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Was there an imminent threat from Iran? Senator calls for Trump to explain war goals

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

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Summary

Senator Mark Warner tells NPR that the families of sailors in the conflict area that he has met with "have no idea why their sons and daughters are being put in harm's way." Warner says that the president should appear before Congress and ask for a declaration of war.


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0:00.0

Two days of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes have caused remarkable damage in Iran.

0:09.1

In this video, published by U.S. Central Command, mobile batteries launch missiles.

0:16.0

The attacks have killed hundreds inside the country, according to Iranian state media, including Ayatollah Ali Hamini, the supreme leader of Iran and other high-ranking officials.

0:25.7

I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military police, to lay down your

0:33.4

arms and receive full immunity or face certain death.

0:36.7

That is President Trump speaking on Sunday.

0:38.8

Now, before this all began, the U.S. was engaged in talks with Iran over their nuclear

0:43.1

program and had planned for more.

0:45.4

Then the strikes came.

0:50.2

Now, the U.S. government says that attacks, such as this one, from a U.S. Navy warship,

0:55.3

destroyed Iranian naval vessels, command centers, and ballistic missile facilities in strikes across the Middle Eastern country.

1:02.1

We have no problem with the American people.

1:06.1

And we believe that this is not their war.

1:08.7

This is the U.S. administration's war of choice.

1:11.3

We were talking with Americans. We were in the middle of the negotiations.

1:15.2

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Ismail Bagai on Sunday.

1:18.8

This is an unjust war imposed on our nation. And we have no other choice other than fighting

1:24.4

against this injustice.

1:26.3

Iranian retaliatory strikes targeted U.S. military installations in the region, in Israel, and in neighboring countries like the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Kuwait.

1:36.3

Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed and five more wounded in Kuwait on Sunday.

1:42.3

We pray for the full recovery of the wounded and send our immense love and eternal gratitude

1:48.6

to the families of the fallen.

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