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As Iran Conflict Deepens, Regime Appears Resilient Absent U.S. Ground Operation
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- By Dan Hart - The Washington Stand
As the ongoing U.S. strike on Iran entered its tenth day, reports surfaced Sunday that the beleaguered Islamist regime had selected Mojtaba Khamenei to be the country’s next supreme leader following the death of his father Ali Khamenei on February 28 as the result of an American missile attack. But President Trump maintained that if the next Iranian leader does not get U.S. approval, they’re “not going to last long.”
Mojtaba Khamenei, who is 56, was reportedly selected after a “strong” vote from a group of clerics. The vote appeared to dash the hopes of a swift end to the mullah’s regime in Tehran, as Khamenei is widely seen as an Islamist hardliner in the line of his father, “a Shi’ite cleric with a power base among the security forces and their vast business empire.” Trump told ABC News that the next Iranian leader is “going to have to get approval from us,” but the president did not specify what kind of scenario would enable an opposition leader to emerge who the U.S. would approve of.
U.S. Destroys 16 Iranian Mine-Laying Boats Near Strait of Hormuz
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- By Emmitt Barry - Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
(Worthy News) – U.S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying boats near the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday as Washington moved to prevent Tehran from disrupting one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes, the Pentagon confirmed.
U.S. Central Command said the vessels were among multiple Iranian naval assets “eliminated” during operations targeting potential mine threats along Iran’s coast.
President Donald Trump warned Iran earlier in the day that severe consequences would follow if mines were deployed in the narrow waterway.
“If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait… we want them removed immediately,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “If they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction.”
Iran’s Horrors Take Shape in the Emotional Accounts of Dozens of Doctors and Nurses
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- By Suzanne Bowdey - The Washington Stand
“I saw scenes that would have brought any other human being to their knees.” — General practitioner, Tehran
When the missiles started raining down on Iran Saturday, there was a sense of urgency for people to get to safety, yes, but there was also another overriding emotion for many: relief. The show of force by the U.S. and Israel was the violent answer to countless prayers offered up since January, when leaders massacred thousands of innocents to stop the wave of anti-regime protests gripping the country. Most of the nation had started to worry that the bloodbath would go unpunished by the world. They were wrong.
Situation Report on Iran
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- By Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D. - Arizona Today
The below is a public situational report authored by Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn (USA, Ret) and former National Security Advisor to President Trump. It has been my privilege to know Gen. Flynn for a number of years now, and he even gave me permission to call him, “Mike.” Wow! I still struggle with that going back and forth between Mike and General. :-) I can share that even in the midst of Mike’s walks with his wife, Lori, and our phone calls either during the walk or shortly thereafter, Gen. Flynn NEVER badmouthed America or lost hope that God would show a clear path for him to walk out of the deep, dark, lonely valley he was traveling when he was inappropriately removed as National Security Advisor, and the copious amount of ridicule and character assassination he underwent.
Faith Activists Call for President Trump to Address Human Rghts and Freedom in Iran After 36,500 Activists Murdered by the Government
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- By Christian Defense Coalition
America has a moral responsibility to stand in solidarity with those risking their lives for basic human rights in Iran.
WASHINGTON — America has a moral responsibility to stand in solidarity with those risking their lives for basic human rights in Iran. We especially ask the President to stand with Christians in Iran who face extreme persecution and are the fastest growing church community in the world.
Photo above is of activists from the Christian Defense Coalition praying and displaying the historic Iranian “Lion and the Sun Flag” outside the US Capitol.
Katie Mahoney, Chief Operating Officer for the Christian Defense Coalition, states:
Venezuela Cracks Down After U.S. Seizure of Maduro, Journalists Detained and Paramilitaries Deployed
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- By Emmitt Barry - Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
CARACAS (Worthy News) – Venezuela’s remaining power structure has launched a sweeping security crackdown following the dramatic U.S. operation that captured former leader Nicolás Maduro, arresting journalists, restricting media coverage, and deploying armed paramilitary groups to suppress any public reaction to his removal.
Gun-wielding colectivos — pro-government paramilitary groups — flooded the streets of Caracas under a state of emergency that was dated January 3 but formally published Monday. Media unions reported that at least 14 journalists and media workers, including 11 from foreign outlets, were detained for hours and later released, as authorities sought to prevent coverage of political developments.
“Death to the Dictator”: Iran Protests Turn Openly Defiant as Markets Shut Down
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- By Emmitt Barry - Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
(Worthy News) – Chants of “death to the dictator” rang out across Tehran as thousands of merchants, students, and residents joined expanding protests sparked by Iran’s deepening economic collapse. Security forces responded with tear gas and rubber bullets as large sections of the capital, including parts of the Grand Bazaar, were shuttered in protest.
What began as demonstrations over soaring prices and the rapid fall of the rial quickly escalated into direct political defiance. Crowds openly targeted Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, signaling a sharp shift from economic grievances to calls for regime change. Pro-monarchy chants praising Iran’s former royal family were also heard, an increasingly rare development in public protests.
CCP Conducts Mass Arrests of Christians Days before Christmas
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- By S.A. McCarthy - The Washington Stand
Hundreds of Christians in China will likely spend Christmas in jail this year, according to a recent report. Starting on December 13, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) mobilized “more than a thousand police officers, SWAT units, anti-riot forces, and firefighters” in the Zhejiang Province’s Yayang Town in Wenzhou City, raiding churches and conducting mass arrests of Christians, ChinaAid reported Friday.
“Belongings of relevant individuals were illegally confiscated, roads leading to the church were completely blocked by police, and Christians in Yayang Town were unable to enter the Yayang church. The operation lasted nearly five days, yet no public statement was issued by officials,” the outlet noted. “Within just the first two days, several hundreds of people were taken away for questioning. On December 16 and 17, at least four more individuals were detained.”
After Bondi Beach, the West Must Directly Confront Jihadism, Experts Say
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- By Dan Hart - The Washington Stand
As the sharp surge in anti-Semitic attacks continues around the globe with the mass-casualty shooting targeting Jews that occurred at Australia’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, experts say that societies and government officials in the West must directly confront Islamist jihadist extremism rather than attempt to address the issue with accommodations and stricter gun control laws.
The Bondi Beach atrocity, which was committed by a Muslim father-son duo who appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State, took the lives of 15 Jews, including a 10-year-old girl, a rabbi, and an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor. Twenty-two more victims are currently hospitalized, including six in critical condition.
US-Europe Frictions Over Ending War In Ukraine
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- By Stefan J. Bos - Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
WASHINGTON/BERLIN/KYIV/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Growing frictions between the United States and its European allies emerged Thursday after tense conversations over how to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two, the ongoing war in Ukraine.
In Berlin, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sought to keep allies united, saying Europe will see “a shift” in its defense posture as it increasingly must take responsibility for its own security.
His keynote speech followed U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s remarks late Wednesday that he and European leaders exchanged “pretty strong words” during a call discussing his proposal to end the conflict.
EU Warns US Security Strategy Boosts Far-Right Parties And Threatens Transatlantic Unity
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- By Stefan J. Bos - Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief
BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – European Union leaders have expressed deep concern about a new U.S. national security strategy that they view as “ideologically anti-European,” supportive of “far-right” and populist movements across the continent, and a threat to transatlantic unity.
The document, issued by the White House as President Donald J. Trump’s official National Security Strategy, warns that Europe is facing what it calls “civilizational erasure,” accusing EU institutions and “other transnational bodies” of “undermining sovereignty” and contributing to a “loss of national identities and self-confidence.”
UN Security Council Approves Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, International Stabilization Force
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- By Joshua Arnold - The Washington Stand
In a nearly unanimous vote Monday evening, the U.N. Security Council approved Resolution 2803 (2025), placing its stamp of approval on President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza and the creation of an international force to maintain order in a post-Hamas Gaza. The final text leaves open the possibility of future Palestinian statehood, but the near-term effect paves the way for the disarmament and replacement of Hamas.
Canadian Government Killing Ostriches on a Farm in British Columbia
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- By Press Release
Canadian Supreme Court Approves the Killing of Canadian Ostriches
The Canadian government has been working to kill 800 healthy ostriches for about a year now. The owners were fighting to keep them alive as they have been raising them for years and are a great benefit to science (they are not injured or killed by the tests) and they were healthy – not diseased, not a danger to any other birds (or stupid people).
South Africa Probes Mysterious’ Arrival Of Palestinians On Chartered Flight
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- By Stefan J. Bos - Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
JOHANNESBURG/JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – South Africa has launched an investigation after 153 Palestinians unexpectedly arrived on a chartered flight at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport last week, prompting questions over who organized the journey and whether any fleeing Hamas fighters or officials may have been among them.
The passengers — traveling via Kenya — were held Thursday for roughly 12 hours after border officials found they lacked departure stamps, clear travel histories, return tickets, or confirmed accommodation in South Africa, officials said.
Many had reportedly not applied for asylum, despite stating they had fled the Gaza Strip.
New Religion Law in Kyrgyzstan Marks the Deterioration of Religious Freedom
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- By US Commission on International Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report on Kyrgyzstan:
Kyrgyzstan Country Update – In June 2025, a USCIRF delegation traveled to Kyrgyzstan to meet with civil society and government officials to discuss religious freedom conditions, including the passage of the 2025 religion law and amendments to related legislation. These legislative changes expanded the governmental control over the religious space and marked the legal manifestation of the government’s recent efforts to increasingly securitize religion.
Taliban Rejects Trump’s Demand to Hand Over Bagram Air Base, Vows to Defend Afghan Sovereignty
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- By Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff
(Worthy News) – The row over Bagram Air Base has escalated sharply, with U.S. President Donald Trump warning of “bad things” if the site is not returned to American control and Taliban leaders vowing to resist any attempt to reclaim it.
On Sunday, the Taliban urged Washington to honor its commitments under the 2020 Doha Agreement, which pledged the U.S. would not threaten Afghanistan’s “territorial integrity and political independence.” The group said America must avoid “repeating the failed experiences of the past” and instead adopt a “realistic and rational approach.”
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