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Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

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From ‘unconditional surrender’ to a 2-week cease-fire deal brokered by Pakistan..a country that doesn’t really like us very much and who has deep economic ties to Iran…to Iran still lobbing missiles/drones into both Israel and the UAE…I say ‘Houston we have a problem’…what say you dear reader?

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Iran violates ceasefire agreement hours after Trump announces truce

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said it had accepted the two-week ceasefire, while stressing that the war itself had not ended yet.

Jerusalem Post Staff  / THE JERUSALEM POST  

Iran launched missiles toward Israel early Wednesday morning, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire involving the US, Israel, and Iran. Air raid alerts continued in Israel after the truce was announced, raising immediate doubts about whether the arrangement would hold.

Later on Wednesday, the Bahrain Interior Ministry said that air raid sirens were activated across the country following an Iranian attack on its territory.

"The alarm siren has been activated. Citizens and residents are requested to remain calm, head to the nearest safe place, and follow updates through official channels," the Bahrain ministry said in a statement.

Later on Wednesday, Bahrain confirmed the attack was carried out by Iran, with the missile causing a fire without leaving anyone wounded.

Despite that, missile alerts remained active after the ceasefire announcement.

Trump declares Iran cease-fire deal could lead to ‘Golden Age of the Middle East,’ boasts ‘big money will be made’ 

Victor Nava andnChris Bradford / NEW YORK POST 

President Trump expressed optimism Wednesday that the Iran war cease-fire agreement will usher in a “Golden Age” in the Middle East. 

“A big day for World Peace!” Trump wrote on Truth Social following the two-week cease-fire announcement. “Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else!” 

The commander in chief said the US “will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz” and “loading up with supplies of all kinds, just ‘hangin’ around’ in order to make sure that everything goes well.” 

Trump indicated he felt “confident” the reopening of the key waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes daily, would go well. 

“There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process,” he said. “Just like we are experiencing in the US, this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!” Read more here. 

RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...Podcast 

Here's the podcast of last nights LIVE radio broadcast where Right Side Patriots Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discussed the latest updates on Iran and the the Artemis II mission. Listen to it on https://rspradio1.podbean.com or on our Right Side Patriots website at https://rspradio1.com/?page_id=39 

Artemis II launch live updates: NASA reveals breathtaking photos from far side of the moon in historic first 

Ronny Reyes, David Propper, Ryan King, Caitlin McCormack and Victor Nava / NEW YORK POST

 

NASA’s Artemis II saw astronauts orbit the moon in a mission the likes of which have not been seen in more than 50 years.

On Monday, the four-person crew — Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen and pilot Victor Glover — had their historic flyby of the moon.

The mission’s showstopper event gave the astronauts the world’s first-ever glimpses of parts of the lunar dark side, which they described as being “impossibly rugged” and “alien” — and broke the historic record set more than 50 years ago by Apollo 13.

They later crowded around the windows — wearing protective glasses — to watch a solar eclipse. Unlike on Earth, where the celestial phenomenon lasts just a few minutes, the crew’s glimpse lasted for nearly an hour.

The crew then spoke with President Trump, who congratulated them on their historic feat and called them “modern-day pioneers.” 

“You’ve made history and made all America really proud, incredibly proud,” Trump told them, before peppering them with questions and inviting them to the White House once they’re back on Earth.  Read more, see photos and video here.

The first Artemis ll / NASA pic of 

the Moon’s dark side! 

Our voyage back into space has just begun...

to explore the unknown is indeed in mankind's DNA.

Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor 

 

Artemis II astronauts travel farther from Earth than any humans in history, breaking Apollo 13 record set more than 50 years ago

Alex Oliveira / NEW YORK POST  

Humanity on Monday traveled the farthest ever into space, breaking the record set more than 50 years ago by Apollo 13.

Artemis II’s four astronauts zoomed past Apollo 13’s 248,655-mile mark around 1:56 p.m. ET, reaching 248,656 miles as it hurtled past the moon at nearly 2,000 mph.

The extraordinary new record occurred nearly 56 years ago to the day that Apollo 13 set it on April 14, 1970, as the troubled spacecraft used the moon’s gravity to slingshot itself back to Earth without using any of its waning power after suffering an onboard explosion.

But Artemis II isn’t done yet.

The astronauts are flying farther than any humans in history moment by moment until about 7:07 p.m., when they are expected to begin their journey back to Earth.

Their new distance record is expected to end up at about 252,757 miles.

Artemis II’s Orion capsule will be making its way to Earth from there, returning home around 8 p.m. Friday. Read more, see photos, and diagrams here.