Former TOPGUN pilot says Iran's military is 'over with' as Operation Epic Fury dominates, but friendly fire incident raises real concern
Iran's military options have collapsed to zero. That's the assessment of decorated Navy TOPGUN graduate and F/A-18 fighter pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley, who said Tuesday that total U.S. air superiority over Iran has rendered the regime defenseless as Operation Epic Fury rolls forward. The only real ...
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Trump's strikes on Iran stand on constitutional ground that stretches back decades
The U.S. military launched joint strikes with Israel against Iran beginning Saturday, and the legal framework authorizing them didn't require a single vote on the House or Senate floor. President Trump confirmed the operation on February 28, 2026. Congress was notified through the "Gang of Eight," t...
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Kuwaiti locals thank F-15 pilot after friendly fire downs three US jets
A U.S. F-15 pilot who was shot down over Kuwait still made it to the ground alive, and locals met her with something you do not see enough of in wartime: gratitude. Video posted on social media showed the unnamed female pilot smiling broadly after ejecting from her aircraft in what the report descri...
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Iran elevates radical cleric Alireza Arafi to the interim leadership council after Khamenei's death
Iran's fractured governing system placed Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, a hardline cleric with decades of anti-American rhetoric on his résumé, onto its interim leadership council on Saturday. The selection positions Arafi as a leading contender to permanently replace the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah A...
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Iran shuts down Strait of Hormuz navigation as 150 ships sit stranded and oil prices spike
Iran has shut down navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, stranding no less than 150 ships, including oil and liquefied natural gas tankers, in the strait and surrounding waters. The closure, which the Iranian Revolutionary Guard declared would remain in effect through the weekend, has sent energy mark...
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Graham declares Cuba is 'next' as U.S. strikes topple Iranian regime
Sen. Lindsey Graham took a victory lap on Fox News Sunday night and then pointed the map south. Fresh off the devastation of Iran's military apparatus in Operation Epic Fury, the South Carolina Republican told viewers that the communist government in Havana is living on borrowed time. "Cuba's next. ...
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Strait of Hormuz descends into chaos as attacks, GPS jamming hit over 1,000 ships following US-Israeli strikes on Iran
The Strait of Hormuz erupted into the most dangerous stretch of water on the planet Sunday after multiple attacks on commercial vessels, a surge in electronic warfare activity, and renewed threats from the Houthis converged in a single volatile weekend. The escalation followed U.S.-Israeli strikes o...
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Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dead at 23 after single-car crash on Baseline Road
University of Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder was killed in a single-car crash early Sunday morning. He was 23 years old. Colorado State Patrol announced in a press release that Ponder was driving a 2023 Tesla Model 3 westbound on Baseline Road when he lost control of the vehicle around 3 a.m. T...
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Trump acknowledges more U.S. casualties likely as Operation Epic Fury enters second day
Three American service members are dead. Five more are injured. Several others took shrapnel and concussions. And the President of the United States says the cost will probably climb before Operation Epic Fury is finished. President Trump spoke Sunday afternoon about the joint U.S. and Israeli opera...
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FBI investigating deadly Austin shooting that killed three as a potential act of terrorism
A 53-year-old man opened fire on a crowded bar patio in downtown Austin early Sunday morning, killing three people and wounding 14 others before police shot and killed him. The FBI now says the attack was "potentially an act of terrorism." The suspect, identified as Ndiaga Diagne, drove a large SUV ...
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