Also, a New York City mayoral candidate was arrested by ICE agents. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
By Matthew Cullen
President Trump raised the possibility of killing Iran’s supreme leader, demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and said he was no longer in the mood to negotiate in the hours before meeting today with his national security staff. The president’s comments added to the mounting evidence that the U.S. was considering joining Israel’s bombing campaign.
“We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” Trump said, tying himself to Israel’s war effort. Follow here for the latest updates.
The president, who has long professed opposition to getting involved in foreign wars, has shifted his position since Israel attacked Iran five days ago. After first calling for peace, he is now seriously considering sending in American aircraft to help refuel Israeli combat jets and to try to take out Iran’s nuclear site deep underground at Fordo with 30,000-pound bombs.
