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Shifting sands? Trump and his elastic timeline for Iran war
Shifting sands? Trump and his elastic timeline for Iran war

President Donald Trump announced he was sending US forces into war with Iran on February 28, kicking off a multidimensional regional conflict -- and a series of contradictory declarations on the American mission's scope and timeline.

March 10, 2026

Ukraine says hit 'key' Russian military factory in missile strike
Ukraine says hit 'key' Russian military factory in missile strike

Ukraine hit a "key" military factory in a missile strike Tuesday on Russia's western city of Bryansk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after Moscow gave a toll of six dead in the attack.

March 10, 2026

Will Trump 'TACO' on Iran?
Will Trump 'TACO' on Iran?

US President Donald Trump has built a potential off-ramp by suggesting the Iran war could end soon, but the world is still guessing about whether he will take it -- and whether Tehran will let him.

March 10, 2026

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US energy secretary's post saying US escorted tanker in Hormuz deleted
US energy secretary's post saying US escorted tanker in Hormuz deleted

A post by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz was deleted on Tuesday, minutes after his account had posted it.

March 10, 2026

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Israelis dance on at Tel Aviv 'bunker party' as missiles fly
Israelis dance on at Tel Aviv 'bunker party' as missiles fly

As thumping techno music reverberated around a basement in downtown Tel Aviv, some 200 Israeli twentysomethings danced through the night despite the war with Iran upending life above.

March 10, 2026