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Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday.

A senior Iranian military official warned Saturday that a “renewed conflict” with the United States is “likely” after President Donald Trump said he is “not satisfied” with Tehran’s latest proposal and signaled military options remain on the table, saying he “can’t imagine” the offer would be acceptable given Iran has “not yet paid a big enough price” for its actions over the past 47 years.

The United States has announced that it intends to withdraw thousands of troops from bases in Germany over the next year as the Trump administration looks to reshape its forward deployment posture following the conflict in Iran

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has “totally agreed” to give up its nuclear ambitions, declaring a deal is “very close” as he suggested the current ceasefire may not need to be extended and said he “would go” to Pakistan to seal an agreement if finalized.

Spain’s prime minister is facing a complaint at the International Criminal Court alleging his government enabled Iran’s “terror machine” through dual-use exports, with the legal group behind the filing arguing that responsibility for war crimes extends to those who provide the means.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Monday that the joint U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran has turned the longstanding pledge of “Never Again” into reality, saying the strikes dealt the regime “the hardest blow in its history” and prevented a second Holocaust.

U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said Thursday the United States has achieved its core military objectives under Operation Epic Fury, declaring Iran “has suffered a generational military defeat” after its more than four-decade military buildup was systematically destroyed in under 40 days.

The federal government will begin registering eligible young men for the U.S. military draft later this year — shifting from the longstanding requirement men self-register after turning 18 to a new system using existing federal data to automatically enroll them.

The Trump administration is reportedly considering plans to “punish” NATO nations deemed to have failed to stand by America during the military operation against the Islamist regime of Iran.

President Donald Trump warned Iran “the entire country can be taken out in one night” as his Tuesday 8 p.m. Eastern Time deadline loomed, threatening a four-hour blitz he said could leave every bridge “decimated” and every power plant “burning, exploding and never to be used again” if Tehran fails to make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Rev. Franklin Graham is encouraging Americans to express their gratitude to God for the rescue of the U.S. Airman whose plane went down behind enemy lines in Iran.

Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) revealed that he does not believe U.S. military ground troops will be “necessary” in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as Operation Epic Fury continues in Iran.

The recent massive U.S. strike near Iran’s central city of Isfahan likely sought to render Tehran’s remaining highly enriched uranium stockpile inaccessible by burying it deep underground — a strategy that would negate the need for a prolonged and risky U.S. ground operation to extract the material, according to an Israeli military analyst writing Tuesday.

President Donald Trump is seriously weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of highly enriched uranium from Iran, insisting Tehran must surrender what he called the regime’s “nuclear dust” or face annihilation, according to a report published Sunday night.

The Pentagon is preparing for what could become weeks-long ground operations inside Iran — including Special Operations raids and limited infantry missions — as U.S. forces, including a Marine expeditionary unit now in theater, continue to build up for a potentially more dangerous next phase of Operation Epic Fury, according to a report published Saturday.

President Donald Trump’s Pentagon is developing military options for what officials describe as a potentially “massive” final blow against Iran — including seizing strategic islands in the Strait of Hormuz, blockading Iranian oil exports, and securing Tehran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium — as the administration weighs sending 10,000 additional combat troops to the Middle East if diplomacy collapses and the vital waterway remains restricted.

President Donald Trump is “prepared to unleash hell” if Iran refuses to “come to a deal,” the White House warned Wednesday, cautioning that the regime “should not miscalculate again” after suffering devastating battlefield losses, as U.S. forces — including Marines and elements of the 82nd Airborne Division — deploy to the Middle East to support combat operations against Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that any potential deal with Iran would “protect our vital interests,” after speaking with President Donald Trump, who he said believes there is a chance to reach an agreement as negotiations to potentially end the conflict move forward.

U.S. forces have struck more than 8,000 Iranian military targets and destroyed 130 vessels — marking the “largest elimination of a navy over a three-week period since World War II” — as Iran’s combat capability declines and U.S. forces remain “zeroed in” on dismantling its ability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command commander Adm. Brad Cooper.

Several unauthorized drones were detected near a U.S. Air Force Base (AFB) in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, earlier this month, prompting a brief shelter-in-place order.

Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike Saturday, an official Iranian news agency reported, saying there was no radiation leakage, as Israeli defense minister warned of an upcoming surge in attacks on Iran as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week.

Thursday on MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said President Donald Trump and his team viewed those who serve in the U.S. military as “pawns.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

A newly released national poll shows a majority of American voters support President Donald Trump’s use of military force to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, including an overwhelming 86 percent of Republican voters who approve of the action.

All eyes turn to the international energy markets as multiple cargo ships were attacked in the critical Strait of Hormuz supply chain chokepoint off the coast of Iran, while leaders of the world’s major economies are set to meet later today to discuss the largest ever release of emergency oil reserves.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Iran’s military power is “being systematically degraded and annihilated” as Operation Epic Fury entered its tenth day, declaring the campaign will end “on our timeline and at our choosing” while forcefully pushing back against suggestions it could devolve into another prolonged Middle East conflict.

President Donald Trump said Monday the war against Iran could end “very soon,” arguing that U.S. and Israeli forces have devastated the regime’s military capabilities while warning Tehran that any renewed aggression would trigger even harsher retaliation.

A seventh U.S. service member has been killed following strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran; no identity has been revealed.

President Donald Trump is weighing options that could include deploying special operations forces into Iran to secure or destroy highly enriched uranium stockpiles as part of his pledge that Tehran “will not have a nuclear bomb,” according to multiple reports Saturday.

The United States expects to achieve its military objectives in Iran within “four to six weeks” and is already examining potential candidates to lead the country after the conflict, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday, as President Donald Trump reiterated there will be “no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.”