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What's next? Amid ongoing U.S. and Israel military action against the Iranian regime and the tense geopolitical implications to present themselves in response, Sen. Mike Rounds joins NEWSMAX special coverage to unpack the latest.
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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 did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
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.
In recent weeks, the Trump administration had amassed a massive military presence in the region.