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Polls Show ‘MAGA Split’ on Iran May Be Inflated
Polls show that the divide within the Make America Great Again movement over President Donald Trump’s operation in Iran may be exaggerated. An NBC poll showed that 90% of self-identified “MAGA Republicans” support Operation Epic Fury, with just 5% saying they disagree with the strikes. Seventy-seven percent of Republicans support the operation, while Republicans who…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Says He’s Not Worried About Iranian Attacks on US Soil
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters)—President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not worried about Iran-backed attacks on U.S. soil, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of Iranian drones potentially striking the U.S. West Coast, ABC News reported. The U.S. and Israel carried out strikes on Iran nearly two weeks ago, launching the Gulf region…Humeyra Pamuk -
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While Some Allies Hesitate, Israel Is Already in the Fight Against 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. There’s been a lot of talk in connection with the ongoing Iran war about our allies….Victor Davis Hanson -
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China Receiving ‘Mixed Signals’ on US Operation in Iran
China is carefully watching the U.S. operation in Iran and is receiving “mixed signals,” according to Jeff Smith, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. Since operations began on Feb. 28, the United States has carried out more than 5,000 strikes on targets in Iran and has destroyed more than 50 Iranian vessels, according…Virginia Allen -
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Reuters: As Many as 150 US Troops Wounded So Far in Iran War, Sources Say
REUTERS—As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the 10-day-old war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The casualty figure has not been previously reported. Prior to Reuters’ publication of the figure, the Pentagon had only disclosed eight U.S. personnel seriously injured. In a statement after Reuters…Reuters -
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Vance ‘Maybe Less Enthusiastic’ About Iran War, Trump Says
President Donald Trump said Vice President JD Vance was “maybe less enthusiastic” than he was about the start of the operation against Iran. “We get along very well on this,” Trump said at a press conference in Doral, Florida, on Monday. “He was, I would say, philosophically a little bit different than me,” Trump added. “I think…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Shots Fired at US Consulate in Toronto, Ottawa Says Incident Unacceptable
REUTERS—Shots were fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto early on Tuesday, but no one was injured, police said, in what Canada’s public safety minister described as an unacceptable incident. Toronto police said on X that they responded to reports of shots at 5:29 a.m. EDT and found evidence of a discharged firearm. In another post, police…Reuters -
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Aramco CEO Warns of ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ to Oil Markets Amid Conflict in Iran
The CEO of the world’s largest oil company is warning of “catastrophic consequences” to oil markets as the conflict in Iran continues, rendering the Strait of Hormuz largely impassable. Since the United States and Israel launched the joint attack on Iran a week and a half ago, few ships have traversed the Strait of Hormuz,…Virginia Allen -
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Iran’s Selection of New Supreme Leader Tells World ‘Regime Isn’t Reformable’
The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s new supreme leader sends a clear message that “the regime isn’t reformable,” one foreign policy expert says. The 88 senior Shiite clerics who met to name Ali Khamenei’s successor could have chosen to largely hold to their “national priorities” and…Virginia Allen -
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Gulf States Are Not Firing Back at Iran. Why?
Iran has targeted its neighbors in the Persian Gulf by firing missiles and conducting drone attacks, but despite the attacks, the Middle Eastern countries have not fired back and for good reason, a foreign policy expert argues. “Never say never, but with very high certainty, I can say that the Gulf [states] are not partaking…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: Taxpayers Will Finally See Which Foreign Entities Fund US Universities
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Education will soon require universities to publicly disclose the counterparties of foreign funding, a senior Education Department official told The Daily Signal. Section 117 of the Higher Education Act requires higher education institutions to report gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more to the Department of Education,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump Says War Against Iran Is ‘Very Complete,’ CBS News Reports
REUTERS—President Donald Trump thinks the war against Iran “is very complete” and that Washington was “very far ahead” of his initial four- to five-week estimated time frame, according to a CBS News reporter on X, who cited an interview with him. “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no…Kanishka Singh -
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Emails Reveal What US Officials Knew—and Feared—About Wuhan Lab
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In the summer of 2019, the Wuhan Institute of Virology was set to become the headquarters for the Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, according to documents from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In less than a year, biosafety seemed an unlikely description for…Fred Lucas -
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Poll Reveals Popularity of Trump’s Iran Performance
The public approves of President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict in Iran at roughly the same level as his overall job performance, a new poll finds. A national NBC News poll reports that 41% of the public approves of Trump’s “handling of the situation in Iran” and 54% disapproves. NBC News, in partnership with…George Caldwell -
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Iran Indicates Khamenei’s Hardline Son Will Be Next Supreme Leader
REUTERS—Iran on Sunday indicated it had chosen Ayatollah Ali Khamenei‘s son Mojtaba as his successor, after Israel struck fuel depots in Tehran overnight and the conflict widened after Bahrain said an Iranian attack had damaged one of its desalination plants. “The name of Khamenei will continue,” said Ayatollah Hosseinali Eshkevari, a member of the clerical…Parisa Hafezi -
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What Is China Doing in Nigeria?
Nigeria is the deadliest nation in the world for Christians, and China is complicit in creating the conditions for the violence to continue, according to Rep. Riley Moore. Following increased reports of mass killings of Christians in Nigeria, President Donald Trump commissioned the West Virginia Republican in October to investigate the situation and report back…Virginia Allen -
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Europe’s ‘Democracy Shield’ Is a Threat to Transatlantic Free Speech
Europe’s political elites say democracy is under threat. Their solution? Put Brussels in charge of policing political speech. The European Union’s proposed European Democracy Shield is marketed as a tool to defend elections and counter foreign disinformation. In reality, it risks becoming something very different: a powerful censorship regime that will almost certainly be captured…Paul McCarthy -
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Is the Iran Operation ‘America First’?
The United States has hit hundreds of targets in Iran since the launch of Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, and President Donald Trump says he will not accept anything less than “unconditional surrender” from Iran. While recent polling shows significant support for the operation, some Americans fear another “forever war” in the Middle East….Virginia Allen -
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Iran War Increases Oil Prices, But Conservatives Trust Trump’s Plan for ‘Record Lows’
Global oil prices are on the rise in response to Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military’s large-scale operation against Iran. While the rising energy prices could harm the American economy, conservatives are trusting President Donald Trump’s energy record as the president claims he has a plan to bring costs back down to “record lows.” The…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Hegseth: Trump Has a ‘Heck of a Say in Who Runs Iran’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is leading America’s military in another conflict with an oil-rich Middle Eastern state, but told The Daily Signal this is different from the wars of the past and will not distract from other priorities. “The dumb, politically correct wars of the past were the opposite of what we’re doing here,”…George Caldwell