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From regime change to nuclear weapons, preemption to ballistic missiles, Trump’s top aides are retroactively making a broad case for a war of the president’s choosing.

From regime change to nuclear weapons, preemption to ballistic missiles, Trump’s top aides are retroactively making a broad case for a war of the president’s choosing.

Macron says his nation will bring European neighbors into nuclear military drills and may let them host nuclear-capable fighters planes for the first time.

Macron says his nation will bring European neighbors into nuclear military drills and may let them host nuclear-capable fighters planes for the first time.

In less than three days, the conflict ricocheted beyond the original targets in Iran, Israel and Iraq to threaten some 300 million civilians across more than a dozen nations. 

In less than three days, the conflict ricocheted beyond the original targets in Iran, Israel and Iraq to threaten some 300 million civilians across more than a dozen nations. 

The Pentagon is bracing for more casualties as it wages a massive campaign to eliminate Tehran’s arsenal but acknowledged that U.S. forces cannot intercept all incoming fire.

Fifty-two percent of Americans oppose the strikes, and two-thirds say the Trump administration hasn’t clearly explained the goals of the military action.

Three U.S. fighter jets involved in the offensive against Iran were shot down mistakenly by Kuwait’s air defenses, the U.S. military’s Central Command said.