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The Goalposts of the Iran War Keep Shifting

Trump and his team can’t get their story straight on why they started this war, how long they plan to fight it, and whether they'll put boots on the ground.

Reason

Hegseth says US won’t get ‘bogged down’ in Iran – but doesn’t rule out sending troops

Defense secretary refuses to establish timeline for how long operation will continue in first public remarks since strikes

The Guardian - US

The 9 words from Trump that launched military strikes on Iran

Trump authorized ‘Operation Epic Fury’ Friday afternoon, officials confirmed

The Independent UK

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Hegseth Insists U.S. 'Didn't Start War' Even As Pentagon Briefers Appear To Say Otherwise

Pentagon officials acknowledged that Iran was not planning an attack against U.S. forces in the lead-up to the U.S.-Israel "preemptive" strike that decapitated Iranian leadership and plunged the Middle East into war.

International Business Times

Trump says ‘the big one is coming’ as he warns Tehran of more strikes

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The Independent UK

Pete Hegseth - the deluded teenage male fantasist leading the US into a disastrous war

ANALYSIS: Dressed up in the language of strength, Hegseth’s speech lurched between teenage fantasy and outright gaslighting —while signalling something far more chilling in practice, reports Holly Baxter

The Independent UK

US stock market slips and oil prices leap as Iran crisis sparks inflation fears

Oil prices surged over 6% and global stock markets declined Monday following the Middle East conflict. Higher crude and natural gas prices sparked inflation fears, impacting consumer spending and specific sectors like airlines and cruise lines. Investors sought safety in gold, while Treasury yields rose, potentially complicating future interest rate…

The Independent UK

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‘We fight to win’, says defiant Hegseth as he vows to ‘destroy’ threat from Iran

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The Independent UK

SNL Sketch Mocks Donald Trump for Using War to ‘Distract from the Epstein Files’

Saturday Night Live released a skit not even a day after President Donald Trump announced his preemptive attack against Iran. The short skit is impressive in that it hits too close to home.

The Mary Sue

Top U.S. general says it will take time to achieve Iran war goals

"We expect to take additional losses, and as always, we will work to minimize U.S. losses."

Axios

Hegseth doesn’t give a timeline for Iran operation but insists it’s not ‘endless’

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The Independent UK

'Not about democracy building': What are America's objectives in Iran? US general expects 'more losses'

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth stated that military operations against Iran are not a nation-building effort like the Iraq War, emphasizing a focus on destroying Iran's missile threat and nuclear advancement. More US casualties are anticipated as the campaign is described as a "clear, devastating, decisive mission" not aimed at…

The Times of India

Hegseth addresses strikes in Iran and says this conflict is 'not endless'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is speaking to widening concerns the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted regional conflict by declaring, “This is not Iraq

The Independent UK

Hegseth says Iran won’t be a ‘politically correct’ war as he lays out US objectives: ‘No democracy-building exercise’

Hegseth criticized the media, allies and former President Joe Biden during the 40-minute press conference

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US fighter jets that crashed in Kuwait were shot down by ‘friendly fire’

All six aircrew ejected safely and survived, after the three F15 jets were mistakenly shot down by an American ally

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Hegseth calls ‘Operation Epic Fury’ the most ‘lethal’ strike in history, praising Trump for ‘dealing with the cancer’ of Iran

Hegseth is playing out his role as the minion, praising his lord.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Iranian-backed militias join fight as war on Iran widens

Iran’s attacks are spreading across the Middle East as Tehran fires missiles and allied militias are joining the fight against Israeli and U.S. strikes on the Islamic Republic

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Senator blasts Trump and Hegseth for ‘extorting’ Anthropic to push their authoritarian AI agenda

She defended Anthropic’s defense and is unhappy with the DOD and Trump’s retaliation for not getting their way.

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The Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie makes debut to squealing fans

The star of the gay hockey superhit shows a penchant for physical comedy in an episode scrambling to cover the events in Iran

The Guardian - US

US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban

Trump calls Anthropic a ‘Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about’

International Business Times UK

Inside Donald Trump's 'Legacy': The First Ever President to Bomb 7 Countries in a Single Year

Explore how Donald Trump, once a critic of 'endless wars,' authorized military strikes in seven countries within a year, marking a historic presidency.

Fortune

Pentagon chief blocks officers from attending Ivy League schools and other top universities, including partners on AI and space

"We will no longer invest in institutions that fail to sharpen our leaders' warfighting capabilities or that undermine the very values they are sworn to defend."

The Independent UK

What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military's AI use

A high-stakes dispute over how the U.S. military uses artificial intelligence has led the Pentagon to cancel its contract with rising AI star Anthropic

The Times of India

‘Cancel ChatGPT’: Sam Altman under fire for Pentagon deal as Anthropic draws red line on mass surveillance

Sam Altman is facing online backlash after announcing that OpenAI has reached an agreement with the US Department of War (DoW) to deploy its AI models within the authority’s classified network, a move that has ignited concerns around mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.

Fortune

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says 'we are patriotic Americans' committed to defending the U.S. but won't budge on 'red lines'

"I believe we have to defend our country from autocratic adversaries like China and like Russia."

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