US military 'loading up and resting,' Trump says, as Iran tests ceasefire

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military is biding its time Thursday as Iran tests the boundaries of the ongoing two-week ceasefire. Trump says the U.S. will keep troops stationed in the Middle East until a wider peace deal is approved.

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Trump warns US forces will stay near Iran until lasting deal is secured

President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that U.S. forces would remain near Iran until a lasting peace agreement is finalized.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the U.S. military would be on standby until a “REAL AGREEMENT” with Iran is secured.

“All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy, will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with,” Trump wrote.

“If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the ‘Shootin’ Starts,’ bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before,” he added. Read more here.

Eligible young men will automatically be registered for US military draft later this year

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Congress approved automatic registration for the draft last December as part of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, must-pass legislation that authorizes funding for military personnel and operations.

The federal government plans to automatically register eligible men for the military draft beginning in December, according to a proposed rule published last week. 

The Selective Service System (SSS), the government agency that maintains the database of draft-eligible Americans, submitted the “automatic registration” rule change to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30.  

“This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,” the agency notes on its website. “SSS will implement the change by December 2026, resulting in a streamlined registration process and corresponding workforce realignment.” 

Under federal law, most males between 18 and 25 years old are already required to register with the Selective Service System in case a military draft is authorized.