The Blatant American Propaganda About Iran's Supposed Suicide Dolphins

The American media's blatant propaganda claiming that Iran is training suicide dolphins has no evidence to back it up. It all started with a Wall Street Journal article in which Iranian officials were quoted as saying that Tehran could use previously unused weapons, including mine-carrying dolphins, to attack U.S. warships.

The only proven fact in that coverage is that, in March 2000, Iran bought Soviet-trained dolphins from the Ukrainian Navy, as the BBC reported at the time. The Ukrainian Navy transferred its military dolphin project to Iran, and the chief trainer continued his work at Iran's new oceanarium. However, producing drones is faster, easier, and cheaper these days than training dolphins. This makes the current scare over a 25-year-old story seem like a deliberate distraction rather than serious reporting.

Russian Embassy in Cuba Refutes Claims of Nuclear Submarine in Havana

On Monday the Russian Embassy in Cuba was forced to publicly debunk viral images claiming a Russian nuclear submarine had just docked in Havana, admitting the photos were not new but were recycled from the June 2024 visit of the K-561 Kazan. The misinformation did not come from Western media but from the verified pro-Russian X account @DD_Geopolitics, which falsely announced a submarine had arrived "just 90 miles from the United States."

In a telling slip, the embassy wrote "although we wish it were true," making clear that Moscow would have welcomed the provocation if it could have pulled it off, and that the denial was about timing, not intent. The actual 2024 deployment did bring a nuclear-capable submarine, the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, and support vessels into Havana Bay for five days, with Miguel Díaz-Canel touring the vessels as political theater, marking the first such Russian show of force in the Caribbean in more than 30 years.

Finally, a newspaper headline that doesn't sound like a lie!

Explosion at China Fireworks Factory Kills 21 People

According to state media reports published Tuesday, a blast at the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing plant in Guandu Town, Liuyang—Hunan's "fireworks capital" under the city of Changsha—killed at least 21 people and left 61 wounded Monday afternoon around 4:40 p.m. Rescue operations have now concluded after an overnight search.

The company boss has been detained, and crews are still clearing the rubble of collapsed workshops that burned through the evening. President Xi Jinping ordered a full probe and tighter hazard controls — the same political response that follows almost every major industrial disaster in China. Local governments tolerate chronic safety violations because the fireworks industry provides jobs and tax revenue. Caixin noted that Huasheng had already been fined in early February for safety violations, making the death toll seem less like an accident and more like a predictable cost of lax enforcement in a notoriously dangerous industry.

Mexican Navy Helicopter Crashes Seconds After Takeoff in Engine Power Failure

A Mexican Navy helicopter experienced a technical malfunction and crashed just a few meters after takeoff. The aircraft had not yet gained altitude when it took off from the ground, leaving no time or height to recover. According to an official statement, the cause of the accident was a power supply failure in the main engine. Due to this failure, the helicopter lost thrust immediately after takeoff and crashed. The Navy acknowledged that a failure at that stage leaves virtually no margin for recovery, which is why the aircraft went down within seconds.

Secret Service Says It Exchanged Gunfire With Armed Suspect Near White House

On Monday, U.S. Secret Service officers patrolling the outer perimeter near 15th Street and Independence Avenue encountered an individual whom Deputy Director Matthew Quinn described as armed and suspicious. The individual appeared to be carrying a firearm. After being approached, the man fled on foot, turned, and fired at the agents.

Israeli Forces Brutally Arrest Two Palestinian Children in Beit Ummar, North of Hebron

On Thursday evening, Israeli forces brutally arrested two children from Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, according to the Shehab News Agency. According to local sources, the occupation forces abducted Hamza Samih Issa Bahr, 14, and Abdullah Fahd Ibrahim Odeh Sabarneh, 12, in the Al-Dhahr region, which is located south of the town, after confrontations erupted in the area.

Palestinian children are regularly taken hostage by the Israeli regime, yet unlike Israeli hostages, their captivity receives little to no attention from the Western media. Scenes like this have been taking place since long before October 7 and continue to this day. In fact, it was scenes like these that ultimately triggered the events of October 7. Covering up the facts won't change anything. It appears to be a deliberate strategy to incite violence in order to legitimize war crimes and disguise them as "self-defense."

Trump to Americans struggling with oil prices: "If it went to $200, it would have been worth it!"

After Brent crude reached well over $100 per barrel and U.S. gas prices topped $4.50 per gallon following his war with Iran, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he had expected oil prices to reach $200 or $250 per barrel. He then plainly stated, "Even if oil prices reached $200 per barrel, it would have been worth it."

This is not a policy explanation; it's a shrug at Americans who budget for gas to get to work. Worth it for whom, exactly? Not for what's left of his MAGA base filling up trucks for shift work, but for a president who flies by helicopter to weekend golf on the taxpayer dime and for his rich friends who make fortunes when crude spikes. Telling struggling families that doubling the pump price is acceptable proves that he sees their sacrifices as cheap currency for his wars and image.

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Washington Post Satellite Analysis Finds Iranian Strikes Caused Far More Damage to American Bases Than Pentagon Acknowledged

According to a Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery, Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites across the Middle East since the war began. These strikes have hit hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft, and key radar, communications, and air defense equipment. The extent of the destruction is significantly greater than what the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged or what has been previously reported. The threat of air attacks has made some U.S. bases in the region too dangerous to staff at normal levels.

Commanders moved most personnel from these sites out of range of Iranian fire at the start of the war. A military spokesperson disputed experts' characterization of extensive base damage or failures, saying that assessments of destruction can be complex and misleading. However, the spokesperson declined to provide specifics and added that military leaders will be able to provide fuller context for the Iranian attacks after the conflict ends.

Ukrainian Stray Drones Crash in Eastern Latvia, Striking Oil Terminal Near Russian Border

In Latvia two Ukrainian kamikaze drones fell overnight, one of them hitting an oil storage terminal in the eastern city of Rezekne about 40 km from the Russian border, where four empty tanks were damaged and firefighters extinguished a smouldering fire after residents reported hearing blasts, while local residents published footage of the low-flying drone as border-area alerts told people to stay indoors between 4:09 a.m. and 8:51 a.m.

In addition to the oil depot, the Ukrainian drones also damaged a passenger train in Latvia. They were probably launched by Ukraine against Russian targets and fell by accident on the wrong side of the frontier, Latvia's defense minister Andris Spruds told reporters, prompting Latvia and Lithuania to call on NATO to boost air defenses after what officials described as stray Ukrainian weapons crashing on allied soil.

The reason Project "Freedom" was called off in just two days, according to NBC News

Just 48 hours after announcing Project Freedom on Sunday evening, President Donald Trump paused the operation. NBC News reported that the reversal came after Saudi Arabia blocked the U.S. military's use of its bases and airspace. The operation was intended to protect commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating attacks by Iran, which hit several ships on Monday and set an UAE oil port ablaze. The UAE claimed it was attacked by Iranian missiles and drones on Tuesday.

According to two U.S. officials cited by NBC, Saudi leaders were angered by the surprise announcement. They told Washington that American aircraft could not take off from Prince Sultan Air Base, which is southeast of Riyadh, nor could they transit Saudi airspace for the mission. A call between Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman failed to resolve the dispute. Trump publicly stated that he delayed Project Freedom at the request of Pakistan and other countries due to progress toward an agreement with Iran, while the U.S. naval blockade remained in effect.

Dukono Volcano Erupts Violently, Killing 3 Climbers and Injuring 15 Others Who Defied Climbing Ban in Indonesia

A massive column of ash and smoke rose more than six miles into the sky after Dukono erupted at 7:40 a.m. local time on Friday, May 8. The blast killed three climbers and injured fifteen others, who were hospitalized. Seventeen climbers were rescued from the mountain. The deceased were two Singaporean nationals and one Indonesian citizen.

They were part of a group of twenty—nine foreigners and eleven locals—who were on the summit despite a formal climbing ban and a four-kilometer exclusion zone that has been in place since December 2024. North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu confirmed that the hikers had entered illegally. Officials stated that local residents generally obey the closure, but many foreign tourists push on to get social media footage. Rescue teams suspended the recovery of bodies overnight as the volcano continued to rumble with loud booms, sending ash drifting north toward Tobelo City. Authorities reiterated that Dukono remains highly active and that the area is closed.

Evangelicals Bless Golden Donald Trump Statue in Ceremony at Mar-a-Lago

Trump based his comeback on attacking poor immigrants, most of whom came to work and build up the country. Meanwhile, he said nothing about Wall Street speculators who make billions off the labor of others. This inversion runs through everything else he does. The Bible calls for humility, yet Trump talks only of pride, personal greatness, and vengeance. He lies publicly as a daily political tool. Despite campaigning as an anti-war peacemaker, in his second term he ordered strikes on at least seven countries: Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq.

Then, in May 2026, he stood by via phone call as Pastor Mark Burns dedicated a 22-foot, gold-leaf statue of Trump at his Doral golf resort before a crowd of evangelicals. The Bible repeatedly condemns such golden images as idolatry. No one is fooled. Trump and his circle have never lived as Christians, and they never will. He cherry-picks verses about power while ignoring the ones about showing mercy to the poor, prisoners, and foreigners. He sells Christianity as loyalty to himself. A faith sold that cheaply was never a faith at all.

Video Showing the Faces of the Teachers Killed in One of the Very First American Strikes

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran. One of the first strikes was not against a military base, but against a school. On the opening day of the war, a missile identified as a U.S. Tomahawk hit the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, killing more than 150 people, mostly school-aged girls, as well as teachers and staff who were in the classrooms.

A video now circulating shows those teachers, women who dedicated their lives to teaching reading and math instead of waging war. Their deaths expose the lie behind Washington's justification. While the media has reported extensively on the children, we must not forget their teachers. After all, the United States claimed this attack was about liberating the Iranian people and promoting women's rights. The pretext instantly collapsed with the first strike killing female teachers in a girls' school, proving the operation was never about protection but about aggression.

A Massive Oil Slick Is Spreading Off Iran's Kharg Island, Covering More Than 20 Square Miles With Over 3,000 Barrels Released, Per Satellite Analysis By Orbital EOS

Satellite imagery confirms a substantial oil slick spreading westward from Iran’s Kharg Island. The island is home to the country’s primary crude export terminal, which handles the vast majority of its oil shipments. The contaminated area exceeds 20 square miles, and thousands of barrels of oil have potentially been released into the Persian Gulf.

This incident highlights the chronic decay and vulnerability of Iran’s aging oil infrastructure, which has been mismanaged for years due to sanctions, corruption, and ongoing regional conflicts, including pressure from the U.S. Navy. Although Iranian officials are deflecting blame toward foreign tankers, evidence suggests that the leaks originated from storage tanks, pipelines, or loading operations at this critical facility, which is essential to the regime’s revenue. Regardless of the precise trigger, the oil spill is threatening marine ecosystems, fisheries, and coastal desalination plants across the Gulf.

Marco Rubio Defends War-Driven Oil Prices by Citing a Nuclear Iran Threat to the Strait of Hormuz

Marco Rubio is defending himself against criticism that the war has significantly increased oil prices. He argues that a nuclear-armed Iran could do whatever it wants in the Strait of Hormuz. There are two problems with this excuse, however. First, Iran already appears to be doing whatever it wants in the strait without nuclear weapons, seizing tankers, firing on ships, and restricting traffic.

Second, the Strait of Hormuz was completely open before the war against Iran, so the price spike is not the cost of preventing a future closure; it is the direct result of starting the war in the first place. The truth is simple: The war did not secure the strait; it broke it. Americans are now paying for that break every time they fill up their tanks.

The Illogical Military Parachute Mission for a Suspected Hantavirus Case on a Remote Island

On Saturday, six British paratroopers and two army clinicians jumped from an A400M onto Tristan da Cunha — Britain's most remote overseas territory — to reach an individual suspected of having Hantavirus. The Ministry of Defense called it the first time it had delivered humanitarian support by parachute. This raises obvious questions. Why deploy an eight-person airborne team with all the risks of a jump in challenging weather conditions when a single doctor or an airdropped testing kit would suffice to answer the immediate medical question?

After all, the diagnosis is still only suspected. And why insert anyone at all if containment is the priority? The island is already an ideal quarantine location. It is 2,400 kilometers from the nearest continent, has no airstrip, and is home to a tiny, isolated community. Hantavirus, in almost all forms, does not spread from person to person. Sending elite troops to a naturally sealed-off place looks less like sober public health and more like a choreographed show of reach—a PR stunt staged for cameras rather than for containment. The question remains: For what purpose?

Ohio-Class Submarine USS Alaska Docks in Gibraltar Under Heavy Security as US Signals Nuclear Deterrence to Iran Following Trump’s Warning

On Sunday evening, May 10, 2026, an Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine identified by local spotters as the USS Alaska sailed into Gibraltar under heightened security. The Gibraltar Squadron, the Gibraltar Defence Police, and a Royal Marines fleet-protection team formed a tight armed cordon while two tugs eased the submarine alongside the South Mole inside a 200-meter exclusion zone declared until further notice.

The Ministry of Defense offered no comment on the arrival or duration, which is standard practice because the boat's purpose is not port diplomacy, but rather to remain undetected while carrying up to 20 Trident II D5 ballistic missiles. Each of these missiles is capable of delivering multiple independently targeted nuclear warheads. The timing is not coincidental. It occurred just hours after President Donald Trump publicly labeled Iran's response to a U.S.-backed Gulf proposal as "totally unacceptable."

IDF Issues Evacuation Warnings and Conducts Airstrikes in Southern Lebanon; Double-Tap Strike Injures Four Paramedics on Harouf–Toul Road

On May 11, 2026, the IDF issued evacuation warnings for several towns in southern Lebanon and western Bekaa ahead of airstrikes. Residents of Al-Rihan, Jarjouh, Kfar Roummane, Nmairiyeh, Arabsalim, Jmaijmeh, Machghara, Qlayaa, and Harouf were instructed to move at least one kilometer away. Shortly after the warnings, the Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on the aforementioned locations.

During the same operation, an Israeli double-tap strike hit a team from the Islamic Health Authority on the Harouf–Toul road in Nabatieh. The team had responded to an earlier attack when they were hit, leaving four paramedics injured and an ambulance badly damaged while they were carrying out their humanitarian duty. This strike was one of three direct attacks on first responders that day. Together, these attacks killed one medical worker and wounded five others across Lebanon. This attack occurred shortly after an Israeli raid on Harouf that killed three civilians, including a 12-year-old girl. This raid illustrates a pattern of targeting rescue crews as they arrive at the scene.