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Iran has threatened the United States with retaliatory measures if the naval blockade continues
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Oy: Iran negotiators were escorted back to Iran from talks by Pakistani air force, fearing Israeli hit	4 16:38 Griter+Slash1619 [136]
UK police search near Israel’s London Embassy after threat of drone attack with ‘dangerous substances’	0 [40]
Good Morning	6 13:56 Abu Uluque [129]
Drone dropped munition striking an Israeli artillery firing point in Lebanon on April 15th	1 02:36 Grom the Affective [124]
Nigeria: ISWAP fighters launched an attack on troops Benisheikh, Kaga LGA of Borno State.	1 04:17 Frank G [98]
Iraq strikes Iranian oil terminal	4 14:01 trailing wife [152]
Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) carried out an RPG attack on Pakistani Forces in MirAli, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	0 [60]
Nigeria: Troops arrest suspected terrorist in Kaduna, cite internal clashes among bandit leaders	0 [57]
Page 2: WoT Background
Afghan villagers PAID to testify against Australian war hero Ben Roberts-Smith	3 20:22 SteveS [104]
Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji apologizes for using slurs online as a teenager	5 14:45 trailing wife [102]
Navy denies ‘poor quality' food on warships deployed to Middle East after viral photos of ‘rationed slop'	4 17:30 Glenmore [118]
As ceasefire holds, displaced Lebanese head home to find out what remains	0 [32]
Syria’s Sharaa: Israel has acted with ‘brutality,’ but talks not at dead end	0 [40]
Kosovo approves troop contribution for Gaza stabilization force	1 14:10 Grom the Affective [51]
Amid truce with Israel, Aoun says Lebanon to now seek ‘permanent agreements’	0 [37]
French court rules antisemitism not a motive in nanny’s poisoning of Jewish family	0 [42]
Trump antisemitism envoy: US will bar World Cup attendees tied to antisemitism abroad	0 [39]
President Trump brutally rebuffs NATO after Hormuz reopens and oil prices plunge: 'STAY AWAY'	28 20:11 Frank G [318]
Presented with a fait accompli: Israel is quarrelling with the US over a ceasefire with Lebanon	0 [81]
US Senator demands stopping arms supplies to Israel	2 19:34 Rambler [125]
Iran has threatened the United States with retaliatory measures if the naval blockade continues	9 22:06 Super Hose [249]
Israeli operational recap: Iran & Lebanon	0 [76]
Weaponry seized in Burkina Faso, in Mali and in Bénin over the 2024-2025 period has considerably strengthened the JNIM	0 [76]
Chinese trace	4 05:32 NN2N1 [136]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Air Force Academy's ‘CULEX' puts thousands of cadets through ~~realistic 24-hour combat simulation~~ [sunny play date]	3 23:28 trailing wife [80]
Dr Ernst Roets organization promotes decentralization and self-governance	6 10:31 Skidmark [108]
Trump Admin To Stop Taxpayer Funding Of Worthless College Degrees	6 22:46 chris [160]
The ‘Minnesota Millionaire' Exposed A ‘Fully Weaponized' Welfare Loophole	1 10:46 Super Hose [77]
Alec Baldwin to head back to court in LA as civil trial moves forward in fatal ‘Rust' shooting	3 02:13 chris [95]
US expected to acquire Greenland ‘sooner than predicted' as oil crisis looms	2 13:29 ed in texas [115]
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce they’re splitting up in shocker	14 21:07 swksvolFF [266]
Page 4: Opinion
Newsom Reinstates Death Penalty For Anyone Caught Investigating Fraud	3 10:55 Skidmark [111]
The World Is Running Out of People‐and the Next 40 Years Could Determine the Fate of Humanity	9 17:39 Besoeker [163]
Britain Needs to Be Turned Off and Rebooted	2 22:00 Super Hose [80]
Dead or vanishing scientists tied to NASA, JPL, and Los Alamos: Glenn Beck's take may surprise you	7 13:38 ed in texas [171]
The Democratic Party Is the Most Racist Organization in America	2 08:57 Besoeker [83]
President Trump Gives Savage Response to Reporter Over Iran's Execution of Protesters, Including a Woman:	11 15:27 Procopius2k [192]
Alliance with a Scoundrel: How the CIA's Reputation Was Shredded in Cuba's Bay of Pigs	0 [64]
Ayatollahs: Generationally Stupid	2 11:29 Matt [97]
Sen Tim Sheehy: US attorney blocks Gold Star families from seizing $15B in Iranian Bitcoin	0 [77]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Latest information on the situation on the front line on April 17 (updated)	0 [45]
Along the Volchya River. Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions	0 [51]
A weather forecaster warned of a magnetic storm approaching Central Russia	0 [42]
Russian foreign ministry spox Zakharova: International Court of Justice has become an arena for legal warfare,	0 [44]
The Russian Aerospace Forces received a batch of maneuverable Su-35S fighter jets	0 [47]
A mass grave of people killed by Nazis during WWII has been discovered in the Leningrad Region	0 [51]
Page 6: Politix
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Pushes ‘Wellness' Grants for Queer Migrants Despite $100M Budget Shortfall	5 21:55 Super Hose [85]
FBI Director Kash Patel vows to take The Atlantic to court over 'defamatory' report	0 [34]
It's Good to be King	4 17:45 Frank G [81]
10 House Republicans Join Democrats to Give ‘Temporary' Amnesty to 350,000 Haitians	6 21:52 Super Hose [108]
NY AG Letitia James won't release tax returns, blames staff: ‘They will make that determination'	3 10:43 Besoeker [95]
DOJ Abruptly Removes Lead ‘Career' Miami Prosecutor Slow-Walking Charges Against John Brennan in Spygate Case	15 18:48 SteveS [245]

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Saturday 04/18/2026

Iran has threatened the United States with retaliatory measures if the naval blockade continues

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan Presented with a fait accompli: Israel is quarrelling with the US over a ceasefire with Lebanon		Home Front: Politix US Senator demands stopping arms supplies to Israel
Syria-Lebanon-Iran Drone dropped munition striking an Israeli artillery firing point in Lebanon on April 15th		Israel-Palestine-Jordan Israeli operational recap: Iran & Lebanon
Terror Networks Weaponry seized in Burkina Faso, in Mali and in Bénin over the 2024-2025 period has considerably strengthened the JNIM		Africa Subsaharan Nigeria: ISWAP fighters launched an attack on troops Benisheikh, Kaga LGA of Borno State.

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce
they’re splitting up in shocker