Strikes intensify in Middle East amid Iran war
CBS News' Matt Gutman, Aaron Navarro and Anthony Salvanto have the latest news as the Iran war spreads and strikes ramp up in the Middle East.
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Americans try to evacuate Middle East
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Pentagon gives update on Iran strikes
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine held a Pentagon briefing on Wednesday. Caine said that the U.S. has hit more than 2,000 targets in Iran since the strikes started. Vladimir Duthiers anchored this CBS News Special Report.
Trump denies Israel forced Iran strikes
U.S. nationals have been urged to leave the Middle East as strikes continue across the region amid the Iran war. Some Americans in the region are struggling to find a way home and blaming the U.S. government for a lack of assistance. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Americans evacuate Mideast amid Iran strikes
U.S. nationals have been urged to leave the Middle East as strikes continue across the region amid the Iran war. Some Americans in the region are struggling to find a way home and blaming the U.S. government for a lack of assistance. Charlie D'Agata reports.
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Israel sent troops into Lebanon as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran widened, and some of Iran's Gulf neighbors warned that Iran's retaliatory fire could draw them into the spreading conflict.
Trump says almost all of Iranian military hit
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Marco Rubio on Dubai drone strike
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Democrats question urgency of Iran strike
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Free Press author: War in Iran is about China
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Dubai's U.S. consulate grounds hit by drone strike
A suspected Iranian drone struck the grounds of a U.S. consulate in Dubai, setting it ablaze. There were no reports of casualties, but as Imtiaz Tyab reports, it's part of a punishing campaign by Tehran that has seen the United Arab Emirates targeted more than any other nation in the Gulf.
Americans stranded amid war: "Everybody is scared"
The U.S. State Department is urging the roughly 1 million American citizens in 14 countries in the Middle East to leave immediately and saying help is on the way. But with most planes grounded, many are finding escape nearly impossible. Matt Gutman reports.
First U.S. troops killed in Iran war identified
The Pentagon has released the names of the first U.S. service members killed in the ongoing war with Iran. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more.
Poll: Most Americans disapprove of Iran war
As U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, new CBS News polling shows that most Americans disapprove. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has the numbers.
Trump defends war with Iran, conflict widens
President Trump on Tuesday defended his decision to launch strikes on Iran as the conflict in the region widened. CBS News' Matt Gutman, Aaron Navarro and Kelly O'Grady have the latest on the war.
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Military questioned use of makeshift office space where U.S. troops were killed
The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait, sources told CBS News.
Dow closes 400 points down amid Iran war outbreak
Oil prices continue to climb and U.S. stock markets remain uneasy amid the war with Iran. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady has the details.
FIFA criticized for lifting U.S. star's red card suspension after Trump phone call
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National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man, police say
Two Tennessee National Guard members fatally shot a man in Memphis who turned toward them with a gun during a downtown pursuit, authorities said.
Balogun's red card suspension lifted after Trump called FIFA chief, sources say
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2 National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man, police say
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