Laura Coates Live

The status of a US service member remains unknown after an F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran. The jet’s other crew member was rescued, US sources told CNN. Iran also struck a second US military plane Friday, forcing the pilot to eject outside Iranian territory, according to a US official.
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped Thursday to ⁠serve as the interim head of the Justice Department⁠, managed the day-to-day operations of the department over the past year, often taking a more public-facing role when Pam Bondi was in hot water with White House officials.
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A fully loaded Kuwaiti tanker in Dubai waters was hit by a drone attack, triggering fears of an oil spill, as Trump again threatened to blow up Iran’s energy sources if the Hormuz Strait isn’t reopened fully. Meanwhile, least two people were killed in a US-Israeli strike on an orphanage in Iran, state media reported.
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President Donald Trump said the war is “not finished yet” and the US has “another 3,554” targets left to hit. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US can achieve its objectives “without any ground troops” and that the war could end in weeks.
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Trump has insisted that it’s up to Iranian leaders to convince him to halt the war, saying he doesn’t care about making a deal. Iranian state media has said the regime has “complete doubt” about Washington’s willingness to negotiate.
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