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Authorities said a man who fatally shot two people and wounded 14 others at a bar in Austin early Sunday may have been motivated by the U.S. military campaign in Iran, according to two people briefed on the investigation. The gunman, who was killed by officers at the scene, has been identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen who came to the country from Senegal in 2006, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a continuing investigation. He had been living in Pflugerville, Texas, a city outside Austin. At the time of the shooting, Diagne was wearing a shirt with an Iranian flag that read “Property of Allah,” and investigators later found a Quran in the car he drove to the shooting scene, one of the people familiar with the matter said.
US lawmakers see no Trump plan for Iran following strikesUS Response and Political Reactions to Iran StrikesBy Doina ChiacuMarch 1 (Reuters) - The United States has yet to spell out a "day-after" strategy for Iran following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed much of the country's leadership, lawmakers from both major political parties said on Sunday. Lawmakers appearing on Sunday morning talk shows all opposed deploying U.S. ground forces to Iran. Senator Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, said he could not see how regime change in Iran could happen with the current operation. Senator Rick Scott, a Republican from Florida, said he hopes U.S. involvement in Iran can be completed within a month. "It all depends on... whoever the new leader is in Iran," Scott told Fox's "Sunday Morning Futures" show.
US strikes on Iran was 'brilliance': Security expert Steve Hill is an ABC News contributor and former U.K. national security official.
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Deadly Iranian strike hits residential area near JerusalemAt least nine people were killed in a direct Iranian missile strike on a residential area near Jerusalem, first responders said on Sunday. It marks the deadliest incident in Israel since Iran began retaliating to a wave of joint US-Israel strikes on Saturday morning. It is not yet clear why this area was targeted.
Oil futures surged in the first trades since the United States and Israel went to war with Iran over the weekend. The production increase may have somewhat blunted the surge in oil prices, but energy analysts didn’t expect the production increases to do much to keep prices in check. Oil prices had already been rising in anticipation of an attack on Iran. But an even bigger concern would be if Saudi Arabia’s oil production facilities are attacked and knocked offline for a long period of time. Gas prices expected to riseIran is the world’s sixth-largest oil producer, and any military conflict with the country would mean surging oil prices, boosting gasoline prices and overall inflation, according to experts.
Deadly Iranian strike hits residential area near JerusalemAt least nine people were killed in a direct Iranian missile strike on a residential area near Jerusalem, first responders said on Sunday. It marks the deadliest incident in Israel since Iran began retaliating to a wave of joint US-Israel strikes on Saturday morning. It is not yet clear why this area was targeted.
Israeli officials have hinted the strike was expedited to exploit a daylight window of opportunity when senior Iranian leaders met. When asked late Saturday, Trump notably declined to say who he thought would play that role in this case. Iran’s security forces have just had a refresher course in the power of savagery, as they put down January’s uprising. The US and Israel seem united in their assessment that removing the top layer of Iran’s regime will leave them in a better place. The superior technology, intelligence and firepower of the United States and Israel enabled them to conjure a swift and simple solution to their enduring Iran problem.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran vowed revenge Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment. Earlier, Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states in retaliation while Israel pledged “non-stop” strikes against Iran’s leaders and military. He said Iran’s military units are “somehow isolated” and acting on orders given in advance. AdvertisementIsrael’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that Israel will have “a non-stop air train” of strikes against military and leadership targets in Iran. Smoke rises up after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026.
People watches from a rooftop as a plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. AdvertisementA protester chants slogans during a rally against U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, outside the U.S. embassy in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Mar. AdvertisementMeanwhile, Saudi Arabia has privately urged Iran not to attack the kingdom, a Saudi diplomat said. Smoke rises up after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Iranian people attend a demonstration in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
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Multiple targets are attacked and an explosion occurs in Tehran, Iran on February 28, 2026. Photo: ICAccording to Mehr News Agency on Sunday, the Iranian government issued a statement following the martyrdom of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowing to make the enemies "pay a heavy price" with "all its strength and determination." The statement declared a 40-day period of national mourning and a 7-day shutdown of public institutions, Xinhua News Agency reported.The US and Iran launched large air strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities on Saturday local time, prompting retaliatory operations from Iran.The latest Iranian government statement came after the news of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. "Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever been hit before," the Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Sunday. "THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!"
Deadly Iranian strike hits residential area near JerusalemAt least nine people were killed in a direct Iranian missile strike on a residential area near Jerusalem, first responders said on Sunday. It marks the deadliest incident in Israel since Iran began retaliating to a wave of joint US-Israel strikes on Saturday morning. It is not yet clear why this area was targeted.
