U.S. forces launched a series of what the military described as “powerful strikes” against Iran early Wednesday after Tehran attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with U.S. Central Command declaring the Islamic Republic’s actions amounted to “a clear violation of the ceasefire.” CENTCOM said the strikes were intended to impose “heavy costs” on Iran for targeting civilian-crewed commercial shipping in an international waterway, describing the attacks as “unwarranted” and “dangerous.” The operation came as Washington and Tehran were implementing a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending months of regional conflict and restoring safe navigation through the strategic waterway. The escalation followed a series of Iranian attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz over Monday and Tuesday, including a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker and a Saudi tanker, prompting condemnations from Gulf states, the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports, and raising new questions about the future of the agreement. The Department of Justice has sent formal letters to election officials in all states and the District of Columbia, warning that top state election leaders, including chief election officers, face criminal prosecution if they knowingly keep noncitizens on voter rolls, send them ballots, or count their votes in federal elections. The letters make clear that “knowingly retaining noncitizens” on statewide voter lists and allowing them to receive or cast ballots constitutes aiding and abetting violations that can lead to criminal charges against election officials themselves. This is not a suggestion. This is a warning shot across the bow to any election official who thinks they can look the other way while noncitizens participate in federal elections. For months, the Trump DOJ’s Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon has been aggressively pursuing voter roll maintenance. The department has sued multiple states for failing to produce full voter registration lists and has requested data from all 50 states to identify noncitizens, deceased voters, and other ineligible registrations. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/trump-doj-puts-election-officials-notice-top-officials/ Opinion by Wayne Allyn Root Have you seen the news today? It’s remarkable, shocking, and tragic for America. The news is… The whole Democrat Party is dirtbags. When you see leftist rallies, they all look like criminals, and violent radical nutjob bomb throwers, and lazy welfare queens and Jew-hating terrorists…and many (if not most) look like they need a long bath. They are the weirdo riff raff of America. Mentally ill, mentally disturbed, and mostly vile, violent haters- they hate men…they hate white people…they hate Jews…they hate straight people…they hate rich people…they hate capitalism…they hate religion…they hate God…and most of all, they hate America. Well, now, it appears the Democrat candidates are perfect representatives of Democrat voters and protestors. Just this week we found out Maine Democrats can’t find a US Senate candidate who isn’t accused of beating, abusing or raping women. First, prominent Democrats across America got behind Graham Platner. None of them seemed bothered by the giant Nazi tattoo right on his chest. This strange, vile scumbag is more deserving of a Nuremberg trial than a seat in the US Senate. But no one in the Democrat Party had a problem with his Nazi love. Or numerous women claiming affairs, or inappropriate behavior. He was still their man for US Senate. It was only when a liberal woman came forward only in the past 48 hours accusing him of rape that Democrats began to run like rats from a sinking ship. But get this…the guy Maine Democrats thought would quickly replace Platner is Troy Jackson, the former President of the Maine Senate. But it turns out Troy doesn’t like women much either. It appears he once threw a bottle at a female political colleague, striking her. Democrats say there were many witnesses to this assault, and call this story an “open secret” in Maine Democrat circles. But the really amazing thing is, it appears all the Democrat candidates in Maine have similar problems. Read what an ultra-liberal group said about the situation, “In our discussions we have received troubling information about not only Troy Jackson’s behavior, but the behavior of many prominent Maine Democrats toward women more broadly.” But this isn’t just a Maine Democrat problem. We also found out this week that former Florida big city mayor and Democrat Governor candidate Andrew Gillum (who was favored to beat Ron DeSantis) was arrested on drug charges... I haven’t even mentioned communist radical Muslim New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani…or communist radical Muslim Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Talib…or Michigan US Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed- who is a wild-eyed communist, radical Muslim and Jew hater…or New York Democrat Socialist Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, who hates Jews…hates whites…wants to defund police…abolish ICE…and close all prisons. And I haven’t even mentioned all the Democrats in Arizona- who steal elections, and appear to be on the payroll of the Mexican Drug Cartels... Now think what America and the US economy would look like today if Kamala Harris had beaten President Trump in 2024. And think what the US Senate will look like if Maine throws Republican Susan Collins out, in favor of a Nazi, rapist, or woman-abuser? Now do you see the difference for a country, state or city, if just one close political race goes one way, versus the other? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/wayne-root-is-every-democrat-candidate-either-radical/ French President Emmanuel Macron said his country was willing to engage in a “shooting war” with the U.S. earlier this year, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Macron made the decision earlier this year after American forces carried out a precision strike in Venezuela that led to the arrest of former dictator Nicolas Maduro. The French president reportedly made comments about fighting Americans over Greenland, the desolate Danish island that could prove crucial to keeping non-NATO powers out of the North Atlantic. With President Donald Trump expressing his desire to acquire the island as a territory for the U.S., coupled with the success of the raid to capture Maduro for drug crimes, Macron reportedly was prepared to fight one of his country’s oldest allies — an ally that twice saved it from German aggression in the last century. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/shock-report-macron-france-prepared-war-america-maduro/ Israel recently shared intelligence with the United States indicating Iran had developed a fresh plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to a Wall Street Journal report Thursday citing people familiar with the matter. The reported intelligence would mark an escalation in the longstanding threats against Trump, who Iran has repeatedly vowed to retaliate against over the 2020 U.S. strike that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The White House referred Fox News Digital to Trump's remarks Wednesday when asked about the report. "They want to take out the U.S. leader — me. I’m on whatever list. I saw this morning I’m on every single one of their lists," Trump said. "And, so far, I guess I’ve been a bit lucky, but maybe that doesn’t last very long. These are evil, sick people. And we have to root out that cancer. That cancer. You know what you do? You’ve got to cut out cancer early. And that’s the way I feel." Iranian mourners at the funeral for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei chanted for Trump's death and displayed a banner that said, "We Will Kill Trump," according to the Journal.
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