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Speaking about Iran’s newly selected Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, President Trump questioned whether he was still alive, telling NBC News, “I don’t know if he’s even alive. So far, nobody’s been able to show him,” adding that, “I’m hearing he’s not alive, and if he is, he should do something very smart for his country, and that’s surrender,” though calling the news of his death “a rumor.”
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The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has released a statement following their decision to cancel both the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix for Formula One.
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Reports of a ballistic missile impact in Tel Aviv, following the launch of several missiles by Iran at Central Israel.
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The U.S. Department of Defense has identified the six servicemembers who were killed in Thursday’s crash of an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker in Western Iraq, following a mid-air collision with another KC-135 while supporting Operation Epic Fury.

Assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida:
- Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama
- Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington
- Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky

Assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing out of Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio:
- Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana
- Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio
- Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio
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Photos released of Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; and Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky, who were all assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and killed in Thursday’s crash of a KC-135 Stratotanker in Western Iraq.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released footage of a B-52H Stratofortress taking off for strikes against Iran.
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Combined Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack now against Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Images of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following last night’s Iranian strike from either a one-way attack drone or a rocket, appear to show the the burned and mangled remains of a Saab Giraffe-1X 3D Multi-Mission Surveillance Radar on the roof of the compound, which is primarily used in conjunction with Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar Systems (C-RAM).
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Israel informed the United States earlier this week that it is running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors as the conflict with Iran rages on, having entered the conflict already low on interceptors from last year’s Twelve-Day War, U.S. officials tell Semafor.
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Video footage published this morning by the Israel Defense Force shows a recent strike on a drone storage facility in Western Iran, followed by subsequent strikes on Iranian personnel that fled from the building after the initial attack by the Israeli Air Force.
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CCTV footage shows the moment that multiple cluster munitions from an Iranian medium-range ballistic missile impacted a residential area Sunday morning in Central Israel.
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U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump and to a small circle around him that Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had misgivings about his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, eventually replacing him, having perceived him as not very bright and unqualified to be leader, while also suffering from a number of issues in his personal life, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump and to a small circle around him that Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had misgivings about his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, eventually replacing him, having perceived him as not very bright…
However, in private conversations, President Trump has told people close to him that he doesn't know that the information conveyed to him about Mojtaba Khamenei matters, stating that he thinks Iran is essentially leaderless right now, with Mojtaba Khamenei possibly dead and decisions being made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior has announced that the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science has arrested five individuals and identified a sixth, a fugitive abroad, for their involvement in collecting and passing sensitive and precise information to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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B-52H “Stratofortress” Long-Range Strategic Bombers armed with AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) take off Sunday from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, for strikes against Iran in support of Operation Epic Fury.
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Lebanese Hezbollah released purported footage of the targeting of a position of the Israel Defense Force in Jabal Blat, Southern Lebanon earlier today, amidst reports that Israel is preparing for a major offensive in Lebanon.
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According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking to CBS News, Iran’s nuclear facilities are deep under rubble and Iran currently has no plans to retrieve enriched nuclear material and that any future effort to do so would be under the supervision of the “agency.” (Assuming he is referring to the International Atomic Energy Agency)
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