2 w. ago Americans overwhelmingly oppose war with Iran and say the Trump ‘Hammer’ strikes made the US less safe, new poll finds

Most Americans believe strikes on Iran will lead to wider war and disapprove Trump’s handling of war, YouGov poll finds

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2 w. ago Donald Trump donned red MAGA hat as he approved strikes on Iran nuclear sites

The White House released a series of photos on Saturday showing President Donald Trump and his national security team in the Situation Room as they authorized military strikes on three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites

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2 w. ago Trump denies report that he has approved US attack plans against Iran

US president says Wall Street Journal ‘has no idea’ what his thoughts are on Israel-Iran conflictMiddle East crisis – liveDonald Trump has denied a report in the Wall Street Journal that he has approved US plans to attack Iran, saying that the news outlet has “no idea” what his thinking is concerning the Israel-Iran conflictThe Journal reported late on Wednesday that Trump told senior aides a day earlier that he had approved attack plans but was delaying on giving the final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program. The report cited three anonymous officials. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump approved Iran attack plans on Tuesday but then decided to hold off, report says

President still weighing U.S. intervention in Middle East in hope Tehran will back down

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3 w. ago Israeli hospital hit by Iranian missile as Trump 'approves Iran attack plan' but yet to decide whether to strike

A number of people have been wounded in the attack on Soroka Medical Centre, according to a hospital spokesperson

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3 w. ago Trump 'approves plan for attack on Iran and could launch strike in coming days'

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened an attack on U.S. naval ships and troops if Donald Trump authorizes strikes on its nuclear bunkers as Israel is hit with a sixth day of bombing.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump privately 'approves attack plans' for Iran but withholds final order

Donald Trump has reportedly approved attack plans for Iran just hours after he issued a thinly-veiled threat at Iran, joking about joining Israel in attacking the Middle Eastern nation

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3 w. ago Israel’s assumption US would get drawn into Iran war is being put to the test

President Donald Trump initially appeared to discourage attacks but Israeli officials claim they always had his supportIsrael’s attack on Iran was carried out with Donald Trump’s approval, government officials in Israel claim, and it appears to have been unleashed in the expectation – but not certainty – that the US would ultimately get drawn into the war.That assumption is now being put to the test as the US president weighs a decision on whether to join an assault he has increasingly embraced in his public pronouncements. Continue reading...

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