President Donald Trump made it clear that oil prices were one of his top concerns as the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran enters into an 11th day.

The president threatened Iran on Monday after it was reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had reportedly begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

‘We are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait.’

“If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before,” he wrote on Truth Social.

It is estimated that about 20% of the world’s oil moves through the strait, and any interruption leads to a spike in oil prices. Those prices skyrocketed over the weekend but have since dropped somewhat.

“If, on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction! Additionally, we are using the same Technology and Missile capabilities deployed against Drug Traffickers to permanently eliminate any boat or ship attempting to mine the Hormuz Strait,” he continued.

“They will be dealt with quickly and violently. BEWARE!” the president added.

Very soon after, he followed up with another post applauding the military for destroying “10 inactive mine laying boats and/or ships.”

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would include the “most intense day of strikes” in the war.

“We’re crushing the enemy in an overwhelming display of technical skill and military force,” Hegseth said at a media briefing. “We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated.”

RELATED: Rubio warns Iran against ‘suicidal’ closing of Strait of Hormuz; Vance says retaliation will be met with ‘overwhelming force’

State Sec. Marco Rubio had warned Iran before the strikes that the entire world would turn against the country if it mined the Strait of Hormuz.

“If they mine the Straits of Hormuz, the Chinese are going to pay a huge price,” Rubio said in June. “And every other country in the world is going to pay a huge price. We will too. It will have some impact on us. It will have a lot more impact on the rest of the world, a lot more impact on the rest of the world.”

He added: “That would be a suicidal move on their part because I think the whole world would come against them if they did that.”

Oil prices are up about 40% over the last month, which includes the beginning of the strikes on Iran.

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An 11-year-old boy shot to death his mother’s boyfriend after the couple’s argument last week allegedly became physical.

The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. Thursday inside a home in the 1100 block of South Peach Street in Philadelphia, WCAU-TV reported.

‘It’s disturbing and sad.’

Police told the station a 30-year-old man — identified as Jaimeer Jones-Walker of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania — was arguing with his girlfriend inside the bedroom of her home.

Police said Jones-Walker didn’t live at the home and double-parked on the street before entering his girlfriend’s house, WCAU noted.

The woman told police that Jones-Walker attacked her during their argument, the station said.

“It was verbal and possibly turned into a physical altercation,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told WCAU.

With that, the woman’s 11-year-old son grabbed a handgun and fired one shot, which hit Jones-Walker in the face, investigators told the station.

Police and paramedics arrived at the scene and found Jones-Walker unresponsive inside the second-floor bedroom, WCAU reported.

Jones-Walker was pronounced dead at 11:59 p.m., the station said.

RELATED: Boy, 11, bashes intruder in head with machete while home alone: ‘You’re better off to get a job than breaking into other people’s houses’

Police said the woman and her son remained at the scene and were cooperating with the investigation, WCAU reported.

Officials said the gun fired amid the incident is legally registered to the woman, the station said.

Shyreea Blocker, a neighborhood resident, told WCAU she heard the argument that preceded the fatal shooting. She also told the station that the couple often argued.

“Like, arguing and fighting, but that’s nothing new with them,” Blocker explained to the station. “It’s a shame. It shouldn’t be like that.”

Another neighborhood resident, Gilbert Blocker, added to WCAU that he was concerned over how the shooting might impact the boy.

“The things he’s going to suffer in his heart if he has any feelings [are] going to last him not just now but for the rest of his life,” Gilbert Blocker noted to the station.

Sources told WCAU the boy is staying with another family member.

“It’s disturbing and sad. And I feel apprehension about what is going to happen with this child, what is going to happen with his mother,” Philadelphia’s Office of Domestic Violence Strategies Director Azucena Ugarte noted to the station. “Experiencing violence in the home has long-term effects, but we know that children are resilient.”

No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, WCAU said, and no charges have been filed.

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The Los Angeles Police Dept. was able to capture a woman they believe fired seven gunshots into the home of pop star Rihanna while 10 people were inside.

Police were called to Rihanna’s home in the Beverly Crest neighborhood on Sunday at about 1:15 p.m. on a report of gunshots being fired.

‘Are you there? … Say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I’m not at.’

Chief Jim McDonnell said Tuesday that 35-year-old Ivanna Ortiz was arrested and booked for attempted murder. Ortiz was initially held on a bail of $10.225 million, but it was later reduced to $1.875 million.

LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Ortiz was charged with one count of attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, and three counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper.

McDonnell did not indicate whether the singer, her rapper partner ASAP Rocky, or their three children were present at the home during the shooting.

He said a witness gave a description of the car that the woman fired from. Automated license plate readers and an LAPD helicopter helped police trace the car 8 miles away to the Sherman Oaks Galleria shopping center.

The woman was taken into custody without incident.

The LAPD said officers were able to recover the weapon as well as seven casings from an “assault rifle.”

They also found bizarre posts on social media allegedly from the woman accusing Rihanna of wanting to kill her.

“Are you there? … Say something to me directly instead of sneaking around like you talking to me where I’m not at,” one post reads. Another one said she was doing “her little music thing so she can do witchcraft.”

RELATED: Rihanna to headline Super Bowl halftime show after she refused to ‘sell out’ to the NFL in 2019 over Kaepernick post

No one was harmed in the gunshot attack.

McDonnell said the bail was set at a very high level because there had been 10 people inside the home during the shooting, and they were all considered victims.

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“You may think that you have seen the funniest, greatest clip of a trans meltdown,” says BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales, but you’d be wrong.

On this episode of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered,” Sara plays what she believes is one of the most, if not the most, unhinged video of a transgender-identifying person losing their marbles on the internet.

The video, posted by self-described political commentator Ryley Niemi, captures Niemi interacting with a man pretending to be a woman. Niemi repeatedly calls the man, who has fake breasts and dresses in female clothing, “sir” while asking questions like, “What do you think of Nick Fuentes?”

This triggers an enraged reaction from the man, who repeatedly insists that misgendering is “a felony” in the state of California.

When Niemi correctly counters him by pointing out that misgendering is “not a felony,” the man responds, “You are wrong and dangerous, dangerous, dangerous wrong.”

He then begins to scream, “Felony one! Felony one! Anybody else want to commit a serious hate crime?!”

The humorous encounter reminds Sara of another viral video in which another man dressed as a woman screams, “It’s ma’am!” over and over again to a store cashier who called him sir. As he storms out of the store dropping expletives and challenging the cashier to “take it outside,” he angrily kicks over a product display.

“Total man energy,” Sara laughs, admitting that she “can’t pick” which trans rage video is the funniest.

“Trans videos are like Lays potato chips. You can’t just pick one,” she laughs.

To see the two videos plus other top contenders, watch the episode above.

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Democrats Tim Walz, Jasmine Crockett, and Pete Buttigieg have long been controversial in the eyes of the right, but there’s a relatively new Democrat on the scene — and judging by some of his beliefs, he might be the worst of them.

“His name is James Talarico,” BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler comments. “James Talarico is about as radical leftist as you can be if you are a politician.”

And a clip of Talarico explaining his views on men in women’s sports only confirms this.

“James Talarico, as he is advocating for men to take over women’s sports, also tells us that we should allow men in women’s sports in the name of God because he says God is nonbinary,” Wheeler explains, disturbed.

“It’s blaspheming God so badly,” she adds.

“God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is nonbinary,” Talarico said in 2021 on the Texas House floor.

“I think speaking like that is the definition of speaking as an antichrist,” Wheeler comments, noting that he’s only doubled down on that position since.

“Just in case you were thinking that he was sweet and innocent and one of the good old-fashioned Democrats, James Talarico contends that science tells us, as well as God, that there are more than two biological sexes,” Wheeler says.

“Modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes. In fact, there are six, which honestly … surprised me too because I, you know, am not well-versed in this issue area. I’m not a scientist; I’m a politician — a lot worse than a scientist,” Talarico said on the floor of the Texas legislature, being one of the only ones wearing a mask.

But it somehow gets worse.

“Before we go further, I want to acknowledge that our trans community needs abortion care too. Defending trans Texans is something we have to do every day at the state Capitol. And you better believe I’ll be giving sermons on that too,” Talarico said.

“So, when I use the word woman, it should not be understood as an exhaustive term, but rather as a lens through which to understand, examine, and interrogate patriarchy, similar to how we specify anti-black racism,” he added.

“Notice that he’s standing in front of what appears to be an altar in a setting that appears to be a church, and you have to wonder exactly who is being worshipped in this church and who the sacrifices on that altar are being made to. I suspect it’s not to the same God that you and I worship,” Wheeler comments.

“This man reminds us that politics is not just a competition, it’s not just a game. It is a battle of good versus evil. And we know this for a fact because everything that comes out of his mouth is evil. It’s not just impractical. It’s not just spending too much. It’s not just engaging in forever wars. It’s not just fraud. It’s evil,” she adds.

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Actors are getting a taste of the social media game as the White House is dropping hype videos about its foreign policy.

After the administration released a video that included clips from “Top Gun,” “Iron Man,” “Breaking Bad,” “Deadpool,” and “Gladiator,” actors are demanding the content be taken down.

‘I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately.’

First, writer and actor Ben Stiller took issue with a clip from his movie “Tropic Thunder” being included in the compilation, saying “We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine.”

“War is not a movie,” he added.

System of a Downes

Much stronger verbiage was used by voice actor Steve Downes, who played the iconic Master Chief character in the beloved Halo video game series.

Downes said on X that “at least one propaganda video” was circulating that uses his voice to support the war in Iran.

“Let me make this crystal clear: I did not participate in nor was I consulted, nor do I endorse the use of my voice in this video, or the message it conveys,” Downes wrote. “I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately.”

RELATED: I met Gavin Newsom 20 years ago. He is as slimy now as he was back then.

Music to his ears

Downes wasn’t the only Halo alumnus to comment on the video though. Marty O’Donnell, the original Halo score composer turned congressional candidate, did not exactly share the same sentiment.

“Just want you to know that, unlike Ben, I TOTALLY approve of the use of my music at the [end] of this. Finish the fight!” O’Donnell wrote.

He also responded to Stiller, calling him a “sensitive artist.”

“I, on the other hand, approve” of the video, O’Donnell added.

RELATED: Legendary Halo composer unravels the video-game industry’s woke collapse

Fair use

The actors are seemingly facing a harsh lesson in social media fair use, in that most platforms, such as X and YouTube, allow brief usage of copyrighted materials so long as they are being used for analysis, commentary, or are not taking profit away from the content creator.

In this instance, it is likely the latter at play since “government entities” are not included in X’s revenue sharing program.

In December, musicians Sabrina Carpenter and SZA both took issue with the White House using their music in videos that depicted illegal immigration raids.

SZA wrote, “White House rage baiting artists for free promo is PEAK DARK ..inhumanity +shock and aw tactics ..Evil n Boring,” while Carpenter responded to a video that has since been deleted.

Carpenter said, “This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”

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When former Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters discovered a disturbing flyer included in a kit allegedly distributed to union teachers across the country — he couldn’t help but sound the alarm.

“You shared this flyer that was part of an ‘everyone’s welcome here’ kit with the rainbow flag. And this was distributed to union teachers across the country,” Gonzales says, showing a photo of the flyer.

“So curious thing, when you scan that QR code, do I have this correctly, Ryan? It takes you to a website where you can book an abortion?” she continues.

“Yes. … They don’t even hide it,” Walters replies.

“I mean, it is, ‘OK, we’re going to trans your kid,’ ‘We want your kids to be gay,’ and then, ‘By the way, kids, here’s a direct line to how you get abortions,’” he explains.

While their excuse is usually just that they’re “informing” the students of their options, Walters claims that’s a lie.

“No, this goes even a step further, going, ‘We will help you get these abortions,’” he tells Gonzales.

“You see Gavin Newsom all in on this. You see the teachers’ unions all in on this, of again, what we’re pushing is indoctrination, but then also funneling you into the means to carry these things out, and again, all behind a parent’s back,” he explains.

“We saw the teachers’ unions in Florida, California, across the country go, ‘Hey, we’ve got to shield the parents from the information their kids are getting at school.’ I mean, they literally sued the DeSantis administration in Florida to not allow parents to see the syllabus of what’s being taught in a course,” he adds.

“What an insult to injury,” Gonzales chimes in. “You are paying our salaries, but we don’t have to report back to you what we’re teaching your children.”

“It’s the ultimate slap in the face for a parent,” Walters says.

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