Philip C. Johnson | June 16, 2026 UFC Freedom 250 was over. The fireworks had faded. President Trump had celebrated his 80th birthday with Dana White and ten thousand cheering fans on the South Lawn. What most Americans did not know, what the FBI was only beginning to unseal, was how close the evening had … Continue reading A Mother Stopped a Massacre
By Philip C. Johnson | June 16, 2026 In mid-June 2026, the United States and Iran announced a memorandum of understanding to extend their fragile ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Mediated by Pakistan, both sides declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon. A formal signing is … Continue reading US-Iran “Peace” Deal: Just Another Extended Ceasefire?
By Philip C. Johnson—April 27, 2026 Saturday Night at the Hilton The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is supposed to be Washington’s annual truce — journalists and power sharing a meal, a few laughs, and the polite fiction that they don’t despise each other. On Saturday night, April 25, at the Washington Hilton, that fiction died … Continue reading SHOT HEARD ACROSS THE BALLROOM—The third attempt on Donald Trump’s life
By Philip C. JohnsonFebruary 28, 2026 Why This War Has Been Brewing Decades of pure, concentrated rage: Iran’s 1979 Revolution, its nuclear obsessions, and a constellation of terror proxies (Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas) pointed like daggers at Israel and the “Great Satan” America. Israel has always viewed a nuclear Iran as literal doomsday. Washington flip-flopped between … Continue reading US, Israel, and Iran at War
By Philip C. Johnson January 28, 2026 – Little Elm, Texas In the span of a week in Israel, I sat down with two profoundly different voices shaping the nation’s future: retired Major General Amos Yadlin, a legendary figure in Israeli defense, and Gershon Baskin, a lifelong peace activist with unofficial backchannels to Hamas. Their … Continue reading My Personal Insights Regarding my Interviews with Yadlin and Baskin in Israel
By Philip C. Johnson January 26, 2026 – Jerusalem In a wide-ranging conversation in Jerusalem, veteran Israeli peace activist and backchannel mediator Gershon Baskin offered a candid assessment of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s current state. Baskin, who has spent nearly four decades building unofficial dialogues with Palestinians—including Hamas—remains a rare voice advocating for pragmatic engagement amid deep … Continue reading Gershon Baskin on Hamas Backchannels, Uneven Prisoner Exchanges, and Gaza Reality
By Philip C. Johnson January 10, 2026 As of today, Iran is staring down its most explosive internal crisis since the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom uprising. Nationwide anti-regime protests kicked off on December 28, 2025, fueled by brutal inflation (over 42%), food prices rocketing up 72%, and the rial's catastrophic collapse (now trading … Continue reading Iran’s Regime on the Ropes—Is There a Connection with Recent U.S. Actions in Venezuela?
By Philip C. Johnson, writing from Rome, Italy October 15, 2025—The world held its breath as the Peace 2025 Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, birthed a ceasefire heralded as a "historic dawn" by U.S. President Donald Trump. With signatures from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, … Continue reading Israel-Gaza: The Fragile Dawn of Peace 2025:
By Philip C Johnson - July 21, 2025 On July 18, 2025, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard released declassified documents, claiming they expose a “treasonous conspiracy” by Obama administration officials to undermine Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory. Gabbard alleges that former President Barack Obama, former DNI James Clapper, former CIA Director John Brennan, … Continue reading Gabbard’s Explosive Leak: Obama’s Plot to Sabotage Trump Exposed?
By Philip C. Johnson - June 27, 2025 A recent phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked intrigue, with Israel Hayom - Israel’s most widely distributed yet often distrusted newspaper - reporting a multi-point plan to end the Gaza war within two weeks. The call, held late … Continue reading Is the Israel-Gaza War Almost Over? Here’s the Gossip About Trump and Netanyahu’s Recent Phone Call
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