Israel vows retaliation after Iran attack

Israel is vowing a response after Iran launched an unprecedented attack against Israel over the weekend. According to Israel's military, 99% of the more than 300 Iranian drones and missiles were intercepted. President Biden said the U.S. will not participate in any retaliatory strike. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more on the situation in the Middle East. Charles Faint, deputy editorial director for the Modern War Institute at West Point, also joined CBS News to discuss what could happen next in the region.

• Apr 15, 2024
• 06:25

White House denies Iranian warning of attack

During Monday's White House press briefing, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby vehemently and repeatedly denied claims that Iran gave a detailed warning before attacking Israel over the weekend. "I want to be clear," Kirby said, "this whole narrative out there that Iran passed us a message with what they were going to do is ridiculous."

• Apr 15, 2024
• 06:31

Middle East tension and global economy

The escalating conflict in the Middle East could continue to impact oil prices that have already spiked since Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger looks at the state of the global economy.

• Apr 15, 2024
• 04:05

World awaits Israel's response to attack

Israeli leadership has vowed to respond to Iran's attack targeting Israel Saturday evening, which included hundreds of missiles and drones launched primarily from its own soil. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab breaks down the latest as tensions rise in the Middle East.

• Apr 15, 2024
• 06:07

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• Apr 15, 2024
• 19:22

How might Israel respond to Iran's attack?

Israel has vowed retaliation for Iran's mostly-intercepted attack over the weekend. President Biden said the U.S. won't participate in any counterattack and is urging the Israel to show restraint. CBS News' Andrew Boyd and Nancy Cordes have more.

• Apr 15, 2024
• 13:20

Kirby on U.S. response to Iran, Israel

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby speaks about the U.S. response to Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend.

• Apr 15, 2024
• 03:21

National security expert on Israel, Iran

Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles on Israel over the weekend. Nearly all projectiles were stopped by Israel’s air defenses, helped by the U.S. and other allies. Samantha Vinograd, CBS News national security contributor and former assistant secretary for Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention at DHS, explains the conflict between Israel and Iran, and what the U.S. could do next.

• Apr 15, 2024
• 04:37

Iran assault on Israel leaves little damage

President Biden reiterated the United States' commitment to defending Israel following an unprecedented and direct assault on the country by Iran on Saturday. No lives were lost and nearly all the projectiles were shot down from the attempt to send drones and missiles to take out Israeli military targets that were allegedly involved in a deadly embassy bombing in Syria.

• Apr 15, 2024
• 03:28

Israel says "very little damage" from Iranian missile and drone attack

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.

• Apr 14, 2024

Rising numbers say Biden should encourage Israel to stop Gaza actions

President's handling hits new lows; Democrats have grown less supportive of aid to Israel.

• Apr 14, 2024

Vinograd says terrorist organizations are using Middle East conflict

Samantha Vinograd, CBS News homeland security contributor and former Homeland Security official, tells "Face the Nation" that terrorist organizations have been "using the Israel-Hamas conflict to try to inspire supporters and operatives all around the world to act."

• Apr 14, 2024
• 05:30

IMF's Georgieva on economic impact from Middle East

Kristalina Georgieva, International Monetary Fund director, tells "Face the Nation" that the economic impact of the Middle East instability so far has been "somewhat moderate," but "any impact as small as it might be is not desirable in an economy with high uncertainty and inflation still not being brought down to target."

• Apr 14, 2024
• 06:02

Iran declares its attack on Israel "concluded," for now

Israel's military says that on Saturday Iran launched more than 200 drones, cruise and ballistic missiles towards Israeli territory, the vast majority of which were intercepted. The assault – a retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus earlier this month – is the most serious escalation in an already unstable Middle East. Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports the latest from Tel Aviv.

• Apr 14, 2024
• 02:43

McKenzie: Israel's response to Iran needs "definable" beginning and end

Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of U.S. Central Command, tells "Face the Nation" that his "strategic" advice to Israel is that its response to Iran should be "narrow" and have a "definable beginning and a definable end."

• Apr 14, 2024
• 06:36

Kirby: Iran strikes were "utterly unsuccessful"

White House National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby tells "Face the Nation" that Iran wanted to "cause damage" with its strikes against Israel. "But they were utterly unsuccessful in doing so," Kirby said.

• Apr 14, 2024
• 06:51

Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"

This week on "Face the Nation," as the world waits for what Israel's response will be after the Israel Defense Forces said it intercepted more than 300 Iranian drones and missiles, President Biden spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. John Kirby, White House National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, joins Margaret Brennan, along with House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Rep. Michael McCaul.

• Apr 14, 2024
• 01:29

Israel intercepts Iranian drones, missiles

Israel intercepted more than 300 Iranian drones and missiles on Saturday night with the help of key allies, including the U.S. Despite Israel saying it intercepted 99% of the incoming projectiles, Israel is still weighing its response but former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Alon Pinkas told CBS News that President Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night not to retaliate. Debora Patta reports.

• Apr 14, 2024
• 03:16

Israel intercepts missiles amid Iran attack

Explosions and loud booms echoed throughout parts of Israel following Iran's retaliatory strike that began Saturday night. The IDF says the vast majority of the missiles have been intercepted. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Samantha Vinograd report.

• Apr 13, 2024
• 11:14

U.S. shot down some Iran drones: Officials

President Biden is meeting with national security advisers and top administration officials at the White House after Iran launched drones toward Israel in a retaliatory attack Friday. The U.S. military shot down some of the drones Iran sent toward Israel. CBS News' Natalie Brand has more from the White House.

• Apr 13, 2024
• 06:01

Israel awaits Iran's drone attack

Air sirens sounded and aerial defense operations were in place in Bethlehem and Jerusalem after Iranian drones were launched Saturday evening toward Israel. U.S. forces in the Middle East have shot down some of the Iranian-launched drones, two U.S. officials told CBS News. Charles Faint, the deputy editorial director for the Modern War Institute at West Point, joins CBS News with more on how Israel could respond to the attacks.

• Apr 13, 2024
• 09:07

Iran's attack on Israel | Special Report

Iran launched drones toward Israel Saturday night in a retaliatory attack after an April 1 Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. CBS News' Weijia Jiang, Imtiaz Tyab, Margaret Brennan and Natalie Brand report.

• Apr 13, 2024
• 06:52

Iran drones could take hours to reach Israel

The Israel Defense Forces and U.S. officials say a drone attack launched from Iranian territory is on its way to Israel, but it may take hours for the drones to reach their targets if they're not shot down first. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab, Olivia Gazis and national security contributor Sam Vinograd have more.

• Apr 13, 2024
• 24:49

Container ship seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guard near Strait of Hormuz

The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West, particularly after a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria.

• Apr 13, 2024

IDF: Iran launches drone attack toward Israel

Iran on Saturday evening launched drones toward Israel, the Israeli military said. In a statement, Israel Defense Forces said that Iran launched unmanned aerial vehicles "from within its territory toward Israel." CBS News' Natalie Brand has more.

• Apr 13, 2024
• 08:35

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