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First Thing: Conflict spirals in Middle East as NGO says at least 700 Iranian civilians killed

Mar 3, 2026Center Left

Trump says the war could last weeks or ‘far longer’. Plus, what a high schooler detained by ICE for 10 months wants you to knowGood morning.Iranian drones hit the US embassy in Riyadh as Tehran continued to launch waves of retaliatory strikes at the Gulf and Israel, while Israeli soldiers began operating in southern Lebanon on the fourth day of an…

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