Trump threatens to cut off trade ties after Spain blocks use of bases for Iran strikes
The U.S. president suggested the U.S. could use military bases in Spain regardless of its decision to block American military access for Iran operations.
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Trump contradicts Rubio, says Israel didn't force him to launch war | Conflict - Al Jazeera
Donald Trump denied that Israel forced him into attacking Iran, contradicting his own Secretary of State.
The Trump Administration's Reckless War in Iran Has Already Cost More Than $5 Billion
The Trump administration has launched a reckless war of choice in the Middle East, which has already imposed an estimated cost of more than $5 billion on the American taxpayer.
Trump rebukes Starmer over UK refusal to back strikes on Iran - The Guardian
US president says ‘relationship is not what it was’ after PM defends decision not to allow use of British bases
'Worst-case scenario': Trump weighs replacing Khamenei as leader of Iran - Al Jazeera
Trump appeared to dismiss Reza Pahlavi as an option and sketched a vision of Iran's government similar to Venezuela's.
JD Vance Mocked After Trump Contradicts His Iran Claim - Yahoo News UK
The president completely contradicted his second-in-command hours after the vice president said there was "no chance" for a "multiyear conflict."
Trump Cannot Achieve Iran Goals With Bombing Alone, Expert on Airpower Warns | TIME
Bombing could cause either a slightly modified version of the current regime to emerge, or a much more radical regime.
WATCH: In SASC Hearing, Kelly Presses Pentagon on Contradictions in Iran War Justification
Today, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly pressed Defense Department leadership on the administration’s justification for the ongoing military operation against Iran, demanding straight answers about whether the White House is overselling a threat to the American people to justify another war in the Middle East. Kelly challenged Under Secretary of Defense for […]
Trump insists he struck Iran on his own terms - France 24
President Donald Trump and his team scrambled Tuesday to reclaim the narrative on why he decided to attack Iran, after his top diplomat suggested the US struck only after learning of an imminent Israeli…
Rubio walks back claim Israel forced Trump's timing for Iran war - New York Post
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted Tuesday that he was misunderstood one day prior when he said the US attacked Iran on Saturday because “we knew that there was going to be an Israeli ac…
Rubio claim of Israeli role in US Iran attack reverberates, despite denial
Commentators across political spectrum, including MAGA base, seize on Rubio's words amid shifting war justifications.
White House denies Rubio said that Israel dragged Trump into war with Iran - Fox Baltimore
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday denied claims that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Israel dragged Trump into war with Iran.