BREAKING: U.S. STRIKES Iran Hard; Secret Hormuz Route Opens; Hezbollah Under Fire | TBN Israel

The U.S. Central Command launched defensive strikes against Iranian air defense systems, a ground control station, and two suicide UAVs in response to Iran's downing of an American MQ-1 drone in international airspace. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed to have retaliated by striking an unspecified American base, with Kuwait's interception of missiles and drones hinting at the location. This exchange indicates a breakdown of the existing ceasefire, with both sides using military action to assert dominance and influence ongoing negotiations.

United States Central Command stated that American fighter jets quickly responded by destroying the Iranian air defensive systems, a ground control station, and two suicide UAVs, which posed clear threats to ships that are passing through regional waters. [00:03:13] In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guard stated that they had struck an American base. [00:03:58] Kuwait announced that it had intercepted missile and UAV attacks, which hints to us where the base may possibly be located. [00:05:40]

The U.S. military is secretly operating alternative shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, coordinating the passage of dozens of commercial ships (approximately 70 in three weeks) to circumvent Iranian threats. This quiet operation, conducted in darkness and under high risk, aims to break Iran's control over the vital waterway without declaring a full naval war, providing 'oxygen' to ships stuck due to the blockade.

The United States military is secretly operating alternative shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, and helping dozens of commercial ships escape the Iranian threat after the negotiations with Tehran reached a dead end. [00:04:46] United States Central Command helped over the past 3 weeks to lead about 70 commercial ships in and out of the Persian Gulf. [00:05:21]

Kazakhstan has officially expressed willingness to receive and safely store Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles. This development is crucial for the nuclear agreement, as removing the material from Iran would allow the U.S. to claim a significant victory by preventing Iran from having a 'shortcut towards a nuclear weapon.' Iran, however, views this as a 'strategic humiliation' and opposes it.

The head of the United Nations Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, revealed that Kazakhstan expressed official willingness to receive and safely store on its territory Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles, which are the central point of the dispute in these talks. [00:09:08]

Reports surfaced that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asked to resign, citing the Revolutionary Guards' takeover of power centers and exclusion of the government from decision-making. While the regime aggressively denied these claims as foreign propaganda, the incident highlights a sensitive internal struggle between factions seeking economic relief through an agreement and those prioritizing power through confrontation.

According to a report in Iran International, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asked to resign in a sharp letter to Mojtaba Khamenei, claiming that the Revolutionary Guards had taken over the centers of power and excluded the government from decision-making. [00:08:41] The regime denies this and says Pezeshkian did not resign. The rumors are meant to divide and to serve the Mossad and the CIA. [00:08:57]

Israel is intensifying its military activity against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, including capturing strategic locations like the Bufor Ridge. This expansion is aimed at dismantling Hezbollah's control, observation points, and infrastructure to protect Israeli communities. Israel is leveraging the current window of time, before a potential U.S.-Iran agreement might freeze the situation, to create 'facts on the ground' that would strengthen its position in any future ceasefire.

Israel is expanding its activity against Hezbollah. The goal is to create facts on the ground before any diplomatic document tries to freeze the situation. [00:38:56] The IDF is not operating only to hit one warehouse or one launcher. It's trying to dismantle a layer of Hezbollah's control, observation points, launch zones, underground infrastructure, and high terrain that allows the organization to keep the Galilee under threat. [00:39:17]

Hamas is closely monitoring the U.S.-Iran agreement with concern, fearing that regional calm achieved through the deal could come at Gaza's expense. Their assessment is that an agreement would remove strategic restrictions from Israel, allowing it to direct more force and attention to the Gaza Strip without the distraction of a multi-front war involving Iran and its proxies.

Hamas is following the context for an agreement between the United States and Iran with concern and fears that regional calm would come at the expense of Gaza. [00:09:56] If Lebanon comes down, if Hormuz opens, if Iran tries to rebuild itself economically, Israel will be able to direct more force, more attention, and more legitimacy towards the campaign in the Gaza Strip. [00:43:33]