Iran

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran. The Islamic Republic, its firepower diminished, vowed to fight on. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war's aim is a popular overthrow of Iran's government, and "we are breaking their bones." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. President Donald Trump "is not making anything up" as he offers varying justifications for launching the war.

What’s driving higher gas prices in Florida? Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, says the conflict in the Middle East is a key factor.

Oil prices have eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East.

A handful of protestors lined South Cleveland Avenue near Daniels Parkway Saturday in opposition to U.S. war activity in Iran.

An American soldier from Winter Haven, Florida, has been identified as one of the six U.S. casualties in the Iran war. Three other soldiers were also identified. Israel stepped up airstrikes on Iranian missile launchers and a nuclear research site, and Iran retaliated against Israel and across the Gulf region, disrupting energy supplies and travel. As explosions rang out in Tehran and in Lebanon — where Israel said it struck Hezbollah militants — the American embassy in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. consulate in the United Arab Emirates came under drone attacks. Four days into a war that President Donald Trump suggested would last several weeks but perhaps longer, hundreds of people have been killed in Iran, including people Trump said he had considered as possible future leaders of the country.

The U.S. and Israel have launched a major attack on targets across Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to "take over your government." That was an extraordinary appeal that suggested the allies could be seeking to end of the country's theocracy after decades of tensions. The first strikes of the attack Saturday appeared to target the compound home to Iran's 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran. It wasn't immediately clear if he was there at the time. Iran launched a wave of drones and missiles targeting Israel. Several countries around the region reported explosions or being targeted. Explosions could be be heard in Qatar.

Family is everything to a lot of people. It's important enough that putting oneself in harm's way isn’t even a consideration. One local woman shares her version of that journey.

Iran said Monday night it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base.It made the announcement on state television as martial music played. A caption on screen called it “a mighty and successful response by the armed forces of Iran to America’s aggression.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to call a special legislative session to bolster state sanctions against Iran, as he and lawmakers continue taking steps to show support for Israel during the war with Hamas.

About 30 people marched through downtown Fort Myers, Thursday evening, chanting and holding signs advocating for peace with Iran. The event was one of…