Iran launched missiles on Thursday at a U.S. and U.K. base in the Indian ocean, far beyond the range its leaders have long claimed to maintain, revealing that Tehran has been lying about its ballistic missile capabilities for quite some time. According to the Wall Street Journal, multiple U.S. officials have said Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a remote but highly strategic joint U.S.-U.K. base in the Indian Ocean. Neither missile struck the base, one reportedly failed mid-flight, while the other was engaged by a U.S. interceptor. The strike marked Iran’s first operational use of an intermediate-range ballistic missile and a clear attempt to project power well beyond the Middle East. The launch directly contradicts recent public statements from Iranian officials. Just weeks earlier on “Meet the Press,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed concerns about Iran’s missile range, calling them “misinformation” after President Trump announced that the development of longer-range missiles was one of the primary factors for U.S. intervention in the country. “We have intentionally limited ourselves to below 2,000 kilometers of range because we don’t want to be felt as a threat by anybody else in the world,” Araghchi said. Located roughly 2,500 miles (or 4,000 kilometers) from Iran, Diego Garcia sits well beyond the range Tehran has publicly claimed. Diego Garcia serves as a critical hub for U.S. military operations, hosting strategic bombers, nuclear submarines, and naval assets central to projecting power across the Middle East and Indo-Pacific. Farzin Nadimi, an Iran expert with the Washington Institute, noted that while Iran’s missile development is often framed around threats to Europe, the ability to strike Diego Garcia is likely the more immediate strategic goal. “If they have sufficient range to reach Europe, they have sufficient range to reach Diego Garcia,” Nadimi said. “But I think Diego Garcia is more critical because of the location.” Iran may have achieved the longer range by modifying existing missile systems most likely by reducing payload weight to increase distance. That kind of engineering is complex and typically requires extensive preparation, suggesting the capability may have been in development long before the current conflict. “Iran likely prepared long in advance,” Nadimi said, noting that such modifications would be difficult to execute under sustained military pressure. Groups like the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control’s Iran Watch have speculated Iran may have already possessed missiles capable of reaching up to 2,500 miles, far beyond its stated limits. Following the strike, the United Kingdom moved to expand U.S. access to its regional military bases, particularly for operations tied to the Strait of Hormuz, signaling concern that the conflict could widen. “The UK remains committed to defending our people, our interests and our allies,” the government said in a statement. For now, the missiles did not hit their target, but the message appears to have landed. For years, Iran has framed its missile program as limited, defensive, and regionally contained, but through the undisclosed development, Tehran has now demonstrated a willingness, and an ability, to reach far beyond its stated boundaries, and in doing so, it has shifted the strategic calculus for both Washington and its allies.

Former FBI director Robert Mueller, whose investigation into President Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign made him a Democratic hero, is dead at 81. As special counsel, Mueller led the probe into whether there was Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The investigation, which took place during Trump’s first term, earned Mueller praise from Trump’s enemies, and scorn from the president. “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” Trump posted to Truth Social on Saturday.Muller had Parkinson’s disease, the New York Times reported in August. He served as the head of the FBI during under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama from 2001-2013. This is a developing story, please refresh the page for updates.

PALM BEACH — President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to move Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents “to the airports” unless Democrats quickly come to an agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The president spoke up in a Truth Social post Saturday morning in Palm Beach, where he spent the morning golfing. His threat comes as more than 300 TSA officers have quit their jobs, according to CBS News, and while TSA officers have begun calling out at increasing rates, causing long security lines across the nation. “If the Radical Left Democrats don’t immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be FREE and SAFE again, I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has ever seen before,” vowed Trump. ICE’s work would include, according to the president, “the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country, with heavy emphasis on those from Somalia, who have totally destroyed, with the approval of a corrupt Governor, Attorney General, and Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, the once Great State of Minnesota.” Travelers wait in long security lines at Newark Liberty International Airport as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers work without pay during a busy travel weekend on March 21, 2026. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) “I look forward to seeing ICE in action at our Airports,” the president concluded. Early Saturday morning, billionaire Elon Musk offered to personally cover the salaries of the TSA agents who are working without pay due to the shutdown. “I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country,” Musk said Saturday. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the topic. As the shutdown continues, officers are reporting that they are struggling to cover basic expenses, including rent and childcare, according to the Department of Homeland Security. One TSA officer faces eviction after missing his first full paycheck, and another, who is a cancer patient, is unable to keep up with insurance copays. Some TSA officers are even sleeping in their cars at the airport, The Daily Wire has learned, in order to save on gas money and other costs while they continue to work without pay. The surge in unscheduled absences is due in part to TSA officers taking second jobs to make ends meet, DHS shared. Many workers had not yet recovered from the last two shutdowns, since this is the third shutdown they have faced during the past 15 months.

Actor Nicholas Brendon, best known as Xander Harris on popular 90s teen drama “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died at age 54. Brendon died of natural causes on Friday evening, according to a statement from his family to The Hollywood Reporter. “We are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon. He passed in his sleep of natural causes. Most people know Nicky for his work as an actor and for the characters he brought to life over the years,” the family said before noting that Brendon was not only an actor, but a painter and artist. “While it’s no secret that Nicholas had struggles in the past, he was on medications and treatment to manage his diagnosis and he was optimistic about the future at the time of his passing,” the family added, requesting privacy as they mourn Brendon’s passing. Prior to his breakout role in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Brendon appeared in episodes of “Married… with Children” and “Dave’s World.” After playing Xander Harris in 143 episodes of “Buffy,” he continued acting in TV shows such as “Kitchen Confidential,” “Private Practice,” and in films like “Coherence.” He also served as a TV and film producer. According to IMDb, Brendon has two upcoming projects that are in post-production. Brendon’s “Buffy” co-stars responded to his death on social media.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Sarah Michelle (@sarahmgellar)   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Alyson Hannigan Denisof (@alysonhannigan) Emma Caulfield also expressed her grief in an Instagram Story, sharing a clip from the musical episode of “Buffy”: “I love you, Nicky. Let this clip of us giving it our best be a placeholder. Rest Nicky. Rest.” Brendon suffered a heart attack in 2022, later revealing that he had been diagnosed with a congenital heart condition that caused tachycardia, or abnormally fast heart rate. The TV star also battled mental illness and substance abuse issues, and had multiple run-ins with the law. Brendon entered rehab for the second time in 2010 after “being tasered by police and charged with vandalism, resisting arrest and battery against a police officer. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to probation and community service,” according to People. He was arrested multiple times over the following years — twice for allegedly attacking his girlfriend — and entered several recovery programs. He was sentenced in 2020 to three years’ probation for one of the attacks, and given 20 hours of community service. Brendon had further run-ins with the law in the years that followed.

New body-cam footage released this month shows singer Justin Timberlake struggling through a field sobriety test in the 2024 Hampton stop that ended with his arrest for driving while intoxicated. Timberlake was driving in Sag Harbor, New York, at the time of his arrest in June 2024. He later pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired, receiving community service and issuing a public apology, according to Fox News Digital. Police video of Justin Timberlake’s 2024 drunken driving arrest in the Hamptons released pic.twitter.com/00thqrjrkz — Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) March 21, 2026 In part of the approximately eight hours of footage, an officer questions Timberlake, who is still in the car. “I’m on tour,” Timberlake said when the officer asked what he was doing in the area. He then clarified, “A world tour.” “Doing what?” the officer asked. “It’s hard to explain,” Timberlake said. “World tour. I’m Justin Timberlake.” “You are Justin Timberlake?” the officer asked. “Do you have a license with you?” Later in the video, Timberlake interrupts the officer explaining the field sobriety test. “Guys, I’m just following my friends back to my house,” Timberlake said. “I’m not doing anything, I’m just following my friends.” The video shows Timberlake struggling to walk heel-to-toe in a straight line and stand on one leg. “By the way, these are, like, these are really hard tests,” he told the officers. Timberlake refused to take a breathalyzer test, at which point the officers arrested him on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Timberlake had sued Sag Harbor Village and the police department earlier this month to stop the release of the footage, according to Fox News Digital. His lawyers said they were told on March 1 that the video would be released in response to a request under Freedom of Information law, although it would be redacted for medical and security reasons. To block the release, the singer had argued the video contained private information “not germane to any public law enforcement action of public concern.” On March 20, Timberlake’s lawyers allowed the release of the video in a joint filing that said the footage “does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” Despite the incident, Timberlake was able to continue his 2024 tour.