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MTG Says Tucker Carlson Would Beat Trump

Taylor Greene backs pundit amid rift with Trump over Iran war

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson just picked up a 2028 presidential cheerleader—from inside the MAGA universe that President Trump says he defines, reports Axios . Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is publicly urging the ex-Fox News host to run for the White House, days after Trump told ABC News that Carlson had "...

Iran's 'Missile Cities' Turn Into Strategic Weak Spots

Enemy planes, drones hover nearby, waiting to strike as missiles emerge: WSJ

(Newser) - Iran's vast network of underground "missile cities" is starting to look less like a shield and more "like a blunder," the Wall Street Journal reports. Less than a week into Iran's conflict with the US and Israel, satellite images show scorched launchers and damaged tunnel...

Iran Official: Ground Troops Will Be 'Big Disaster' for US

Foreign Minister Araghchi says Iranian forces are ready to repel them

(Newser) - The White House has not ruled out the possibility of sending ground troops into Iran, and the Iranian foreign minister says he assumes those soldiers are coming. When Tom Llamas of NBC News asked Abbas Araghchi if Tehran feared the development, Araghchi responded, "No, we are waiting for them—...

Missile Allegedly Fired at Turkey Brings Talk of Article 5

NATO says no current plans to trigger mutual defense clause linked to armed attack

(Newser) - Turkey and Iran are at odds over a missile allegedly fired at the Incirlik Air Base, a joint Turkish-US airbase near the city of Adana. Ankara reported Wednesday that a projectile originating in Iran was tracked over Iraq and Syria and disabled by NATO air and missile defenses above the...

There's a 'But' to Carney's Support for Iran Airstrikes

Prime minister urges de-escalation, criticizes allies for bypassing UN

(Newser) - Canada is backing US-led airstrikes on Iran—but with a caveat, its prime minister made clear Wednesday. Speaking in Sydney, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa's endorsement, offered in the immediate aftermath of the initial attacks, comes "with regret," calling the conflict a symptom of a broken...

As Iran Escalates, Drones Hit US Embassies in Riyadh, Kuwait

US closes both embassies

(Newser) - Two drones struck the US Embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday, sparking a small fire and modest damage but no reported injuries, Saudi officials said . The attack followed a similar Iranian drone strike on the US embassy in Kuwait, reports the Guardian , and led to the closure of both embassies, per...

Trump Reaches Out to 'Those Who Face Death' for Iran Help

US weighs what Kurdish forces can do as tensions escalate in Middle East

(Newser) - President Trump is quietly working the phones as the US-Israeli war with Iran unfolds—and he's reaching out to the Kurds. Sources tell Axios that on Sunday, Trump spoke with Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, leaders of Iraq's two main Kurdish factions, in conversations described as being "...

Strait of Hormuz Showdown Could Be a 'Historic' One

Traffic through key waterway has ground to a halt, with higher oil prices looming

(Newser) - Oil tankers are all but sidelined in one of the world's most important energy conduits. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plunged since US and Israeli strikes began on Iran , as ship operators steer clear of the narrow passage that usually carries about a fifth of the world'...

Trump Floats Weeks-Long Military Campaign in Iran

President offers different scenarios on how things might play out

(Newser) - President Trump said in a quick interview on Sunday that the US is prepared to continue the military campaign against Iran for four to five weeks. "It won't be difficult," Trump told the New York Times . "We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. You know, we have...

Kuwait Mistakenly Downs 3 US Fighter Jets

Crews are OK after friendly fire incidents

(Newser) - Crews on three US fighter jets escaped serious injury Monday after they were accidentally shot down by allied Kuwaiti forces, reports the Wall Street Journal . All six crew members ejected and were in stable condition, said US Central Command. "Three US F-15E Strike Eagles flying in support of Operation...

War Widens as Israel, Hezbollah Trade Strikes

Dozens killed, mass evacuations ordered amid escalating cross-border attacks

(Newser) - Israel launched intense airstrikes on Hezbollah-controlled areas of Beirut and across southern Lebanon hours after the Iran-backed group fired missiles and drones toward Israel, reports the Guardian , saying it was responding to the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. About a dozen strikes around 3am Monday targeted three...

Oil Prices Surge More Than 8% on Fears of Iran War

Traders eye Hormuz choke point as tankers halt amid strikes

(Newser) - Oil traders jolted awake Sunday night as crude prices leapt more than 8% on fears that a widening US-Iran conflict could choke a crucial energy artery, CNBC reports. By early evening, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was up $5.55 at $72.57 a barrel, while global benchmark Brent crude...

France, Germany, UK Have a Warning for Iran

European leaders condemn Tehran's regional strikes, vow protection of allies

(Newser) - France, Germany, and the UK say they're prepared to back strikes that would take out Iran's ability to launch missiles and drones—if it comes to that. In a joint statement, the three governments condemned what they called "indiscriminate and disproportionate" Iranian missile and drone attacks across...

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Student Finds Second Crusader Sword in 5 Years

Shlomi Katzin's rare 12th-century discovery off Israeli coast scanned to reveal secrets

(Newser) - Finding one Crusader sword in the Mediterranean is unusual; finding a second in nearly the same spot is something else. Israel's University of Haifa says student Shlomi Katzin has again stumbled on a 12th-century weapon off the Carmel coast, this time near Dor Beach. Katzin, a student in the...

After Iran Retaliates, Euro Chiefs Demand New US Negotiations

Statement by Macron, Merz, Starmer didn't mention earlier strikes by US, Israel on Iran

(Newser) - Britain, France, and Germany on Saturday called for a resumption of US-Iran negotiations and condemned Iranian attacks on countries in the region. They didn't comment on earlier US and Israeli attacks on Iran , per the AP . UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich...

Iran: 'Operation Epic Fury' Kills Dozens at Girls School

Reported strike comes amid wider US-Israeli attacks against Iran, Iran's retaliatory moves

(Newser) - A girls elementary school in southern Iran was hit in a Saturday airstrike that local officials say killed at least 63 students, as US-Israeli attacks on the country, deemed "Operation Epic Fury," widened. The Middle East Eye reports that the strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in the...

Amid Strikes on Iran, a Search for Its Supreme Leader

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly moved to 'secure' site outside Tehran as US, Israel attack

(Newser) - Questions mounted on Saturday over the whereabouts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after US and Israeli forces carried out daytime strikes on the Iranian capital of Tehran, with an early hit reported near his central offices there, per NDTV . A source told Reuters that Khamenei had already been...

US Embassy in Israel to Staff: Get Out Now if You Want to Go

Huckabee says government has authorized departures

(Newser) - The US Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee told embassy employees in an email that discussions with officials in...

Vance Insists Iran Strikes Wouldn't Cause Prolonged War

'We have to avoid overlearning the lessons of the past,' he says

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance is insisting that any potential US military action against Iran wouldn't drag the country into another long Middle East war. Speaking aboard Air Force Two, on Thursday, Vance told the Washington Post there is "no chance" strikes ordered by President Trump would turn into...

In a First, US Puts Stealth Fighter Jets in Israel

Move follows Arab states' refusal to host US strike forces

(Newser) - American warplanes are now parked on Israeli soil in a way they never have been before. The United States has quietly deployed F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to Israel, the first time Washington has positioned combat jets there, for a potential operation against Iran, reports the Wall Street Journal . The move,...

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