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U.S.-Iran war expands to Saudi Arabia and Iraq after consequential strikes

Damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed)

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times 45 minutes ago

The dayslong pause in the Iran war was shattered overnight as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched joint airstrikes on Iranian-linked militias in Iraq, drawing yet more countries into Tehran’s crosshairs and casting further doubt on the prospects of an easy peace.

Mission accomplished? Why simply declaring victory could be Trump’s best option in Iran

Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump with hands around his neck alongside the message "Revenge is inevitable" in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Trump seemingly has no good options to end the unpopular and expensive Iran war. But one idea is gaining traction on Capitol Hill and in national security circles: Simply declare victory and stop fighting.

Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump with hands around his neck alongside the message "Revenge is inevitable" in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Mission accomplished? Why simply declaring victory could be Trump’s best option in Iran

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Fauci to face contempt of Congress vote after refusing to answer Sen. Paul’s questions

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Army vehicles on the ridge, as soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to attack the enemy in the town nearby, during an early morning training exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., on April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Lolita C. Baldor) **FILE**

U.S. Army begins shift to new AI-enabled command and control comms system

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Judiciary Committee postpones vote on Blanche AG nomination

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, June 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

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Judiciary Committee postpones vote on Blanche AG nomination

By Lindsey McPherson and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, June 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Fauci diaries: Top five takeaways

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Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., speaks at a House GOP news conference calling for the reopening of the Department of Homeland Security during the partial shutdown, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

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Strike Iran until it can no longer function

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From left, Anthea Hartig, Director of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institute, Mike Gonzalez, E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow at the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, Matthew Spalding, Kirby Professor in Constitutional Government at Hillsdale College, and David Blight, Sterling Professor of American History at Yale University, testify during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing about the Smithsonian, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, speaks to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, before the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tuesday July 28, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed)

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Army vehicles on the ridge, as soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to attack the enemy in the town nearby, during an early morning training exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., on April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Lolita C. Baldor) **FILE**

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In this image from video circulating on social media, protesters dance and cheer around a bonfire as they take to the streets of Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)

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