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(Background) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images) / (R) In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the East Sea on March 8, 2016. (Photo by MCSN Craig Z. Rodarte/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) The Pentagon is reportedly deploying about 2,500 more California-based Marines to Iran as President Donald Trump attempts to open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping during the ongoing Middle East conflict. The 11 th  Marine Expeditionary Unit, consisting of the San Diego-based USS Boxer amphibious assault ship and two supporting ships, is making a weeks-long trip to the region, according to the  Wall Street Journal  on Friday. Another similarly-sized unit is also already on the way, including the USS Tripoli, another amphibious ass...

(Background) Mourners gather at the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in Tajrish square in northern Tehran. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) / (L) Ali Mohammad Naini. (Photo via: Sardar (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) The death of Ali Mohammad Naini, spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was announced Friday, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) saying in a post on X that he was ‘eliminated.’ “Naini served in several propaganda and public relations roles. In his role as the IRGC’s main propagandist for the past 2 years, he disseminated the regime’s terrorist propaganda to its proxies across the Middle East in order to influence and advance terror attacks against Israel.” They also claimed he “played a significant role in the recent suppression of Iranian protests.” The IRGC in a Friday statement confirmed the death, saying he “was martyred in the criminal cowardly terrorist attack by the American-Zionist side at dawn,” according to  Al Jazeera . Ho...

US President Donald Trump gestures to Navy defensive tackle Landon Robinson (L) while speaking during a ceremony to present the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images) President Donald Trump honored the Navy football team at the White House on Friday, awarding them the 2025 Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy following their sweep of the other major service academies. The event also featured the signing of an executive order (EO) securing a permanent timeslot for the Army-Navy game. Though awarded in 2026, the trophy recognizes Navy’s dominance over Army and Air Force during the previous 2025 season, keeping with longstanding tradition. “For the second year in a row, it’s my great honor to officially present the Commander in Chief’s Trophy to the one and only Navy Midshipmen football team with 11 wins and two ...

(Background) People gather during protest in Iran. (Photo by Anonymous/Getty Images) / (R) Saleh Mohammadi. (Photo via: Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)) The Iranian Islamic regime reportedly executed Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old champion wrestler, in addition to two others, on Thursday through public hangings in the city of Qom in Iran. Mohammadi, 19, as well as two other men, Mehdi Ghasemi and Saeed Davoudi, were all charged with the murder of two Iranian law enforcement officers in separate incidents during the protests that swept across the Islamic Republic in late December and January. The convictions were reported by the Iranian judiciary-affiliated media outlet,  Mizan News Agency .  The report, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), claimed that their charges included, “Moharebeh [“waging war against God”] through drawing cold weapons during illegal gatherings and protests leading to the murder of law enforcement agents; operational action in favor of...