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Airspace Lockdown Looms: US Warns Americans Get Out Of Mideast As Iran Targets Kuwait Again

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Airspace Lockdown Looms: US Warns Americans Get Out Of Mideast As Iran Targets Kuwait Again

There were no Friday night into Saturday morning US attacks on Iran, after President Trump warned he has given an order to hit Iran 'hard' - though didn't disclose a timeline. Friday reports in The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Axios strongly suggested that large US strikes would commence at some point this weekend, as the region remains on edge.

The only new and recent attacks have been more apparent Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait. Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday has confirmed Iran’s "continued aggression" against it after a drone attack earlier targeted "vital installations".

Kuwait City file image

The ministry called out the attacks as a "flagrant violation" of Kuwait’s sovereignty which reveal a "determination to persist in a hostile approach." It said the country reserves the right to “take all necessary measures” to protect its security and resources.

According to some details in The Wall Street Journal:

Iran fired a drone barrage into Kuwait on Saturday, hitting a U.S. ally following President Trump’s vow to intensify military strikes in a rapidly expanding Middle East war.

Kuwait said it shot down the Iranian volley, but the renewed fire added more tension to a region bracing for more conflict. Trump ordered the military to launch a fresh attack on Iran to bring Tehran to the negotiating table, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

U.S. embassies in the Middle East told Americans to consider departing the region. Airlines are extending flight cancellations to Arab Gulf states, which have spent decades building themselves up as international airport hubs. The U.S. warned airspaces may soon be closed. 

Ahead of likely reviewed US attacks on Iran, which could possibly involve Israel too, the US Department of State has re-issued an urgent travel warning for the entire Middle East region, saying "Americans in the region should consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation."

"Americans outside the Middle East should seriously reconsider travel to and through the region," it said on X Saturday, adding that "Iran and groups supportive of Iran may target other US interests overseas or at locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world."

President Trump had made clear on Friday while at Camp David his view that the Iranians can't be trusted, are 'dishonorable' - and so he's not pursuing talks.

And then a late Friday CBS report sounded the alarm of more escalation, saying that "The United States and Israel are planning what would be one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date against energy infrastructure targets in Iran, multiple sources told CBS News, with strikes possible throughout the weekend."

The report added, "There was some discussion about trying to conclude by the time financial markets open Monday because of concern about how the bombings will affect the U.S. and global economy, but an end point wasn't locked in."

Earlier this week there were reports of Trump exploding at his own advisors amid ongoing debates about how the crisis should be handled, and finding an exit strategy. Likely the word 'quagmire' can increasingly be heard around Washington. Trump officials have sought to bat down criticisms of getting the US stuck in another forever war in the Middle East.

Middle East: Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise caution and heightened vigilance and should be prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions. Some airlines in the region have postponed resumption of earlier… pic.twitter.com/d1ZmzRBBHN

— TravelGov (@TravelGov) August 1, 2026

"Well, they always want to talk, but they break their words so often," Trump said Friday at Camp David of the Iranians, putting his frustration on display later adding: "All they do is make me angry."

Also, key line from a recent WSJ report points to where things are likely headed: "Some U.S. officials believe Iran will continue to drag out negotiations, banking that Trump will abandon his war efforts in the long term in the face of mounting domestic political opposition."

Tyler Durden Sat, 08/01/2026 - 14:35
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22 EU Leaders Demand "Immediate Action" As Migrant Invasion Raises Fear Of Hybrid Warfare

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1 week ago
22 EU Leaders Demand "Immediate Action" As Migrant Invasion Raises Fear Of Hybrid Warfare

Summary:

  • 22 EU Leaders Demand "Immediate Action"
  • Italy Suspends Schengen Travel Agreement With Spain After Horrifying Ceuta Invasion
  • Spain's Border Invasion Is An Optics Disaster For Open-Border Democrats
  • Crazy Footage Shows Migrants Rampaging, Breaking Into Homes After Invading Spain
22 EU Leaders Demand "Immediate Action" To Spanish Enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla Invasion 

European leaders criticized Madrid's socialist government as its open-border policies unraveled for the world to see.

The invasion of the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla by 50,000 military-aged men from Morocco exposed the dire consequences of nation-killing mass-migration policies promoted by socialist regimes, which have long eroded national sovereignty across the entire continent. 

For Europe, the latest border breach represents one of the clearest warnings yet that uncontrolled mass migration has evolved from a political dispute into a full-blown national security crisis.

Hours after the invasion, Italy's Interior Ministry suspended Schengen free-movement rules with Spain and ordered the closure of air and maritime borders between the two countries, citing national security concerns.

The list of European leaders criticizing Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is growing on Saturday, as 22 EU leaders have now signed on to a demand for an "immediate and coordinated European response" to the invasion into Ceuta and Melilla.

BREAKING:

The prime ministers of 22 out of 27 EU member states have written a joint letter to the EU, demanding an emergency summit over the invasion of illegal migrants in Ceuta.

They are outraged by the recent ruling of the Spanish Supreme Court:

🇮🇹 Italy
🇩🇪 Germany
🇩🇰… pic.twitter.com/cCqEEcY45l

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 1, 2026

"We cannot allow uncontrolled mass crossings, the instrumentalization of migration or other hybrid threats to create the perception that illegal entry into the European Union is possible," EU leaders, including Denmark's Mette Frederiksen, Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Germany's Friedrich Merz, wrote in a letter published on X by Denmark's Ministry of State.

PM Frederiksen: "Together with @GiorgiaMeloni and 20 colleagues we demand immediate action from the EU to discuss further initiatives about the alarming situation in Ceuta. Control of our borders is paramount. All measures must be considered to ensure the safety of Europeans.”

— Statsministeriet (@Statsmin) August 1, 2026

Danmark og Italien kræver øjeblikkelig handling i forhold til EU’s ydre grænser pic.twitter.com/XWHC8WQYKd

— Statsministeriet (@Statsmin) August 1, 2026

Sánchez and Spain's socialists are already feeling the impact of a negative information campaign that has spread across the West. The Trump administration is using the crisis as a warning to American voters ahead of the midterms that socialists gaining power would risk reopening the US border crisis. Political pressure on Sánchez will intensify further if illegal crossings resume or illegals reach mainland Europe.

The most likely pathway is, therefore, containment followed by political blowback against socialist parties in Madrid and across the bloc, rather than an immediate collapse of Schengen. Any second mass surge, however, would only suggest the weaponization of migration against Europe; in other words, asymmetric warfare. 

The open-ended question is who, if anyone, on the Moroccan side financed, organized, and facilitated the invasion.

Crazy Footage Shows Migrants Rampaging, Breaking Into Homes After Invading Spain

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,

Nearly 50,000 military-aged men stormed the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla from Morocco in a single day. What followed was not "asylum-seeking." It was open looting, home invasions, vehicle burnings, and street chaos while Spanish authorities largely stood aside.

Spain's socialist government under Pedro Sánchez had already rolled out mass regularisation schemes and refused to treat the border as a national emergency.

The result played out in real time across the North African territories that form the European Union's only land borders with Africa.

Estimates from Spain's Interior Ministry and local sources put the number who crossed into Ceuta alone at around 49,000 in 24 hours - roughly equivalent to the U.S. troop presence in the Middle East.

Ceuta's president Juan Jesús Vivas described the situation as "absolutely unsustainable" and a "total humanitarian and social emergency," noting reception centres were already saturated and more than 200 arrivals a day had become routine in the preceding period.

Reports have also suggested that the influx was so severe that at least 19 to 34 migrants died in the waters or in stampedes at the Tarajal breakwater.

???? Spain's ?Interior Ministry estimates ?that about 49,000 illegal migrants crossed ?into Ceuta ?in the last 24 ?hours ?from ?Morocco

The vast majority of them are military-aged men

To put that into context, the U.S has around 50,000 troops deployed to the Middle East, and...

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 31, 2026

Footage from the ground shows columns of young men pouring through streets, scaling fences, and swimming around coastal barriers.

In Melilla the scenes turned violent just as quickly. Migrants set vehicles ablaze after breaching the border fence.

Illegal immigrants set vehicles ablaze after breaching the border fence into Melilla, Spain. pic.twitter.com/gIwwxU1koq

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 31, 2026

?? CAYÓ MELILLA | Luego de la toma de Cauta, los invasores tomaron el control de Melilla y en estos momentos están usurpando casas, robando, apedreando a Españoles e incendiando autos.

Se ruega a la ciudadanía a que no salga de sus propiedades, que estén preparados por posibles... https://t.co/I7Nmf1gCn1 pic.twitter.com/2w6ulBUFTn

— CHAD (@ChadAbrazo) July 30, 2026

There is obviously no processing of these arrivals anywhere for them to go. Further videos captured groups breaking into residential buildings, looting stores, and occupying private property.

? BREAKING: African migrants who just stormed into Spain are now BREAKING INTO HOMES of Spanish residents in Ceuta

It's going to get REALLY bad, and even worse, until the weak leadership brings in mass remigration.

This is what barbarians do. ALWAYS.pic.twitter.com/o3dwEOTWcU

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 30, 2026

Some clips show African migrants forcing entry into Spanish homes in Ceuta while residents look on helplessly.

As everyone could have guessed, many of the 50 000 illegal migrants who crossed into Ceuta and Melilla yesterday spent the night by breaking into homes, looting stores and clashing with the Spanish police

?? pic.twitter.com/JlzZrFAtEo

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 31, 2026

Sigo informado de lo que está ocurriendo en Ceuta, ciudadanos me pasan vídeos de cómo algunos de los que han pasado la frontera están empezando a romper ventanas y ocupar casas.

No es ningún bulo, lo que está ocurriendo en Ceuta es MUY GRAVE.

Necesitamos el apoyo del pueblo. pic.twitter.com/Op4oBQs5fl

— Salva Ortega (@_SalvaOrtega) July 30, 2026

? OMG. The 3rd world African invaders who stormed into Ceuta, Spain are now RAIDING HOMES as it is 1AM and the city is asleep

Not the barbarians, they're RANSACKING and PILLAGING.

Do not ever let this come to America. Socialists cannot win!pic.twitter.com/RasCLUIz8l

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 30, 2026

News footage highlighted crowds ofmilitary-agedd migrant men surrounding a Spanish woman who was visibly distressed as the men laughed and closed in around her - an image that has circulated widely as a symbol of the total collapse of order.

Esta imagen es durísima. Una española llorando mientras esta rodeada de inmigrantes ilegales. Que vergüenza todo. Este país no merece a la basura de gobernantes que tenemos. pic.twitter.com/CnIOcsb1OT

— Alt Right España ? (@AltRightEspan) July 31, 2026

A ver en que andan los médicos marroquíes que llegaron a España pic.twitter.com/LV1xkUJhpy

— Gian del 56% ????? (@Gianferreyra_) July 30, 2026

Se los ve muy amigables a los nuevos españoles, les hace falta casa, comida y mujeres, a prepararse... pic.twitter.com/fSp8beiuiz

— Abogadodijo (@AbogadoDijo) July 31, 2026

Local residents did not simply accept the invasion. In Ceuta, Spanish patriots took to the streets themselves to protect their neighborhoods and homes when official forces proved insufficient.

Groups of men formed ad-hoc patrols, confronting the influx directly.

?? Ceuta residents are now patrolling the streets themselves.

Follow: @europa pic.twitter.com/CzObUJGHzd

— Europa.com (@europa) July 31, 2026

? ?? ALERTE INFO : Des patriotes espagnols à Ceuta ont pris la rue pour PROTÉGER leur VILLE des ENVAHISSEURS et sont prêts à en découdre !

Respect total à ces gars qui refusent de laisser tomber leur terre. ?? pic.twitter.com/aLKsrcsSSW

— Wolf ? (@PsyGuy007) July 30, 2026

?? Thousands of North African migrants have flooded the streets of Ceuta.

Local residents are taking to the streets to protect their homes. pic.twitter.com/Mqv3fFsJnr

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 30, 2026

The Spanish response was a deployment of roughly 100 to 150 military personnel and additional police.

Orders, according to on-the-ground reports, were to hold position rather than aggressively close the border or remove the entrants. Armored vehicles appeared, yet the fence remained open in places, and the flow continued through the night.

One reporter on the scene at 4:30 a.m. described 100 people crossing every minute while the military presence did little to stem it.

?Ya estoy en Ceuta

Cuando son las 04h30 de la mañana, ahora misma están entrando 100 personas cada minuto
¡ESTOY ALUCINANDO!@periodistadigit pic.twitter.com/bAeLTW0F4O

— Bertrand Ndongo (@bertrandmyd) July 31, 2026

Despliegue de 100-150 militares, con órdenes de no agredir, de no hacer daño, de solo mantener la posición en la frontera. Mientras tanto, la valla abierta por ambos lados, y nadie (Ni siquiera el ejercito) tapona dicha puerta ni valla. Libre entrada.pic.twitter.com/0GckUiZ6RP

— BenethorR (@BenethorR) July 30, 2026

? NOW: It's 4:20 am in Ceuta, Spain, and Moroccan streets leading to the border crossing are GRIDLOCKED as THOUSANDS of Africans rush to join the invasion

Socialist Spanish PM Sanchez told the military to STAND DOWN, ensuring the invasion continues.

How much more will... pic.twitter.com/ZrOq7eliro

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 31, 2026

?? Spanish military and police are helping migrants illegally enter Spain

Today Ceuta woke up with thousands of migrants breaking into people's homes and occupying them, while those who failed to become squatters slept on the streets. pic.twitter.com/Q9iKTfWrLt

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 31, 2026

? JUST NOW: Spain has ARMORED VEHICLES and the military in Ceuta following the invasion of military-aged African migrants by the thousands

Spain needs MASS REMIGRATION NOW! ??pic.twitter.com/rkt2adi1D2

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 30, 2026

BREAKING:

In Ceuta, Spanish military vehicles have been spotted moving toward the border with Morocco.

?? pic.twitter.com/p2kmcYkrrb

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 30, 2026

? NOW: Absolute CHAOS in the streets of Ceuta, Spain as police become OVERWHELMED while trying to round up all the African invaders

NO SIGN of ANY real military pushback.

THIS is what happens when you put socialists into power. pic.twitter.com/EPYiHIEIvY

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 30, 2026

The situation at the border between Spain and Morocco is completely out of control. North African Muslim criminals attack civilians and police. Europe is under Islamic attack. pic.twitter.com/2NmRehlpax

— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) July 31, 2026

It's 2am in Melilla and there are screams of ALLAHU AKBAR on the beaches as hundreds of Moroccan men are still coming in from the sea.

They come with no clothes, no water, no food...

This is not going to be pretty. https://t.co/NY4kNVu7nZ pic.twitter.com/nyuhZ6Thhs

— Kiera Diss (@KieraDiss) July 31, 2026

The scale and coordination point beyond spontaneous movement. Moroccan authorities were filmed emptying trucks full of young men near the Ceuta border.

Separate videos show convoys of trucks and buses ferrying thousands toward the frontier from towns an hour away.

Moroccan traffic police keeps directing thousands of illegal migrants toward the Spanish border fence in Ceuta.

This is a state-orchestrated invasion of Spain.

???? pic.twitter.com/PNZyAHEMMn

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 31, 2026

Facebook groups with tens of thousands of members openly shared routes, maps, equipment lists, and contact numbers, framing the crossing as a "liberation."

One widely shared clip asks the obvious questions: who feeds them, who sets the date and route, and who benefits?

?? Thousands of migrants are being transported in the backs of trucks straight to the Spanish border.

The video is from Moroccan Ain Lahcen, about an hour's drive from Ceuta. pic.twitter.com/2DHkxsuyA7

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 31, 2026

ESTO ES MUY GRAVE. Me llegan estas imágenes de cómo las autoridades marroquíes vacían camiones llenos de jóvenes cerca de la frontera con Ceuta.

Quien no quiera ver que se trata de una operación perfectamente preparada por el régimen, es que es ciego. pic.twitter.com/YpxFAaF7Wb

— Taleb Alisalem (@TalebSahara) July 30, 2026

Miles de marroquíes llegaron en camiones y autobuses a la frontera de Ceuta.

No es una crisis migratoria, es una marcha verde orquestada por Mohamed VI. pic.twitter.com/s0jICYRyHe

— David Santos (@davidsantosvlog) July 31, 2026

???? The CEUTA INVASION is being openly ORGANIZED on FACEBOOK

Groups with tens of thousands of members are sharing routes, maps, equipment tips, and phone numbers to coordinate the mass crossing. They call it a "liberation."

Their plan is clear: reach Ceuta, get to the... pic.twitter.com/ILZLGvhsDS

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 30, 2026

Who feeds the thousands of men on their journey? Who dictates the route? The date?

This is not spontaneous. pic.twitter.com/C0w6hgZQdF

— Alex Armstrong (@Alexarmstrong) July 30, 2026

50,000 Men in one tiny corner of the World don't all just wake up simultaneously & decide to leave their family, home & country forever.

Nope – so the question is:-

Who organised it?
Who funded it?
Who instigated and directed it?
Who's managing it now?

Where are these 50,000...

— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 31, 2026

Moroccan border guards helping illegal migrants find the best way toward the Spanish border fence in Ceuta.

The Moroccan state is actively helping the invasion of Spanish territory. pic.twitter.com/W2hPX33JfK

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 31, 2026

Observers have noted the timing - coming after a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that limited immediate pushbacks for sea arrivals and against the backdrop of long-running territorial disputes over the enclaves.

Some speculate Morocco is testing Spain's resolve or seeking leverage. One analysis framed the surge as a potential path to forcing Spanish evacuation of the territories it has held for centuries.

I suspect Morocco will establish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla thru this "invasion".

Spain will be forced to evacuate their citizens from the African coast.

Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez will be humiliated to have lost territory Spain has held since the year 1580. https://t.co/orFO5vb1w4

— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) July 31, 2026

By Friday morning, a curious reverse movement also appeared. Hundreds of the same men began heading back toward Morocco on their own, citing hunger and the fact that the city was largely shut down.

???? Some Moroccan migrants who crossed into Ceuta are already returning home, describing conditions there as "only hunger and humiliation."

Follow: @europa pic.twitter.com/lVhoKoCHvW

— Europa.com (@europa) July 31, 2026

"We are hungry, we are going home," some said on camera.

?"Tenemos hambre, volvemos a casa"
¡Curiosa imagen, la que estamos viendo ahora mismo en Ceuta!

Cientos de inmigrantes están regresando a Marruecos por sus propios pies y sin ser coaccionados por nadie.
Cabe recordar que hoy es viernes y la ciudad está prácticamente cerrada. pic.twitter.com/BV3StU5vuZ

— Bertrand Ndongo (@bertrandmyd) July 31, 2026

The political fallout has already crossed the Mediterranean. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the images from Ceuta proof that uncontrolled illegal immigration poses a concrete threat to Europe's borders and said Italy was prepared to take extraordinary measures, including suspension of Schengen with Spain.

Matteo Salvini demanded the same.

In France, Marine Le Pen insisted on immediate reinforcement of border controls and, if she wins power, restriction of free movement to EU nationals only.

Marion Maréchal described the events as a genuine migrant invasion that requires ending the current Schengen framework.

Finland, Sweden and Denmark also announced Support for the move.

???? Finland has officially announced support for Italy's proposal to suspend Spain from the visa-free Schengen Area after the massive migration invasion in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta.

Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen backed the move, saying Spain... pic.twitter.com/DCin6AlPOF

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 31, 2026

?BREAKING: Denmark's Prime Minister has demanded the EU considers suspending Spain from Schengen over Cueta migrant invasion

All European nations are now turning on Pedro Sánchez's Spain. ???? pic.twitter.com/G1SxRnjcXq

— Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) July 31, 2026

?BREAKING: Sweden has now joined threats to SUSPEND the Schengen Area agreement with Spain following the illegal migrant invasion of Ceuta

Sánchez's Spain is being boycotted. pic.twitter.com/ABvXFRQrsR

— Inevitable West (@Inevitablewest) July 31, 2026

Some think it's too little too late, however.

All of Europe's "center-right" politicians are suddenly posting about protecting the borders in reaction to Ceuta.

Infuriating. All of you are complicit in this. You never did anything to stop mass migration. You facilitated it.

Don't think you can jump ship now. We know who...

— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) July 31, 2026

Sánchez's government has spoken of "solutions" and "cooperation" while deploying limited forces and rejecting a formal national emergency declaration.

The footage from Ceuta and Melilla shows what that approach produces: overwhelmed police, residents forced to defend their own streets, homes occupied, and a clear message to the next wave that the door remains open.

Europe's external border has been tested in the most public way possible. The question now is whether any government still willing to enforce it remains.

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Tyler Durden Sat, 08/01/2026 - 14:10
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