Jerusalem under fire as Trump says fighting in Iran could last ‘4 weeks or so’ (AUDIO)

U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continued for a second day on Sunday after the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threw the future of the Islamic Republic into uncertainty and raised the risk of regional instability. There were explosions in Tehran on
US gasoline prices to rise after attack on Iran, analysts warn

By Shariq Khan and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) – U.S. average retail gasoline prices are set to break above $3 a gallon on Monday for the first time in more than three months as
Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes

The United Arab Emirates has sold itself to foreigners for years as a sunny, safe, tax-free oasis. That peaceful image was shattered Saturday as Iranian weaponry rained down on Dubai, setting fire to a five-star resort, threatening
People line up for ice cream treats every March 1 at this Minnesota Dairy Queen. Why? It’s tradition

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — It’s still winter in Minnesota, but for the people lined up Sunday in single-digit cold at the Moorhead Dairy Queen, spring is in the air. The annual March 1 opening of the 77-year-old
OPEC+ boosts oil production after attacks on Iran and throughout region

NEW YORK (AP) — Eight countries that are part of the OPEC+ oil cartel announced Sunday they will boost production of crude as U.S. and Israeli forces launched a major attack on Iran and the country responded
3 US troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. attacks on Iran, the military said Sunday, marking the first American casualties in a major offensive that has sparked
White House official: Iran suggests it’s open to talks and Trump is ‘eventually’ willing

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior White House official said Sunday that Iran’s “new potential leadership” has suggested it is open to talks with the United States after American and Israeli forces launched a major attack against Tehran,
How the AP decided to describe joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran’s retaliation, as a war

The Associated Press is using the word “war” to refer to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran’s retaliation. This reflects the scope and intensity of the fighting. The United States and Israel attacked key military
US lawmakers see no Trump plan for Iran following strikes

By Doina Chiacu March 1 (Reuters) – The United States has yet to spell out a “day-after” strategy for Iran following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed much of the country’s leadership, lawmakers from both major political parties
Just one in four Americans support US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) – Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran’s leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Donald Trump is too