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Rubio says US can achieve Iran objectives without ground troops

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US was achieving its objectives in the war, which he said includes destroying Iran's missile and drone capabilities and factories to produce those weapons.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026.
US President Donald Trump, sitting next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

Iran's response to US peace proposal expected Friday, source says

IRAN’S NEW cast: Former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits between parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (left) and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei during a mourning ceremony in Tehran. If diplomacy resumes, Ghalibaf could play a prominent role.

Iran war reshapes diplomacy as old dealmakers are sidelined - who replaces them?

Hamas terrorists gather during a public event in Khan Younis, Gaza, on February 1, 2025.

Hamas disarmament plan sees Gaza's tunnels destroyed, arms given up in stages, text shows


European Union calls for moratorium on military strikes in Middle East on energy, water facilities

The leaders called for reinforcing the bloc's existing Red Sea naval mission, Aspides and counter-piracy naval mission Atalanta in the Horn of Africa.

An illustrative image of a number of European Union member states' flags leading up to the EU flag at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

US push for Western Hemisphere dominance could extend to Cuba and Nicaragua, experts say

Trump's new policy, which he calls the “Donroe" Doctrine, aims to establish US dominance throughout the Western Hemisphere by replacing regime leaders with US-allied governments.

The US flag flutters at the US embassy in Caracas on March 14, 2026, ten days after the restoration of diplomatic relations following the capture of ousted leader Nicolas Maduro in a US military raid.

Week three of Roaring Lion: Iran's leadership hollowed out, Arab world reaches breaking point

As the war enters its third week, the regime's top officials are being killed faster than they can be replaced, and Iran's neighbors are running out of patience.

Iran’s strategic shifts and the escalating Middle East crisis: analyzing week 3.

WATCH: PM Netanyahu: Iran at its weakest thanks to US, Israel cooperation, regime change possible

Netanyahu claimed that the Iranian regime was around a year off from creating intercontinental ballistic missiles that could have hit the United States.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu giving a press conference, March 19, 2026.

Trump, Japanese PM discuss Iran war, Strait of Hormuz, Trump says 'not putting troops anywhere'

Takaichi told Trump she had "brought specific proposals to calm down the global energy market" and said Iran must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.

US President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

US and Israeli war aims in Iran are not the same, Gabbard says

"The objectives that have been laid out by the president are different from the objectives that have been laid out by the Israeli government," Gabbard said.

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a US House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war, dwarfing amount US has already spent - report

The $200 billion would far exceed the price of the US airstrikes on Iran since the initiation of Operation Epic Fury late last month, three sources told Washington Post.

An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, is staged for flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026 at sea.

Drones spotted over base where Rubio, Hegseth live, raising security concerns - report

Multiple drones were spotted in a single night in the last 10 days, as security concerns for overseas diplomatic posts and domestic bases increase, according to a report by The Washington Post.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attend the "Shield of the Americas" Summit in Miami, Florida, US March 7, 2026.

WATCH: Eretz Nehederet portrays Quentin Tarantino heading for shelter, other tales of resilience

Tarantino, the Oscar-winning Pulp Fiction director living in Israel with his wife Daniella Pick and their children, was portrayed in the opening skit showing how people head to shelters.

Quentin Tarantino delivers a speech to open the festival during the opening ceremony and the screening the film "Partir un jour" (Leave One Day) Out of competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 13, 2025.

Trump: Israel 'violently lashed out' at Iran, Gulf gas fields damaged, US eyes troop surge

"Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility...in Iran," Trump wrote on Truth Social. 

US President Donald Trump takes a question as he speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, March 9, 2026.