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FBI claims 'potential nexus to terrorism' after mass shooting in Austin amid Iran strikes

The FBI said it was investigating a mass shooting that killed three and injured 14 in Austin as a "potential nexus to terrorism."

"Indicators" on the suspect and his vehicle signaled a "potential nexus to terrorism," FBI's San Antonio special agent Alex Doran said during a Sunday press conference.

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'Not his job': Lindsey Graham angrily snaps about whether Trump 'has a plan' in Iran

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) rejected critics who claim "you break it, you own it" after President Donald Trump ordered strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader.

"The new Iran, whatever it is, whether it's a cleric or a representative democracy, our goal is to make sure it cannot become, again, the largest state sponsor of terrorism," Graham told NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday. "That's a win for us."

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'Stay off social media when you're drunk': Nancy Mace called out over Khamenei death post

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) set off a war of words on X late Saturday when she attempted to troll two of her colleagues in the House, both of whom are Muslims.

Reacting to news that Iran’s Supreme Commander Ali Hosseini Khamenei was pronounced dead after a surprise US attack on his country, Mace posted a link to the Fox News report and wrote, “My heart goes out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib tonight. Sending them thoughts and prayers.”

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'Sacrificed by the pedos': Trump faces backlash over US service member deaths

President Donald Trump faced backlash after at least three U.S. service members were killed following the strikes he ordered on Iran over the weekend.

On Sunday, U.S. Central Command announced that three members of the armed forces had been killed in action during Operation Epic Fury.

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'Next question, please': Israeli spokesperson blows off Iranian schoolgirl deaths

An Israeli spokesperson dismissed the alleged deaths of Iranian schoolgirls and the claim that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a war criminal.

During a press conference near rubble in Tel Aviv on Sunday, reporter Secunder Kermani of Britain's Channel 4 News acknowledged that "Khomeini, the Iranian regime, have clearly done terrible things, particularly to their own people."

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Watch: 9 dead after protesters storm US consulate in Pakistan over Iran strike

Demonstrators in Karachi, Pakistan, reportedly left at least 9 dead when they tried to storm the U.S. consulate there.

Authorities told the Associated Press that the violence was in response to President Donald Trump's decision to order strikes on Iran that were said to have killed the country's supreme leader.

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'The A team did survive': Fox News reporter admits Trump's mistake left Iran 'dangerous'

Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin admitted that President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran were "dangerous" because he left some of the country's "A team" alive.

"Jennifer, there's been a lot of people commenting at the level of intel that the U.S. and especially Israel had prior to this attack, that it's really been impressive," Fox & Friends host Rachel Campos-Duffy argued on Sunday morning. "So they've taken out this leadership."

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'I don't know what I'm doing': SNL pounces on 'scared' Pete Hegseth after Iran assault

Saturday Night Live was quick to put together a cold open late Saturday with “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost reprising his angry Pete Hegseth impersonation, where he first admitted he was pumped about “Operation Epic Fury,” including having it tattooed on his knuckles — and then admitting he was over his head.

With James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump first announcing, “It’s me, Donald Trump, FIFA Peace Prize winner and Nobel Peace Prize taker, remember that?” he then continued, ”I launched this attack after me and my board of peace ... we were bored of peace. A little wordplay there, did you catch it?”

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'They better not do that': Trump issues overnight threat to Iran as attacks continue

As US attacks on Iran continue, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform in the dead of night to menace the country further with a threat that he will ramp up the destruction.

Hours after the president announced that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was dead after the initial attack, the new leadership of the country announced it would respond in kind to continued attacks which set the US president off.

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Expert flags 'most troubling' part of Trump's latest 'campaign' in Iran

A military expert flagged the "most troubling" part of President Donald Trump's decision to coordinate an attack on Iran with Israel on Saturday.

Mark Hertling, retired commander of the U.S. Army Europe, argued in a new article for The Bulwark that Trump's "campaign" to bomb Iran's ballistic and nuclear missile facilities has an "apparent gap between strategy and action." That makes it hard for Trump's domestic and international allies to line up behind the decision, he added.

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Trump's Iran strikes came at the behest of an 'unusual pair' of allies: report

President Donald Trump may have been led to strike Iran alongside Israel by an "unusual pair" of allies, a new report revealed.

The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing four sources familiar with the matter, that Trump's decision to conduct a series of strikes against Iran's ballistic and nuclear missile facilities came at the behest of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who had been lobbying for the strikes for weeks, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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US and Iranian Ambassadors square off at emergency meeting: 'Be polite!'

The U.S. and Iranian Ambassadors to the United Nations squared off during an emergency meeting on Saturday.

The U.N Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss the U.S. and Israel's coordinated attack against Iran. Reports indicate Israel bombed multiple sites where Iran's political and military leadership were located, which killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the dictator who had ruled the country since 1989. The U.S struck multiple Iranian ballistic and nuclear missile sites, according to reports.

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Republicans face a 'major test of loyalty' after Trump's latest 'slap in the face'

Republicans in Congress will return next week to face a "major test of loyalty" after President Donald Trump's most recent "slap in the face," a new report revealed.

CNN reported on Saturday that Congress will formally debate and vote on potential military conflict with Iran this week, following Trump's decision to join Israel in bombing multiple sites across the country early Saturday morning. Israel struck multiple sites where Iran's political and military leadership were located, while the U.S. attacked the country's ballistic and nuclear missile facilities.

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