Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said on Tuesday that he was "fearful" that the Trump administration would put "boots on the ground" in Iran as the war the US and Israel launched on Saturday continues to escalate. "I just want to say that I am more fearful than ever...
US Navy May Escort Tankers Through the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said on Tuesday that the US would provide insurance and naval escorts for tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the waterway was closed, a response to the US and Israeli attack on Iran....
President Trump Says He May Have ‘Forced Israel’s Hand’ Into Iran War
Adding to the mixed messaging coming from the Trump administration regarding the war with Iran, President Trump suggested on Tuesday that he may have "forced Israel's hand" when the conflict started. The president was responding to a question about Secretary of State...
US Embassies Say They Can’t Help Evacuate Americans From the Middle East Despite Advisory to Leave
Multiple US embassies in the Middle East have told Americans they cannot facilitate evacuations, despite a State Department advisory for US citizens to leave more than a dozen countries in the region, Business Insider reported on Tuesday. "The US Embassy is not in a...
Trump Says US Has ‘Virtually Unlimited’ Munitions to Fight Wars ‘Forever’
President Trump insisted in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that the US has "unlimited" munitions to fight wars "forever," an apparent response to the concern over the US depleting its air defenses and other types of munitions in its war with Iran and questions...
Trump Considers Backing Kurdish Militants Against Iranian Government
President Trump is open to backing militant groups who are willing to fight the Iranian government, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Among the groups Trump is considering supporting are Kurdish forces based in Iraq, who have thousands of troops along the...
Death Toll in US-Israeli Attacks on Iran Rises to 787: Iranian Red Crescent
US and Israeli attacks on Iran that began on Saturday have killed at least 787 people, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said on Tuesday, as strikes continue to pound targets across the country. US Central Command said on Monday that it struck over 1,250 targets...
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in Southern Gaza
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in southern Gaza on Tuesday, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, as Israel's attacks in the Strip continue amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. WAFA said the man was deliberately targeted in the al-Satar al-Sharqi area,...
At Least Six US Troops Killed in Iran War as Trump Officials Tell Americans More Casualties Are Coming
US Central Command said on Monday that the number of US troops killed since the US and Israel launched a war against Iran has risen to six as senior US officials continue to warn that more American casualties are expected. "As of 4 pm ET, March 2, six US service...
Rubio Says the US Launched a War With Iran Because Israel Was Planning To Attack
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said that the US launched a war against Iran because Israel was planning to attack, an admission that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steered the US into the conflict. "It was abundantly clear that if Iran came under...


