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Washington DC, The Pentagon briefing room is usually a sea of suits and standard policy questions, but on Friday, the “Thirty Mile Zone” officially entered the war room. In a move that signaled a massive shift in the Trump administration’s media strategy, TMZ made its debut at a Department of War briefing—and Secretary Pete Hegseth was ready for them.
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Ridgewood NJ, The prediction market industry is facing its first major post-2024 legal crisis. Kalshi, a leading platform for event-based trading, has been hit with a $54 million class action lawsuit following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Glen Rock NJ, The geopolitical landscape shifted in the early hours of Saturday morning as U.S. and Israeli forces launched Operation Epic Fury, a series of coordinated strikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure and leadership. While the mission caught most of Capitol Hill by surprise, the fallout has created an unexpected “political horseshoe,” where traditional party lines are blurring over national security and constitutional law.
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Tehran, Is the era of the Islamic Republic over? Following a series of devastating joint strikes by the U.S. and Israel on February 28, 2026, reports indicate that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. Here is everything we know about the operation, the casualties, and the regional fallout.
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Tehran- In a dramatic escalation of Middle East tensions, the United States and Israel have launched a coordinated, large-scale military offensive against Iran. The operation, which President Donald Trump has described as “massive and ongoing,” has struck targets in the capital city of Tehran and multiple provinces across the country.
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