Trump defends war with Iran as conflict widens
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.
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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.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that a drone hit a U.S. consulate in Dubai, but that no one was hurt. Semafor Gulf editor Mohammed Sergie joins CBS News to discuss.
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.
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.
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.
New CBS News polling captures how Americans feel about the war with Iran. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down the findings.
CBS News national security contributor and former CIA Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism Joe Zacks joins with analysis on day four of the war with Iran.
The U.S. has issued "depart now" travel advisories in six Middle Eastern countries and indefinitely closed embassies in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Kuwait as the war with Iran grows. CBS News' Matt Gutman and Nancy Cordes have more.
Thousands of Los Angeles residents are taking to the streets to express their hopes for regime change in Iran. CBS News' Carter Evans has more.
President Trump on Tuesday said he ordered political risk insurance for the financial security of all maritime trade traveling through the Gulf. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady has more.
A drone hit the U.S. consulate in Dubai on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to reporters on Tuesday before briefing lawmakers on strikes in Iran. Rubio discussed the Trump administration's efforts to evacuate Americans from the region, a drone striking the U.S. consulate in Dubai and more.
Sasha Hoffman, an American currently stranded in Dubai amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, told CBS News' Shanelle Kaul she's frustrated after the State Department told U.S. citizens to leave the Middle East without any solutions.
Iran's retaliatory strikes against some of its regional neighbors continued on Tuesday as tensions escalate in the Middle East. CBS News' Olivia Gazis has the latest.
CBS News senior national and security correspondent Charlie D'Agata had to take cover due to an air raid siren in Tel Aviv just before he was set to go on the air with a report. D'Agata explains what happens when those sirens sound as Iran continues its retaliatory strikes across the Middle East.
President Trump said Tuesday about Iran, "I thought we were going to have a situation where we were going to be attacked." Mr. Trump said there wasn't an evacuation plan for Americans abroad because "it all happened very quickly." CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.
While taking questions during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn't force his hand in striking Iran. "If anything, I might have forced Israel's hand," Mr. Trump told reporters.
Some U.S. military officials questioned the use of a makeshift office space in Kuwait where service members were killed in an airstrike after the Iran war erupted, sources say. CBS News national security coordinating producer James LaPorta has more.
The U.S. is pushing its citizens to leave the Middle East, citing "serious safety risks" amid ongoing retaliatory strikes from Iran. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
Eric Lob, an associate professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University, joins CBS News to discuss who could become Iran's new supreme leader after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The Trump administration revealed more of its rationale behind striking Iran in a joint operation with Israel. While President Trump laid out his objectives for the war on Monday ahead of a medal ceremony at the White House, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters later that the strikes were based on Israel's pre-planned action against Iran. CBS News chief White House reporter Weijia Jiang has the latest.
The State Department is urging Americans in the Middle East to leave the region as Iran's barrage of retaliatory strikes expands. CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman has the latest from Tel Aviv.
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues as members of the Trump administration attempt to clarify their positions on the growing conflict in the Middle East. CBS News' Matt Gutman and Natalie Brand report.
Drones struck two facilities in the United Arab Emirates directly, and damaged a data center in Bahrain, Amazon said.
Six key Gulf nations are on the verge of ending their neutrality in the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran, accusing Tehran of "reckless and indiscriminate attacks" on their territories. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
President Trump called China's acquisition of voter information "the largest compromise of election data in history." In 20 states, anyone can get this information with a simple public request.
As the U.S. and Iran escalate attacks 140 days into the war, an industry analyst says "nobody is willing to move" through the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump threatened more tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days.
Billionaire Leon Black, who paid Epstein $158 million for tax advice, was subpoenaed for a second interview with the House Oversight Committee in September.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four states alleging that a combined 250,000 non-citizens were registered to vote. Elections experts caution that could be a significant overcount.
Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is engulfing large swaths of the Midwest and the U.S. East Coast this week.
In a primetime address, President Trump alleged the U.S. election system falls "catastrophically short," revisiting a topic that has drawn his attention for years — and making claims that election experts have heavily disputed.
Forty-two-year-old Abdikerm Eidleh appeared in federal court in St. Paul on Friday, just weeks after he was arrested in Mogadishu.
The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four states alleging that a combined 250,000 non-citizens were registered to vote. Elections experts caution that could be a significant overcount.
Two suspects, a father and his adult son who were allegedly armed with guns and knives, have been arrested, authorities said.
President Trump threatened more tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days.
Billionaire Leon Black, who paid Epstein $158 million for tax advice, was subpoenaed for a second interview with the House Oversight Committee in September.
The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
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The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four states alleging that a combined 250,000 non-citizens were registered to vote. Elections experts caution that could be a significant overcount.
President Trump threatened more tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days.
Billionaire Leon Black, who paid Epstein $158 million for tax advice, was subpoenaed for a second interview with the House Oversight Committee in September.
President Trump called China's acquisition of voter information "the largest compromise of election data in history." In 20 states, anyone can get this information with a simple public request.
Authorities have traced the cyclosporiasis outbreak to Mexican-grown lettuce delivered to Taco Bell by Taylor Farms. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
The FDA has approved a new daily cholesterol pill that works differently from popular statins and may deliver better results for some people. Dr. Corey Bradley, a cardiologist at Columbia University's Irving Medical Center, joins "CBS Evening News" to discuss.
The FDA has identified Taylor Farms as the likely source of lettuce contaminated with the parasite behind cyclosporiasis, as the outbreak grows. Mark Strassmann reports.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
President Trump threatened more tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days.
British Iranian journalist Pouria Zeraati was stabbed in what is believed to have been an Iranian state-sponsored attack in 2024.
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Before Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," there was Homer's original epic poem. Kelly Olson, graduate chair of the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario, joins CBS News to unpack the history of the Greek tale.
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New York is now the first state to temporarily ban data center construction, paving the way for others to follow suit. Environmental advocate Erin Brockovich joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
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Meta announced it is introducing new features to help protect teens using Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, including alerting a parent if their child discusses self-harm with one of its AI chatbots. Kelly O'Grady explains.
Millions of people are enduring dangerous air quality as Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds the skies. Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, explains how climate change is worsening wildfires.
New York has become the first state to impose a temporary moratorium on data center development while state lawmakers lay the groundwork to assess environmental and social impacts. Dr. Mike Weinstein, the director of sustainability at Southern New Hampshire University, explains what we know about the wider environmental impact data centers.
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The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of UFO files, spanning 19 videos and more. Jordan Flowers, executive director of the Disclosure Foundation, joins CBS News to discuss.
Forty-two-year-old Abdikerm Eidleh appeared in federal court in St. Paul on Friday, just weeks after he was arrested in Mogadishu.
The ICE officer who shot and killed a Maine man has a history of violent behavior, the Associated Press reports, citing interviews with family and court records. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
Ronald L. Fischer, who was featured on "America's Most Wanted," fled Rhode Island during his criminal trial for first-degree sexual assault in 2005.
The state government condemned the murder of Josue Martinez, and called on prosecutors to launch a probe in order to find those responsible.
The Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras joined six other Mexican criminal organizations that the U.S. considers terrorist groups.
When scientists examined the preserved fragments of a meteorite that crashed in 2024, they found brine-like fluids and key molecules.
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