Already a subscriber? Log in Already have a subscription? Activate it Ready for constructive world news? Join the Monitor community. Subscribe March 03, 2026, 4:18 p.m. ET In a live chat on Monday, March 2, senior Middle East correspondent Scott Peterson spent an hour answering reader questions about the Iran war. Drawing on the 45 trips he has made to Iran as a journalist, he took readers beyond the headlines. He spoke to how the U.S., Israel, and Iran arrived at this point.