THE WAR ROOM: As many as 16 oil tankers and cargo ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman as Iran attempts to shut down the waterways, according to accounting by The …

THE WAR ROOM: Two oil tankers were left burning off the coast of Iraq, further disrupting the world oil supply as Iran refuses to surrender to the US. Energy facilities in Bahrain and Oman also were destroyed   The Iranian military is …

THE WAR ROOM: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed yesterday that it would be the “most intense day” of American strikes against Iran since the start of the war.   Hegseth said at a Pentagon morning news conference that “the most fighters, the most …

THE WAR ROOM: President Trump said at an afternoon press conference that he triggered the Iran war because they were going to strike first and, “They were going to take over the Middle East.” He said, “The Middle East countries are …

SUCCESSION: Poking a thumb in Donald Trump’s eye, Iranian clerics chose the son of the recently killed Ayatollah Ali Khameini to be their new supreme leader, ensuring that while he’s alive the extremist Muslim rule of the country will hold. Trump …

UNCONDITIONAL: President Trump declared on social media that he would settle for nothing short of “unconditional surrender” by Iran, setting a standard that could lead to a protracted conflict. With considerably diminished military capacity, Iran is still fighting back with no …

JOBS REPORT: President Trump yesterday fired embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and kicked her to the curb, appointing her to the created job of “Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas,” which he said would be a new security initiative …

WORLD AT WAR: In one of the most stunning strikes in the war on Iran, A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka, killing at least 87 members of the crew of roughly 180. The …

WORLD AT WAR: Aaannnd, we’re back. The skiing was great while the world caught fire.    President Trump yesterday said he attacked Iran because he had a “feeling” that Iran was about to attack first. He did not cite any intelligence report, …

TAKEN: The FBI says it recovered DNA in a glove found in the desert that appears similar to the gloves worn by the kidnapper in security video captured at the front door of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie outside Tucson. The hunt for …