new video loaded: How Trump Determined to Go to Battle
President Trump’s embrace of navy motion in Iran was set off by the dedication of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to finish diplomatic negotiations. Our investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti describes how few of Mr. Trump’s advisers voiced opposition.
By Mark Mazzetti, Leila Medina, Sutton Raphael, Joey Sendaydiego, Jon Hazell and Rafaela Balster
March 3, 2026
