Mar 03 Live Updates: Trump says Iran war could last weeks By Associated Press As the war in the Middle East intensifies, President Donald Trump said the U.S. has “the capability to go far longer" than its projected four-to-five-week time frame for its military operations against Iran. Continue reading
Mar 02 Trump says he'll attend White House correspondents' dinner for his first time as president By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he'll attend this year's White House Correspondent Association dinner on April 25, marking the first time he's done so as commander-in-chief. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 9:19 As Iran expands retaliatory attacks, U.S. urges Americans to leave Middle East By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Veronica Vela, Azhar Merchant The third day of the American and Israeli war against Iran was marked again by punishing airstrikes across the Islamic Republic. In return, Iran continued to widen the war, sending volleys of missiles and rockets across the region, targeting most… Continue watching
Mar 02 WATCH: Limiting Trump's authority with war powers act is 'dangerous,' Johnson says By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The U.S. Congress is confronting a war powers debate over President Donald Trump's authority to bomb Iran under largely unusual circumstances — without a formal declaration or an address to the nation, the commander in chief has already launched the country into a quickly spiraling… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 4:38 Trump leaves door open for ground troops in Iran By Liz Landers, Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Ali Schmitz As the American and Israeli bombing campaign and Iran's retaliatory attacks roil the Middle East, Liz Landers and Lisa Desjardins report on how the White House and Congress are responding. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 9:09 Expert panel breaks down U.S. objectives in Iran war By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For more perspective on war in Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre, Joel Rayburn and Holly Dagres. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal and is now at the Middle East Institute. Continue watching
Mar 02 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump presides over UN Security Council as U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran continue By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, and acknowledged she was doing so at “challenging times” as the United States has joined Israel… Continue reading
Mar 02 Some celebrate in Iran after supreme leader's death, but deep fear and uncertainty remain By Amir-Hussein Radjy, Sarah El Deeb, Kareem Chehayeb, Lee Keath, Associated Press The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stunned Iranians and stirred a mix of complex emotions in a divided nation. Continue reading
Mar 02 Where things stand as U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran widen By Cara Anna, Associated Press The Islamic Republic must now choose a supreme leader for the first time since 1989. President Donald Trump has urged Iranians to seize the moment and overthrow the theocracy that cracked down on nationwide protests earlier this year. There was… Continue reading
Mar 02 Trump has spent years deriding foreign entanglements. Now, he's taken the U.S. to war with Iran By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Even Trump's closest advisers have been unable to point to any specific imminent threat to the U.S. from Iran that required urgent action. Continue reading