Update (Day 962) Swords of Iron “Is this becoming normal?”

After all this intensity—war, ballistic missiles, the nuclear threat, and the fight to bring security back to Israel and the free world—the question is: will a deal be signed, or will it be another bad deal like the Obama deal?

President Trump has issued a clear ultimatum: no uranium, no deal. He says Iran has five to seven days to decide, and no agreement will be signed unless it includes the full handover of all enriched uranium. “I don’t make bad deals,” he said. Either it’s a good deal, or there’s no deal at all.

Iran is under pressure. The U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is squeezing them financially, though the question remains: are they still selling to China and Russia through other routes?

The next few days may determine whether we see a real agreement—or whether the skies are filled again with missiles.

Meanwhile, Iran’s proxies are not slowing down. In southern Lebanon, Israel’s new multi-dimensional unit identified Hezbollah terrorists entering a building, and they were eliminated. Deep in Lebanon, the Hashmonaim Brigade—religious Jews now serving and doing excellent work—uncovered an anti-tank Hezbollah missile launch site. Those missiles were meant for families in the Galilee, but now they won’t be fired. We’re taking out the trash.

More IDF strikes are hitting terrorist infrastructure in Tyre, Sidon, and across Lebanon. One by one, these threats are going “poof.”

 In Gaza, the terrorists who took part in the October 7 massacre are also meeting judgment. And the message to every proxy of Iran—the IRGC’s terror network across the Middle East and beyond—is simple: change your ways. Your judgment day is coming.

This war feels like an endless marathon, but we must stay strong. Especially as antisemitism rises around the world, even in places where we thought people knew better. The lies are spreading fast, and people are being deceived.

We’ve seen Jews harassed in hotels, parks, and public spaces—called baby killers, mocked for being Zionists, and attacked with vile antisemitic slurs.

I’ve attached a short clip of one of the recent ones that went viral.

This is what hatred looks like when lies are allowed to grow.

That’s why truth must be spoken. Share the truth. Push back against the deception. Stand with Israel.

At the end of the day, Scripture tells us what happens when nations gather against Zion.

Micah 4:1 speaks of the nations coming to the mountain of the Lord, and later the prophet declares that God will strengthen Zion against her enemies.

So arise. Stand firm. Keep going.

The journey is long, but victory is coming.