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11:00 AM ET, March 1, 2026

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New York Times:
The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders.  Then Israel Struck.  —  The killing of Iran's supreme leader and other top Iranian officials came after close intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel, according to people familiar with the operation.
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Mohamad Bazzi / The Guardian:
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
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 …
Washington Post:
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 …
Associated Press:
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 …
The Atlantic:
‘The Worst-Case Outcome Is Complete Chaos’  —  Killing the Supreme Leader was one thing.  Ousting the regime will be another.  —  In the final hours before U.S. warplanes bombarded Iran today, President Trump wanted to go over the plan one last time.  He called the top U.S. military commander …
Robert Costa / CBS News:
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.
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
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.
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
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 …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
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 …
David Gilbert / Wired:
X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israeli Attack on Iran  —  WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.  —  Minutes after Donald Trump announced that the US and Israeli governments had launched a …
Associated Press:
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.
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Trump has no realistic plan for Iran's future
Rachel Maddow / MS NOW:
Who benefits from Trump's war in Iran? The answer is disturbingly clear
Jason Willick / Washington Post:
Trump's Iran gamble
Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Congress to vote on Trump's war powers in aftermath of Iran strikes
Bloomberg:
China Condemns ‘Unacceptable’ US, Israeli Strikes on Iran
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Scott Waldman / Politico:
John Bolton Sounds the Alarm on Trump's Iran Gamble
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Reuters:
China's Wang Yi says attacks on Iran ‘unacceptable’, urges ceasefire and talks
Discussion: Semafor
Philip Klein / National Review:
Donald Trump Wasn't Bluffing on Iran
Axios:
ISRAEL SAYS IRAN SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI IS DEAD
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People
Discussion: Real Patriotism …
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:   CBS News poll on Americans' views on Iran prior to conflict
Karim Sadjadpour / New York Times:
The Man Who Destroyed Iran
Discussion: DNYUZ, MS NOW and The Guardian
Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Only 21% of Americans Support the United States Initiating an Attack on Iran
Discussion: The Atlantic and Al Jazeera
Max Boot / Washington Post:
There is no reason to think this war with Iran is necessary
Reuters:
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.
Discussion: Gulf News and DNYUZ
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Reuters:
Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Reports of Khamenei's Death Appear to Be ‘Correct’
Nicholas McEntyre / New York Post:
Mass shooting at packed bar near UT-Austin leaves 3 dead, 14 wounded  —  Three people were killed and 14 others were wounded when a gunman opened fire at a packed bar in downtown Austin early Sunday.  —  Police responded to reports of a male shooting at Buford's Backyard Beer Garden …
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart, TMZ.com and New York Times
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban  —  Within hours of declaring that the federal government will end its use of artificial-intelligence tools made by tech company Anthropic, President Trump launched a major air attack in Iran with the help of those very same tools.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judges in a Trump stronghold condemn ICE tactics … “Antiseptic judicial rhetoric cannot do justice to what is happening,” U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin, a Clinton appointee, wrote in a Feb. 19 opinion.  “Across the interior of the United States, agents of the federal government …
Discussion: DNYUZ
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
‘I Just Stood Up’: The Stunning Arrest Of Aliya Rahman At The State Of The Union  —  Rahman, who was Rep. Ilhan Omar's guest, suspects she was targeted after testifying to Congress about her brutal ICE detention in Minneapolis.  —  WASHINGTON - When President Donald Trump wished “happy birthday” …
Chris Willman / Variety:
‘Kennedy Center Honors’ Will Be Renamed ‘Trump Kennedy Center Honors,’ With Program Moving to a Smaller Venue ‘Where Ticket Demand Will Be Even Higher’  —  “The Kennedy Center Honors” have been presented under that longstanding, historic name for the final time.  (Or at least for the last time for the next three years.)
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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