AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - The U.S. is destroying Iran's navy after it tried to shut down global oil flows
President Trump said Sunday the U.S. military destroyed nine Iranian warships and is in the process of destroying the rest of Iran's navy. Why it matters: The U.S. strikes target Iran's ability to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply flows. What he's saying: "I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest. They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also! In a different attack, we largely destroyed their Naval Headquarters. Other than that, their Navy is doing very well!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. - A U.S. defense official confirmed…
President Trump said Sunday the U.S. military destroyed nine Iranian warships and is in the process of destroying the rest of Iran's navy. Why it matters: The U.S. strikes target Iran's ability to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply flows. What he's saying: "I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest. They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also! In a different attack, we largely destroyed their Naval Headquarters. Other than that, their Navy is doing very well!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. - A U.S. defense official confirmed…Open
NYTIMES (Zolan Kanno-Youngs) - Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran
President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Tara Suter) - Iran names interim leadership after Khamenei killing
Iran has named interim leadership in the wake of U.S. and Israel's joint strike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian state television.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Sophia Vento) - Trump agrees to speak to Iran's interim leadership: The Atlantic
In recent weeks, the Trump administration had amassed a massive military presence in the region.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - TERROR: Koran-Carrying Gunman Kills 3 in Mass Bar Shooting in Texas.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Three people were killed, and 14 others injured, in a mass shooting at a downtown Austin bar early Sunday morning. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The suspect has been identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a Senegal-born American citizen. Victims include patrons of the bar, and the suspect was killed during police confrontation. WHEN & […] The post TERROR: Koran-Carrying Gunman Kills 3 in Mass Bar Shooting in Texas. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Three people were killed, and 14 others injured, in a mass shooting at a downtown Austin bar early Sunday morning. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The suspect has been identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a Senegal-born American citizen. Victims include patrons of the bar, and the suspect was killed during police confrontation. WHEN & WHERE: The shooting occurred around 2:00 a.m. Sunday at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in downtown Austin, near the University of Texas. KEY QUOTE: “There were indicators… that indicate potential nexus to terrorism.” – Alex Doran, FBI San Antonio Field Office. IMPACT: The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined the investigation, citing potential links to terrorism. Rapid police…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump announces sinking of 9 Iranian navy ships
Iran has since launched a series of counterstrikes, including against civilian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway through which much of the world's oil flows.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Austin shooter ID'd as Senegalese immigrant
Though no direct link to any foreign power has been identified, the shooting comes amid ongoing strikes on Iran that have led to retaliatory strikes across the region.
YOUTUBE (Agenda-Free TV) - US and Israel Attack Iran - LIVE Breaking News Coverage & War Updates
The United States and Israel have launched an attack on Iran. Military strikes have hit Tehran and many other locations in Iran, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. Get the latest on the US and Israel attacking Iran and war in the Middle East in our live breaking news coverage. Reports suggest the attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran could last for days or weeks. The military strikes by the US and Iran have targeted the Iranian leadership as well as regime and military sites. The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in an Israeli strike. In retaliation for the attack by United States and Israel, Iran has launched missiles and drones at Israel and other countries in the region. In…
ABCNEWS - Middle East airports closed, thousands of travelers stranded after attack on Iran
The attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel has disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond