https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/trump-iran-war-explanations-goals
Mar 3, 2026 · Before Saturday’s joint US-Israeli military strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Trump and his top officials overstated Iran’s capabilities to attack the US and...
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/03/trump-iran-war-justification/686229/
Mar 4, 2026 · On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested that Trump acted preemptively to protect U.S. forces in advance of an unavoidable Israeli attack on Iran that...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/politics/trump-iran-war-saudi-israel
2 days ago · Despite President Donald Trump’s claims Iran is “begging” for a deal, some US officials fear regime figures appear more committed than ever to wielding leverage over the Strait of Hormuz and ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/us/politics/trump-war-iran-israel.html
Mar 2, 2026 · Over nearly three hours, the two leaders discussed the prospects of war and even possible dates for an attack, as well as the possibility — however unlikely — that President Trump might be able...
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2026/07/donald-trumps-3-ways-out-of-the-iran-war/
Jul 14, 2026 · The Embassy Donald Trump’s 3 Ways Out of the Iran War Trump is stuck. He started a war with Iran he expected to end quickly; six months on, the central point of contention is control of the Strait of Hormuz. Dr. Robert Kelly of Pusan National University argues the president has three options after the November election — a decisive push to take the strait, a quiet capitulation, or a ...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/03/peace-through-strength-president-trump-launches-operation-epic-fury-to-crush-iranian-regime-end-nuclear-threat/
Mar 1, 2026 · In a bold and necessary exercise of American strength, President Donald J. Trump authorized Operation Epic Fury — a precise, overwhelming military campaign to eliminate the imminent nuclear...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-reopens-the-iran-war-and-a-political-problem-he-cant-shake/ar-AA27uuNO
President Donald Trump’s declaration Wednesday that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire was “over” thrusts him and his administration back into a familiar corner: mired in an unpopular war that he...
https://news.sky.com/story/iran-war-latest-us-and-iran-getting-a-lot-closer-to-finalising-agreement-to-end-war-says-donald-trump-13509565
11 hours ago · Donald Trump has said he's agreed to hold off any attack on Iran for now, claiming Middle Eastern countries have reached "the perimeters of a deal" to end the war.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/07/donald-trump-iran-reasons/88978171007/
Mar 7, 2026 · President Trump predicts the war will last several weeks. In the first week, casualties include over 1,200 Iranians and at least 6 US troops. A week into the war in Iran and the Trump...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-iran-attack-framework-deal-war/
1 day ago · President Trump said Saturday that the United States has agreed to "cancel the attack" on Iran after signaling a peace deal to end the war could be imminent.
