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The U.S. military conflict with Iran is escalating on multiple fronts: the Pentagon has confirmed 7 American troops killed and 140 wounded, operations are costing nearly $1 billion per day, and the administration faces growing criticism over an airstrike that Iran says killed 175 people at a girls' school — all while Congress has rejected efforts to reassert war powers. At home, the partial government shutdown drags on as Senate Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked over DHS funding, leaving TSA agents and other federal workers unpaid, and Georgia voters are heading to a runoff in the high-stakes special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Iran fighting back but not stronger than U.S. thought, top U.S. general says
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Iran is fighting back but is not tougher than the U.S. military expected before the war, the top U.S. general told reporters on Tuesday, as the Pentagon promised its most intense day of strikes in the 10-day-old conflict. As Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to block oil shipments from the Gulf, the Pentagon renewed threats to hit Iran harder unless shipments can flow through the Strait of Hormuz off ...
Pentagon Says 140 Service Members Have Been Injured in Iran War
Eight Americans have been seriously wounded, military officials said, but the bulk of the injured have already returned to duty. Seven Americans have been killed. Eight American service members have been severely injured in the 11 days since President Trump began the war on Iran, the Pentagon said in a statement on Tuesday. Iranian strikes have killed seven American troops, and injured 140 U.S. service members overall, the Pentagon said. Of that number, 108 have returned to duty. "The vast...
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Defence Secretary Hegseth warns of 'most intense' day of US strikes on Iran
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that Tuesday would be the "most intense" day of strikes inside Iran, adding that the country "stands alone, and they are badly losing". He also said that, in the last 24 hours, Iran has fired the lowest number of missiles since the start of the war. On the ground, Iranians in Tehran have described how they were left "in total darkness" following heavy strikes overnight. Meanwhile, Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official, said his country is...
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As President Trump stated last night, the U.S. Military is making major strides toward achieving our military objectives in Operation Epic Fury.America’s warriors are winning this important fight at an even faster pace than we anticipated.The terrorists will be defeated.
10 days in - Operation Epic Fury delivering RESOUNDING success.🦅 1. Destroy the Iranian regime's missiles 2. Annihilate their navy 3. Ensure terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the world 4. Ensure Iran can NEVER obtain a nuclear weapon AMERICAN DOMINANCE. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/t6okK5MLuB
Trump said that the war in Iran was “complete,” but Hegseth said today will be the most intense day of strikes yet. How is it possible that Trump and his cronies can’t make it 12 hours without contradicting themselves about this war?
This morning, public reporting said it is likely that US airstrikes struck a girl’s elementary school and killed nearly 170 people. Many of them were children. This is heartbreaking and it is critical that our government immediately conduct a full investigation. When presidents launch us into a war without a plan, mistakes multiply, civilians and servicemembers get hurt, and conflicts spiral out of control.
Through Operation Epic Fury, we are destroying Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities and weakening the regime’s ability to threaten the world with terror. None of this would be possible without our Commander in Chief, his cabinet, and our brave men and women in uniform.