America's European 'Allies' Just Executed Yet Another Betrayal, and It's Time to Finally Act

Check your watch. It's time for yet another betrayal by America's supposed "allies" in Europe. 

For over a month, countries like Spain, France, the United Kingdom, and even Italy have been throwing up roadblocks for the United States as it sought to degrade and destroy Iran's nuclear weapons production and ballistic missile capabilities. That included closing their airspace to American overflights and denying base usage, all the while they sniped from the sidelines with their noses held high. 

With a very tenuous ceasefire in place since Tuesday, our European "friends" have now decided they should get to dictate the terms, despite not lifting a finger to help in the conflict and doing everything they could to actively hamper American success. That includes demanding the protection of Hezbollah in Lebanon as part of any deal to end Operation Epic Fury. 

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See: Iran Is Already Blatantly Violating the Ceasefire

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Now, why would a terrorist group in Lebanon need to be party to a ceasefire in a conflict going on over a thousand miles away? Answer that question, and you get a prize. 

Here's a list of countries that signed onto a joint letter making that demand. 

Emmanuel Macron — France
Giorgia Meloni — Italy
Friedrich Merz — Germany
Keir Starmer — United Kingdom
Mark Carney — Canada
Nicusor Dan — Romania
Mette Frederiksen — Denmark
Bjarni Benediktsson Frostadóttir — Iceland
Rob Jetten — Netherlands
Ulf Kristersson — Sweden
Michal Šimečka — Slovakia
Kyriakos Mitsotakis — Greece
Pedro Sánchez — Spain
Jonas Gahr Støre — Norway
Alexander Stubb — Finland
Sanae Takaichi — Japan
Ursula von der Leyen — European Commission (EU)
Antonio Costa — European Council (EU)

Keep in mind, this letter came less than a day after the Trump administration confirmed that Lebanon was not part of any ceasefire agreement with Iran. 

Instead of backing the United States' play on the matter, our European "allies" rushed to side with the IRGC (and Russia, China, etc.) in idiotically connecting the two issues. 

The cognitive dissonance is just astonishing. In one breath, these people refuse to admit that Hezbollah represents offensive action by Iran, continuing to promote the idea that the regime did not provoke this conflict with its aggression. Yet, in the very next breath, they diplomatically link Hezbollah and Iran, confirming the very thing they deny. I'd say they are so close to getting it, but that suggests they don't already. No, they know that Hezbollah is nothing but an Iranian ground army in Lebanon. They are just such cowards that they won't dare face the reality of that situation. 

What's the point of any of these alliances anymore? Societally, Europe has devolved into an untenable mess of Islamization and socialistic rot, along with the deprivation of basic rights to those who publicly oppose such. They offer the United States nothing of real value militarily. Even when it comes to Ukraine, which did offer support in Operation Epic Fury, the Europeans decry an existential threat while refusing to provide any direct force to help push Russia back. This is supposed to be their continent under threat, and all they can do is issue loans and give strongly-worded statements, all the while still funding Vladimir Putin's war machine.

I'm tired. I'm tired of watching the United States fund 65 percent of NATO's military capabilities for an alliance that serves only one side. Yes, I understand the Europeans sent forces to Afghanistan decades ago, and I will never disrespect that, but it's not decades ago. The leadership and calculus have obviously changed, and the current arrangement is nothing but a heads I win, tails you lose arrangement for America. It's well past time to let Europe live with the consequences of the world it so desperately seeks. 

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2026/04/09/americas-european-allies-just-executed-yet-another-betrayal-and-its-time-to-finally-act-n2201111

Here's What's Going On With The Strait of Hormuz!

Iran is continuing to severely restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, as key elements of a fragile ceasefire agreement are tested just days after it took effect. 

According to Fox News' Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst, the Strait is currently closed, despite White House assertions to the contrary, as a U.S. negotiating team led by Vice President JD Vance prepares to begin talks with Iran in Pakistan on Saturday.

President Trump issued a warning to Iran early Thursday, cautioning that the U.S. military remains in the region ready to resume Operation Epic Fury and is “looking forward…to its next conquest,” as Iran appears to be violating a central element of the ceasefire agreement: keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.  

The White House appears to be focusing on the Strait, even as other serious violations emerged within 24 hours of the ceasefire, including reported Iranian attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, and other Gulf states.

"All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy, will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with," President Trump wrote on Truth Social, Thursday. "If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the “Shootin’ Starts,” bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before. It was agreed, a long time ago, and despite all of the fake rhetoric to the contrary - NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS and, the Strait of Hormuz WILL BE OPEN & SAFE. In the meantime our great Military is Loading Up and Resting, looking forward, actually, to its next Conquest. AMERICA IS BACK!"

This comes as the Trump administration has dispatched Vice President JD Vance to lead negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, alongside special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/04/09/heres-whats-going-on-with-the-strait-of-hormuz-n2674160

Minnesota fraud scandal: Sixth family member who met with AG Ellison set to plead guilty

Gandi Mohamed is the latest family member tied to the scheme that allegedly defrauded $14 million from a federal meal program

Yet another member of a family within Minnesota’s Somali community is expected to plead guilty Thursday in the massive fraud scandal that has drawn national attention and prompted criticism of Attorney General Keith Ellison over a meeting he held with members of the family in question. 

Gandi Mohamed, 45, is expected to either plead guilty at a change of plea hearing scheduled for Thursday or choose to enter a plea of no contest, which would allow him to accept conviction and be sentenced without admitting guilt, according to court records.

Mohamed is the sixth member of his family who would be pleading guilty in the scheme prosecutors say fraudulently claimed to be serving meals while instead pocketing $14 million from the federal child nutrition program, Fox 9 Minneapolis reported.

Center of the American Experiment policy fellow Bill Glahn told Fox News Digital that "it’s good that he and his co-conspirators have all been convicted in the case, however, a courtroom trial would have been a useful exercise to show the public the scope and scale of the fraud."

TOM EMMER CALLS FOR TIM WALZ, KEITH ELLISON TO 'SERVE JAIL TIME' IF FRAUD COVERUP ALLEGATIONS ARE TRUE

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison will testify before Congress on March 4. 

The Mohamed family was present at the now infamous 2021 meeting between Ellison and members of the Somali community where would-be fraudsters could be heard asking the state's attorney general to help them secure more funding, before the conversation turned to campaign donations.

"The only way that we can protect what we have is by inserting ourselves into the political arena. Putting our votes where it needs to be. But most importantly, putting our dollars in the right place. And supporting candidates that will fight to protect our interests," one of the Somali community members says in the recording.

"That's right," Ellison responds.

JOSH HAWLEY STANDS BY ACCUSATIONS AFTER FIERY SENATE HEARING CLASH WITH MINNESOTA AG ELLISON

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The committee held the hearing to examine the alleged misuse of federal funds intended for Minnesota social services and Medicaid programs. 

Ellison has denied any wrongdoing regarding the recording, saying he was completely unaware of the fraudsters' crimes at the time of the meeting. The meeting occurred before any convictions in the case and before President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice had indicted anyone. 

"I took a meeting in good faith with people I didn’t know and some turned out to have done bad things. I did nothing for them and took nothing from them," Ellison wrote in an April 2025 op-ed for the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Following that meeting, Gandi gave the maximum $2,500 campaign donation to Ellison that the attorney general returned to the Department of Justice in 2025.

TRUMP ADMIN SCORES MINNESOTA COURT WIN IN MEDICAID FRAUD CRACKDOWN

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"Our Attorney General, Keith Ellison, is not only looking the other way but doing so after taking donations from these very fraudsters," Republican Dalia al-Aqidi who is running for Congress in Minneapolis against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., told Fox News Digital. "This is a betrayal of every Minnesotan who trusted him with that office."

Al-Aqidi explained that the voters in her district are "furious" about the fraud scandal.

"Which is why I've rolled out a five-point plan to prevent fraud before it starts," al-Aqidi said. "This isn't just about taxpayers, it's about people who really need food and housing. Preventing fraud isn't complicated, it just takes the political will to stop this type of abuse. It's clear that this scheme is being used to buy votes, and that has to stop."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesota-fraud-scandal-sixth-family-member-who-met-ag-ellison-set-plead-guilty

U.S. Government to Automatically Register Eligible Young Men for Military Draft Later This Year

The federal government will begin registering eligible young men for the U.S. military draft later this year — shifting from the longstanding requirement men self-register after turning 18 to a new system using existing federal data to automatically enroll them.

Starting in December, the U.S. government will begin automatically registering eligible young men for the Selective Service System (SSS) — the federal agency that maintains a national database of men between 18 and 25 years old for a potential military draft in case of a national emergency, according to a report by Military Times.

The Selective Service System submitted the “automatic registration” rule change to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30. Congress approved automatic registration for the draft late last year as part of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

“This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,” the agency said on its website.

“SSS will implement the change by December 2026, resulting in a streamlined registration process and corresponding workforce realignment,” the agency added.

Currently, most men ages 18 to 25 are already required to register with the Selective Service System in case a military draft is authorized, under federal law.

Eligible young men are mandated to self-register within 30 days after they turn 18, with failure to do so resulting in a felony.

File/View of draftees as they line-up before an unidentified Staff Sergeant as they are processed into the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, May 17, 1967.

“Failure to register with Selective Service is a violation of the Military Selective Service Act,” the SSS states on its website. “Conviction for such a violation may result in imprisonment for up to five years and/or a fine of not more than $250,000.”

Moreover, those who fail to register “may be ineligible for opportunities important to his future,” the agency adds, citing the potential to be denied student loans, government jobs, and U.S. citizenship — if they are immigrants.

In recent years, registration for the draft has decreased, partly due to the option to register having been removed from federal student loan forms in 2022, which accounted for nearly a quarter of all previous registrations, Military Times noted.

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), who sponsored the automatic draft registration language in the 2026 defense policy bill, argued the legislation “will allow us to rededicate resources — basically that means money — towards [readiness] and towards mobilization, rather than towards education and advertising campaigns driven to register people.”

Women are still exempt from draft registration, despite some attempts from lawmakers.

File/The cover of the Daily News with the headline ‘Today’s The Day!’, the deadline for ‘selective service registration, Wednesday, October 16 1940’, United States, 16th October 1940. The paper was referring to the first peacetime draft lottery for compulsory military service.

The Selective Service System was established in 1917 by President Woodrow Wilson after the Unites States entered World War I.

The Unites States hasn’t activated the draft since the Vietnam War in 1973, and has relied on volunteers ever since.

President Gerald Ford suspended the draft in 1975, but it was reinstated by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.

https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2026/04/09/u-s-government-to-automatically-register-eligible-young-men-for-military-draft-later-this-year/

Ireland Is Rising Up and About to Explode – Government Brings in Tanks to Stop Anti-Globalist Protests

The Irish have had enough of open borders, high taxes and the total destruction of Ireland by the globalists running Europe.

Ireland is rising up. Their anger is directed at the ruling class which has made it quite plain the ambition is to replace the Irish as the native population. Ireland is now the canary in the genocide coal mine.

🇮🇪 Something very serious is unfolding in Ireland right now.

Major anti-Government protests have brought the entire Country to a halt for a second successive day, with protesters vowing to ESCALATE if the Government doesn’t meet their demands.

Ireland is about to EXPLODE…

Tommy Robinson said it best – It’s high treason to not protect your borders and arrest those who want that stopped.

The government is not messing around. They sent in tanks this morning to stop the protests against their anti-Irish policies and their destruction of the Irish culture.

Meanwhile in Ireland … The government has sent in the military to remove tractors and heavy goods vehicles protesting about the cost of fuel.

The government could easily remove the net zero taxes to ease price increases due to the Iran war…. but won’t.

The people have had enough.

God bless the Irish.

https://joehoft.com/ireland-is-rising-up-about-explode-government-brings/

POWDER KEG EUROPE: Russian Warship Escorts Sanctioned Tankers Across the English Channel, In Complete Defiance of Starmer’s Threats and the Royal Navy

The frigate Admiral Grigorovich is escorting the sanctioned tankers

‘Rule, Britannia, Britannia rule the waves’ was once the national chant – but not anymore.

While the conflict in Iran is dominating the news cycle, in Europe, the Globalists are hard at work trying to enforce their myriads of sanctions against Russia, notably against what is called its ‘Shadow Fleet’.

When it comes to the United Kingdom, its failing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is ‘no Winston Churchill’, according to Donald J. Trump, has threatened to seize ‘Shadow Fleet’ tankers passing in their territorial waters.

Apparently, Starmer forgot that Moscow does get a say in the matter, so it arose today that a Russian warship has escorted sanctioned vessels through the English Channel.

The Times reported:

“The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich accompanied two sanctioned oil tankers as they passed along the south coast of England on Wednesday morning, the Telegraph reported.

The warship, a 3,620-tonne frigate, was sandwiched between the two tankers, Universal and Enigma, as they sailed towards Portsmouth shortly after 9am.”

“Russia’s shadow fleet consists of about 700 vessels, carrying around 40 percent of all Russian oil exports. The UK has sanctioned 544 Russian shadow fleet vessels to date.

The flotilla’s passage is in direct defiance of Starmer’s warning that vessels in Moscow’s shadow fleet could be boarded by British special forces if vessels carried oil destined to fund the invasion of Ukraine.”

The Telegraph reported:

“Last month, Sir Keir gave special forces the authority to capture the armada of rusted ships illegally ferrying oil to support Russia’s war in Ukraine, saying he would hit the shadow fleet ‘even harder’ if they sailed through British waters. However, Britain is yet to seize a single Russian vessel.

The Prime Minister has repeatedly faced criticism regarding the state of the Royal Navy and Britain’s Armed Forces. After an Iranian-made drone hit RAF Akrotiri, HMS Dragon, Britain’s only deployable destroyer, was sent to the Middle East, but took three weeks to arrive and has already had to return to port as it suffers water supply issues.

[…] Donald Trump, the US president, has previously described the Navy’s two aircraft carriers as ‘toys’ while his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, mocked Britain’s ‘big, bad Royal Navy’.

The US first stormed a Russian-sanctioned oil tanker in January, prompting pledges from Western nations to seize further ships. While the French navy has intercepted some tankers in the Mediterranean, dozens of Russian vessels are believed to have passed through the Channel since Sir Keir’s threat.”

Read more:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/powder-keg-europe-russian-warship-escorts-sanctioned-tankers/