US escalates Iran clash as funding and political fights intensify

The United States is intensifying its confrontation with Iran through broader air and naval strikes and new weapon deployments under Operation Epic Fury, while the Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion for the war. At home, Republicans block Democratic efforts to curb Trump’s war powers amid ongoing intel briefings on global threats. The White House pledges no refugee spillover, and Trump warns he would retaliate by targeting Iran’s South Pars gas field if Qatar’s LNG facility is attacked again.