The Watchman Newscast with Erick Stakelbeck

In this exclusive clip from TBN’s Stakelbeck Tonight, the one and only Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins host Erick Stakelbeck to discuss Israel’s fight for survival. How do Israel’s enemies view the Biden administration’s policies around the Middle East? They also unpack his new book, “The End of Everything”, in which Hanson reveals how empires rise and fall, and what it means for America. Also, as America faces unprecedented crises, will the United States soon collapse? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking news out of the Middle East, as Israel has allegedly carried out an airstrike near Damascus, for the first time since the famous attack in early April that killed IRGC commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi. Meanwhile, in a massive geopolitical statement, Turkey halts all trade with Israel, over its war in Gaza against Hamas. Also, with all of this overwhelming international pressure, will Israel reluctantly call off its invasion of Rafah? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck is joined by Israel Special Forces veteran and counterterrorism expert Aaron Cohen, who breaks down why Americans should be concerned about the growing threat posed by Iran and its proxies inside U.S. borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking news out of the Middle East as, in a shocking first, a cruise missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis strikes within Israeli territory. Has a new front in Israel’s war against terror officially opened? You’ll want to watch every minute of this Newscast, as we have TBN Israel’s Yair Pinto coming to us from Jerusalem, sharing ominous news about Hamas’ growing threat in the West Bank. Also, what is the truth about the conflicting news coming out about the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking news out of the Middle East, with a prophetic undertone, as Russian military forces are pushing closer to the Israel border. What does the increased presence of Russia along the Golan Heights mean for the IDF? Is this move a more nefarious request from the Iranian regime for Moscow to thwart Israeli defensive operations in Syria and Lebanon? Meanwhile, are the Houthis about to become a hypersonic missile threat to the Jewish State? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are Iran and Hezbollah planning an all-out war against Israel? Meanwhile, the Jewish State approves its battle plans for the last bastion of Hamas in Gaza, the southern city of Rafah. Also, did President Biden actually agree with the outlandish comments made by Senate leader Chuck Schumer yesterday about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? Is the American-Israeli relationship cracking at the seams? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this exclusive clip from The Stakscast, host Erick Stakelbeck sits down with Amir Tsarfati of Behold Israel at his home in Northern Israel to break down the possibility of Israel’s Third Temple being constructed soon. How has the war in Gaza against Hamas sped up the prophetic timeline? Also, what rapidly advancing geopolitical circumstances could usher in the Antichrist? Don’t miss Erick Stakelbeck’s entire interview with Amir Tsarfati on The StaksCast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The global chess pieces are rapidly advancing as China publicly blasts Israel over its war in Gaza. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Israel’s battle against Hamas a “Disgrace to civilization.” Meanwhile, amid endless international pressure for a ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to finish Hamas once and for all. Also, we take you to the precarious border with Lebanon where the mayor of the Mateh Asher Regional Council, Moshe Davidovich, shares the eerie and heartbreaking reality of his border communities that have been forced to evacuate under the shadow of Hezbollah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Hamas planning on stoking the flames of violence on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan? The Jewish State is on high alert to keep the tensions from boiling over into the streets. TBN Israel’s Yair Pinto breaks down why the Al-Aqsa Mosque, atop the Temple Mount, is such a global political flashpoint. How can Christians be praying for God’s Holy City in these turbulent times? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that Iran and its proxies are planning attacks during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Ramadan that would represent “Phase 2” of October 7th. Plus, a full scale war between Israel and the Iran-backed terror army in Lebanon Hezbollah seems to be drawing nearer with each passing day. How close are we to the Great Northern War? We’re in Israel to get the latest from a true expert, Sarit Zehavi, founder and president of the Alma Research and Education Center. What would this cataclysmic military escalation mean for the IDF and the people of Israel? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s special edition of the Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck sits down with Amir Tsarfati of Behold Israel at his home in Northern Israel for a wide-ranging interview. Amir breaks down all of the latest news out of the Middle East, from the IDF’s war in Gaza against Hamas, to the impending war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hear the latest prophetic updates regarding the rapidly aligning chess pieces for the Biblical Ezekiel war. It’s hard-hitting, inside analysis from a Biblical, prophetic perspective! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking news out of the Middle East, as the Iranian regime simulated a missile attack on Israel. Is a global war on the horizon? Meanwhile, in an unfortunately predictable act of moral relativism, a United Nations official is now saying that Hamas are in fact not terrorists. We have an exclusive interview with Israel’s former representative to the UN Danny Danon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The IDF struck a Hezbollah target near the Lebanese city of Bint Jbeil. Four enemy fighters were killed in the attack, and one official was seriously wounded. Across the border, two Israelis are in serious condition after a Hezbollah rocket exploded in the Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona. Meanwhile, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah rejected any potential truce with the Jewish State. Also, we introduce you to an Israeli citizen who was forced to evacuate from his home along the Lebanese border. Is the great prophetic northern war looming? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a surprisingly bold move on the world stage, Israel has banned the United Nations special rapporteur to the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese from entering the country. This move comes in response to her continued antisemitic comments, going as far as blaming Israel for the October 7th massacre. Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces have exposed critical Hamas tunnel infrastructure beneath UNRWA’s Gaza headquarters. To unpack this crucially important development, we have a special on-the-ground report from TBN Israel’s own Yair Pinto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this exclusive Watchman Newscast special, we take you to a closed military zone right along Israel’s precarious northern border with Lebanon. How much longer can the current situation hold with the terrorist army Hezbollah before things escalate into a full-scale war? We’re speaking with our good friend, Israel Defense Forces Reserve Major and strategic analyst Elliot Chodoff, who breaks down everything from Hezbollah’s day of reckoning, to the status of the hostages still in the grips of Hamas in Gaza, to how the United States needs to respond to the Houthi provocations in Yemen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this very special Watchman Newscast, we come to you directly from the TBN studios in Jerusalem, Israel. Is the IDF close to conquering key Hamas stronghold Khan Younis? We have an exclusive interview with TBN Israel’s own Yair Pinto, who reveals what is actually happening on the ground in Gaza. Is Hamas truly using its own civilians as human shields? Also, what does it mean to Yair and his fellow IDF soldiers that millions of Christians are praying for them during these turbulent times? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking news out of the Middle East as the Israel Defense Forces claim to have struck a Syrian army position near the city of Daraa. With this Israeli airstrike specifically targeting the Syrian army, are these two nations headed towards a more direct conflict? Meanwhile, mere hours after the UK signaled a desire to create a Palestinian state, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has reportedly started exploring the diplomatic process of recognizing the state of Palestine. How does all this mounting international pressure impact Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Less than four months since the horrific Palestinian terror attacks of October 7th, the United Kingdom is now actively considering recognizing a Palestinian State. UK Foreign Secretary, and former prime minister, David Cameron made these startling remarks Monday evening in the House of Commons. Meanwhile, Israeli undercover forces foil a massive Hamas terror plot via a raid of the Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin. How do these breaking stories relate to the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tragic news out of southern Gaza today, as 21 IDF soldiers were killed in an RPG attack from a Hamas terrorist. Meanwhile up along the northern border, a critical Israeli air traffic control base was attacked by a Hezbollah missile barrage. How much longer can Israel delay the inevitable great northern war with the Iranian proxy? And while violent chaos is circling the Jewish State on all sides, the European Union is now pushing with all its might to force Israel to accept the creation of Palestinian State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a special breaking news edition of the Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down a reported Israeli precision guided missile strike today that eliminated five officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) outside of Damascus. Iran is now vowing revenge for the strike, which eliminated the IRGC intelligence chief in Syria. Is the region on the road to seeing an ancient prophecy about Damascus fulfilled? Plus, Iran’s proxies carried out yet another attack against U.S. forces in Iraq today that could have ripple effects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Israel fights a war against Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, the Biden administration is now pressuring the Jewish State for the creation of a Palestinian State. How is Israeli President Isaac Herzog responding to this policy recently reiterated by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken? What does this American stance mean from a prophetic perspective? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BREAKING NEWS: The long awaited Israel military invasion of Gaza has begun. What will be Israel’s strategy in this multifaceted attack to root out Hamas? Also, how will Iran and Hezbollah respond? Watch now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast: countless Bible-believing Christians worldwide believe that Israel is at the center of Bible prophecy and a nation set apart by God. But what do Israelis think? Erick Stakelbeck sits down with Israeli Rabbi Tuly Weisz to hear about the growing number of Israelis who believe their nation is indeed fulfilling Bible prophecy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down what appears to be an historic first: an Israel government delegation openly holding prayers in Saudi Arabia, with no opposition from the Saudi government. The prayers marked the Sukkot holiday and were led by the second Israeli government minister to pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia in the past two weeks alone. As an Israeli/Saudi normalization deal draws closer, the Iranian regime is making its displeasure clear—and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is responding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down reports that Israel carried out airstrikes early Sunday against an Iranian weapons convoy near Damascus. The weapons were reportedly bound for Lebanon, where they would have gone into the hands of Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah. As Iran persists in its attempts to use Syria a hub, is a collision course with Israel inevitable? Plus, a new U.S. report says that Iran may be even closer to possessing a nuclear bomb than previously thought. Will Israel act when the time comes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down the thwarting of an Iranian terror plot, which included the assassination of top Israeli officials. What does this extreme provocation mean for the already tense situation between Jerusalem and Tehran? And what does the latest Russian denunciation of Israel mean for the prophetic clock? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down Israeli airstrikes against Hamas and escalating tensions in Gaza. Could Israel be on the cusp on a new war with Hamas? And was Israel behind a reported major explosion in western Iran that targeted an underground Iranian missile factory? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down Iran’s boast that it has developed the world’s longest-range drone. The Iranian regime unveiled the drone at a military parade, claiming it can stay airborne for 24 hours straight. Meanwhile, Iran and Syria held joint military drills on Friday as a top Iranian terror official paid a visit to Syria. And is Gaza about to ignite once again, as Hamas seems determined to provoke Israel? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech today to the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu vowed that a “new Middle East” is on the horizon as an Israel/Saudi peace deal draws near and reaffirmed that Israel would never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. He also predicted that Israel would play a lead role in the rise of A.I. Will Bibi’s blueprint for these issues come to fruition and does it have prophetic implications? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi’s stay in New York City and his speech before the UN General Assembly. Should the Biden administration have blocked Raisi from entering the United States and was his arrival a sign of American weakness? Plus, a former Israel general speaks out on the need for American leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down Hamas’s vow to wage a multi-front war against Israel. Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri met with other terror leaders in Beirut over the weekend and pledged a united Palestinian front against Israel. Al-Arouri says his ultimate desire is to ignite a multi-front, Iran-backed Ring of Fire against Israel. Meanwhile, the Biden administration today released some $6 billion dollars in frozen assets to the Iranian regime in exchange for five U.S. citizens held in Iranian prisons. Is this really a ransom payment and does it set a dangerous precedent? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the prophetic implications of the staggering rise of Artificial Intelligence? What could A.I. mean for the Church? Are we at the dawn of a new A.I. generated world religion? How could this breathtaking technology be used if it fell into the wrong hands? Host Erick Stakelbeck is joined by pastor James Kaddis for a TBN special, “The Rise of Artificial Intelligence.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down the stunning revelation by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that the Iranian regime is building a terror airbase just twelve miles north of the Israel/Lebanon border. The base will be used for drones that Iran’s terror proxy, Hezbollah, can use to attack Israel. How will Israel respond to this threat and is an increasingly emboldened Iranian regime pushing the region towards war? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down a major speech by the head of Israel’s Mossad that directly threatened Iran’s regime. David Barnea noted that Israel has broken up no less than 27 Iranian terror plots since the beginning of this year and put Iran’s regime on notice that it could be targeted if Israelis are killed. He also sounded the alarm about the growing Russia/Iran military alliance and how it threatens Israel. Is the Middle East on the brink of war? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Staklelbeck breaks down Russia making moves with Iran, Turkey and North Korea. Russia reportedly delivered trainer jets to Iran, with advanced fighter jets also on the way. Could this change the balance of aerial power in the Middle East and challenge Israel? Plus, Vladimir Putin met yesterday with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and is set to possibly meet this month with North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un. Are there prophetic implications? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down a terror summit in Lebanon today. During a visit to Beirut. Iran’s Foreign Minister met with the leaders of Hezbollah, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The meeting of these Iranian proxies comes as Israel faces a new terror wave that it says is backed by Iran. Plus, does this week’s Libya/Israel diplomatic controversy have prophetic implications? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down a warning from Israel’s National Security Council that Iran-backed terror group could seek to kidnap Israeli citizens at home and abroad during the upcoming Jewish High Holidays. The warning comes amid an ongoing terror wave that saw an Israeli soldier murdered today in a car-ramming attack. How will Israel respond to this latest wave of terror and can the carnage be traced back to the Iranian regime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down Israel’s dire warning to the UN about a potential showdown with Hezbollah on the Lebanon border. Israe’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan met with the UN Secretary General today in New York to deliver the message that if UN peacekeeping forces stationed in southern Lebanon forces don’t rein in Hezbollah and Iranian terror, the region could ignite. Is the notoriously anti-Israel UN up to the task? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down an Israeli airstrike overnight that shut down the airport of Syria’s largest city. It was the fifth time in under a year that Aleppo International Airport was closed due to Israeli strikes. Israel has been targeting Syrian airports to stop the flow of Iranian weapons, which are arriving on civilian planes. Plus, is Israel about to debut the world’s first ever laser defense system? And why did a Libyan diplomat lose her job and is now in fear for her life after meeting with her Israeli counterpart? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down this week’s BRICS Summit, featuring Brazil, Russia, India and China Africa, and the possibility that Iran, Saudi Arabia and other nations will soon join this growing coalition. Is this the beginning of a New World Order that will leave the United States on the outside looking in? Plus, former Reagan administration defense official Frank Gaffney joins Erick to unpack what he calls the unprecedented threat posed by China’s communist regime—and what can be done to counter it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down an Israeli airstrike near Damascus International Airport overnight. The reported targets were weapons depots belonging to Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias. The latest strike came as Iran unveiled a new long-range attack drone which it says can reach Israel with powerful payloads of explosives. Meanwhile, Israeli officials say Iran is funding a terror wave in the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria. Is the conflict between Israel and Iran reaching as boiling point? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down a dangerous confrontation between the U.S. and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps released video over the weekend of its speedboats and drones harassing a U.S. warship and landing ship as they passed through the Strait carrying some 4,000 U.S. soldiers. Are the Biden administration’s continued attempts to strike deals with the Iranian regime only emboldening Iran’s mullahs? Plus, an Iranian delegation is in Moscow today planning greater coordination between Russian and Iranian ground forces. What exactly does that mean? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down a harrowing close call between Israel and a Russian drone team. The Russians reportedly had to take cover inside their hotel in Iran as Israel attacked an Iranian drone factory. The Russian team was working with their Iranian counterparts to advance Moscow’s attack drone arsenal—which could soon number in the thousands. What does this growing Russia/Iran alliance mean for Israel and what does the Bible have to say about it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck and Israel Defense Forces reserve Major Elliot Chodoff head to the Israeli town of Metulla, along the Israel/Lebanon border for an up-close look at the Hezbollah threat. An operative for the Iran-backed terror group threw a Molotov cocktail at the Israeli side of the border over the weekend, as a senior Hezbollah commander threatened to invade the Galilee. Between these incidents and Hezbollah’s recent clash with Christians near Beirut, things are heating up to Israel’s north. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down one of the world’s most bitter conflicts. At least 120,000 Armenian Christians are currently suffering under a blockade enforced by the Muslim nation of Azerbaijan. The scene is the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where the ancient Christian community is now struggling for survival. Robert Nicholson of the Philos Project joins Erick with an eyewitness account of what is happening on the ground and why all Christians should be concerned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down Israel’s latest airstrikes on Damascus and the possible prophetic implications. Israel reportedly struck Iranian weapons warehouses in the Syrian capital overnight, killing four Syrian soldiers. With events continuing to heat up in Syria, could an ancient prophecy from the Book of Isaiah regarding the dark future of Damascus be taking shape? Watch now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck’s breaks down the U.S. military’s possible plan to deploy U.S. troops to guard commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf from Iranian piracy. This unprecedented move would be meant to send a message to the Iranian regime and prevent Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps from seizing shipping, in particular in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. But does Iran believe the Biden administration is bluffing, given its desperate attempts to re-establish the Iran nuclear deal? Or is conflict on the horizon? Watch now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down Israel’s preparations for a coming Great Northern War with Hezbollah terrorists. As Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah—with encouragement from Iran—continues to breathe threats and increase provocations along the Lebanon border, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his defense and security chiefs to plan Israel’s response. Are tensions building towards a major war with prophetic implications? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck is joined by Reggie Littlejohn to break down China’s role in The Great Reset. Why do Klaus Schwab and the global elites behind the Great Reset agenda admire Beijing’s Communist regime and how could China’s social credit system be a model for one-world government? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck’s breaks down gloating by Israel’s enemies over ongoing judicial reform protests and how Iran and its proxies plan to take advantage. With Israel facing major internal strife, will external forces look to strike? Plus, Iran unveils a new naval cruise missile that could threaten U.S. forces in the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices