-preservation, cease to import those into our lands (America, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Australia, and every other place that has so generously admitted, under a twisted definitiion of “refugees,” people who do not, and can not, wish our ways or institutions or constitutions well.

In his recent rhetoric, the Prime Minster of Spain- Pedro Sanchez is very concentrated on Israel.
Why?
After all, until not very long ago he maintained the regular ties with Israel in agriculture, technology and cybersecurity and used rhetoric similar to the one coming out of most of the European countries. Continue reading Spain: Great Replacement Continues

World Starts To “Build” Around Hormuz

Gold Jumps, Dollar Dumps As AMD & Imminent Iran Deal Lift Stocks & Bonds, Sink Oil

US crude oil futures rose by approximately $1 in early Thursday trading as investors weighed the prospects of a potential peace deal in the US-Israel war on Iran.

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd says the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is costing it about $60m per week in fuel and insurance costs, as it remains too risky to send its vessels through the strategic waterway, AFP reports.

Iran Oil Official In Surprise Admission: ‘Fate Of Our Refineries Now At Risk’ As US Blockade Begins To Bite

Meanwhile US Navy jet fires on Iranian ship trying to reach Iranian port…

World Starts To “Build” Around Hormuz; Japan Buying UAE Oil Bypassing Strait As ADNOC To Spend $55 Billion On Pipelines

“Iran’s mistake is that once Hormuz becomes structurally unreliable, the world builds around it…

Long after the Iran war is just a bookmark in the history books, one distinct consequence will persist: much of the world, at least the part that does not fall under the Chinese sphere of influence, will do everything it can to avoid the Strait of Hormuz and failing that, have a Plan B. Just like when the Biden admin weaponized the US Dollar in 2022 by booting Russia from SWIFT after the Ukraine war, and in the process started the biggest gold and bitcoin rally in history as the rest of the world parked its savings in non-USD assets, so the world’s most important oil choke point will never again be viewed again in the same way after Iran launched dozens of rockets at the ships transiting it. 

This shift in perception is what James Thorne, chief market strategist of WellingtonAltus, called “Iran’s Historic Mistake“; he explains it as follows: 

By weaponizing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran committed a strategic blunder of historic proportions. Tehran meant to punish America. Instead, it exposed every power built on imported energy, vulnerable sea lanes, and the delusion that globalization repealed geography. China is exposed. Europe is exposed. Britain is exposed. Iran has created a world where hard resource power decides outcomes.

And the punchline:

Iran’s mistake is that once Hormuz becomes structurally unreliable, the world builds around it. That means bypass corridors, revived pipeline politics, and urgent planning for routes linking Aqaba to Mediterranean outlets near Gaza and the long-stalled Basra-to-Aqaba pipeline. The old energy order is cracking. The UAE’s OPEC exit signals cartel discipline giving way to national advantage under pressure.

Continue reading World Starts To “Build” Around Hormuz

US says offensive phase over, Tehran won’t control Hormuz

Trump knows what goes on behind the scenes:

Pezeshkian Faces Fierce Attacks as Crises Fuel Factional Warfare in Tehran

Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian regime’s president, surrounded by state-affiliated reporters amid mounting political attacks from rival factions

The Iranian regime’s president Masoud Pezeshkian is under mounting fire from rival factions, with senior regime media, IRGC-linked outlets, and political figures openly questioning his competence and loyalty after recent foreign policy remarks. The unusually sharp attacks reflect a leadership consumed by internal mistrust as Tehran grapples with simultaneous domestic unrest, regional losses, and international pressure—an environment where even small deviations from the Supreme Leader’s line are treated as threats to the regime’s survival.

On May 4:

  • The UAE said it intercepted 15 missiles and four drones fired from Iran, marking the first time it had been targeted since the US-Iran ceasefire on April 8.
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran should “pay a price” for closing the Strait of Hormuz and that the US’s Operation Epic Fury has achieved its objectives.
  • For a second day straight, the UAE says its air defence systems have been engaged in shooting down missiles and drones launched from Iran.
  • A spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has claimed that its armed forces have not carried out any missile or drone operations against the UAE in recent days.
  • US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to “do the smart thing” and make a deal, while Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has said the ceasefire with Iran is “not over” despite the escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The Israeli military has launched new air attacks on southern Lebanon while issuing forced displacement orders for two more towns, as Hezbollah claims attacks in response.

Iran rejects claims it targeted UAE, says attack was aimed at US

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has denied the UAE’s allegation that it fired missiles and drones at it, saying Tehran’s actions were “exclusively” directed at the US.

The ministry said in a statement that Iran would not “spare any action in taking the necessary and appropriate measures to defend its interests and national security”.

Rubio says US aims to restore Hormuz status ‘to the way it was’

Rubio says Washington’s preference is that the Strait of Hormuz goes “back to the way it was”.

That means “anyone can use it, no mines in the water and nobody paying tolls,” he said.

Rubio says US in touch with numerous shipping liners about Hormuz movement

Here are more remarks from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio from the White House:

  • The US has been in contact “with a bunch” of shipping liners about helping them move through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • “We hope to continue improving the security situation, and we’ll start to see some of that movement.”
  • A peace deal between the Israeli and Lebanese governments is “achievable”, but Rubio claims that Hezbollah is the “problem”.
  • The US hopes that Lebanon’s armed forces will develop the capacity to challenge and disarm Hezbollah.
  • As for restoring a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, “it’s not going to be easy… we’re going to do everything we can to make sure both sides continue to talk so that progress can be made”.

Obama claims that Trump’s return to the White House demands that he stay on the front lines and fight

The hide & the hubris of this clown is off the charts.

Trump Ballroom $400 million: no tax payer dollars used.

Obama Library: over $650 million in tax payer dollars used and it is still not finished. So why does anyone even care? Because liberal media told them to care….

Democrats are puppets of liberal media. The Biden library is only accessible online.

The remarkable thing about the Obama presidential library is that it contains neither books nor documents from the Obama administration. None. Just a brutalist, forbidding architectural monument to the self-absorbed chief executive between Bush II and Trump. Plus gift shop.

 Hussein Obama: Trump Has Caused “Genuine Tension” in My Marriage to Michelle

There is trouble in the Obama household, and the former Divider-In-Chief thinks he knows precisely who is to blame for it.

The former president told the far-left New Yorker that Michelle has begged him to step out of the spotlight so they can live their golden years together in peace. But he can’t quit Trump.

Obama claims that Trump’s return to the White House demands that he stay on the front lines and fight.

He pointed to policies implemented by the Trump Administration, ranging from withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accords to gutting Obamacare.

Continue reading Obama claims that Trump’s return to the White House demands that he stay on the front lines and fight

Trump threatens: Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth”

The Iranians are saying that the Americans have attacked civilian boats and killed five civilians.

They are denying that the boats that the Americans claim to have hit belong to Iran’s IRGC. Rather, they are saying they were civilian boats.

Trump rejects Iranian peace offer

The US president says Tehran’s proposed path to de-escalation is not acceptable
 
  • The United Arab Emirates said its air defences intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles fired from Iran, and a fire at an oil facility in Fujairah was reported after a drone attack.
  • Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Gulf Cooperation Council, France, Germany and the UK have all condemned the suspected Iranian missile and drone attack on the UAE.
  • US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth” if any US Navy ships come under fire in the Strait of Hormuz. The threat followed Iranian reports that missiles hit a US naval frigate in the strait, which the US military denied.
  • The US military said it sank several Iranian small boats that attempted to interfere with commercial shipping, as US forces attempt to escort vessels through the blockaded waterway, with Danish shipping company Maersk reporting that a US-flagged vehicle carrier transited the strait safely, under US escort.
  • The Reuters news agency reports that South Korea’s presidential office is reportedly investigating if the country can participate in President Trump’s “Project Freedom” in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • You can read more about the “Project Freedom” here.

‘Dangerous Escalation’

U.S. Sinks Iranian Boats in Hormuz

Trump Warns Regime Could Be ‘Blown Off the Face of the Earth’

A photo illustration taken in Nicosia on May 4, 2026, shows a person in front of a large s

President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks U.S. vessels carrying out Project Freedom, as Iranian forces fired missiles, drones, and deployed fast-attack boats against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz — prompting U.S. forces to destroy six Iranian boats — while Tehran launched a major barrage at the United Arab Emirates.

Bessent: ‘We Have Absolute Control of the Strait’

 
Tehran denies US claim about sinking Iranian boats

The head of US Central Command said the American military had struck six boats in the Strait of Hormuz

War in the Middle East: latest developments

UAE reports missile and drone strikes incoming from Iran


There are no immediate reports of casualties, and there has been no immediate comment from ‌Iran.

Update:

Iran says it fired missiles at US warship to prevent it entering Hormuz

Iranian state media says two missiles have struck a US navy destroyer to prevent it entering the Strait of Hormuz after the warship ignored warnings to halt. The attack comes after US President Donald Trump announced a naval mission to ‘guide’ stranded ships through the strait.

UAE Intercepts Iranian Missiles

An Iranian locally made cruise missile is fired during war games in the northern Indian Ocean and near the entrance to the Gulf
The United Arab Emirates reports interceptions of cruise missiles incoming from Iran [File: West Asia News Agency]

NATO chief says Europeans have ‘gotten the message’ from Trump on defence

Rutte’s ass is on the line. All NATO asses are on the line.

The politclowns take a little longer before the coin drops. But you will see them all fall over each other to kiss Trump’s ring.

Europe Will Lose Billions In Revenue If US Military Bases Shut Down

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who claimed the US had been “humiliated by Iran”, suddenly changed his tune after Trump threatened to pull US troops out of the region…


The US president has accused some NATO countries of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says European leaders have “gotten the message” after United States President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany.

Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with NATO allies, accusing them of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran. Speaking on Monday, Rutte acknowledged “disappointment from the US side”. Continue reading NATO chief says Europeans have ‘gotten the message’ from Trump on defence

Trump Slams Door on Hamas Fans and Flag-Burners: No Green Cards for America-Haters

The United States has approved $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle East allies amid the US-Israel war on Iran.

The sales come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cited emergency circumstances to fast-track the transfers without prior review by the US Congress

 Bagdad Bob was better. This Iranian clown is trying too hard.

“To claim that everything that was destroyed was ‘decoys’ is not consistent with reality – especially when you see consistent secondary explosions. That’s not how fake equipment behaves.”, and he also calls himself a professor.

  Less professor, more propaganda mouthpiece.

Latest update:

  • US President Donald Trump has announced a plan to escort ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “humanitarian gesture”. Iran has yet to say if it is involved in this plan.

Unexploded Ordnance Accident Kills 14 IRGC Members: State Media

 

Largest number of IRGC members killed since ceasefire began…

Trump’s operation Epic Fury saw a combined number of US-Israeli strikes in the many thousands unleashed on Iran. The common high estimates suggest over 13,000 strikes by the American side, and possibly 10,000 by the Israelis – which are staggering figures.

While the severe damage to Iranian cities, bases, missile sites, and infrastructure has been abundantly clear – the hidden reality is the apparently persistent danger of unexploded ordnance still littering the country. On Friday state media reported a mass casualty event involving Iranian military members due to unexploded bombs.

“An explosion of leftover bombs from strikes during the war against Iran killed 14 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian media reports,” AFP reports based on state media.


The Trump administration is finally putting America first on immigration. New guidance means foreigners who cheer for Hamas, trash the U.S. flag, or stir up anti-Jewish chaos on college campuses can be denied green cards outright.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading the charge.

He’s already revoked hundreds of student visas from pro-Palestinian agitators who turned campuses into war zones. Rubio puts it plain: Non-citizens have zero right to come here or stay if they back a barbaric terror group like Hamas—the same outfit that kidnaps kids, rapes girls, takes hostages, and leaves bodies behind.

Continue reading Trump Slams Door on Hamas Fans and Flag-Burners: No Green Cards for America-Haters

Trump: new proposal from Iran “unacceptable.”

These are not serious demands. Iran is in no position to make demands.

Trump says US to help free up ships in Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning

The US president has posted on Truth Social to announce that ships blocked in the Strait of Hormuz will be freed up on Monday morning.

Trump reportedly told Israeli media outlet Kan News that he has studied the new proposal from Iran and found it “unacceptable.”

  • Iran’s government spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says the United States has responded to its 14-point plan to find a permanent end to the war, and that it is reviewing that response.
  • US President Donald Trump, in comments to Israeli media, said that the proposal is “unacceptable”.
  • The plan calls for non-aggression guarantees, lifting of the US naval blockade and an end to the war “on all fronts“, including in Lebanon.
  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it set a 30-day deadline for the US military to end its blockade of ports, adding that Trump “must choose between an impossible military operation or a bad deal”.

These are not serious demands. Iran is in no position to make demands.

Trump must finish the job. A regime like the Iranian cannot be allowed to exist anywhere on the planet.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said the United States faced a choice between an “impossible” military operation or a deal with Tehran, after President Donald Trump disparaged Iran’s latest peace proposal.

“Macron just said that Europe should separate from the US and not interfere in their war. When Macron tried to play the role of a superpower and fight terrorism in Africa, he couldn’t even airlift his troops; we had to do it for him…” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the recent statements of French President Macron.

Yes “call us before hand so we can sabotage your plans”!

Chancellor Merz of Germany with no real military thinks the US should consult him prior to conducting operations so he can leak it to the European press and still deny use of the air space:

Dense. The coin never dropped. He just wants to see the paperwork first. Germans like to do that. 

Continue reading Trump: new proposal from Iran “unacceptable.”