Big Headlines: Iran strikes energy facilities in the Middle East while police thwart school attacks in two Canadian provinces

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Iran ramps up attacks on energy facilities across the Middle East, and concerns about

the war's long-term impact at the pumps.

Hi, I'm Vergeshtave, this is Big Headlines, everything you need to know to be in the

know in just five minutes.

It's day 20 of the U.S.-Israeli-led war in Iran and energy facilities across the Middle

East are now being heavily targeted by Iran.

The ripple effect is being felt around the world, according to CNN's Alini Jakis.

In just 24 hours, we've seen a big move on brand crude prices that rose around $10.

I spoke to an economist a short while ago and he says, we'll imagine if we have two or

three more nights of this, where do oil prices go from here?

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth from the Pentagon.

The United States military controls the fate of that country.

Iran has the ability to make the right choices.

It should not go forward target Arab allies, Arab countries trying to create pain.

He says today will be the largest strike package on Iran yet.

Iran's been hitting back after an Israeli attack on its main gas field yesterday.

U.S. President Donald Trump telling Iran to cool it or else, the U.S. will blow up

the entirety of that gas field.

European leaders are doubling down on refusing to join the U.S. and Israel military campaigns

in Iran.

The leaders are meeting in Brussels to grapple with rising oil and gas prices caused

by the war.

Canada's Defense Minister spoke earlier this month, saying Ottawa is ruling out engaging

offensively in any capacity in the fighting, but he said the federal government remains

open to providing assistance to Middle Eastern countries which Khan Canada for help.

This comes as the Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the war.

Also making big headlines, police say they were able to put a stop to a school attack in

Nova Scotia and Manitoba before they could happen.

The police chief from the Nova Scotia town of Bridgewater says his force teamed up with

other teams nationally and globally to intervene.

On Tuesday, officers searched a home and found handwritten plans, imitation weapons, a roughly

made imitation pipe bomb and assault rifle and clothing with hate symbols, a 15-year-old

from Nova Scotia and a 14-year-old from Manitoba have been arrested and charged.

Pierre Pauliev is continuing his U.S. trip today, delivering a keynote speech on the

Canada-U.S. relationship at an event in New York City.

It comes a day after the federal conservative leader announced he'll be the guest on a new

episode of Joe Rogan's podcast.

The episode was recorded during his visit to Texas.

Journalist Steve Pagan spoke about the move with Karen Cielin on breakfast television.

Pierre Pauliev has a pretty solid hammer lock on his base.

There are 30 percent of the people in this country who are pretty much with him come

hell or high water.

You got to broaden the base.

Using the Joe Rogan show, the Joe Rogan experience, excuse me, which is what it's called.

I'm not sure how that broadens the base.

I suspect that just reinforces the whole bro culture thing that he has been accused of.

How does doing the Joe Rogan experience help him with female voters, for example?

Yeah, I tried new ones.

I don't see it yet, but okay.

Rogan's podcast is one of the most listened to in the world with over 20 million subscribers

on YouTube.

In a social media post, Pauliev says he used the appearance to fight for Canadian workers

and called for terror-free trade.

The episode is set to drop sometime today.

Canada has dropped seven spots to 25th, in fact, in the world happiness rankings.

This marks the country's lowest rankings since the annual report by the Wellbeing Research

Center at Oxford University launched more than a decade ago.

Researchers have highlighted heavy social media use contributing to a sharp decline in

while being among young people.

The report also says Finland takes the top spot with other Nordic countries ranking among

the top 10.

If you haven't listened yet, today on the big story, can the Canadian armed forces keep

out white supremacists?

host Karen Cielin speaks to Dr. David Hoffman, the director of the criminology and criminal

justice program at the University of New Brunswick and an expert on far-right extremism

and violence.

Do we know if this is mostly though like white supremacists who are actively infiltrating

the armed forces or are these more cases of recruits that then come under this way of

supremacists and online radicalization after they've already enlisted?

It's both.

And I've published in this area, I've looked into it as some are just interested in far-right

extremism in general.

And myself and my co-researchers, we found a variety.

We call them push and pull factors.

So you have a subset of individuals who are pulled to the appeal that the military has

for either as pre-existing white supremacists, neo-Nazis, far-right extremists.

They seek to get something out of the military.

And you have a subset of these individuals who find something meaningful.

They're previously part of the military and they find something meaningful in participating

in far-right groups.

You can listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Now you're in the know.

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