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Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani – seemingly the de facto leader of Iran following the liquidation of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Operation Epic Fury – insisted on social media that he will never negotiate with the United States, but there were reports on Sunday that Larijani has quietly reached out through intermediaries in Oman to resume nuclear talks.

The list of Iranian leaders eliminated by U.S. and Israeli strikes in Operation Epic Fury is growing, and includes much of the top command structure of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the designated foreign terrorist organization that handles both overseas terrorism and internal repression for the Islamist regime.

Iranian citizens awoke to mysterious push notifications from a hacked prayer app urging military personnel to surrender as Israel and the United States launched coordinated strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities Saturday morning.

Multiple outlets reported on Monday that the Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia had temporarily shut down after dramatic images surfaced of smoke billowing from the facility following an Iranian attack.

The Senate will vote this week on a resolution that would terminate President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out strikes against Iran after four Americans have died as a result of Operation Epic Fury.

The 53-year-old suspect who opened fire at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, Sunday morning wore an Iranian flag shirt under his hoodie as he carried out the carnage.

Operation against Iran has entered third day, with strikes against targets inside Iran and interceptions against Iranian aircraft ongoing.

A group of roughly 200 Italian nationals, mostly underage students, are stranded in Dubai after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) closed its airspace following Iran’s drone strikes.

Three F-15E Strike Eagle fighters were shot down by an ally while engaging Iranian aircraft, all pilots ejected safely and recovered.

Hezbollah opened a second front against Israel overnight, launching rockets and drones from Lebanon in what it called retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

During this week’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Night in America,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), an outspoken supporter of U.S. military strikes against Iran approved by President Donald Trump, offered his assessment of what was to come.

The United States and several countries in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar, issued a joint statement strongly condemning Iran’s “indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks.”

Do not expect to see the Iranian national soccer team at the 2026 World Cup, according to the head of the Iranian Soccer Federation, who cast doubt on his team making an appearance after the US-Israeli strikes against Iran, which began this weekend.

Actor Michael Rapaport called out New York Dem. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Sunday after they attacked on President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran.

President Donald Trump provided an update on Sunday regarding Operation Epic Fury, hours after the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran, and killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association has released a statement supporting Trump’s military strike against the brutal Iranian regime.

U.S. and New York lawmakers are blasting socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his post condemning the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran that led to the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz fired back at an Iranian diplomat Saturday when he advised him to temper his remarks, the news coming after the U.S. and Israel launched a major military operation against Iran’s Islamic regime. 

Critics are ripping into the New York Times for its death notice of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, giving him a headline seemingly more suitable for a statesman than a tyrant or terrorist.

Even before President Donald Trump announced the U.S. and Israel attack on Iran, a network of U.S. nonprofits aligned with China, Russia, and Tehran activated foot soldiers in the dead of night to hit America’s streets in protest, Fox News Digital reported.

The conflict between the United States, Israel and the Islamist regime in Iran could result in terror blowback across Europe, German security officials have warned.

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,’ Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said he had “no indication” Iran was “anywhere close” to having a nuclear weapon since Operation Midnight Hammer last June “was devastating.”

Sunday on CBS’s ‘Face the Nation,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said President Donald Trump has started a “war of choice” and “vanity” with Iran.

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said President Donald Trump was wrong to kill the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini because “it posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States.”

The Washington Post is painting a softer picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against the oppressive Islamist regime on Saturday.

Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell took aim at Barstool Sports chief Dave Portnoy over the sportsman’s support for Trump’s actions in Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday morning that Operation Epic Fury has already eliminated at least 48 senior Iranian officials, including the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The anti-Israel student group Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) posted “Death to America” in Persian on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran’s Islamist regime.

Jane Fonda spoke at a protest in LA to rail against President Trump’s military engagement in Iran, calling the president’s actions dangerous.

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said that the Iranian people needed “to have the opportunity to be able to actually choose their leaders.”

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said the U.S. military strikes on Iran meant “the mothership of terrorism is sinking.”

On Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said President Donald Trump did not seem to have an overall plan in Iran.

Members of the Iranian American Community poured onto the streets of the Alamo City to celebrate news of “Operation Epic Fury”, the joint U.S. and Israeli military action against Iran on Saturday. Revelers from the Persian community told Breitbart Texas that the news from President Trump that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in the strikes was “Icing on the cake.”

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said President Donald Trump has “started a war of choice” with Iran.

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said the U.S. military strikes in Iran are “a chance for the Iranian people to rise up and to reclaim their freedom.”

Three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury in Iran, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported Sunday.