U.S. troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after attacks in Syria

Six U.S. service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following attacks by Iranian-backed militias that killed a U.S. contractor, the Pentagon said.

• Mar 30, 2023

How Iran International handles government opposition

Iran International, an independent news station, has been banned in Iran and labeled as terrorists by the government. Haley Ott takes a look at how the journalists continue their reporting, even in the face of threats.

• Mar 26, 2023
• 02:18

Biden addresses fatal drone strike in Syria

President Biden made his first trip to Canada as commander-in-chief to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In his opening statements Friday, Biden addressed the fatal drone attack on U.S. forces in Syria. CBS News Washington correspondent Christina Ruffini examined the president's comments and the ongoing situation in Syria.

• Mar 24, 2023
• 04:31

U.S. strikes Iranian-backed group in Syria

The White House said President Biden ordered a missile strike in eastern Syria overnight in response to a drone attack that killed an American contractor and wounded several U.S. troops. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has more from the Pentagon.

• Mar 24, 2023
• 03:39

U.S. responds to deadly attack with airstrikes

Following a drone attack on a U.S. military base in northeastern Syria which left a U.S. contractor dead and six others wounded, the U.S. conducted airstrikes on what U.S. officials said was the headquarters of the Iranian-backed Islamic Revolutionary Guard. David Martin reports from the Pentagon.

• Mar 24, 2023
• 02:29

Several more attacks on U.S. bases in Syria after strikes on Iran-linked group

After the U.S. conducted retaliatory "precision airstrikes" on facilities used by Iran-linked groups, there were a series of new attacks on U.S. bases Friday.

• Mar 24, 2023

U.S. launches retaliatory airstrikes in Syria

The U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes overnight in Syria after an Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor. The attack wounded at least five American troops and another U.S. contractor. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joined Errol Barnett and Elaine Quijano to discuss the Biden administration's response to the attack and President Biden's meeting Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa.

• Mar 24, 2023
• 05:44

New attack targets U.S. base in Syria

A new attack targeted a U.S. military base in Syria on Friday, according to U.S. officials. Overnight, the U.S. military carried out precision airstrikes in retaliation for another attack Thursday that killed an American contractor and hurt six other people, according to the Pentagon. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini the U.S. does not want to escalate matters, but will defend American forces. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green with more.

• Mar 24, 2023
• 03:47

Long shunned as a "sign of Westernization," neckties return to Iran

While wearing one will still "definitely turn a few heads," Iranians say ties are becoming more common after decades as a taboo accessory.

• Mar 22, 2023

A look back at the Iraq War 20 years later

It has been 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq, starting a years-long war that resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and caused ripple effects throughout the region. Retired Major John Spencer, the chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Modern War Institute at West Point, joins CBS News with his perspective and some of the lessons learned.

• Mar 17, 2023
• 06:11

Iran has arrested 110 suspects in mass schoolgirl poisonings, police say

Iranian police announced the arrests of 110 suspects in connection with the attacks on thousands of girls in schools across the country.

• Mar 15, 2023

China brokers Middle East peace deal

David Sacks, research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins CBS News to discuss what the diplomatic success of this deal means for China and how it could impact American influence.

• Mar 13, 2023
• 04:23

China brokers deal for Iran, Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties

The landmark agreement between the two long-time foes amounts to a major diplomatic victory for Beijing.

• Mar 10, 2023

Bipartisan Senate bill targets TikTok, other foreign technology companies

The White House said it supports the legislation, the first time it has formally endorsed a plan that could lead to a ban on TikTok.

• Mar 7, 2023

Iran makes arrests in suspected poisonings

Iran's government announced a number of arrests Tuesday following a new wave of suspected poisonings in the country that appear to be targeting girls. Iranian authorities said more than 1,000 schoolgirls have been sickened so far. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio joined "CBS News Mornings" with more.

• Mar 7, 2023
• 04:21

Iranian schoolgirls seemingly mass poisoned

More than 1,200 Iranian students, mostly schoolgirls, have fallen ill over the past three months in what has been reported to be a wave of mass poisonings. Ramy Inocencio talks to a chemical weapons expert on what substance might be behind the attacks.

• Mar 7, 2023
• 02:06

Iran announces first arrests over poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls

A chemical weapons expert tells CBS News that the hundreds, if not thousands of mystery illnesses "certainly sounds like a chemical or biological event."

• Mar 7, 2023

Hundreds of Iran schoolgirls targeted in mystery poisonings: "Unforgivable"

Some politicians have blamed religious groups opposed to girls' education.

• Mar 6, 2023

U.N. says Iran to allow more nuclear site inspections

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday that Iran has agreed to allow more inspections of its nuclear facilities, and has also agreed to reconnect surveillance cameras at those sites.

• Mar 4, 2023
• 00:13

Iran to allow more inspections at nuclear sites, U.N. says

The International Atomic Energy Agency also said that Iran had agreed to restore surveillance cameras at those nuclear facilities as well.

• Mar 4, 2023

Iranian girls sickened by gas poisonings

The Iranian government says it will investigate incidents in which hundreds of girls in different schools were poisoned with gas over recent months. That follows widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after being detained for "improperly" wearing her headscarf. CBS News anchor Elaine Quijano and Errol Barnett spoke with Tara Kangarlou, global affairs journalist and author of "The Heartbeat of Iran," about the investigation.

• Mar 3, 2023
• 06:23

Iran schoolgirls poisoned as "some people" seek to stop education for girls

Since late November, hundreds of cases of respiratory poisoning have been reported among schoolgirls mainly in Qom.

• Feb 27, 2023

European Union's response to the war in Ukraine

The Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, Stavros Lambrinidis, speaks with CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan about the European Union's response to Russia and its war in Ukraine.

• Feb 22, 2023
• 10:51

The cost of reporting on the Iran protests

The executive editor of the Iran International channel tells CBS News that regimes "based on lies and censorship… see every free journalist as a threat."

• Feb 17, 2023

Iran acknowledges "tens of thousands" still detained for protests

Iran's supreme leader reportedly has ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for "tens of thousands" of people detained amid the nationwide protests shaking the country.

• Feb 5, 2023

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