Chapter 1: What are the implications of the U.S. operation against Iran?
President Trump confirms that dozens of Iran's top brass have been wiped out, and that some American service members have lost their lives in the fight.
We grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, even as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives.
Plus, the FBI investigates a suspected terror attack in Austin. I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Monday, March 2nd. This is Morning Wire. The crippling of the Iranian regime is sending shockwaves throughout the world. How will it impact Iran's enemies and allies, particularly China and Russia?
Iran is important to both countries. This is a significant part of what George W. Bush might have called the axis of evil.
Chapter 2: How did the U.S. and its allies respond to Iran's military actions?
And the American right and left face internal divides on the Iran operation. How might the strikes affect looming political battles here at home? The Constitution is really clear.
Only Congress has the power to declare war.
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Chapter 3: What are the confirmed casualties from the Iran operation?
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Chapter 4: What are the potential political consequences of the Iran strikes?
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Operation Epic Fury has already severely crippled the leadership of the Iranian regime. But we've also had our first confirmed American casualties in the conflict as well. Joining us now with the latest is Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce. Morning, Tim. So there's a lot to get to here, but let's start with the first reports of Americans injured and killed in the operation.
What do we know so far about the casualties?
Right. President Trump, in his address announcing the operation on Saturday, warned that American warriors may end up losing their lives, and that has indeed happened.
Chapter 5: How are Americans reacting to the news of the Iran operation?
Early Sunday morning, we started getting reports that several U.S. service members were killed. U.S. Central Command issued a statement at 9.30 a.m. Eastern that three soldiers had been killed in action and five others seriously wounded as part of the operation.
CENTCOM also revealed that several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions, but are in the process of being returned to duty. In situations like this, additional information about the fallen heroes is often withheld for at least 24 hours out of respect for the families and to allow time for them to be notified.
The president also said that this operation would not be like Midnight Hammer or the capture of Maduro, that Americans should expect this to go on for days, if not weeks, so more lives will likely be lost in the effort.
Right. We're all hoping we don't get more reports like this, but this will be a longer operation.
Chapter 6: What are the geopolitical impacts of the U.S. actions in Iran?
Now, on the other side, we have confirmation of scores of Iranian leaders taken out already. What do we know for sure at this point?
Well, the most significant, of course, is Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader. When Cabot reported for us Saturday, there were already unconfirmed reports that he was dead.
But by Saturday night, President Trump made it official and used the confirmation of his death as another call to action for the Iranian people, saying this is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country. Trump also announced on Sunday morning that the U.S. had destroyed at least nine Iranian naval ships and largely destroyed their naval headquarters.
Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command says that it has destroyed the headquarters for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
And we're now starting to learn more details of the specific strikes, including the one that took out the Ayatollah, correct?
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Chapter 7: How are different political factions in the U.S. responding to the Iran operation?
Right. We now know that on Saturday morning, Khamenei convened a meeting of his top military and intelligence aides above ground in Tehran. At the same time, two other meetings were taking place in the city. Typically, these strikes take place at night, but the US and Israel reportedly felt that this was their best shot for a decapitation strike, and they took it.
The obvious question now is who will fill the power vacuum in Tehran, and could this ultimately lead to the collapse of the regime?
Right. Now leading up to this operation, many experts were sounding the alarm over the potential response from Iran, including sleeper cells here in the U.S. We've now had this horrific mass shooting in Austin. The FBI quickly announced they were looking into it as a potential act of terror. What do we know so far about that incident?
Chapter 8: What might the future of U.S.-Iran relations look like after this operation?
Yes, at least two people were killed and over a dozen wounded at a bar Saturday night in Austin. Authorities are investigating the mass shooting as a potential act of terrorism. The gunman was reportedly wearing a sweatshirt that said, And underneath that, he wore a shirt with an Iranian flag on it. Authorities also found a Quran in his car. He appears to have become a U.S.
citizen in 2013 and is originally from Senegal, a Muslim-majority country on the west coast of Africa. There is no definitive connection to the regime yet in this particular case, but there are certainly grave concerns that there could be attacks like this in the coming days and weeks because of what is happening in Iran.
Now, before we let you go, I wanted to ask you about the response we've seen so far from Iranians and Iranian Americans to this operation. What have we seen here and abroad?
It's been truly remarkable. We've seen videos flooding social media showing Iranians around the world celebrating. That's included big demonstrations in Washington, New York, London, and most significantly, all across Iran. What we saw there was really incredible demonstrations of bravery. Thousands flooded the streets, dancing, honking horns, and setting off fireworks.
In one video, there was a large group of demonstrators who tore down a statue of the Ayatollah. Those watching the show will be able to see some of this footage.
Really a remarkable sight there, Tim. Thanks so much for reporting. Thanks for having me on.
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