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Houthis still using Iranian components in missiles, expanding arsenal

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MEMBERS OF Houthi military forces parade in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen. Threatening to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait could end up strengthening Washington, the writer says. (photo credit: Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS) The Iranian-backed  Houthis in Yemen  continue to use Iranian components in drones, according to a new report. For instance, “external support remains a key factor in the Houthis’ ability to sustain operations,” notes Conflict Armament Research (CAR), which compiled the report. This is important as it illustrates how the Houthis continue to assemble advanced weapons. Any future conflict with them will need to take this into account. The Houthis burst onto the scene in 2015, moving from the mountains of Yemen and trying to take the port city of Aden. Anti-ship, surface-to-air, and ballistic missiles are among these weapons, demonstrating that the Houthis now possess a range of advanced offensive capabilities. Go to the full article...

Iranian Parliament Speaker says there is 'no alternative' to Iran's proposal

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The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday that "there is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal." "Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one failure after another.  The longer they drag their feet, the more American taxpayers will pay for it," he added in a statement shared on X.

IGBO TO THE WORLD: THE UNIQUENESS OF NDI IGBO - Onyeji Nnaji

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Sometime, in history, for a people to realise themselves and see needs to reorganize themselves towards the actualisation of the goal common to all, they are always made to pass through different ordeals that threaten their existence as a people. Some of the time, this forceful and brutal treatment is usually natural for a people whom nature may have proposed to bring them back to their consciousness. On another case, the brutal treatment results from the hatred nursed against a particular people. In any of these conditions, these inhuman treatments often come to force the people out of their complacency and make them to see needs to reorganize themselves and, probably, think commonly as a people of the same source. To the Igbo race, several inestimable tides - both natural and unnatural - have befallen them; many of which have made the world to ponder on the resilience and dogged lifestyle of this great race. Two great events that left monumental scars on the Igbo were their colonia...

Executed Iranian prisoners detail abuse, torture ahead of their killing to 'Post

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Prisoners Nasser Bakerzadeh, a Kurdish Sunni, and Yaghoub Karimpour, an Azerbaijani Turkic Yarsan citizen. (photo credit: Courtesy) The Islamic regime tortured and mistreated prisoners ahead of their execution on Saturday, according to letters and recorded phone calls shared with  The Jerusalem Post  by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) on Wednesday. Yaghoub Karimpour, 43, and Nasser Bakerzadeh, 26, were hanged on Saturday, and Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, 28, was executed on Sunday in Orumiyeh Central Prison. All three men were able to speak with the KHRN before their executions. None of the men’s loved ones were informed of the execution, despite Iranian law guaranteeing families a final visit, the organization noted, and the men had not known about their execution when KHRN Rebin Rahmani spoke with them the Saturday before they were killed. Go to the full article > >

US Navy strikes Iranian-flagged ship trying to break Strait of Hormuz blockade from Gulf of Oman

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A n F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran April 1, 2026. (photo credit: U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) US forces attacked an Iranian vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday that was attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. The Iranian-flagged oil tanker attempted to bypass the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz when it was struck by 20 mm cannon fire from a helicopter launched by the US Navy.  This comes as the US and Iran are in talks to lift the blockade and potentially end the ongoing conflict.  The Iranian-flagged oil tanker was struck by 20 mm cannon fire from a helicopter launched by the US Navy, the US Central Command said on Wednesday.  This is a developing story. Go to the full article > >

VIDEO: Trump gives Iran one week to make deal with US

US President Donald Trump told Fox News that Iran has one week to make a peace deal with the United States in a Wednesday interview.