In the weeks leading up to President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran and in the frenetic days since, the president and his administration have offered several evolving explanations — at times exaggerated or at odds with US intelligence — to justify why the attacks were necessary and what the US ultimately hopes to achieve.

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - ⁠The "big ⁠wave" is ⁠yet to come in the ​war with Iran, U.S. President ‌Donald Trump told ‌CNN on Monday, ⁠adding ⁠that Washington did not know who the country's ​new leader would be following the killing of Ayatollah ​Ali Khamenei.

Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, Lindsey Graham and more appear in the "Newsnight" montage.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the US decision to take military action in Iran, as most say a long-term military conflict between the two nations is likely, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.