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One of the more bizarre arguments being made by people against Operation Epic Fury is that Iran was not an "imminent" threat. To which my answer is...so what? Assume that was true, for a moment. Did you WANT it to be an imminent threat? What kind of standard is that?You ADMIT Iran is very dangerous, but then walk it back and try to claim they were never a threat.Which one is it, Jim? pic.twitter.com/VbwxmySeq7— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 17, 2026No serious person denies that Iran has been waging a gray zone war against Americans for nearly half a century, nor...

President Trump told The Post Monday that he’s not ruling out sending US ground troops into Iran “if they were necessary” — adding that Operation Epic Fury was “way ahead of schedule” by taking out dozens of Tehran’s top officials. “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground — like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground.’ I don’t say it,” Trump said after launching strikes Saturday to decapitate Iran’s military and political leadership. “I say ‘probably don’t need them,’ [or] ‘if they were necessary.'” Trump told the Daily Mail on Sunday...

I’ve served on the Homeland Security Committee for the past three years. I’m 100% for strong safe secure borders and stopping narco terrorists and cartels from trafficking deadly drugs and human trafficking into America. Fentanyl is responsible for over 70% of U.S. drug overdose deaths and fentanyl comes from Mexican cartels made with chemical precursors from China and trafficked across the U.S. Mexico border. Mexican cartels are primarily and overwhelmingly responsible for killing Americans with deadly drugs. If U.S. military action and regime change in Venezuela was really about saving American lives from deadly drugs then why hasn’t the Trump...

The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11 A.M., at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Bill Clinton: "We are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons." (1995) George W. Bush: "Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. Period." (2006) Barack Obama: "I have stated that Iran will never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon." (2015) Joe Biden: "We will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon." (2022) Donald J. Trump: "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated....Thank you for your attention to this matter." (2025) @realDonaldTrump PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT!

Houthis vow to 'continue to impose a naval blockade on the Israeli enemy and ban its ships in the declared zone of ​​operations until aid and basic needs are delivered to the Gaza Strip' Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea delivered a message on March 16, 2025, saying they've launched an offensive against the USS Harry S. Truman using 'missiles and drones.'