The USS George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier is heading toward Iran and is expected to arrive in the region within two days. The USS Gerald R. Ford is also set to return.

U.S. forces remain “postured and ready” pending orders from the president, with targets identified including energy sites, military-industrial facilities, and naval infrastructure.

The Pentagon is currently in “wait-and-see” mode.

Source: NewsNation

BREAKING: Iran official says Tehran receives first revenue from Strait of Hormuz tolls

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BREAKING: US Senate has voted to advance $70 billion funding plan for ICE and Border Patrol agencies

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Who are missing or dead US scientists. Here is the list, according to reports

Jason Thomas, a pharmaceutical researcher at Novartis working on cancer treatments (died March 17, 2026; body found in Lake Quannapowitt, Massachusetts)

Carl Grillmair, a Caltech astrophysicist who worked on NASA’s NEOWISE and NEO Surveyor missions (shot outside his home on February 16, 2026)

Nuno Loureiro, Director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Centre (fatally shot outside his home on December 16, 2025)

Frank Maiwald, Principal researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (died July 4, 2024; cause unknown)

Michael David Hicks, Research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, worked on the DART Project and the Deep Space 1 mission (died July 30, 2023; cause unknown)

Amy Eskridge, Researcher of anti-gravity technology, UFO, and extraterrestrial life (died June 11, 2022; self-inflicted gunshot wound)

5 individuals are reportedly missing, including:

William “Neil” McCasland, Former U.S. Air Force Major General (missing as of February 27, 2026, last known to be hiking in Sandia Mountains, New Mexico)

Steven Garcia, a government contractor working at Kansas City National Security Campus, Albuquerque, New Mexico (missing as of August 28, 2025)

Anthony Chavez, a former employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory (missing as of May 8, 2025)

Melissa Casias, Administrative officer at Los Alamos National Laboratory (missing as of June 26, 2025)

Monica Reza, Materials processing director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, missing as of June 22, 2025.

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A Pentagon assessment said it could take six months to completely clear the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian-laid mines, which could keep oil prices high, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. https://bit.ly/4e9Loel

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An envoy to US President Donald Trump has asked world football’s governing body FIFA to replace Iran with Italy at the World Cup, according to the Financial Times. https://bit.ly/3OUgr3q

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BREAKING - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said Thursday it lost $136 billion in the first quarter due largely to the drop in the value of its shareholdings in US tech firms. https://bit.ly/4ct4NWm

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BREAKING: Trump's acting attorney general reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a major shift.

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders back sale to Paramount Skydance https://bit.ly/3OyGvRB


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Trump orders US Navy to destroy boats laying mines in Hormuz https://bit.ly/4mIH0oE

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JUST IN - President Donald Trump tells BBC that King's US state visit could 'absolutely' help repair relations with UK — BBC

BREAKING: India strongly advises its citizens: Do not travel to Iran by land or sea

Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed announces 50% of UAE govt services to run on AI agents in 2 years

It will make the UAE the first government globally to operate at this scale through autonomous systems.

BREAKING - Israel awaiting US green light to 'return Iran to Stone Age': defence minister https://bit.ly/4sPqWmk

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BREAKING: DoJ has identified 384 foreign-born Americans whose citizenship it wants to revoke, part of a push to increase the pace of denaturalizations by assigning the cases to prosecutors in dozens of U.S. attorney’s offices across America — NYT

NOW - USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier has entered the CENTCOM area of responsibility

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BREAKING: Active shooter reported at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge.

Gov Jeff Landry says he is aware of "active shooter scene"

BREAKING: Trump announces "17 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, representing 80% of the branded drug market, have now agreed to sell their drugs to American patients at the lowest prices anywhere in the world."

President says the FDA has approved a new gene therapy from Regeneron, described as a treatment for a rare form of deafness, highlighting the case of a 2-year-old boy who can now hear after receiving it.

The child’s mother said he couldn’t hear her say “I love you” before the procedure, but can now listen to music and respond. The president called the outcome “incredible”