How U.S. may respond to deadly drone attack
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby gives an update on the drone attack at a U.S. base in Jordan that killed three American service members and injured dozens.
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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby gives an update on the drone attack at a U.S. base in Jordan that killed three American service members and injured dozens.
"We're not looking for another war, but we absolutely will do what we have to do to protect ourselves," John Kirby, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, said on "CBS Mornings."
A drone attack over the weekend killed three U.S. service members and injured 34 at a military base in Jordan near the Syrian border. President Biden is vowing a strong response, placing blame on an Iran-backed militia. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has more on what we know about the attack.
4 men convicted in Iran of plotting with Israeli intelligence to sabotage a weapons factory have been executed, state media say.
John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the latest U.S airstrike in Syria on a target linked to Iran and the Israel-Hamas war.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York. He joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the latest on the U.S.' prison release deal with Iran and the battle over continued funding for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Five Americans who were freed from Iran returned to the U.S. early Tuesday. The months-long prisoner swap negotiations ended with President Biden granting clemency to five Iranians in the U.S. and freeing up $6 billion in frozen funds for Iran. "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan reports from Washington.
Mahsa Amini died after she was detained by police for improperly wearing her head scarf, leading to nationwide protests in Iran against the compulsory hijab. The protests have become deadly and are expected to get more dangerous in the coming days. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports.
Tensions in the Middle East intensify as Pakistan accuses Iran of an unprovoked attack amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. The attack is drawing global scrutiny and concern. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.
CBS News has learned the Biden administration provided an advanced warning to Iran ahead of an attack by ISIS-K, an arm of the Islamic State, earlier in January. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports from the Pentagon.
The U.S. warning about the Jan. 3 ISIS' terrorist strike was delivered over a week before dual suicide bombings took place.
Since Jan. 11, the U.S. has launched 10 rounds of retaliatory strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The militant group says it is targeting ships it believes are linked to Israel. CBS News contributor and former Department of Homeland Security official Sam Vinograd joins to examine what the potential endgame is for the U.S. — if there is one.
The U.S. struck targets in Iraq on Tuesday to retaliate for attacks Iranian-backed militias have been launching against American forces.
The U.S. launched strikes against three facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The strikes were retaliation for repeated attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.
The U.S. and U.K. carried out a fresh round of airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen Monday. The strikes came as the U.S. announced the deaths of two Navy SEALs, lost at sea after a raid on a Houthi-bound ship. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more on that and reports of an Israeli cease-fire proposal.
The U.S. and U.K. led another round of strikes on Houthi militias in Yemen on Monday. The strikes, in response to attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, continue to raise fears that the Israel-Hamas war will spill over into a regional conflict. Charlie D'Agata has more.
The U.S. is warning Iran to stop providing weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen, who continue to attack commercial ships in the Red Sea. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Mark Cancian joins CBS News to discuss the U.S.'s strikes on Houthi targets.
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 U.S. military personnel were injured Saturday, when multiple ballistic missiles hit a base in Iraq, according to the Pentagon. Most of the missiles were intercepted, officials say, but some made it through the air defense systems. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Several ballistic missiles and rockets were fired by Iranian-backed militants from western Iraq, the Pentagon said.
Syrian and Iranian officials and media say an Israeli strike on Damascus, killed four Iranian advisers with Tehran's Revolutionary Guard's expeditionary Al Quds force.
In 1979, Iranians took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. On this day in 1981, the standoff ended with the hostages released, but that wasn't the end of the story - or the suffering - for the victims and their families. Barry Petersen has more.
When the Iranian hostage crisis ended on Jan. 20, 1981, the story for hostages and their families was just beginning.
CBS News was taken aboard the USS Arleigh Burke in the Mediterranean Sea Friday, part of a combined 4,000-strong force of U.S. Marines and sailors deployed across the region as the U.S. continues its efforts to deter attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected calls to scale back the IDF offensive in Gaza and told the U.S. he doesn't support the solution of a Palestinian state. South of Israel, in Yemen, the U.S. launched more airstrikes against Houthi rebels that continue to attack commercial shipping in the area. President Biden conceded the strikes aren't stopping the Houthi attacks. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.