As war with Iran continues, President Donald Trump said he is holding a press conference on Monday, March 9 in Florida.

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Though the president has long professed an “America First” policy prioritizing the U.S., Trump suggested at his news conference that the war was for the benefit of other nations, especially those dependent on oil that’s shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump announced he will hold a press conference around 5:30 p.m. on Monday March 9. The topic of the press conference has not yet been disclosed.

President Trump told a reporter during a press conference Monday on Iran that the school bombed near Tehran on the first day of the war is still under investigation.

Under pressure from President Trump, the House and the far right, Senate Republicans opened debate on Tuesday on legislation they call the SAVE America Act, which would require voters to show approved photo identification to vote in federal elections and proof of citizenship to register.

Mojtaba Khamenei, long seen as a shadowy and hard-line figure within the regime, is believed to have the unwavering support of the IRGC. His ascension is a direct rebuff to President Trump’s recent calls for the Iranian people to “take back” their government.

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he demanded several countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as Iranian strikes continued on Gulf countries.