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Trump: Iran Would Have Attacked 'Within a Week'

He says war will be over 'pretty soon'

(Newser) - At a news conference Monday, President Trump was asked about his comments earlier in the day in which he told a reporter that the war was "very complete," while the Pentagon said on social media: "We Have Only Just Begun to Fight." Trump was asked whether...

Trump: Iran War Is 'Pretty Much' Complete

He says it's 'very far ahead of schedule'

(Newser) - President Trump suggested Monday that the war in Iran could be nearing the finish line. "I think the war is very complete, pretty much," he told CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang. "They have no navy, no communications, they've got no air force. Their missiles are down...

Hegseth: Iran War Is 'Bringing Your Enemy to Their Knees'

Defense secretary says US strikes will intensify until Iran's capabilities collapse

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the outcome in Iran is already set: capitulation, whether Tehran says the word or not. In an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes , Hegseth said US strikes had hit roughly 3,000 targets in Iran as of Friday and warned the campaign is "only just...

Video Suggests US Strike Hit Girls' School in Iran

Clip shows Tomahawk missile hitting adjacent naval base about the same time

(Newser) - The evidence is mounting that an American missile errantly struck an elementary school in Iran where authorities say 175 people, many of them children, were killed. Video published Sunday by Iran's semiofficial Mehr News Agency and authenticated by the New York Times and the Washington Post shows an American...

Fox: Sorry About Picture of Hatless Trump at Ceremony

POTUS wore baseball cap while attending dignified transfer ceremony for fallen soldiers

(Newser) - Fox News apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Trump during coverage Sunday of his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for US soldiers killed in the Middle East war, insisting it was an honest mistake. In a polarized time, some online critics suggested without evidence that it...

Iran Picks Mojtaba Khamenei to Succeed His Father as Leader

Trump, who wanted somebody else, says new ruler won't last long without US approval

(Newser) - Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the Iranian supreme leader killed in an allied airstrike , will succeed his father, state media reported Monday. The announcement early Monday was made in a statement from top clerics. The selection of the 56-year-old by the 88-member Assembly of Experts suggests the government wants continuity...

After Trump's Call, Experts See Where Elections Are Vulnerable

Swing states face intensified partisan bids to control voting machinery

(Newser) - With President Trump calling for the federal government and Republican Party to take control of elections, repeating baseless fraud claims, voting experts have identified several battleground states as especially vulnerable. Analysts point to Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona as states where existing political and legal conditions could enable such...

For Decades, Israel Tracked Khameini. Finally, They Struck

Long-game operation involved hacked traffic cameras in Tehran, 'pattern of life' dossiers

(Newser) - Israel didn't just get lucky when it managed to kill Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei: It had been digitally circling his compound for decades. In a detailed reconstruction by the Financial Times , sources describe a long game built on hacked Tehran traffic cameras, deeply penetrated mobile networks, and...

Obama Goes After Trump at Jesse Jackson Funeral

Ex-president decried 'offense to common decency,' though he never said current president's name

(Newser) - Barack Obama used the pulpit at Jesse Jackson's funeral in Chicago on Friday to deliver one of his sharpest public rebukes of Donald Trump's presidency, all without ever saying Trump's name or directly referencing his administration. The former president warned that "every day we wake up...

Report: Trump Privately Mulling Sending Ground Troops to Iran

White House pushes back on NBC report about possible small, strategic deployment

(Newser) - President Trump has been talking privately about putting a limited number of US troops on the ground in Iran , multiple current and former US officials tell NBC News . According to those sources, Trump has floated deploying a small, targeted contingent rather than launching a large-scale ground invasion. The discussions, said...

Iranian President to Neighbor Nations: Sorry for the Attacks

Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's armed forces, but also says Iran won't surrender to US

(Newser) - Iran's president on Saturday apologized for attacks on regional countries even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states, suggesting that Tehran's political leadership couldn't exercise full command over Iran's armed forces. He also rejected US President Trump's repeated demands for surrender . President...

Kennedy Center Lawsuit Seeks to Block Trump's Remodeling

Filing argues president lacks authority to close and rebuild the landmark

(Newser) - A Democratic lawmaker is asking a judge to hit pause on President Trump's plan for the Kennedy Center to go dark for two years. Rep. Joyce Beatty, a congressional trustee of the performing arts venue, has amended her existing lawsuit—intended to keep his name off the building—to...

Trump Aides Look for Charges to Bring Against Cuban Officials

Criminal cases would follow model used with Maduro

(Newser) - President Trump is publicly predicting Cuba's government will soon topple, and his administration is quietly testing how far it can push that idea in US courts. A person familiar with internal talks tells NBC News that officials have begun a multiagency review of whether federal prosecutors could bring criminal...

Oil Surges Past $90 as Iran War Rattles Global Markets

Traders fear prolonged supply disruptions as shipping in Strait of Hormuz stalls

(Newser) - Oil is suddenly looking a lot more expensive—and investors are taking notice. US crude jumped nearly 9% Friday to top $88 a barrel, while Brent crude sailed past $90, putting both on course for their steepest weekly gains since early 2020 as the conflict involving Iran rattles global energy...

Trump Demands Iran's 'Unconditional Surrender'

He says country needs to install 'great and acceptable' leaders

(Newser) - President Trump says peace with Iran comes down to two words: "unconditional surrender." In a Truth Social post Friday morning, Trump declared there would be no agreement to end the US war against Iran unless Tehran fully capitulates and installs new leadership, CNBC reports.
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DOJ Releases Epstein Files With Accusation Against Trump

Records had been withheld by mistake, department says

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Thursday released additional Jeffrey Epstein files involving accusations made by a woman against President Trump that it said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review. The DOJ said last week that it was working to determine if any records were improperly withheld after several news...

Trump Says He Must Help Choose Iran's Next Leader

He rejects Mojtaba Khamenei, insists on influencing succession process

(Newser) - President Trump says he doesn't just want a say in Iran's future leadership, he insists he has to help pick the next supreme leader. In an interview with Axios on Thursday, Trump said he considers Mojtaba Khamenei, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son and widely seen favorite...

Editorial: War Critics Should Give It Time
Editorial: War Critics
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Editorial: War Critics Should Give It Time

Wall Street Journal editors say the naysayers are too quick to judge

(Newser) - The conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal is tired of all the doomsayers on Iran. In an editorial, the editors argue that many in the media and politics, on both the left and right, are casting the war as a sure disaster. The editorial invokes World War II'...

WH Advisers 'Getting Screamed at' Over Gas Prices

Politico: Chief of staff Susie Wiles seeking strategies to ease fuel costs after strikes on Iran

(Newser) - President Trump's chief of staff has put gas prices near the top of the West Wing's to-do list. Two energy executives tell Politico that Susie Wiles has directed advisers to show up in the Oval Office with concrete ideas for bringing down prices at the pump, which have...

In Texas Race, a Big Decision Looms: Trump's Endorsement

Republican leaders pushing for him to back incumbent Sen. Cornyn over Ken Paxton

(Newser) - President Trump says he plans to endorse a candidate in the closely watched Texas GOP Senate runoff —and top Republicans are pushing for him to pick incumbent Sen. John Cornyn over state Attorney General Ken Paxton, reports Semafor . The thinking—voiced by GOP Sens. John Thune, Steve Daines, and...

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