by WorldTribune Staff, April 17, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Iran’s foreign minister announced on April 17 that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all commercial ships — as President Trump announced that the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports would remain in place until Teheran signs an agreement ending […]
Special to WorldTribune, April 17, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, April 14, 2026 By Richard Fisher A recent Chinese engineering journal article provides more insights into China’s “Lanyue” manned Moon landing, which uses a specific Russian-inspired design that could in some circumstances prove hazardous to future residents of the lunar South Pole. This is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 16, 2026 Splashdown! After a successful nine-day mission around the Moon, including the planet’s rarely seen Far Side aka the Dark Side, the Artemis II astronauts returned to earth with a textbook landing in the Pacific Ocean just off San Diego, California. Manned Lunar spaceflight has returned! […]
Special to WorldTribune, April 15, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, April 14, 2026 By Richard Fisher Amid numerous reports, and apparent government intelligence findings that China has recently supplied weapons to Iran and was on the verge of sending more, President Trump has engaged in a personal pressure campaign against China, for which he […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 13, 2026 Non-AI Real World News U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday began the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz (Strait of America?) hours after President Donald Trump issued the orders. “The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 7, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald Trump said the media report, based on leaked information, that only one of two U.S. military personnel missing after their plane was shot down over Iranian airspace had been rescued was reckless and put hundreds of U.S. troops, including elite SEAL Team 6 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 6, 2026 NATO is again in the rhetorical cross hairs as the Trump Administration has called out some European members for not allowing American aircraft transit through U.S. European bases. Nor have the Europeans rallied to politically help the United States confront Iran’s blockade of the strategic […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 5, 2026 Non-AI Real World News A U.S. pilot whose F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iranian airspace on Good Friday was rescued on Easter Sunday. A specialized commando force extracted the crew member with the help of air cover, reports cited U.S. officials as saying. All forces involved in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 1, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Amid conflicting news narratives about concluding the Iran War, Sec. of State Marco Rubio underlined the Trump Administration’s shock at the response of NATO allies while also underlining its rationale for launching the attack on Feb. 28. In a March 31 interview with Sean Hannity, […]
Special to WorldTribune, April 1, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, March 31, 2026 By Richard Fisher Though the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears both unwilling and unable to militarily save its ally and proxy the Iranian Islamist-terror regime from near total destruction from an American and Israeli military onslaught triggered by Iran’s nuclear weapons […]
