WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 3-2-26 (1/3)

Episode Date: March 2, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Mark Mellinger. President Trump says the U.S. will likely mourn the deaths of more members of the military as strikes against Iran continue for the next several weeks. His comments came in a social media post Sunday afternoon honoring the first three U.S. service members killed in the campaign, known as Operation Epic Fury, and five others, seriously wounded. We pray for the full recovery of the wounded and send our immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen.

And sadly, there will likely be more. Before it ends, that's the way it is. The three service members killed were part of a unit in Kuwait, handling supplies and logistics to support the strikes. Meantime, we are learning details of just how the operation came together. The CIA spent months tracking the movements of Iranian leaders and sharing intelligence with Israel. That information sharing allowed the two countries to pull off

a surprise initial flurry of devastating attacks in broad daylight, three strikes in three locations within a minute, killing dozens of Iranian leaders. Now President Trump is hoping such displays of force will convince Iran's military and police to stop opposing the U.S. and Israel. To lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death. Though there is no clear successor to the Ayatollah, a three-member council has formed to temporarily lead Iran.

Democrats on Capitol Hill are mostly criticizing the Trump administration's strikes on Iran. They're calling for a swift vote on invoking the War Powers Act this week. Democrats like Virginia Senator Tim Cain say the president should have asked Congress to authorize a military strike first and that Iran did not pose an imminent threat. All of the intelligence I've seen in 13 years on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees tell me there was no imminent threat from Iran that justifies sending our sons and daughters into war. Kane, talking to Fox News Sunday, on the same program, Republican Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick disagreed, saying Operation Epic Fury was needed to stop a dangerous adversary of America.

There is no regime in the world that has more blood on its hands than Iran. It's killed thousands of Americans. Through the previous operation, we took out and set back their nuclear program significantly, but they have thousands of ballistic missiles, ballistic missile launchers. Invoking the War Powers Act would restrain the president's power to further carry out the operation in Iran, giving him 60 days to withdraw troops or else ask Congress for further authorization. With the GOP in charge on Capitol Hill, any such legislation is likely to fail. For World Radio, I'm Mark Millinger.

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