Trump news at a glance: Congress divided on Iran attack as Trump appears to link operation to 2020 election loss | Trump administration
Republican senators defended Donald Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran, but some Democrats, while welcoming the elimination of top Iranian leaders, said the case for the attack should have been made to the American public and Congress.
Three US service members have been killed during the military operation so far, and Trump appears to link the order of the attack to his 2020 election defeat.
The US president also said he was willing to speak to remaining members of the Iranian regime after the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader, was confirmed by the United States on Saturday afternoon.
Trump allies defend Iran strikes as Democrats call it ‘war of choice’
Allies of the Trump administration reinforced their message on Sunday on the Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran, while Democrats decried it as a “war of choice” that required congressional approval. Republican Senators Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham defended the attack in television appearances, while Democrats said the Trump administration must answer vital questions.
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Trump appears to link attack on Iran to his 2020 election defeat
Donald Trump appeared to link the massive attack he ordered on Iran to his continued claims of defeat in the 2020 election in a social media post regarding allegations that Tehran’s government interfered in the US election. This is the second military operation by the Trump administration in which the president has alluded to allegations regarding the 2020 outcome. He made similar comments on social media in January, days after Trump ordered the Delta Force’s “rendering” of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Trump open to talks with Iran as Middle East conflict deepens
Donald Trump said Sunday he was ready to talk with what remained of Iran’s leaders after the assassination of the country’s supreme leader by US-Israeli airstrikes aimed at overthrowing the regime.
Trump spoke as a second day of intense bombing of Iranian cities and Tehran’s missile counterattacks sent tremors through the region and the global economy.
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US allies and enemies scramble as Iranian attack surprises them
Trump’s attack on Iran highlighted the new rules of geopolitics, with U.S. allies caught off guard, including a G7 defense minister who was unaware that military action was stalled in Dubai as the bombs fell.
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Three American soldiers killed in an operation in Iran
Three American soldiers were killed in combat as part of American military operations against Iran, the American Central Command announced in a statement on Sunday. These are the first confirmed deaths since the start of US strikes against Iran on Saturday.
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