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Netanyahu takes a gamble on American support for Israel with the war against Iran

By TIA GOLDENBERG
Mar 03, 2026 7:16 am - Throughout his political career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steered his country along two pillars of foreign policy: an ironclad partnership with the United States and a relentless diplomatic and covert battle against the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Europe defends military bases and struggles to evacuate citizens as it is drawn into the war on Iran

By LORNE COOK
Mar 03, 2026 7:08 am - The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Middle East are quickly dragging Europe in, forcing the continent into defensive action to protect military bases and evacuate citizens caught up in the conflict.
Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region

By JON GAMBRELL, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY
Mar 03, 2026 7:05 am - Israel stepped up airstrikes against Iranian missile launchers and factories Tuesday, and Iran retaliated across the Gulf region, disrupting energy supplies and travel. As explosions rang out in Tehran and in Lebanon — where Israel said it struck Hezbollah militants — the American embassy in Saudi Arabia came under drone attack.
Tax changes for 2025: New deductions for seniors, car buyers and families

By Marni Pyke
Mar 02, 2026 6:49 pm - Some taxpayers may get good news in their returns this year, experts say.
Energy prices surge as tanker disruptions and facility shutdowns rattle global supply

By DAVID McHUGH
Mar 02, 2026 3:08 pm - Energy prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and damage to production facilities raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy.
Bill Clinton tries to distance himself from Epstein in videos released from his testimony last week

By STEPHEN GROVES
Mar 02, 2026 3:00 pm - Videos of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answering questions about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released Monday by a House committee investigating the late financier.
Hegseth addresses strikes in Iran and says this conflict is 'not endless'

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Mar 02, 2026 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday spoke to widening concerns that the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted regional conflict by...
War in the Mideast widens as Trump says strikes on Iran could last several weeks

By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY
Mar 02, 2026 7:28 am - Israel and the United States pounded Iran on Monday in a campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies hit back against Israel, Gulf states and targets critical to the world’s energy production.
For Chicago-area Iranians, war stirs complex mix of emotions

By Steve Zalusky
Mar 01, 2026 6:56 pm - The war in Iran and the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has aroused complex and often conflicting emotions for members of the Chicago area’s Iranian community.
‘It’s so outrageous’: Anti-war protesters rally in Aurora

Daily Herald report
Mar 01, 2026 6:00 pm - Anti-war protesters gathered Sunday in downtown Aurora’s Wilder Park to oppose the launch of a new military conflict with Iran.

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