On Saturday morning, Iranian government officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, met at a compound in Tehran despite knowing a joint U.S. and Israeli strike was coming at some point in the future. They had prepared by upgrading their defense system with the Chinese-made HQ-9B surface-to-air missile and felt safe enough to conduct their meeting, […]
Iran is expected to announce its new supreme leader as early as Wednesday. The nation’s top clerics met Tuesday to deliberate and multiple sources report slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is the frontrunner for the job. According to a report from the New York Times, some of the clerics fear announcing Mojtaba […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is four days into Operation Epic Fury and “we have only just begun fighting.” He and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine provided an update on the operation Wednesday, saying strikes will continue and the military is “throttling up.” “America is winning. Decisively, […]
In this Media Miss Minute, Israel is deploying its new “Iron Beam” laser system for the first time as the conflict with Iran intensifies. Plus, Ukraine’s president says he’s willing to assist the U.S. and its allies in countering Iranian drones — on one condition. Media Miss by the left: Israel uses Iron Beam laser […]
When President Donald Trump ordered the assault on Iran that he calls “Operation Epic Fury,” it marked a turning point — both as a challenge to global relations and as a legal test of the American president’s ability to launch an American war without congressional approval. The United States has not formally declared war since […]
The U.S. Navy’s decades-long undersea advantage in the Pacific is facing its sharpest test in years. For generations, the “silent service” has been one of Washington’s strongest cards in the Indo-Pacific. But testimony prepared for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission warns that China is accelerating submarine production and developing next-generation nuclear-powered boats that […]
A Georgia father faces more than 200 years in prison after a jury found him criminally responsible for a mass shooting his son is accused of carrying out at his high school. The verdict is the latest to hold parents accountable for their children’s alleged crimes. The jury handed Colin Gray a guilty verdict Tuesday […]
Iran is firing missiles and drones in retaliation for the massive airstrikes that the United States and Israel launched Saturday against the Islamic Republic. But many online are wondering whether Iran might extract another type of reprisal: cyberattacks against U.S. computer systems. The military campaign, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” has cybersecurity firms monitoring for both […]
A massive bet made less than 90 minutes before the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran is raising concerns among some lawmakers who say the timing may be more than a coincidence. Now, those lawmakers are looking into ways to crack down on prediction markets. According to posts made by Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., and […]
A new analysis of data from the long-running Youth Risk Behavior Study found that 77% of U.S. high school students surveyed in 2023 did not get adequate sleep, up from 69% in 2007. What’s more: The portion of teenagers who said they slept for five hours or less increased from 16% to 23% in that […]
