Israel’s security cabinet has approved a new military operation, dubbed Operation Iron Strike, following five hours of security consultations chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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The probability that Ali Khamenei will be ousted as Iran’s Supreme Leader has risen to 43%, per Polymarket.

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The Homeland Security secretary says Venezuelans can apply for refugee status instead.

Venezuelan ally Iran criticized the U.S. strikes against Caracas, which came after President Trump pledged to intervene in protests that have rattled the regime in Tehran in recent days. The Iranian Foreign Ministry described the U.S. action as “a gross violation…

The futures indices are currently green after the US arrested Maduro.

Markets have broadly reacted positively to Maduro's capture, with energy prices declining as investors expect Venezuela to increase its energy supply.

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Natural gas prices have fallen 6% just 15 minutes after futures reopened, marking their first trading session since Maduro’s capture.

Meanwhile, oil prices have dropped back below $57 per barrel, approaching their lowest levels since 2021.

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Marco Rubio's odds of becoming president in 2028 have nearly doubled since the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

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Gustavo Petro has challenged Trump to arrest him, saying that Colombia is behind him and his citizens will take to the streets to protect him.

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"Most people in DC are gay."

James O'Keefe says that most politicians and political operatives in DC, especially GOP members, are homosexuals.

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The republic’s supreme leader has plotted an exit route out of Tehran should his forces fail to quell dissent, an intelligence report reveals

Tricia McLaughlin, the Asst. Secretary at DHS says that, after ending TPS for 600k Venezuelans, many of them can return home now, due to the capture of Maduro.

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After Maduro's capture, markets reacted with lower energy prices, effectively signaling greater affordability for Americans in the long term as a result of Trump's intervention.

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RT @TriciaOhio: True.

Trump says that, if Iran kills protestors, they will get hit “very hard” by the US.

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President Trump says that Greenland, a part of Denmark, is plagued by Chinese and Russian ships, operating in the arctic.

Estimates show that the ice lanes around Greenland will soon be traversable, with minerals being accessible too.

Trump has stated that…

Trump says the US is not in the business of "nation-building," but it is "in the business of having countries around us that are viable and successful, and where the oil is allowed to freely come out, because that's good, it gets the prices down. That's good…

Earlier, Colombian President Gustavo Petro challenged President Trump to arrest him.

When asked about overthrowing Petro, Trump said, "Sounds good to me."

"Colombia is very sick too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United…

Trump says Somalis will be deported, saying Ilhan Omar should be deported along with the other fraudsters.

Trump also asserted that Tim Walz will “pay.”

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Trump says that Mexico has to get their act together because drugs are pouring through Mexico.

"We're going to have to do something."

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Trump says the US is prepared for another attack on Venezuela if necessary.

"We're still prepared. If they don't behave, we will do a second strike."

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