The U.S. cost of the war in Iran has surpassed $10 billion so far β and counting.
I need to double-check whether that figure includes the cost of repositioning all of those military assets to the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
That alone ran into the hundreds of millions.
At a press briefing just now, Sec. Pete Hegseth declined to answer a question from a reporter who asked whether Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, had been injured in a U.S. or Israeli strike.
Khamenei has not appeared in public or on video since he was selected.
Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the U.S. military has destroyed 50 Islamic Republic of Iran Navy vessels since the war started.
BREAKING via AP
The FAA has grounded all JetBlue flights due to a request from the airline.
The ground stop impacts flights to all destinations, according to the advisory.
It was not immediately clear why JetBlue requested the ground stop or how long it would last.
On the one-year anniversary of his detention by federal authorities, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and First Lady Rama Duwaji welcomed Mahmoud Khalil, his wife Noor, and their baby boy, Deen, to Gracie Mansion to break the fast together.
Trump Advisers Urge Him to Find Iran Exit Ramp
Some of the president's advisers privately encouraged him to look for an exit plan amid spiking oil prices and concerns that a lengthy conflict could spark political backlash.
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There were some questions today at the press conference that I genuinely thought Trump was going to yell at the reporters for but he didnβt.
Not praising him, just noting my surprise.
Must be the old ageβ¦heβs losing his touch.
A lot going on here including but not limited to Trump threatening to destroy Iran as a nation, not just the regime and giving a gift to China.
A lot going on here including but not limited to Trump threatening to destroy Iran as a nation, not just the regime and giving a gift to China.
2. The Tomahawk is manufactured by only one company, Raytheon, and if the Islamic Republic possesses them, it means they either obtained them illegally β which would be a scandal of epic proportions β or purchased them under a State Department export license, which has not happened.
1. Asked about the girlsβ school missile attack in Iran, Trump claimed that the Islamic Republic of Iran also has Tomahawk missiles and that it could have been one of theirs.
(See post below for context and fact-check)
President Trump on the US-Israel war against the Islamic Republic of Iran:
βWe took a little excursion because we felt we had to do that to get rid of some evil. And I think you'll see it's gonna be a short-term excursion.β
2022. And to be clear her views are far right. Just not MAGA aligned.
Here we fucking go again. Here we go.
The latest episode of Candace Owens:
βDonald Trump Has Betrayed Americaβ
And before the liberals on here do the βheβs lost Candace Owens,β Candace hasnβt been MAGA for years.
The Kremlin says President Trump and Putin spoke today and that Putin shared his proposals to end the war in Iran quickly.
2. President Macron of France β not suggesting he speaks for the U.S. or for Trump β just said he expects it to last a few more weeks.
Oh and he says if the regime βtries anything cuteβ itβs going to be the end of βthe country.β
Weijia Jiang β’ @weijia β’ 12m X NEWβIn a phone interview, President Trump told me the war could be over soon: "I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they've got no Air Force." He added that the U.S. is "very far" ahead of his initial 4-5 week estimated time frame. β’ 36 L7 131 β’ 152 Il 35K β’ I Weijia Jiang β’ @weijia X.com Asked about Iran's new Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who Trump has openly criticized, he said, "I have no message for him. None, whatsoever." Trump said he has someone in mind to replace Khamenei, but he did not elaborate. 12:22 PM β’ 3/9/26 β’ 8.4K Views β’ 3 27 5 Β© 21 δΌ Relevant v Weijia Jiang β’ @weijia β’ 2m As for the Straight of Hormuz, Trump noted that ships are moving through now, but he is "thinking about taking it over." Trump warned Iran, "They've shot everything they have to shoot, and they better not try anything cute or it's going to be the end of that country." 01 L73 β’ 8 δΌ
1. President Trump says the war is way ahead of schedule and that it could be complete.
This despite Pete Hegseth telling 60 Minutes last night that we are in the early days of the war.
Everything antisemites accuse Jews of β wanting to cause global chaos and conflict β is actually true of Lindsey Graham, who is not Jewish.
3. His panic is leading him to act even more irrationally than usual, and it is ultimately Iranian civilians β who already have more than enough to deal with under the criminal Islamic Republic β who are paying the highest price of all.
Madness.
2. No nation wants to be threatened in this way, but Graham β who has plenty of experience in this arena β knows that the Arab states in the Persian Gulf, in particular, do not appreciate this tone.
Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC X.com The American Embassy is being evacuated in Riyadh because of sustained attacks by Iran against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is my understanding the Kingdom refuses to use their capable military as a part of an effort to end the barbaric and terrorist Iranian regime who has terrorized the region and killed 7 Americans. Question - why should America do a defense agreement with a country like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that is unwilling to join a fight of mutual interest? Americans are dying and the U.S. is spending billions to dislodge the terrorist Iranian regime that threatens the region. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia seems to be issuing statements and doing things in the background that are marginally helpful, but unwilling to participate in military operations to end the reign of terror coming out of Iran. Hopefully Gulf Cooperation Council countries will get more involved as this fight is in their backyard. If you are not willing to use your military now, when are you willing to use it? Hopefully this changes soon. If not, consequences will follow.
1. Is Lindsey Graham the U.S. Secretary of State now?
Is he coordinating these threats against a U.S. ally with the White House?
Now he is demanding that a top U.S. ally enter a regime-change war?
And then threatening, βHopefully this changes soonβ¦ if not, consequences will follow.β
Despite being attacked by the Islamic Republic of Iran relentlessly over the past eight days, the United Arab Emirates says it is not going to enter the war. The UAEβs Ambassador to the UN in Geneva said this to reporters: ββ¦The UAE we will not partake in any attacks against Iran from our territory, and we will not be involved in such a conflict.β
UAE on Iran
All of a sudden, the Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear issue has disappeared.
And to be clear, no other tweet from the State Department regarding this speech mentions the nuclear issue.
Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, has been identified as the seventh U.S. service member killed in an Islamic Republic attack in retaliation for the U.S.βIsrael war against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
All these Iranian monarchists who cheered on the bombing of our country, who got on bended knee for Lindsey Graham and Trump, keep asking me, βWhat if youβre wrong?β about my opposition to intervention and the disaster it could be.
I keep telling them I would be thrilled to be wrong.
Iranβ¦cradle of my deepest pride, keeper of my deepest pain.
Via Tannazzzh on IG
Crude oil up 30% today
You know how badly you have to mess up to get Lindsey Graham β who gets his preferred pornographic material from drone strike footage instead of OnlyFans β to say you should be more careful?
NEWS
President Trump says the decision on when to end the war in Iran will be a mutual one between him and Prime Minister Netanyahu.
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