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Live Updates: U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran — Large explosions were reported in Tehran, according to several residents, and air-raid sirens rang across Israel. — Here's the latest. — The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, according to American and Israeli officials …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump has appealed to the Iranian people to “take over your government.” — The United States and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump's Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran — A few paths to success, many to failure — The United States has gone to war against Iran. America has only one ally—Israel—in this operation (the Arab states of the Gulf, who fear the Iranian regime, are targets of Iran …
New York Times:
Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President? — In his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them. Over the past year, he has instead ordered military strikes in seven nations. His appetite for military intervention grows with the eating.
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Washington Post:
Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’ — The president spoke to The Washington Post early Saturday after announcing that the U.S. had begun striking Iran to bring about regime change. — President Donald Trump told The Washington Post early Saturday that his main concern is …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump's case for the Iran war makes no sense — The scary incoherence at the heart of Trump's latest, biggest war. … Early Saturday, the United States launched an open-ended war on Iran. And nobody really knows why. — For the past several weeks, the United States has been amassing forces …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S., Israel Strike Iran: Live Updates — The strikes target military assets to blunt Iran's ability to respond — The U.S. and Israel said they launched an attack on Iran on Saturday, a joint operation that risks a wider regional conflict in one of the most economically sensitive parts of the world.
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Jonathan Wolfe / New York Times:
Here's What World Leaders Are Saying About the U.S.-Led Attack on Iran — Governments around the world urged restraint after the United States and Israel launched a major assault, and Iran vowed retaliation. — Leaders in Europe and around the world on Saturday urged all sides …
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Associated Press:
Israel launches attack on Iran's capital with US help as tensions high over nuclear talks — Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown. The first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Abbie Cheeseman / Washington Post:
U.S. and Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump calls for regime change — The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, as President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” on Saturday, vowing to decimate Tehran's military and fuel a change in government.
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Alexandra Koch / Fox News:
US, Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ — The United States and Israel launched a massive coordinated military offensive targeting Iran known as “Operation Epic Fury.” President Donald Trump had warned of possible U.S. intervention in response …
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Erum Salam / MS NOW:
U.S. launches ‘major combat operations’ in Iran, Trump says — President Donald Trump announced the largest military intervention of his two terms in the Oval Office, saying the United States is launching sweeping attacks on the Iranian military and calling on the Iranian people to rise up and seize control of their government.
France 24:
US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says — At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported strike.
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
‘Acts of war unauthorized by Congress’: Trump's congressional critics denounce Iran strikes
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Sue Allan / Politico:
Canada backs United States actions in Iran
Canada backs United States actions in Iran
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BBC:
US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes
US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Paradox of Trump's Iran Attack
The Paradox of Trump's Iran Attack
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Maïa de la Baume / Euronews:
Europe reacts to US and Israeli attack on Iran as military operation spills into wider region
Europe reacts to US and Israeli attack on Iran as military operation spills into wider region
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Al Jazeera:
Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 80 people
Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 80 people
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Le Monde:
World leaders fear broader escalation after major US and Israeli attack on Iran
World leaders fear broader escalation after major US and Israeli attack on Iran
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
U.S. AND ISRAEL BEGIN “MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS” IN IRAN
U.S. AND ISRAEL BEGIN “MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS” IN IRAN
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Fox News:
Fetterman praises Operation Epic Fury: Trump is 'willing to do what's right'
Fetterman praises Operation Epic Fury: Trump is 'willing to do what's right'
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Anthropic:
Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth — Earlier today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared on X that he is directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk. This action follows months of negotiations that reached an impasse over two exceptions …
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Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
‘Attempted corporate murder’: Trump's threats against Anthropic chill AI industry
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New York Times:
Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Anthropic in A.I. Clash With Trump
Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Anthropic in A.I. Clash With Trump
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Cade Metz / New York Times:
OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash
OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash
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Maria Curi / Axios:
Anthropic to take Trump's Pentagon to court over AI dispute
Anthropic to take Trump's Pentagon to court over AI dispute
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Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms — The meeting's participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of election integrity.
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Kash Patel's Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team — Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events. — You may never have heard of Alexis Wilkins …
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Scoop: Noem burning deportation cash on luxury jets … Soon it could have three. — “This is the world's worst deal to buy an aircraft,” a senior administration official told Axios when granted anonymity to discuss internal matters. — “This is an abuse,” the official said, calling it a misuse of federal money.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Pentagon Watchdog Stalls Proposal to Review Targeting in Trump's Boat Strikes — A new inspector general delayed a decision on whether to approve the project and is said to have raised its potential political ramifications, in a test of the watchdog system in President Trump's second term.
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Voting rights groups sue Georgia for refusing to release voter purge records — Pro-voting groups sued Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) for refusing to turn over key records related to his office's sweeping 2025 voter roll purge — a purge that canceled nearly 471,000 registrations, about 6% of the state's voters.
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