How Trump Decided to Go to War With Iran
President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.
Day: March 2, 2026
War widens as Israel and US pound Iran and Tehran and its allies hit back
Safe havens in the Middle East such as Dubai have seen incoming fire and hundreds of thousands of airline passengers are stranded around the globe.
Missed Signals and Middle East Shockwaves
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Why QatarEnergy’s LNG production halt could shake up global gas markets
Qatar supplies 20 percent of the world’s LNG. If that’s off the table, countries must scramble for the remaining gas.
U.S. forces sink Iranian drone carrier
U.S. Central Command has rejected claims circulating in Iranian media that a United States aircraft carrier has been sunk, stating instead that American forces struck an Iranian drone carrier in the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury.
The post U.S. forces sink Iranian drone carrier first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Trump gives conflicting goals for Iran to reporters as he warns ‘the big one is coming soon’
For two days, members of the public pieced together information about the large-scale operation through various news reports
Melania Trump will preside at UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict as US attacks Iran
U.S. first lady Melania Trump is presiding over a U.N. Security Council meeting that will focus on children in conflict, one of her signature issues.
No one in Lebanon wants a new war but the truth is the previous one never stopped
As far as the people of Lebanon are concerned, this is a war that nobody wants – even members of the Iran-backed militia, Hezbollah.
New York City’s tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019
New York City paid more than $117 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits in cases ranging from the violent arrests of protesters in 2020 to bad police work that led to wrongful convictions in the 1980s.
Lindsey Graham snaps at news anchor over Donald Trump’s ‘plan’ for Iran
Lindsey Graham snapped at a news anchor when he was questioned on Donald Trump’s “plan” for Iran following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.