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Tensions flare as US lawmakers question Iran war’s costs, risks and strategy

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2026 (AP) — Tensions flared as questions mounted at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday over the Trump administration’s shifting rationale for war with Iran as lawmakers demand answers over the strategy, exit plan and costs to Americans in lives and dollars for what is quickly becoming a widening Middle East conflict. Trump officials made their case at the Capitol during a second day of closed-door briefings, this time with all members of the House and Senate ahead of a looming war powers resolution vote intended to restrict Trump’s ability to continue the joint U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran.

Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026 (AP) — Israel stepped up airstrikes against Iranian missile launchers and factories Tuesday, and Iran retaliated across the Gulf region, disrupting energy supplies and travel. As explosions rang out in Tehran and in Lebanon — where Israel said it struck Hezbollah militants — the American embassy in Saudi Arabia came under drone attack. Four days into a war that President Donald Trump suggested would last several weeks but perhaps longer, hundreds of people have been killed, the vast majority in Iran. Information coming out of Iran has been limited because of poor communications,

Britain sends destroyer and helicopters with counter-drone tech to Cyprus

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – Britain ​is deploying HMS Dragon, an air defence ‌destroyer, to Cyprus after the runway of its Akrotiri base there was hit by an Iranian-made drone. Prime Minister Keir Starmer ​said on Tuesday he was sending the naval ​vessel along with helicopters with counter-drone capabilities to ⁠the region, as the conflict in the Middle East ​intensifies. France and Greece said they would also send ​anti-missile and anti-drone systems after the British base on the island was hit on Monday. “The UK is fully committed to the ​security of Cyprus and British military personnel based ​there,” Starmer

China’s foreign minister tells Israeli counterpart that attacks on Iran must end

BEIJING, March 3 (Reuters) – China opposes the military strikes launched by Israel and the U.S. against Iran ​and demands an immediate cessation of hostilities, Foreign Minister Wang Yi ‌told his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar on Tuesday, according to his ministry. “Force cannot truly solve problems; instead, it often creates new ​ones and leaves serious long-term consequences. The real ​value of military power lies not on the battlefield ⁠but in preventing war,” it quoted Wang as telling ​Saar in a call. Explosions tore through Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday ​and financial markets around the world tumbled at the prospect of

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