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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 …
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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 …
Discussion: Fox News and Reuters
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 …
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 …
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 …
Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Trump has no realistic plan for Iran's future  —  The US president has not understood the lessons of past wars for regime change in Iraq and Afghanistan  —  The US-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001 and 2003 underlined the dangers of “regime change” wars.
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.
Axios:
ISRAEL SAYS IRAN SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI IS DEAD … - An Israeli official confirmed to Axios that Khamenei is dead, according to Israeli intelligence. … His death is a massive blow to the regime and could accelerate its collapse, which U.S. and Israeli officials have stated as a goal of their operation.
David French / New York Times:
War and Peace Cannot Be Left to One Man — Especially Not This Man  —  Eight minutes.  —  That's the length of President Trump's social media video announcing his war with Iran.  He didn't go to Congress.  He didn't obtain a U.N. Security Council resolution.
Discussion: Cardinal News, MS NOW, Fox News and DNYUZ
Bloomberg:   China Condemns ‘Unacceptable’ US, Israeli Strikes on Iran
Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Congress to vote on Trump's war powers in aftermath of Iran strikes
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People
Discussion: Real Patriotism …
Eva Hartog / Politico:
Putin's friendship has limits — as Iran just found out
Discussion: Balloon Juice and CBS News
Philip Klein / National Review:
Donald Trump Wasn't Bluffing on Iran
Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Only 21% of Americans Support the United States Initiating an Attack on Iran
Discussion: Al Jazeera
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Reports of Khamenei's Death Appear to Be ‘Correct’
Robert Costa / CBS News:
Trump: Diplomatic solution in Iran remains possible and “much easier now”
Karim Sadjadpour / New York Times:
The Man Who Destroyed Iran
Discussion: MS NOW, DNYUZ and The Guardian
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump floats “off ramps” after attacking Iran
Erin Banco / Reuters:
Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say
Associated Press:
Read President Trump's statement on Iran in full
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Trump's Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Reluctant MAGA demands swift results from Trump in Iran
NBC News:
‘We feel that that is a correct story’: Trump responds to reports of Ayatollah's death
Reuters:
Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were many signs indicating Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “is no longer”, without explicitly confirming his death.
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Reuters:
China's Wang Yi says attacks on Iran ‘unacceptable’, urges ceasefire and talks
Discussion: Semafor
Reuters:
Oil tanker hit off Oman coast after drones strike Duqm port
Discussion: DNYUZ
Samia Nakhoul / Reuters:
Iran missiles brings war to Gulf doorstep; hardens support for US-Israel campaign
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 …
BBC:
Luxury Dubai hotel hit as Iran launches retaliatory strikes across region  —  A luxury hotel in Dubai was hit as Iran launched strikes across the region in retaliation for a “massive” and ongoing attack against it by the US and Israel.  —  Video verified by the BBC shows a fire raging at Fairmont The Palm Hotel.
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The Guardian:
Explosions rock Bahrain, Dubai, Jordan and Kuwait as war spreads across Middle East
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.
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
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.
Washington Post:
Trump subpoena, administration probes taking shape, House Democrats say  —  If they gain control of the chamber after the midterms, the party's lawmakers are planning to summon the president to testify and launch an array of investigations.  —  LEESBURG, Virginia — House Democrats …
The Portland Press Herald:
Mainers detained by ICE are coming home by the dozens  —  Despite the Trump administration's push for mass detentions and deportations, many who were swept up in ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ last month were found to pose no danger to their communities.  —  10 min readFont size +
 
 
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