“I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground – like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground.’ I don’t say it,” Trump told the Post in one of several brief interviews he has given since launching the Iran operation on Saturday. “I say ‘probably don’t need them,’... Read More

The United States will deploy additional troops and military assets to the Middle East as operations against Iran continue, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Monday. Speaking at the Pentagon alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Caine made clear the campaign, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, is far from over. For all... Read More

Iran war widens as Israel strikes Lebanon; 3 US F-15 jets mistakenly shot down over KuwaitUS President Donald Trump says the war on Iran could last a month.Israel carried out airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday (Mar 2), after the Iran-backed group launched missiles and drones towards Israel to avenge the... Read More

Local authorities confirmKuwait’s Defense Ministry confirmed later in the morning that several American warplanes had crashed in Kuwaiti territory, but that the crews had survived. Kuwait’s air defenses mistakenly shot down three US F-15 fighter jets during active combat on Monday, US Central Command said on Monday, describing it as an apparent friendly‐fire incident during... Read More

The male suspect was killed in an exchange of fire with police at the scene, police said. Two other people were killed, and 14 people were hospitalized, with three of them in critical condition, police said. A law enforcement official told Reuters that the shooter wore a shirt with an Iranian flag and a sweatshirt... Read More

Airline stocks led losses in Asia on Monday as Middle East airspace disruptions and airport closures unsettled travel markets, while higher oil prices lifted energy shares amid escalating conflict in Iran. Singapore Airlines fell more than 6%, pacing sector declines. Japan’s ANA and JAL each dropped over 4%, while Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific slipped 3.63%... Read More

The prime minister has spoken to Donald Trump after the US and Israel launched strikes across several Iranian cities, including capital Tehran. Sir Keir Starmer said in a statement earlier that British planes were “in the sky” in the Middle East as part of a defensive operation “to protect our people, our interests and our... Read More

The United States and Israel have been intensifying their attacks on Iran in the wake of the death of Tehran’s top leader. The conflict has been escalating since Iran announced it would launch retaliatory strikes. Iranian media outlets have quoted the Red Crescent as saying attacks on 24 of Iran’s 31 provinces have left at... Read More