Trump’s Iran war rhetoric clashes with a widening ceasefire drama
TL;DR
Morning briefing: Trump pushes a hard line on Iran as exchanges of strikes and threats complicate a fragile ceasefire, with Washington saying it struck Iranian sites and Tehran threatening a US airbase; separately, a prosecutor withdraws from the Comey case over a seashell photo; Colombia’s Abelardo de la Espriella wins the first round and heads to a runoff; and other headlines cover European responses to Israel’s Lebanon incursion and a slate of global briefs.
- First Thing: Trump tells critics to ‘sit back and relax’ as Iran claims to target US base The Guardian
- U.S. bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire NPR
- US launches ‘self-defense’ strikes against Iran amid stalled talks Politico
- Live Updates: Trump says "it will all work out well" as new U.S. and Iranian strikes test ceasefire CBS News
- Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Military Says Iran Targeted American Forces in Kuwait Attacks The New York Times
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