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Operation Epic Fury / Roaring Lion Day 3 Special Edition
SLEEPER CELLS + SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES
Quote:The fiend behind Sunday’s bloodbath at a packed Austin bar was an ex-New York City resident wearing a “Property of Allah’’ hoodie — and possibly out for vengeance over the US attack on Iran, law-enforcement sources told The Post.
Crazed Texas shooter Ndiaga Diagne, 53, of Senegal arrived in the US on March 13, 2000 on a B-2 tourist visa during the Democratic Clinton administration and became a lawful permanent resident (IR-6) when he married a US citizen in June 2006, a source familiar with his immigration history told The Post.
He then became a naturalized US citizen on April 5, 2013 around the start of former President Barack Obama’s second term — despite his growing rap sheet spanning New York and Texas.
On Sunday, the killer had a Quran in his car and was possibly also wearing an undershirt featuring the Iranian flag or other Iranian symbols when he opened fire on Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden near the University of Texas-Austin campus, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
Law enforcement knew him as an emotionally disturbed person in both New York and Texas before Sunday’s bloody rampage, sources said.
He also had a string of previous arrests under his belt in the Big Apple and Texas, sources said, including a 2022 arrest in the Lone Star State for collision with vehicle damage.
In New York City, he notched busts between 2001 and 2016, the year he applied for asylum under the waning Obama administration.
Diagne was arrested in 2001 for illegal vending. His other three city arrests are sealed, sources said. Details on his Texas busts were not immediately known.
“Obviously it’s still way too early in the process to determine the exact motivation but there were indicators on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate potential nexus to terrorism,” said Alex Doran, acting Special Agent in charge of the FBI’s San Antonio office, to reporters.
The attack happened about 2 a.m. — closing time for the popular nightspot — as hundreds of people were leaving to head home.
Diagne’s large SUV was spotted traveling around the block several times before he stopped in front of the bar and began shooting out of his front window with a pistol, hitting patrons on the front patio, according to Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis.
Quote:Austin police have identified two people killed in a downtown shooting as Ryder Harrington, 19, and Savitha Shan, 21, as investigators continue searching for a motive and assess the condition of several critically injured victims.
The names were released by the Austin Police Department Monday afternoon. Police initially said Harrington was 22 and Shan 24, before clarifying their ages.
Police identified the gunman as 53‑year‑old Ndiaga Diagne, who was wearing clothing featuring an Iranian flag design and the words “Property of Allah” during the attack early Sunday morning, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press (AP). Diagne was shot and killed in the rampage.
The Context
The mass shooting rattled a dense entertainment district as bars were closing, according to Austin-Travis County EMS, occurring outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden along Sixth Street—an area the AP called a nightlife destination with several bars and music clubs near the University of Texas at Austin.
The FBI’s disclosure that investigators observed “indicators” suggesting a potential link to terrorism elevated national-security concerns while leaving motive undetermined pending further evidence collection.
What To Know
Fourteen others were injured in the shooting. Austin police said they had no prior warning, and the suspect was not on their radar, adding that one hospitalized victim is expected to be taken off life support later Monday and two others remain in critical condition.
Police said Harrington had previously attended Texas Tech University but was not enrolled this semester, according to the school. Harrington was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Texas Tech, the frat said in a post to Instagram.
In a post to Facebook, Harrington's older brother Reed Harrington said Ryder was "the best mix of all the Harrington crew" and called his brother's death "unfair."
Shan was also among those fatally shot. Her LinkedIn page says that she attended the University of Texas in Austin.
In an email to students on Monday, UT President Jim Davis confirmed one of the school's students had died but did not name Shan directly. School records named her as Savitha Shanmugasundaram.
"A child of loving parents. A loyal friend to many. A Longhorn preparing to change the world," Davis wrote. "It is devastating, and I know all of us are grieved by this horrible news and we will remember her."
Davis went on to say that a number of other UT students had been injured during the attack.
When asked by Newsweek for more details on the victims, Austin police said they could only confirm names and ages at this time.
Police Chief Lisa Davis said at a news conference that authorities were in the early hours of a large, challenging investigation. A motive for the attack remained unclear.
"I cannot imagine the grief, pain and loss these families are feeling today, and my heart is with them," she said, adding that the department was there for all families affected.
Quote:Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned that Iranian "sleeper cells" operating inside the United States pose a serious threat following Operation Epic Fury, saying the danger must be taken "seriously" as the Lone Star State ramps up security efforts.
"You oftentimes see when there's a war breaking out like this, where the United States may be going against a country like Iran, that you could have either sleeper [cells] or lone wolves acting," Abbott told "Mornings with Maria" on Monday.
"That's exactly why we increased the number of Texas Department of Public Safety officers to be patrolling the streets and patrolling sensitive areas and why I deployed the Texas National Guard to do the same thing," he said.
Heightened tensions followed a deadly shooting in Austin early Sunday, when suspect Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Senegal, opened fire near a bar in the downtown area, killing two and injuring 14 others.
Diagne wore a sweater reading "PROPERTY OF ALLAH" during the attack.
According to media reports, law enforcement officials found the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran and photos of its leaders in his home.
"There are other details that will be coming out about the shooter and his connections to terrorism that will make clear [that] this was a lone wolf activity where this shooter intended to wreak havoc here in Texas, here in the United States, because of his ties and sympathies with Iran," Abbott said.
Abbott and other Republicans have long cautioned against the consequences of open borders under the Biden administration. He echoed those warnings during his FOX Business appearance, telling Maria Bartiromo the shooting raises other questions.
"It calls into question a lot of people like that who are here in the United Sates, who came from other countries," he said.
"The United States has to do a far better job in trying to vet and… ongoingly evaluate those who have come to our country who could pose a danger."
Quote:The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform requested a briefing from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Attorney General Pam Bondi on the dark money funding behind agitator groups involved in anti-ICE demonstrations across the country.
The committee sent a letter to Bondi on Monday as anti-U.S. protests ramp up amid attacks on Iran, largely funded by CPP-connected millionaire and Shanghai resident Neville Roy Singham.
"The Committee seeks to understand [DOJ] efforts to track or assess possible connections among organized efforts to obstruct law enforcement with foreign influences and criminal activities, including fraud," the letter read.
"The Committee believes it is imperative to assess whether foreign-sourced funding and/or proceeds of financial crimes, particularly those involving federal funds, may be contributing to, or otherwise exacerbating unrest and efforts to obstruct law enforcement," the letter added.
Prior to the attacks on Iran over the weekend, one group called for an "emergency nationwide day of action" to "stop the war with Iran."
Following President Donald Trump’s announcement of the attack, The People’s Forum, an organization that has admitted to receiving tens of millions of dollars from Singham, mobilized agitators for a protest.
Fox News Digital reached out to The People’s Forum and Singham but did not receive a response in time for publication.
Singham sold his IT consulting firm in 2017 for $785 million and relocated to Shanghai. In 2023, a New York Times investigation examined his alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party and reported claims that he had funded extremist organizations in pursuit of advancing his radical political views.
The Shanghai resident cannot be subpoenaed by Congress, due to him living in China, but he has been the focus of several congressional inquiries and hearings related to foreign funding being funneled into U.S. demonstrations, riots, and protests.
In January, a Fox News Digital investigation found several organizations were behind mobilizing agitators in Minneapolis and communicated through multiple channels to encourage agitators to take to the streets in Minnesota and other cities following the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.
Good and Pretti were killed by federal law enforcement agents after DHS said both were impeding law enforcement operations to apprehend criminal illegal migrants.
"In response to federal response and enforcement actions, Minnesota has experienced repeated episodes of civil unrest, including incidents of property damage, assaults on law enforcement, and disruptions to public institutions," the House Oversight Committee letter explains. "While peaceful protest is a protected feature of American society, recurring unrest places measurable strain on local communities and public safety resources."
Quote:A suspicious package was found Monday afternoon in the mailroom at Trump Tower in Manhattan, prompting a response from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) bomb squad, authorities told Newsweek.
Police said a 911 call was received around 4:20 p.m. after the Secret Service discovered the package inside the building at 725 Fifth Avenue, but no evacuations, injuries or arrests were reported as the investigation continued, the NYPD told Newsweek via phone interview.
A large police and emergency response presence could be seen outside of the building in videos posted to social media.
New York City's emergency notification system posted on X, "Police Activity: Expect traffic delays, road closures, mass transit disruptions & emergency personnel near 5th Avenue & West 56th Street, Manhattan. Avoid the area."
NBC New York reported just before 6 p.m. that the package has been cleared as a threat.
The incident comes as U.S. law enforcement agencies remain on heightened alert amid tensions tied to the U.S. war involving Iran. Anti-war protesters demonstrated outside Trump Tower on Monday night.
Trump Tower: What to Know
Trump Tower is a 58‑story, mixed‑use skyscraper on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan that opened in 1983. The building includes retail space, offices and luxury condominiums, and houses the headquarters of the Trump Organization as well as the penthouse residence of its developer, President Donald Trump.
Built on the former site of the Bonwit Teller department store, the tower has long been a prominent New York City landmark and became a focal point of political activity during Trump’s presidency. It served as headquarters of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and has since drawn heightened security attention, protests and law‑enforcement activity tied to Trump’s business and political profile.
US GOVERNMENT
Quote:President Donald Trump on Monday sent an official notification to Congress about the U.S. strikes against Iran, in which he attempted to justify the military action in the now expanding conflict in the Middle East.
In a letter obtained by FOX News, Trump told Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, that "no U.S. ground forces were used in these strikes" and that the mission "was planned and executed in a manner designed to minimize civilian casualties, deter future attacks, and neutralize Iran's malign activities."
This comes after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran on Saturday as part of Operation Epic Fury, triggering a response from Tehran and a wider conflict in the region. The strikes killed the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other military leaders.
Trump wrote that it is not yet possible to know the full scope of military operations against Iran and that U.S. forces are prepared to take potential further action.
"Although the United States desires a quick and enduring peace, not possible at this time to know the full scope and duration of military operations that may be necessary," Trump wrote. "As such, United States forces remain postured to take further action, as necessary and appropriate, to address further threats and attacks upon the United States or its allies and partners, and ensure the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran ceases being a threat to the United States, its allies, and the international community."
"I directed this military action consistent with my responsibility to protect Americans and United States interests both at home and abroad and in furtherance of United States national security and foreign policy interests," he added. "I acted pursuant to my constitutional authority as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive to conduct United States foreign relations."
Trump said he was "providing this report as part of my efforts to keep the Congress fully informed, consistent with the War Powers Resolution," as some Republican and Democrat lawmakers attempt to restrain the president's military action, which they affirm is unconstitutional without congressional approval.
The president also accused Iran of being among the largest state sponsors of terrorism in the world and purported that the "Iranian regime continues to seek the means to possess and employ nuclear weapons," even after the White House said in June that precision strikes at the time "obliterated" Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities.
"As I previously communicated to the Congress, Iran remains one of the largest, if not the largest, state-sponsors of terrorism in the world," Trump said in the letter on Monday. "Despite the success of Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER, the Iranian regime continues to seek the means to possess and employ nuclear weapons. Its array of ballistic, cruise, anti-ship, and other missiles pose a direct threat to and are attacking United States forces, commercial vessels, and civilians, as well as those of our allies and partners."
"Despite my Administration's repeated efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution to Iran's malign behavior, the threat to the United States and its allies and partners became untenable," he continued.
Quote:Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., described the recent U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as a defensive measure, saying, "Israel was determined to act with or without us" following a classified briefing on Monday evening.
Johnson told reporters after the briefing that Israel viewed Iran’s capabilities as an existential threat and was prepared to conduct operations regardless of U.S. participation. He said Israel’s assessment shaped American deliberations, and it was "determined to act in their own defense here, with or without American support."
The speaker said administration officials had to weigh risks to U.S. forces, regional assets and interests before supporting the operation.
"They had to evaluate the threats to the U.S., to our troops, to our installations, to our assets in the region and beyond. And they determined, because of the intelligence that we had, that a coordinated response was necessary," Johnson said.
Johnson said he guarantees that if the U.S. had not acted, the Trump administration would have been hauled in by Congress and asked why they waited if they had "existential intelligence, knowing that that would happen."
"I am convinced that they did the right thing," he said.
Rubio confirmed that Israel was prepared to act against Iran and said the president "made a very wise decision."
"We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces," he told reporters. "And we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties."
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., a top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, emerged from the briefing and said he did not believe there was an "imminent threat" prior to Saturday’s strikes.
"There was no imminent threat to the United States of America by the Iranians. It was a threat to Israel," he said. "We equate a threat to Israel is the equivalent of an imminent threat to the United States. Then we are in uncharted territory."
"We have seen the goals for this operation change now, I believe 4 or 5 times," he went on.
Rubio insisted the operation was not about Iranian regime change but about taking out its capabilities as a threat to the region - focused on ballistic missiles and naval capacity.
He did not say whether strikes would extend to nuclear facilities.
"I do believe there is more than adequate justification for our American and Israeli actions," Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., told reporters he believes there is "more than adequate justification for our American and Israeli actions," without saying more.
Quote:President Donald Trump Monday said the United States and Israel’s joint military operation against Iran was "our last, best chance to strike" to "eliminate the intolerable threats" posed by Tehran.
The United States and Israel launched the operation against Iran Saturday known as Operation Epic Fury. The attacks left major Iranian leaders dead, including its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The U.S. will continue the operation with "ferocious, unyielding resolve," Trump said, adding that the U.S. already has sunk 10 of Iran's naval vessels in addition to eliminating 49 of its top leaders.
The operation is expected to carry on for days, as the U.S. military continues to target military targets and ballistic missile sites that pose an "imminent threat."
Trump warned against Iranian retaliation, saying that if Iran were to "hit very hard," it would be met with "a force that has never been seen before."
During a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House Monday, the president touted his success in combating the threats posed by Iran —during both his second administration and his first.
"I was very proud to have knocked out the Iran nuclear deal by President Barack Hussein Obama," Trump said. "That was a horrible, horrible, dangerous document. They would have had nuclear weapons three years ago."
The president said that Iran, "for almost 47 years" has been "attacking the United States and killing Americans."
"Every time you see someone with missing arms and legs or a face that’s been absolutely shattered violently — it was almost certainly caused by an Iran roadside bomb," Trump said. "They were put there by General Soleimani, who was the father of the roadside bomb … But I terminated him in my first term."
Trump was referring to Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Trump ordered the January 2020 strike that killed Soleimani at Baghdad International Airport
Soleimani was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more, according to the State Department.
Soleimani was the long-running leader of the elite intelligence wing called Quds Force — which itself has been a designated terror group since 2007 and is estimated to be 20,000 strong. Considered one of the most powerful men in Iran, he routinely was referred to as its "shadow commander" or "spymaster."
Quote:The U.S. State Department issued an urgent message to Americans in 14 countries Monday, ordering them to "DEPART NOW" amid escalating military actions in the Middle East.
The post on X from Assistant Secretary of State Mora Namdar said Americans need to leave using commercial transport "due to serious safety risks."
Why It Matters
The warning comes as United States and Israeli airstrikes on Iran over the weekend have triggered a sweeping disruption to air travel across the Middle East, leaving hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded and major aviation hubs shuttered.
The Islamic Republic launched retaliatory strikes across U.S. bases in the Middle East and Iran has repeatedly denied pursuing a nuclear weapon. The country had engaged in diplomatic talks with the U.S. only days earlier to prevent military conflict.
Amid the conflict, a number of flights have been canceled or rerouted in many major international airports and hundreds of thousands of travelers have been left stranded.
Airspace or airports in Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates have been closed, according to flight tracking sites and government agencies. More than 2,800 flights were canceled Sunday to and from airports across the region, with cancellations expected to extend beyond the weekend.
What To Know
In addition to the West Bank and Gaza territories, the 14 countries listed in the advisory are Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen.
Shutdown airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha—including Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest in the world—serve as critical hubs for travel between Europe, Africa and Asia, compounding the disruption for travelers worldwide. Officials at Dubai International said four people were injured in strikes, while Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi reported one person killed and seven others injured in a drone strike. Strikes were also reported at Kuwait International Airport. Iran did not publicly claim responsibility for the retaliatory strikes on the UAE airports.
Aviation analytics firm Cirium estimated that at least 90,000 people change flights daily through the Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi airports on just three airlines—Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways—underscoring the scale of the disruption. Emirates suspended all flights to and from Dubai until at least Monday afternoon. Air India suspended all flights to and from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Qatar until Tuesday. Israeli airline EL AL closed ticket sales for flights through March 21 to ensure stranded customers receive priority once airspace reopens.
The reverberations extended far beyond the region. Airport authorities in Bali, Indonesia, said more than 1,600 tourists were stranded Sunday after five flights to the Middle East were canceled or postponed. International airports in London, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangkok, Istanbul, Sri Lanka and Paris each reported dozens of additional cancellations.
Quote:Vice President JD Vance confirmed Monday that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program collapsed after U.S. officials concluded Tehran’s claims "did not pass the smell test," prompting President Donald Trump to authorize Operation Epic Fury.
Speaking on "Jesse Watters Primetime," Vance said U.S. envoys — including Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jared Kushner — had conducted rounds of "deliberate" talks in Geneva with the Iranian delegation.
The discussions were aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief and averting a broader conflict, he said, but ultimately broke down.
"But the Iranians would come back to us and they'd say, ‘Well, you know, having enrichment for civilian purposes, for energy purposes, is a matter of national pride,’" Vance said.
"And so we would say, ‘OK, that's interesting, but why are you building your enrichment facilities 70 feet underground? And why are you enriching to a level that's way beyond civilian enrichment and is only useful if your goal is to build a nuclear bomb?’" he said.
"Nobody objects to the Iranians being able to build medical isotopes; the objection is these enrichment facilities that are only useful for building a nuclear weapon," Vance clarified.
"It just doesn't pass the smell test for you to say that you want enrichment for medical isotopes, while at the same time trying to build a facility 70 to 80 feet underground," he explained.
Vance spoke as Operation Epic Fury ended its third day. Launched on Feb. 28, U.S. and Israeli forces carried out coordinated precision strikes deep inside Iran aimed at crippling Tehran’s missile arsenal and nuclear infrastructure.
A key issue had been Iran enriching uranium to high levels, including material around 60% purity — a fraction of weapons-grade but far above limits set under the 2015 nuclear deal — keeping international alarm high over proliferation risks.
"We destroyed Iran's ability to build a nuclear weapon during President Trump's term," Vance told Watters. "We set them back substantially. But I think the President was looking for the long haul," he said.
"Trump was looking for Iran to make a significant long-term commitment that they would never build a nuclear weapon, that they would not pursue the ability to be on the brink of a nuclear weapon."
Quote:President Donald Trump said he authorized the strike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei before Tehran could act on alleged plots against him, telling ABC: "I got him before he got me. They tried twice … I got him first."
The president’s blunt remark appears to link Khamenei’s killing to previously reported Iranian-backed assassination plots targeting Trump during the 2024 election cycle — plots that U.S. prosecutors tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Khamenei marked the most dramatic escalation in years of tensions between Washington and Iran. Iranian state media confirmed the longtime supreme leader’s death after coordinated strikes targeted senior regime figures and key facilities around Tehran, Iran.
Trump has framed the strike as both a strategic blow to the Iranian regime and a personal reckoning with a government he says sought his life.
Federal prosecutors in 2025 unsealed criminal charges against individuals accused of acting on behalf of the IRGC in alleged efforts to surveil and assassinate Trump. One case involved an Afghan national, Farhad Shakeri, whom authorities said was directed by Iranian contacts to track Trump’s movements and develop a plan to kill him in the closing weeks of the 2024 campaign.
In a separate case, prosecutors charged a Pakistani national, Asif Merchant, in what officials described as another Iranian-linked murder-for-hire plot connected to U.S. political figures, including Trump.
Iran has denied orchestrating assassination attempts against the president.
U.S. officials long have warned that Iran vowed revenge after Trump ordered the 2020 drone strike that killed IRGC Quds Force commander Gen. Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. Iranian leaders publicly pledged retaliation at the time, and U.S. intelligence agencies repeatedly have assessed that threats against Trump from Iranian actors remained elevated.
Trump’s comments suggest he views the killing of Khamenei as the culmination of that yearslong shadow conflict.
While the administration has not publicly detailed specific imminent threats tied to the strike, Trump’s statement underscores his argument that the move was justified not only as a matter of national security but also as a response to direct threats against him.
Quote:President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the joint U.S.-Israeli operation to "crush the threat" in Iran is "ahead of schedule," stating that many of the regime's military leaders were eliminated in about an hour.
Trump provided an update on "Operation Epic Fury" during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, vowing that the U.S. will "easily prevail" over the "terrorist regime."
"We have the strongest and most powerful, by far, military in the world, and we will easily prevail," the president said. "We're already substantially ahead of our time projections, but whatever the time is, it's okay. Whatever it takes."
The U.S. and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on Saturday morning, a joint military campaign that officials say targeted Iranian leadership and key military installations.
Trump said that the operation is projected to last four to five weeks, noting that "we have capability to go far longer than that."
"We also projected four weeks to terminate the military leadership," Trump added. "And as you know, that was done in about an hour. So we're ahead of schedule there by a lot."
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among five to 10 top leaders killed after an Israeli strike in Tehran as part of the joint operation, a U.S. senior official previously confirmed to Fox News. Iran’s state media also confirmed that Khamenei and several senior leaders were killed in the strikes.
Earlier Monday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined what he described as a "clear" three-part mission against Iran, insisting the conflict "is not endless" and sharply rejecting comparisons to past U.S. wars in the Middle East.
"We set the terms of this war from start to finish. Our ambitions are not utopian. They are realistic, scoped to our interests and the defense of our people and our allies," he told reporters at the Pentagon.
Officials tell Fox News that Israel is focusing on Iranian leadership targets, while the United States is targeting military sites and ballistic missile infrastructure it says pose an "imminent threat."
ISRAEL
Quote:Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured Americans on Monday that there won't be an "endless war" in the Middle East as the United States and Israel continue striking the Iranian regime.
"You're not going to have an endless war," Netanyahu told Fox News' Sean Hannity in an exclusive interview. "This terror regime in Iran is at the weakest point that it's been since it hijacked Iran from the brave Iranian people 47 years ago. So this is going to be a quick and decisive action. And we're going to create the conditions first for the Iranian people to get control of their destiny, to form their own democratically elected government, which will make a different Iran altogether."
Netanyahu insisted that the destruction of the Iranian regime would pave the way for "many peace treaties" with other Muslim countries in the region and that it would "change the world."
"If we go through what we plan to do, I think it will create conditions for peace," the prime minister said. "This is not an endless war. This is, in fact, something that will usher in an era of peace that we haven't even dreamed of."
Netanyahu specifically cited Saudi Arabia as a nation he believes has "a lot to gain" from the Iranian regime's fall and that peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel will be "very close" as a result.
"So this is a gateway for peace, for broader peace. And I believe that we can achieve it," Netanyahu continued. "The most important thing to understand is that when we work together, President Trump and I, we achieved, in fact, four breakthroughs for peace. Brokered by President Trump working together with me, we brokered — we brought forward the Abraham Accords, which was four peace treaties with four Arab countries. And now working together against Iran, we will be able to bring many, many more peace treaties. So this is not an endless war. This is a gateway to peace. It's the exact opposite of what people are saying."
Netanyahu laughed at the "ridiculous" assertion Trump's critics have said that the president was dragged into a war with Iran by Israel.
"Donald Trump is the strongest leader in the world," he said. "He does what he thinks is right for America. He does also what he thinks is right for future generations... Iran is committed to your destruction. And whether people understand it or not, the leader has to understand it. Donald Trump understands it. You don't have to drag him into anything. He does what he thinks is right, and this is right."
He doubled down on the dramatic military action his country and the U.S. have taken with "Operation Epic Fury."
"The reason that we had to act now is because they were," Netanyahu said. "After we hit their nuclear sites and their ballistic missiles program, you’d think they learned a lesson, but they didn’t because they’re unreformable. They’re totally fanatic about this—about the goal of destroying America. So, they started building new sites and new places, underground bunkers that would make their ballistic missile program and their atomic bomb program immune within months."
"If no action was taken now, no action could be taken in the future," Netanyahu continued. "And then they could target America. They could blackmail America. They could threaten us and threaten everyone in between. So, action had to be taken. And you needed a resolute president like Donald J. Trump to take that action."
Quote:Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — a polarizing hardliner who became the face of Tehran’s nuclear defiance and incendiary anti-Israel rhetoric — was reportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes at the outset of the military operation inside Iran.
A report by the Israeli media outlet Ma’ariv stated that Ahmadinejad was under house arrest at the time and was killed in a targeted strike on his residence.
There was no immediate confirmation from Iranian authorities.
Ahmadinejad served as Iran’s sixth president from 2005 to 2013, rising from relative obscurity as mayor of Tehran to defeat establishment figure Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a surprise 2005 runoff.
His disputed 2009 reelection triggered the mass “Green Movement” protests, which were violently suppressed by security forces in one of the most serious internal crises of the Islamic Republic.
Critics at home and abroad described him as a confrontational ideologue whose economic management fueled inflation and whose rhetoric deepened Iran’s international isolation.
During his tenure, the United Nations Security Council imposed multiple rounds of sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program, intensifying Tehran’s economic isolation.
Ahmadinejad became especially notorious in the West for his rhetoric toward Israel and his comments about the Holocaust.
In 2006, his government hosted a conference in Tehran widely condemned as a platform for Holocaust denial, drawing international outrage.
During a 2005 conference titled “A World Without Zionism,” he quoted Iran’s founding leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, who had referred to Israel as “the occupying regime of Jerusalem” and a “disgraceful cancerous growth” that “must be wiped off the map.”
His defenders later argued that translations of his remarks were disputed, while critics said the intent was unmistakably hostile.
UNITED KINGDOM
Quote:The U.S. has been cleared to use British bases for limited strikes on Iran’s missile capabilities after Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed off on the plan, and while U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey stated on Sunday Britain had "stepped up alongside the Americans."
"The only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source, in their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles," Starmer confirmed in a recorded statement to the nation.
"The U.S. has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose," he said. "We have taken the decision to accept this request."
The decision came amid escalation across the Middle East in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory missile and drone attacks, raising fears of a broader regional conflict.
On Feb. 28, in the wake of Operation Epic Fury, Starmer confirmed British planes "are in the sky today" across the Middle East "as part of coordinated regional defensive operations to protect our people, our interests and our allies."
Healey went on to disclose Sunday that two Iranian missiles were fired in the direction of Cyprus, where Britain maintains key sovereign base areas.
The Royal Air Force confirmed that Typhoon jets operating from Qatar as part of the joint U.K.-Qatar Typhoon Squadron successfully intercepted an Iranian drone heading toward Qatar.
About 300 British personnel are stationed at a naval facility in Bahrain, where Iranian missiles and drones struck nearby areas.
"We’re taking down the drones that are menacing either our bases, our people or our allies," Healey told "Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips" on Sky. "We’ve stepped up alongside the Americans. We’ve stepped up our defensive forces in the Middle East. We’re flying those sorties."
Quote:TEL AVIV, Israel: The Israeli Health Ministry reported Monday that 777 people have been evacuated to hospitals since the start of the joint Israeli-U.S. war against Iran.
At least 10 people were killed directly by Iranian missile attacks on Israel, and two died on their way to shelters.
Since fighting began Saturday morning, hospitals nationwide have restructured operations, relocating patients underground to maintain functionality.
"See, this child," professor Efrat Bron-Harlev, CEO of Schneider Children's Medical Center, told Fox News Digital, pointing to a young patient. "This cart is his artificial heart. He has been living here while waiting for a heart transplant. He moved to the underground area together with 119 other children. This is not just a hospital — it’s his home."
Schneider Children’s Medical Center has so far treated three children injured as a result of the war. The greater challenge, Bron-Harlev said, is continuing to care for all existing patients as missile sirens sound across the country.
All patients have been relocated to level minus one. Standing in a corridor, Bron-Harlev explained that if a missile were to strike at that moment, those present would need to move behind the heavy doors of reinforced areas for protection.
Once sealed, she said, the fortified section is designed to withstand even a direct missile hit and continue operating as a unit for a limited time. "We have electricity supplied by large batteries located in another sheltered area, as well as oxygen and air," she said. "How long we could remain there would depend on the extent of damage to the overall building. A catastrophic strike on the oxygen tanks, for example, would affect how long we could stay."
Lessons learned from the June 2025, 12-day war include establishing a separate unit for bone marrow transplant patients with an independent ventilation system. Fresh air enters and exits the space without circulating from the regular ward, protecting the children not only from missile threats but also from potential infections from other patients.
In the event of a mass-casualty incident involving severely ill children, the hospital has prepared an intensive care unit capable of accommodating up to 20 patients at a time.
The staff’s underground dining room has been converted into a dormitory for parents. Although there was not enough time to construct fully fortified operating rooms, Bron-Harlev said part of the neonatal intensive care unit has been transformed into a restricted-access surgical area.
OTHER EVENTS
Quote:U.S. forces launched a sweeping military assault on Iranian targets on Saturday, unleashing overwhelming air, sea and missile power in a coordinated operation with Israel.
The mission — dubbed "Operation Epic Fury" — began at 1:15 a.m. and struck more than 1,000 sites across Iran within its first 24 hours, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior regime officials were eliminated in the strikes.
The barrage featured B-2 stealth bombers, F-22 and F-16 fighter jets, A-10 attack aircraft, EA-18G electronic warfare planes, and an array of airborne early warning and communications platforms, CENTCOM said.
Missile defense systems, including Patriot interceptors and THAAD anti-ballistic missile defenses, were deployed as part of the operation.
Other assets included RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper drones, HIMARS rocket systems, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, guided-missile destroyers, refueling tankers, and C-17 and C-130 transport aircraft, CENTCOM said.
The command also released images of Tomahawk cruise missiles, as well as F-18 and F-35 fighter jets roaring into combat, according to Reuters.
CENTCOM additionally confirmed it deployed one-way attack drones in combat for the first time.
The Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System — known as LUCAS — is modeled after Iran’s Shahed drones.
"CENTCOM's Task Force Scorpion Strike — for the first time in history — is using one-way attack drones in combat during Operation Epic Fury," CENTCOM wrote on X. "These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran's Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution."
Developed by Arizona-based engineering firm SpektreWorks, the LUCAS drone can be launched from catapults, vehicles or mobile ground platforms, according to Business Insider.
The drones cost roughly $35,000 each, Reuters reported.
The strikes targeted command and control centers, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Joint Headquarters and Aerospace Forces Headquarters, integrated air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, Iranian Navy ships and submarines, anti-ship missile sites and military communications infrastructure, according to CENTCOM.
Iran retaliated by launching waves of missiles across the Middle East, targeting major U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, Business Insider reported.
Quote:Iran is conducting "indiscriminate" targeting of vessels across the Gulf of Oman and the wider Persian Gulf following the launch of U.S.-Israeli strikes under Operation Epic Fury, according to a maritime intelligence firm.
Windward AI noted the sanctioned Palau-flagged tanker Skylight was hit as the conflict across the Middle East entered its second day, with the tanker also holding Iranian nationals among the crew and ties to the regime.
"Analysis of vessel affiliations, targeting patterns, and cargo data points to a strategy of indiscriminate area denial — not precision targeting — aimed at demonstrating Iran's capability to disrupt the Strait and deter commercial shipping," the firm said Monday.
Iran has been retaliating with missiles and drones targeting U.S. and allied positions across the region, including in Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which links the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf, is the world’s most critical energy chokepoint.
While three other vessels were reported attacked since the hostilities escalated Feb. 28, Windward described Skylight as "the highest-risk vessel in the group and the most anomalous target."
The UKMTO Operation Centre also later confirmed attacks on Skylight, MKD Vyom and Hercules Star, warning of significant military activity across the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the North Arabian Sea and the Strait of Hormuz.
Skylight had been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in December 2025, and was used to transport Iranian petroleum products, according to reports.
It was operated by United Arab Emirates-based Red Sea Ship Management LLC, which Windward noted has documented ties to front companies linked to Iran’s Ministry of Defense.
The vessel had been at anchor since Feb. 22 and carried 20 crew members — 15 Indians and five Iranians.
"The Skylight anomaly — striking a vessel with an Iranian crew, Iranian operational ties, and active OFAC sanctions — is the single strongest piece of evidence against deliberate targeting by affiliation," Windward said.
Reuters also reported March 1 that the Palau-flagged tanker was hit off Oman’s Musandam Peninsula in the Gulf of Oman, injuring four.
Yeah, they've demonstrated in the recent past how easily they can kill
their own people.Quote:Satellite images released Monday show fires burning and vast plumes of black smoke rising from Iran’s main naval headquarters at Bandar Abbas, with at least one vessel ablaze following a strike.
The images, from Planet Labs, were released within days of the U.S. and Israel launching targeted strikes on Iran, and ahead of President Donald Trump saying he would not rule out sending U.S. troops into Iran if "necessary" amid Operation Epic Fury.
The escalation comes as commercial tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has effectively stalled, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward AI.
According to the Times of Israel, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) commander also said the Strait of Hormuz was closed Monday, with Iran claiming it would set fire to any vessel trying to pass.
Fox News National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin confirmed, citing CENTCOM, that the Strait of Hormuz remains open.
A senior U.S. military official said Iran is neither patrolling nor enforcing its claimed "closure," and there has been no evidence of mines in the waterway. However, commercial vessels are navigating the area cautiously.
The official noted this is not the first time Iran has announced plans to close the strait, describing the move as a "pressure tactic" intended to stoke fear. The official added that Tehran is unlikely to mine the waterway, given that roughly 80% of its oil exports are shipped to China.
Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormozgan Province, occupies a key position along the Strait of Hormuz and the port is a key base serving as the headquarters of the Iranian Navy.
"As of 10:56 a.m. GMT on March 2, 2026, the Port of Bandar Abbas is experiencing multiple active fires, including one aboard a berthed vessel, while maintaining a significant combined military and commercial presence at port facilities," Windward AI reported.
"Three distinct fires are currently reported in the vicinity. Two are located at port infrastructure facilities, and one involves a vessel currently at berth."
Seventeen military vessels and five commercial ships remained docked despite the fires, the firm said, noting that the continued military concentration suggests "a heightened defensive posture rather than evacuation."
Windward warned that active fires at Iran’s principal naval and commercial port introduce "additional operational uncertainty" and raise the risk of secondary maritime disruption across the Gulf.
Video footage also shared by Iran International appeared to show an attack targeting Iranian naval air facilities in Bandar Abbas.
Satellite imagery analyzed by BBC Verify identified a damaged vessel about 230 meters (750 feet) long — consistent, it said, with a Makran-class forward base ship operated by the Iranian Navy.
The Makran, a converted tanker measuring about 228 meters, is also a mobile maritime base and helicopter carrier capable of deploying up to five helicopters and fast-attack boats.
The strike at Iran's naval HQ came on the third day of open conflict, with U.S. Central Command saying it had sunk 11 Iranian vessels in the Gulf of Oman.
Quote:The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh was damaged in a suspected Iranian drone attack Monday night.
The embassy was hit by two drones, “resulting in a limited fire and minor material damage to the building,” a spokesperson for the Saudi defense ministry wrote on X.
A loud blast was heard, and a small fire was seen at the embassy, Reuters reported.
“The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia has issued a shelter in place notification for Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran and are limiting non-essential travel to any military installations in the region,” a “security alert” posted by the Riyadh embassy on X read.
“We recommend American citizens in the Kingdom to shelter in place immediately.”
CNN, citing two sources, reported that the attack was from “suspected Iranian drones.”
The embassy was reportedly empty at the time of the drone strike, which is believed to have come from Iran, according to Fox News.
President Trump told NewsNation in a brief interview on Monday night that the public “will find out soon” about possible US retaliation to the embassy attack.
REACTIONS
Quote:Sky News Australia anchor Rita Panahi stunned viewers by unleashing a blistering curse on Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he was killed — in her native Persian.
“You son of a b—h, shame on you, burn in hell!” Panahi declared during a segment on Iran, according to a clip circulating on social media Saturday.
The explosive moment, shared by several accounts on X, racked up more than 100,000 views within hours. The on-screen chyron read: “RITA’S TAKE ON STRIKES ON IRAN.”
“This will be the shortest editorial I’ll ever deliver,” Panahi began her commentary on Sky News Australia on Saturday.
“All I have to say is that after 47 years of Islamist tyranny, the dictator is dead and Iran is on the verge of being liberated.”
Panahi added that she “never thought I would see this day in my lifetime.” She also praised President Trump for his “courage” for taking a “risk” in ordering the military action against Iran.
Panahi, a longtime conservative commentator and host of “The Rita Panahi Show” on Sky News Australia, has frequently criticized the Iranian regime, often citing her childhood in Iran before her family fled to Australia as refugees in 1984.
Khamenei, who had ruled the Islamic Republic since 1989, was killed late Saturday in a massive joint US-Israeli military offensive that struck his fortified compound in central Tehran, according to Iranian state media and Western reports.
The operation, described by officials as “Operation Epic Fury” in the US and involving coordinated air and missile strikes, targeted multiple senior regime figures and used real-time intelligence on a rare leadership meeting that morning to maximize surprise.
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Trump both confirmed the compound was destroyed and that Khamenei was dead, with reports saying about 40 top Iranian officials were also killed.
Born in Pine Bluff, Ark., to Iranian parents, Panahi spent her early years in Tehran before emigrating to Melbourne. She has spoken publicly about her opposition to the Islamic Republic and its treatment of women.
Saturday’s outburst marked one of her most direct and personal denunciations of the regime’s leadership
Quote:As Democrats line up to denounce President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint strikes on Iran’s ruling regime, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is doing the opposite, forcefully defending the operation and rebuking members of his own party who call it reckless.
The Pennsylvania Democrat, who has increasingly staked out unapologetic pro-Israel positions, has openly questioned why critics from both the far-right and far-left are making hay over the strikes, arguing the operation was necessary to counter Tehran’s aggression. His stance is widening a visible fracture inside the party over how far to back Israel amid escalating regional tensions.
On Monday, Fetterman wrote that he’s "not sure why it’s controversial to anyone to appreciate and celebrate wiping out 49 leaders of one of the most evil regimes in recorded history," after Trump announced the potentially four-week mission was ahead of schedule after discovering several top Iranian officials being targeted were reportedly in the same area and could be taken out at once.
After the initial strike on Saturday, Fetterman reposted an image from the "Israel War Room" that showed a Wanted-style poster of Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei with the word "Eliminated" burned across it.
"Let’s see who grieves for that garbage," Fetterman captioned.
The former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor later credited Trump, saying in a statement that he "has been willing to do what’s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region."
"God bless the United States, our great military, and Israel."
He also openly questioned members of his own caucus, who have otherwise agreed that Iran cannot be permitted to nuclearize.
"Every member in the U.S. Senate agrees we cannot allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon," he wrote on X.
"I’m baffled why so many are unwilling to support the only action to achieve that. Empty sloganeering vs. commitment to global security — which is it?"
He said Saturday he would be a "hard no" if Democrats forced a war powers resolution vote to claw back Trump’s authority.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told Richmond press on Monday that he intends to press for a vote on a War Powers Resolution he filed in January focused on Iran.
Kaine wondered aloud in a separate public statement whether Trump is "too mentally incapacitated to realize we had a diplomatic agreement with Iran…"
"The Senate should immediately return to session and vote on my War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in hostilities against Iran. Every single Senator needs to go on the record about this dangerous, unnecessary, and idiotic action," Kaine said.
Fetterman was not the only Democrat to sound off on critics of the Iran strike. Former New York Mayor Eric Adams, who is also a former NYPD officer, lambasted what he called the political fringes for ignoring the human rights abuses, mass murder and attacks on Americans committed by Khamenei, 86, and his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Quote:One of President Donald Trump's most outspoken critics in the legacy media is praising his administration's strike on Iran.
Washington Post columnist George Will penned a piece on Sunday titled, "At last, the credibility of U.S. deterrence is being restored."
"The perhaps 30,000 protesters who perished in Iran’s streets in early January did not die in vain," Will wrote.
Will, a former Republican who voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the most recent presidential elections, marveled at how "Precision munitions, directed by spectacular intelligence, enabled a decapitation strategy" as the U.S. and Israel carried out Operation Epic Fury on Saturday, which resulted in the elimination of the Iranian regime's top leaders including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
"The U.S. action for regime change in Iran is not sufficient to produce regional tranquility. It is, however, a necessity for beginning to reestablish a precondition for a more peaceable world: the credibility of U.S. deterrence," Will told readers.
The Post columnist lamented the credibility the U.S. lost on the world stage beginning in 1975, citing the last helicopter leaving the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, later invoking President Barack Obama's "red line" that he drew for Syria regarding the use of chemical weapons which was later crossed in 2013, as well as President Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
"Today, Vladimir Putin is watching Venezuela, Iran (a source of some of Putin’s drones) and soon, perhaps, Cuba, join Syria as vanished clients. The swiftness of their downfall illustrates the hollowness of Russia’s claim to be a formidable global actor," Will continued.
Will also dismissed critics who've labeled Trump's actions as a "war of choice," calling it a "too casually bandied phrase" that "rarely fits untidy reality" and how his administration "has chosen not to wager U.S. safety on Iran’s abandoning its multi-decade pursuit of nuclear weapons, or on Iran’s acquiring them but not really meaning 'Death to America.'"
"Nationalism, so often derided, was never captured by Iran’s regime. Instead, nationalism simmered against the state, which warred unceasingly against the nation. As America prepares to help, from a distance, Iran’s political rebirth, we should heed an American poet’s advice of bold thoroughness. Robert Frost: 'The best way out is always through,'" he concluded.
Quote:Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad called out New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday over his reaction to the U.S. and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran.
"To you, Zohran Mamdani! You stayed quiet when we have faced massacre, when Islamic Republic assassins were sent here in New York to kill us, stay quiet now! STOP lecturing us Iranians about peace," Alinejad wrote on X. "I don’t feel safe in New York listening to someone like you, Mamdani, who sympathizes with the regime that killed more than 30,000 unarmed Iranians in less than 24 hours."
Mamdani spoke out against the strikes on Saturday in a statement on social media.
"Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace," he wrote.
Alinejad referenced Mamdani's remarks about "safety" in the city, and said "safety without justice" meant nothing.
"The people of Iran want to be free. Where were you when they needed solidarity? New York belongs to people who stand against terrorism not those who excuse it," Alinejad continued.
Alinejad was the target of an Iranian assassination plot in 2024, as a critic of the Iranian regime.
The Iranian-American journalist spoke to CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday alongside Moj Mahdara, an Iranian-American entrepreneur and co-founder of the Iranian Diaspora Collective.
Mahdara said Democrats needed to get over their dislike of President Donald Trump while speaking about the mixed reactions from members of the party.
"I think that it is imperative the Democratic Party wake up and get past their dislike of Donald Trump, President Trump, and their feelings of international conflicts going on. This is about national security. This is about what is possible in the Middle East. This is about being a good neighbor, good partner to the Gulf States and what their aspirations are," she said.
Quote:Scores of Iranians across the world have been busting President Trump’s signature dance moves in viral social media videos after US-led strikes wiped out Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Footage of Iranians pulling the so-called “Trump dance” has been exploding online in the wake of Saturday’s deadly strikes — with some hailing the dictator’s killing as “the best day of my life.”
The celebratory clips captured people dancing and singing along to the “YMCA” as they mimicked the staccato arm movements made famous by Trump at his rallies.
One video of a young woman wearing a crop-top, miniskirt and cowboy boots has racked up millions of views on X.
Other videos captured dozens of people dancing alongside each other in squares and outside buildings as they praised the US president.
“I am an Iranian and this is the best day of my life. The dictator, the killer, Ali Khamenei is dead,” another woman wrote as she filmed herself dancing.
Trump’s rug-cutting moves have become a global phenomenon of late with athletes and others routinely breaking into his hip-swaying, fist-pumping dance — creating instant viral moments online.
FRIENDLY FIRE
Quote:The US lost three of its most advanced fighter jets Monday after they were mistakenly shot down over Kuwait by the country’s air defenses.
All six crew members on board the $31 million F-15E Strike Eagle jets were able to eject safely and are in stable condition.
“Kuwait has acknowledged this incident, and we are grateful for the efforts of the Kuwaiti defense forces and their support in this ongoing operation,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
The jet crashes, captured in dramatic video footage, were reported shortly after an apparent Iranian missile and drone barrage struck the US Embassy compound in Kuwait City — which had earlier issued a blunt warning to Americans, telling them to remain indoors, take cover, and “Do not come to the Embassy.”
Fire and smoke were seen rising from inside the compound, though there were no immediate reports of any casualties.
Explosions could be heard as one of the planes fell from the sky in flames, said witness Ahmed al-Asar, who rushed to the scene with about a dozen others as an airman parachuted to the ground.
Al-Asar initially thought the pilot was Iranian, but recognized he was American before rescuers whisked him away.
Iranian state television claimed that Iran had targeted one of the US planes, without elaborating.
Shocking footage showed the planes dropping in flames from the sky after being hit, before colliding hard with the ground.
Other clips also showed some of the pilots parachuting slowly to the ground.
And more appeared to show some of the pilots landing — with one appearing dazed while being met by local Kuwaitis, before being loaded into a car and driven to help.
Another pilot appeared to be smiling ear-to-ear after she touched down and was greeted by a group of thankful locals.
Quote:An American pilot appeared to beam at Kuwaiti rescuers after being accidentally shot down by the country’s air defenses during assaults on Iran, purported footage shows.
The pilot was seen grinning and standing easily on two feet after apparently ejecting from her F-15 jet following the case of friendly fire Sunday, according to the clip which has gone viral online.
“You’re fine? Really?” a man shouted while approaching the brave pilot. “You need something to help you?”
The pilot confirmed she was OK, before the man assured her she was safe.
“Thank you for helping us,” he said.
The pilot then raised her hands, as if to say, “You’re welcome.”
That footage remains unconfirmed, but it was one of several videos that have emerged purporting to show some of the six US service members who ejected after three F-15s were mistakenly shot down by Kuwait.
All six of the troops landed safely after they ejected, US forces have confirmed.
The planes were “mistakenly” downed by Kuwaiti defenses, the United States’ Central Command confirmed, as the country was responding to Iranian strikes in retaliation for the joint US-Israeli attacks on Tehran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and over 40 of his top officials Saturday.
Iran has been slinging rockets and drones at US-interests and western-aligned nations since the attacks.
The US and Israel, meanwhile, have been pressing the attack. President Trump cautioned it could be weeks before his campaign to neutralize the Iranian regime ended.
At least six US service members have been killed in the fray so far, with the president also warning that casualties were only expected to increase.
LOSSES
Quote:The four American service members killed during Operation Epic Fury were hit by an Iranian strike on their bunker in Kuwait, officials said Monday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the men were killed and injured when Iran targeted a tactical operations center in the gulf ally nation,
The military said the identities of the fallen would be withheld for 24 hours so their families can be officially notified.
President Trump hailed the slain service members as heroes and vowed to continue the war against Iran to honor their memories.
“Today we grieve for the four American service members who have been killed in action, and send our love and support to their families,” Trump said during a Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday.
“In their memory, we continue this mission with ferocious, unyielding resolve to crush the threat this terrorist regime poses to the American people,” the president added.
The updated figure comes after US Central Command initially reported three deaths before confirming that one of the injured Americans had died early Monday.
“The fourth service member, who was seriously wounded during Iran’s initial attacks, eventually succumbed to their injuries,” CENTCOM said in a post on social media.
Both Trump and his generals have expressed their sympathy for the dead, but warned that more deaths could happen as the war goes on.
Quote:A total of six Americans have been killed as part of the fallout from the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, the US military said on Monday.
Tampa, Fla.-based US Central Command (CENTCOM) said US forces “recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran’s initial attacks in the region. Major combat operations continue.”
Thus far, the soldiers have not been identified, but the announcement updates the death toll from four previously announced.
“The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification,” Central Command said Monday afternoon.
Both President Trump and Melania Trump have offered their condolences to the families of the fallen.
Earlier Monday, CENTCOM said another service member succumbed to injuries after being initially listed as seriously wounded in the attack targeting Kuwait.
“Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing,” CENTCOM said.
CENTCOM initially announced Sunday that three US service members had been killed and five were seriously wounded, while several others who suffered minor shrapnel injuries and concussions had been treated and were preparing to return to duty.
The victims were members of a US Army unit that oversees supplies and logistics, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press Sunday.
President Trump told the New York Times Sunday evening, before the fourth death was announced, that “three is three too many, as far as I’m concerned,” but added that “if you look at projections, they [the Pentagon] do projections, it, you know, it could be quite a bit higher than that.”
USA
Quote:Nine people have been injured in a shooting at a music venue in Cincinnati early Sunday morning, according to local media citing law enforcement.
Cincinnati Police Interim Chief Adam Hennie told WCPO and The Enquirer the casualties had suffered non-life-threatening injuries and been transported to local hospitals after the shooting at Riverfront Live.
According to reports, calls about the shooting were made around 1 a.m. local time. No more information has been provided on what led to the shooting or if any arrests have been made.
Newsweek reached out to the Cincinnati Police Department early on Sunday morning for additional information.
Fox 19 reported that police believe all nine victims of the incident will recover.
"This investigation is still ongoing," law enforcement said at approximately 3:30 a.m., per the outlet, which also noted police had not confirmed if the incident was connected to a reported party at the venue.
However, police did confirm the incident was isolated and there is no threat to the public, according to Fox 19.
As per the outlet, eight people were taken to UC Medical Center and one to Good Samaritan Hospital. While the individual taken to Good Samaritan Hospital has been released, one of those taken to UC Medical Center was in critical condition.
Of those remaining, five were stable, and two were released, according to Fox 19.
According to an Instagram post from DJ Fresh, the East End venue was hosting a birthday celebration that began at 10 p.m.
In an X post, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval said: "Overnight in the East End, our community was victim to a senseless mass shooting. Thank you to the officers on site, the first responders for their immediate action, and all the hospital staff who worked to save lives this morning. This is unconscionable. Our prayers are with all the victims, and Law Enforcement has our full support to deliver justice. We will continue to keep the public up to date."
Quote:Two people have been arrested after a mass shooting at a Cincinnati music venue left nine people injured early Sunday morning, as federal authorities joined the investigation.
Newsweek reached out to the Cincinnati Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) via email on Monday for comment.
The Context
On March 1, nine people were injured during the shooting at Riverfront Live—a music venue at 4343 Kellogg Avenue in the city’s East End. The ATF, which is helping with the investigation, described the incident as a “senseless act of violence.”
The shooting at the popular venue along the Ohio River added to a weekend of gun violence across the country, occurring almost simultaneously to a deadly shooting outside a bar in Austin, Texas. Unlike the Austin gunfire, which is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism, Cincinnati authorities said the Riverfront Live shooting is not suspected to be related to terrorism.
What To Know
Authorities say the first call came in around 12:01 a.m. Sunday for a shooting at Riverfront Live along Kellogg Avenue, where interim Cincinnati Police Chief Adam Hennie said multiple shots were fired inside the venue, which held about 500 to 600 people at the time.
Nine people suffered gunshot wounds, all with non-life-threatening injuries. Six were treated and released from University of Cincinnati Medical Center, while two remained in stable condition. A ninth was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital, local station WLWT reported.
The FBI joined the Cincinnati Police Department in the investigation, and the ATF offered a $5,000 reward for information identifying a suspect. On Monday, Cincinnati police announced the arrests of Franeek Cobb, 24, and Derrick Long, 29, both charged with felonious assault.
The event was a birthday celebration hosted by DJ Jermaine Tandy, also known as DJ Fresh. According to WLWT, management representing Tandy said security at the event fell under the venue owners' responsibility per the rental agreement.
Riverfront Live sits along the Ohio River not far from Riverbend Music Center. It was rebranded in 2018 after gaining unwanted attention for criminal activity and is best known as the former site of iconic rock club Annie's, which hosted well-known acts in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Quote:An eye-popping discovery was made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when customs officers confiscated a shipment of dozens of swords and arrowheads that date back 4,000 years to the Bronze Age.
Customs and Border Protection officers seized 36 copper-alloy short swords and 50 copper-alloy arrowheads on February 18 that they have determined were unlawfully imported to the United States.
The shipment initially arrived on an express delivery flight from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 16 and was destined to an address in Jacksonville, Florida.
According a CBP announcement on Friday:
CBP officers x-rayed the shipment, which was manifested as metal decoration articles, and detected sword-like objects. Officers then opened the shipment and discovered the swords and arrowheads. Officers suspected the items to be cultural artifacts and detained the shipment for further investigation.
CBP officers contacted the National Targeting Center’s Antiquities Unit, which solicited assistance from an archaeologist affiliated with a local Philadelphia university with extensive experience working in the Middle East. On Feb. 13, the archaeologist authenticated the short swords and arrowheads as antiquities dating back to the later 2nd millennium BCE, 1600-1000 BCE, from an area along the southwestern Caspian Sea near the lush Talish Mountains region of Iran.
The antiquities are suspected to have been derived from illicit excavations of burial sites, according to the customs agency.
Federal authorities released video of the find to news outlets:
“Customs and Border Protection officers strive to rescue cultural artifacts from the grips of illicit international traders who plunder and exploit another nation’s heritage for profit,” said Elliot N. Ortiz, CBP’s Acting Area Port Director in Philadelphia.
He continued, “The deceptive practices used to smuggle these treasures into the United States not only violate our import laws but also undermine efforts to preserve and protect the integrity of cultural history.”
Most countries protect their cultural property with a variety of laws, including export controls and nationwide ownership, federal officials said.
“Even if purchased from a business in the country of origin or in another country, the purchase does not necessarily confer ownership for lawful importation into the United States,” CBP said in its statement.
CBP added that importation of such items is permitted only when an export permit issued by the country of origin is presented with the article, though smugglers of such items are known to offer phony documents.
Authorities safeguard the antiquities until a disposition is ordered so they can be returned to a rightful owner. No arrests connected to the ancient haul were announced.
Quote:The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for California schools to notify parents if their children want to change their gender identity without approval from the student amid a challenge against the Golden State's ban on so-called forced outing of transgender students.
The court granted an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group, the Thomas More Society, blocking, at least for now, a state law that prohibited automatic parental notification requirements if students change their gender expression or pronouns at school.
The Thomas More Society praised the decision as "the most significant parental rights ruling in a generation." Two sets of Catholic parents represented by the legal group argued that the state law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024, caused schools to mislead them and secretly facilitate the students' gender transitions.
But California contended that students have the right to privacy about their gender expression, particularly if they fear rejection from their families who may not support their decision to adopt a new gender identity. The state also said school policies and state law sought to balance student privacy with parental rights.
Last year, state education officials told school districts that the state's policy "does not mandate nondisclosure." Newsom's office also previously said that "parents continue to have full, guaranteed access to their student’s education records as required by federal law."
The Supreme Court sided with the parents on Monday and reinstated a lower-court order blocking the law and school policies while the case continues.
"The parents who assert a free exercise claim have sincere religious beliefs about sex and gender, and they feel a religious obligation to raise their children in accordance with those beliefs. California’s policies violate those beliefs," the majority wrote in an unsigned order, adding that state policies also burden the free exercise of religion.
Conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas also said they would have gone a step further and granted the teachers' appeal to lift restrictions for them. The three liberal justices dissented, saying the case is still working its way through lower courts and there was no need to take action now.
"If nothing else, this Court owes it to a sovereign State to avoid throwing over its policies in a slapdash way, if the Court can provide normal procedures. And throwing over a State’s policy is what the Court does today," Justice Elena Kagan wrote.
A federal judge ruled in December 2025 that schools cannot prevent teachers from sharing information about a student’s gender identity with their parents, but an appeals court blocked that ruling last month, leading the plaintiffs to ask the nation's highest court to step in.
Quote:Representative Ryan Zinke, a Montana Republican, announced on Monday he's not seeking reelection after his term is over.
Newsweek reached out to political analysts via email for comment.
Why It Matters
Zinke, a fifth-generation Montanan and former Navy SEAL was first elected to Congress in 2014 and later served as the 52nd secretary of the Interior under President Donald Trump during his first administration, according to his House bio.
Republicans currently hold a razor thin House majority under Mike Johnson ahead of midterm elections in November.
What To Know
In a post to X, Zinke wrote in part, "It has been my highest honor to serve America and the Great State of Montana."
The Montana lawmaker later added: "Service is a duty that I will always hold sacred, and I am grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. As for my service and duty going forward, I have made the decision to leave office at the end of my fourth term and not seek re-election."
He cited a belief in term limits and a series of upcoming surgeries related to injuries sustained during his special operations career that would require further procedures and "considerable" recovery time with his family, in the post on X.
Representative Ryan Zinke's Full Statement
“It has been my highest honor to serve America and the Great State of Montana as a U.S. Navy SEAL Commander, State Senator, Congressman, and the 52nd Secretary of the Interior. It has been my privilege to fight on the front lines defending freedom, faith, family, and the values that make America and Montana strong. Battles are not fought alone, and with your support we have unleashed America’s energy potential, removed excessive regulation, lowered taxes, passed the Great American Outdoors Act to repair and preserve our National Parks and Forests, and saved our treasured public lands from being sold to the highest bidder.
We have also secured critical funding for Montana bridges, roads, sewer systems, water infrastructure, public access points, conservation projects, and helped thousands of Montanans successfully navigate through the federal bureaucracy to solve real problems that matter to the people that I am honored to represent. Service is a duty that I will always hold sacred, and I am grateful for the opportunity to make a difference.
As for my service and duty going forward, I have made the decision to leave office at the end of my fourth term and not seek re-election. I do not take this decision lightly and have informed President Trump, the Governor, and senior leadership of this difficult but necessary decision.
While my belief in term limits for elected office is a consideration, I have quietly undergone multiple surgeries since I returned to Congress and unfortunately face several more immediately after leaving office. The injuries sustained from a career in Special Operations are not immediately life threatening, but the repair cannot be deferred any longer and recovery will require considerable time with my wife Lola and my family. My judgment and experience tell me it is better for Montana and America to have full-time representation in Congress than run the risk of uncertain absence and missed votes.
It has been a great privilege to serve Montana and our great Nation as the first U.S. Navy SEAL to serve in the State Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first Montanan to serve as a Cabinet Secretary. May God Bless Montana and all those who defend her.”
Quote:Nancy Guthrie’s abductor could be captured using crucial cell phone data — the same tactics law enforcement used in the Bryan Kohberger case, according to a forensic expert who analyzed the Idaho killer’s phone.
“You have to know what normal is to find evil, and this person’s phone would be considered the evil,” Heather Barnhart, an expert with Cellebrite and the SANS Institute who worked on the Kohberger case, told the Daily Mail.
Special agents from the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team (CAST) are busy methodically shuffling through batches of cell tower data from a wide area around Nancy’s Arizona home.
The team will carefully construct data profiles of normal phone activity versus abnormal phone activity in the hopes of spotting a potential outlier in the patterns — evidence that could help break the ongoing case.
Nancy, the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie was last seen Jan. 31.
Her doorbell camera was disconnected between 1:47 a.m. and 2:28 a.m. the next day, when her pacemaker app dropped from her phone.
Savannah Guthrie, 54, has offered a $1 million reward to anyone with information about her mother’s whereabouts.
But a vital clue may already be stored in cell tower data, especially if the criminal turned their phone on or off — or made calls while in the vicinity of Nancy Guthrie’s home.
In the Kohberger case, Barnhart said, the killer entered 1122 King Rd. at 4 a.m. where he murdered Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, both 21, and Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, both 20.
His phone was off between 2:47 am and 4:48 am.
“If you think about Bryan Kohberger, his device was turned off, so the tower right near King Road probably wouldn’t have picked that up at all,” explained Barnhart. “But when he left, he turned it on, because most people rely on their phones for navigation.”
The move “pings” nearby cell towers, and leaves behind the evidence in digital data files.
“Unless these people knew exactly where they were going, their phone will be off and then suddenly ping. So not just cell towers right by Nancy’s home, but take it a few miles out, spread out and look.”
Quote:The Arizona ex-con who was detained and then released after a SWAT raid on his home involving Nancy Guthrie has denied having anything to do with her disappearance in his first interview since the incident.
Luke Daley, 37, was held Feb. 13, then quickly cut loose after questioning — and insists cops had the wrong man.
“It’s not me,” he told “True Crime Arizona” host Briana Whitney in an interview released Monday. “I have nothing to do with this case.”
Daley’s 77-year-old mother was also questioned as part of the cops’ probe.
Speculation swirled online that Daley — who has a felony arrest record for numerous drug and weapons charges from as recently as last year — was the man seen wearing a mask and breaking into Nancy’s home in security footage from the night she disappeared on Feb. 1.
But Daley said he didn’t see the resemblance — and urged people not to give into the “hive mind” furor of amateur online detectives over the case of TV star Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom.
“I, like everyone else, just want Nancy to come home and be safe,” Daley said.
“But that being said, I have nothing to do with this case,” he said, adding that he didn’t know who was involved and would tell investigators if he did.
Daley and his mother have been among just a handful of people detained since Nancy vanished from her Tucson home Feb. 1 – with each of them cut loose after just hours of questioning.
Daley’s Range Rover was also seized by police, though it remains unclear whether it has also been returned.
His detention initially stirred excitement, especially considering Daley’s criminal past.
It included 18 months behind bars from 2019 to 2020 after he was convicted of solicitation of drugs and flight from law enforcement, along with a 2022 conviction for selling drugs that left him with four years probation.
Quote:Nancy Guthrie's family visited a memorial outside the missing 84-year-old's Tucson, Arizona, home on Monday as the search for her enters its second month.
New video by NewsNation shows Savannah Guthrie, her sister Annie, and brother-in-law Tommaso walking up to the flower-filled memorial arm-in-arm before laying more yellow flowers.
The Context
Guthrie, whose daughter Savannah is a co-anchor on NBC's Today, vanished from her Catalina Foothills residence last month after a masked person appeared at her doorstep the previous night, according to surveillance video that was released by the FBI.
The search for Nancy has drawn national attention due to her age, medical vulnerabilities since she has a pacemaker, and the public profile of Savannah.
Investigators have said Guthrie was taken against her will, and the case has prompted extensive law-enforcement mobilization, door-to-door canvassing, and appeals for neighborhood surveillance footage.
The family and community have offered substantial rewards for information, while the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) have fielded tens of thousands of tips. The case has also reignited focus on long-term missing-person cases in the Tucson area.
Where Is Nancy Guthrie's House?
Nancy lived in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson where investigators found evidence related to her disappearance and focused canvassing efforts.
Authorities asked residents within a two-mile radius of Guthrie’s home to share any surveillance video of suspicious activity from early January through her disappearance, as investigators analyzed recovered items including a pair of gloves, the PCSD said.
When Did Nancy Guthrie Go Missing?
Family members reported Nancy missing on February 1 after she was last seen the night of January 31 at her Tucson-area home by her daughter Annie and her husband Tommaso.
PCSD and the FBI reported receiving more than 21,000 tips as of late February, with several hundred law-enforcement personnel assigned to the investigation.
Quote:A Russian mogul who once called sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell his “soulmate” was found dead in a luxury Moscow apartment Monday, according to reports — just weeks after his name surfaced in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Umar Dzhabrailov, a Chechen businessman and former senator, was discovered lying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound to his head at about 3 a.m., Russian outlet Kommersant reported, citing police sources who called it a suspected suicide.
Police discovered a Luger pistol lying by the 67-year-old’s body. But Dzhabrailov — who had tried to take his life in 2020 — didn’t leave a suicide note, the sources said.
The businessman’s apparent suicide comes after he was among the Russian names that appeared in the Justice Department’s latest Epstein document dump.
Emails show him trying to meet the pedophile’s madam in Moscow in 2001.
“Dear Ghislaine, I’m back from London, planing 2 B in Moscow. Really want 2 C U, but I need 2 know exactly when U arive, cause I want 2 take care of U and arrange welcoming things. Wishing U all the best! Umar,” read the email, dated May 24.
Maxwell responded the following day, writing: “Umar, sorry that we did not come last week. Got side tracked and ended up in France. However we Jeffrey Tom and I are coming next week arriving Fri. Will you be around and can we get together? Let me know. Hope you are well. Ghislaine.”
The extent of their relationship, or how they initially met, wasn’t immediately clear.
However, Dzhabrailov had previously addressed his close relationship with Maxwell after she was convicted of helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, the East 2 West news agency reported.
“I knew Epstein. I was introduced to him by Ghislaine Maxwell, a soulmate of mine,” he said, according to the agency.
From the same former president that denied any sexual intimacy with Monica Lewinsky, we now get:
Quote:CHAPPAQUA, NY — Former President Bill Clinton denied having sex with a mystery woman photographed with him in a hot tub as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files release and insisted he did “nothing wrong.”
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During his deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Friday, Clinton was pressed on the racy photo where he was snapped reclining nearly naked in a hot tub with an unidentified woman at his waist.
Clinton denied knowing who the woman was and told lawmakers under oath he did not have sexual relations with her, according to a source familiar with his testimony.
The photos were one of the many topics lawmakers pressed Clinton on during his roughtly six-hour deposition at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, where the former president was asked about his relationship with the dead pedophile, his travel on Epstein’s plane, and about conversations he had with President Trump on Epstein.
Clinton testified Trump never said anything that made Clinton think he was close with Epstein, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said.
“I know there’s a lot of curiosity about President Trump. I thought that was an interesting thing that President Clinton said,” Comer told reporters in New York.
But Democrats on the panel disagreed with Comer’s characterization.
Rep. Max Frost (D-Texas), a member of the committee who was in the deposition, wrote on social media that Clinton described how “Trump told him that he had a falling out with Epstein due to a land dispute.”
In his closed-door testimony, Clinton maintained that his contact with Epstein ended before the late financier was charged with sex crimes. Clinton told the lawmakers he did nothing wrong.
The pictures were one of the biggest topics of interest for Republican lawmakers.
Other controversial photos showed Clinton swimming in a pool with Ghislaine Maxwell and a woman with her face blacked out to conceal her identity. In another, Clinton seated with a woman on his lap, her face blacked out. The location is unclear.
In his opening statement, a defiant Clinton claimed the photos don’t change the fact that he did “nothing wrong.”
“I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” his statement read. “Even with 20/20 hindsight, I saw nothing that gave me pause.”
Quote:The infamous picture of Bill Clinton in a hot tub with a mystery woman is from a 2002 trip to Asia the ex-president took with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and madam Ghislaine Maxwell, The Post can reveal.
Clinton was grilled on the racy photo during his deposition before the House Oversight Committee Friday, insisting he did “nothing wrong” and did not have sex with the woman whose face was redacted in the picture released as part of the Department of Justice’s files on the sex predator.
The snap that landed Bubba in hot water was taken at the Emperor suite of the Empire Hotel in Brunei in 2002 — a $20,000 a night palatial suite with a private elevator, pool, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna and theater, a Post analysis found.
Clinton visited the oil-rich Southeast Asian country one year after he left office, as part of a trip related to work for the Clinton Foundation, the organization he founded after he left the presidency, it was said at the time.
According to flight logs made public in court proceedings, he traveled on Epstein’s private sex jet, the Lolita Express, to Brunei in May 2002.
The flight entries show the Lolita Express — with Epstein, Maxwell and associate Sarah Kellen on board — picked up Clinton at a US naval air base in Japan on May 22, 2002, along with his chief advisor Doug Band, someone named Mike, and two women whose names were only listed as “Janice” and “Jessica.”
The gang stopped in Hong Kong for an evening, then Shenzhen, China, for two nights, before landing in Brunei capital Bandar Seri Begawan on May 25.
Clinton played golf and had dinner with Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah — a creep who’s been accused of hosting sex parties with underage girls and who donated between $1 million and $5 million to the Clinton presidential library through the foundation.
The same night Clinton took his dip in the jacuzzi, he was also seen with Maxwell and the mystery woman in a pool, while a game of golf plays on a big screen.
Quote:Gov. Gavin Newsom announced California would spend another $291 million on his controversial homeless prisoner program – despite criticism it’s not delivering results.
The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment program (CARE) is supposed to help mentally-ill offenders who bounce between between homelessness and jail.
The CARE court is supposed to empower families to ask courts to compel an individual into treatment.
Newsom hyped the program as a “paradigm shift” when it was launched 2022, but it has since been described as a failure by people involved and failed to make a significant dent in street conditions.
Newsom initially estimated between 7,000 and 12,000 people statewide would quality for CARE court, but California courts have received just 3,800 CARE petitions, with most tossed out in counties like San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The program, which has already has already cost the California more than $300million.
A damning CalMatters investigation also found that just 684 “treatment agreements” — voluntary promises to seek care that are not enforceable — and just 22 court-ordered plans as of October 2025.
At Monday’s announcement, the governor appeared to blame counties such as San Francisco and Santa Clara for not properly implementing the program, placing ten counties on an “Improvement list.”
“Through CARE Court, we have seen inspirational stories of recovery and resilience, but many counties continue to lag behind their peers,” Newsom said in a statement.
“Local leaders have a moral and legal obligation to deliver this transformational tool for those who need it most. We will not accept failure and excuses when lives are on the line.”
Santa Clara County executive James R. Williams dismissed the criticism, saying their approach was grounded in ”what works” rather than ”defaulting to lengthy, costly, and often inadequate court-based processes.”
A spokesman for San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie claimed the city was already using ”every tool in our toolbox to address the crisis on our streets.”
”Encampments are at record lows, more people are getting connected to shelter and treatment… and we welcome any additional support from our state partners to strengthen CARE Court ,” he said.
Meanwhile, the governor batted away questions about the race to succeed him as California governor — claiming the public doesn’t seem to care much either about the underwhelming field of contenders.
Quote:A small plane from Long Island plunged into the icy Hudson River on Monday night while attempting to make an emergency landing — and the pilot and passenger miraculously escaped by swimming through frigid waters to safety, according to authorities.
The Cessna 172 with two people on board crashed into the Hudson River east of New York Stewart International Airport around 8 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration told The Post.
The small single-engine plane flying from a Long Island airport was near the southbound side of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge when it reportedly lost power and plummeted into the river, Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus told News 12.
Arriving emergency responders were initially unable to locate the plane, but ultimately found it in Newburgh — where photos showed the aircraft submerged amongst blocks of floating ice in the Hudson River, according to the Middle Hope Fire Department.
The pilot and passenger survived the initial impact, then evacuated the plane and swam to shore in the freezing waters, fire officials said.
They were both taken to local hospitals and are expected to make a full recovery, Neuhaus said on Facebook.
Data from Flightradar24 showed that the privately owned plane left from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma around 6:55 p.m. and crashed into the major waterway about an hour later.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called the safe rescue of the two people “another miracle on the Hudson,” in a post on X late Monday.
“Thank God both the pilot and passenger of a single-engine plane that performed an ice landing near Newburgh have been located with only minor injuries,” she wrote.
New York Rep. Pat Ryan also posted on X that his office has been closely monitoring reports of the crash.
“I’m in touch with officials on the ground, who have shared that both passengers are safely out of the water & have been evacuated by EMS,” he said.
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The Internet might be either your friend or enemy. It just depends on whether or not she has a bad hair day.
My Original Stories (available in English and Spanish)
List of Compiled Binary Executables I have published...
HiddenChest & Roole
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