Trump defends war with Iran as conflict widens
Israel sent troops into Lebanon as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran widened, and some of Iran's Gulf neighbors warned that Iran's retaliatory fire could draw them into the spreading conflict.
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Israel sent troops into Lebanon as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran widened, and some of Iran's Gulf neighbors warned that Iran's retaliatory fire could draw them into the spreading conflict.
A large blast sent a cloud of smoke over Beirut on Wednesday as drones flew overhead. The Israeli military warned residents in a southern suburb to get out ahead of the morning's airstrike.
The three women said they are working to make their way back home, but without any help from the U.S. State Department.
One expert said the lack of cyber attacks against the U.S. is not surprising given the internet blackouts and possible damage to Iranian cyber capabilities from airstrikes.
Natalie Potesta from Lindenhurst, Leslie Allenspach from Schaumburg, and Dana Mays from Palatine said they've regularly heard sounds of missiles from outside their Dubai hotel room.
Parvini shares her thoughts on the war including the U.S. involvement and hopes from the future of her home country.
As strikes continue to rock Iran's capital city, President Donald Trump defended his decision to use military force.
Fresh explosions rocked Tehran with hundreds of fighter jets in the skies over Iran's capital city as the U.S. and Israel warned that the heaviest strikes are yet to come.
A map created by the CBS News data team shows the strike locations across Iran, including the capital and the site of a major nuclear facility.
Northwestern Law professor Shermin Kruse joined CBS News Chicago as the U.S. and Israel launch more airstrikes amid war with Iran.
Blasts rocked Tehran early Tuesday morning, and Iranian drones hit a U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia. Bradley Blackburn joins Dana Kozlov and Audrina Sinclair with an update.
Overnight, Israel's military says it conducted "simultaneous targeted strikes" against military targets in Tehran, Iran, and Beirut, Lebanon.
The U.S. military said Monday that the number of Americans killed during the ongoing conflict with Iran now stands at six. Follow live updates on Day 4 of the war.
They gathered around Michigan Avenue, with signs and voices to show they will not stay silent in time of war.
Razani left Iran in 2016 and has lived in Chicago for almost five years. In that time, his work has been political and often critical of the Islamic Republic regime.
Bahman Razani said the context of his art is something he was never able to do while living under the current regime.
All of this comes as the Pentagon shared the number of u-s servicemen killed in Operation Epic Fury has grown.
The U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran over the weekend, killing the country's supreme leader.
Iranian Americans who fled their country years ago believe the strikes that started over the weekend could lead to political change.
Drivers in the Chicago area can expect to start paying more at the pump this week, as oil prices have spiked amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
While some at home oppose foreign military intervention and fear instability, others said this is the beginning of change and a possibility to return home.
People in Chicago's Iranian community said what happened over the weekend is emotional and complicated, but for those who have lived under the Iranian regime, they say this was a long time coming.
Jared Hill reports that as many Iranians living in the U.S. celebrated news of the supreme leader's death, some also expressed trepidation.
Political Science Professor Ian Hurd weighs in on the conflict in Iran.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declined to give a timeframe for the operation in Iran, but he insisted it would not be "endless."
A man from Chicago's northwest suburbs stood charged Tuesday with leaving the scene of a crash and driving drunk, after authorities said he hit a pedestrian overnight near Barrington, Illinois.
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A Chicago firefighter has died from injuries he sustained while battling an extra-alarm fire Monday afternoon in an apartment building in Rogers Park.
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President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
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The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
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Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
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CFD Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke after a firefighter died from injuries he sustained battling a blaze in Rogers Park Monday.
A Chicago firefighter has died from his injuries after battling an extra-alarm fire Monday afternoon in an apartment building in Rogers Park, sources tell CBS News Chicago.
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A Chicago firefighter has died from injuries he sustained while battling an extra-alarm fire Monday afternoon in Rogers Park.
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