Intense Strikes On Iran, Trump Approval Poll, Georgia Special Election Runoff
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the most intense U.S. strikes yet on Iran, now in its 12th day with no end in sight.
- Over 1,200 people reportedly killed in Iran; residential buildings and historic sites in Tehran and Isfahan destroyed.
- Iran vows retaliation, declaring ba
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