US begins next wave of 'self-defense'
strikes on Iran
Posted By: Mercedes44, 6/11/2026 8:49:53 AM
The United States military said Wednesday evening that it has begun its next wave of self-defense strikes on Iran amid tensions over the downing of an American helicopter earlier this week. The move is the second wave of strikes on the Middle Eastern country after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday evening in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter. "U.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction," CENTCOM said on X. "The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression."
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The United States military said Wednesday evening that it has begun its next wave of self-defense strikes on Iran amid tensions over the downing of an American helicopter earlier this week.
The move is the second wave of strikes on the Middle Eastern country after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday evening in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter.
"U.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction," CENTCOM said on X. "The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression."
It has been an occasional point of contention for some (namely me) in the news business when running up against the gold standard of professional language – The Associated Press Stylebook. For generations, this ever-expanding tome has been the guiding force in journalistic language, but recently it has been morphed into another tool for media narrative-building. For instance, linguistic rectitude has frequently been pushed aside in favor of sensitive or woke terminology. Gender issues are to be treated with deference over accuracy.
Consumer prices rose 4.2 percent from a year earlier in May, the highest annual reading since April 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Consumer Price Index increased 0.5 percent during the month, matching what economists had forecast. One number explains most of it: Energy accounted for more than 60 percent of the overall increase. The Iran war's disruption of Middle Eastern oil supplies is driving that. The energy index rose 3.9 percent in May and was up 23.5 percent from a year ago. Gasoline alone rose 7 percent during the month and was up 40.5 percent from a year earlier.
The Associated Press has called the race for Raman —six days after Election Day. Raman will face incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in a November runoff election.
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Federal agencies paid out an estimated $186 billion by mistake in fiscal year 2025 alone and without better oversight, taxpayers could keep losing money at that level, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Since 2003, these payment mistakes have added up to about $3 trillion, touching everything from Medicare and Medicaid to unemployment benefits and tax credits.
The watchdog agency described the issue as a “long-standing, significant problem” and said several departments repeatedly failed to comply with federal reporting requirements designed to track and reduce payment errors.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Tuesday seemed to leave open the door to remaining in public and political life after her fifth-place finish in the South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary.
"I will always be grateful for the people of South Carolina who trusted me, fought with me, and refused to look the other way. This isn't the end of the fight. It's just the end of this chapter," she said, without specifying future plans.
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A US Army Apache helicopter flying over the Strait of Hormuz crashed — before President Trump raised fresh hope of a US-Iran peace deal, claiming Washington will be able to declare “total victory” in two weeks.
The helicopter gunship pilots were rescued Monday – and President Trump told reporters on the ground at JFK Airport they were “fine.”
“Nobody injured. We are going to issue a report tomorrow,” Trump said. It’s not clear if the Apache was shot down or experienced a mechanical issue, the New York Times reported.
Trump told reporters on the tarmac that the US and Iran are close to agreeing a peace deal –
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Transgender “medicine” has suffered tremendous setbacks in the last two years, but it remains entrenched in much of America’s medical establishment.
Although hundreds of health care facilities have distanced themselves from the transgender orthodoxy demanded by the LGBTQ+ activist group the Human Rights Campaign, hundreds of others remain committed to it.
HRC ranks health care facilities on a “Healthcare Equality Index” according to several criteria, including their promotion of transgender orthodoxy and their coverage of experimental transgender medical interventions euphemistically described as “gender-affirming care.”
“Declining participation in the HRC health care equality index proves our fight against identity politics in medicine is working and we must keep our foot on the gas,”
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