Tariff Troubles and Trump’s Big Speech: The Week in Review
Heading into President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, Olivier offered some questions and answers about the annual address.
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William Noble
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Jeannie Owen
Hegseth says U.S. “just getting started” in Iran war as conflict intensifies and spreads
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is “accelerating, not decelerating” its war on Iran, with more assets heading to the region as the conflict ricochets from Turkey to Sri Lanka and Israel steps up strikes in Tehran and Lebanon. Hegseth said a U.S. torpedo sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.
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William Noble
As Trump Out-Putins Putin, Russia’s Global Influence Erodes
The conflict in Iran may give Moscow a short-term boost economically and in Ukraine. But it has also shown the limits of Russia’s partnerships.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/world/europe/russia-iran-putin.html
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Jeannie Owen
‘Quiet Death’: U.S. Sinks Iranian Warship With Torpedo
The U.S. is “accelerating” its attacks on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon on Wednesday, with the U.S. military soon expecting to control the skies over the country.
https://time.com/7382491/united-states-sinks-iranian-warship-pentagon-briefing/
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Jeannie Owen
Trump has claimed Iran is building missiles that could soon hit the US. Sources say that’s not backed up by US intelligence.
In his first comments about Saturday’s US military strikes against Iran, President Donald Trump claimed in a video posted to social media that Iran has been building missiles that “could soon reach the American homeland.” It’s an argument he also made in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/27/politics/iran-missiles-trump-intelligence-nuclear
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Sandel Daine
‘Sinners’ is so much bigger than the BAFTA chaos around it
When director Ryan Coogler called Raphael Saadiq to run him through the script of “Sinners,” the celebrated R&B singer and songwriter knew the song he wanted to write before he hung up the phone.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/26/entertainment/sinners-oscars-bafta
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