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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) During an Oval Office meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier on Thursday, President Donald Trump addressed mounting speculation regarding a ground invasion in the Middle East. When asked by reporters if he intended to send more military personnel to the region, President Trump was direct, saying, “No. I’m not putting troops anywhere.” This clarification comes nearly three weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the high-intensity air and naval campaign by the United States and Israel — targeting both Iranian leadership and the country’s infrastructure. While Trump emphasized his desire to avoid the “forever wars” he criticized on the campaign trail, he also maintained a level of strategic ambiguity, noting that he retains the authority to deploy forces if necessary but refuses to “telegraph” specific tactical ...

(Background) A general view of the phase 17-18 of the South Pars gas field facilities in the southern Iranian port town of Assaluyeh on the shore of the Gulf on November 19, 2015. (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images) / (L) U.S. President Donald Trump raises his fist as he boards Air Force One on March 18, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) President Donald Trump issued a firm warning that Iran should not strike Qatar again in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike, lest the U.S. completely wipe out an Iranian gas field. In a Truth Social Post on Wednesday night, Trump explained that Israel, “out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East,” struck a major facility in Iran known as South Pars Gas Field. He said that Israel “violently lashed out,” though only a small section of the facility was hit. He clarified that both the United States and Qatar were uninvolved with this attack, though Iran assumed otherwise. “The United States knew...

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth provides updates on military operations in Iran during a press briefing at the Pentagon on March 19, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed that the Pentagon asked the White House to approve a request to Congress for $200 billion for the ongoing military actions in Iran, labeled Operation Epic Fury, which began on February 28 th . “As far as $200 billion, I think that number could move. Obviously, it takes money to kill bad guys, so we’re going back to Congress and our folks there to ensure that we’re properly funded for what’s been done, for what we may have to do in the future, ensure that our ammunition is, everything’s refilled, and not just refilled, but above and beyond,” Hegseth told reporters at a Pentagon briefing on Thursday morning. “I mean, President Trump, as he said, rebuilt the military in his first term, didn’t think he’d use it as dynamically in his second, but he had....

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard prepares to testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified on Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, highlighting the United States’ successes amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, which has entered its 19 th  day. Gabbard delivered the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment (ATA), the Intelligence Community’s (IC) evaluation of various threats to U.S. citizens, homeland and interests, before Congress on Wednesday at a hearing entitled “Worldwide Threats.” “I’d like to remind those who are watching what I am briefing here today conveys the intelligence community’s assessment of the threats facing US citizens, our homeland and our interests,” Gabbard explained to the committee, “not my personal views or opinions.” The National Intelligen...