TBN Israel’s Ashlea Alex, Yair Pinto, and Mati Shoshani report on the Israel-Iran and regional war.
IRAN: Tehran is expanding its bomb-production network, and Israel is warning that the regime is trying to reach nuclear weapons at any cost. President Trump says Iran gave up on nuclear weapons, but Washington is making clear that Iran will never be allowed to hold a nuclear weapon — and that all options are still on the table.
U.S. FIREPOWER: The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group is moving toward the Middle East, carrying more than 65 aircraft, including F/A-18 fighter jets, electronic warfare aircraft, early-warning aircraft, helicopters, and escort ships. Together with the USS Makin Island amphibious ready group, the United States may soon hold three aircraft carrier strike groups in the region, two amphibious ready groups, more than 20,000 Navy and Marine personnel, and hundreds of aircraft.
HORMUZ: Iran tried to choke the most important oil route in the world, but the tables are turning. The American blockade on Iranian oil continues, while other Gulf oil is moving back toward pre-war levels. More than 14 million barrels of oil per day are once again moving through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian exports are being squeezed. The message from Washington is clear: Iran does not control Hormuz. The United States does.
IRAN’S COLLAPSE: The Iranian rial has fallen to a new low, inflation is above 70%, and the central bank in Tehran is preparing to sell up to 2 billion dollars in an attempt to slow the collapse. At the same time, the U.S. Treasury is expanding sanctions into land transportation, railways, and the auto industry — cutting deeper into the financial systems supporting the Revolutionary Guards.
YEMEN / HOUTHIS: Yemen is burning again. Reports point to Saudi-backed strikes in Sana’a, Saada, and Taiz, as the war against the Houthi terror organization moves into another stage. Saudi Arabia may be preparing its largest campaign in Yemen in years, while the United States provides intelligence and targeting data. Iran tried to pressure the world through Hormuz — and now its Houthi proxy is threatening Bab al-Mandab, the southern gate of the Red Sea.
LEBANON / GAZA: Hezbollah is once again testing Israel. After the terror organization acted against IDF forces on the Ali al-Taher ridge, the Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah terror infrastructure in Nabatieh and Ansar. In Gaza, Israel attempted to eliminate Ali al-Amoudi, currently considered the most senior Hamas figure in the Gaza Strip and especially close to Yahya Sinwar. His fate remains unclear.
FRANCE / EUROPE: Hamas’s money network is reaching deep into Europe. Five suspects have been charged in France on suspicion of transferring funds intended for Hamas through frameworks presented as humanitarian. At the same time, France is facing massive unrest, with more than a thousand schools swept into protest, violence spreading, and police confronting growing chaos. The report asks whether radical Islamist elements are trying to exploit the burning streets of France.
Source: TBN Israel
