Israel assassinated two top Iranian officials in separate strikes Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said: national security chief Ali Larijani and Basij paramilitary commander Gholamreza Soleimani. Why it matters: Larijani was the de facto leader of Iran for the first ten days of the war after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in Israel's opening strike and before his son Mojtaba was chosen as successor, Israeli officials say. - An Israeli official said Soleimani was in charge of crushing protests and that his killing is aimed at enabling a popular uprising. What they are saying: Israeli Defense Minister Katz vowed to continue "hunting the leadership of Iran's terror and oppression regime and to repeatedly cut the…
As the war with Iran intensifies, Trump is demanding that allies help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And, a federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies.
Trump has expressed frustration over a lack of military assistance from allies, but leaders are reluctant to join a conflict he started without consulting them.