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US Central Command Releases Footage From Ninth Consecutive Night of Attacking Iran – “Holding Iran Accountable” After 3 US Service Members Killed in Action

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US Central Command forces completed a ninth consecutive round of nightly strikes against Iran on Sunday, aimed at “holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief’s direction.” As The Gateway Pundit reported, Iranian airstrikes in Jordan left several US servicemembers injured, U.S.

CENTCOM Completes 8th Consecutive Night of Strikes Against Iran (VIDEO)

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US Central Command announced the completion of an eighth consecutive night of attacks against Iran last night after two US servicemembers were killed by Iranian airstrikes in Jordan.  As The Gateway Pundit reported, the US military said earlier on Saturday the strikes were meant to “swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan.” CENTCOM released footage from the five and a half hour mission.

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JUST IN: State Department Issues Worldwide Travel Advisory Amid Escalations in Iran War, Says US Interests May Be Targeted

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The US State Department issued a new worldwide caution travel advisory on Saturday, warning that Iran or allied groups may target US interests abroad.  This comes after the US launched a seventh consecutive night of attacks in Iran, hitting surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities, US Central Command announced last night after the six and a half hour mission.

JUST IN: US Destroys Major Port Surveillance Tower Used to Track and Target Commercial Vessels During Sixth Consecutive Day of Strikes in Iran (VIDEO)

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US Central Command announced on Friday that in strikes against Iran last night, a decades-old Iranian surveillance tower used to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz has been destroyed.   The tower’s destruction “degrades IRGC’s ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian crew members” and “protects freedom of navigation in regional waters for all vessels, except for ships attempting to violate the ongoing U.S.

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WATCH: Trump Says US Will Continue Nightly Attacks Against Iran, Says Bridges and Power Plants Will Be Hit Next Week “Unless They Get to the Table and Negotiate”

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President Trump on Tuesday said that he plans to target Iranian energy infrastructure and bridges next week if they do not make a deal with the United States.  In an interview with Fox’s Trey Yingst, which aired on Tuesday, Trump was asked if he’s still considering hitting energy targets and striking deeper inside the country after a five-hour-long mission on Monday, where US forces hit targets across Iran, including Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas.

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NEW: Pentagon Releases 4th Tranche of UFO Files – Military Personnel Describe UFO as “Unlike Anything I Had Seen” in 28 years of Service (VIDEOS)

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The Pentagon released a fourth batch of files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) on Friday, with 40 new declassified files.  President Trump previously directed the Department of War and other agencies to begin the process of identifying and declassifying government files related to UAP and extraterrestrial life in the interest of total transparency.

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WATCH: JD Vance Says Talks with Iran Resulted in “Very Good Foundation” to End War, Announces Iran Agreed to Allow IAEA Nuclear Inspectors into Country

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Vice President JD Vance, as he departed Switzerland on Monday, said “a lot of good progress” was accomplished during negotiations with Iran on Sunday, setting up a path to a final deal and permanent settlement.  Vance arrived in Switzerland at around 6 am local time on Sunday, where he joined Special Envoys to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Speaker of the Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, and mediators from Qatar and Pakistan.

JUST IN: Trump Says Strait of Hormuz is Open With No Tolls After Iran Claims Closure, Suggests US Will Charge Tolls “For Services Rendered as the Guardian Angel to the Middle East”

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  US officials, including President Trump, are denying Iran’s claim that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed after accusing the US and Israel of violating the memorandum of understanding.  “There will be NO TOLLS in the Hormuz Strait for 60 days during the Cease Fire Period, and there will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired,” Trump said in a statement on Saturday afternoon.

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Iran Says It’s Closing the Strait of Hormuz After Accusing US and Israel of Violations – VP Vance Says Strait is Still Open With Record Amount of Traffic (VIDEO)

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  Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz again, accusing the US of violating the memorandum of understanding signed earlier this week.  Hezbollah and Israel continued fighting on Saturday morning, with Hezbollah launching dozens of projectiles and Israeli strikes killing more than a dozen people, CBS reports.

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WATCH: JD Vance Says Israel Still Has the Right to Self Defense But Has to “Respect Peace Process” – Blasts Strikes on Civilians in Beirut: “That’s Not Acceptable”

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Vice President JD Vance on Thursday reaffirmed that Israel still has the right to defend itself against Hezbollah, but warned against escalating the conflict, calling for Lebanon’s sovereignty to be “respected by all parties.”  “The Israelis, just like everybody else, have to respect this peace process that is fundamentally good for them and good for the entire region,” Vance said.

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(VIDEO) Vance Drops “Trump 2028” Line on Gutfeld

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During a Tuesday night appearance on Fox’s late-night show “Gutfeld!” Trump’s presumptive 2028 successor, Vice President JD Vance, dropped a “Trump 2028” punchline.  While discussing Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran, Panelist Lisa Kennedy Montgomery said she’s “optimistic” about it because Trump “sides with capitalism and economic growth.” She added, “I think if there’s one legacy he wants, it’s stability in the Middle East, and to be able to turn the entire place into a massive Trump World Resort, which I also celebrate, because I’m hoping by being on the same show with Vice President Vance that I get a discount code when it opens.” Vance immediately quipped, “If you want the discount code, it’s Trump 2028.” WATCH: Donald Trump Jr.

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WATCH: Trump Says He’ll Hold a Press Conference to Read Entire Text of Memorandum of Understanding With Iran “Word-by-Word”

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President Trump on Tuesday said he plans to read the memorandum of understanding “word-by-word” to reporters during a press conference amid criticism of the deal.  Trump told reporters that he expects the next stage of negotiations to “go pretty quickly,” confirming that the deal outlines a 60-day ceasefire to continue talks.

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WATCH: Trump Shares Details of Signed Agreement with Iran, Says Text of Memo to be Released “Soon” – Officials Say Deal to Be Released in 24-48 Hours

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President Trump discussed details of his memorandum of understanding with Iran during his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, and he said the text of the signed agreement will be made available to the public shortly.  “The main thing is that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said, claiming that they “fully agree.” As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, Trump and JD Vance have already signed on the American side of the deal, and Iran’s Speaker of the Parliament has signed on the Iranian side.

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NBC Report: Pentagon Raised Threat of Israeli Spying on US to Highest Level – White House Denies Report

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The Pentagon has designated Israel at the highest counterintelligence threat level amid increasing concerns that the top Middle East ally is spying on US officials to gather information on Trump’s decision-making as it pertains to Iran, two US officials reportedly claim, according to NBC News.  An Israeli Embassy spokesperson denied that Israel spies on the United States, describing the notion as “completely false.” “Israel does not gather intelligence on American entities, let alone US government officials.