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Why are we waging war in Iran? Trump, Hegseth and Rubio can’t seem to agree

ANALYSIS: Polling shows one in four members of Trump’s party think he’s too eager to use military force, a sign the public isn’t buying a disjointed White House messaging campaign, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Exclusive: The Trump-Netanyahu call that changed the Middle East

The call answers the question the world has been asking since Saturday: why now?

Axios

Lawmakers’ concerns grow about Americans left stranded in Mideast

The State Department did not order evacuation of nonessential personnel from most U.S. embassies in the Middle East until Monday.

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Trump denies that Israel forced US’s hand in launching strikes against Iran

Democrats have decried Marco Rubio’s briefings as inadequate in articulating the goals of war

The Guardian - US

Trump Contradicts Rubio to His Face in the Oval Office Over Real Reason America Went to War With Iran

President Trump publicly contradicts Secretary of State Rubio's explanation for Iran strikes, highlighting confusion within the administration.

International Business Times UK

Lindsey Graham declares Cuba is ‘next’ after Iran, while Trump teases a ‘friendly takeover’

Iran isn’t even over yet.

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Trump administration has still not settled on reasons for going to war with Iran

The rationale keeps changing – from Iran planning a preemptive strike to lobbying by Israel

The Guardian - UK

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Middle East attacks intensify as Trump says he rejects Iran’s attempt to talk

US president claims ‘they want to talk. I said: Too Late!’, while Rubio threatens the ‘hardest hits are yet to come’

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump asks Iran to ‘take back your government,’ but his Defense Secretary just said no

What does a win look like here?

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‘Dishonoring the fallen’: Megyn Kelly trolled after saying US troops ‘died for Iran or Israel’

American media personality Megyn Kelly is drawing fierce online criticism after declaring that US service members killed in the ongoing strikes on Iran died “for Iran or for Israel” rather than for the United States, a statement that has ignited heated backlash across social media.

The Times of India

Officials Acknowledge No US Intel Showed Iran Was About to Strike, Fuelling Criticism of Trump's War Justification

Congressional briefings reveal no intelligence of an imminent Iranian attack, challenging the Trump administration's rationale for Operation Epic Fury.

International Business Times UK

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Trump claims he ‘forced’ Israel into Iran war, contradicting Rubio’s account

President Trump said he has not thought much about Iran's next leader and claimed he forced Israel to go to war with the Islamic Republic.

Roll Call

Oil prices surge as Trump team readies to "mitigate" costs

Crude oil prices are at their highest levels since the military campaign against Iran after climbing again overnight and Tuesday morning.

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Rubio's war remarks blow open MAGA's Israel divide

The secretary of state's comments inflamed already angry MAGA elites.

The Guardian - UK

Iran continues to hit back at US-Israeli strikes as Trump says it is too late to talk

Iranian drones hit US embassy in Riyadh as Israel bombs Tehran and sends troops into southern Lebanon

The Independent UK

US strikes on Iran caused by Israel’s plan to attack, claims Rubio

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Israel’s imminent attack on Iran forced US to join war, says Rubio

Joint US and Israeli strikes have caused mayhem in the Middle East and triggered retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries

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The Independent UK

Iran war today: What happened in Middle East overnight as Israeli troops deployed to Lebanon

Israeli troops have been deployed to southern Lebanon to boost defences against the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah in a major escalation of the war in the Middle East. The Israeli military also says it is conducting "simultaneous targeted strikes against military targets in Tehran and Beirut"; plumes of smoke were…

The Times of India

US strikes Iran’s ‘command and control’ facilities; Trump says war ‘can be fought forever’ - key details

US President Donald Trump said America has an “unlimited supply” of weapons and claimed wars can be fought “forever” as tensions with Iran escalate following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran has launched retaliatory strikes, including a drone attack on the US embassy in Riyadh, while…

The Guardian - US

US and Israel offer shifting justifications for Iran war: what we know on day four

Donald Trump said the US and Israel are hitting Iran ‘where it is much more appropriate’

The Guardian - AU

Trump says US will provide insurance for commercial shipping – as it happened

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The Times of India

How long will the Iran war last? What US, Israel signalled amid widening conflict

The United States has sent mixed messages about how long its war with Iran could last, even as the conflict spread across the Middle East with fresh airstrikes, missile launches and drone attacks.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president offers goals but no end date for military offensive against Iran

Trump said military campaign could ‘go far longer’ than initial four-to-five week projection as violence and chaos ripple across Middle East – key US politics stories from Monday, 2 March at a glance

The Guardian - US

US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says

Democrats disturbed by rationale that Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliation

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