Category Archives: National
Top US general: will take time to achieve objectives in Iran
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - It will take time to achieve U.S. military objectives in Iran and additional U.S. casualties are expected, U.S. General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of S...
Mar 02, 2026 Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iran conflict widens to Lebanon; Kuwait mistakenly shoots down US jets
By Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, Israel attacking Lebanon in response to strik...
Mar 02, 2026 Aftermath of Israeli strikes following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmad Al Kerdi
FBI probes possible terror link to Texas shooting that left three dead, 14 injured
By P.J. Huffstutter and Jana Winter March 1 (Reuters) - The man suspected of fatally shooting at least two people and injuring 14 others at a bar in Austin, Texas, had a history of mental health issue...
Mar 02, 2026 Law enforcement officers, including the FBI, investigate the scene after a deadly mass shooting outside Buford's, a popular roadhouse-style bar in Austin, Texas, U.S. March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
US announces its first casualties in Iran war; poll signals challenge for Trump
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military announced on Sunday the first American casualties of President Donald Trump's intensifying attack on Iran, as a new pol...
Mar 02, 2026 A smoke billows from a fire as supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups attempt to move toward the U.S. embassy located in Baghdad's Green Zone, while riot police deploy to block their advance, following the Israel and U.S. strikes on Iran and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
Thousands of flights cancelled as Iran conflict upends global air travel
DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Global air travel remained heavily disrupted on Sunday as war in Iran kept major Middle Eastern airports including Dubai, the world's busiest international hub, closed for a...
Mar 01, 2026 Stranded passengers wait near Emirates Airways customer service office at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport after flights to Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi were cancelled following strikes on Iran launched by the United States and Israel, in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Johannes Christo
Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran, in Fox News interview
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News on Sunday that 48 leaders have been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. "It's moving along. It's moving along rapidly....
Mar 01, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during military operations in Iran, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2026. The White House/Social Media/Handout via REUTERS
Trump cheers death of Iranian leader, says strikes will continue
By Bo Erickson, Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk and Jasper Ward PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that he said killed Iran...
Feb 28, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump visits a Whataburger in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Illinois lawmakers react to U.S. Military strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Illinois political leaders from both parties are responding after President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Iran, a move that has sparked debate in Washington over exe...
Feb 28, 2026 Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iranian leader Khamenei killed in strikes, Israel says
By Phil Stewart, Parisa Hafezi, Andrew Mills and Maayan Lubell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI/DOHA, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades on...
Feb 28, 2026 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Update: Exclusive-Ahead of strikes, Trump was told Iran attack is high risk, high reward
Updated at 9:22 a.m. By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ahead of the U.S. attack on Iran, President Donald Trump received briefings that not only delivered blunt assessments...
Feb 28, 2026 People walk near a mural featuring images of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on a street in Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
