Christian News from a Biblical Worldview

The long-simmering war on the Arabian Peninsula erupted again Monday as Saudi forces struck Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital and the Iranian-backed rebels answered within hours with ballistic missiles and drones aimed at southern Saudi Arabia.

The United States military has used unmanned sea drones in combat for the first time, striking Iranian naval facilities near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command announced Monday.

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under house arrest in Iran after authorities reportedly uncovered what they say was an Israeli covert operation to recruit him as an intelligence asset and ultimately install him as Iran’s leader, according to The New York Times and officials cited by the newspaper.

The Knesset passed legislation Monday granting Torah study constitutional-level recognition as a fundamental value of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.

The United Nations has acknowledged that armed men affiliated with Gaza’s Hamas-run authorities have intimidated humanitarian workers, assaulted aid drivers and disrupted the delivery of lifesaving food supplies.

Israel is closely monitoring the expanding military confrontation between the United States and Iran but is not currently participating, an Israeli official said Sunday evening.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the younger sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, to complete the remaining months of her brother’s Senate term.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Monday that Congress could face another government shutdown this fall as Democrats intensify their opposition to President Donald Trump’s proposed defense buildup and the ongoing war with Iran.

Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up 1,300% since the second Trump administration began compared to the Biden administration era.

A remarkable evangelical awakening is spreading through Brazil’s Amazon region, where missionaries traveling by canoe and riverboat are planting churches, baptizing thousands of new believers, and bringing the Gospel to communities once considered almost unreachable.

Chinese authorities have intensified a nationwide campaign against Christians who worship outside state-controlled churches, arresting thousands of believers and targeting some of the country’s largest underground congregations, according to an investigation by The Telegraph.