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Vance’s distance from the Iran war is getting more conspicuous  CNN

Approximately 5,000 U.S. sailors & marines deploying to Mideast to support war in Iran  NBC News

Up to 5,000 US marines and sailors dispatched to Middle East: Report Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 18:32 The move suggests the US is not seeking to wind down its war on Iran, despite boasting of success US President Donald Trump, left, and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrive in Dover, Delaware, to receive the remains of American soldiers killed in Kuwait, on 7 March 2026 (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Off A dispatch of up to 5,000 more American marines and sailors is headed to the Middle East, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed US officials.  US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is said to have approved a request from US Central Command (Centcom), the Pentagon's Middle East hub, for an amphibious ready group and an attached Marine expeditionary unit, which includes three warships and some 2,500 US Marines.  The unit, per its dedicated website, contains F-35B Lightning II jets and also MV-22B Ospreys.  The USS Tripoli, based in Japan, is now headed to the Middle East. Such a journey typically takes two weeks.  The move suggests Washington is not seeking to wind down its war on Iran anytime soon, despite repeatedly boasting of operational successes that include killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and sinking 60 Iranian naval vessels.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); More than 1,400 Iranians have been killed since 28 February.  "We are totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran, militarily, economically, and otherwise," President Donald Trump wrote on this TruthSocial account on Friday.  The war has proven unpopular with the American public, well before the acknowledged US casualties reached double digits. At least 150 Americans have been wounded.  US casualties mount The US announced on Friday that all six of its soldiers aboard a KC-135 refuelling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq a day earlier were killed.  "The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during Operation Epic Fury," Centcom said on X.  Hegseth says Gulf states 'going on offensive' against Iran Read More » "The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," Centcom asserted.  "The identities of the service members are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified." The deaths bring the total number of US personnel killed since 28 February and the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran to 13. At a press briefing on Friday morning in Washington, Hegseth told reporters that "War is hell, war is chaos." When pressed by a reporter on exactly how many American casualties there have been so far, and also the locations where they were killed, Hegseth hesitated before turning to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Dan Caine, to answer for him. "A bunch have returned to duty," Caine said. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "We've had... in Kuwait, Jordan, down across the southern flank... a variety of places, most from one-way attack strikes," he added, not providing any actual figures. Hegseth jumped in to say that for the purposes of "clarity", the Pentagon is not indicating how many personnel are "KIA" (killed in action) or "WIA" (wounded in action), but that "90 percent" have returned to duty. The comments ultimately proved more confusing.  Trump had warned from his very first remarks on the war that Americans would be dying, and potentially in large numbers.  Iran has claimed hundreds of Americans dead from its targeting of US assets in the Gulf region, but has not provided any evidence.  War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Iran War Puts India in Tricky Position  Foreign Policy

Live Updates: Iran war nears 2-week mark as military plane crash in Iraq brings U.S. toll to 13  CBS News

The Dumb Reason Trump Keeps Calling His Iran War a ‘Little Excursion’  Zeteo

Smoke and flames rising beside a road in central Israel after an Iranian missile attack, the Israeli army said.

Impacts cause fires in Shoham and Holon, hit empty school in Rishon Lezion; IDF: 4-5,000 Iranian soldiers and commanders killed during war, senior intelligence officials targeted overnight The post Iranian cluster bombs cause damage but no injuries at multiple sites in central Israel appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Opinion: Amherst for Palestine Condemns the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran, Israel’s Wars on Lebanon and Palestine, and U.S. Militarism at Home and Abroad  Amherst Indy

The popular chain said its commitment to low prices could be “tested” as energy costs surge due to the Iran war

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Scoop: Trump eases Venezuela sanctions on oil, fertilizer to blunt Iran war costs  Axios

In the News: Tyler Schipper on Iran War Impact on Gas Prices  Newsroom | University of St. Thomas

The War in Iran and How it Might End  The Times of Israel

US-Iran-Israel War: US Places 10 Million Dollar Bounty on Mojtaba Khamenei, Senior IRGC Officials; Accused of Orchestrating Worldwide Terror Campaigns  The Sunday Guardian

Iran war enters next phase of destroying entire missile supply chain: Hegseth  Colorado Politics

More Marines and Warships Head to Middle East as Hormuz Mission Intensifies  WSJ