Update: President Trump announced Saturday morning that the U.S. was involved in "major combat operations in Iran" shortly after Israel reported that it had launched a preemptive strike. Follow the ...

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WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings Sunday that U.S. intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against the U.S ...

The Pentagon acknowledged to congressional staff Sunday that Iran had no plans to strike U.S. forces or bases in the Middle East unless Israel attacked first — directly contradicting the White House's ...

US Intel Did Not Suggest a Preemptive Strike From Iran Before US-Israeli Attacks, AP Sources Say WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings Sunday ...

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against ⁠Iran ⁠on Saturday, pushing the Middle East ⁠into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic ...

It should go without saying that any statement that comes from either side in the middle of a war aims to manipulate our understanding of the facts on the ground. The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran are ...

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) on Tuesday called Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s explanation that the U.S. carried out a preemptive attack on Iran because Israel struck first “breathtaking” during a ...

The Trump administration’s stated justifications for going to war with Iran were already a jumbled and self-contradictory mess. But on Tuesday, Trump made it even worse — laying waste to the ...

US president Donald Trump has said the US-Israel attack on Iran was pre-emptive and has backed surviving officials inside the Tehran regime to assume leadership in the country. In a joint press ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Washington’s decision to strike Iranian targets, describing the attacks as a preemptive move to protect American forces from what he called an “imminent ...

Israel on Saturday announced that it had carried out what it described as a pre-emptive strike against Iran, sharply escalating tensions in the Middle East and further undermining already fragile ...