OPINION — The Trump administration has joined Israel in launching large-scale attacks across Iran. The strikes mark the beginning of “major combat operations,” according to President Trump, and in response Tehran has reportedly launched retaliatory attacks in Middle Eastern countries that host U.S. military bases.
With the death toll mounting and the war threatening to spiral out of control, here are five things Americans need to know:
1: Trump says he’s trying to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, but the U.S. and its allies are the greatest nuclear threat
