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Oil Prices Surge After Iran Attack
ByRebecca F. Elliott March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

How long prices remain high will depend on what the United States, Israel and Iran do next.

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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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The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.
ByJulian E. Barnes, Ronen Bergman, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

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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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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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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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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Fact-Checking Trump’s Justifications for Attacking Iran
ByLinda Qiu February 28, 2026

The president made unsupported and exaggerated claims in a speech announcing the attack on Iran.

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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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Trump’s Unilateral Iran Strike Sparks Constitutional War Powers Dispute
ByCharlie Savage February 28, 2026

Critics say the president is violating the Constitution, and many Democrats and at least two Republicans in Congress say they must vote on whether to enter such a conflict.

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