U.S. politicians react after Trump launches military operation against Iran
Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."
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Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."
Americans weighed in on how long a conflict with Iran might last and what Congress should do.
President Trump on Saturday announced plans to raise the global tariffs he imposed on Friday from 10% to 15%. The announcement comes around a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Mr. Trump doesn't have the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs on nearly every country under a federal emergency powers law. The president is also expressing renewed concern for the people of Iran. Willie James Inman reports.
"I guess I can say I am considering that," President Trump told reporters when asked about the possibility of a limited strike on Iran.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in December at Mar-a-Lago with Mr. Trump saying the U.S. would support strikes if no deal was made with Iran.
Tension remains high between Iran and the U.S. in the wake of a bloody crackdown on protests.
The country's leader criticized President Trump on Saturday, blaming him for "casualties, damages and accusations" against Iran.
President Trump visited Metro Detroit Tuesday with a speech on the economy, remarks on Iran and a tour of a Ford plant. CBS News has this recap.
"We don't want to see what's happening in Iran happen," President Trump said in an exclusive interview that aired Tuesday on "CBS Evening News."
President Trump shared a warning for Iran, called Jerome Powell a "lousy Fed chairman" and defended the ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. Read the full transcript of their conversation.
President Trump's national security team will meet Tuesday at the White House on Tuesday to options about the situation in Iran. CBS News has this report.
President Trump is considering military options against Iran. The Federal Reserve received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department stemming from a criminal investigation into its chair, Jerome Powell. Those headlines and other national news are in this roundup from CBS News.
President Trump appeared to lay out his red line of action on Friday when he warned that if the Iranian government began "killing people like they have in the past, we would get involved."
As activists say Iran's anti-government unrest has seen at least 538 people killed, the nation's rulers threaten protesters and U.S. forces across the Mideast.
The leader of an independent Iranian news publication says President Trump's warnings are alarming officials and encouraging demonstrators.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strikes a defiant tone against the U.S. after a night of massive anti-government protests.
Salman Rushdie is among those being honored at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio.
The Iranian American Cultural Society of Michigan says Iran has one of the world's highest execution rates. Members of the group were in Ann Arbor on Sunday to bring awareness about the situation.
Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, who is a citizen of Iran, was arrested outside his child's preschool in Oregon for overstaying his visa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
When the conflict between Israel and Iran erupted, thousands of Americans were stranded in Israel, including 3,000 students attending organized programs.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said leaker of initial intel assessment wanted to "make it look like this historic strike wasn't successful."
On Thursday, the Trump administration plans to provide proof that the airstrikes against Iran were a success. Here's a recap of the discussions ahead of those talks.
President Trump spoke to reporters at the NATO summit in the Netherlands amid the tenuous Iran-Israel ceasefire.
Trump says U.S. strikes "obliterated" key Iranian nuclear sites, setting the program back decades, but sources say an early intel assessment says Iran could rebuild some of its capabilities in months.
Israel drops all war-time restrictions, freeing people to return to their lives under a ceasefire with Iran, but uncertainty over the impact of 12 days of war leaves room for anxiety.
