"The U.S. has evacuated diplomats across the Middle East and shut down some embassies today as the war with Iran enters its fourth day. The U.S. is telling citizens to evacuate more than a dozen countries. Limited flights out of the Middle East resumed yesterday, but hundreds of thousands of travelers remain stranded at aviation hubs in the region."
"Trump said his administration expects the conflict to go on for "four to five weeks, but we have the capability to go far longer than that." The Iranian Red Crescent Society reports at least 555 Iranians have been killed since the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign began on Saturday."
"Yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News that regime change is the objective. In contrast, U.S. officials yesterday walked back the idea that this war was about regime change. Trump administration officials briefed top congressional lawmakers yesterday about the war."
The U.S. has evacuated diplomats across the Middle East and closed some embassies as military conflict with Iran enters its fourth day. Israeli warplanes strike Tehran and Beirut while Iranian drones target the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia. The Trump administration estimates the conflict lasting four to five weeks, though Israeli officials believe their war goals achievable in two weeks. Conflicting statements emerge regarding objectives, with Netanyahu citing regime change while U.S. officials deny this focus. Hundreds of thousands of travelers remain stranded at regional aviation hubs. Congress prepares to vote on measures limiting presidential intervention authority without approval, with lawmakers expected to divide largely along partisan lines despite majority American disapproval.
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