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.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://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.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-hit-with-huge-blow-as-republicans-vote-against-iran-war/ar-AA24N6Qz
Donald Trump’s increasingly unpopular war with Iran suffered its biggest political setback yet after House Republicans joined Democrats to pass a resolution blocking further U.S. military...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/politics/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz
13 hours ago · Unless Donald Trump finds a way out of his box on Iran, history may come to regard his choice to wage war as a presidency-defining error.
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://nationalsecurityjournal.org/donald-trump-has-lost-the-iran-war-and-he-has-no-way-to-fix-it-now/
1 day ago · While many are breathing a sigh of relief over President Donald J. Trump’s apparent de-escalation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, there remain some fears that the war is not over.
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.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.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-decided-strike-iran-rcna261205
Mar 2, 2026 · With negotiations stalled after Thursday’s meeting, Trump embarked on a war of his own choosing. How it ends could reshape the Middle East for the foreseeable future.
