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#1 3 [4] U.S. Service Members Killed in Military Operation Against Iran, Centcom Says - Caroline Linton for CBS News, U.S. Central Command, The Elite Analyst, RandomStuff A2Z, World News, Okairo/Sky News, and Diogène de Cynan on X
U.S. Central Command said Sunday that three American service members were killed and five others were seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran. "Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty," CENTCOM said in a post on social media. CBS News has learned that the three casualties occurred among American personnel based in Kuwait. The military's initial statement did not give other details about the circumstances. "Major combat operations continue, and our response effort is ongoing. The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified," the statement said... U.S. crude oil initially soared more than 10%, while Brent, the international oil benchmark, surged as much as 13% when trading opened on Sunday. As of 6:40 a.m. ET, both were higher by more than 7.5%. For U.S. crude oil, the move pushed prices higher by nearly $5 per barrel. Even before the weekend's escalation, oil prices had risen 17% this year off President Donald Trump’s ramped-up rhetoric against the Iranian regime. The Trump administration has also ratcheted up sanctions on Iran in recent months... The Department of Homeland Security has warned of potential lone-wolf and cyberattacks amid the ongoing strikes in Iran, according to a law enforcement bulletin obtained by ABC News. "Although a large-scale physical attack is unlikely, Iran and its proxies probably pose a persistent threat of targeted attacks in the Homeland, and will almost certainly escalate retaliatory actions—or calls to action—if reports of the Ayatollah’s death are confirmed," according to the bulletin. "In the short-term, we are most concerned that Iran-aligned hacktivists will conduct low-level cyber attacks against US networks, such as website defacements and distributed denial-of-service attacks,” officials said in the bulletin... Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines Sunday after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down much of the Middle East to air travel. Tourists and business travelers crowded hotels and airports, with no word on when many airports would reopen or when flights to and through the Middle East would resume. Some governments advised their stranded citizens to shelter in place. Shutdown airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha — including Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest in the world — are important hubs for travel between Europe, Africa, and the West to Asia. All three were directly hit by strikes... At least 54 people were arrested Sunday during protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, law enforcement officials said. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said 38 individuals were cited and released, and one person was booked into jail. The Minnesota State Patrol confirmed an additional 15 arrests. In a statement posted to Facebook, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies issued dispersal orders after protesters allegedly blocked streets and access to local businesses, scattered glass in the roadway, and threw rocks, chunks of ice, and water bottles at law enforcement. Nancy Mace says she is ready to ‘denaturalize and deport’ Ilhan Omar. Mace further escalated her remarks, saying, “When she said that very defamatory statement about me in the middle of the night, by the way, what was she doing in the middle of the night? But I asked her what it was like to be married to your brother." She added, “She has no room to attack anyone on any issue, quite frankly, and I'm ready to denaturalize and deport her to Somalia.” The host replied, “Let's go. There you go. You've said that before, and it sounds like you mean it.” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told fellow Republicans on a conference call Sunday that the House will likely vote Thursday on a war powers resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump's authority to take further military action against Iran, ABC News reported. The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., would require congressional approval before the president could authorize additional military strikes. Democrats, joined by a small number of Republicans, have pushed for the vote in the wake of U.S. action against Iran... Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people familiar with the matter said. The United States and Israel launched their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sinking Iranian warships, and hitting more than 1,000 targets so far, officials say. But Sunday's remarks to Congress appeared to undercut one of the key arguments for the war made by senior administration officials. They told reporters the day before that President Donald Trump decided to launch the attacks in part because of indicators that Iranians might strike U.S. forces in the Middle East "perhaps preemptively."
#2 Higher Gas Prices Are Likely Coming to the Pump After Oil Prices Jump in Wake of U.S. Strikes in Iran - Steve Kopack for NBC News, SynCronus, メージェティ バムシ, The Critic of Everything, Bob Scott, Xtin Capital, Giorgio Cafiero and Mario Nawfal on X
#3 Iran War Spreads as U.S. Jets Crash and Israel Trades Fire With Hezbollah - NBC News, Victoria Mavis, Hindustan Times, ايران آزادم آرزوست, Javed Baloch, and Guardian News on X
IRAN WAR INTENSIFIES: The United States and Israel hit thousands of targets inside Iran, pressing their joint campaign after killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran’s Red Crescent said more than 550 people were killed in the strikes. TEHRAN HITS BACK: Iran escalated attacks on Israel and targets across the Middle East, with three U.S. service members killed and three U.S. fighter jets downed by friendly fire. 11 people were killed in Israel, officials said, with deaths reported in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain. CONFLICT SPREADS: Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon fired missiles at Israel, which launched a new campaign in response that has seen dozens killed, according to Lebanese authorities...
#4 Department of Homeland Security Warns of Potential Attacks Amid Iran Operation - Luke Barr for ABC News, Gary Buckley, ABC7 Eyewitness News, PopOff News, Raw Alerts/Hypocrisy Analyzer, Hans Solo, and Salman Khan on X
#5 Hundreds of Thousands of Travelers Stranded Following U.S.-Israel Attacks on Iran - Marc Levy, Associated Press/PBS, Chay Cab/Robert Webber, Fox News/Mr Imma, Professor, NBC Bay Area, and ICT Frame on X
#6 Over 50 Arrested as Anti-Ice Protesters Allegedly Hurl Rocks at Minneapolis Officers During Demonstration - Sophia Compton for Fox News, Gregs iPinions, Laurie Brown, American Patriot, KSTP, and Media-Werkz Texas
#7 Nancy Mace Calls to ‘Deport Her’ After Ilhan Omar Labels Her ‘Drunk’ Over Khamenei Death Post - Rishab Rathi for MEAWW, The Gateway Pundit, Dave/Illhan Omar, Conservative Brief, and Dr Terry Simpson/Doug Bell - God Bless the America First agenda!
#8 Speaker Johnson Expects War Powers Vote Thursday - NEWSMAX, Team Trick, Warren Davidson, Booker, Surge, and Cris Wright on X
#9 Pentagon Tells Congress No Sign That Iran Was Going to Attack Us First, Sources Say - Phil Stewart and Humeyra Pamuk for Reuters, JerryRigEverything, Radar 𝘸 Archie, BezierCurve/Aaron Rupar, charmed&dangerous, and Mohammed Rahman on X
#10 Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Law Barring Drug Users From Having Guns - Lawrence Hurley for NBC News, Cathlene Sareli, VNN, Abdul Kabir Khan, and livefree ordie on X
The Supreme Court on Monday hears its latest gun rights case concerning a federal law that bars frequent users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms. Gun rights advocates argue the law falls afoul of the Constitution’s Second Amendment, which protects the right to bear arms.The case puts a spotlight on the Trump administration’s mixed messaging on gun rights. Although the Justice Department is defending the law in court, to the annoyance of Second Amendment advocates, it has in other areas backed challenges to firearms restrictions. The Justice Department turned to the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled last year in favor of Texas-based Ali Danial Hemani, an alleged regular user of marijuana who had a handgun at his home in the Dallas area when it was searched by the FBI in 2022...
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