There may be no 'endgame' in Iran: Former marine J.D. Simkins, editor-in-chief of Military Times and Defense News, told ABC News there is no endgame in sight and no “defined outcomes” in the conflict with Iran.

March 09, 2026 22:37 UTC

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March 09, 2026 22:36 UTC

Since the US and Israel launched the war, Iran has struck a slew of countries across the Middle East. Tehran claims it is targeting US interests in Gulf nations but residential buildings and airports have also repeatedly come under attack. The Iranian strikes have exploited the fragility of the global energy trade including infrastructure and transit routes. Spare capacity measures how much more oil production could quickly get brought back online, if needed. Meanwhile, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was elevated to the country’s highest post over the weekend, an indication that further escalation is likely.

March 09, 2026 22:36 UTC

A video game legend is taking on President Donald Trump’s administration after he accused the White House of using his voice for a “propaganda video” to back the administration’s war on Iran. The comments from Downes arrive months after the White House shared a seemingly AI-generated image that depicts the president as Master Chief as he salutes a giant American flag. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementDownes joins Ben Stiller in slamming the White House over the most recent video. The Trump administration has come under fire for its rage-baiting ways on social media over the past year and change. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn recent weeks, the White House has turned to footage from video games like Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty to peddle out wartime hype videos.

March 09, 2026 22:32 UTC

7th US service member dies from injuries suffered in Iranian attack The U.S. service member was injured during an Iranian attack in Saudi Arabia on March 1.

March 09, 2026 22:27 UTC





Trump weighs seizing Iran's nuclear stockpile The war is renewing fears about Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium. President Trump is now saying he won't rule out sending U.S. special forces to secure it.

March 09, 2026 22:27 UTC

The Chiefs don't have as much money to spend in free agency as many other teams, but Kelce, 36, is expected to turn down more lucrative offers to stay with the Chiefs, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport said. Kelce, one of the most popular players in the NFL and a certain Hall of Famer, contemplated retirement after the 2025 season. Kelce admits to having lost a step, but he still finished with 76 receptions on 108 targets and 851 receiving yards. Kelce co-hosts the popular "New Heights" podcast every Wednesday during the NFL season with his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles six-time All-Pro center Jason Kelce. "I just love this team," Kelce said in January after the Chiefs' last game.

March 09, 2026 22:26 UTC

Salvador Murillo must give up his police officer certification in California after shooting incident left victim paralyzed. ›A former Whittier police officer, Salvador Murillo, has pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by a peace officer in connection with a 2020 shooting incident that left an unarmed man, Nicholas Carrillo, paralyzed. The players Salvador Murillo A former Whittier police officer who pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by a peace officer in connection with the 2020 shooting incident that left an unarmed man paralyzed. Nicholas Carrillo The unarmed man who was shot and paralyzed by Murillo in the 2020 incident. Cynthia Lopez Murillo's partner at the time of the 2020 shooting incident.

March 09, 2026 22:22 UTC

I’m 180 pounds, and I’m carrying it well, and I’m loving it.” Which is a meaningful thing to say, right? – She said, to camera, “I weigh 180 pounds.” – Yeah. And she said unapologetically, “I weigh 180 pounds. Most women weigh 180 pounds and up. – Yes, yes.

March 09, 2026 22:15 UTC

“Federal charges have been filed in the Southern District of New York against two individuals: Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi. But a few did not. Two men, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, traveled from Pennsylvania and attempted to bring violence to New York City. While I found this protest appalling, I will not waver in my belief that it should be allowed to happen. Ours is a free society where the right to peaceful protest is sacred.”

March 09, 2026 22:15 UTC

Authorities say a Florida woman opened fire on the home of pop star Rihanna on Sunday. Ivanna Ortiz was arrested Sunday on suspicion of attempted murder, according to Los Angeles police. She was booked Monday and her bail set at $10.2 million, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s inmate information center. AdvertisementAuthorities allege that Ortiz, firing from a Tesla, hit the front gate and a nearby RV at the music legend’s mansion. Ortiz was arrested soon after in Sherman Oaks.

March 09, 2026 22:03 UTC

The Trump administration has started to panic about the spiking price of oil. That run-up has swiftly rippled through to gas prices in the US, spurring a 51-cent-per-gallon jump in the national average over the last week. And Trump officials have now broached the potential for deploying the US’ strategic petroleum reserve, after days of firmly ruling it out as an option. But there is still deep aversion to using the SPR, which the Biden administration leaned on to ease oil prices in 2022 — to only marginal success. The remaining options under discussion within the administration could have some marginal benefit for the oil markets and US gas prices, energy experts said.

March 09, 2026 22:02 UTC

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March 09, 2026 21:59 UTC

Trump has said he believes he should have had a role choosing Iran’s supreme leader and that the choice of Mojtaba Khamenei would be unacceptable. In response, the powerful religious body decided to hold deliberations and votes on the next supreme leader virtually. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Mojtaba Khamenei in 2019 , saying that his father “delegated a part of his leadership responsibilities” to him. “It’s going to take a while for [Mojtaba Khamenei] to exercise real power and to have his own power base,” Eyre said. Still, Eyre said, regardless of who was chosen, Iran’s next supreme leader was always poised to begin as “a hand puppet to a large extent of the IRGC,” he said.

March 09, 2026 21:58 UTC

The Trump administration is currently trapped between the specter of a global economic recession and a naval catastrophe. Analysts believe Iran will prioritize Liquefied Natural Gas tankers first—vessels that could “explode like the Beirut bomb”—followed by oil tankers to maximize environmental and economic chaos. Meanwhile Trump administration officials have stressed a longer-term view that the current market disruption represents short-term pain that will ease and, in the process, create a far more stable reality for global energy supplies. “We have a temporary period of elevated energy prices, but it will not be long,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday in an appearance on CBS Face the Nation. “The real focus has to be on clearing the strait,” an oil industry executive told CNN.

March 09, 2026 21:43 UTC