#iran-war

#iran-war

Trump's post indicated a retreat from earlier, more ambitious goals, focusing instead on weakening Iran's military capabilities while defending U.S. allies in the Middle East.

During the town hall, a college student and waiter questioned how a war funded by his taxes benefits him, highlighting the financial strain on everyday Americans.

Small businesses, they don't have the margins or the reserves to really absorb those kinds of cost increases. They're faced with a dilemma of, do they try to expedite some of the shipments that might be delayed right now, or do they deal with the shortages.

MINTON BEDDOES: You are critical of the government of Israel. Do you believe in Israel's right to exist? Would you consider yourself a Zionist in that narrow definition? CARLSON: What does that mean, a right to exist?

"I saw someone carrying a young girl. When I went inside the salon, a woman grabbed my shoulder and said her sister was inside."

Switzerland has said it will not issue licences for companies to export weapons to the United States due to the ongoing war on Iran, citing the country's longstanding principle of neutrality.

I will not vote for a war supplemental, she said. No. I am a no. I've already told leadership. I am a no on any war supplementals. I am so tired of spending money elsewhere.

The Economist/YouGov poll published earlier this week asked respondents to give their opinions on President Donald Trump's management of the war so far. Only 36 percent said they approved of his actions while 56 percent said they disapproved. Asked if the war is justified, a plurality, 48 percent, said it was not, while 31 percent said it was.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth complained last week that reporting on troop deaths is intended to make the president look bad, and this week loudly demanded positive coverage from a patriotic press corps.

In the last 24 hours he has threatened to intervene militarily in Iran: "We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers ..."