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US Military Deserves Nobel Peace Prize 'Every Single Year' for Guaranteeing Global 'Safety and Security,' Hegseth Says
The secretary of war told reporters that President Donald Trump has authorized the Navy to 'shoot and kill' crews of Iranian boats that attempt to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian 'Ghost Fleet' Ferried $5 Billion in Oil, Primarily to China, Before US Blockade
Many of those ships are now headed back toward Iran, where they may attempt to breach the blockade
Palestinian Authority Has Paid Convicted Terrorists Released as Part of Gaza Ceasefire Deal, State Department Tells Congress
The State Department determined that the PA has violated a long list of its commitments to the United States, including ending ‘pay-to-slay’ and the glorification of terrorism in educational materials
Hegseth Takes Aim at Iranian Regime ‘Pirates and Terrorists’ and ‘Legacy Trump-Hating Press’ in News Conference
Hegseth compared mainstream outlets to Pharisees who persecuted Jesus, saying their ‘politically motivated animus’ toward Trump blinds them to US military success
GOP Senators Push To Prohibit US Funding for UNRWA
The UNRWA bill would codify President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze funding for the Hamas-tied UN agency
No Ships Have Broken Through US Blockade in Persian Gulf, CENTCOM Says, Threatening To Deprive Islamic Republic of Billions in Oil Revenue
The US naval siege could cost Tehran about $435 million per day, experts say, putting even more pressure on the Iranian regime
‘America’s Retribution’: Operation Epic Fury Destroyed 80 to 90 Percent of Iran’s Weapons Factories, Air Defenses, Naval Fleet, and Nuclear Infrastructure, Pentagon Says
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters Wednesday that the United States completed the engagement using 'less than 10 percent of America's total combat power'
US To Enter Two-Week Ceasefire if Islamic Republic Allows ‘COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz,’ Trump Announces
The announcement came less than two hours before Trump's 8 pm deadline to take out 'the entire country' of Iran if the regime did not agree to open the strait
US Strikes Kharg Island Weapons Depots and Air Defense Facilities in 'Message' to Tehran Ahead of Trump's Deadline
'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,' Trump warned ahead of his 8 p.m. Tuesday ceasefire deadline
‘For 47 Years, They’ve Been Bullshitting Other Presidents’: Trump Threatens To Take Out ‘The Entire Country’ of Iran in ‘Just One Night’ If Regime Rejects Ceasefire Deal
The president added during a Monday press conference that he prefers a diplomatic solution that includes the Islamic Republic opening the Strait of Hormuz