The United States and Israel launched their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sinking Iranian warships and hitting more than 1,000 targets so far, officials say. ADVERTISEMENTBut Sunday's remarks to Congress appeared to undercut one of the key arguments for the war made by senior administration officials. Trump, one of the officials said, was not going to "sit back and allow American forces in the region to absorb attacks." Trump has argued, without presenting evidence, that Iran was on track to soon secure the ability to strike the United States with a ballistic missile. His missile claim was not backed by US intelligence reports, and appeared to be exaggerated, sources familiar with the reports have told Reuters.

Source: The Telegraph March 02, 2026 05:17 UTC