For ads-free news, click here.
The Middle East has always been a hot mess, but now it’s getting even hotter, as Pakistan and India are firing at each other.
From the Associated Press: India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month’s massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and claimed it downed several Indian fighter jets.
The missiles killed more than two dozen people, including women and children, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the country’s Punjab province, Pakistan’s military said. The strikes targeted at least nine sites “where terrorist attacks against India have been planned,” India’s Defense Ministry said.
Pakistan said it reserved the right to respond, raising the specter that the back-and-forth could spiral into all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals. Already, it’s their worst confrontation since 2019, when they came close to war.
Following the strikes, there was a heavy exchange of fire that officials in each country said left more people dead. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif commended the armed forces for shooting down five Indian jets, which he said were hit after they fired their missiles but while still in Indian airspace.
President Donald Trump commented on the situation with India and Pakistan during an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
.@POTUS reacts to India’s airstrikes into Pakistan: “We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval… They’ve been fighting for a long time… I just hope it ends very quickly.” pic.twitter.com/HfrKm49tP8
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 6, 2025
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) shared a video about what could happen in the event of a major war between India and Pakistan.
“War between India and Pakistan could be catastrophic. Both have nukes,” Sen. Lee warned.
War between India and Pakistan could be catastrophic
Both have nukes
pic.twitter.com/kT8rsUDjJK— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) May 7, 2025
Podcast host Patrick Bet-David also weighed in on the situation:
The timing of India & Pakistan war is very interesting.
The moment Apple & others announce moving business away from China to India, this happens.
Tariffs are destroying 🇨🇳 & this is their way of causing chaos for the one country that can take business away from them.
🇮🇳
— Patrick Bet-David (@patrickbetdavid) May 7, 2025
India-Pakistan conflict might be the world’s most underrated conflicts.
This isn’t just a border dispute.
This is decades of tension, pride, and nuclear risk.
Watch how India & Pakistan got locked in one of modern history’s most dangerous rivalries.
— Patrick Bet-David (@patrickbetdavid) May 7, 2025
Pakistan’s defense minister: India has crossed the international border, and this is a clear violation and an invitation to escalate the conflict.
We are ready for full-scale war, as India is intensifying this conflict and its consequences. pic.twitter.com/BE1ZMjFGYG
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) May 7, 2025
READ MORE from the Associated Press.
BREAKING: Indian missile strike on Bahawalpur mosque killed 13, including women and children, Pakistani official says. Follow AP’s live updates. https://t.co/7D2JWvddvv
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 7, 2025
Follow us on X (Formerly Twitter.)
The DML News App: www.X.com/DMLNewsApp
The Dennis Michael Lynch Podcast archive is available below, with the most recent on top. Never miss an episode. Subscribe to the show by downloading The DML News App or go to Apple Podcasts.
