Watch live: White House holds briefing as Iran tensions fuel fears of wider conflict

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters on Thursday morning as the administration faces scrutiny over its strategy in Iran, the broader conflict in the Middle East and as the death toll rises for American troops.

President Trump has issued a slew of warnings to the Iranian regime and its allies, including Houthi rebels in Yemen, this week as tit-for-tat strikes intensify between the two sides of the nearly five-month-long war. Questions are also swirling........

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