{"id":1562,"date":"2026-03-04T11:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:52:08","slug":"us-troops-being-told-iran-war-intended-to-bring-about-armageddon-watchdog-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/us-troops-being-told-iran-war-intended-to-bring-about-armageddon-watchdog-says\/","title":{"rendered":"US troops being told Iran war intended to bring about Armageddon, watchdog says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>American service members across every branch of the military have been told by commanders that the US-Israeli war on Iran is intended to induce the Biblical end times, or Armageddon, according to complaints lodged with a US watchdog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be \u2018afraid\u2019 as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now,\u201d a non-commissioned officer said in an emailed complaint lodged with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Hegseth&#039;s Moment of Madness\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qt2M1cQPRn8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe urged us to tell our troops that this was \u2018all part of God&#8217;s divine plan\u2019 and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MRFF is a non-profit dedicated to ensuring religious freedom for members of the US military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officer who wrote to the group said he penned the message on behalf of himself and 15 other members of his unit \u2014 including at least other 10 Christians \u2014 who were all stationed in the region in a \u201cready-support\u201d function. The other members were identified as one person who is Jewish and one who is Muslim. The religious beliefs of the other three, if any, were not known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anadolu obtained a copy of the complaint from the MRFF after independent journalist Jonathan Larsen first reported on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260303-40725562-40725560-DRONE_ATTACK_TARGETS_US_CONSULATE_AND_AIRPORT_IN_ERBIL-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260303-40725562-40725560-DRONE_ATTACK_TARGETS_US_CONSULATE_AND_AIRPORT_IN_ERBIL-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260303-40725562-40725560-DRONE_ATTACK_TARGETS_US_CONSULATE_AND_AIRPORT_IN_ERBIL-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260303-40725562-40725560-DRONE_ATTACK_TARGETS_US_CONSULATE_AND_AIRPORT_IN_ERBIL-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260303-40725562-40725560-DRONE_ATTACK_TARGETS_US_CONSULATE_AND_AIRPORT_IN_ERBIL-632x420.jpg 632w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260303-40725562-40725560-DRONE_ATTACK_TARGETS_US_CONSULATE_AND_AIRPORT_IN_ERBIL-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260303-40725562-40725560-DRONE_ATTACK_TARGETS_US_CONSULATE_AND_AIRPORT_IN_ERBIL-696x462.jpg 696w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260303-40725562-40725560-DRONE_ATTACK_TARGETS_US_CONSULATE_AND_AIRPORT_IN_ERBIL-1068x709.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AA-20260303-40725562-40725560-DRONE_ATTACK_TARGETS_US_CONSULATE_AND_AIRPORT_IN_ERBIL.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Loud explosions are heard in Erbil, Iraq, following a drone attack targeting the U.S. Consulate building and Erbil International Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The officer\u2019s message was one of over 200 the foundation has received across more than 50 military units since Saturday when US President Donald Trump announced the beginning of sweeping strikes against Iran, a campaign the US is embarking on alongside Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has repeatedly vacillated when commenting publicly on his aims for the war on Iran, saying Saturday in a brief telephone interview with The Washington Post newspaper that his intention was to bring \u201cfreedom\u201d to the Iranian people \u2014 a thinly-veiled reference to regime change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The objectives whipsawed over the following days, even as Trump has called on Iranians to \u201ctake back their country\u201d from the revolutionary government that has led the country since 1979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US mission in Iran, as now defined, is to eliminate Iran\u2019s conventional ballistic missile program and its Navy, bring an end to Tehran\u2019s regional proxy network and ensure it can never achieve a nuclear weapon \u2014 a long-stated goal across multiple US administrations. Iran has long publicly rejected allegations that it seeks to develop a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officer, whose identity was withheld by the foundation out of concern of retribution from the Pentagon, said the commander further told the unit that Trump \u201chas been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe had a big grin on his face when he said all of this which made his message seem even more crazy. Our commander would probably be described as a \u2018Christian First\u2019 supporter,\u201d the officer, who identifies as Christian, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AXios?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AXios<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Netanyahu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Netanyahu<\/a> <br>According to Axios, this is how it went:<br>1 big thing: Trump&#39;s perfect window <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SDM684wykb\">https:\/\/t.co\/SDM684wykb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/axiosam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#axiosam<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ricardobrown (@ricardobrown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ricardobrown\/status\/2029154293312356494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe has been this way for a very long time and makes it clear that he desires all of us under him to become just like him as a Christian. But what he did this morning was so toxic and over the line that it shocked many of us in attendance at the ops readiness briefing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anadolu sent multiple requests for comment to the Pentagon, but none received responses as of the time of publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Religious overtones have run high in the Israeli-US attack. A day into the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referenced a Torah command comparing the Iranian regime to an ancient biblical foe \u2014 one that has also been invoked in reference to Palestinians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe read in this week\u2019s Torah portion, \u2018Remember what Amalek did to you.\u2019 We remember\u2014and we act,\u201d he said during a visit to a site struck by an Iranian missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Amalekites are described in the Hebrew Bible as a persistent adversary of the Israelites and are associated with a Torah commandment to erase their memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-real-news-real-impact wp-block-embed-real-news-real-impact\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"C1c7IVPKZR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/iranian-foreign-minister-says-rubio-admitted-us-entered-war-of-choice-for-israel\/\">US faces weapon shortage as both sides up the ante in Middle East war<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;US faces weapon shortage as both sides up the ante in Middle East war&#8221; &#8212; REAL NEWS,REAL IMPACT\" src=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/iranian-foreign-minister-says-rubio-admitted-us-entered-war-of-choice-for-israel\/embed\/#?secret=YQ9hWyuJ5U#?secret=C1c7IVPKZR\" data-secret=\"C1c7IVPKZR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mikey Weinstein, a former Air Force officer and legal counsel with the Ronald Reagan White House, now serves as the president of the MRFF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;MAGA&#8217;s approved solution is to be straight, white, Christian and male. And that&#8217;s bad enough when you find Christian nationalism in elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges, right? Legislatures, the cops, the firefighters, the sewage workers,&#8221; said Weinstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But when you find it where all the nuclear weapons are, and laser-guided weapons and the drones, it is an absolute threat, an immediate threat, not a shift, but an immediate threat to the national security of our country and the world,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s injection of religion into the Pentagon has been regular monthly prayer gatherings that have recently featured Doug Wilson, a far-right evangelical Christian nationalist who has defended slavery and called for a reversal in women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Injecting Christian nationalism into a multi-racial and multi-religious military is at stark odds with its long-standing underpinnings. Instead, Weinstein said,\u201cThe concept that Hegseth pushes is all of Christ for all of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That overhaul, he added, has contributed to the dramatic spike in complaints the foundation has received following Trump&#8217;s decision to begin war with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exploding,\u201d Weinstein said of the volume of outreach to his office. \u201cNow that the ice has broken, we\u2019re being flooded.\u201d  &#8211; AA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American service members across every branch of the military have been told by commanders that the US-Israeli war on Iran is intended to induce the Biblical end times, or Armageddon, according to complaints lodged with a US watchdog. \u201cThis morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[205],"tags":[233,65,15,23,238],"class_list":{"0":"post-1562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-secondary-story","8":"tag-hegseth","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-trump","12":"tag-usa"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1571,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions\/1571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}