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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump won't rule out sending US troops into Iran ‘if necessary’— tells The Post 'I don't care about polling'  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post Monday that he's not ruling out sending US ground troops into Iran “if they were necessary” — and declared “I don't care about polling” …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's lethal presidency … - He's attacked seven nations, three of which — Iran, Nigeria and Venezuela — had never been targeted by U.S. military strikes. … The White House argues he still is — that he always exhausts diplomacy before acting, and that projecting overwhelming force is itself a path to lasting peace.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
How to Think About Trump's War With Iran  —  To think clearly about Middle East wars, you need to hold multiple thoughts in your head at the same time.  It's a complicated, kaleidoscopic region where religion, oil, tribal politics and great power politics interweave in every major story.
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Trump tells CNN the ‘big wave’ is yet to come in war with Iran  —  President Donald Trump told CNN in a nine-minute phone interview Monday morning that the US military is “knocking the crap” out of Iran - but the “big wave” is yet to come.  —  “We're knocking the crap out of them,” Trump told CNN's Jake Tapper.
CNN:
CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely  —  The Middle East Election polls Donald Trump  —  Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the US decision to take military action in Iran, as most say a long-term military conflict between …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A Directionless War Meets a Constitutional Crisis  —  As we were putting this newsletter to bed this morning, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took to a Pentagon podium to brief the media on the ongoing state of the conflict in Iran.  TL;DR: Mission Accomplished.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Newsweek
New York Times:
Iran Live Updates: Trump Set to Speak as U.S. Sends More Forces to Mideast  —  Iran and allied militias, including Hezbollah, attacked Israel and U.S. targets, and Israel struck in Lebanon.  Top U.S. officials talked of new attacks and an extended campaign.  —  Watch Live: President Trump Awards Medal of Honor
Associated Press:
Live updates: Oil tankers and refineries under attack as US and Israel exchange strikes with Iran and war widens  —  EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, LORIAN BELANGER AND HRVOJE HRANJSKI  —  Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states Monday, apparently hitting …
Reuters:
Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say  —  Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people familiar with the matter said.
Washington Post:
We texted 1,000 Americans about U.S. strikes in Iran.  —  Here's what they said.  —  Just now  —  How many Americans support the airstrikes against Iran that President Donald Trump ordered this weekend?  Do they think the strikes should continue?  How concerned are they about a full-scale war with Iran?
Ben Rhodes / New York Times:
Trump May Come to Regret This  —  Authoritarian politics and military aggression are a dangerous mix.  As Donald Trump announced his war on Iran wearing a baseball cap in a video released in the early hours Saturday morning while he was at Mar-a-Lago, that lesson hung heavily over the proceedings.
Discussion: Newsweek
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Shifting Goals for Iran Complicate Military's Mission  —  President and his allies went back and forth Sunday, between ending the threat from Tehran and regime change  —  WASHINGTON—The length of America's military commitment to its confrontation with Iran depends on what the goals are.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   The irrational strongman we've been warned about is here
Reuters:
Trump presses ahead with Iran war despite warnings of political risk for midterms
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The money behind the new Iran War
Discussion: The Mahablog
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Hegseth doesn't rule out US troops in Iran
Riya Misra / Politico:   Fetterman needles Democrats over Iran strikes opposition
Connor Stringer / Telegraph:
Exclusive: Trump - I'm ‘very disappointed’ in Starmer over Iran
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Everything You Need to Know About the Future of Iran
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Trump Buries the 20th Century
Discussion: Raw Story
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
‘Whatever it takes’: Trump says Iran operation could last a month or longer
Bloomberg:
UAE and Qatar Urge Allies to Help Trump Find Iran Off-Ramp
New York Times:
Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Khamenei's wife dies from injuries sustained in US, Israeli attack: State media
Discussion: TMZ.com and NewsMax.com
Christian Paz / Vox:
Trump's Iran war is uniting a strange new anti-war alliance
Discussion: MS NOW and DNYUZ
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions  —  Justice Department plans to withdraw appeals defending punitive executive orders issued by the president, people familiar with the matter said  —  The Trump administration plans to abandon its defense of the president's executive …
David Mchugh / Associated Press:
Energy prices surge as tanker disruptions and facility shutdowns rattle global supply  —  Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy.
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Paul Krugman:
War, Oil and the World Economy
Discussion: Raw Story
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Kuwait ‘mistakenly’ shoots down 3 US F-15s: Pentagon
Tom Ambrose / The Guardian:
Middle East crisis live: Israel launches new attacks on ‘heart of Tehran’; US fighter planes mistakenly shot down in Kuwait
New York Times:
3 U.S. Planes Are Shot Down in ‘Friendly Fire’ in Kuwait, U.S. Military Says
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
GOP voters, not congressional leaders, are poised to take action on Tony Gonzales … What most don't want, however, is for Gonzales to resign from Congress in the 10 months before a successor would be sworn in, given that his departure would imperil the ultra-narrow House GOP majority.
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America's New Gilded Age  —  Jackson, Wyo., has long been a refuge for the rich.  But the last five years saw a boom in wealth of a kind never before seen.  Across the country, the 2017 tax cuts minted hundreds of new billionaires.
Discussion: Washington Times and DNYUZ
New York Times:
Labor Secretary's Tenure Marked by Frequent Travel and Internal Tumult … In the weeks after President Trump nominated Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be his labor secretary, she told potential deputies, Labor Department veterans and administration officials that her vision for the role was that of a figurehead.
Sara Luterman / The 19th:
Idaho considers an ‘apocalyptic’ choice for disabled people and families  —  Difficult budget decisions in a number of states are threatening vital programs for disabled people at home and caregivers in the workforce.  —  Stephanie Walters doesn't know what she will do if Idaho stops funding home care for her daughter.
Karl Bode / Techdirt:
Semafor Keeps Hosting Ridiculous “Restoring Trust In Media” Events That Only Further Undermine Trust In Media  —  You might recall that when political news website Semafor entered the media industry on the back of $25 million in private money, they made all kinds of promises about how they were somehow going to revolutionize U.S. media.
 
 
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