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Hezbollah fired a large wave of rockets into northern Israel, marking its first major attack since the November 2024 ceasefire. The rockets hit several areas near the border, and air raid sirens sounded across the region.
Israel continues to hit terror targets within Iran following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday in a joint military offensive involving Jerusalem and the U.S., known as "Operation Epic Fury.
Portrayed by James Austin Johnson, Trump appeared in a white “USA” cap and opened, “Good evening, and happy World War III to all who celebrate. It’s me, Donald Trump, FIFA Peace Prize winner and Nobel Peace Prize taker.”
The US and Israel have continued to strike Iran for a second day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The US has revealed three service members have been killed as part of Operation Epic Fury, which President Donald Trump says is ahead of schedule and "moving along rapidly".
US stock futures dropped sharply, with contracts tied to the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average all falling more than 1%. In contrast, futures for major energy companies moved higher. Shares of Exxon and Chevron, along with several other oil producers, climbed roughly 2% each in early trading.
Get highlights on Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address as he speaks before Congress on the current U.S. state of affairs.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. military was sinking Iran's Navy, having destroyed nine Iranian warships so far and "going after the rest." Trump made the announcement in a social media post as the Pentagon intensified its bombings of Iran's military,
Approaching midterm elections and a growing battle over the party’s post-Trump identity heighten the political stakes of military action.