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Trump was once wary of ordering regime change in Iran. Here’s what made him change his mindGuardrails were tossed aside, as Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered up a battle plan that included strikes on Iran’s leadership.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86Iranian state media reported the death early Sunday, after a major attack launched by Israel and the United States.
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, White House confirmsKhamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, President Donald Trump said Saturday on social media.
No US casualties reported following Iran’s retaliatory strikes, officials sayCENTCOM officials also claimed that "damage to U.S. installations was minimal and has not impacted operations."
War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by CongressMany Democrats are calling the operation illegal, saying the Constitution gives Congress alone the power to declare war.
Footage shows test of one-way attack drone used in Iran strikesVideo shows a LUCAS drone in a test launch from a Navy ship in December 2025.
Pentagon releases footage of US fighters, ships launching Operation Epic FuryImages from U.S. Central Command show American forces taking part in the strikes on Iranian targets. (CENTCOM)
US confirms first combat use of LUCAS one-way attack drone in Iran strikesThe Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drone, is a one-way attack drone reverse-engineered after the Iranian Shahed-136.
US, Israel launch major strikes on Iran in Operation Epic FuryPresident Trump warns of potential American casualties, tells Iranians to 'take over your government'
World leaders fear broader escalation after major US and Israeli attack on IranEuropean leaders held emergency security meetings and scrambled to protect their citizens in the Middle East after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.