It remains possible that a declaration from Trump that the fighting is over results in a ceasefire, as it did in June of last year, when Trump demanded an end to 12 days of war between Iran and Israel. “To the great proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand,” Trump said. Others are not, such as picking the next leader of Iran,” said Ray Takeyh, a scholar on Iran at the Council on Foreign Relations. “The war was publicly justified, to the extent it was justified at all, in terms of destroying Iran’s nuclear program. California Oscars security tighter than ever: 1-mile police buffer amid Iran war Security has been tighter at the Oscars every year since 9/11.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 15, 2026 11:30 UTC