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2:00 PM ET, March 1, 2026

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Launches a War of “Epic Fury” on Iran  —  The U.S. and Israel have ignited a campaign to topple the Islamic Republic—with little thought to what comes after.  —  President Donald Trump has launched a capricious and personal war on Iran that is more ambitious, politically and militarily …
Javier Blas / Bloomberg:
Iran Strikes Will Be Nasty for Oil Prices, But Not a Shock  —  One can look at oil and the Middle East through two lenses.  Magnify every detail from the attacks on Iran and its responses and a chaotic picture emerges.  When the market reopens on Sunday night, oil prices are likely to jump 10%-15% as a result.
Washington Post:
3 U.S. service members killed in Iran operation, military says; Tehran vows to avenge Khamenei
Associated Press:
At least 10 killed in Pakistan as protesters try to storm US Consulate over Khamenei's death
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Reza Pahlavi makes his pitch to lead Iran
Discussion: Politico
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Trump has no realistic plan for Iran's future
Washington Post:
Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
3 U.S. service members killed in Iran conflict
Rachel Maddow / MS NOW:
Who benefits from Trump's war in Iran? The answer is disturbingly clear
Discussion: Foreign Affairs
Bloomberg:
China Condemns ‘Unacceptable’ US, Israeli Strikes on Iran
Discussion: The Times of Israel
The Atlantic:
‘The Worst-Case Outcome Is Complete Chaos’
Scott Waldman / Politico:
John Bolton Sounds the Alarm on Trump's Iran Gamble
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Robert Costa / CBS News:
Trump: Diplomatic solution in Iran remains possible and “much easier now”
Reuters:
China's Wang Yi says attacks on Iran ‘unacceptable’, urges ceasefire and talks
Discussion: Breitbart and Semafor
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Just one in four Americans support US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran's leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Trump starts a war with Iran that few Americans support
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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The Hill:
3 dead, several injured in downtown Austin mass shooting
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.
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Reuters:
Live Updates: Iran Retaliates Against Israel and U.S. Allies
Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
‘I Have Agreed to Talk’  —  Trump tells The Atlantic that Iranian leaders want to resume negotiations.  —  One day after launching strikes on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and embroiled the region in war, President Trump told me this morning that the country's new leadership wants to talk with him and that he plans to do so.
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: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
DOJ Examined Men in Epstein's Orbit Accused of Sex Crimes.  None Was Charged.  —  Several women told investigators after Epstein's 2019 death that they were sexually abused by his associates; DOJ has said the files include unverified allegations  —  Multiple women alleged to prosecutors …
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” …
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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