CIA director warns "misjudgments" could further escalate Middle East conflict
CIA Director William Burns warned Monday of the potential for simmering clashes in the Middle East to spread across the region.
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CIA Director William Burns warned Monday of the potential for simmering clashes in the Middle East to spread across the region.
The U.S. military on Friday struck multiple Houthi targets in Yemen a week after the Pentagon blamed the Houthis for an unsuccessful "complex attack" near U.S. Navy ships.
Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem but there were no reports of Israeli deaths. A U.S. official said the attack was "effectively defeated."
Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon's capital Beirut.
Concern over a possible full-scale Israel-Hezbollah war grows as the two sides trade new fire, Hezbollah's leader accuses Israel of crossing "red lines."
Iranian hackers sought to interest President Biden's campaign in information stolen from the campaign of former President Donald Trump, the FBI and other federal agencies said.
Complex climactic conditions were the main cause of the helicopter crash that killed Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian state TV reported.
Tensions have soared following nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the killing of two senior militants in separate strikes in Lebanon and Iran last week.
Iran's supreme leader has vowed to "seek revenge" against Israel for the killing of Hamas' top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh.
Iran's president and foreign minister were killed when their helicopter crashed on a mountainside in dense fog, state media say.
Two U.S. officials tell CBS News an Israeli missile has hit Iran in apparent retaliation for the recent drone and missile attack on the Jewish state.
Israel says 99% of the missiles and drones launched by Iran in an overnight assault were downed by its air defenses, with help from its allies.
Americans in Israel have been warned to limit their travel as U.S. officials say Iran is expected to launch an attack on the country as soon as Friday.
Fears of a parallel war between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group have soared since the Israel-Hamas conflict started.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Thursday that it was time to take away "even more capability than we've taken in the past."
The U.S. military plans to strike targets in Iraq and Syria, including Iranian personnel and facilities, in response to a drone attack that killed 3 U.S. troops.
The SEALs were reported missing during a Jan. 11 mission to board a ship in the Arabian Sea carrying Iranian weapons, the U.S. military said.
Several ballistic missiles and rockets were fired by Iranian-backed militants from western Iraq, the Pentagon said.
Pakistan has condemned Iran for a "blatant violation" of its airspace over deadly missile strikes that show the risk of the Israel-Hamas war sparking a much wider conflict.
As the U.S. strikes the Houthis and seizes more weapons from Iran bound for the Yemeni rebels, Qatar says focusing on the Red Sea attacks is "not treating the real issue."
The U.S. says anti-ship missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels have flown toward a U.S.-owned cargo ship and a U.S warship in the Red Sea despite airstrikes against the group.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed proxy force, have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea since soon after the Israel-Hamas war began.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for what Iranian state media called a "terroristic" attack.
The White House released U.S. intelligence that Iran provided drones, missiles, and tactical intelligence to the Houthis, who control vast parts of Yemen including the capital, Sanaa.
Monday's strike was the 66th attack against American-affiliated bases in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17, Pentagon officials said.
