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STRAIT OF HORMUZ - NOVEMBER 19: In this handout photo provided by the US Navy, The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, the Royal Navy air defense destroyer HMS Defender (D 36) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) transit the Strait of Hormuz on November 19, 2019. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7. (Photo by Zachary Pearson- U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Iran Parliament backs measure to close off the Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s parliament backed a measure on Sunday to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage that accounted for 20 percent of global petroleum liquid consumption in 2024.This comes after the United States carried out targeted attacks on key nuclear facilities Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan to decimate Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 6: Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) delivers remarks during a campaign rally at 2300 Arena on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vance is campaigning in several battleground states, closely matching Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign schedule for this week. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

Vance: U.S. is ‘not at war with Iran, we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program’

Vice President JD Vance stated on Sunday that the United States is not at war with Iran, but rather “we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program.”

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio, a three-term Senator and a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has broad bipartisan support from his Senate colleagues but is expected to face questions over Trump’s plans for Greenland, U.S. relations with Russia and the safe return of Hamas-held hostages. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Rubio: an Iranian response to U.S. airstrikes would be ‘the worst mistake they’ve ever made’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that an Iranian military response to U.S. strikes would be “the worst mistake they’ve ever made.”

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JUNE 22: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L), accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine (R), speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. President Donald Trump gave an address to the nation last night after three Iranian nuclear facilities were struck by the U.S. military. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Highlights from Pentagon Press Briefing on U.S. bombing of key nuclear facilities in Iran

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine held a press conference at the Pentagon on Sunday.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 07: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is meeting with Netanyahu to discuss ongoing efforts to release Israeli hostages from Gaza and newly imposed U.S. tariffs. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Netanyahu commends Trump’s strikes on Iran: ‘Peace through strength’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised President Donald Trump for America’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

OVER THE INDIAN OCEAN - MARCH 27: A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber proceeds to an undisclosed location after completing a mission over Iraq March 27, 2003. The Pentagon has announced its intention to almost double the military ground strength in the Gulf to about 200,000 troops over the next month. (Photo by Cherie A. Thurlby/U.S. Air Force/Getty Images)

U.S. used B-2 bomber flights as decoy ahead of Iran bombing

During a press briefing on Sunday morning from the Pentagon, U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth disclosed that the United States utilized decoy tactics as a key component of the successful ‘Operation Midnight Hammer.’