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Iran has openly threatened to target critical water infrastructure across the region, including desalination plants that millions depend on for survival, after President Donald Trump issued a hardline 48-hour ultimatum demanding Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

It can be recalled that President Trump threatened to obliterate Iran’s power plants if they don’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz.

“If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP,” Trump said on Saturday evening.

Iran then responded to Trump’s threat to attack its power plants if they did not open the Strait of Hormuz by Monday.

Army spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari made the threat on state television.

“We have repeatedly said the Strait of Hormuz is closed only to the enemy and to harmful traffic.”

“It has not yet been completely closed and is under our intelligent control, and harmless transit – under specific regulations that ensure our security and interests – is allowed.

“However, if the United States carries out its threats against Iran’s power plants, the following punitive actions will be taken immediately

“The Strait of Hormuz will be completely closed and will not reopen until our damaged power plants are rebuilt.

“All power plants and the energy and information‑technology infrastructure of Israel will be widely targeted.

“All similar companies in the region that have American shareholders will be completely destroyed.

“Power plants in regional countries hosting US bases will be considered legitimate targets.”

Instead of backing down, Iran escalated further with a new chilling warning.

Tehran will strike energy grids and desalination plants across the Gulf, systems that millions rely on for drinking water.

Fox News reported:

Kaveh Madani, an Iranian scientist and U.N. official, said desalination plants across the region could be hit “within the next few days,” raising the prospect of a broader regional water crisis and affecting global markets.

The strike threats made by the regime on Sunday came in response to President Donald Trump’s warning that the U.S. would hit Iranian power infrastructure unless the Strait of Hormuz was opened within 48 hours.

A spokesperson for the Central Headquarters of Hazrat Khatam al-Anbiya (PBUH) said, “Following previous warnings, if Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructure is attacked by the enemy, all energy, information technology, and desalination infrastructure belonging to the US and the regime in the region will be targeted.”

“The desalination plants might be targeted again within the next few days,” Madani told Fox News Digital.

“The driest region of the world might see a real water war, but the knock-on effects on the world’s economy, including the U.S., will be both immediate and lasting,” Madani said, pointing to what he described as a “new phase in the conflict” involving such critical civilian infrastructure.

“Now, add the possibility of damage to the already fragile water infrastructure, including treatment plants, pumping stations, and distribution networks,” he said. “The consequences would be catastrophic and lasting.”

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The liberal media’s favorite talking point just went up in smoke.

A viral video is making waves across social media today, showing the exact moment an establishment “expert” was forced to retreat after being confronted by a member of the next generation who actually did her homework.

The video, resurfaced by popular account Vigilant Fox, has already racked up over 700,000 views and continues to gain traction across social media.

In a segment from the Jubilee series “Tim Miller vs 20 Gen Z Conservatives,” Never-Trumper-turned-MSNBC-regular Tim Miller tried to play the “common sense” card, arguing that the United States has high gun violence simply because it has a lot of guns.

But the Gen Z conservative wasn’t buying it, and she came prepared.

After attempting to deflect and pivot, Miller ultimately conceded the point.

Gen Z Conservative:
You talked about how there are other problems facing America—not only that there are more guns and that’s why there’s more gun violence, correct?

Tim Miller:
No, I think the problem—I think there’s more gun violence in America because there are more guns. I think it’s pretty simple to understand. There’s not—we don’t have anywhere near this level of gun death in any other country in the world, any other first-world country, any Western country. If you’re under 18, the most likely way you are going to die in this country is by gun death. That is not equivalent in other similar Western nations.

Gen Z Conservative:
Right.

Tim Miller:
So I think it’s basically the guns.

Gen Z Conservative:
Yes. Okay, so more guns equals more gun violence. I want to address that claim by, first of all, bringing up how the majority—or at least almost 50%—of all homicides caused by guns are in cities where gun ownership per capita is much lower than the rest of the country.

And secondly, I’d like to point out that from the 1990s to the early 2000s, we had a major decrease in homicides involving guns, while we also had an increase in the number of guns by nearly 50%.

So the other thing I’d like to—

Tim Miller:
We had an assault weapons ban during that time. I guess the stats in the cities—this is kind of a funny thing, and I’m glad somebody brought this up—because the pro-gun side in this country is always trying to cut and dissect the demographics down. They’re like, okay, so there was a higher percentage in this city, or among this type of person, or among this demographic.

The only reason you can do that kind of statistical breakdown is because we have so many gun deaths in this country. Again, there were 10 in Japan in 2023. There were 10 in Australia. There were 236 in France.

And in France, there were 887. We had 46,000. I don’t—so it seems pretty obvious. I don’t know why we have to come up with other convoluted reasons for why we have all these deaths in this country.

Gen Z Conservative:
So I think that there are a few reasons. First of all, I think that fatherless homes are a big part of it. In America, we have the highest rate of any country in the world of single-parent households, the majority of those being without fathers.

Also, 76% of people who commit violent acts come from fatherless homes. Additionally, I think a second problem we have is releasing criminals back into the streets—it’s our criminal justice system. The majority—76% of people who commit violent crimes in the United States—have a criminal record of some sort, whether that be an arrest, a conviction, or otherwise.

So we need to stop releasing people back into the streets.

Tim Miller:
I agree.

WATCH:

Young conservative woman picks apart MSNBC contributor’s claim that more guns = more gun violence

TIM MILLER: “I think it’s basically the guns.”

WOMAN: “First of all… almost 50% of all homicides caused by guns are in cities where the gun per capita is much lower.”

“Secondly,… pic.twitter.com/QjMXs4mYBH

— The Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) March 22, 2026

The radical left loves to ignore the “who” and the “why” of crime, preferring to blame inanimate objects while law-abiding citizens are left defenseless.

The United States has the highest rate of civilian firearm ownership in the world by a massive margin roughly 120.5 guns per 100 people.

The estimate of 120.5 guns per 100 people comes from the Small Arms Survey, which is the most widely cited authority for this metric.

As of early 2026, some reports estimate there are now approximately 1.5 firearms per person in the U.S., totaling around 500 million privately owned guns.

If the “more guns = more death” narrative were true, the U.S. should be the most dangerous place on earth.

It isn’t even close. The highest rates of firearm-related homicides are concentrated in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The highest rates of firearm-related homicides are concentrated in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Meanwhile, countries like Iceland (31.7 per 100) and Norway (28.8 per 100) maintain high ownership rates but some of the world’s lowest gun homicide rates.

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The Department of State issued a “worldwide caution” security alert on Sunday as the war in Iran continues into its fourth week.

The alert directs Americans across the globe to “exercise increased caution” due to airspace closures, targeting of US diplomatic facilities outside of the Middle East, and potential threats against US interests by pro-Iran groups. 

The alert reads,

March 22, 2026 – The Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution.

Location: Worldwide

Event: The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution.  Americans abroad should follow the guidance in security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.  Periodic airspace closures may cause travel disruptions.  U.S. diplomatic facilities, including outside the Middle East, have been targeted.  Groups supportive of Iran may target other U.S. interests overseas or locations associated with the United States and/or Americans throughout the world.

Enroll at step.state.gov to receive the latest security alerts and follow the “U.S. Department of State – Security Updates for U.S. Citizens” channel on WhatsApp(opens in a new tab) or @TravelGov on X.  When planning travel, carefully read the Travel Advisory and detailed information for your destination, and any recent alerts at travel.state.gov/destination.

This comes as the war escalates with Yemen-based Houthi militants preparing to join Iran’s fight against the US and Israel.

Additionally, Trump warned on Saturday evening that “America will hit and obliterate” Iran’s energy infrastructure within 48 hours amid Iran’s ongoing closure and targeting of ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Army spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari responded to Trump’s threat, calling him the “terrorist president of the United States” and threatening to retaliate against Israeli and US infrastructure in the Middle East.

“We have repeatedly said the Strait of Hormuz is closed only to the enemy and to harmful traffic. It has not yet been completely closed and is under our intelligent control, and harmless transit – under specific regulations that ensure our security and interests – is allowed,” he said. 

“However, if the United States carries out its threats against Iran’s power plants, the following punitive actions will be taken immediately. The Strait of Hormuz will be completely closed and will not reopen until our damaged power plants are rebuilt. All power plants and the energy and information‑technology infrastructure of Israel will be widely targeted.”

“All similar companies in the region that have American shareholders will be completely destroyed. Power plants in regional countries hosting US bases will be considered legitimate targets,” he added.

MORE:

Iran Threatens to Shut Down Strait of Hormuz, Hit Gulf Power Grids if Trump Attacks Power Plants

The Gateway Pundit will continue to provide updates on the Iran war.

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It is imperative that the Senate filibuster be put on the proverbial chopping block if Republican leadership has any intention of passing legislation, large or small, between now and the remainder of President Trump’s term.

It is bad enough already that such little legislative progress has been made since the President assumed office on the coattails of the greatest political comeback, and unprecedented landslide victory, in American history.

The decisiveness of 2024 has historically given presidents with similar margins of victory a mandate to implement a legislative agenda centered on key campaign promises without issue.

For 2024, on the domestic policy side, the President ran on ending the Biden border crisis, reforming the election system, and ending the weaponization of the justice system.

To date, the President has only been able to get a few of his campaign promises through the Congress, and arguably none of the most popular ones.

The One Big Beautiful Bill helped extend tax relief from his first term, while making good on several notable campaign staples like no tax on tips, social security, and overtime.

However, aside from the OBBB, Congress has been derelict in passing other high demand bills – including legislation to fortify election integrity measures and to fund Homeland Security, the primary agency responsible for mass deportations.

And all this lack of progress has occurred under a Republican controlled Congress; imagine what might happen if one or both chambers were to swap parties following a disappointing midterm election, or any other event like a special election that could well transfer the razor-thin Republican-controlled Congress into Democratic hands.

This underscores the tremendous stakes of the moment, particularly with mounting legislative priorities like the Save America Act and resuming funding for Homeland Security, which are currently in limbo.

The inaction from the Congress, which has been the least active Congress measured by legislation passed in modern American history, heightens the need for a radical course correction.

Congressional rules must be changed to either dramatically modify the filibuster and revert it to its original design, which historically required Senators to physically get up and “talk a bill to death” if they disagreed with legislation (rather than just make the threat, as became commonplace in recent years, a lazy alternative that had the same effect of the traditional filibuster without any of the effort), or to rid themselves of the filibuster completely, as the President has strongly advocated for.

With the filibuster in place, Republicans must win over several of their Democratic colleagues – to reach the 60-vote threshold, the minimum number under current Senate rules to advance legislation.

The problem, however, is evident: no Democrat is willing to sign off on any Republican-supported legislative program whatsoever. 

The Democratic Party constantly panders to the far-left flank of its party.  That flank, which includes Antifa and BLM activists as well as Palestinian protestors, believes ICE and, really, all law enforcement agencies ought to be defunded outright.

There are no moderates anymore.  Thus, there is no realistic scenario where Democrats, save for a low-interest appropriations package that keeps the bare essential functions of government operational, will side with their Republican peers.  And especially not for legislative items that the President strongly backs.

To add insult to injury, there are deep factions within the Republican party writ large.  Especially in the Senate, which is traditionally the establishmentarian counterpart to the more rogue House of Representatives, there is a great prejudice in that body towards upholding the pre-Trump status quo, and thus to not move on any policy that would generally be considered a win for the administration (and the hundreds of millions of ordinary Americans who support it).

John Thune, the departing majority leader, cares not in the slightest about the President’s priorities, and never relinquishes an opportunity to double down on any bad press affecting the administration, particularly negative press centered on a popular MAGA policy or its chief enforcers, such as mass deportations.

There is also the issue of priorities: many Republicans, particularly in the Senate, do not feel compelled to do anything on the domestic policy front.

Their attention, these types believe, is best placed elsewhere, such as on foreign policy, where their campaign contributors tend to reap the biggest profits.

This calculus proves at one and the same time a lucrative business for them as well as a convenient distraction from having to deliver results on the substantive policies that so many millions of Americans had otherwise held out hope they would do everything possible to help realize.

One would expect, for at least a few of them, that the past five or six years would have chastened them a bit – teaching them a little bit of humility, if not some necessary political strategy, to work in tandem with President Trump’s administration, and not oppose his every move, in order to enact a legacy-defining, massively popular legislative agenda with staggering results for the American people.

Instead, facing the prospects of a Democratic comeback, the Republicans have opted to play it safe: which in Washington, means do nothing – lest they offend their friends across the aisle, and risk being the target of Democratic persecutions if and when the latter should reclaim power.

On that note, it’s apt to mention the problem is indeed the p-word: power.  Whereas Democrats know what to do with power, Republicans shun it with every possible move.

Nobody in their right mind thinks that if the roles were reversed, Democrats would not immediately eliminate the filibuster (among other procedural blockades) and do everything within their capacity to augment their power, while sidelining Trump and his Republican accomplices.  Of course they would!

This is why the urgency to pass the Save America Act could not be overstated: Republicans have a one-time shot to solidify election systems, and curb some of the excesses of an electorate contaminated by illegal voters and other procedural abnormalities that have corrupted the integrity of our elections.

This is also why Democrats have pulled out every stop to prevent such reforms from taking place.

They are fortunate to have an opponent in the modern Republican Party that is not known for revolutionary action, making their obstructionism a walk in the park – and Chuck Schumer’s job easier than it should be.

This is why it is hence incumbent upon the President, once again, to rescue our political system, lest we forfeit the opportunity handed to us, and risk descending one more into banana republicanism, at which point we will have nobody to blame but ourselves.

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