Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that overthrowing Iran's regime will require a "ground component" along with a revolution, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with the Middle Eastern country nears the start of its fourth week. “It is often said that you can't win –– you can't do revolutions from the air, that is...
The Pentagon is speeding up the deployment of thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East amid speculation that the Trump administration could send troops into Iranian territory. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), made up of at least 2,200 Marines, set off from San Diego aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer...
Iran on Friday threatened to target recreational and tourist sites globally as the nation continues building missiles nearly three weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on the Middle Eastern country. The military operation in Iran has killed a number of top officials since the initial attack on Feb. 28, including Supreme Leader...
President Trump announced on Friday that he met with a primary challenger of Rep. Jeff Hurd’s (R-Colo.) and was able to get her to drop her bid as Republicans look to avoid a nasty contest in a House race that Democrats are eyeing this November. Trump said in a Truth Social post that he had met...
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) said Thursday that the U.S. does not “really know who’s in charge” in Iran amid reports that the country’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was “wounded and likely disfigured” in the early days of the war. “I think, so what we have is a fragmented leadership cadre,” Crawford said during an...
The U.S. military blew up an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday, leaving three survivors, the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) announced Friday morning. Southcom said a “low-profile” vessel was being operated by a designated terrorist organization and was transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes.” It is unclear if there were any casualties from...
Blue states like New York pursue wealthy taxpayers fleeing to red state tax havens like Florida and Texas with governors calling for aggressive action.