Trump issues fresh Iran warning, calling regime ‘deranged scumbags’ – US politics live

Donald Trump threatened retaliation against Iran after attacks on Gulf Arab states. This followed a warning from Iran's supreme leader regarding American bases in neighboring countries. Trump stated on social media that Iran's military capabilities have been decimated and its leaders eliminated. In other news, a US military aircraft crashed in western Iraq, resulting in the deaths of four crew members. The US Senate failed to pass a funding bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. A White House event honoring Women's History Month ended with a medal presentation to Donald Trump. The US temporarily suspended sanctions on the sale of Russian oil. Finally, two Democratic senators called for the US defense secretary to be fired over the killing of Iranian schoolgirls, and the suspect in a university shooting was identified as a former National Guard member with ties to ISIS.

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