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Ted Cruz blasts Joe Kent, Tucker Carlson, over Operation Epic Fury criticism

The senator joined CBS News show The Takeout to explain why he believes US President Donald Trump's actions against Iran were justified, countering Kent's claims to the contrary.

US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) moves through the Senate subway during a vote in the US Senate on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop the military campaign against Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 4, 2026.
US President Donald Trump is seen walking in the White House. Trump convinced himself to go to war with Iran, the writer posits.

Trump made the decision to strike Iran, not Netanyahu, insiders reveal - opinion

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Escalating Gulf war highlights limits of US strategy, search for mediators intensifies - analysis

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

US-Iran tensions rise as both sides threaten attacks on Gulf energy facilities


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.

Netanyahu says Iranian regime change possible after missile barrage hits Bazan oil refinery

Iran's Princess Noor Pahlavi to ‘Post’: "Iranians have chance to reclaim their country" • Two seriously wounded in North • Home Front Command lessens security guidelines across Israel

A fragment of an Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by Israeli air defense systems is seen lodged in the ground in the Golan Heights, March 19, 2026