**Livewire** Operation Epic Fury Day Six: The Latest News From Iran and the Middle East
Iran warns retribution against the U.S for sinking one of its warships in international waters, and continues to hit out at the wider region.

Iran warns retribution against the U.S for sinking one of its warships in international waters, and continues to hit out at the wider region.

The Pentagon identified the last two names of soldiers killed following the strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Qatar said on Tuesday it disrupted two sleeper cells working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

An Israeli pilot in a U.S. built F-35 stealth fighter took out a manned Russian-made Iranian fighter jet over Tehran early Wednesday, reportedly a historic “world first” during Operation Epic Fury.

Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said on Wednesday that U.S. forces struck almost 2,000 Iranian targets within the first hundred hours of Operation Epic Fury.

Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is signaling that as president, he would cease military support for Israel, a country that he sees as an “apartheid state.”

Iran is attempting to choose a new supreme leader, while the U.S. and Israel continue strikes, including on Tehran and Lebanon.

The Department of War (DOW) publicly identified four of the six U.S. Army casualties following the strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the joint American-Israeli military strikes against Iran are “outside of international law.”

Moj Mahdara, co-founder of actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s investment company Kinship Ventures, blasted Democrats for failing to support President Donald Trump’s strikes against high-ranking officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran, calling on them to “wake up.”

While leftists in Hollywood decrying President Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran, celebrated Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof is celebrating the death of Iranian Mullah Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and was even heard wishing his death was even more painful.

Spanish actor Aldo Comas criticized celebrities for wearing “Free Palestine” pins while having no opinion about other regimes like Iran.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is worried deliveries of missiles will dry up as they’re needed to fight Iran, he told an Italian newspaper.

The military operation against Iran has entered its fourth day on Tuesday, with missiles and rockets traded by combatants overnight.

Israel authorises forces to advance into Lebanon and “take control” to prevent Hezbollah using it to fire into Israeli border settlements.

Vice President JD Vance rejected the idea that Iran would turn into a forever war, stating there is “no way” that President Donald Trump would allow the United States to get into a “multi-year conflict with no clear end in sight.”

Iranian drones hit the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire and damage to the building on Monday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Americans in over a dozen countries in the Middle East to leave as soon as possible due to serious safety concerns amid the escalating conflict in Iran.

As missile exchanges intensified across the Middle East and commercial flights were halted amid Operation Epic Fury, Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz found himself stranded in the Gulf region, where he coordinated with U.S. and regional officials to evacuate a group of Americans to safety.

While much of the world is busying itself with the worthless argument about whether the United States should still host the 2026 World Cup after launching strikes against Iran, there’s a better and far more relevant debate to be had: Should Iran be allowed to play in the World Cup?

The Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah launched missiles and drones at Israel on Sunday night, ostensibly in revenge for the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The list of Iranian leaders eliminated by U.S. and Israeli strikes in Operation Epic Fury is growing, and includes much of the top command structure of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the designated foreign terrorist organization that handles both overseas terrorism and internal repression for the Islamist regime.

Iranian citizens awoke to mysterious push notifications from a hacked prayer app urging military personnel to surrender as Israel and the United States launched coordinated strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities Saturday morning.

Operation against Iran has entered third day, with strikes against targets inside Iran and interceptions against Iranian aircraft ongoing.

U.S. Central Command announced on Monday morning the death of a fourth American military service member amid Operation Epic Fury in Iran.

Do not expect to see the Iranian national soccer team at the 2026 World Cup, according to the head of the Iranian Soccer Federation, who cast doubt on his team making an appearance after the US-Israeli strikes against Iran, which began this weekend.

Actor Michael Rapaport called out New York Dem. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Sunday after they attacked on President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran.

President Donald Trump provided an update on Sunday regarding Operation Epic Fury, hours after the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran, and killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell took aim at Barstool Sports chief Dave Portnoy over the sportsman’s support for Trump’s actions in Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday morning that Operation Epic Fury has already eliminated at least 48 senior Iranian officials, including the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Famous (and not-so-famous) entertainers are condemning President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran which have seemingly taken out its Islamist supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

U.S. and Israeli forces moved forward with their assault on Iran after intelligence confirmed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was meeting with senior advisers at a secure location, triggering the opening decapitation phase of what has become the largest joint U.S.-Israel military operation to date.

Venezuela’s socialist regime on Saturday released a statement condemning the military operation against the Iranian regime without making any mention of the United States or Israel — but appeared to delete it moments later without any explanation.

Israel conducted what it described as the “largest military flyover in the history of the Israeli Air Force” on Saturday.

As joint U.S.-Israeli military operations continued against Iranian targets, Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matt Boyle relayed statements from senior administration officials who described intelligence assessments behind President Donald Trump’s decision to initiate strikes and outlined claims that Tehran had resumed efforts to rebuild its nuclear weapons program.

Nate Morris, a Kentucky Republican Senate candidate seeking to replace Mitch McConnell and who has received endorsements from Charlie Kirk and Elon Musk, stated during Wednesday’s broadcast of Breitbart News Saturday that President Donald Trump has “earned the trust” of the American people following the announcement that the United States launched strikes on Iran under Operation Epic Fury, expressing support for the president and stating he believes the action will be “swift” and will not become an “endless conflict.”

Iran has launched drones and missile attacks on the United States Naval base in Bahrain, as well as multiple residential buildings, after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes against Iran, according to multiple reports.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated during an Israeli air strike on his Tehran compound, Fox News reported.

There were zero casualties as a result of retaliatory strikes from the Islamist Iranian regime in response to the opening salvo of the Operation Epic Fury military operation by the United States, CENTCOM said on Saturday.

The United Nations will convene an emergency Security Council meeting on Saturday over U.S.-Israel strikes Iran, which U.N. leaders have condemned.
