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Capitol security increases amid rising tensions with Iran as lawmakers return to session

By Riya Siddhacharjee . Mar 2, 2026
Authorities nationwide boost counterterror and law enforcement readiness as conflict with Iran deepens and Senate plans to meet Monday afternoon

Senator Mark Kelly says world safer after Khamenei’s death, but warns Trump ‘Hope is not strategy’

By Deepanjali Sharma . Mar 1, 2026
Senator Tom Cotton says no large-scale ground invasion planned as Trump outlines nuclear and missile concerns

Sen Chris Murphy slams 'corrupt president' Trump over Iran strikes: 'Nobody is asking for war'

Chris Murphy warned that sustained bombing without congressional backing or a broader plan might deepen US involvement and increase risks to troops
By Arun Jayan . Mar 1, 2026

Trump agrees to talks with interim Tehran leaders, blasts regime for waiting 'too long'

Tehran swiftly named an interim leadership council as constitutional procedures began to select a permanent supreme leader
By Swati Sakshi Mishra . Mar 1, 2026

Trump says US sank nine Iranian naval ships, ‘largely destroyed’ Iran’s naval headquarters

Trump warns Iranian ships 'will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea' in Truth Social post
By Deepanjali Sharma . Mar 1, 2026

Khanna blasts risky Iran strikes, says 'Americans are not safer today'

Ro Khanna accused Republican leadership of reviving interventionist policies that many voters rejected during Donald Trump's 2016 campaign
By Swati Sakshi Mishra . Mar 1, 2026

Trump says 48 senior Iranian leaders killed 'in one shot' as US-Israel strikes moving 'rapidly’

'We’re doing our job not just for us but for the world. And everything is ahead of schedule,' Trump said
By Arun Jayan . Mar 1, 2026

'Saw no intelligence': Sen Warner refutes claims Iran planned 'preemptive strike' against US

By Deepanjali Sharma . Mar 1, 2026
Mark Warner cautioned that military strikes might push Tehran closer to nuclear capability rather than deterring it, raising long-term concerns

Trump says 'some good candidates' could emerge to lead Iran after Khamenei’s death

By Arun Jayan . Mar 1, 2026
US president signals diplomatic opening after strikes, says Iran crisis changed equation

'Powerless, neutered': Greene accuses Congress of being 'totally controlled' by White House

'The WH didn’t even bother to inform Congress about its reasons to attack Iran and barely informed 5 out 8 of the gang of eight', Greene claimed
By Swati Sakshi Mishra . Mar 1, 2026

Cotton promises military action on Iran's leadership: 'Going to continue to hit the Ayatollahs'

'We're going to continue to hit their military capabilities, and we're going to continue to hit their senior leadership, the Ayatollahs', Cotton said
By Deepanjali Sharma . Mar 1, 2026

Trump threatens Iran with ‘force never seen before’ as US-Israel launch second wave strikes

A new wave of airstrikes reportedly hit Tehran and key state facilities, escalating tensions and raising fears of a prolonged regional conflict
By Arun Jayan . Mar 1, 2026

Bernie Sanders calls Trump-Netanyahu Iran strikes as 'unconstitutional,' urges war powers check

Sanders says Trump’s Iran action bypassed Congress, risks US troops and regional escalation, and calls for immediate congressional war powers vote
By Riya Siddhacharjee . Mar 1, 2026

Video shows Trump dancing at Mar-a-Lago fundraiser before Iran strikes, saying ‘I gotta go to work’

Photos showed President Donald Trump reviewing updates with Cabinet members and Vice President JD Vance, saying he could end the conflict in days
By Yasira Rahman . Mar 1, 2026

Operation Epic Fury marks 'largest US firepower' surge in a generation, zero casualties: CENTCOM

By Ishan Jain . Mar 1, 2026
US Central Command said Operation Epic Fury deployed massive air and naval forces, striking Iran’s military sites in a coordinated assault

Jeb Bush praises Trump’s Iran strikes, says ‘This is their time to take their great country back’

By Gopika Subramanian . Mar 1, 2026
Jeb Bush and UANI praised Trump’s Iran strikes as historic, urging Iranian people to seize a moment they say could end Tehran’s reign

Officials say ‘Operation Epic Fury’ was urgent, calculated push against Iranian threat

Officials noted that Iran’s growing missile stockpile posed an 'intolerable risk' to the US
By Ishan Jain . Mar 1, 2026

Michael Waltz defends Trump’s Iran strikes at UN, warns 'inaction' risks nuclear escalation

US Ambassador Michael Waltz told the UN council that strikes aim to stop Iran’s nuclear and missile threats and avert broader Middle East conflict
By Riya Siddhacharjee . Mar 1, 2026

Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Trump over Iran strikes: 'It’s always America Last'

Marjorie Taylor Greene argued that instead of engaging in a foreign conflict, the administration should have focused on American families
By Yasira Rahman . Mar 1, 2026

Elizabeth Warren slams Trump’s 'illegal' Iran strikes: 'Betrayal of president’s constitutional duty'

Elizabeth Warren urged the Senate to reconvene and vote on a war powers resolution to block further escalation
By Rishab Rathi . Mar 1, 2026
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