WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a challenge to the legality of a federal law that bars people with serious criminal convictions including nonviolent felons from owning firearms, bypassing a chance to further expand gun rights. The justices declined to hear an appeal by a Utah...
3 US Jets Shot Down in ‘Friendly Fire’ in Kuwait, Pentagon Says
Three U.S. jets were shot down over Kuwait during “an apparent friendly fire incident” while they were taking part in the campaign against Iran, the U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement Monday. “During active combat — that included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones — the...
Iran Senior Cleric Declares Jihad as Anti-US Riots Spread in Middle East
A leading Iranian cleric declared jihad against America and Israel on Sunday as anti-U.S. protests swept across the region following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, The Telegraph of the United Kingdom reported Sunday. "Jihad" is defined as a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam and for the...
Just 27% of Americans Support US Strikes on Iran: Reuters/Ipsos Poll
WASHINGTON — Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran’s leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday. Some 27%...
Protesters Target US Sites in Pakistan, Iraq. At Least Nine Killed
At least nine protesters were shot and killed when crowds breached the outer wall of the U.S. consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "Death to Israel, death to America," the protesters shouted. Meanwhile in...
Iran Retaliates Against Israel and US Allies
A defiant Iran unleashed deadly retaliatory strikes Sunday against Israel and the countries of the Persian Gulf, home to several U.S. military bases, in a conflict that has drawn in much of the Middle East and that critics say has no clear endgame. Three U.S. troops were killed in action,...
Trump Says Iran War Operations ‘Ahead of Schedule,’ 48 Iranian Leaders Killed
President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that 48 leaders have been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. "It's moving along. It's moving along rapidly. This has been this way for 47 years," he was quoted as saying in an interview with Fox News. "It's moving along...
Israel Warplanes Hit Tehran Again. Leadership Council Take Over After Khamenei’s Killing
JERUSALEM/TELAVIV/DUBAI — Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday, saying it aimed to dominate the skies after killing Iran's supreme leader and leaving the Islamic Republic grappling to rebuild its leadership amid its biggest test in five decades. U.S. and Israeli strikes — and Iranian retaliation...
US Military Says Three of Its Service Members Killed in Iran War
WASHINGTON — Three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five have been seriously wounded, the Pentagon said in announcing the first U.S. troops to die in President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. U.S. Central Command did not say where the troops were killed. Two military officials said that...
US Military Says It Sank Iranian Warship
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said on Sunday it has sunk an Iranian warship and called on Iranian forces to lay down their arms and leave their posts. An Iranian Jamaran-class corvette was struck by U.S. forces during the start of Operation Epic Fury. The ship is currently sinking to...