President Trump Says Iran Operation Will Last Several Weeks or Longer
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And a contentious primary election in Texas tomorrow could offer clues for the midterms. It's Monday, March 2nd. I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal. This is the p.m. edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today. The U.S. is sending more forces to the Middle East to support its operation in Iran. In remarks at the White House today, President Trump outlined four goals for the Iran operation. He says it's aimed at destroying Iran's missile capabilities as well as its navy. He also says it's to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon and will stop Iran from arming, funding, and directing terrorist groups outside its borders. Trump said strikes against Iran could last several weeks.
And we have, right from the beginning, we projected four to five weeks. But we have capability to go far longer than that. The toll for the U.S. is rising. Six U.S. troops have been killed, with several others seriously wounded. Trump has warned that more American casualties are likely. Three U.S.
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jet fighters were mistakenly shot down over Kuwait, but the six crew members safely ejected. In Israel, at least nine people were killed after an Iranian strike and several people in the United Arab Emirates. In Iran, the Iranian Red Crescent says U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed more than 500 Iranians. Many of the country's top leaders have died. Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said today that the U.S. and Israel have bombed hospitals, Red Crescent facilities, residential buildings, and schools. And there were more than two dozen deaths in Lebanon from Israeli strikes after the Hezbollah militia attacked Israel. Across the Gulf, some commercial flights resumed today. They're in high demand as Western expats try to leave the region.
Back in the U.S., Americans are figuring out what they think about the operation. Aaron Zittner is a reporter out of Washington and says Trump's base is split on the conflict. The loyalty of Donald Trump's supporters to him personally is, at this point, we could even say legendary. He just has a firm grip on his base. But also, we're starting to see some very prominent voices saying they're opposed. Most famously now, Tucker Carlson has said this is disgusting and evil. And what do the MAGA supporters do? Do they hold on to the part of the Donald Trump message that is no more foreign intervention? Or do they say, you know, he said for a long time that Iran can't have nukes. And what I'm finding is that there's a large number of
MAGA people who are kind of in a negative posture toward this, but not in opposition. They're skeptical, but they're not breaking away. I'll say the thing I heard today is about the use of ground troops. Both President Trump and Pete Hegseth in various venues today would not rule out use of ground troops. And that's a kind of a red line for some people. European and Asian stocks largely sold off, and investors sought safety in the dollar and gold. But U.S. indexes came back from steep early losses to end nearly flat. The Dow ended down 0.1 percent, while the S&P was up less than 0.1 percent and the Nasdaq less than half a percent. Shares of oil, shipping, and defense companies rallied. Oil prices also jumped after Iran paralyzed tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and attacked energy infrastructure in the Gulf.
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