Trump Zigzags on When War Will End, and Investigators Search Epstein’s Ranch in New Mexico
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From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Tuesday, March 10th. Here's what we're covering.
Mr. President, you've said the war is, quote, very complete, but your defense secretary says this is just the beginning. So which is it and how long should Americans be prepared for this war to last for?
Well, I think you could say both. The beginning, it's the beginning of building a new country.
President Trump offered contradictory messaging yesterday on how long the war with Iran could last.
Are you thinking this week it will be over? No, but soon. Are you talking about days? I think soon. Okay, and with respect to... Very soon.
Earlier in the day, when he said the war was pretty much done, markets rebounded and the price of oil dropped. But he seemed to switch gears later, leaving the timing open-ended. To date, at least 1,300 people have been killed in Iran, according to the Iranian ambassador to the UN. Iran's retaliatory strikes across the Middle East have killed seven U.S. service members and more than 30 others. My colleague Eric Schmidt, who covers the Pentagon, says one key question at the moment is how much of an arsenal Iran still has.
In confidential briefings to Congress late last week, Pentagon officials told lawmakers that the Iranians still have as much as 50% of their overall missile fleet still intact. Now, that's getting hammered away every day.
What conflicting messages did Trump give about the war's duration?
But more important is the drones are probably even more than that. They can still manufacture these drones at this point. They still have huge stockpiles. So even though the United States and Israel pose significant damage on these stockpiles, the Iranians still have a fair amount left. And that's the race that we're in here. Between Iran's ability to fire off as many of these missiles and drones as possible to inflict as much pain as possible, physical pain, economic pain, political pain, versus Israel's. the United States and Israel's ability to knock out that ability to fight back. That's the race that's underway. How quickly can the Iranians fire enough of this stuff off to really increase the pain to its maximum point?
And how quickly can the U.S. and Israel suppress that Iranian ability?
Eric details more on the state of play in Iran on today's episode of The Daily. Meanwhile... Israel is pushing further into Lebanon as its forces target Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group there. Yesterday, Israeli troops advanced into the southern part of the country, and Israeli fighter jets launched the heaviest bombardment yet on the southern suburbs of Beirut, sending huge explosions echoing through the city. The fighting there reignited last week after Hezbollah launched a rocket attack against Israel in solidarity with Iran. At least 600,000 people in Lebanon have fled their homes to escape the violence, and nearly 500 people have been killed, including more than 80 children, according to Lebanese authorities.
The president of Lebanon said he'd like to hold talks with Israel under international supervision about ending the escalation and disarming Hezbollah. It's not clear if the group would participate. Hezbollah has long operated as a powerful state within a state, holding sway over parts of the country. But the group has been facing rising frustration from the public, with many people in Lebanon saying they feel like the militia has dragged them into a deadly confrontation with Israel with no clear benefit. For its part, Israel has vowed not to retreat, and military analysts say they could be preparing for a wider ground invasion.
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