Trump said, "the war is very complete. But at a later event with Republican lawmakers in Miami, he [said] the U.S. still needed to achieve ultimate victory'" ... ... while the Pentagon was less ambiguous, saying "that there are more Americans that are going to die, that they are not going to be able to stop these Iranian drones that are going to continue to fly into the Middle East”: As evidence emerges that the US struck a girl's school while aiming at an adjacent Revolutionary Guard base ... ... is it seeking to dispel any appearance of gender discrimination by hitting a boys school 400 feet from a targeted communications tower? ... ... "The ferocity of U.S. and Israeli attacks has raised questions about whether the two countries are even attempting to minimize civilian casualties": Mamdani denounced the "'vile protest rooted in White supremacy' but said he would “not waver in my belief that it should be allowed to happen" but that 'New York City will never tolerate violence, whether from protests or counterprotests'”: "The Democrats want to grill Rubio and Hegseth in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee" ... ... but one Republican Senator wants to punish Saudi Arabia for failing to join "in a war [he] himself helped push the Trump administration to start": "A few senior officials in Israel are ... suggesting possible exit ramps that might halt the war before it further damages the region and the global economy": Israeli war crimes continue: Taking Kharg Island could "cripple Iran’s economy and topple the regime," but it "would require boots on the ground": Trump said in his initial post, "The US will take them if you won't," but last year, he deported "two groups of Iranians ... [that] reportedly included members of the LGBT community, who face severe legal and social repercussions in Iran": "Crude oil prices plunge below $90 a barrel following an earlier surge to almost $120 in price swing over 24 hours":
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