Travelers stranded after Iran war closes airspace in the Middle East
More than 2,400 flights were canceled Sunday across airports in the Middle East, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
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More than 2,400 flights were canceled Sunday across airports in the Middle East, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
Metro Detroit is home to one of the largest Middle Eastern communities in the country. Veronica Ortega spoke with a local religious leaders and a community activists about the military operation against Iran.
President Trump said late Saturday afternoon that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during military strikes carried out by the U.S. military and Israel. Heath Kalb spoke with Saeed Khan, a Wayne State University professor, about what potentially lies ahead.
President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran "is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats" from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement and watch the video here.
President Trump said that "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran would "continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary."
U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, made his comments during an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday.
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.
President Donald Trump's nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait is facing rejection by the Republican-controlled Senate.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance, the second lady, are in Israel today. The trip comes as the fragile peace deal that President Trump spearheaded appears to have survived a weekend of violence. CBS News has this report.
President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.
President Trump addresses the Israeli Knesset after the last living hostages in the Israeli-Hamas war were returned from Gaza to Israel.
Hamas has released all 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages, who are now being reunited with their families in Israel, as part of President Trump's peace plan to end the war in Gaza. CBS News has this special report.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought cautious calm to the region as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.
President Trump is traveling to the Middle East, with stops planned in Israel and Egypt. Mr. Trump is expected to address Israel's parliament before he chairs an international summit on his peace plan for the region.
President Trump says he will travel to the Middle East next week, with a cease fire and a hostage exchange deal now agreed upon between Israel and Hamas.
The plan called for Hamas to return all Israeli hostages and for the Israeli military to begin withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip in phases.
President Trump said Friday that he is issuing a Sunday evening deadline for Hamas to agree to a U.S. peace proposal, backed by the Israeli government, to end the war in Gaza.
President Donald Trump says Israel's bombing attack targeting Hamas leadership in Doha yesterday is "not a good situation." CBS News has this report.
For months, the U.N. and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.
At least 85 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid in one of the deadliest days for aid-seekers since the war began, Gaza's Health Ministry said.
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.
President Trump, Israel and Iran say a ceasefire he announced earlier between the two nations has begun.
"Out of an abundance of caution we recommend American citizens shelter in place until further notice," the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar, said Monday amid concerns about retaliation from Iran.
Trump says U.S. strikes "totally obliterated" 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, but the extent of the damage to Iran's nuclear program remains unclear.
Hamas and the Houthis vow retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran, as reaction from most world leaders focuses on dialogue and deescalation.
