The first of two elections that many believe are the final bell before all out war is resumed against Iran is now complete. Although it seems likely that the efforts to cobble together a governing coalition in Israel, if that is even possible, will take weeks, the American midterms are expected to be the last milestone before the United States and Israel launch a massive attack on Iran.
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President Donald Trump ambiguously suggested during a political rally on Monday that Iran could “take out” San Diego or Los Angeles. The president’s remarks seemed to be an attempt to justify his ongoing war on Iran, which is deeply unpopular among American voters. Addressing a crowd of supporters in Nebraska, Trump claimed that the economic impacts of the war were worth it to prevent…
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This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Oct. 06, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.
“Keep our city out of your reckless war talk,” said San Diego’s mayor, Todd Gloria, Monday night after President Donald Trump’s rambling speech at a rally in Nebraska included a particularly violent mention of the California city.
Gloria was among several Democratic political leaders who were incensed after Trump—moments after predicted the Republican Party would see a “tremendous victory” in the November 3 midterm elections—suggested that he would not object to an Iranian military or nuclear attack on San Diego and Los Angeles.
The president said that soaring prices for gas, groceries, and other essentials are a “small price to pay for keeping the world safe—keeping our country safe.”
Trump on Iran: Let ’em take out Los Angeles and San Diego, it’s a small price to pay pic.twitter.com/Fc4BcjVDKj— Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) October 6, 2026
He warned that Iran could “take out a city,” before adding that he would “let them” attack the two deep-blue cities—home to a collective 5.2 million people, with more than 20 million residents in the surrounding areas
“Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego,” Trump said at the rally in Grand Island. “This is a very small price to pay… It’s gonna be over very soon.”
The crowd responded to Trump’s comments with laughter and cheers. The president has frequently made Democratic strongholds like Los Angeles, Chicago, and his own hometown of New York City the targets of rhetorical attacks. He has also targeted those cities with the deployment of armed federal agents as part of his mass
A new report details the widespread damage to civilian infrastructure in Iran amid the U.S.-Israeli war, adding to war crimes allegations as the U.S. openly targets civilian sites and threatens genocide against the country’s 92 million residents. An analysis of media, economic, and government reports by the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) released on Tuesday found that strikes…
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Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee conducted an in-person oversight visit to the USS Abraham Lincoln on Sunday to investigate concerns about the aircraft carrier’s extended deployment, including mental health challenges, supply shortages and conditions faced by the nearly 5,000 sailors and Marines at sea.
Members of the bipartisan delegation — Reps. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz.; Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa.; Sara Jacobs, D-Calif.; Ronny Jackson, R-Texas; Cory Mills, R-Fla.; and Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii — spoke with sailors, Marines and Navy leaders aboard the carrier as it returns to its home port in San Diego after facing a 10-month deployment that was extended at least twice because of the ongoing war with Iran.
“For months, I’ve taken the concerns shared with me about mail delays, food and supply shortages, low morale, and mental health crises aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln straight to CENTCOM and the Navy,” Jacobs said. “Unfortunately, their answers have been wholly insufficient.”
The oversight visit came less than a week after acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao revealed to Congress that eight service members of the carrier strike group tied to the USS Lincoln attempted suicide during the extended deployment.
Jacobs said sailors and Marines told her they struggled to “wash clothes, get medicine and healthcare, and eat enough food.”
Houlahan also met with chaplains, support staff, officers and enlisted service members, including some of her constituents from Pennsylvania’s 6th District. She said she learned what went right and what went wrong but declined to provide further details, citing safety and security concerns for the troops.
“I will say this: no servicemember should ever feel like they have been denied decent treatment. Ever,” Houlahan said. “And
“the boat is finally getting to me”
The 19-year-old aircraft mechanic sent that text to his wife from the decks of the USS Abraham Lincoln, deep into a combat deployment with no end in sight.
Weeks later, on Aug. 3 — the 255th day of deployment — he started sprinting and launched himself over the catwalk at the edge of the ship, falling 67 feet into the sea off Iran’s southern coast. He was still in his boots and standard-issue “float coat” that sailors must wear at all times on the flight deck.
For months, the sailor had been texting that he was depressed, exhausted by long shifts without breaks. He was frustrated that he couldn’t talk regularly with his wife, infant daughter or 3-year-old son. And that he was having suicidal thoughts.
His wife described the jump as an attempt to take his life. She learned about it from one of his squadron mates. Nearly five days passed before the Navy notified her.
What came next shocked her. She had wanted the Navy to help him. Instead, he faced discipline and was accused of faking an injury to get out of the deployment.
Five weeks after the jump, he was on the phone with his commanding officer for a disciplinary hearing. The sailor had been medically evacuated to San Diego, while his commanding officer was still aboard the carrier. He was found guilty of “jumping from a vessel,” and on Sept. 10 was given an oral reprimand.
Next, he will face a separation board that will decide if he should be discharged from the Navy, and whether that discharge should be characterized as “honorable,” “other than