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Amid US military actions, White House struggles to explain how Iran war will end

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The rhetoric was equally sharp from Tehran. Iran’s parliament speaker said on X that Iran was “definitely not looking for a ceasefire."

Trump declared the U.S. has already “won” the war with Iran “in many ways,” but conceded that broader objectives of the conflict remain unresolved.

The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean last week.

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The U.K. Ministry of Defence confirmed Saturday that U.S. forces had begun using the British base for “specific defensive operations."

A February intelligence assessment determined that American military intervention was not likely to lead to regime change in the Islamic Republic.

"No one is putting us in danger,” Hegseth said during a Sunday interview. “We’re putting their guys in danger.”

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Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington succumbed to his injuries on Sunday after a March 1 Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.

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A service member seriously wounded during an Iranian attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia has succumbed to their injuries, U.S. Central Command announced.

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The service members were killed when an Iranian drone evaded American air defenses and struck a makeshift operations center in Port Shuabia, Kuwait.

The president is joining families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. troops killed in the war in the Middle East.

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