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Net and Yahoo, for decades, really, has seen a confrontation with Iran.

He says eliminating the threat of Iran upon Israel as a kind of crusade.

The leaders of both the U.S. and Israel are claiming credit for starting the war against Iran,

which immediately exploded into a regional conflict.

It's Tuesday, March 3rd, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR.

I'm Chris Bentley.

Today on the show, Congress waited until after President Trump went to war with Iran to hold a vote on war powers.

And that vote is still forthcoming as of Tuesday afternoon.

But Democrats might have another chance to meaningfully oppose war by withholding money,

says Senator Gene Shaheen of the Armed Services Committee.

We are spending billions of dollars with the buildup in the Middle East

and with the ongoing operations.

So at some point, I assume they're going to have to come back to Congress.

Also, a top intelligence official who served in the first Trump administration says the

president's current inner circle is different than it was the first time around

and is unlikely to challenge him even on matters of war.

And this circle of advisors is very limited, and they are all people who owe their positions to him and are very supportive.

That conversation coming up at about 15 minutes.

But first, the State Department is now urging

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