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The United States has suggested that the government of former al-Qaeda jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa in Syria is considering operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and Damascus and weighing the prospects of entering the greater war on Iran, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Polling throughout the nearly three-week U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran has consistently shown near-unanimous backing for President Donald Trump’s decision to launch Operation Epic Fury among the MAGA base and overwhelming support among Republicans, while a new Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday finds that a majority of likely voters overall say the operation has been succeeding.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said that former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent’s resignation letter “plays into traditional antisemitic tropes of the Jews controlling this or

President Donald Trump has decided to delay his trip to China by “a month or so,” reportedly due to the Iran war.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “it’s a good thing” that Joe Kent has resigned as director of the National Counterterrorism Center and that Kent was “very weak on security.” 

The Israeli military on Tuesday announced it has eliminated Iran’s de facto leader, Ali Larijani, with an airstrike.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized in recent interviews his country’s willingness to help fight the Iranian terrorist regime.

On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Morning in America,” Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) said that he thinks President Donald Trump “is doing everything to avoid putting boots on the ground” in Iran, but Iran’s enriched uranium “needs to be seized or

President Donald Trump declared Monday that Iran’s military has been “literally obliterated” by the U.S.-led Operation Epic Fury campaign, while revealing that Iranian officials have been reaching out seeking a deal even as he questioned whether those making contact actually have the authority to negotiate on behalf of a regime whose leadership he says has been largely wiped out.

Democrats, as well as establishment and liberal media, claimed that Vice President JD Vance has kept a low profile since Operation Epic Fury began in Iran earlier this month, despite the vice president engaging in a number of public-facing events.

President Donald Trump on Sunday warned that Iran is using artificial intelligence (A.I.) technology as a “disinformation weapon” to deceive and demoralize the American people.

The Taiwan Defense Ministry said on Sunday that Chinese military aircraft are once again flying near the island after a two-week pause.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed on Sunday that his government would “welcome any regional initiative that leads to a just end” to the war – even as Iran continued launching wanton attacks against every other country in the region.

Still grappling with the civilizational transformations of the migrant crisis sparked over a decade ago by conflict in the Middle East, the European Union is facing the prospect of another large wave, with little more in the way of protection for its external borders.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of eliminated longtime dictator Ali Khamenei and the country’s new “supreme leader,” was “in perfect health” on Sunday, apparently responding to a flurry of wild rumors claiming that the younger Khamenei is severely injured.

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is critical to prevent an economic catastrophe, but the UK government isn’t sending warships yet because the Prime Minister has reservations about the lack of a legal basis for action, a “credible” plan, and the endorsement of the international community, he has said.

Members of the Iranian-American Community took to the streets shouting praise for the Trump administration’s actions in Iran that they say are bringing hope for freedom to 90 million citizens living under the brutal Khamenei regime. Dozens of Iranian Americans were cheered on by horn-honking motorists on Sunday as they rallied in hopes of freedom for relatives and friends in Iran.

Australia and Japan have rejected a call by U.S. President Donald Trump for warships to be sent to secure the Strait of Hormuz, confirming Monday they do not plan to join military operations in the contested zone.

The military operation in Iran entered its sixteenth day on Sunday. The eyes of the world continue to focus on the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on international energy markets, while both President Trump and the remnants of the Iranian regime both reject suggestions of peace negotiations.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran wants to end the conflict but that he is refusing to make a deal because “the terms aren’t good enough yet,” while signaling the United States could strike Kharg Island again and questioning whether the regime’s newly installed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is even alive.

Four members of the Iran’s women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday.

On Friday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “All In,” House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said he won’t vote for an Iran supplemental “because that kind of helps perpetuate the war, get that under control, stop the

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) discussed Iran and said that “I don’t see how a ceasefire is reached in the next couple of weeks, even if Trump wants to withdraw. They’re going to continue

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that “many countries” will be dispatching warships to patrol the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, suggesting that it is “still easy” for its military to inflict damage on vessels there “no matter how badly defeated they are.”

More than quick, aggressive military action, strategy would be necessary to defeat the South. Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda Plan” aimed to strangle the South economically through a naval blockade and other means. Similarly, the air war in Iran, which has been brilliantly executed, led some to have high hopes for a swift victory through decapitation. 

The military operation in Iran is now over two weeks old. While overnight U.S. attacks on the critical Kharg Island avoided striking Iranian oil facilities, the Islamist regime in Tehran continues to attack energy infrastructure throughout the Gulf region.

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States carried out what he described as “one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East,” declaring that U.S. forces “totally obliterated every MILITARY target” on Iran’s strategic Kharg Island — the regime’s so-called “crown jewel” and primary oil export hub — while warning Tehran its vital energy infrastructure could be targeted next if it interferes with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Lebanese government pushed for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah this week, citing the vast number of civilians displaced from southern Lebanon by the fighting.

The government of Saudi Arabia confirmed that it successfully shot down dozens of Iranian drones, and at least two ballistic missiles, on Thursday and Friday, condemning Tehran for its continued attacks on nearly all of its Middle Eastern neighbors.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. Navy will “soon” begin escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz to protect them from Iranian terrorist attacks.

Various Iranian officials reinforced their disposition towards continuing the war against the United States and Israel without dialogue on Friday, led by the Foreign Ministry’s declaration that America would soon learn an “unforgettable lesson.”

Iran’s top diplomat at the United Nations declared Thursday, “We are not going to close the Strait of Hormuz.”

CENTCOM has confirmed the death of four crewmembers of a downed refuelling jet that collided with another aircraft on Thursday.

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that, in Iran, “The nuclear program has been obliterated. That’s a good thing. The missile program has been severely degraded. That’s a good thing. Those are two military

On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Atlantic Council Senior Fellow, former World Health Organization Adviser, former NSC official during the Clinton administration, and Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee under then-Sen. Joe Biden

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on Friday told the newspaper Corriere della Sera the war in Iran is “not our war” and reiterated Italy’s commitment to promoting a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict.