Air defense systems were activated across the Middle East after Iran said it had launched missiles at U.S. bases ,including in Qatar, as videos filmed by residents in Qatar showed flashes and explosions.
Iran launched a barrage of missiles Monday targeting U.S. military installations in Qatar and Iraq, marking its first direct military retaliation after President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend.
The United States is bracing for potential Iranian retaliation against American forces in the Middle East, which could come as early as Tuesday, according to senior U.S. officials cited by Reuters. This follows U.S. and Israeli strikes over the weekend that targeted and reportedly destroyed key Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan during Operation Midnight Hammer.
President Donald Trump on Monday issued a stark warning on Truth Social after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appeared to threaten that other nations could arm Iran with nuclear warheads in response to U.S. airstrikes.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last Thursday it has suspended authorization for all new clinical trials involving the transfer of Americans’ living cells or genetic material to China and other adversarial nations for genetic engineering, following mounting evidence of serious ethical and security breaches.
The Trump administration has issued a firm ultimatum to California: strip all references to gender ideology from its federally funded sex education program for at-risk youth or risk losing millions in federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) delivered the notice on Friday, giving the state 60 days to comply.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Saturday a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom across the state, a move that has sparked national debate over religious freedom and constitutional boundaries.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dispatched his foreign minister to Moscow on Monday in a bid to secure stronger support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, following devastating U.S. airstrikes that targeted Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend.
Officials say Russian drones and missiles have killed at least five civilians in nighttime attacks on Ukraine, including in the capital Kyiv, while injuring at least 20 people. The impact of Monday’s air raids reverberated while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Britain to discuss issues such as improving Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
In a powerful message to Iran’s leadership, Israel announced Monday that it had successfully destroyed the so-called “Israel doomsday clock” during a wave of precision strikes deep inside Tehran. The clock, a provocative symbol of Iran’s long-standing calls for Israel’s destruction, was targeted alongside key regime and security sites as part of Israel’s intensifying military campaign.