(Worthy Insights) – Satellite images have captured Iran’s Arak heavy water research reactor with a huge, gaping hole blasted through it after Israel dropped a bomb on the nuclear site — which was built as a key part of the country’s atomic bomb ambitions.

The before and after photos shed light on the damage inflicted on the facility after the Israeli military said it pummeled the nuclear site near Iran’s central city of Arak early Thursday in a targeted attack.

In the aftermath of the blast, one image showed a large crater in the dome of the partially built heavy water research reactor. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Washington prepares military infrastructure for potential Iranian operations as senior administration officials develop contingency plans for direct engagement with Tehran, according to sources familiar with internal discussions. Bloomberg reported that the evolving situation could shift rapidly, with some officials pointing toward possible weekend military action.

Federal agency leadership has begun operational preparations for potential strikes, according to Bloomberg sources who spoke anonymously about confidential planning sessions. The military preparations represent a significant escalation in US posture toward Iran, which has been engaged in active hostilities with Israel for nearly one week. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Israeli forces reportedly set up a fake phone call to top Iranian military leaders June 13 to gather them all in one bunker before proceeding to bomb the location, delivering a massive blow to the Iranian regime in one fell swoop, Israeli sources confirmed to The Jewish Chronicle on Tuesday.

Mossad, Israeli’s intelligence agency, staged a bogus phone call to 20 senior staff members of the Iranian air force, instructing them to convene at a specific bunker for an emergency meeting in Tehran, the Chronicle reported. Just as they met, the Israeli Air Force managed to take out most of the Iranian air force leadership with a precision strike on the bunker, crippling Iran’s capacity to retaliate at a crucial moment.

“We carried out specific activities to help us learn more about them, and then used that information to influence their behavior,” an unnamed Israeli official told Fox News. “We knew this would lead them to meet, but more importantly, we knew how to keep them there.” [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, notorious for his inflammatory comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany, escalated his rhetoric to shocking new levels Wednesday by declaring that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “surpassed Hitler.”

During an address to the Turkish parliament, President Erdoğan unleashed a tirade against Israel and Netanyahu, stating, “The images from World War II resemble the images constantly emerging from the Gaza Strip. As if attacks on Gaza and the West Bank weren’t sufficient, Israel’s aggression now targets Iran as well.”

“Netanyahu long ago surpassed Hitler in perpetrating genocide, and we hope their destinies won’t be identical. Netanyahu must face an international tribunal before his death,” the Turkish president declared. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – A recent dataset shared with TIME reveals that 75% of Christian voters have little or no trust in the Democratic Party, while 70% express little confidence in the federal government, and 61% believe life in America has become harder for people of faith over the past decade. This growing mistrust has contributed to Democrats losing this group by a two-to-one margin in the last presidential election. Party leaders like Doug Pagitt warn that Democrats cannot hope to remain the majority party while sidelining the majority faith in the country. The party’s ongoing struggle to reconcile faith with its brand of inclusivity has become a significant obstacle, alienating millions of voters who see religion as central to their identity.

A shocking 75% of these Christian voters say that they have little or no trust in the Democratic Party, according to the data shared first with TIME. (By contrast, Republicans just about break even on that question.) A stunning 70% of these voters have little to no confidence in the federal government. And 61% of these voters think life in America is harder today for people of faith than it was 10 years ago. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Missionaries in the Middle East are once again reporting signs and wonders, including divine encounters with Jesus Christ. In the latest example, yet another Muslim says he met Jesus in a dream, and the message that was delivered by the “man in white” to this Islamic leader is undeniably supernatural.

Multiple miraculous reports are coming from Uncharted Ministries, which exists to “Reach the Unreached and Stand with the Persecuted.” Their latest efforts in Egypt range from the big cities of Cairo, Alexandria, and Luxor, to the hundreds of small villages up and down the Nile River.

Uncharted’s team shares the gospel with Muslims and a growing number of secular Egyptians, resulting in some remarkable testimonies. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Against the backdrop of recent satellite images showing construction and changes at Iran’s nuclear sites, Western intelligence officials believe Tehran is using the time afforded by ongoing negotiations to make alterations that would reduce the effectiveness of any future military strike.

“While nuclear talks are taking place, and Iran keeps scheduling yet another meeting, they are exploiting the time to modify nuclear facilities in ways that could diminish the impact of a potential military strike on those sites and their outcomes,” one of the intelligence sources told The Jerusalem Post. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – In one of the most perilous regions of the world, an American missionary is quietly building an army – not with weapons, but with prayer. Carole Ward has made it her life’s mission to follow God’s call and train fearless believers in Africa’s Sahel region.

The Sahel region of Africa isn’t the kind of place you just wander into. You’re called here.

“It’s very dry. It’s very sandy. It’s dusty. It’s desert. It can be 100, 115 degrees year-round,” Ward tells CBN News. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – With tensions heating up over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump spoke Monday about what comes next—and whether Israel might go it alone. According to Keren Setton’s report for The Media Line, Netanyahu called a high-level meeting immediately after the call, while Trump reportedly urged Israel not to jeopardize ongoing US-Iran nuclear negotiations.

But according to security expert Kobi Michael, Israel might be done waiting. “We are closer to an attack than to the successful conclusion of the talks,” he told Setton. With Iran creeping toward weapons-grade capability and its proxy networks weakened since October 2023, Israel sees an opening. It has already carried out deep strikes inside Iran, hit Hezbollah and the Houthis hard, and tested long-range operational capacity—sometimes using over 100 aircraft. [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – In a promising leap forward for burn treatment, researchers from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center have developed a new type of bioengineered skin that could dramatically improve recovery for burn victims. The team says the innovative graft, created from a patient’s own cells, heals wounds in half the time of current treatments and is stronger, more flexible, and easier to handle than existing options.

The research, published in Advanced Functional Materials, comes as medical teams in Israel continue to treat scores of burn patients, many of them soldiers injured in recent fighting. “Since October 2023, Sheba has treated many young people with burn injuries,” said Dr. Ayelet Di Segni, director of Sheba’s tissue bank. “At such a time, bringing knowledge accumulated in the lab directly to the patient’s bedside becomes an urgent and tangible goal.” [ Source (Read More…) ]

(Worthy Insights) – Late-night host Stephen Colbert, a self-described Roman Catholic, recently said a female portrayal of Jesus is “long overdue” during an interview with the bisexual actress set to star as Jesus in “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Hollywood Bowl this summer.

“One of my favorite musicals of all time is ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,'” Colbert said during an interview last week with Cynthia Erivo, a British bisexual black actress who is deliberately bald. “I love that — and I’m so excited that in August, you’re going to be playing Jesus in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at the Hollywood Bowl.” [ Source (Read More…) ]