Seizing Iran’s ‘crown jewel’ would be a suicide mission  Responsible Statecraft Trump says US is not putting troops in Middle East region  Reuters Pentagon weighs sending more… [more]

Europe scrambles to limit effects of energy escalation in Iran war  Reuters How the Iran war has left Europe facing yet another energy crisis  BBC Europe’s energy… [more]

Iran threatens Gulf energy facilities after Israeli attack on its largest gasfield  The Guardian Live updates: Iran war news, Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ world’s largest… [more]

California hits all-time U.S. high for winter heat  San Francisco Chronicle California Probably Hasn’t Seen the Worst of This Week’s Heat Wave  The New York Times It’s… [more]

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked to leave from Little Rock restaurant | Here’s what we know  thv11.com Governor Sanders told to leave restaurant over staff complaints  KATV… [more]

US detects drones over base where Rubio, Hegseth live, Washington Post reports  Reuters Drones over base where Rubio, Hegseth live raise security concerns  The Washington Post Major… [more]

Takeaways from former Trump administration counterterrorism chief Joe Kent’s extensive interview  CNN F.B.I. Investigates Joe Kent, Whose Resignation Over Iran War Angered Trump  The New York Times… [more]

California community ties all-time March temperature record in the US  AP News California Probably Hasn’t Seen the Worst of This Week’s Heat Wave  The New York Times… [more]

FBI investigates ex-U.S. Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent for alleged leaks  Axios F.B.I. Investigates Joe Kent, Whose Resignation Over Iran War Angered Trump  The New York Times… [more]

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