US Central Command Shares Footage of Iranian Oil Tanker Sinking After Strikes on 3 Tankers – Iranian Speaker Vows “More Intense and More Painful” Response (VIDEO)

US Central Command shared footage of an Iranian oil tanker sinking after US strikes disabled three Iranian tankers, for which Iran has threatened a “faster, more intense, and more painful response.” “Thanks to the precision and professionalism of American service members, the M/T Kylo sank in the Gulf of Oman today and joined Iran’s navy at the bottom of the sea,” CENTCOM announced on X yesterday.

Oil Embargos Are Squeezing the Iranian Economy

The United Arab Emirates announced an indefinite trade and financial embargo on Iran on August 19, after its Defense Ministry said it detected two ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward “maritime traffic” in the Gulf, one of which fell inside Emirati waters.

REVEALED: Anti-American Socialist Hasan Piker’s Brother Reportedly Held TOP-SECRET Security Clearance — Worked on Air Force One and Nuclear “Doomsday Plane” at Boeing

While far-left Twitch millionaire Hasan Piker built an enormous following attacking the United States, praising communist dictators, and declaring that America “deserved 9/11,” his younger brother was reportedly working on some of the nation’s most sensitive military aircraft.

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JUST IN: Iran Suspends Negotiations with US Over Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

Iran has suspended peace negotiations with the US on Monday, saying Israel’s attacks in Southern Lebanon violated the fragile ceasefire.   As The Gateway Pundit reported, negotiations between the US and Iran were ongoing as Trump sought amendments to the “largely negotiated” framework for a 60-day “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) that he announced last weekend.

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Saudi Arabia SLAMS “Brutal Iranian Aggression” Against Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Jordan, and Kuwait — Gulf States Vow FULL RIGHT to Retaliate After Tehran’s Attack

A major geopolitical flashpoint erupted across the Middle East on Saturday after Iran launched missile and drone attacks targeting multiple Gulf nations, prompting Saudi Arabia to issue a blistering condemnation of what it described as “brutal Iranian aggression.” Saudi officials made it clear that Riyadh is standing in full solidarity with the nations targeted in Saturday’s coordinated Iranian assault.

The Time is Right for Trump’s “Golden Dome” Defense of America

During much of the Cold War, America placed a high priority on defense of the American Homeland.  Radars, Missiles, and Jet Interceptors were pervasive across the Continental United States.  These capabilities withered greatly with the fall of the Wall dividing Berlin and Germany in 1989.  Since that time, the American Homeland has been largely barren of defenses against hostile aircraft, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, drones, or rockets.  The existing missile interceptors in California and Alaska are small in number and the rest of the defenses in the United States are spotty and almost insignificant.