Trump promised no wars.  Now he's a Bush-style regime change president  —  The America First president who built his political brand on opposing foreign military adventures has unleashed a war of choice aimed at regime change  —  It turns out that Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed …

U.S. Races to Accomplish Iran Mission Before Munitions Run Out  —  Trump says the Iran campaign might last a week or longer, but dwindling stockpiles could limit his options  —  When the U.S. military's top general laid out the risks to President Trump of launching a major and extended attack on Iran …

Oil tanker hit off Oman coast after drones strike Duqm port  —  A Palau-flagged oil tanker was hit off Oman's Musandam peninsula on Sunday injuring four people, the country's maritime security centre said, following drone strikes on the Gulf country's commercial port of Duqm.

Live updates: Israel hits Tehran as Iran's counterattacks widen after the supreme leader was killed  —  The Israeli military said it was striking targets in central Tehran after clearing the path to the capital Saturday.  Earlier, Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states …

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran  —  U.S. intelligence assessments saw no imminent threat, but regional allies argued now was the time to strike.  —  President Donald Trump launched Saturday's wide-ranging attack on Iran after a weeks-long lobbying effort …

Iran vows revenge after the killing of its top leader and trades strikes with Israel in widening war  —  Iran vowed revenge Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment a day earlier.

Trump: Diplomatic solution in Iran remains possible and “much easier now”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  President Trump told CBS News on Saturday evening that he believes U.S. and Israeli attacks that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been effective and could create a pathway to diplomacy.

3 U.S. service members killed in Iran conflict  —  Three U.S. service members were killed in action and five more seriously wounded as part of the American and Israeli strikes on Iran, U.S. Central Command announced Sunday morning. … The confirmation comes as Iran retaliates with ballistic missiles …

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice  —  As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in.  Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

Trump starts a war with Iran that few Americans support  —  This is a special early version of my weekly Sunday roundup of new political data published over the last seven days.  —  The United States and Israel launched a new round of military strikes against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28 …

Claude dethrones ChatGPT as top U.S. app after Pentagon saga  —  Anthropic's Claude hit No. 1 in U.S. app downloads Saturday, overtaking ChatGPT, after the Pentagon blacklisted the company for refusing to loosen safeguards for military use of its AI model.