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your daily report of the news of the last 24 hours powered by 24 provided to you by the click. Good morning. Today is Thursday on edge. My name is Ghy Schwarz and I'm your host on edge. Today is March 19th, 2026. Okay, so this week was totally fine. normal week. Besides, oil prices exploding, missiles flying all over the place, Iran threatening terror attacks on American soil, and flights canled, stock market took a hit. Other than that, a totally normal week. I'm obviously kidding. For those of you tuning in for the first time, well, there was a very big war going on between America and Israel and Iran as well, besides the one in Russia and Ukraine and Pakistan and the Taliban and Afghanistan. Yep. Today, it got a lot a lot bigger and a lot more dangerous and a lot more expensive and everyone is furious. Israel hit South P that is the single largest natural gas field in the entire world located in Iran. They destroyed processing equipment and started fires across the whole site. This was the first time Israel ever hit Iran's natural gas infrastructure ever. And hours before that, Israeli forces might you remember from yesterday killed three of Iranians lead top leaders, Ali Aljani and is Katib, the chief of intelligence there and other other Iranian officials all killed in a single day. Thousands of supporters filled the streets therefore to Iran to mourn Ali Aljani and his bodyguards and his people and his son and all the other Iranian officials that were killed in these strikes. Iran hit back very hard and wide. Two Iranian missiles struck Raslafan, one of the largest natural gas processing centers in the world located in Qatar. That's a major deal by the way. Qatar's national energy company said the damage was so major satellite photos confirmed it. Qatar kicked out therefore as a result of it Iran's military and security representatives within 24 hours. Qatari prime minister is right now in Turkey speaking about the aggressors and the beneficiary of the aggression. We all know who the aggressor is and I don't think he's talking about only Iran. Iranian drones also struck oil refinary facilities in Kuwait sparking a fire there. and Iran hit Saudi Arabia's oil refining facilities at the Yanboo site which is on the Red Sea coast with black smoke visible from a distance. Iran also issued the RGC an evacuation warning to Saudi Arabia's energy facilities including the Samurf refinery which is in Riyad. Arai was on the phone with one of the officials with with Qatari officials they say with Turkey sorry with Turkish officials while missiles were flying towards them. A ship was hit and set on fire in the straight of Hermuz. Iran is getting busy. Also, they well, they sent rockets. They sent missiles to central Israel last night, killing a foreign worker. And also, an Iranian missile hit a hair salon in the West Bank region called Bait Awa, killing three Palestinian women, including a young girl. Those were the first, well, I would say the first Palestinian deaths caused directly by Iran since the war began. Israel kept going. Israeli forces hit Iran's port on the on the Caspian Sea, the Anzali port, for the first time ever, setting three ships on fire. One of those ships was believed to be carrying Russian military equipment. Israel hit the airport on the Iranian in the Iranian city as well, bombing all kind of different helicopters and other well machines and stuff, fuel storage sites. And a projectile also landed landed near Iran's Busher nuclear plant. Who fired at exactly what hit what was hit and whether the the reactor itself was affected. None of that has been confirmed so far. But as we remember not long ago, a very similar thing happened next to the Busher nuclear facility, nuclear plant. It's a civilized nuclear energy plant that Russian scientists attend there and are working there and they were very furious with the Israeli strikes hitting very very close to them. Well, no Russians were hit or or injured. We don't know yet what happened there, though. This is the second time it happened. So far, Israel says they struck over 8,500 targets in Iran. Now, behind the scenes, after Qatar got their hit this morning, Qatari officials picked up the phone and and contacted the White House, the White House envoy, Steve Witkov, demanding to know whether the US had prior knowledge to this. Witzkov arranged an urgent call between President Trump and the Qatari Emmy directly. After that call, Trump posted through on social media saying the United States had no prior knowledge of the South P strike. But both American and Israeli officials claim otherwise. The strike was planned together with and approved by the White House. That's what they confirm. After Iran's second missile hit Qatar, Trump posted a direct warning on Truth Social. He said, and I am quoting his words, right, the United States of America with or without help or consent of Israel will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pass gas field in an in an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before. Your President Donald J. Trump. He added, "I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction, but if Qatar's LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so." In the meantime, they're both making major deals. They're still going on with a trillion dollar investment deal that Qatar has promised to do to make in sorry uh actually that's not um Qatar, that's actually the UAE. I confused two, so it's okay. They're all in the same area and same region. UAE is also getting hit very very very very hard. Secretary of War Pete Hexath stood in front of cameras this morning giving a pre press conference to together with General Kaine and said set it straight. The heaviest day in the war is yet to come. We will finish this. He said Saudi Arabia's foreign minister also warned publicly that Saudi patience has a limit. And Trump went after the media this week too. He posted on Truth Social calling television networks corrupt and highly unpatriotic. He backed his FFC chairman's threat to revoke broadcast broadcast licenses from stations that run what they call fake news about the war. Trump wrote on on truth uh on social media they get billions billions of dollars of free American airwaves and use it to perpetuate lies. He then added and this is a direct quote of him as I used to say in the in the apprentice fired. The FCC chairman separately warns broadcasters change course before your license renewals come up or lose them. Free speech advocates are calling it outrageous and unconstitutional. A fire broke out in the laundry room of the USS Gerald R. Ford, one of the America's biggest and largest aircraft carriers actively involved right now in operations against Iran. A fire broke out right now in the laundry room and many sailors had to evacuate as a result. So now it's heading back. It's heading not back, it's heading to the Greek island of Crate, one of their bases there for repairs. British forces shot down 40 Iranian drones this week. Royal Air Force pilots, Royal Navy crews, and groundbased gunners all took part of this operation. President Trump flew to Dova Air Force Base in Delaware for a military ceremony receiving the bodies of six American soldiers who you know already, as reported here on Edge, were killed when the military refueling airplane, the K1, the KC135 crashed in Iraq some time ago. This week was well today, yesterday was the official funeral. It was the second time Trump has attended one of these ceremonies since the war began. The Pentagon has asked the White House for more than $200 billion in additional money to fund the war. We all know the war is costing already close to a billion dollars a day. Now, there is something else going on with Iran that most people don't even know about yet. Listen to this. American nuclear security expert experts are warning about a site called Picax Picax Mountain. A secret Iranian nuclear facility buried deep inside buried in English buried buried deep inside a mountain. It was built specifically to survive air strikes. Analyst Andrea Striker is calling on the US and Israel to neutralize this site before anything before anything. Why? She says Iran's existing uranium stockpiles are enough material is enough. Well, they have enough material for multiple nuclear weapons. Also need to also she said added it needs to be secured. Even the most powerful bombs may not be able to reach what is buried inside that mountain according to some experts. This is not a small concern. Now, here is where things got really interesting inside Iran itself. Remember yesterday we told you that Iranian President Pzeskin was reportedly looking for a way out. Well, listen to this. Here is the update. On March 7th, those you remember, Peska went on Iranian state television and actually apologized to Gulf nations, the Gulf countries, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE and Oman for the Iranian missile strikes on their territory. He called the attacks miscommunication. And yes, he apologized live on TV for the missiles. His own country fired. The Iranian regime was furious. The leaders were not too happy about it. They pressured him to stop apologizing and take a step back, and he did. But as of today, Peskin has reportedly been cut out of all major military and strategic decisions entirely. He is the president of Iran and they stopped telling him what is actually going on. That is what a regime looks like in serious trouble. And now three men were executed in Iran this week. They were convicted of killing two police officers during the period of civil unrest inside the country. Iran has been executing people all over the place. Well, we all know already that 44,000 people have so far been killed. I think that's the number connected to the protests and violence that they call violence at a very high rate in recent years. The most sad, Israel's intelligence agency is going after Iran security apparatus in a very creative way. They are calling senior Iranian security officers directly on the phone and warning them that they are on the blacklist. A recorded call obtained by the Wall Street Wall Street Journal captures a Mossad agent telling an Iranian police officer his name is on the list and his future does not look good. Israel's goal is very very clear. Get Iran's own security forces to stop cooperating with the regime from the inside out. A few major terrorists were killed earlier today as well. I don't yet know their names. Somebody named Matib, I think, a very high ranking officer and in charge of the intelligence of the IRGC. Now, the political mess inside the US government. My friends, we told you yesterday that Joe Kent resigned, right? Tulsi Gabbott's top assistant, the head of the National Counterterrorism Center. Well, the first senior Trump official to quit over this war. You heard that story already yesterday. Here is what is new. After he quit, he sat down with one and only Tucker Carlson. Yes, that Tiger Carlson for a 2-hour interview saying Israel Trump started the war under pressure from Israel. First, he defended Ali Al Jani, the one who was killed recently, the top Iranian security chief, right? Kent actually claimed Larujani was a good guy who wanted to make a deal with America and he complained that killing him was a big mistake. He then he well then he told Carlson that the real threat to the United States is Israel not Iran. He also pushed a crazy conspiracy theory about the assassination of late Charlie Kirk the conservative activist who was murdered last September in University Utah. Kent strongly suggested that pro-Israel forces and Yedon were behind Kirk's death and he claimed federal agencies blocked his team from investigating. When blood liels can't get any funnier. Well, thinking about blood libels, I always think about the matzah. Well, it leads me to that. It does. What can I say? Montreala matz. Montreala matzah. Becca, help me in the song. There's an ad over this. I can maybe show you the ad if you want. All right. So, basically, Montreal matzah is one of the most healthiest matzah out there. When it comes pesak, I want to know that my matzah is easy to digest. I go on to montrealmata.com. I enter me code and I find the nearest place that sells it. They sell spelt, regular, whole wheat, extra thin, and as well oat matzahas. You can call them on on this number 718-6193661 or you can stop by to the Montreal Matza bakery if you're a Montreal. If you're not, I heard people fly over especially especially to get the Montreal mat. So 43204th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, they have a papa shop. You can get your mas there. Okay. Now the administration hit back fast saying that Kent was already under FBI investigation for leaking classified information to Carlson and Candace Owen and others. They said he did not resign out of principle. He resigned because the investigation was closing in on him. He was getting in trouble. Obviously, Senator Lindsey Graham strongly criticized Kent for his comments. >> Don't believe he would kill all the Jews. That would be a mistake. Certainly, the Jewish people believe that. And this idea that we were drugged into the war by Israel, that's the oldest game literally in the book. If >> anyway, Senator Lindsey Graham, as you can hear in himself, says that always blaming the Jews is the oldest blood liable in the books. and he added that Iran hates everyone and they have the blood of Americans on their hands, not just the Jews. Vice President Van said it's a good thing when officials who cannot do what the president asks them to do, well, choose to leave. Senate Republicans voted down a Democratic resolution that would have required Congress to approve military action against Iran. Democrats say they will keep bringing it back up again. Drive them crazy, I guess. Quick update on a story from yesterday. The Save Act, the Save America Act, right? The voter ID bill, the Senate voted 51 to 48 2 days ago to begin debate to to begin the the debate. First hurdle cleared. Still needs 60 votes to pass. Republicans don't have that. But every Democrat who voted no is now on the record. Now the economy oil crossed $113 a barrel, up 6% in a single day. Analysts are no longer dismissing the idea of oil reaching $200 a barrel. 200 per barrel. Go fill up your tank now is all I'm saying. It's pes in two weeks, so it better gear up now because that's all we live on, right? Oil. In the UK, gas prices have more than doubled since the end of February. The Dow Jones dropped more than 750 points and closed at its lowest point of 2026. The US national debt crossed $39 trillion. Gold dropped below $5,000 an ounce. Well, it's time to buy now. Time to buy now when it's low. cuz when things go good, it will jump up. So go get your go get it. Flights are being cancelled left, right, and center because of the war. Lal has canled all regular flights through March 27th, operating only special flights to bring Israelis back home and American citizens who are stranded abroad. American carriers Delta and United have also suspended services to the region. Del um through May. United um will go through June. Israel has also limited the number of passengers allowed on outbound flights. If you are trying to travel anywhere near the Middle East now, well, good luck. Let's talk about a better luck, I guess. If you have a Striml and you need to renew it, you know who to call. Stry Renew. We spoke about it many, many times. 7325231559. Free pickup and free delivery from all areas in the tri-state area. They press it, they glaze it, they color it, and they renew the couple and the striml shenai as they say. Hashram get call 7325231559. All right. In Lebanon, the IDF is not slowing down. It is expanding. Listen to this. Since we reported yesterday on the heavy strikes in Beirut and the ground operations in the south, things have gotten bigger. IDF troops are now operating deeper in southern Lebanon, establishing a forward defensive zone, a buffer pushing further back from the Israeli border. The focus destroying's rocket launches, weapons storage facilities, and command centers in Beirut. This is not random bombing. This is a systematic operation, systematic operation to take apart the entire terror infrastructure that has been sitting in is on Israel's northern border for years now, funded obviously by Iran. Kisbala is getting pushed back. Their launchers are getting destroyed. The commanders are also getting killed one by one. The terror group is clo is losing ground every single day. More than a million people have been displaced since the fighting intensified on March the second. Israel has more than doubled its troops presence along the northern border. This war has been going on longer than the Iranian war. It obviously intensified since Iran the war in Iran started and they joined forces. Kuwait made another major security bust this week. Authorities arrested 10bala operatives and they put out a video very proudly about it. The second time this week they have broken up abala cell on Kuwait soil. The group was plotting to attack vital installations inside the country. Is the Lebanese terror organization a parliamentary group if you don't yet know what they are backed and directed by Iran obviously and apparently they were busy in Kuwait this week as well. Iran is now demanding money from the UAE. Listen to this. In a formal letter, the parliamentary members of Iran sent a letter to the United Nations. Iran's ambassador accused the United Arab Emirates of allowing its territory to to be used for the recent American aggression air strikes against Iran, calling it an internationally wrongful act and demanding compensation. All the while, missiles are flying and being intercepted over Ramadan. Iran is the one is the one causing chaos and havoc through throwing missiles and civilians all over the world and killing well all over this area in the Middle East and killing innocent people for 47 years now and they want us to pay for it. Interesting business strategy. Now terrorists are trying to make money off their their work. Unbelievable. Four people were injured in a Kisbala rocket attack in Kir Kirana. a man in the 60s and is a serious condition and sustained shrapnel injury and a woman aged 68 who was also injured in the head and two men in their 20s who were lightly hurt by the blast. All four being taken to hospital magendavid confirms okay President Donald J. has been demanding the European countries to send their navies to help reopen the straight of Hermuz about a fifth of the world world's oil passes through it. Right? As you know, it's a very very narrow waterway. Now, Iran recently closed the waterway because of because of the ongoing war with the United States and Israel. Now, I'm also reporting this information. I say it every single day, but I know some of you have just tuned in, so you want to know what this is all about. This has caused global energy prices to go up fast. Now, listen to this. Earlier this week, European leaders completely refused the president's request. They said, "Well, it's not our war." But something changed their minds. Five European countries along with Japan have suddenly changed their course. They announced today that they are now prepared to help. The countries are putting together a plan to protect the waterway and get the oil shipping lanes back open. Turns out it's not our war only lasts until you actually have to pay for your own gas. Oh, there is a war in Russia. Speaking of gas, a Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian hydro power plant has left thousands of people in the neighboring country of Muldova without running water. The plant sits on the Ukrainian side of the border and supplies water to community communities across the Moldovven region of Trans I think it's called Transnistria. Transnistria can pronounce the United States government is now officially working to free a 61-year-old American citizen being held in Iranian prison. His name is Carmen Hecmati. Secretary of State Marco Rubio officially labeled his detention as wrongful and his case has been moved to the special presidential office of hostage affairs. Here is the story. Hakmati was born in Iran, came to the United States as a teenager and built a life as a jewelry merchant on Long Island. Last July, he traveled back to Iran to visit his family and was arrested. His crime, according to Iran visiting Israel 13 years ago for his son's bitzvah. He is now being held in Evan Prison in Thran, one of the harshest prisons in the country. While his family says they are deeply worried about his health and they don't know where he is or what is going on with him. The Iran war is now creating security threats far beyond the Middle East. Listen to this. In London, two Iranian men appeared in court this week, charged under Britain's National Security Act for running a surveillance operation targeting Jewish locations, individuals, and the Israeli embassy in London described as a preparation for physical attacks on the community. Sweden security service warned that the conflict has raised the domestic threat level, specifically listing Jewish institutions as potential targets. And the most serious warning is coming from North America. Both American and Canadian intelligence officials say Iran may be planning terror attacks on American and Canadian soil. No specific target, no timeline, but the warning is being taken very seriously. Well, they've always wanted to do this. They keep on screaming, "Death to America, death to Israel, death to America." So, let's hope. Like I said, that warning also triggered a political crisis in Canada. Listen to this. It came out that the Iranianbacked forces attacked Canadian troops and the government said nothing about it for 11 days. The story only broke out because a French language newspaper called La Pre um published its own published this uh piece on their own and opposition leaders are demanding answers. Why Canadians were not told? The government has not given any explanations. Security at New York City synagogues are being stepped up. The shores and the shores themselves are paying for it. The head of the Jewish security organization says most shores right now need multiple armed guards on site at all times. Federal funding through the Department of Homeland Security um that normally covers exactly these costs has stalled because of the ongoing partial DHS shutdown we told you about yesterday. Schwing for the federal for for the for the added security themselves while waiting to see if the federal funding comes back. Now to Washington. A few quick updates. Well, you guessed it. President Trump's pick to run the Department of Homeland Security. Mark Wayne Mullen had his confirmation hearing this week. It got heated. Senator Rand Paul confronted him directly. Told him to his face he was voting no. He called him unfit for the job. Democrats also pushed back very hard. Even so, Mullen did advance out of the committee, but the full Senate vote is still not a sure thing. Also, on the Republican side, a California Congressman Kevin Kylie quit the Republican party this week. As a result, he lost all his committee seats. Well, it's getting very slim, I would say. The the majority for the Republicans. A new report says the White House is putting together a fast-moving plan to remove Cuba's socialist government and possibly replace it with leadership friendly to the United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said is is said to be leading a co operation triggered after this the discovery of spies inside the US government. The plan could see major action inside Cuba in the very near future. American intelligence agency agencies do not expect China to invade Taiwan. Well, we already reported many many times about this in 2027. They said that they are about to invade Taiwan. Well, they say Beijing still prefers a non-military path. One less thing to worry about for now. Islamic terrorists in Iran claim they hit and seriously damaged an American F-35 fighter jet early this morning. They were so proud about it. The plane is an F-35. For those of you who don't know, that is a super high techch American jet that that costs over hundred million and is built to be totally invisible to the enemy. But early Thursday morning this morning, while the jet was flying a combat mission over Iran, it got hit by enemy fire. So much for being invisible. Thankfully, the pilot managed to keep the broken jet in the air. He flew it out of danger and made an emergency landing at the United States military base in the Middle East. This was one of the operations he carried out. Military spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins says the pilot is safe and doing fine. The military is now trying to figure out exactly how the terrorists managed to hit such an advanced plane. If confirmed, this is the very first time Iran has successfully hit an American or Israeli F-35 since the war started a few weeks ago. The terror group put out a statement bragging about the attack, claiming their weapons are getting stronger. Multiple drones were spotted flying over a military base where both Secretary of State Mark Rubio and Secretary Secretary of War Pete Hexath live several times in a single night within the last 10 days. Who operated the drones has not been determined, but it is raising serious security concerns. At the McDill Air Force Base in Florida, also this week, a suspicious package was found containing what the FBI is calling possible energetic materials, meaning the substance can be can explode or ignite. The investigation is still ongoing. A terrible tragedy happened out of Matri. Speaking of leaving, a group of breast from were traveling to the Sharmal Shake airport to catch a flight to Oman when their vehicle was involved in a serious accident. One 30-year-old man, whose identity I do not know yet, was killed and several others were wounded. Zaka Valente went to the scene to make sure the NFA was treated with full covers. A former Syrian prison chief has become the first official from Assad's government, the Assad regime which fell right those you remember in Rasyria ever to be convicted on American soil. A federal jury found Samir Wasman Samir Usman al- Shik, whatever his name is, guilty of torture and immigration fraud for his role running a Syrian government prison under Assad's rule. First time ever. It took it took a while, but they got him. Syrian's new government has announced a plan to destroy the chemical weapons that left behind by the fallen Assad regime. The United States is backing the effort and now Turkey has joined an international task force to get rid of these weapons. More countries are stepping in to help. IRGC members were seeing hiding under tunnels and underpasses waving white flags. Unbelievable. Because the Israelis are targeting them with drones now. It means surrender. The white flags. When they raise a white flag, it means surrender. All right, let's talk about protobite. 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