LoginTrump says he expects US to leave Iran in ‘2 or 3 weeks’
The president will address the nation Wednesday evening on the war.
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US officials tell allies Iran war could delay Ukraine weapons shipments
The warning comes as the U.S. burns through air defense interceptors and other weapons in its military campaign against Tehran.
‘I have no idea what they are trying to do’: Allies say Trump sends mixed signals on Iran
The administration’s mixed messaging has spooked U.S. partners and allies fearful of worsening economic fallout if the president intensifies the war on Iran
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Allies and Congress are about to lose a key window into US military plans
The Pentagon’s decision not to release a Global Posture Review follows the go-it-alone pattern of the Trump administration.
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Top Republican attacks Pentagon for not providing details on Iran
The House Armed Services Committee chair said the department owes lawmakers more information about the administration’s plans for U.S. troops in the Middle East.
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Republicans reject limits on Iran war, despite deepening conflict
This was the third test of GOP support for the president's actions, even as oil prices have shot up and the American public appears increasingly disenchanted with the war.
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Pentagon prepares to send another 3,000 troops to Middle East
The decision to move the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the region heightens the possibility U.S. troops will enter Iran.
Pentagon weighs sending more troops to Middle East
The discussions, while evolving, would mark a drastic new step in the Iran war.
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Congress braces for $200B Iran war request
The ballooning cost of the war is certain to intensify an already toxic fight on Capitol Hill over the Trump administration's three-week military campaign in the Middle East.
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Senate rejects limits on Trump as Iran war intensifies
Democrats have filed a half dozen war powers resolutions aimed at keeping the pressure on Republicans amid Trump's ongoing campaign against Iran.
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Inside the White House plan to sell the Iran war online
The administration is bucking decades of decorum by depicting the Iran war as a violent video game.
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Estonia ‘ready to talk’ on Strait of Hormuz backup
Although Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said there had not been an official U.S. request to Tallinn for help, he pointed to President Donald Trump’s broader call for NATO allies to provide assistance.
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Pentagon says lethal boat strikes are ‘just the beginning’ in South, Central America
A top DOD official also told lawmakers on Tuesday that the possibility of deploying ground forces hasn’t been ruled out.
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‘Never heard him so angry’: Trump is furious that global allies aren’t pitching in in Iran
Their assistance, the president said on Tuesday, is no longer needed.
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Crew of fatal US military crash included Alabama father recently deployed and several from Ohio
The aircraft was supporting military operations against Iran.
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Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians
The Defense secretary’s decision to cut offices that mitigate civilian harm faces renewed attention as the Pentagon investigates a strike that killed hundreds of Iranian children.
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Hegseth, attacking press, declares victory is near amid ongoing Iran conflict
The Defense secretary gave little indication on how or when the war would end.
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Republican lawmakers shrug at more funding for Iran war
Republicans say the administration hasn’t suggested it needs more funding for the U.S.-Israel operation.
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Pentagon: First week of Iran war cost about $11B
The Defense Department’s acting comptroller said officials plan to submit a supplemental budget request to Congress in the coming days.
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Ukraine’s US air defenses are at risk in Iran war
Kyiv is already feeling the shockwaves of the U.S.-Israel military option.
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Hegseth gutted offices that would have probed Iran school strike
The number of Pentagon employees who focus on mitigating civilian casualties has dropped from 200 people to less than 40.
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Pentagon says 140 troops wounded in Operation Epic Fury
The update provides the clearest accounting so far of U.S. casualties tied to the Iran conflict, which has involved the deaths of seven U.S. troops as of Monday.
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For Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, Iran feels like déjà vu
Post-9/11 veterans say the U.S. strikes on Iran feel like the opening chapter of a war they thought was over.
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Allies fear Iran war will leave them without US weapons they bought
European and Asian countries worry the Pentagon is burning through munitions so fast that it won’t have enough to send the weapons they have purchased.
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Trump’s war aim: Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
The president's message — coming after days of mixed signals from administration officials — articulates that the U.S. has no intention of providing Tehran with an off-ramp.
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GOP restrainers say Trump abandoned them
The president’s restraint-minded backers accuse the administration of breaking its promise.
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Congress declines to halt Iran war
Lawmakers will effectively be spectators in the president’s decisions around the Iran war after both the House and Senate rejected efforts to curb Trump’s power.
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Harvard sidesteps Hegseth’s ban on military students
The school will allow troops accepted into its academic programs to defer enrollment for four years after Pentagon leaders barred studies there.
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Senate rejects bid to scale back Iran war
A similar measure is also expected to fail in the House, giving the president near carte blanche to proceed with the conflict.
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