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Hegseth says U.S. 'winning' in Iran, but end goal of war remains unclear to many

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said a U.S. Submarine sunk an Iranian warship, and that his country is 'winning war in Iran.' But the White House has struggled with its messaging about why it started the war in the first place. Former U.S. State Department official Andrew Miller says that's 'characteristic' for the Trump administration.

A lot has happened today. If you're just coming to this page now, here are the key updates:

Anita Anand will be providing an update on Ottawa's response to the situation in the Middle East.

Siren sends crew running near border with Lebanon

Israel continues to be on the receiving end of missile and drone attacks from not just Iran, but also from Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. That means areas of northern Israel near the Lebanese border are especially vulnerable.

I went to a kibbutz near the border to speak with a medic named Sagalit Bar. 

As we were perched on the edge of her ambulance, talking about what it is like to deal with danger and what may come of a new Israeli offensive pushing into southern Lebanon, the war came barging into our conversation and we had 30 seconds to run to her safe room.

The U.S. Senate has blocked a resolution that aimed to pull U.S. Forces out of the war against Iran unless Congress gives explicit approval.

The vote split almost entirely along partisan lines, with Republican senators all voting against it, except Rand Paul of Kentucky, and all Democrat senators except John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voting for it.

The tally was 53-47 against the ​resolution.

Ene Underwood, a Canadian stuck in Dubai, says her flight home with Air Canada has been cancelled five times. 

She's now weighing other options, including spending hundreds of dollars to book a flight home with another airline. 

"I think that's just the nature of the situation we're in. It just lends itself to a lot of 'now what do I do?' questions," she said. 

But Underwood added that she's not currently concerned for her personal safety. 

"When you go outside, it just feels pretty normal."

Some commercial flights out of the United Arab Emirates are scheduled to resume Thursday, according to an updated travel advisory from Global Affairs Canada. 

The advisory tells travellers to continue to shelter in place until that time, and leave while commercial options are available. 

"Our ability to provide consular services to Canadians during an active conflict is limited, with priority given to the provision of essential services," the advisory says, adding that travellers should prepare contingency plans that don't rely on government assistance.

At the start of an unrelated event at the White House this afternoon, Trump touted the success of the U.S. Mission in Iran so far, saying on a scale of one to 10 he'd rate it 15. 

"We're going to continue to do well; we have the greatest military in the world by far," Trump said. 

He also repeated the same rhetoric he's used throughout the week for justifying the attacks, saying Iran "was a tremendous threat" and would've attacked the U.S. And Israel if they hadn't done so first.

The resolution is co-sponsored by Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine and Republican Sen. Rand Paul. It would require the president "to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran," unless Congress has authorized military action. 

It's far from clear whether the resolution will pass. The Republicans hold 53 of the Senate's 100 seats and so far Paul is the only Republican senator who has explicitly committed to vote for it. 

In addition, Democrat Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has said he'll vote no.

We're expecting the vote sometime after 4 p.m. ET.  

Hegseth says U.S. 'winning' in Iran, but end goal of war remains unclear to many

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said a U.S. Submarine sunk an Iranian warship, and that his country is 'winning war in Iran.' But the White House has struggled with its messaging about why it started the war in the first place. Former U.S. State Department official Andrew Miller says that's 'characteristic' for the Trump administration.

A lot has happened today. If you're just coming to this page now, here are the key updates:

Global Affairs Canada says it has secured a "limited number of seats" on a commercial flight from Beirut to Istanbul scheduled for tomorrow. 

Flight ME 1265 is set to depart at 6:30 p.m. Local time on Thursday and will cost about $520 ($381 US) and must be paid for at the time of booking. Seats will be given on a first-come, first-served basis until 10 a.m. Local time tomorrow, GAC says.

This is the second day that Global Affairs has helped Canadians claim seats on a flight out of Beirut. The same flight (ME 1265) slated for today included reserved seats for Canadians, too.

Earlier, Anand said she has been "on the phone night and day" with her counterparts in the region to make sure Ottawa is "providing utmost support for Canadians in need."

Earlier today, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Spain has agreed to co-operate with the U.S. Military, after explicitly refusing to let U.S. Aircraft use jointly operated military bases. Trump then threatened a retaliatory trade embargo against Madrid. 

But it's unclear how Leavitt got that information — considering Spain denies it. 

The country's foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, said Spain's position on the war has not changed. 

"I categorically deny it," he told a private Spanish radio station. 

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