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Ed. Note: Curtis will offer more commentary on the Iran conflict next week. For now, we encourage subscribers to pray that President Trump’s objectives could be accomplished with minimal American lives and treasure lost, and durable freedom obtained for the Iranian people (including a growing population of Christians), who have suffered for 47 years under a brutal Islamic regime.
1. U.S., ISRAEL, LAUNCH MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST IRAN: Early Saturday morning, American and Israeli forces launched “Operation Epic Fury” (America) and “Operation Roaring Lion” (Israel) with hundreds of missiles and airstrikes on Iranian military, nuclear, naval, and intelligence sites.
The allies leveraged intelligence to take out the Ayatollah Khomeini, along with other top Iranian leaders. Trump commented on alleged Iranian assassination attempts against him in 2024 and said of Khameini, “I got him before he got me.”
Iran responded by launching hundreds of drones and missiles against American bases in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, hitting International airports and luxury hotels in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait, striking Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery and another refinery in Bahrain, targeting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and closing the Strait of Hormuz.
The Arab countries attacked by Iran responded by assisting America and Israel. By contrast, leaders in the UK, France, and Spain – all of which hold significant radical Muslim populations – initially condemned the strikes.
Israel reacted to Hezbollah missile strikes with a ground invasion of Lebanon.
President Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” and said he will “be involved” in selecting Iran’s next leader, as he was in Venezuela. While Trump initially suggested the operation could last up to four weeks, US Central Command admitted the war could last “at least 100 days but likely through September.”
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate and House both rejected a war powers resolution that would have forced President Trump to withdraw from the conflict until he received Congressional authorization.
2. TRUMP, CABINET OUTLINE RATIONALE FOR STRIKES: In a Saturday morning address, President Trump declared, “Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in many, many countries.”
Trump listed Iran’s multiple attacks, including the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut that killed 241 soldiers. He affirmed his objective to stop the “wicked, radical dictatorship” from having a nuclear weapon, destroy Iran’s missiles, “annihilate its navy,” and ensure that its terrorist proxies “can no longer destabilize the region or the world.”
Trump urged the Iranian people to “take over your government” once the operation was concluded and said, “The hour of your freedom is at hand.”
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran rejected multiple attempts at negotiation and stated, “Iran had a conventional gun to our head as they tried to lie their way to a nuclear bomb. It almost worked under Obama and his terrible deal, but not under this president. Turns out the regime who chanted ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel’ was gifted death from America and death from Israel.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said America attacked Iran because “there was going to be an Israeli action…that would precipitate an attack against American forces.”
Vice President JD Vance contended that Trump will not allow the country “to get into a multiyear conflict with no clear end in sight and no clear objective” and said the administration would like to see “a friendly regime in Iran.”
3. IMPLICATIONS FOR CHINA AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: A successful operation could set back China’s plans for Taiwan and weaken China’s economy, which imported roughly 1.4 million barrels a day of Iranian crude in 2025. China is already suffering from the loss of Venezuelan oil. Additionally, China could lose over $100 billion it loaned in energy and military infrastructure to the Iranian regime.
President Trump said that America’s stockpile is “virtually unlimited,” and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Dan Caine asserted, “We have sufficient precision munitions for the task at hand, both on the offense and defense.” However, some reports warn that America, Israel, and Gulf states could run out of munitions in a protracted war, a scenario that could embolden China to move on Taiwan.
Nobel economist Paul Krugman says the war has injected “massive uncertainty” into financial markets, especially with the hiking of oil prices due to Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Qatar’s energy minister warned, “If this war continues for a few weeks, GDP growth around the world will be impacted. Everybody’s energy price is going to go higher.”
4. REACTIONS TO THE STRIKES: Many Iranians took to the streets to cheer the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. They were joined by celebrations worldwide.
At least four U.S. mosques held memorials for Khamenei, mourning him as a “martyr.” A speaker at one Dearborn mosque declared, “This country was built by devil-worshipers; the Statue of Liberty is Lucifer.”
Top Shia clerics called for a worldwide jihad against the United States and Israel, and urged, “Avenging the blood of the martyred leader is a religious duty for Muslims around the world.”
In New York City, China-funded protestors marched for Iran. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the attacks “a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression.”
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) stated, “DSA Stands against Imperialist War and with the Iranian People.”
Multiple Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris, criticized Trump.
5. VOTERS WEIGH IN: The Real Clear Politics polling average found that 43% of Americans support the military action, while 49% oppose it.
Some Trump voters called for the same level of urgency on passing the SAVE Act, accelerating deportations, and bringing justice to the Deep State. One noted, “Apparently, arresting Maduro and killing Khamenei were easier than getting a Republican Senate majority to pass the Save America Act.”
One TPUSA college student related that many students are questioning Israel’s motives and said, “More people don’t want to see another war…people want to focus on our country… They want to focus on affordability, housing, and gas prices.”
TPUSA’s Blake Neff commented on negative reports from conservative friends and wrote, “If this war is a swift, easy, and decisive victory, most of them will get over it. But if the war is anything else, there will be a lot of anger.”
Libertarian analyst Brandon Smith said a successful mission would be a massive win for Trump, but a quagmire “risks the extremist left coming back into power.”
6. ISLAMIC TERRORIST KILLS THREE IN AUSTIN, TX: Early Sunday morning, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne shot and killed three and injured a dozen, before being killed by three brave police officers. The three officers now face a Grand Jury hearing and possible indictments from Soros-funded District Attorney Jose Garza.
The shooter was wearing a “property of Allah” hoodie and an Iran t-shirt and had photos of Iranian leaders at his home. Diagne immigrated from Senegal in 2000, overstayed his visa, became a lawful permanent resident through marriage in 2006, and a naturalized citizen in 2013. He had a history of mental instability, along with several previous arrests.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) responded, “This is why we are losing our country, our immigration system is a joke, and [we] should PAUSE ALL immigration.” Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) called to “denaturalize and deport” all threats to America immediately.
7. VICTORIES AND WARNING SIGNS FOR THE GOP IN TEXAS: Democrats cast 250,000 more votes than did Republicans in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, and 200,000 more votes in the Texas U.S. Senate race, both troubling signs of GOP enthusiasm ahead of November.
Neocon Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) lost by double digits to MAGA conservative state Rep. Steve Toth, while RINO Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) was forced into a runoff with gun enthusiast Brandon Herrera. Gonzalez dropped out after acknowledging an affair with a staffer who later killed herself. Herrera warned that if Democrats take Texas, “We will never have a Republican president ever again.”
95% of Republicans supported Proposition 10: “Texas should prohibit Sharia (Islamic law).” Amy Mek called the vote, “A massive ROAR against Islam’s brutal, supremacist system – no place in our Constitution, no parallel courts, no creeping takeover!”
State Rep. and “Presbyterian seminarian” James Talarico defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) in the Democratic Senate primary. Talarico’s brand of “toxic empathy” twists scripture to promote open borders, abortion, transgenderism, and other leftist priorities.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) advanced to a runoff with AG Ken Paxton, despite spending between $70-100 million, compared to Paxton’s $4.5 million.
8. PAXTON EXPOSES SENATE RINOS ON SAVE ACT: On Wednesday, President Trump said he would soon make an endorsement in the Texas race and would ask whoever he did not endorse to drop out.
On Thursday, Ken Paxton said he would consider dropping out if Senate leadership “agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.” Paxton emphasized his loyalty to Trump and called Sen. John Cornyn a “coward.”
Breitbart’s Matt Boyle explained, “Senate Republicans could send the Save America Act to President Trump’s desk today if they wanted to. But Thune and Cornyn won’t change the rules or touch the filibuster. They want a show vote that fails. Paxton called their bluff…”
President Trump said he wants the SAVE Act passed before he makes an endorsement. Trump once again urged Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act “at the expense of everything else” and stated, “This is a country-defining fight for the soul of our nation!”
TPUSA’s Andrew Kolvet reacted, “This puts Thune in a vise-grip. He either has to choose between actually fighting for a piece of legislation the grassroots and the president want, or admitting it’s all been a show.”
9. TRUMP ADMIN BLACKLISTS AI GIANT: The Trump administration banned Anthropic from all government contracts after it refused to remove guardrails on unlimited surveillance (including on American citizens) and autonomous weapons systems. War Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted, “America’s warfighters will never be held hostage by the ideological whims of Big Tech.”
Anthropic’s decision followed a war game simulation from Kenneth Payne at King’s College London, which showed its Claude Sonnet 4 recommending nuclear strikes in 64% of simulations, and tactical nukes in 84%.
Claude reached #1 in Apple AI apps, following its feud with the Pentagon. Sam Altman’s OpenAI reached a deal to run its models on the Pentagon’s classified networks, but with “technical safeguards.”
Leo Hohmann commented, “A significant chunk of the technology used nefariously against Americans can be traced back to the U.S. military.”
Ed. Note: Anthropic’s technology was used in Maduro’s capture and the Iran strikes. Disturbingly, AI is powerful enough to be used for increased mass surveillance of Americans, especially under a future administration.
10. ELLISON FAMILY MOVES TO CONSOLIDATE MEDIA EMPIRE: Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance signed paperwork to merge the two companies under Paramount’s control, just one day after Netflix dropped its bid.
The Trump administration is likely to approve the $110 billion deal, given President Trump’s opposition to the Obama-influenced Netflix and his friendship with Larry and David Ellison, who control Paramount.
If their media empire expands, the Ellisons will own Warner Bros, Paramount, CNN, CBS, HBO, MTV, Nickelodeon, and 60 Minutes. They already have stakes in X and TikTok.
Mario Nawfal commented, “One family controlling half of what America watches, reads, and scrolls.”
Ed. Note: Oracle founder Larry Ellison is currently the sixth-richest man in the world, with increasing control over both surveillance technology and information. In 2024, Ellison boasted, “We’re going to have supervision… Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.”
11. MSM PRAISES DEPOPULATION AGENDA: The New York Times released an article titled, “The Birthrate Is Plunging. Why Some Say That’s a Good Thing.” The piece noted that nearly half of 30-year-old women are childless, up from 18% in 1976.
The Washington Post reported that over 2/3 of young adults are not dating regularly and warned, “If trends continue, 1-in-3 young adults will not get married. The implications are staggering: a generation of permanent bachelors – and bachelorettes – untethered from the bonds that have given life its deepest meaning.”
The New York Times’s Christine Emba assessed that many young people are not dating due to a lack of confidence in themselves, their appearance, and their ability to navigate relational difficulties.
The Institute for Family Studies has discovered that the happiest young women in America by far are married mothers.
The Daily Wire’s Maria Baer commented, “The hard things in life are usually the very best things, but most of us don’t have the strength, on our own, to choose the hard things. Young women should get married and have babies anyway. They’ll see – I mean this literally – exactly what I mean.”
Ed. Note: Last month, former investment banker Catherine Austin-Fitts said the ultimate globalist goal is “to depopulate and control the remnant.”
12. INTERNATIONAL STORIES:
- The UK’s Green Party enlisted the Muslim bloc to flip a parliamentary seat from the ruling Labour Party.
- British journalist Daniel Hannan warned, “We are Balkanising our country, moving beyond citizenship as our primary political identifier and instead relating to one another as members of antagonistic tribes whose territories happen to overlap.”
- Melania Trump promoted global education and the AI agenda as she presided over a UN meeting in New York City.
- The First Lady asked, “Is a single digital nation-state inevitable? Perhaps this idea isn’t so far-fetched, since digital currency and payment systems via blockchain, plus AI’s massive factual database is already revolutionizing media and financial markets…”
- A new UK government proposal calls for scanning individual photos before they are sent via private messaging platforms.
- Former Russian senator Umar Dzhabrailov, who once called Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell his “soulmate,” was found dead of an apparent suicide. But his daughter said, “He was killed because he’s linked to the Epstein files.”
13. EPSTEIN AGENDA
- Slay News reports, “A sworn declaration buried in the Trump administration’s recent release of millions of ‘Epstein Files’ documents reveals that an FBI computer system hack resulted in the destruction of roughly 100 terabytes of Jeffrey Epstein-related data.”
- In their testimony before Congress, Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to state that Jeffrey Epstein had died by suicide. Hillary said that “he mysteriously died.”
- Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said the Clintons lied under oath, as both blamed the other for Ghislaine Maxwell visiting their home.
- Only 38 Republicans and 27 Democrats voted to disclose the identities of Congress members who have used the Congressional slush fund to pay sexual harassment claims.
- Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) said the fund has paid out $17 million. Rep. Anna Paulina-Luna (R-FL) stated, “This is the establishment in action, always protecting itself, never the victims.”
14. POLITICAL STORIES:
- Congress will soon consider renewing or revising Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), set to expire on April 20. President Trump and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller support its extension, despite the fact that it was used to illegally spy on Trump in 2016.
- President Trump officially nominated Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve.
- President Trump removed Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary and announced that Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) would take her place.
- 39 leftist rioters now face charges for invading Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, last month. True North Legal’s Doug Wardlow said the “coordinated” invasion “placed congregants, including children, in fear for their lives.”
- Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is investigating Google’s failure to remove child sex abuse material from its platforms.
15. NOTEWORTHY STORIES:
- A new study from Environmental Research highlights increased risk of brain tumors in children exposed to power lines and excessive tablet use. The Defender noted, “Electromagnetic radiation may penetrate deeper into a child’s brain than an adult’s, since a child’s head is smaller.”
- Time Magazine’s cover story for February 13 was titled, “The Race to Explain Why More Young Adults Are Getting Cancer.” Dr. Peter McCullough criticized the article for ignoring the most prominent culprit: “widespread exposure to the SARS-CoV‑2 Spike protein – through both infection and mRNA vaccination.”
- Dr. George Barna’s latest survey asserts that only 4% of American adults hold a Biblical worldview, including only 2% of young adults. Barna noted, “Any increased interest in the Christian faith spurred by [Charlie] Kirk’s assassination has not produced positive growth when it comes to biblical worldview.”
- The Institute for Family Studies reports that Republican-leaning states are experiencing higher birth rates than are Democratic leaning states, as red state policies attract more families with young kids.
- CNN reports that Papa John’s is closing 300 underperforming restaurants, “as customers pull back on spending.” The company also cut 7% of its 700-person corporate workforce.
16. NOTEWORTHY QUOTES:
- “We have 50 million Muslims in Europe. There are signs that Allah will grant Islam victory in Europe – without swords, without guns, without conquest. [We] will turn it into a Muslim continent within a few decades.” – Muammar Gaddafi, 2006
- “Ever wonder why…the school systems don’t teach any real-life skills anymore? Because the moment a man becomes self-reliant, the system loses control.” –Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- “Every month, nearly two million U.S. users search how to delete or deactivate a major social media account. Instagram leads the exodus. TikTok follows. Then Facebook. Then X.” –The Epoch Times
- “He (the devil) always sends errors into the world in pairs – pairs of opposites. And he always encourages us to spend a lot of time thinking which is the worse. You see why, of course? He relies on your extra dislike of the one error to draw you gradually into the opposite one.” –C.S. Lewis
- “Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct. Kindness, gentleness, long-suffering, forbearance, patience, sympathy, a willingness to enter into childish troubles, a readiness to take part in childish joys…these are the clues you must follow if you would find the way to his heart.” –J.C. Ryle, The Duties of Parents
- “It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till.” –JRR Tolkien
- “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” –Deuteronomy 31:6
FAITH, FAMILY & FREEDOM REPORT
1. MAJOR WIN FOR CHRISTIAN IN MALTA: Matthew Grech, a former homosexual turned Christian, was acquitted in Malta after being prosecuted for describing his conversion. Following the ruling, Grech stated, “The Biblical world view around sexuality and gender is…that transformation is real. The Bible says… Some of you were homosexuals, adulterers, you name it, but you were washed, sanctified, justified in the name of the Lord Jesus. This is the good news, this is the Gospel.”
2. PARENTS WIN AT SUPREME COURT: In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that a California law requiring schools to withhold information about gender transitioning children from parents is unconstitutional. Paul Jonna of the Thomas More Society exclaimed, “This is a watershed moment for parental rights in America. The Supreme Court has told California and every state in the nation in no uncertain terms: you cannot secretly transition a child behind a parent’s back.”
3. AMENDMENT INTRODUCED TO PROTECT ALL UNBORN IN MISSOURI: Missouri Republican Sen. Mike Moon introduced a constitutional amendment that would give unborn babies the right of personhood and undo the state’s pro-abortion amendment. The amendment specifically says that the “term ‘person’ under this constitution includes every human being with a unique DNA code, regardless of age, including every in utero human child at every stage of biological development from the moment of conception until birth.”
4. TEXAS FIGHTS AGAINST ABORTION: The State of Texas is suing Aid Access, an abortion pill network that has illegally shipped abortion drugs into Texas. AG Ken Paxton (R) vowed, “Radicals sending abortion-inducing drugs into our state will be held accountable for ending innocent life. My office will defend the lives of the unborn and relentlessly enforce our state’s pro-life laws against Aid Access and other radicals like it.”
5. TEXAS FIGHTS FOR CHILDREN’S INNOCENCE: Texas AG Ken Paxton ruled that mental health practitioners who work to transition children will be classified as child abusers. Paxton emphasized, “Any licensee that facilitates the provision of unlawful procedures or treatments that aim to transition a child’s sex are thus forbidden from receiving public money in support of those efforts and, separately, risk revocation of their licenses to practice.”
6. RFK JR. SPEAKS AGAINST GLYPHOSATE: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed disappointment with President Trump’s executive order to protect glyphosate. Kennedy told Joe Rogan the order was “not something I was particularly happy with – to put it mildly.” He explained, “Pesticides are poison. They’re designed to kill all life. It’s not a good thing to have in your food. I’ve spent 40 years fighting pesticides.”
7. WAR DEPARTMENT CUTS TIES WITH IVY LEAGUE: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of War would be cutting all military ties with Ivy League schools. The Pentagon severed connections with Harvard last month. Hegseth declared, “For decades, the Ivy League, and similar institutions, have gorged themselves on a trust fund of American taxpayer dollars, only to become factories of anti-American resentment and military disdain.”
8. DOT BLOCKS ILLEGALS FROM HAVING TRUCK LICENSES: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that new CDL license tests will be conducted in English, as part of a greater effort to keep illegal aliens from driving on American roads. Duffy stated, “The debate really is, ‘Do you want well-trained, well-qualified drivers behind the wheel of a big rig driving on American roads? It’s very simple. I think the answer is, every single American, no matter what your political stripes are – that’s exactly what you want.”
9. DOJ WORKS TO ENSURE ELECTION INTEGRITY: The Department of Justice is suing five states that have not handed over voter rolls to be inspected and analyzed. AG Pam Bondi said, “Accurate, well-maintained voter rolls are a requisite for the election integrity that the American people deserve.”
10. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STANDS FOR PARENTS: The HHS sent letters to all 50 states, warning them that parents could not lose custody of their children for refusing to affirm transgender ideology. President Trump declared during his State of the Union address, “Surely, we can all agree no state can be allowed to rip children from their parents’ arms and transition them to a new gender against the parents’ will. We must ban it.”
11. TN HOSPITAL ENDS ADULT TRANSGENDER PROCEDURES: Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced it would no longer be providing gender mutilation surgeries for adults. WTVC reported, “Meanwhile, a bill targeting gender-affirming procedures is making its way through the state Legislature. The proposal would ban TennCare insurance from covering gender-affirming surgeries for adults.”
12. VICTORY FOR INDIANA TEACHER: Indiana teacher John Kluge was awarded $650,000 by the Brownsburg Community School Corporation after he was fired for not affirming transgender ideology. David Cortman of Alliance Defending Freedom explained, “We hope this settlement shows teachers that they do not have to bow the knee to ideological mandates that violate their religious beliefs. And schools should learn that refusing to accommodate religious employees can be illegal and expensive.”
13. WASHINGTON POST LOSES MILLIONS: The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, lost over $100 million last year as its readership and relevance continue to decline. Since 2023, the paper has lost more than $275 million. The Daily Wire added, “The financial bloodbath has already triggered a ‘painful’ restructuring, with the Post slashing its staff by a massive 30% earlier [in February].”
14. CONSERVATIVE ANGLICANS STAND AGAINST HOMOSEXUALITY: A movement of conservative Anglican churches in Africa and Asia is taking a biblical stance against homosexuality. The group, Global Anglican Communion, is planning to elect a new rival bishop to the female Archbishop of Canterbury. The Worldview In 5 Minutes reported, “The conservative group says it represents 85 percent of the world’s practicing Anglicans.”
15. BIBLE APP POPULARITY SOARS IN AFRICA: Popular Bible app YouVersion is seeing major growth in countries such as Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, which rank as some of the biggest user countries in the world. YouVersion CEO Bobby Gruenewald responded, “Some people have predicted that Africa would become the center of global Christianity. From what we’re seeing, I think it already is.”
HYMN OF THE WEEK
Faith Is A Living Power From Heaven by Petrus Herbertus
Faith is a living pow’r from Heav’n
That grasps the promise God hath giv’n;
A trust that cannot be o’erthrown,
Fixed heartily on Christ alone!
Faith finds in Christ whate’er we need
To save or strengthen us indeed,
Receives the grace He sends us down,
And makes us share His cross and crown.
We thank Thee then, O God of Heav’n,
That Thou to us this faith hast giv’n
In Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who is
Our only fount and source of bliss.
And from His fullness grant each soul
The rightful faith’s true end and goal:
The blessedness no foes destroy,
Eternal love and light and joy!
