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US President Donald Trump. Photo: Collected

How Trump's stated reasons, goals and timeline for Iran war have shifted

Stated objectives and expected timeline have varied, including toppling Iran's government, weakening Iran's military, security and nuclear capabilities and its regional influence, as well...

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Israel attacks Tehran, Beirut as US sends Marines to Middle East

Iranian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo

US allows 30-day sale of Iran oil at sea in bid to tame prices

The logo of US software company Palantir Technologies is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Picture taken May 22, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system: Memo

A U.S. Navy sailor signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran at an undisclosed location, on 4 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

US sending Marines and amphibious assault ship to Middle East: Officials

US President Donald Trump. File Photo

Trump struggles to shape the narrative on the Iran war

A US flag flutters near shipping containers as a ship is unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, US, May 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake/ File Photo

US waives shipping regulation to ease fuel, fertiliser deliveries

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US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase

Former Representative Tulsi Gabbard, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of national intelligence, attends to testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 30, 2025. Photo: Reuters

US spy chief says Iran was not rebuilding nuclear programme before war

A man uses a flashlight during a blackout after Cuba's national electric grid collapsed, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a US-imposed oil blockade, in Havana, Cuba, March 16. Photo: REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Cuba restores power after 29-hour blackout amid US oil blockade

A view of the US Department of Education building in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

US judge temporarily blocks Trump effort to secure race data from colleges

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to members of the Republican Party, at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, US, March 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump on Cuba: May or may not be a 'friendly takeover'

Smoke continues to rise after a reported strike on fuel tanks in an oil refinery, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Democratic US senators demand immediate hearings on Iran war