Iran

US soldiers who died in the Iran war remembered for their service and devotion to their families

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Sgt. Declan Coady had been sending his family updates from Kuwait every hour or two after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran, letting them know he was OK, even as Iran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf Arab states that host U.S. armed forces. When … Read more

Rubio says in ‘simple English’ Iran run by ‘lunatics,’ defends Trump strike as ‘right decision’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered one of his bluntest defenses yet of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran Tuesday, sharply rejecting criticism and describing the regime as “lunatics” as he argued the president acted at the right moment to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. … Read more

Feds say Pakistani national backed by Iran plotted to assassinate Trump, others in murder-for-hire scheme

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran shared photos online depicting President Donald Trump’s death, federal prosecutors said Tuesday, describing the posts as part of a broader plot to kill U.S. politicians, potentially including the president.  Authorities said Merchant plotted with Iran to kill U.S. politicians … Read more

U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here’s what we know.

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Since the war in Iran started on Saturday, six American service members have been killed, including a Minnesota mother of two, an Iowa college student and a Florida native remembered by his family as the “life of the party.” Four of the fallen service members, all members of the U.S. Army Reserve, have been identified … Read more

Iran says a girls’ school was hit by a deadly air strike. Here’s what we know.

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Mourners gathered in the Iranian city of Minab on Tuesday for the funerals of victims of what Iranian authorities say was an air strike at a school they have blamed on Israel and the U.S. Neither the U.S. nor Israel has said it was behind the strike. An Israeli military spokesman told CBS News they … Read more

Rising energy prices from the Iran war could help Russia pay for fighting in Ukraine

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FRANKFURT, Germany — FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Iran war’s disruption of Middle East oil and gas supplies and soaring prices are strengthening Russia’s ability to profit from its energy exports, a pillar of the Kremlin’s budget and a key to paying for its own war in Ukraine. Prices for Russia’s oil exports have risen … Read more

Trump administration could order U.S. manufacturers to make more munitions amid Iran war

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WASHINGTON — Concerns over depleting munitions used to defend American forces in the Middle East may lead the Trump administration to force defense companies to produce more weaponry quickly, according to three people familiar with the discussions. In private briefings with Congress, Trump administration officials have discussed the prospect of invoking the Defense Production Act … Read more