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Pete Hegseth says ‘there will be more casualties’ in US war with Iran

Comments from defense secretary come as number of US service members killed in conflict has climbed to seven

The Guardian - US

The US is not winning this war – Iran’s new supreme leader shows it is little more than Team America: World Police

COMMENT: The election of a new Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is a sign that the ayatollahs have survived the first wave of attacks by Trump’s squad and may endure even longer. World affairs editor Sam Kiley looks at whether US foreign policy is now a satire of itself

The Independent UK

I’ve studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth’s boasts, action-movie one-liners and gloating over dominance

When Secretary of Defense James Mattis addressed the intensification of U.S. combat operations against the Islamic State group in 2017, he assured the American public of his commitment to “get the strategy right” while maintaining “the rules of engagement” to “protect the innocent.”

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US-Israel War with Iran: Where is JD Vance? The curious case of the 'missing' vice president

That tension became particularly visible during the early days of the Iran war, when Washington’s attention shifted to a curious question that began circulating across political circles and newsrooms alike: where exactly was JD Vance?

The Times of India

How AI firm Anthropic wound up in the Pentagon’s crosshairs

Standoff with DoD over Claude chatbot reignites debate over how AI will be used in war – and who will be held accountable

The Guardian - US

‘Not my son, over my dead body’: MTG lays into Karoline Leavitt for refusing to rule out Iran war draft

Former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out at White House press secretary over prospect of American citizens being called up

The Independent UK

Investigation further suggests it was the US that struck an Iranian school, killing 165

The investigative group Bellingcat says newly released video “appears to contradict” U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for an explosion at an Iranian school that killed over 165 people

The Independent UK

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Hegseth warns ‘this is only the beginning’ of war with Iran and there will be more US casualties

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insists ‘we’re very much on track’ and says prospect of further American deaths ‘stiffens our spine and our resolve to say this is a fight we will finish’

The Independent UK

Despite being in the middle of an investigation, Trump denies responsibility for Iran school massacre

Video evidence shows he's lying.

We Got This Covered

Australia’s blind refusal to question Trump’s bombing of Iran risks ensnaring us in a dangerous folly

Appeasing the White House at all costs indulges little but a sentimental notion of a US-Australia relationship that no longer exists

The Guardian - AU

‘Don’t Build Girls’ Schools Right Next To A Naval Base’: Donald Trump’s Former National Security Adviser Finds No Fault In School Bombing by the US

Paddy O’Connell’s interview with former National Security Adviser John Bolton has been met with criticism. The United States hit a girls’ school in a strike, and Bolton felt the need to give his unsolicited advice.

The Mary Sue

Trump blames Iran for strike that killed school girls - as US investigators point to American bomb

Michael Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, declined to fully endorse the president’s assertion that Iran had been to blame for the strike when asked Sunday

The Independent UK

Saturday Night Live: Ryan Gosling returns for laugh-filled standout episode

The actor returns to host for the fourth time and finds himself unable to stop laughing during what will be seen as one of the season’s best episodes

The Guardian - US

Pete Hegseth mocks ‘Iranians who think they’re going to live’ and the reality reflects exactly that: Indiscriminate death and destruction on the ground (Exclusive)

The war on terror involves bombing elementary schools now.

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The Guardian - US

‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war

Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

The Times of India

'If you kill Americans, we'll kill you': US releases montage of precision strikes with a blunt warning

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning of lethal consequences for targeting Americans, amplified by CENTCOM on X. This declaration follows a joint US-Israel strike on Iranian territory that reportedly killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, leading to Iranian retaliatory strikes across the region. President Trump claimed…

The Independent UK

SNL tackles Iran as Hegseth calls war a ‘situationship’ while ousted Noem discusses her ‘self-deport’

Cold open on the Ryan Gosling-hosted episode saw Colin Jost as Hegseth performing a keg stand and giving a shout out to embattled actor Shia LaBeouf

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Pete Hegseth announces Trump’s new ‘Greater North American’ Western Hemisphere map — it’s the US against ‘the global south’

The Western Hemisphere is getting a MAGA makeover.

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The Guardian - US

Trump vague on Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as he refuses to rule out US troop deployment

US president leaves open possibility of US troop deployment in Iran, while ruling out having Kurdish forces in Iraq mount an invasion US-Israel war on Iran

The Guardian - US

Trump joins families of six slain US service members at Dover air force base

US president attends ‘dignified transfer’ of remains of soldiers killed in Kuwait drone strike wearing ‘USA’ golf cap

Fortune

Top Pentagon official recalls the 'whoa moment' when defense leaders realized how indispensable Anthropic is and saw the risk of losing access

"I'm not biased," Michael said. "I just I want all of them. I want to give them all the same exact terms because I need redundancy."

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Donald Trump says America is ‘loving’ his attack on Iran, says he fired his latest opposition ‘like dogs’

Trump has a very specific worldview, and no amount of naysaying is going to change that.

International Business Times UK

US Investigation Points to American Strike on an Iranian School That Killed Over 150 Innocent Children

An internal US military investigation suggests American forces may have struck a girls' school in Iran, resulting in the deaths of 168 children and teachers.

The Guardian - US

‘Operation Epstein Distraction’: Trump’s bloody Iran ‘hype videos’ seem to target niche audience

White House wages online propaganda campaign with aggressive and tasteless videos seemingly designed for young rightwing American men

The Times of India

'We know who's talking to who': US defence secy Pete Hegseth on reports of Russia aiding Iran

Reacting to reports that Russia is providing intelligence to Iran amid the Middle East conflict, US secretary of war Pete Hegseth stated that the United States has the “best intelligence” in the world and knows “who is talking to who.”

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