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The US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in the airstrike. President Trump announced the campaign in an eight-minute video and called for regime change, urging the Iranian people to overthrow their government.
Iran launched retaliatory missile strikes on Israel and US air bases in the Middle East in response to the US-Israeli attacks. Tehran vowed 'no leniency' and claimed the strikes breached the UN charter.
Reports indicate that over 100 children were killed when a missile struck an elementary school in southern Iran during the US-Israeli campaign. The building was among many devastated in Trump's described 'major combat operations'.
US lawmakers from both parties condemned Trump's Iran strikes as unauthorized acts of war. Members of Congress swiftly denounced the military action against Iran carried out alongside Israel.
President Trump ordered US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology amid disputes over the company's ethics concerns regarding AI safety guardrails. Hours later, OpenAI announced a fresh Pentagon deal while claiming it would maintain safety protections.
The Trump administration stated that the tariff refund process 'will take time' after the Department of Justice declined to ask the Supreme Court to rehear a tariffs case despite the president's complaints.
Former President Joe Biden made a rare public address warning that Donald Trump would attempt to 'steal' midterm elections, stating the US is experiencing 'dark days' and urging Americans to vote.
Protests erupted across major US cities including Washington DC and New York after Trump's strikes on Iran that killed Khamenei, with demonstrators denouncing the action as an illegal act of war.
Global measles vaccination rates are falling as Trump officials signal deprioritization of the virus, with experts warning that US anti-vaccine rhetoric could impact the global measles crisis.
First Lady Melania Trump led a UN Security Council meeting on abortion rights and Europe, prompting commentary questioning the appropriateness of the appointment.