Why Trump Is Striking Iran Now

特朗普为何现在打击伊朗?

WSJ What’s News

2026-03-01

18 分钟
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The launch of Operation Epic Fury against Iran by the U.S. and Israel marks the beginning of what President Trump hopes is the end of the regime in Tehran and its nuclear program. While Trump is calling on Iranians to take control of the government, Iran is hitting back with a barrage of missiles and drones targeted at Israel and U.S. bases across the Middle East. The strikes risk sparking a wider conflict in one of the world's most economically important regions. In this special episode of What's News Sunday, host Luke Vargas is joined by WSJ national-security reporter Alex Ward and WSJ Middle East correspondent Jared Malsin to discuss the strikes, Iran's response and the political debate taking shape in Washington. Follow the Journal's live coverage on wsj.com. Further Reading: Trump Rolls the Dice on Regime Change Who’s Who in the Iranian Regime Why Did U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Fail? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • coming to you early this weekend to dig into the big questions after the U.S.

  • launched major combat operations against Iran earlier today.

  • In coordination with Israel,

  • American strikes have targeted Iran's leadership and its military assets,

  • the prelude to what President Trump hopes is an end to the regime in Tehran.

  • Unsurprisingly, Iran is heading back,

  • firing missiles and drones at Israel and at US bases across the Middle East.

  • While it's still early hours,

  • the attacks that various factions in Washington and abroad have either feared or longed to see for decades are risking a wider conflict.

  • Today, we'll look at the very latest on the US attacks and Iran's response,