US EditionThe US Is Fighting Netanyahu’s War
- The United States and Israel carried out coordinated strikes inside Iran earlier this month, framed as attacks rather than a new war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had pressured for years to attack Iran and needed a compliant United States president, Marco Rubio said.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump aims to remove Iran's missile threat so it no longer poses danger to the U.S. and allies.
- The debate centered on critics warning a preemptive strike would expose U.S. military bases to Iranian retaliation, with some arguing the U.S. should have stood down instead of aiding Israel.
- Legal and regional analysts note Netanyahu faces an ICC arrest warrant, while observers say the operation aims to weaken and fragment the Iranian state rather than to install democracy.
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How Not To Do Regime Change
Donald Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discuss the Iran war on March 11, 2026. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images.)It is hard to overstate what a complete shambles American foreign policy has become since Donald Trump launched his war against Iran on February 28. Trump clearly believed that the initial decapitation strike would lead to the collapse of the Islamic regime and its replacement by a new leadership w…
"Wait! The United States and Israel are attacking Iran and Iran's response is to attack everyone absolutely! For having been in a bar fight or two, I'm pretty sure the worst thing to do if you get beaten up by two people is slapping all the others who are present in the bar."
Detroit News: Iran had it coming. Does Trump have a plan to see it through?
The attack on Iran by the United States and Israel can be viewed not as the start of a new war, but rather a fresh battle in the four-decade war on terror, of which the Iranian theocracy has been the…
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN: President Donald Trump’s top advisers are already preparing a victory narrative in Iran for the inevitable day he tries to extricate himself from the war. The White House is envisioning a surreal scenario in which he will personally certify an unconditional surrender from the Islamic Republic, even if it isn’t true. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims that only Trump can judge whether the war is “at the begi…
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