Iranians in California celebrate Ayatollah's death
Celebrations broke out in the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday as word spread that Iran's supreme leader was presumed to be killed in attacks. Carter Evans has more.
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Celebrations broke out in the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday as word spread that Iran's supreme leader was presumed to be killed in attacks. Carter Evans has more.
H.R. McMaster, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and national security adviser to President Trump during his first term, joins "CBS Evening News" to understand the timing and strategy of the joint attacks on Iran.
Could Iranian so-called sleeper cells in the U.S. prepare to retaliate after the strikes on Iran? Jericka Duncan looks into security precautions.
The U.S. and Israel conducted joint strikes in Iran on Saturday and President Trump later announced that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed. Margaret Brennan explains what this could mean for the region and the world.
For over 45 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a brutal theocracy, ruled by an ayatollah who swept aside the freedoms of Iran pre-revolution and threatened peace with the largest stockpile of missiles in the Middle East. On Saturday, there was celebration in the streets after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Weeks of failed diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran exploded into a full-blown attack on Saturday by Israel and the U.S. President Trump's goal is now obvious- an end to the Iranian regime. Mr. Trump announced Saturday that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the strikes. Charlie D'Agata reports.
President Trump posted on Truth Social that Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. He also said that military strikes will continue in Iran for "as long as necessary."
The U.S. and Israel conducted a massive military operation in Iran on Saturday. CBS News contributor and former National Security Advisor under President Trump's first term H.R. McMaster has analysis.
An Israeli official told CBS News that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is presumably dead. CBS News Middle East reporter Courtney Kealy has more on the situation inside.
Multiple Israeli official sources confirmed to CBS News. A senior American intelligence official says the Supreme Leader is dead. CBS News' Haley Ott, Joe Zacks and Courtney Kealy have reporting and analysis.
"There are many people in Iran and in the diaspora who do not simply want a return of the Pahlavis," British author and political commentator Douglas Murray tells The Free Press about Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed shah of Iran, being considered a contender to lead the country. The Free Press is a Paramount publication.
Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, tells The Free Press that the U.S. should work toward a total "regime evolution" in Iran. "It really is go big or go home," Taleblu said.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers had mixed reactions to the U.S. and Israel's massive operation against Iran. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on the response from Capitol Hill.
Iranian-American activist and CBS News contributor Masih Alinejad said Iranians are experiencing a range of emotions, including hope and concern, after U.S. and Israel launched a major operation against Iran. She added Iranians are concerned the attack won't lead to regime change, which she says is a "huge risk for people inside Iran." She also reacted to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's statement on the military operation and reports that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is presumed dead after the strikes.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is presumed dead after a joint attack Saturday by the U.S. and Israel, Israeli officials tell CBS News. Tony Dokoupil anchors a Special Report.
No American deaths or injuries have been reported from Iran's retaliatory attack in response to U.S. and Israel's military operation, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on social media. Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie, a former commander for Central Command and CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer join with more analysis.
The U.S. and Israel's joint military operation in Iran has drawn mixed reactions from world leaders and lawmakers. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has details on the attack.
Haviv Retting Gur, the Middle East analyst for the Free Press based in Jerusalem, said that there is fear in Israel as Iran retaliates but the country sees the operation as a point of pride. The Free Press is a Paramount publication.
"Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan breaks down reactions from Middle East leaders after U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran.
The U.S. and Israel's strikes against Iran has raised fears of a broader regional conflict that could last weeks. "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang have the latest.
The U.S. is "going for the jugular" with the latest strikes on Iran, Aaron McLean, a national security and defense fellow at the Hudson Institute, told The Free Press. He breaks down the latest phase in the U.S.-Iran conflict and the next potential issue on the horizon. The Free Press is a Paramount publication.
GOP Sen. Tom Cotton tells Major Garrett he thought President Trump "laid out the objectives" of the U.S.-Israeli attack against Iran "very well." He says the joint military operation will likely take "weeks, not days."
The Free Press contributor Jay Solomon and Aaron McLean, a national security and defense fellow at the Hudson Institute, break down some of the "worst case scenarios" as Iran retaliates following the U.S.-Israeli strikes. The Free Press is a Paramount publication.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat and a member of the House Intelligence Committee, says President Trump should brief Congress immediately about the U.S. military operation against Iran. He also tells Major Garrett that the maximum pressure the U.S. has applied on the Iranian regime "hopefully will result in change."
Before the U.S. strikes on Iran, the two countries engaged in several rounds of high-stakes talks focused on reaching a nuclear deal. The Free Press contributor Jay Solomon and Aaron McLean, a national security and defense fellow at the Hudson Institute, analyze the progress and setbacks in the nuclear negotiations. The Free Press is a Paramount publication.