President Trump considering a "bigger than ever before" attack on Iran
President Trump is looking to continue attacks on Iran, despite concerns over how quickly the U.S. is using its limited military resources.
Watch CBS News
President Trump is looking to continue attacks on Iran, despite concerns over how quickly the U.S. is using its limited military resources.
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The national average for a gallon of gas reached $4.003 on Monday, the first time in over a month it has crossed that threshold, AAA data shows.
Escalating war between the U.S. and Iran have sent gas prices soaring again nationwide, and experts say companies are factoring higher energy costs into the price of their goods and services and passing that cost onto the consumer.
President Trump said the latest American attacks were launched in memory of several U.S. servicemembers killed in recent days. Michael George reports.
Two U.S. service members were killed earlier in Jordan and a third was missing in action, the U.S. Central Command said.
This comes after the United States concluded an eighth night of airstrikes on Iran, targeting its Revolutionary Guard in response to the killing of U.S. troops. Iran retaliated by firing missiles toward Jordan, risking a wider conflict with neighboring Israel.
U.S. Central Command is reporting two American soldiers were killed, and a third went missing, after an attack on U.S. forces at a base in Jordan. As Dave Savini reports, the State Department is warning Americans worldwide to pay attention to updates and security alerts.
As the U.S. restarts its Iran blockade and carries out more strikes, President Trump has called off a planned 20% fee on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
When asked why he backed off plans to impose a 20% fee on ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the president said instead that Gulf countries will be making more investments and trade deals with the U.S.
Lower gasoline prices slowed inflation in June, though many household costs remained stubbornly high.
More strikes have been launched by the U.S. and Iran after a ceasefire over the Strait of Hormuz fell apart.
The president also says the U.S. plans to act as a guardian for the important waterway and will charge cargo ships a 20% security fee. However, Iran says they will not allow the U.S. to interfere in the management of the strait.
After trading strikes with Iran, President Trump said on social media Monday that the U.S. is reinstating the Iranian blockade and would charge 20% on all cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran is now threatening not to hold up its end of the memorandum of understanding reached by the two sides a few weeks ago if the U.S. doesn’t uphold its commitments. Bradley Blackburn reports.
The U.S. launched another attack on Iran early Sunday after the country hit another ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Wendy Gillette reports.
Despite saying the ceasefire is over with Iran, President Trump said peace talks will continue.
Tensions remain high amid the war with Iran.
Iran launched more missiles at U.S. allies Thursday and said at least 14 people were killed in U.S. airstrikes over the last two days of escalating tit-for-tat strikes, sparked by Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week.
Lower jet fuel costs spell relief for airlines. But that doesn't mean they'll pass savings onto customers by lowering airfares, experts said.
President Trump has called off the ceasefire with Iran as new strikes are launched.
The U.S. began a second night of strikes Wednesday and Iran responded in kind after President Trump declared earlier in the day that the ceasefire was "over."
President Trump had hinted at more strikes during a NATO summit earlier in the day. When asked about the ceasefire with Iran, he said that "as far as I'm concerned, it's over."
President Trump just wrapped up what he's calling a "very successful" NATO summit in Turkey, and warned the U.S. would likely launch more strikes against Iran on Wednesday night. Nana-Sentuo Bonsu reports.
The U.S. military announced forces hit more than 80 Iranian targets Tuesday night, which President Trump says are in retaliation for Iran targeting three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
