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Fourth US Service Member Killed in Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM Announces

(Mediaite) A fourth U.S. service member was killed in the strikes on Iran over the weekend, U.S. Central Command announced Monday morning. CENTCOM made the announcement on X just before 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday. News of the fourth American casualty came a day after CENTCOM announced three service members were killed and another five injured.

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Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says

(CNN) Three US fighter jets crashed in Kuwait on Monday due to an “apparent friendly fire incident,” the US military said in a statement. Kuwaiti air defenses accidentally shot the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets down late Sunday evening ET time. All six crew members ejected safely, US Central Command said. The cause of the incident is under investigation, according to CENTCOM. The jets were flying in support of the military operation against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury.

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Flailing Trump, 79, Can't Keep His Story Straight on the War He Just Started

(Daily Beast) President Donald Trump can’t seem to explain why he went to war with Iran or what his goals are for the military campaign. The president has given four different explanations in two days about how long he plans to bomb Iran and what he envisions for the country’s future, leading to accusations that he’s making up the deadly military campaign as he goes along. The administration has also given shifting explanations about why Trump started the war in the first place.

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Pentagon offers no evidence to support claim it attacked Iran in defense

(Politico) The Trump administration is making the case that it ordered expansive, deadly strikes to stop an imminent threat from Tehran, but is providing no evidence Iran had such plans. The White House, amid the largest military buildup in the region in decades, has yet to explain to the public or to Congress what Iranian threat prompted the massive attacks that have upended the region and could draw the U.S. into another Middle East war.

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Saudi prince quietly lobbied Trump for military action on Iran

(MoneyControl) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to US President Donald Trump last month, urging him to launch military action against Iran, even as he publicly favoured diplomacy, according to a report by The Washington Post. The report said the crown prince pressed for a strike despite earlier public statements in January in which he insisted Saudi Arabia would not allow its airspace or territory to be used for attacks on Iran. At the time, he called for dialogue between Washington and Tehran and said Riyadh respected Iran’s sovereignty.

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Major Saudi refinery, Iraqi Kurdish and Israeli oil, gas fields shut amid Mideast strikes

(Reuters) Saudi Arabia shut its biggest domestic oil refinery on Monday after a drone strike, a source said, as Israeli and U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation forced shutdowns of oil and gas facilities across the Middle East. A wave of attacks on the region stretched into a third day, resulting in the precautionary suspension of most oil production in Iraqi Kurdistan and several major Israeli gas fields, throttling exports to Egypt.

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Ro Khanna calls on Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify on Epstein relationships

(NBC News) Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., called on both President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify about their relationships with Jeffery Epstein, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday that said he’s working with a Republican colleague to subpoena Lutnick. Khanna, a member of the House Oversight Committee, referenced former President Bill Clinton’s testimony before the committee last week, saying Clinton “set a precedent” for high-profile figures to testify.

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'Not His Job': Lindsey Graham Offers Stunning Cover Of Trump's 'Plan' For Iran

(Huff Post) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday declared that Donald Trump wasn’t responsible for teeing up a regime change for Iran in the wake of his deadly strikes on the country which killed its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. In an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Graham reacted to a social media post from the president where he wrote that “hopefully” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with its military and police forces, would work together to “bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves.” “Is hope the plan for the future of Iran?” asked host Kristen Welker.

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Lindsey Graham Names 'Next' Country On Trump's Hit List: 'Their Days Are Numbered'

(Huff Post) First Venezuela, then Iran — and now Cuba. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Fox News’ Trey Gowdy on Sunday that the U.S. under President Donald Trump will next target the communist-led Caribbean island for regime change. “Cuba is next,” said Graham. “They are going to fall. This communist dictatorship in Cuba, their days are numbered.”

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