Briefing on Trump’s Iran war angers US Senate Dems as Pentagon reports 140 troops injured

By: Ashley Murray, Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 995

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats tasked with overseeing defense left a classified briefing Tuesday incensed about President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, as the United States and Israel continue their joint bombardment and families prepare to bury seven American service members killed in the conflict.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he left the briefing “more doubtful than ever that there is clarity on objectives or exit strategy.”

“I emerged from …

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