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Democrats Question Trump’s Urgency to Attack Iran
ByMinho Kim March 1, 2026

Lawmakers questioned whether the United States faced an “imminent” threat from Iran, a requirement for the president to lawfully initiate military action without congressional approval.

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Trump Says He’s Open to Talks With Iran’s New Leadership
ByZolan Kanno-Youngs and Tyler Pager March 1, 2026

In an interview with The Atlantic, President Trump said the country’s new leaders after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “want to talk” but did not say whom he was referring to.

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Why Diplomacy Was Doomed: Trump’s Issue Was Iran’s Leadership Itself
ByEdward Wong and Michael Crowley March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

President Trump’s envoys negotiated with Iran over its nuclear program. But Mr. Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel wanted much more.

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Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran
ByZolan Kanno-Youngs March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Is Dead at 86
ByAlan Cowell and Farnaz Fassihi March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.

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Trump Tells Iranians to ‘Take Over’ Their Government. But How?
ByAnton Troianovski February 28, 2026March 1, 2026

President Trump’s ambiguous appeal comes after he undermined U.S.-funded media outlets that normally would have helped the administration reach people inside the country.

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U.S. Ability to Determine What Comes Next in Iran Might Be Limited
ByJulian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager February 28, 2026

Questions remain about how much effort the Trump administration will put into changing the Iranian government.

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After Attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, See Photos and Videos From the Middle East
ByThe New York Times February 28, 2026March 1, 2026

Here are images from Iran, Israel and elsewhere in the Middle East.

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Trump, the Self-Declared Peace President, Goes to War Seeking Regime Change
ByPeter Baker February 28, 2026March 1, 2026

President Trump has become increasingly willing to assert American power overseas, a decade after propelling himself to the highest office by promising to focus on “America first.”

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The Trump administration notified Congress in advance of the Iran strikes.
ByRobert Jimison, Michael Gold, Julian Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager February 28, 2026

The notification stood in contrast to past military actions President Trump has undertaken unilaterally without consulting with Congress, drawing bipartisan anger.

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