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Dem Senate hopeful ripped for trashing Middle America in unearthed social media posts: ‘Ticks me off’
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A Democratic Senate hopeful in Michigan reportedly deleted thousands of social media posts, including one disparaging the middle-American communities she is asking voters to elect her to represent.
Mallory McMorrow, who indicates in her 2025 autobiography that she «relocated permanently» from the Los Angeles-area to Michigan in 2014, shared in the deleted posts about dreaming that the elite coasts would annex themselves from middle America. In the now-archived posts, McMorrow also mused about how she wished she «never left California» and said there were days since moving to Michigan «that make me miss California even more.»
Meanwhile, McMorrow described herself in 2016, after she claimed to have relocated to Michigan, as a constituent of Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu, repeatedly referenced voting in California’s June 2016 Democratic Primary and urged other voters to do the same. McMorrow referenced voting in person in November 2014 in the Los Angeles area as well, even though in 2024 she chided someone on social media who said they voted in a state they no longer lived in.
In total, McMorrow deleted roughly 6,000 social media posts, according to CNN’s K-File investigative unit, which reported that the posts appeared to have been deleted in 2025 following New York Post reporting on several of McMorrow’s social media comments, including the one about dreaming that fly-over country would annex itself from the coasts.
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Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 19, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to formally accept the party’s nomination for president during the convention running from Aug. 19-22 in Chicago. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
In addition to appearing to bash the part of the country she seeks to represent, McMorrow’s deleted tweets covered a variety of other topics, including Trump, whose governing style she compared to Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler, according to a review of the now-archived posts.
A spokesperson for McMorrow’s campaign, Hannah Lindow, suggested the social media posts exposed in K-File’s Wednesday report were light-hearted and often jokes. One post included McMorrow complaining about the cold Michigan weather, while another quipped that she was «pushing for a future without cars» in response to a thread about Uber drivers.
«These are normal tweets by a normal person,» Lindow told Fox News Digital. «Normal people complain about the weather. The Michigan sky does in fact sometimes ‘s— ice.’ She stands by that.»
Meanwhile, Lindow pointed to a Democratic strategist who argued «every adult decision Mallory has made» says that she loves Michigan.
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«As Michigan’s Senate Majority Whip, Mallory has spent the past eight years fighting and delivering to make people’s lives better: higher wages, universal pre-K, no kid going hungry in schools, comprehensive gun violence prevention laws, and more,» Lindow said. «And she’s tweeted about that too.»
Both Michigan and California were states that experienced a lot of outbound moves in 2023. (Left: (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images), Right: (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images), Right: (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images))
The CNN reporting ignited backlash against McMorrow from conservatives online and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., who is also running for the Michigan Senate seat. In response to McMorrow’s now-deleted social media posts, she posted a long X thread explaining why she is proud to be a native Michigander, taking a few thinly-veiled shots at McMorrow.
«I’m a born and raised Michigander and damn proud of it. I love everything that makes us Michiganders, from our manufacturing heritage to our lakes and yep, even our accent. That’s why I have pretty thick skin about people making fun of the way I talk or the clothes I wear—because this campaign isn’t about me,» Stevens said.
«It’s about the amazing people who live in this state. About them having a real champion in the Senate. So what actually ticks me off,» she continued. «Someone who wants that job— representing Michiganders—talking crap about us and our state.»
In a social media post appearing to reference the deleted social media posts, McMorrow’s Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, posted a photo of himself pointing to someone off-screen and laughing. The post also included the following caption: «Born in Michigan, hallelujah. Raised in Michigan, hallelujah. Believe cars should exist, hallelujah.»
«The death of a campaign, brought to you by, the campaign,» Chris Gustafson, the Senate Leadership Fund and One Nation spokesperson, posted on X.
«How can McMorrow represent the people that she hates?» the research arm of the Republican National Committee posted on X.
«One of my greatest fears for my home state is the Travese-City-ification of the great Up North,» Parker Thayer, an investigative researcher at the Capital Research Center, posted on X. «Costal libs like Buttigieg and McMorrow have realized how beautiful it is here, and they’ve decided they can tolerate out «backwards» midwestern ways if they balkanize the state.»
«As I’ve told you the ‘elites’ hate your guts if you are culturally in the space between West of the George Washington Bridge and East of the Golden Gate Bridge,» Conservative radio host Andrew Wilkow posted on X
Fox News Digital clarified that McMorrow and her husband made the decision to move from California to Michigan in 2014, but did not vacate their California apartment until 2016. Public records also show McMorrow registered to vote in Michigan in August 2016. In California, the law prohibits non-residents from voting in its elections.
«I had a dream that the U.S. amicably broke off into The Ring (coasts + Can + Mex + parts Mich/Tex) and Middle America,» one of her now-deleted posts from December 2016 stated, according to archived versions reviewed by Fox News Digital. «Oh and The Ring nominated Obama as Prime Minister and everyone was given $1,000 and six months to pick a side.»
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In another Jan. 2017 post, after she was already permanently living in Michigan, McMorrow responded to a social media user that there are days she has in her new home «that make me miss California even more,» according to an archived version reviewed by Fox News Digital.
«California should have its own diplomats» to «make sure we don’t get nuked because of morons from the other side of the country,» the user said, before McMorrow responded: «There are days like these that make me miss California even more.»
In another one of the now-deleted tweets, from November 2016, McMorrow wrote: «I wish I never left California,» in response to another user’s comments about diversity in Detroit.
State Senator Mallory McMorrow, a Democrat from Michigan, holds up a Project 2025 book during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. The race for the White House will reach a fever pitch this week, with Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump battling for momentum, and attention, around the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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McMorrow, besides appearing to bash the part of the country she seeks to represent, also deleted other tweets on a variety of topics that could potentially pose a liability for her candidacy.
For example, some of the deleted posts from McMorrow included comparisons between the United States under Donald Trump’s leadership and Nazi Germany.
«Dr. Seuss, 1941. We’ve been here before, America. #AmericaFirst #NoMuslimBan,» McMorrow posted shortly after Trump began his first term in 2017, alongside a Dr. Seuss cartoon referring to Nazi Germany. In a separate post a few months later, McMorrow responded to someone lamenting they had no faith that the minds of Trump supporters could be changed.
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Michigan Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow enters a Democratic convention on Sunday accompanied by a marching band amid a tight primary race (Team McMarrow via X)
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«Agreed. But how do we fight back? Hitler had supporters. Stalin had supporters. Putin has supporters. No one will change their minds,» McMorrow replied, according to archived versions of the post.
In an Oct. 2020 post, McMorrow also pleaded with her followers to watch a video «that a dear friend created,» which featured a Holocaust survivor drawing parallels between Nazi Germany and Trump’s «authoritarian aspirations.»
The posts from McMorrow, exposed by K-File and the New York Post, stand in stark contrast to remarks on her campaign’s website that indicate «choosing to put roots down» in Michigan «is the best decision I’ve ever made.»
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Hegseth fires back at Warren’s insider trading comments tied to Iran war: ‘No one owns me’
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth forcefully denied allegations that he or others may have profited from the war with Iran during a heated Senate exchange Thursday, telling Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., that «no one owns me» as she pressed him on what she said was suspicious trading activity tied to the conflict.
Warren pointed to what she described as a pattern of large, well-timed oil trades occurring minutes before public announcements by President Donald Trump related to the war, suggesting the possibility that insiders were using nonpublic information to profit.
The exchange reflects growing scrutiny in Washington over whether sensitive information tied to the Iran conflict could be used for financial gain, as well as broader concerns about ethics rules governing senior officials and lawmakers.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth forcefully denied allegations that he or others may have profited from the war with Iran during a heated Senate exchange Thursday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«In just the space of minutes, it looks like insiders have been making out like bandits, using secret information about the war,» Warren said.
She pressed Hegseth repeatedly on whether he had any explanation for the activity «other than insider trading.»
Hegseth declined to engage directly with the premise, saying the department had operated «completely aboveboard» and emphasizing that his focus remained on military operations rather than financial markets. He added that safeguarding sensitive information is taken «very seriously.»
«What happens in markets … is not something we’re involved in,» Hegseth said.
The exchange escalated when Warren referenced reporting about Hegseth’s own financial dealings, including a claim that a broker attempted to invest in a defense-related fund ahead of the conflict.
«That entire story is false,» Hegseth responded. «Any insinuation that I have ever profited … I don’t do it for money. I don’t do it for profit. I don’t do it for stocks.»
He added: «No one owns me. No one owns this department, no one owns this president.»
Warren’s line of questioning follows recent reporting that raised questions about Hegseth’s financial dealings ahead of the Iran conflict. The Financial Times reported that a broker working on Hegseth’s behalf contacted BlackRock in February about making a multimillion-dollar investment in a fund tied to major defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, in the weeks before military action began.
According to the report, the investment ultimately did not take place because the fund was not available to the broker at the time.
The Pentagon has strongly denied the reporting, calling it «entirely false and fabricated,» and Hegseth reiterated that denial during Thursday’s hearing.
Hegseth and Warren (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«In just the space of minutes, it looks like insiders have been making out like bandits, using secret information about the war,» Warren claimed. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Federal law places strict limits on defense officials’ investments to prevent conflicts of interest. Presidential appointees at the Pentagon generally are barred from owning or buying stock in top defense contractors that receive the largest government contracts, with narrow exceptions such as diversified funds. Ethics rules also require senior officials to avoid even the appearance of self-dealing and to disclose or seek approval for certain financial activity.
Warren’s comments come amid a recent high-profile case involving a U.S. service member accused of profiting from nonpublic military information.
Federal prosecutors charged Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke with using classified intelligence about a covert operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to place bets on a prediction market, allegedly earning more than $400,000.
Authorities allege Van Dyke was involved in planning the operation and used that knowledge to wager on its outcome before it became public, prompting charges including wire fraud and unlawful use of government information.
Critics have pointed to a perceived double standard, noting that while a U.S. service member faces potential prison time for insider trading, enforcement of similar rules governing members of Congress historically has been less aggressive.
Federal prosecutors charged Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke with using classified intelligence about a covert operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to place bets on a prediction market, allegedly earning more than $400,000. (Gannon Ken Van Dyke/AP)
«This man is facing decades in prison,» Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., told Fox News’ Ingraham Angle Saturday. «Meanwhile, every single day on Capitol Hill, there are many members of Congress on both sides that are currently engaging in insider trading.»
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Trump weighed in Saturday, comparing the case to baseball legend Pete Rose.
«That’s a little like Pete Rose,» Trump said when asked about the case. «Pete Rose, they kept him out of the Hall of Fame for betting on his own team. Now, if he bet against his team, that would be no good, but he bet on his own team. I’ll look into it.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Warren and Hegseth for comment.
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EN VIVO: Hegseth se enfrenta a un segundo día de interrogatorio por parte de los demócratas sobre la guerra con Irán
El Comité de Servicios Armados del Senado escuchará una presentación similar sobre la propuesta de presupuesto militar de la administración Trump para 2027, que elevaría el gasto en defensa a la cifra histórica de 1,5 billones de dólares
El mundo enfrenta “la mayor crisis energética de su historia”, provocada por la guerra en Oriente Medio y las perturbaciones en el comercio de hidrocarburos, afirmó este jueves el director de la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE), Fatih Birol.
Como ya ocurrió con la invasión rusa de Ucrania en 2022, el conflicto en Oriente Medio evidenció la fuerte dependencia mundial de las energías fósiles.
El cierre iraní del estrecho de Ormuz, por donde transitaba un 20% del petróleo y el gas natural licuado del mundo, disparó los precios del barril de crudo a niveles no vistos en cuatro años.
El Brent del mar del Norte llegó a cotizar este jueves a 126 dólares, cuando Estados Unidos aplica también un bloqueo naval a los puertos iraníes.
El prolongado cierre de ese paso marítimo crucial para el comercio mundial amenaza con problemas de suministro y escasez a largo plazo.
En una conferencia de la AIE en París, donde tiene su sede el organismo, Birol aseguró que este encarecimiento está “poniendo mucha presión en muchos países”.
“El mundo enfrenta la mayor crisis energética de su historia”, dijo durante una conferencia en la capital francesa dedicada a las energías renovables.
“Los mercados del petróleo y del gas tendrán graves dificultades”, insistió.
En ese mismo foro, el presidente de la cumbre COP31 del clima que se celebrará en Turquía a fines de año, Murat Kurum, llamó a “acelerar la transición hacia las energías limpias”.
“Ahora sabemos claramente que la economía mundial debe cambiar de modelo energético. Y la etapa más crucial consiste en acelerar la transición hacia las energías limpias”, afirmó Kurum, según la traducción de un intérprete de su discurso en turco.
A continuación, la cobertura minuto a minuto:
Wall Street registró el mayor avance mensual desde 2020
Un sólido desempeño trimestral de varias empresas y la moderación en los precios del petróleo favorecieron que el S&P 500, el Dow Jones y el Nasdaq marcaran récords y completaran el mejor mes en más de un lustro
Wall Street cerró abril con sus mayores ganancias mensuales en años el jueves, impulsado por resultados empresariales que superaron las expectativas, mientras los precios del petróleo retrocedían desde máximos de cuatro años en medio de la alta volatilidad generada por el conflicto entre Estados Unidos e Irán.
Trump advirtió que no descarta reiniciar los ataques en Irán si fracasan las negociaciones: “Puede que lo necesitemos”
El presidente de Estados Unidos aseguró que Teherán “quiere llegar a un acuerdo desesperadamente” y sostuvo que las conversaciones con el régimen continúan bajo un alto nivel de confidencialidad
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, no descartó una eventual reanudación de ataques contra Irán y dejó abierta la posibilidad de escalar el conflicto.
Donald Trump intensifica la tensión diplomática con España. Este jueves, el presidente de Estados Unidos ha asegurado que se plantea retirar las tropas estaduidenses del país durante una comparecencia en la Casa Blanca. El mandatario ha justificado esta posibilidad en la postura crítica mantenida por el Gobierno español hacia la política exterior de Washington respecto a Irán, reafirmando su desacuerdo con la respuesta europea a la escalada de hostilidades en Oriente Medio.
La UE pide prepararse ante posibles tensiones en el suministro de queroseno si persiste el bloqueo en Ormuz
La Comisión Europea ha instado este jueves a los países de la UE a prepararse ante posibles tensiones en el suministro queroseno si se prolonga el cierre del estrecho de Ormuz, aunque insisten en que, por el momento, no hay escasez de combustible.
Así lo han constatado en las reuniones del Grupo de Coordinación del Petróleo y del Grupo de Trabajo de Seguridad de la Unión Energética, en las que expertos de la Comisión, los Estados miembro, la industria, la Agencia Internacional de la Energía y la OTAN han analizado la evolución del flujo de gas y petróleo en Europa.
En el caso del gas, los participantes han confirmado que la seguridad del suministro se mantiene “prácticamente inalterada”, en línea con las conclusiones de la semana pasada, mientras continúa el llenado de las reservas.
Alemania exige a Irán que renuncie a las armas nucleares
El ministro alemán de Exteriores, Johann Wadephul, recalcó este jueves que su país defiende que la guerra en Oriente Medio concluya de forma que Irán deje de suponer una amenaza para sus vecinos y el mundo, con el compromiso explícito de no adquirir armas nucleares.
Wadephul, tras reunirse en Rabat con su homólogo marroquí, Nasser Bourita, subrayó que Teherán debe cesar “sus acciones perjudiciales en su vecindario”, entre las que citó el uso de grupos aliados como Hezbollah para mantener a otros Estados como “rehenes”.
Asimismo, recordó los ataques del movimiento islamista palestino Hamás contra Israel y las acciones de la milicia yemení de los hutíes en el mar Rojo y en el estrecho de Bab al Mandeb, que ponen en riesgo rutas marítimas clave.
“Todo esto debe terminar”, enfatizó Wadephul, quien instó a Irán a reconocer la gravedad de la situación, valorar las oportunidades de negociación y mostrar una “verdadera voluntad” de poner fin al conflicto. “No pueden sobreestimar sus cartas”, advirtió.
El ministro abogó por que Teherán demuestre una disposición real al diálogo para resolver la crisis.
Las principales bolsas europeas terminan con una clara subida
Las principales bolsas europeas terminaron este jueves una semana agitada al alza, tranquilizadas por la caída del petróleo a última hora de la tarde y la apertura mayoritariamente en alza de Nueva York tras el anuncio de los resultados de los gigantes tecnológicos.
Antes del fin de semana del 1 de mayo, París avanzó 0,53%, Fráncfort 1,41%, Londres 1,62%, Milán 0,82% y Madrid 0,74%.
El Reino Unido eleva a “severo” su nivel de amenaza de terrorismo
El Reino Unido elevó este jueves a “severo” el nivel de amenaza de terrorismo, tras un ataque con cuchillo contra judíos ocurrido el miércoles en Londres, informó el ministerio del Interior.
“El Centro Conjunto de Análisis de Terrorismo (JTAC, por sus siglas en inglés) ha decidido hoy elevar el Nivel de Amenaza Nacional del Reino Unido de ‘sustancial’, lo que significa que un ataque es probable, a ‘severo’, que significa que un ataque es muy probable en los próximos seis meses”, señaló. Según el JTAC -que forma parte de los servicios de seguridad británicos-, el nivel de amenaza se mantenía en “sustancial” desde febrero de 2022.
Hegseth comparece en el Senado para un segundo día de interrogatorio por parte de los demócratas sobre la guerra con Irán
El secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, se enfrenta por segundo día consecutivo a un interrogatorio por parte de los demócratas en el Capitolio. Los senadores tendrán su primera oportunidad el jueves para confrontar o elogiar al jefe del Pentágono por su gestión de la guerra contra Irán.
Hegseth ya había tenido un enfrentamiento con los demócratas —y algunos republicanos— el día anterior durante una audiencia de casi seis horas ante el Comité de Servicios Armados de la Cámara de Representantes, donde fue sometido a un duro interrogatorio sobre el costo de la guerra en dólares, vidas humanas y la disminución de las reservas de armamento esencial.
El Comité de Servicios Armados del Senado escuchará una presentación similar sobre la propuesta de presupuesto militar de la administración Trump para 2027, que elevaría el gasto en defensa a la cifra histórica de 1,5 billones de dólares. Hegseth y el jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto, el general Dan Caine, volverán a enfatizar la necesidad de más drones, sistemas de defensa antimisiles y buques de guerra.
Guterres advirtió que la crisis en Ormuz podría frenar el crecimiento global al 3,1 %
El secretario general de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, advirtió este jueves de que la crisis en Oriente Medio, que se adentra en su tercer mes pese a un frágil alto el fuego, provocará que la economía global caiga del 3,4 % al 3,1 %, la inflación suba del 3,8 % al 4,4 % y el comercio de mercancías se desacelere hasta cerca del 2 %.
Según dijo Guterres en la sede de la organización en Nueva York, este es el escenario más probable incluso si el cierre del estrecho de Ormuz se levantara hoy, ya que “las limitaciones a la navegación están afectando al transporte de petróleo, gas, fertilizantes y otros bienes esenciales, con efectos en cadena sobre la energía, la industria, el transporte y los alimentos”.
En un segundo escenario, con interrupciones hasta mediados de año, el crecimiento bajaría al 2,5 % y la inflación alcanzaría el 5,4 %, mientras que “unos 32 millones de personas caerían en la pobreza y otros 45 millones enfrentarían hambre extrema debido a la escasez de fertilizantes y a la caída de las cosechas”, agregó.
“En el peor de los casos, con disrupciones durante todo el año, la inflación superaría el 6 % y el crecimiento global se reduciría al 2 %, acercando al mundo a una recesión con amplias repercusiones económicas y sociales”, añadió, en declaraciones a la prensa.
La previsión de Guterres coincide en gran medida con la de organismos como el Fondo Monetario Internacional, que también anticipa un deterioro del crecimiento global en caso de prolongarse la crisis en Oriente Medio, junto con presiones al alza sobre la inflación y un impacto significativo en el comercio mundial y los precios de la energía.
Trump dijo a Merz que debería ocuparse de su país y no interferir en la guerra en Irán
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, advirtió este jueves al canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, que debería ocuparse más en “arreglar” su país “roto” y poner fin a la guerra en Ucrania, que en “interferir” en el conflicto con Irán, en una nueva andanada en el cruce de críticas entre ambos líderes.
“El canciller de Alemania debería dedicar más tiempo a poner fin a la guerra con Rusia/Ucrania (¡donde ha sido totalmente ineficaz!) y a arreglar su país, que está roto, especialmente en materia de inmigración y energía; y menos tiempo a interferir con aquellos que están eliminando la amenaza nuclear iraní”, escribió en Truth Social.
Según el mandatario, los esfuerzos de EE.UU. por acabar con el programa nuclear de Irán harán “del mundo, incluida Alemania, un lugar más seguro”.
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Israel defense chief warns strikes on Iran could resume soon, signals campaign not over
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Thursday that Israel may soon resume military action against Iran, signaling that despite what he described as devastating setbacks to Tehran, Israel views the broader campaign as potentially unfinished.
Speaking at a ceremony promoting the incoming Israeli Air Force commander, Katz said Iran had been pushed «years backward» in the past year but suggested Israel may soon need to act again to secure long-term strategic goals.
«Iran has suffered extremely severe blows over the past year, blows that set it back years in every field,» Katz said.
Still, Katz’s sharpest warning suggested that despite the current ceasefire, Israeli leaders do not see the confrontation with Iran as resolved.
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A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, 2026. (AP Photo)
Instead, his remarks mirror President Donald Trump’s insistence that pressure on Iran will continue until its capacity to rebuild is curtailed.
«The blockade stays until there’s a real deal,» Trump said Thursday, according to Axios, signaling that Washington intends to maintain pressure until Iran addresses U.S. demands over its nuclear program and broader security concerns.
«We support this effort and provide the necessary backing, but it is possible that soon we will be required to act again to ensure the achievement of those goals,» Katz said.
The warning came as Israel’s Defense Ministry announced a dramatic military resupply surge, with two cargo ships docking in Ashdod and Haifa and multiple transport aircraft arriving within 24 hours, carrying roughly 6,500 tons of military equipment, including thousands of air and ground munitions, military trucks and combat vehicles.
Since the start of Operation Roaring Lion military campaign against Iran, Israel says more than 115,600 tons of military equipment have arrived through 403 flights and 10 maritime shipments, underscoring what Israeli officials describe as preparations for sustained or expanded conflict.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands with Defense Minister Israel Katz. (Israeli PM’s Office)
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, former Israeli national security advisor, told Fox News Digital that Washington and Jerusalem are now seriously preparing for two possible paths: a prolonged blockade designed to economically exhaust Iran, or renewed military action.
«Israel and the United States are seriously preparing for two real options, and the decision, when it comes, could be made very quickly,» Amidror said. «One is to continue the siege, a blockade that can slowly exhaust Iran. The other is war.»
Amidror, who is currently a distinguished fellow at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, said the extensive U.S. logistical buildup suggests Washington is preparing for either path.
«The Americans are building logistics, moving forces, and preparing very seriously,» he said. «At some point, they may feel they are so ready that leadership says, ‘We are prepared, let’s go.’»
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An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes on March 3, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
But he emphasized that for Israel, resuming military action would likely be easier and faster.
«For Israel, it is easier,» Amidror said. «We need less logistics. We are already in the region, rebuilding strength, improving intelligence and accumulating power while Iran’s capabilities are being weakened.»
Iran’s U.N. mission declined to comment.
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