U.S. officials detected unidentified drones above the Washington Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live, according to three people briefed on the situation.

Let’s not pretend this is normal. You’re being told in the news this morning that drones — some of them possibly drones from foreign-made Shahed-type platforms — are flying over or near sensitive locations tied to high-level government figures like Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth… and that, according to Pete Hegseth, the all-powerful and maximumly lethal Department of War is essentially shrugging its shoulders and unable to do anything about it? We’ve seen this movie before, and we know how it ends.

“Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.” Zechariah 5:1 (KJB)

The same Pentagon that can track a heat signature halfway across the world, the same system that can lock onto a moving target from space, the same military that spends hundreds of billions of dollars annually on air defense, radar, and ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) — suddenly can’t identify or stop a handful of slow-moving drones over domestic airspace? That can only mean one thing – get ready for a major false flag event. World War Trump is not going as planned, and people really haven’t done their patriotic duty to forget about the Epstein Files, so cue the ‘Jersey Drones’ and let’s get ourselves a distraction. I know this much, if our government cannot, or will not, stop drones from flying over the homes of important cabinet members like Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth, what do you think they’ll do for me and you? You know.

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Drones over base where Rubio, Hegseth live raise security concerns

FROM THE WASHINGTON POST: The military is monitoring potential threats more closely because of the heightened alert level as the United States and Israel strike Iran, according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters. Multiple drones were spotted over Fort Lesley J. McNair on a single night in the last 10 days, the official said, prompting increased security measures and a meeting at the White House to discuss how to respond.

The drone sightings in Washington come as the U.S. issued a global security alert for overseas diplomatic posts and locked down several domestic bases because of threats. This week, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey and MacDill Air Force Base in Florida raised their force protection level to Charlie — a designation that means the commander has intelligence indicating an attack or danger is possible. The only higher alert level, Delta, is for when an attack has occurred or is anticipated.

The drones over Fort McNair prompted officials to weigh relocating Rubio and Hegseth, two of the people briefed said. The senior administration official said the secretaries haven’t moved. Their quarters on the base were publicly reported by multiple outlets in October. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell declined to discuss the drones. “The department cannot comment on the secretary’s movements for security reasons, and reporting on such movements is grossly irresponsible,” he said. The State Department did not respond to requests for comment.

Twice this week officials locked down facilities at MacDill Air Force Base, home to U.S. Central Command, which is responsible for U.S. military operations against Iran. The FBI is now investigating a suspicious package that closed the base’s visitors center for hours Monday, and on Wednesday an unspecified security incident left the base under a shelter-in-place order for hours, the base said in a statement.

“To ensure the safety and security of our people and the mission, commanders adjust their installation’s security posture in accordance with local threat assessments,” an Air Force spokesperson said in a statement.

On Tuesday, the State Department ordered all U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide to “immediately” undertake security evaluations, citing “the ongoing and developing situation in the Middle East and the potential for spillover effects,” according to a cable reviewed by The Washington Post.

Fort McNair houses the National Defense University and some of the Pentagon’s most senior military officials. The base has not traditionally housed political leaders, but a growing number of Trump officials, including outgoing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem, have moved onto area bases, citing security concerns. McNair is conveniently located close to Capitol Hill and the White House. But it does not have the same safety buffer as other bases in the capital region.

Similar drone threats surfaced surrounding President Donald Trump and other top officials in recent years as Iranian leaders sought revenge for the U.S. strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in 2020, according to U.S. officials spanning both the Trump and Biden administrations. READ MORE

Mystery drones spotted over Washington Army base where Rubio, Hegseth live amid Iran war

Amid the escalating Middle East conflict, where Iran is targeting Gulf nations, US officials spotted unidentified drones over a Washington Army base housing Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Authorities have not yet determined the drones’ origin.

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Trump’s top counterterrorism expert Joe Kent has resigned over Iran war validity as Tehran unleashed a blistering series of drone strikes on US Embassy in Baghdad

In a stunning development that exposes cracks at the highest levels of power, President Donald Trump’s top counterterrorism official has abruptly resigned, refusing to stand behind a war he says should never have been fought. But while Washington deals with internal fracture, Iran is doing something far more dangerous—they are changing the battlefield in real time with a coordinated drone war that is now hitting targets across the entire Middle East. This isn’t theory. This isn’t speculation. This is happening right now and it bodes not well for Donald Trump and the global aspirations of his Department of War.

“Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:” Joel 3:9 (KJB)

In just the past 24 hours, Iran unleashed a multi-front drone offensive that lit up the region like a war map coming alive. Oil infrastructure, airports, diplomatic compounds—nothing appears off limits anymore. A major drone strike ignited a fire at the UAE’s Shah gas field, forcing operations to shut down and sending a clear message: energy is now a target. At the same time, repeated drone attacks struck the Fujairah oil hub, one of the most critical fuel storage and shipping centers on earth, disrupting operations and threatening global supply lines.

BREAKING NEWS: Pro-Iranian militias released footage showing a drone conducting a low-altitude reconnaissance flight over the US Embassy compound at Baghdad for nearly two minutes. No response from either Israel or US forces. This is very, very bad news. pic.twitter.com/cNS9VuAOpS

— Now The End Begins (@NowTheEndBegins) March 17, 2026

Dubai, one of the world’s busiest international gateways was not spared. A drone strike hit a fuel tank at the airport, triggering a massive fire and halting flights, proving that civilian infrastructure is now firmly in the crosshairs. And then came the direct hit that should send chills through every American watching this unfold: drones and rockets slammed into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, with at least one drone breaching defenses and causing damage inside the perimeter. This was not random. This was not isolated. This was coordinated. This was a regional drone blitz.

A War Expanding Faster Than It Can Be Controlled

While the administration insists victory is within reach, the battlefield tells a very different story. Iran is not fighting a conventional war—it is fighting a distributed, asymmetric conflict, using drones, proxies, and precision strikes to stretch the battlefield across multiple nations at once. Saudi Arabia is intercepting waves of drones, Gulf nations are shutting down airspace, and oil prices are surging as the Strait of Hormuz trembles under the threat of closure.

And now, for the first time, a top insider has stepped forward and said what others are likely thinking but too afraid to say publicly: this war was not justified.

That resignation is not just political—it is prophetic in tone whether the man realizes it or not. It signals division, uncertainty, and the beginning of something that may spiral far beyond what anyone in Washington is prepared to handle.

BREAKING NEWS: The US Embassy in Baghdad attacked yesterday in a series of strikes by Iran, resulting in the death of 4 people in the area. The war is far from over, and Iran can keep doing this for months. @PressSec @WhiteHouse @POTUS pic.twitter.com/4IhH5XyMQD

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The Swarm Has Changed The Game

For decades, wars were fought with tanks, jets, and boots on the ground. But what we are witnessing now is something different—a swarm war, where dozens, even hundreds, of drones can be launched in waves, overwhelming defenses and striking targets simultaneously across vast distances. Iran doesn’t need to dominate the skies, it only needs to pierce them—again and again and again. And in the last 24 hours, that is exactly what they have done, to the shock, and surprise, of the Trump War Team.

This Is How It Starts

The Bible tells us in Luke 21:9 (KJB):
“And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.”

What we are watching is not just another conflict in the Middle East. It is a rapidly expanding confrontation touching oil routes, global economies, and now internal divisions within the highest levels of government. A resignation in Washington, drones over Dubai, fire in the oil fields. Explosions at U.S. compounds. Piece by piece, the stage is being set. This is no longer a distant war fought in isolated deserts. This is a region-wide ignition event, and Iran’s drone swarm has proven one thing beyond any doubt: They are not losing—they are adapting. And in modern warfare, adaptation is often the difference between defeat… and turning the tide.

Top Trump counterterror adviser Joe Kent shockingly resigns over Iran war: ‘No imminent threat’

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Trump Knew Iran Could Close the Strait of Hormuz But Went to War Anyway as 13 US Servicemembers Now Lie Dead and Missiles Strike US Embassy in Baghdad

War always begins with speeches about strength and victory, but it inevitably ends with funerals. Only weeks into Donald Trump’s war with Iran, the first grim receipts are already arriving. Thirteen American servicemembers are dead, a girls’ school in Minab lies in ruins with the bodies of children pulled from the rubble, and now missiles are landing inside the heavily fortified compound of the United States embassy in Baghdad. What was promised as an ‘easy victory’ against Tehran is already morphing into the kind of widening Middle East war that history tells us ends in heart-rending misery and unbelievable destruction.

“But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.” Daniel 11:44 (KJB)

When Trump ordered American forces into open conflict with Iran, he knew exactly what the risks were. Military planners had warned for decades that if Tehran ever felt cornered, the retaliation would not stay contained within Iran’s borders. It would spread through the region like fire through dry brush — through Iraq, through the Persian Gulf, and through the narrow choke point of the Strait of Hormuz. Now that warning is becoming a stark reality. In fact, things are so bad that Trump is now sending 5,000 US Marines to be the first boots on the ground to try and wrest control of the situation back out of the hands of the Iranians. Based on recent troop deployments and warship relocations, this war could easily last well into winter and beyond. I want very much to see the United States win this thing and get our troops home quickly, but things are not trending in that direction.

As of mid-March 13th U.S. servicemembers have been killed and others seriously wounded as the conflict intensifies. The number has climbed steadily as Iran-aligned militias across the region launch drones, rockets, and missiles at American positions. But the most haunting images of this war are not coming from a battlefield. They’re coming from the rubble of a school in the Iranian city of Minab.

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An explosion tore through the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school, collapsing the building and killing roughly 170 children and teachers, most of them young schoolgirls. Early reports say the blast was caused by a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile strike based on faulty intelligence, and the Pentagon has already announced an investigation. The result was one of the darkest moments of the conflict so far. Rows of small coffins, parents digging through concrete with bare hands, and classrooms turned into graves. Meanwhile the war itself continues to spread.

BREAKING NEWS: OPERATION EPIC FURY has struck a girl’s school in Iran, killing 51 children and wounding 60 more. This is an absolutely terrible start, and borders on the level of war crimes. The US and Israel need to issue an immediate statement and apology. pic.twitter.com/AIik2cPK6I

— Now The End Begins (@NowTheEndBegins) February 28, 2026

Iran has threatened to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply flows. If that waterway is closed, the economic shock would ripple across the entire planet almost instantly. And the violence is no longer limited to Iran.

Missiles have now struck inside the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad, a clear warning that Iran’s network of proxy militias across Iraq has entered the fight. Attacks like this are designed to do one thing: expand the battlefield and drag the United States deeper into the region. This is how Middle East wars spiral out of control in the blink of an eye. They begin with targeted strikes and promises of quick victories. But every retaliation demands another response, every escalation invites another counterstrike, and before long the conflict spreads far beyond the place where it started.

Trump saying that the war with Iran was won in the ‘first hour’. In reality, Operation Epic Fury has become an epic failure resulting in one dead US soldier per day on average. That’s not winning. @CENTCOM pic.twitter.com/CDrzT8eCpy

— Now The End Begins (@NowTheEndBegins) March 14, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now under threat. American forces across the Middle East are on high alert. Iranian proxy groups are mobilizing from Iraq to the Gulf. Missiles are hitting diplomatic compounds. And the war is still only in its opening weeks. History has shown us again and again that once wars in the Middle East begin to widen across borders, they become far harder to contain than the leaders who launched them ever imagined. And right now, the signs of that widening conflict are everywhere. Pray for our president that he would get saved, and then that the Holy Spirit would give him some much-needed wisdom and discernment because, if not, we’re going to find ourselves smack in the middle of World War Trump.

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But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB