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Dems Want Iran Hearing. Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee have called on Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) to immediately convene a public hearing with Pentagon officials on the Trump administration’s ongoing military campaign against Iran, pressuring for answers on the costs of the operation to date, details on munitions expenditures and more clarity on the department’s plans to ask Congress for a potential $200 billion supplemental. “We are deeply troubled by the lack of transparency from the Trump Administration and the Department of Defense and its failure to keep the Congress and the American people informed. We remain concerned by the ever-shifting strategic and operational objectives of the conflict and lack of clarity regarding the possible use of U.S. ground forces in the region,” HASC Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) wrote March 27 in a letter signed by all Democrats on the committee...

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US deploys uncrewed drone boats in  conflict with Iran The deployment of the vessels marks the first time Washington  has confirmed using such vessels in an active conflict, according  to Reuters.  Read More

US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles  on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon The U.S. military is burning through the precision weapons at a rate that  has alarmed some Pentagon officials. Read More

Pentagon reportedly preparing for weeks of  ground operations in Iran

The report comes as U.S. military assets — most recently  the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 31st  MEU — continue to flood the region. Read More

USS Tripoli, embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive in Middle East

The Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit entered CENTCOM waters Friday. Read More ----oooo00O00oooo---- Gulf Allies Privately Make the Case to Trump to Keep Fighting Until Iran Is Decisively Defeated The Associated Press Gulf allies of the United States, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging President Donald Trump to continue prosecuting the war against Iran, arguing that Tehran hasn’t been weakened enough by the monthlong U.S.-led bombing campaign, according to U.S., Gulf, and Israeli officials. OPINION: Iran Shows the Emerging Crisis of the US Airborne Battle Management Fleet Breaking Defense “Operation Epic Fury has highlighted airborne battle management aircraft’s indispensable role: coordination in a congested and dynamic airspace, and an unmatched ability to identify and orchestrate responses to low-flying drones and cruise missiles. But the operation has also thrown the spotlight on the dilemmas of a limited fleet—even before an E-3 was reportedly damaged by Iranian weapons,” writes Philip Sheers, an associate fellow with the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security. White House Signals Willingness to End Iran War Without Reopening Strait of Hormuz TIME Ensuring safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz is not one of the “core objectives” President Donald Trump has set for ending his military operation against Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on March 30. Special Operations Forces, Marines, and Army Troops Now in Middle East, Sources Say CBS News Hundreds of U.S. Special Operations Forces, including Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, are now in the Middle East, as well as thousands of Marines and Army paratroopers, according to sources familiar with the deployments.