War on Iran: how the US-Israeli bid for regime change unfolded

Coordinated daylight assault on Tehran sparked Iranian retaliation and plunged the region into wider conflict US-Israeli attack on Iran – live updates US and Israel strikes on Iran – what we know so far The bombs and missiles started falling on Tehran in full daylight, at about 9.15am, after the working day had started and … Read more

Democrats buck party leaders to defend Trump’s ‘decisive action’ on Iran

President Donald Trump’s joint strikes on Iran are exposing a divide in both parties, as several Democrats come to the president’s defense while a handful of Republicans question his constitutional authority. Trump announced U.S. and Israeli forces targeted Iranian leadership and military sites in the early hours of Saturday morning, catching millions of Americans — … Read more

‘Diversionary war’: Trump wants to distract Americans from scandals at home | Christopher S Chivvis

From Epstein to tariffs: the strikes function as an attempt to hijack the global narrative and drown out domestic scandal with the thunder of cruise missiles In 2003 the United States invaded Iraq without deciding whether it should. The George W Bush administration failed to ask whether the costs, risks and likely consequences of regime … Read more

Trump oversees US strikes on Iran from Mar-a-Lago, speaks with Netanyahu: WH

President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday, after launching joint attacks on Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Saturday morning.  “President Trump monitored the situation overnight at Mar a Lago alongside members of his national security team,” Leavitt posted to X on Saturday. “The President spoke with Prime Minister … Read more