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A group of hardliner supporters of the Iranian government gathered overnight in central Tehran to celebrate the country's missile and drone attacks against Israel. Protesters waved flags of Palestine, and Lebanese Hezbollah and chanted 'death to Israel' and 'death to America'.

There are reports, but nothing is confirmed of missiles hitting targets in Israel. U.S. forces in the region are reported to be shooting down drones targeting Israel.

Hussain Abdul-Hussain with the FDD joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft with the latest on Iran's drone attack on Israel. The IDF says it intercepted a majority of the more than 200 drones.

In a dramatic escalation of the crisis in the middle east, Iran has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Israel.. Retaliation by Iran has been widely predicted, following an Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus. Israel says its armed forces are on full alert with air defences prepared and combat planes in the air. Jordan has declared a state of emergency. President Biden has returned to the White House for crisis talks with national security advisers.

"Solar eclipses, like the upcoming one on April 8, are a well-documented scientific phenomenon. As early as 763 BCE, ancient Assyrians were charting the process by which the path of the moon temporarily obstructs the sun, and astronomers have continued to do so for thousands of years since. Our knowledge of eclipses predates our knowledge of gravity, algebra, and toilet paper. We are well aware of their existence, and we are well aware of what causes them. (I mean, I am not, but other people ostensibly are.) What the ancient Assyrians could not have possibly predicted, however, was the singular stupidity of the current incarnation of the American right. Unconvinced by thousands of years of scientific inquiry, as well as driven by a general sense of apocalyptic bloodlust, many on the right are trading conspiracy theories about the upcoming eclipse, ranging from the belief that it signals the End Times to the idea that the Biden administration is using it as an opportunity to shut down cellphone service or bring in the National Guard to make beautiful blond children who play sports transgender. This latest onslaught of misinformation began, as it often does, with InfoWars host Alex Jones, who has spent the past few weeks ranting on X about the upcoming eclipse. Last week, he posted a clip with the caption: “Major Events Surrounding The April 8th Solar Eclipse[.] Masonic rituals planned worldwide to usher in New World Order.”

April 8, 2024, will mark a memorable moment in the North American sky, with an astronomical event that promises to enchant millions of spectators: the Great American Eclipse! The total solar eclipse, a phenomenon in which the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, completely obscuring the latter, will turn day into night for some unforgettable minutes. This eclipse will be particularly special due to the Moon's proximity to Earth, which will make its apparent diameter larger than usual and allow for a prolonged totality of up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds in places like Nazas and Torreón in Mexico. The eclipse's path will cross North America, touching Mexico, the United States, and Canada, offering a rare opportunity for direct observation of this celestial spectacle. It is estimated that nearly 32 million people live within the totality zone, and all of them can enjoy the show simply by opening the windows of their homes. But they will be joined by at least 70 million Mexican, American, and Canadian tourists. All these people will embark on a journey to reach the nearest or most desirable location from where they can observe this incredible phenomenon. In addition to direct observation in the totality zones, the eclipse will be partially visible in various other regions of the world, offering a fascinating spectacle even to those far from the narrow band of totality.

Uganda's constitutional court has rejected a bid to overturn a controversial anti-gay law that is considered one of the toughest in the world. The law, which was adopted last year, imposes life imprisonment for consensual same-sex relationships and the death penalty for so-called "aggravated" cases. Activists said the law has unleashed a torrent of abuse against LGBT people by both private individuals and state agents. The court said it “declines to nullify” the act in “its entirety”, but did find that some sections of the law were “inconsistent with the right to health, privacy and freedom of religion"

Voters are considering protest votes as concerns have been raised over both campaigns.