The rationale keeps changing – from Iran planning a preemptive strike to lobbying by Israel

Donald Trump says Iran was close to developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles capable of striking the U.S. Analysts say that's not true.

War highlights strained alliances, unfettered militaries and a Washington with renewed appetite for regime change

The president has made numerous, often confusing media appearances since the start of the offensive on February 28, while only a third of Americans believe that the US-Israeli…

Fears that decision to strike could be open-ended as Trump comes under pressure to spell out his vision for Iran

The president has a offered a series of rationales for the air war, including some that contradict each other.

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration and its allies in Congress presented a shifting new justification Monday for the US attack on Iran, with House Speaker Mike Johnson suggesting…

War powers legislation talks reignite as Democrats push back on Trump's justification for 'preemptive' strikes on Iran.

Four days into a war that has already left six U.S. service members dead, GOP members of Congress offered distinctly different justifications for the strikes, ranging from regime…

Trump said when the invasion began his objective was to "defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group"

The rationale keeps changing – from Iran planning a preemptive strike to lobbying by Israel

The new line: Israeli threats to bomb Iran and trigger a response that could hit U.S. bases in the region led the administration to join the war.