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The Pentagon has ordered a Marine expeditionary unit with about 2,200 Marines and three Navy amphibious warships from Japan toward the Middle East, a significant new U.S. force movement amid tensions tied to the war with Iran. U.S. officials told ABC News that the deployment centers on the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, a forward-deployed force based in Japan that normally operates in the Indo-Pacific. At the center of the movement is the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, led by USS Tripoli, an America-class amphibious assault ship. USNI News reported that the Tripoli had been operating in the Philippine Sea earlier this...

All six crew members aboard a US KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq on Thursday have been confirmed dead, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced today. In a post on social media, CENTCOM stated, “All six crew members aboard a US KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased." .....

The Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump’s national security team failed to fully account for the potential consequences of what some officials have described as a worst-case scenario now facing the administration, the sources said. And now it may be weeks before the administration’s efforts to alleviate the intensifying economic fallout take hold, officials said Thursday, including high-risk naval escorts of oil tankers through the strait that the Pentagon...

The Pentagon is redeploying the USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship to the Middle East as the American military works to dislodge Iranian influence over the vital Strait of Hormuz. The Tripoli, which resembles an aircraft carrier but is smaller and operates closer to shore, is departing Japan with an attached Marine expeditionary unit consisting of roughly 5,000 Marines and sailors, the Wall Street Journal first reported. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit will take about two weeks to arrive in the Middle East, Fox News chief national sec Jennifer Griffin reported, adding that a smaller contingent of about 2,500 Marines are...

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Following an over two-week trial, nine members of a North Texas Antifa cell have been convicted of charges that include providing material support to terrorists regarding an attack on the Prairieland ICE detention facility on July 5, 2025. After two days of deliberation, the jurors delivered guilty verdicts for Benjamin Song, Savanna Batten, Maricela Rueda, Elizabeth Soto, Ines Soto, Daniel Ronaldo Sanchez-Estrada, Zachary Evetts, Cameron Arnold, also known as Autumn Hill; and Bradford Morris, also known as Megan Morris.

Following the escalation of conflicts, reports indicate that IRGC and Basij checkpoints were targeted in several Iranian cities in drone attacks. According to official Iranian government sources and field reports, the attacks have left significant casualties among the security forces. Fars news agency, affiliated with the IRGC, announced that preliminary investigations show that Israeli drones have flown to target checkpoints in Tehran. According to this report, at least 10 security and Basij forces stationed at checkpoints were killed in the attacks on the evening of Wednesday, March 13, in several parts of the capital, with many more wounded. According to...

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives more than $500,000 per month from the Islamic Republic in order to support Tehran's interests and those of its allied group Hezbollah in Lebanon, informed sources told Iran International. Officials in Tehran say the sums are important to “buy” unity among Lebanon's Shiite leadership to ensure that they “act in compliance with Iran's interests, not Lebanon's interests.” Nabih Berri did not respond to Iran International's request for comment. One of his advisers said that Berri would not comment on the matter at this time. Berri has not publicly opposed Hezbollah attacks on Israel in...

The Iran war shows to be entering a new phase as attacks exceedingly target checkpoints and street-level security units, while witness reports sent to Iran International suggest any of those positions are moved or missed after their locations are exposed. For days the conflict had focused narrowly on military bases, missile sites and command facilities, partially in southern Iran, as part of the US-Israeli side campaign that has driven thousands of targets across the country since the war began on February 28. But since Wednesday evening, reported drone strikes on checkpoints in Tehran have pointed to a parallel line of...

The Israeli military is using a new method to launch drone swarms over Iran targeting security forces in domestic response, familiar sources with the material gold of Iran International. [In fierce] attacks on Wednesday night, Israel carried out precision drone strikes against [religious] militia checkpoints that had been set up across Tehran in recent days. Informed sources gold Iran International that the Israeli military is carrying out such operations through a new method what uses a flying platform acting as a “mother launcher” to deploy drones equipped with artificial intelligence and a large database of targets. Israel makes extensive use...

Iran's armed forces are facing acute supply shortages, rising deserts and deepening friction between the regular army (Artsh) and the revolutionary guards, [say] informed sources [about] a military system under growing train as the war intensities. Among the most serious allegations are reports that were founded army personnel have been denied assistance by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), that some frontline units are operating with minimal ammunition, food and drinking water, and that attempts to mobilize reserve forces have failed. sources said that regular army units are sufficient significant casualties but that IRGC personnel have been returned to transport...

The FBI has warned California’s governor and law enforcement agencies about the possibility of an Iranian drone attack targeting the state due to information acquired last month. The bureau authorities issued the alert at the end of February, which noted that they had information that, as of earlier that month, before the current Middle East war, Iran sought to “conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United States Homeland,” according to ABC News.

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Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries surprised President Trump Thursday by awarding him the Order of Ikkos medal during White House women’s history month event with Melania Trump. “Every Olympic medalist in the United States gets an Order of Ikkos that they get to hand to somebody in honor and recognition of somebody who’s made a meaningful contribution to their journey to the podium, because Olympic medals are never achieved alone,” Humphries explained. “I’m so honored to present this, my Order of Ikkos medal, to you, Donald Trump,” she revealed. Humphries, who took home two bronze medals at the Milano Cortina...

A heroic ROTC student fatally stabbed the crazed gunman who opened fire inside an Old Dominion University classroom Thursday, preventing further carnage, law enforcement sources said. Shooter Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, gunned down an instructor before the unidentified cadet jumped into action during the frantic scene on the Virginia college campus, according to sources. Jalloh, who was previously convicted of trying to support ISIS, walked into the classroom and asked if it was an ROTC class, sources told The Post. When someone told him it was, he began his trail of bloodshed, which the FBI is investigating as an act...

Iran’s military has shown off its enormous supply of naval suicide drones, which it is using to blockade the crucial Strait of Hormuz, in chilling footage taken from its underground “missile city.” Footage from Iranian state media purportedly shows underground tunnels full of naval drones, anti-ship missiles, and sea mines, with dramatic footage also showing some of them being fired. Experts have analyzed the footage, released by Iranian state media outlet Fars, telling CNN exactly what is being shown off. The full terrifying array of armory on display includes: Abadil-2/3 “kamikaze” drones: Shown on rail launchers inside the tunnels, these...

An active shooter opened fire on a Michigan synagogue after reportedly crashing a car into the building. The Michigan State Police confirmed that they are responding to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township to an active shooter. WDIV reported that the shooter smashed a vehicle into the synagogue before letting of shots inside

The United States just delivered one of the most significant demonstrations of adaptive military capability in modern history 6 min video As coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, one thing is clear: this is not the kind of war we have spent decades planning for. There are no massed formations or carrier battle groups trading salvos. This conflict is being fought with swarms of relatively inexpensive, one-way drones. Adaptation and rapid innovation now determine how conflicts are fought. Iran has spent years perfecting saturation warfare. The concept is straightforward: flood the sky with enough drones and missiles to...

The economic significance of Kharg Island to Iran renders it especially susceptible to potential military threats. However, experts suggest that any effort to capture it would likely necessitate a ground troop operation, which the U.S. seems hesitant to pursue. Experts further state that if Washington aims to intensify pressure beyond airstrikes, capturing or incapacitating Kharg Island’s oil infrastructure could strip Tehran of one of its most crucial financial resources. Given its pivotal role in global energy supply chains, any assault on the island might also cause a sharp increase in international oil prices, rendering it one of the most critical...

Assassinating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and nearly all of Iran’s top military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers on the first day of the war was an incredible turning point in which all of the IDF’s air and intelligence power combined to change the course of history, an IDF senior officer told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. “Assassinating the supreme leader and all of the top echelon of the Iranian military and the IRGC in around half a minute was made possible by a giant and incredibly coordinated airstrike, which took months of planning,” the senior officer said. In 40 seconds...