The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense confirmed on Sunday that its air defenses had faced nearly 200 ballistic missiles and hundreds of Iranian drones in the initial volleys of the war with Iran.
Despite the interception of the majority of projectiles, however, the UAE was unable to prevent several drones from hitting civilian targets in the country.
President Donald Trump on Sunday declared that if the Iranians followed through with a planned counterattack in the region, he would escalate American strikes on their country.
"Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before," he posted on Truth Social. "THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE! Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
At least nine people are dead in Karachi, Pakistan, after hundreds of protesters stormed the U.S. consulate in that city in the wake of the U.S. killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini.
A further 25 sustained injuries in clashes with police, the Associated Press reported. Police officials confirmed that demonstrators had set fire to a nearby police station and managed to break the windows of the consulate building, though the authorities were able to break up the riot, and it does not appear that anyone entered the facility.
A mass shooting in Austin, Texas, has left at least 3 dead and 14 wounded as of Sunday morning.
The gunman was killed in the incident by police, who were nearby at the time the shooting began, according to the New York Post. The incident took place at a crowded bar near UT Austin. The gunman's identity and motive have not been identified as of press time.
Iranian forces struck an oil tanker attempting to sail through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday morning, marking the first major targeting of a merchant vessel in the critical waterway of the conflict.
Iranian forces have attacked the “Skylight” oil tanker in the Straight of Hormuz.
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A large fire is burning is engulfing the bridge. pic.twitter.com/Fd27le9iBv
Iranian airstrikes have hit Israel and inflicted casualties after Israel and the U.S. conducted joint strikes on Tehran over the weekend.
An Iranian ballistic missile struck Beit Shemesh, Israel.
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A shelter was impacted by the missile with killing at least ten Israelis. pic.twitter.com/DBKwZ0Yr2k
A California judge on Friday sentenced former Major League Baseball pitcher Daniel Serafini to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his father-in-law and wounding his mother-in-law in a premeditated 2021 attack at their Lake Tahoe area home.
Iran's supreme leader has been killed after U.S. and Israel launched a military operation in the country, according to a multiple reports on Saturday and confirmed later by Iranian state media.
Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, had said earlier in an NBC News interview on Saturday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were alive “as far as I know.”
President Donald Trump declared Saturday evening that a diplomatic solution in Iran may be "much easier" after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and others in Tehran's theocratic leadership.
Trump also told CBS News in a phone interview he has been surprised by Iran's response to the attacks so far.
The FBI is on high alert following the U.S.-Israeli coordinated strikes on Iran overnight.
FBI Director Kash Patel said that the FBI is “fully engaged on the situation overseas,” and he has directed the bureau’s counterterrorism and intelligence teams “to be on high alert and mobilize security assets needed.”
Many Americans rely on paid tax preparers to file their federal taxes, but a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that most tax preparers aren’t required to meet any education, testing, or competency standards, which contributes to costly mistakes for taxpayers and the U.S. government.
