US says Navy destroyers working to de-mine Strait of Hormuz

US says Navy destroyers working to de-mine Strait of Hormuz

Emanuel Fabian

The US military said on Saturday that it had begun a mine-clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz, with two US warships passing through the key waterway.

In a post on X, the US Central Command said two US Navy missile destroyers, USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy, “transited the Strait of Hormuz and operated in the Arabian Gulf as part of a broader mission to ensure the strait is fully clear of sea mines previously laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.”

Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command, said in a statement: “Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce.”

CENTCOM said that additional US forces, “including underwater drones, will join the clearance effort in the coming days.”

Earlier on Saturday, US President Donald Trump posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the strait, and that all of Iran’s minelaying ships had been sunk.

“We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, adding that “all 28” of Iran’s “mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea.”

Trump’s comments were dismissed by Iran’s state-affiliated Nournews, which claimed that it was “fake news.”

A Pakistani source also denied that any US vessel had passed through the waterway.

Trump has repeatedly said that American forces have destroyed Iran’s navy and air force while crippling its ballistic missile and nuclear programs.

But fear of Iranian attacks on shipping over the past several weeks has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical conduit for global oil supplies. Throttling the strait has disrupted global energy markets.

US gasoline prices have spiked even though most of the oil that flows through the waterway does not go to the United States.

The direct talks on Saturday were held between US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Pakistan’s army chief was also present.

Britain’s Financial Times newspaper reported that the talks briefly hit a stalemate over the status of the Strait of Hormuz, but Pakistani officials later said that the delegations had reconvened for a second round of negotiations later in the evening.

IRGC threatens to ‘deal severely’ with warships in Hormuz as US-Iran talks continue into night

IRGC threatens to ‘deal severely’ with warships in Hormuz as US-Iran talks continue into night

ToI Staff

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns that any attempt by military vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz will be met with “a strong response,” saying only non-military vessels would be allowed to pass under specific regulations, the IRGC declares in a statement carried by Iranian media after the US Central Command announced two US Navy warships transited the strategic waterway to clear mines laid by Tehran.

“Any attempt by military vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz will be dealt with severely. The IRGC Navy has full authority to manage the Strait of Hormuz intelligently,” the IRGC’s Navy Command says, according to state broadcaster IRIB, adding passage of the strait will only be “granted to civilian vessels under specific conditions.”

Trump says ‘makes no difference’ if deal reached or not, warns China of ‘big problems’ if it ships arms to Iran

US President Donald Trump says he is not bothered about the outcome of US-Iran talks in Pakistan, insisting the United States has come out ahead from the war.

“Whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me. The reason is because we’ve won,” Trump tells reporters, downplaying the importance of the ongoing ceasefire negotiations involving Vice President JD Vance.

Trump acknowledges “very deep negotiations” with Iran, but says the US military is searching for mines in the Strait of Hormuz, which still remains effectively closed to most freighters carrying oil and natural gas out of the Persian Gulf.

He also warns that China will have “big problems” if it ships arms to Iran.

Iran news agency says another round of talks under way in Islamabad

A new round of talks between Iranian and US delegations has begun in Islamabad, with Pakistani officials acting as mediators, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reports, citing its correspondent.

It adds that the current round appears to be the “last opportunity” to reach a common framework, given what it describes as “excessive US demands.”

Netanyahu says Hezbollah planned to invade, conquer the Galilee, insists Israel ‘will deal with’ Hamas

Turning to the fight against Iran’s proxies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasts that Israel created security zones in Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon.

“We will deal with” Hamas in Gaza, he promises.

Israel is also dealing with the missiles that Hezbollah still has, says Netanyahu.

Hezbollah also planned that “thousands of Radwan terrorists will covertly reach the border, will invade, and conquer the Galilee.”

“We are still fighting them, it’s not over,” he says.

Netanyahu says that Lebanon asked Israel several times over the past month to begin direct peace talks.

“I approved it,” he says, adding that there are two conditions — disarming Hezbollah, and a “real peace agreement” that will last for generations.

He asserts other countries are also reaching out to Israel.

Netanyahu claims that Iranian propaganda minimizing Israel’s achievements “is echoed in our media, and the propaganda of our political rivals is echoed in Iran.”

PM: Iran would already have nuke if we didn’t attack, Israel ‘smashed’ its nuclear and missile programs

Netanyahu says campaign against Iran ‘not over,’ admits ‘more to do’ as he touts ‘historic achievements’

The campaign against Iran “is not over,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says in a video statement, “but we can already say clearly — We have historic achievements.”

Moving to a map of the Middle East with the Iranian axis highlighted in red, Netanyahu says that “they wanted to strangle us, and we are strangling them.”

“We hit them, we still have more to do,” he says.

Netanyahu says that he spent much of his life ensuring that Iran won’t achieve a nuclear weapon, including approving covert operations to delay it and telling the world of the danger. “But the world wouldn’t hear,” he says.

Netanyahu says that Israel “broke the barrier of fear” by striking Iran last June.

Netanyahu obliquely criticizes Israel’s intelligence agencies — and again absolves himself of blame — over the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, saying “this time, precise intelligence reached me on time.”

The Board Of Peace: Could Israel Be Walking Into Another Kind Of Hostage Crisis?

The Board Of Peace: Could Israel Be Walking Into Another Kind Of Hostage Crisis?

Chris Katulka

Israel turned a painful page in January when it received the body of Ran Gvili, the final remaining hostage Hamas had held since October 7, 2023. Gvili was a 24-year-old Israeli Police Special Forces officer who was on medical leave that fateful day yet fought with everything he had at Kibbutz Alumim. Even while wounded, he continued to battle terrorists, protect civilians, and embody the fierce moral clarity of Israelis who ran toward danger instead of fleeing from it.

His return offered closure to a nation that spent more than two years in the shadow of the captivity with empty chairs and yellow ribbon pins demonstrating solidarity with the hostages as they endured the suffocating uncertainty of what could happen to their loved ones. With Gvili’s body home, Israel symbolically closed the book on the hostage crisis.

But as one book closed, another quietly opened. Days earlier, Israel was confronted with what could become a new kind of captivity—political, diplomatic, and far more complicated.

The Board of Peace, an invitation-only, U.S.-led, international organization, was created in January to oversee the Gaza ceasefire, manage reconstruction, and weigh in on global conflicts. But its mandate is far broader and more global than rebuilding Gaza, which isn’t mentioned anywhere in its founding charter. Rather, the board “seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.”

It exists outside the United Nations (UN) and is built to be faster, more centralized, and more insulated from bureaucracy. More than 20 nations quickly accepted the United States’ invitation to join the board, including Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Israel will sit on this council too, but at what cost?

Gaza is not an abstraction. It is not a geopolitical thought experiment. It is a strip of land the size of Washington, DC, pressed directly against Israel’s southern flank. Now, more than 20 countries, many with open hostility or deep suspicion toward Israel, will have a seat at the table making decisions about the Jewish state’s future, security, and daily reality.

Turkey has spent the years since October 7, 2023, blasting Israel as an “aggressor.” Qatar has served as a host, financier, and political shield for Hamas. Both are now stakeholders in Gaza’s reconstruction and governance.

This new board risks functioning like a quasi-UN—a frightening prospect, given the UN’s abysmal track record when it comes to Israel. The UN has labeled Israel the world’s worst human rights violator while barely whispering about the egregious abuses of countries like China, Venezuela, North Korea, and Iran. Now, it may have an unaccountable cousin with direct influence over Gaza’s future and, by extension, Israel’s.

Israel may have finished one hostage chapter only to begin another—one not forged with guns or tunnels, but with diplomats and subcommittees. It will now struggle not in the darkness of captivity, but around a conference table where decisions made thousands of miles away can hem in Israel, restrain its security options, and slowly chip away at its sovereignty.

President Donald Trump currently serves as chairman of the Board of Peace, a position that carries enormous power and global influence. But what will happen when the next chairman steps in, someone who may not share his concern for Israel and the Jewish people?

The prophet Zechariah warned of a day when the nations will gather against Jerusalem, and the Lord Himself will intervene (Zech. 14:1–4). Although we are not prophets and must be careful with our interpretations, it’s hard to ignore this prophetic imagery when so many nations are now poised to weigh in on a sliver of land located a mere 50 miles from Jerusalem.

Israel has received its final hostage from Gaza. May it not walk into another hostage crisis.

Thousands have been denied entry by new EU Entry/Exit System

Thousands have been denied entry by new EU Entry/Exit System

Sweden Herald

Thousands of travelers have been stopped at EU borders and nearly 700 have been assessed as security risks since a new digital control system was introduced, according to the European Commission.

The Entry/Exit System (EES) replaces traditional passport stamps with digital registration. Since its launch in October 2025, over 52 million border crossings have been registered and more than 27,000 people have been refused entry.

The system went into full operation on Friday and is now used at all external borders in 29 

countries, including Schengen countries outside the EU. Non-EU travellers must provide 

passport details, fingerprints and a photo.

The EU says the system provides better control and allows faster risk identification, but it has 

also raised concerns about longer waiting times. According to the Commission, registration 

takes around 70 seconds.

IRELAND IS RISING UP AND ABOUT TO EXPLODE – GOVERNMENT BRINGS IN TANKS TO STOP ANTI-GLOBALIST PROTESTS

IRELAND IS RISING UP AND ABOUT TO EXPLODE – GOVERNMENT BRINGS IN TANKS TO STOP ANTI-GLOBALIST PROTESTS

 Joe Hoft

The Irish have had enough of open borders, high taxes and the total destruction of Ireland by the globalists running Europe.

Ireland is rising up. Their anger is directed at the ruling class which has made it quite plain the ambition is to replace the Irish as the native population. Ireland is now the canary in the genocide coal mine.

Media won't report this, but Ireland is rising up. Their anger is directed at the ruling class which has made it quite plain the ambition is to replace the Irish as the native population. Ireland is now the canary in the genocide coal mine. (video)

Something very serious is unfolding in Ireland right now.

Major anti-Government protests have brought the entire Country to a halt for a second successive day, with protesters vowing to ESCALATE if the Government doesn’t meet their demands.

Ireland is about to EXPLODE…

Tommy Robinson said it best – It’s high treason to not protect your borders and arrest those who want that stopped:

The Irish government have announced they're sending in the "Defence Forces" to remove farmers and lorry drivers protesting across the country. They can bring in the army to remove struggling workers yet not defend borders? High treason!

The government is not messing around. They sent in tanks this morning to stop the protests against their anti-Irish policies and their destruction of the Irish culture.

The government has sent in the military to remove tractors and heavy goods vehicles protesting about the cost of fuel.

The government could easily remove the net zero taxes to ease price increases due to the Iran war…. but won’t.

 The scene in Ballyneety, Limerick. A cavalcade of army tanks making its way through the village this Thursday morning

Meanwhile in Ireland … The government has sent in the military to remove tractors and heavy goods vehicles protesting about the cost of fuel. Government could easily remove the net zero taxes to ease price increases due to the Iran war…. but won’t.

The people have had enough.

IRELAND IS IN FULL REVOLT Thousands of truckers, farmers and business owners just shut down the country over the government’s INSANE fuel taxes and Carbon Tax GRIFT. The FRAUDULENT Green Agenda is destroying their livelihoods. THE IRISH PEOPLE ARE DONE.

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