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This photo is from 2022 that I posted on Facebook. Walmart’s been doing this for a very long time. pic.twitter.com/FiYS8nUMX5 — Gary Cochran (@GCochran24171) May 6, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated this evening that the US military operation against Iran known as Epic Fury is now concluded. He said the focus has shifted to reopening the Strait of Hormuz under Project Freedom. The ceasefire remains shaky but holding for now despite recent Iranian strikes on vessels and the UAE. Rubio …
🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇲🇦 A massive search and rescue operation is underway in Morocco for 2 American troops missing during a training exercise.pic.twitter.com/xQgMFWDRYU — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 3, 2026 The search for those two missing soldiers in Morocco is still active. Rescue teams are looking around the cliffs and surf at the Cap Draa training …
🚨 BREAKING: A massive federal operation is unfolding in Minneapolis as part of a sweeping fraud investigation into largely Somali-owned businesses. The FBI raided over 20 locations, including childcare centers. Officials say 22 search warrants were executed in Minnesota… pic.twitter.com/Kydlr4ROj7 — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 28, 2026 large-scale federal operation is underway in Minneapolis as …
BREAKING: A major law enforcement operation led by the FBI is currently underway at multiple addresses in the east Houston neighborhood of Clinton Park. Several agencies are assisting including FBI San Antonio SWAT, Houston Police & HPD SWAT, the U.S. Marshals Service, Texas DPS, ATF agents, and the Houston Fire Department. This operation involves arrests …
🚨🇺🇸 TRUMP THREATENS MEDIA OVER LEAK OF AMERICAN SOLDIER RESCUE IN IRAN “We’re gonna go to the media company that released it and we’re gonna say ‘national security. Give it up or go to jail.’” pic.twitter.com/ikyMWClZmT — NewsForce (@Newsforce) April 6, 2026
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 This is the greatest Rescue operation in history of America. 48-HOUR RESCUE INSIDE IRAN HOUR BY HOUR APRIL 3 – F-15E Strike Eagle (Viper 21) shot down by Russian missile over southwestern Iran. – Mach 2.8 intercept, proximity fuse detonation. – Both crew eject successfully. HOUR 0 – Pilot recovered within minutes by …
BREAKING: An American fighter jet appears to have been shot down by Iran. A search and rescue is underway, a U.S. official said. Additional footage of U.S. Air Force HC-130J “Combat King II” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Aircraft and UH-60 Black Hawks flying at low-altitude this morning over Southern Iran, likely searching for the …
BREAKING: A major sign of a potential U.S. ground invasion! 12 US A-10C Thunderbolt II ‘Warthogs’ just landed at RAF Lakenheath in the UK en route to the Middle East for Operation Epic Fury. This is a major sign of potential ground invasion against Iran. The A-10 is built for… pic.twitter.com/0XMQrqmGb5 — Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) …
🚨BREAKING: US SOLDIERS HUG THEIR FAMILY BEFORE BEING SENT TO IRAN pic.twitter.com/eyjc2LGQB1 — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) March 30, 2026 pic.twitter.com/P04yyF3IX3 — Shownuff🇺🇸 (@Shownuffjr777) March 30, 2026 Right on schedule. Trump claims the Iran war could end or at least pause soon. 2 weeks to flatten the curve friends. Everyone remember the rally of Feb 2020 …
It’s all part of the strategy of keeping stability in energy prices while winning the operation. — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) March 20, 2026 We knew Iran would close Hormuz to drive up the price of oil. We will unsanction Iran oil to drive the price back down. CHECKMATE!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/miNFJcjccw — Alex Christoforou (@AXChristoforou) …
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 13 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday destroyed military targets on Iran’s main oil hub of Kharg Island, President Donald Trump said, threatening to strike its oil infrastructure if Iran continues attacks that have halted most ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. The island serves as the export terminal for 90% …
U.S. Central Command is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the… — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 12, 2026 …
Trump lied in order to pump the market into close 👀 https://t.co/bDBc7YliwT — Politics Sloth 🧦🌐🇬🇷🇺🇸 (#1 reply guy) (@SockDemFan) March 9, 2026 Futures so far pic.twitter.com/zfCCcDMgrR — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) March 9, 2026 So it's not over 😂😂😂 We resume the Market bloodbath very soon. https://t.co/S5MCwWr3F3 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 9, 2026
Source : https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-rising-gas-prices-during-iran-operation-if-they-rise-they-rise-2026-03-05/ President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices driven by the widening Iran conflict, telling Reuters in an exclusive interview that the U.S. military operation was his priority. “I don’t have any concern about it,” he said, when asked about the higher prices at the …
Trump: Iran operation is progressing ahead of schedule. I will not provide a timeline. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) March 5, 2026 Factcheck: The X post accurately quotes President Trump stating on March 5, 2026, that a U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran is progressing ahead of schedule, with no specific timeline provided, as confirmed by reports from …
BREAKING: 3 U.S. service members have been KILLED in action and 5 are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury. Trump did that. God bless our troops. I didn’t vote for this. I support our troops but not the leader hiding at Mar-a-lago with billionaires as our troops… — Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 1, …
A sprawling Chinese influence operation — accidentally revealed by a Chinese law enforcement official’s use of ChatGPT — focused on intimidating Chinese dissidents abroad, including by impersonating US immigration officials, according to a new report from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The Chinese law enforcement official used ChatGPT like a diary to document the alleged covert campaign of …
Today, the Federal Reserve conducted its largest single-day repo operation in the past five months, amounting to $30 billion. We are so back! pic.twitter.com/52ajADxXIN — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) February 18, 2026
The Trump administration said Thursday it is ending its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Speaking at a news conference in the city, border czar Tom Homan said coordination with local law enforcement and success of immigration enforcement have contributed to the end of Operation Metro Surge. “I have proposed and President Trump has concurred that this …
URGENT: Incoming reports Operation Southern has begun in Venezuela. — Lara Logan (@laralogan) December 7, 2025 🇺🇲🇻🇪‼️ BREAKING: Trump looks ready to act on his warnings as signs grow that a military response to Maduro could be on the table. After five days in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands the USS Gerald R …
President Trump ordered action — and the Department of War is delivering. Today, I’m announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR. Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and @SOUTHCOM, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our… — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) November 13, 2025 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …
Trump pardoning a convicted agent of the Chinese communist party tells you all you need to know. pic.twitter.com/hZj3DdQbQ8 — IT’S TIME FOR JUSTICE (@LiddleSavages) November 10, 2025 NEW YORK — President Donald Trump pardoned a former New York Police Department officer convicted in federal court of acting as an agent of China, though he had …
by Martin Armstrong Just received this doc frm DOJ Proof that Biden Atty General Merrick Garland+ Deputy Atty General Lisa Monaco+ FBI Dir Chris Wray all PERSONALLY APPROVED opening Arctic Frost This investigation unleashed unchecked govt power at the highest levels My oversight will continue pic.twitter.com/atuRnC8ara — Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) October 23, 2025 Paranoia surrounding the …
JUST IN: MASSIVE ICE operation across Houston resulted in over 120 arrests of illegals in just one day— many caught driving without a license Foreigners driving on our roads without a license who don’t understand english is a major national security issue!pic.twitter.com/nUrmwdHUlG — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 3, 2025 What happens in one state …
ARREST HER: Illinois State Rep Margaret Croke Sent Out an Email Doxxing ICE Agents, Lists Their Cars and License Plate Numbers, Putting Agents at Extreme Risk https://t.co/k8DdAyq66r — The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) October 24, 2025 CHICAGO — As state officials continue seeking ways to counter aggressive immigration enforcement activity under President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway …
🚨BOMBSHELL! Border Czar Tom Homan, the one man who TRIGGERS leftists more than anyone but Trump just revealed how HISTORIC the numbers are. Host: "So far this year, more than TWO MILLION illegal aliens have been deported, nearly 600,000 CAPTURED within the United States and… pic.twitter.com/gUKVi0fyv4 — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) October 28, 2025 More than …
The Biden FBI quietly crossed lines that most Americans assumed were untouchable, secretly tracking the communications of 8 sitting Republican senators and expanding that reach to nearly a dozen more under the Arctic Frost investigation. This was not oversight; this was premeditated surveillance dressed as legality, a playbook for political targeting that erodes trust in …
DEA Arrests 670, Seizes Nearly 77,000 Kilograms Of Drugs In Operation Targeting Notorious Cartel https://t.co/MgtnNrQzXJ — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 1, 2025 WASHINGTON—The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested 670 individuals and seized nearly 77,000 kilograms of narcotics during a five-day operation targeting a Mexican drug trafficking organization, according to an agency statement on Sept. 29. Agents …
The tanks are rolling. Gary Franchi here with RAW FEED coverage that proves Trump meant business when he promised to restore order. Operation Midway Blitz has officially begun as National Guard vehicles and armor moved through Westmont Station toward Chicago. While Governor Pritzker hides in his mansion claiming there’s “no emergency,” Louis Vuitton was rammed …