Trump Calls Iran War “Last, Best Chance”

0:00 Good evening. It's Monday, March 2nd, 2026.

0:04 I'm Alice Beth and this is your latest NEWS UPDATE from Global

0:08 News Daily. President Donald Trump says he

0:11 made the decision to launch war against Iran because it was what

0:14 he called the last best chance to stop the countries regime.

0:19 Speaking at the White House for the first time since ordering

0:22 strikes, the president said U.S. forces are continuing to carry

0:26 out large scale combat operations across Iranian

0:30 territory. The remarks come as the conflict

0:33 expands across the region. Earlier, new Iranian strikes

0:36 were reported on a major gas plant in Qatar.

0:40 Qatar's Ministry of Defence later said it had shot down to

0:44 Iranian aircraft, 7 missiles and five drones during the attack.

0:49 The targeting of critical energy infrastructure raises concerns

0:53 about potential disruption to global gas supplies and

0:57 International Energy markets. Meanwhile, British Prime

1:01 Minister Keir Starmer said the UK's decision not to join the US

1:05 Israeli strikes was deliberate. He stated that his government

1:09 does not believe in regime change from the skies,

1:13 signalling a clear divergent in strategy between London and

1:17 Washington. In Kuwait, several US fighter

1:20 planes have crashed in what the US military describes as an

1:24 apparent friendly fire incident. No details have yet been

1:29 released about casualties, but the development underscores the

1:32 complexity and risks of operating in a crowded and fast

1:36 moving combat environment. For our deep dive and analysis,

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