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The earthquake in Venezuela killed an innumerable amount of people. The photographs are hard to look at. So much suffering. I don’t know about you, but I’m glad to be in the USA. It’s hard to imagine the devastation. But the earthquake in Venezuela destroyed buildings and people are distraught, as you can imagine. You can’t believe the photos, but they’re real. They don’t even know how many lost their lives yet. Family members wondering if their loved ones made it, or… We can’t imagine the pain people are living with, not knowing whether their family survived.

Big media is against Trump. They’re trying to say he’s half asleep most of the time. I think he’s doing a good job, but the media is not impressed. They’re trying to say he’s sleeping through meetings. I don’t think so, but he’s definitely got the weight of the world on his shoulders. They’re constantly showing pictures with his eyes half closed. I think he’s got them all outclassed, and they don’t even know it. 

The Strait of Hormuz is open. Or almost open. Iran is still being provocative, violating the ceasefire. This thing could get out of control. Talks are on again, off again, so we don’t know what to think. If a tanker gets blown up in the Strait, look out. That hasn’t happened yet, let’s hope it doesn’t.

The war rages on in Ukraine, with Zelensky sending drones and explosives clear to Moscow. Hundreds of them. Things better not get out of control, maybe they already are. Putin has got that look on his face again, Ukraine better look out. He may be considering the unthinkable.

Now they’re wondering if Putin has his sights set on NATO. Neighboring countries have been on Ukraine’s side and Putin knows it. This is no time for another war! A Drudge Report headline reads “Vlad plots move on NATO?” Better not. We’re still a partner. Unless he wants to start WWIII.

Mark

PS. We were saddened to hear of the passing of Mr. David Kleindienst. He was a longtime Minister and host in Columbia, Missouri. He will be greatly missed and we’ll keep his family and friends in prayer.

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The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, pursuing a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state amid its ongoing war with the United States and Israel, four sources told the Reuters news agency.

The exclusive report on the move coincided with the final stages of broader negotiations between Tehran and Washington to end the war. Diplomats say those talks involve the release of tens of billions of dollars in Iranian oil revenues frozen in foreign banks under US sanctions.

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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/12/uae-to-unlock-frozen-iranian-funds-amid-us-ceasefire-push?fbclid=IwY2xjawSmTolleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeIiZar6ioLtDv7lRGWR__QCTf17BvwGE-C1c_1c19RSLuxxvfOLMAJ5EPduE_aem_A0rWNS_3f-KNzhK5hgb5GA

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Netanyahu asserted Israel’s right to self-defense, “and I say this with appreciation and respect in my good conversations with my friend President Trump.” Netanyahu appears to have openly defied Trump with a strike in Beirut on Sunday and then retaliatory attacks against Iran.

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Source: https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-lebanon-trump-06-08-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawSWnvJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe_DMI3W3dLf3FIH3Iyv3p4PU-si0PEuA8X7vwhJa2RmIu_LuJ2ZaZjFJgSVg_aem_07Ts1eAh18SFhSHAhsDAhw

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Tehran, which had conditioned any deal with the U.S. in part on an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon, earlier struck Kuwait, damaging its airport and injuring dozens while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.

The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia and the evacuation of all its operatives from the South Litani Sector, a joint statement released by the U.S. State Department said following negotiations in Washington.

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Source: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2026/06/03/gulf-tensions-escalate-iran-hits-kuwait-us-strikes-near-hormuz/90384267007/

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So Bezos’ rocket blew up while testing. He must think he’s giving Elon Musk a run for his money. Luckily no one was hurt, it was just a test. But a test that went wildly wrong. My Grandfather was mighty suspicious of the launches back in the 60’s. He thought they’d all crash and man would have to give up. But that was 60 years ago.

Then my Dad took me to the launch of Apollo 8. He couldn’t sleep and we went way early. That was an experience –– and nothing went wrong. That was before the first moon landing. But Apollo 8 did orbit the moon as I remember. But then, nothing’s like the ‘60’s.

The war with Russia goes on in Ukraine. I don’t know what Trump has got up his sleeve, but he’s intent on stopping it. Putin is apparently trying everything to live to a ripe old age.

The internet says there are organs for sale. No, thanks. We’ll just live out our days. Doctors can monitor everything, but we all still die.

We’re waiting to see what happens with Iran. Trump may approve a newly negotiated ceasefire extension. Otherwise, nothing much has changed.

The media still wants Trump’s head and they’re embarrassing themselves trying to get it. Everybody’s in trouble, Comey foremost. But old troubles die hard, and I think he may be going after everybody who made his life miserable.

Europe is in disarray, and I don’t want to go there. They’ve taken in so many Muslims that there are no-go areas in their cities. Who wants to be a prisoner in the West?

It wasn’t ruined when I went. We flew the Falcon even though it wasn’t a trans-Atlantic airplane. I’ll not forget the landing in the Azores. It was an old air base, and we landed during a 100 mph crosswind. The pilots were scared.

But that was before they decided that importing Muslims wouldn’t be a problem. Now they know!

Mark

The post Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – May 29, 2026 first appeared on Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association.

The U.S. military said that Kuwait had intercepted missiles launched by Iran late Wednesday night, calling the Iranian attack on one of the U.S. top allies in the Persian Gulf an “egregious ceasefire violation.”

Kuwait–which hosts a large U.S. base–had earlier announced an attack on its territory, and Iran announced it had retaliated after strikes earlier in the week on a U.S. base in a Gulf state it did not name.

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Trump says twenty years is enough.  But Iran is not being forthcoming.  The way he looks at it most of us will be dead, and the next generation can deal with the situation.  But Trump’s not happy about the way Iran is negotiating. But the way we’ve been dealing death to Iran’s leaders… they don’t know which end is up.

Trump was just in “Chynah”, and we’re waiting to hear how things went.  China is the one country that’s continuing to do business with Iran. Surely that will get straightened out. We don’t want a war with China while we deal with Iran. China is the one place that could hurt us, but they won’t. The Bible tells us how things will play out, and we’re not there yet.

So far, peace talks with Iran have been unacceptable. The President wants pledges he’s not getting. Meanwhile, Iran menaces the Strait of Hormuz, where a good portion of the world’s oil flows. They could have done this anytime, but they’ve just gotten the daylights bombed out of them, so what’s left? I understand that we are sending oil to Europe to make up for the shortfall, but can we do that indefinitely?  

Everything old is new again. Here we are in 2026 worrying about the Strait of Hormuz. We were worrying about that narrow choke point years ago. My Dad did programs about it. So far Iran has not admitted defeat, and maybe we’ll have to deal with that. I learned one thing about the Middle East: The Arabs are braggarts. I could tell some stories.

The left is doubling down.  Hollywood has its cast of men who play women in movies and it’s all the rage right now.  My Dad used to describe people who celebrate these movies as pigs at the trough, but who’s looking out for Hollywood right now? I guess it’s the one thing they can tout, but I don’t want to be fooled.  

We’re at war with Iran, but you’d hardly know it. Gas prices are up, but at least we can sleep at night. Trump is promising lower gas prices, but the media is making hay while they can. I think most liberal media outlets are against Trump. They can’t stand him, and they’re hoping he will fail just to give them the satisfaction, and allow them to toot their horns in public. But so far so good.

Europe is building cages around its oil facilities, just in case a stray missile comes in. Who ever thought of it?  They’re literally building cages around their oil storage facilities so the explosives won’t reach the oil.  Maybe we should do that. Europe is where the action is, and we’re not making friends with them either. They’re outraged that Trump is such a strong leader. I’m sure his name is on everybody’s lips over there. Europe is backward by our standards. We can be thankful we live in the U. S.  

It looks like America is on a roll, and the media would like nothing better than for us to crash just so they can criticize Trump.

Comey, Clapper and Brennan may yet get their wings clipped.  We can only hope!  

Mark  Armstrong

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The President previously threatened to resume the war if Iran failed to reach a deal by Wednesday’s deadline at 8pm ET (1am BST)

Trump wrote that ‘based on the fact that the government of Iran is seriously fractured’, the US military would hold off striking ‘until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal.’

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Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15753229/Vance-CANCELS-Iran-peace-talks-amid-fears-Trump-set-launch-ferocious-bombing-campaign-civilian-infrastructure.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRXdE5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe-UmautvKKgA5–nVOrKexeZAj7f_l1jouc-_qtQuJRYtswnKkLxVZOqCtmI_aem_9Rc4bW0xqcGG5JbB8qjRtA

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