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ICE Arrests 11 Iranian Nationals, Including One Who ‘Reportedly Served as Iranian Army Sniper’
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 11 Iranian nationals over two days, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday. Among those in custody is Ribvar Karimi, who “reportedly served as an Iranian army sniper from 2018 to 2021,” according to the DHS. An Islamic Republic of Iran Army identification card was in Karimi’s possession when… -
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National Security Expert Anticipates President Trump’s Next Move
President Donald Trump shared early Tuesday his disappointment with Israel for launching missiles at Iran, hours after reaching a temporary ceasefire with Iran. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f— they’re doing,” Trump said before heading to the Netherlands for the… -
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Republicans Press for ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Shield
In the wake of Israel’s and the United States’ successful interception of Iranian missile strikes, Senate Republicans are renewing their push for a “Golden Dome” that would shield the United States from ballistic missiles. The Golden Dome Act, inspired by Israel’s “Iron Dome” system, would authorize more than $23 billion “to begin developing a modernized,… -
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Duo Still Pressing for House War Powers Resolution on Iran, but Speaker Says It’s Not ‘Necessary’
Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., are spearheading a war powers resolution that would direct President Donald Trump to cease using the military against Iran without congressional approval. But it might not get a vote in the House, if House Speaker Mike Johnson has anything to say about it. The resolution “directs the… -
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Trump’s Words for Israel After It Struck Iran Post-Ceasefire
President Donald Trump is “not happy” that Israel fired rockets at Iran shortly after the nation’s ceasefire with Iran took effect. “Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped the load of bombs, the likes of which I’ve never seen before,” Trump told reporters before flying to the Netherlands… -
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Trump Proclaims End to ‘12-Day War’ Between Israel and Iran
President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday. “Congratulations to everyone,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a complete and total ceasefire (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed… -
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Abraham Accords Nations React to US Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites
A number of Abraham Accords nations expressed concern in the wake of U.S. strikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites over the weekend. “The United Arab Emirates has expressed its profound concern over the continued tensions in the region and the targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities,” Afra Al Hameli, director of strategic… -
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Iran Has Only One Negotiating Chip Left: Its Survival
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. On June 22, this past Saturday night, President Donald Trump ordered B-2 bombers—these are the multibillion-dollar… -
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New Figures on Iranians Let in Under Biden Reportedly Emerge as US Braces for Tehran Counterattack
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Border Patrol agents reportedly released hundreds of Iranian nationals into the U.S. during President Joe Biden’s time in office, drawing national security concerns as military tensions escalate. The Biden administration arrested 1,504 Iranian nationals during fiscal year 2021 through fiscal year 2024, releasing 729 of these individuals into the country, according to Customs and… -
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BREAKING: Iran Launches Missiles at US Military Base in Middle East
The Islamic Republic of Iran launched missiles against at least one U.S. military base in the Middle East Monday in retaliation for the U.S. strike on its nuclear facilities over the weekend, according to news reports. Qatari forces announced that the missiles had been intercepted with no loss of life. “I can confirm that al… -
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‘MIGA!’: Trump Floats Regime Change in Iran
President Donald Trump floated the need for a “regime change” in Iran if the present regime fails to “MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN.” “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” he wrote on… -
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Feds Arrest Dozens of Iranian ‘Special Interest Aliens’ Amid Heightened Security Concerns
THE CENTER SQUARE—Prior to President Donald Trump authorizing targeted strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday, federal agents and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have been arresting Iranian nationals, nearly all men, in the U.S. illegally. In the last few months, federal prosecutors have also brought terrorism charges against Iranians, including those in the… -
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Iran Must Communicate Directly With US: ‘They Want to Pass Messages and Notes Like We’re in Third Grade’
If Iran retaliates for Saturday night’s air strikes, it will be the worst mistake it’s ever made, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday morning. “If they attack us, then I think we have capabilities they haven’t even seen yet. It would be a terrible mistake on their part,” Rubio told Fox News’ Maria… -
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National Security Expert on the Iran Strikes: Ending 50 Years of Iranian Hostility
“What happened last night, in my estimation, isn’t about starting another forever war in the Middle East, it’s about ending the longest one.” Victoria Coates, vice president of The Heritage Foundation’s Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, discussed Saturday’s military action against Iran with Fox News “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo. Her… -
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Operation Midnight Hammer Successfully ‘Obliterated’ Iranian Nuclear Facilities, Hegseth Says at Sunday Press Briefing
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held a press briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine at the Pentagon early Sunday morning, detailing the U.S. military’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. “It was an incredible and overwhelming success,” Hegseth said at the Pentagon. “Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been obliterated.” At… -
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US ‘Obliterated’ Iran’s Nuclear Threat, Trump Warns of More if Iran Doesn’t Seek Peace
The United States successfully destroyed Iran’s three key nuclear facilities, President Donald Trump reported to the nation Saturday night. “Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terror,” Trump said. “Tonight, I can report to the world that… -
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BREAKING: Trump Announces Bombs Dropped on Iran Nuclear Sites
President Donald Trump announced Saturday evening that the U.S. had dropped bombs on three major nuclear sites in Iran. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” the president posted on Truth Social. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space.” “A full… -
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Israel’s Stunning Victory Over Iran—And 2 Big Lies Debunked
This week, Israel finally unleashed its firepower against Iran’s nuclear program in a devastating feat of intelligence work, technological competence and war planning. The Israelis not only caught the Iranian regime flatfooted, but they devastated Iran’s war-making capacity, degrading Iran’s missile launchers by half, its nuclear program by up to 90% and its top military… -
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The Optimistic, the Realistic, and the Pessimistic Scenarios for Iran
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. We’re in the midst of about the seventh to eighth day of this Iranian-Israeli conflict and… -
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Trump Sets a Deadline to Decide on Iran Intervention
President Donald Trump will decide whether or not the U.S. will intervene in Iran within the next two weeks, press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced at a Thursday press briefing. “I have a message directly from the president, and I quote, ‘Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may…