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Condemning Unconstitutional and Careless Approach to War with Iran  Congressman Steve Cohen (.gov)

Analysts estimate about 125 million barrels of Russian oil are currently being shipped

U.S.-Made Launcher Fired Missiles From Bahrain Toward Iran, Video Shows - The New York Times  The New York Times

Closure of Strait of Hormuz could impact humanitarian operations, UN official warns Tom Fletcher, the United Nations undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, warned on Friday that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route in the Middle East, could have an "immense impact" on humanitarian operations.  "When ships stop moving through that Strait, the consequences travel fast. Food, medicine, fertilizer and other supplies become harder to move and more expensive to deliver," Fletcher said in a statement.

A senior administration official claims Vance ‘opposes’ the war and is ‘worried about success’

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Hezbollah leader says Israeli threats to assassinate him are 'worthless' Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said in a speech on Friday that Israeli threats to assassinate him were “worthless”. "We have prepared ourselves for a long confrontation and they will be surprised in the field", he added. Israel launched an offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah after it opened fire on 2 March to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 13 (Reuters) - Israel destroyed a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday and dropped leaflets in Beirut threatening Gaza-scale devastation as it deployed more troops to fight Iran-backed Hezbollah and warned of more attacks on the country's infrastructure. As Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut's suburbs with air strikes, Lebanon's interior minister said authorities were unable to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people who have sought refuge in the capital.

By Ryan Patrick Jones March 13 (Reuters) - The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including its new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The reward targets 10 officials associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the State Department website. The military force, created after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, is loyal to the supreme leader and tasked with protecting the Shi’ite clerical establishment.

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

As goes the Strait of Hormuz, so goes Wall Street  Courthouse News

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Can the US Unlock the Strait of Hormuz?  Middle East Institute

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

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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

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