In Case You Missed It … This Week in News

A lot happened in the world this week – Make sure you didn’t miss it with Liberty Nation GenZ’s weekly news roundup!

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Donald Trump: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Is Dead

President Donald Trump declared on February 28 that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. Following US and Israeli attacks on Iran that could lead to regime change, Trump confirmed that “one of the most evil people in History” has died in the attacks. “This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS,” Trump said on a Truth Social post.

Canada, UK Support US Operations in Iran

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they support US actions to stop the development of Iran’s nuclear program. Both leaders said neither country participated in the strikes. “Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from threatening international peace and security,” Carney said in a speech at the Canada-India Growth and Investment Forum in Mumbai. “Canada’s position remains clear: The Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world’s worst human rights records and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons.”

Thomas Massie, Democrats Press for War Powers Resolution

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and scores of Democratic lawmakers pushed for a war powers resolution following the president’s strikes in Iran. In a statement posted on X, Massie said he would work with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) when Congress reconvenes to move forward with a vote on a war powers resolution. “This is not ‘America First,’” Massie said.

Pentagon Reaches Deal With OpenAI After Anthropic Fallout

The Pentagon reached an agreement with tech juggernaut OpenAI to use its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the US military’s classified network. The decision comes shortly after the Department of Defense scrapped its arrangement with AI firm Anthropic over disputes regarding how its technology would be used.

Monday, March 2, 2026

Trump Mourns Dead US Soldiers, Warns ‘There Will Likely Be More’ Casualties

President Donald Trump on Sunday mourned the deaths of three US service members and told Americans there will likely be more casualties as military operations against Iran continue. “As one nation, we grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, even as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives,” Trump said in a video he posted on his Truth Social account. “We pray for the full recovery of the wounded and send our immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen, and sadly, there will likely be more.”

Massachusetts Loses 180,000 Residents in Five Years

The flight from a very blue Bay State is in full rush. “Massachusetts recorded a net loss of about 182,000 residents to domestic out-migration from April 2020 to July 2025, according to an analysis of the state’s workforce by the Pioneer Institute. The free market think tank noted the population decline is equivalent to losing roughly one and half Cambridges in that period,” Fox Business reports.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Supreme Court Backs Parents in Transgender School Fight in California

The US Supreme Court on Monday barred California from enforcing state rules that restrict when school officials can notify parents of a student’s decision to come out as transgender. “We conclude that the parents who seek religious exemptions are likely to succeed on the merits of their Free Exercise Clause claim,” the Court wrote in an unsigned ruling, which came on a 6-3 vote. “The parents who assert a free exercise claim have sincere religious beliefs about sex and gender, and they feel a religious obligation to raise their children in accordance with those beliefs,” the Court added. “The [parental] right protected by [stated] precedents includes the right not to be shut out of participation in decisions regarding their children’s mental health.”

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Veteran Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw Ousted in House Primary Race

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), an incumbent Republican unpopular with President Donald Trump’s MAGA base, has lost his bid for re-election to a fifth term in the lower chamber. Crenshaw was handily defeated Tuesday by GOP primary challenger state Rep. Steve Toth. The businessman had 56.3% of the vote to Crenshaw’s 40.2% with 88% of ballots in.

Trump: US Navy May Guide Shipping Vessels Through Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US Navy will be available to guide shipping vessels through the embattled Strait of Hormuz, a key entry point to the Persian Gulf, as the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran continues. “Effective immediately, I have ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide, at a very reasonable price, political risk insurance and guarantees for the financial security of all maritime trade, especially energy, traveling through the Gulf,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “This will be available to all shipping lines. If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible. No matter what, the United States will ensure the free flow of energy to the world. The United States’ economic and military might is the greatest on Earth – more actions to come.”

Trump Threatens to Cut Off Trade With Spain Due to Lack of Iran War Support

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he may cut off all US trade with Spain due to a lack of support for US military operations against Iran by the European nation’s leftist government. Spain has refused to allow US forces to use Spanish bases for strikes against Iran.

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Hegseth Says the US Is ‘Just Getting Started’ With Iran

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war with Iran is “just getting started.” “We are accelerating, not decelerating,” Hegseth told reporters at a Pentagon briefing. “Iran’s capabilities are evaporating by the hour, while American strength grows fiercer, smarter and utterly dominant. More bombers and more fighters are arriving just today.”

“The evidence in front of us” was “that Iran had no intention of actually negotiating a nuclear deal that truly meant they … did not have a pathway to a nuclear bomb,” said Hegseth. “And the intelligence that we saw, saw they didn’t intend to do it in good faith, that they had the intentions eventually to get to a place where they could have that, a conventional shield to block their nuclear capabilities.”

Iranian President Tries to Justify Military Strikes on Its Neighbors

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reached out to his neighboring countries on Wednesday, attempting to reassure them that Iran respects their “sovereignty.” Iran has launched numerous airstrikes inside multiple Persian Gulf nations in response to its military conflict with the US and Israel. “We tried, with your help and through diplomacy, to avoid war,” Pezeshkian wrote in an X post. “However, the American-Zionist military attack left us with no option other than defending ourselves. We respect your sovereignty and still believe that the stability of the region must be ensured by the countries of the region themselves.”