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US-Israel vs Iran: Inside the ongoing conflict
president Donald TrumpThe 79-year-old authorized an attack on Iran that killed the Middle Eastern country’s top leader, sparking outrage across the political spectrum and among several Americans. Ali Khamenei,weekend. Following the U.S. military action, Iran retaliated by firing missiles at Israel, causing air raid sirens to sound across Tel Aviv and Israel deploying interceptors to counter the attack.
The death toll in the region continues to rise as Iran’s capital, Tehran, and its allies fight back against operations against Israel, Gulf neighbors and key targets linked to global oil and gas production.
Given the severity of the attack, Khamenei’s assassination and the apparent lack of a strategic exit plan, this suggests the conflict is likely to persist in the coming weeks.
U.S. and Israeli missile attacks have so far killed hundreds of people across the Middle East, while Iranian counterattacks have killed six U.S. service members.
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Trump says action on Iran could be extended for weeks
trump card said on Monday that the military operation could last for weeks. “We expect it to take four to five weeks, but we have the ability to do it longer than that,” he said.
Trump and other officials in his administration said the U.S. launched the attack on Iran because of an imminent threat after nuclear talks failed to reach an agreement.
Some members of Congress expressed concern about that assessment and the scope of Trump’s authority to launch an attack on Iran without congressional approval. Democrats and some Republicans are preparing to launch a war powers vote aimed at limiting Trump’s ability to take more military action in Iran.
