Khamenei son named supreme leader of Iran as war rages on
President Trump says the U.S. has diminished Iran's military and regime and will continue to expand its targets inside Iran.
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President Trump says the U.S. has diminished Iran's military and regime and will continue to expand its targets inside Iran.
President Trump on Saturday told reporters, without citing evidence, that he believes a deadly strike on a girls' primary school in southern Iran last weekend was "done by Iran."
The State Department said it was facilitating charter flights from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE for Americans.
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.
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.
The U.S. military says three troops have been killed in the war with Iran, as President Trump says the operation is proceeding "ahead of schedule." Follow live updates.
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."
Demonstrators took to the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday in the wake of a U.S. and Israeli strike on Iran overnight, which killed multiple Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also announced President Trump will receive the Israel Prize for his work on peace negotiations.
An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.
President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.
As Israel and Hamas implement the first phase of a Gaza peace plan, questions remain unanswered over what comes next.
The hostages are civilians and soldiers, fathers and sons. Some were at the Nova music festival, where almost 400 people were killed and dozens kidnapped.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought cautious calm to the region as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.
CBS News meets young Palestinians who've lost their parents to Israel's war with Hamas, who say they're scared, and know "life will never be the same."
Tuesday marks two years since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war.
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.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would send its negotiating team to Qatar, this after Hamas said it had issued a "positive response" to a U.S.-mediated ceasefire proposal.
President Trump raised expectations last week when he told reporters in the Oval Office that there could be a ceasefire agreement within the next week.
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 accused Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire, but then said it was "in effect" after a phone call with Israel's leader.
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.
