Trump discusses Iran, nuclear weapons
President Trump spoke more about the war in Iran on Wednesday, commenting on Iran's nuclear program prior to strikes. See his remarks.
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President Trump spoke more about the war in Iran on Wednesday, commenting on Iran's nuclear program prior to strikes. See his remarks.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed reporters Wednesday as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran continued.
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.
Americans across the political spectrum are reacting to the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.
For the first time in combat, the U.S. military is deploying one-way kamikaze drones that are copycats of Iran's drones. J.D. Simkins, editor-in-chief of Military Times and Defense News, joins CBS News to discuss.
Authorities in Texas gave an update Monday on the shooting that killed two people at a bar in Austin over the weekend. The incident is being investigated for possible terrorism ties to the U.S. airstrikes in Iran.
Airstrikes have stranded thousands of Americans who were traveling to or through the Middle East. Shanelle Kaul reports.
For a second day, Iran carried out a series of drone and missile strikes across the Gulf as the U.S. and Israel continue to target Iran. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Sunday saw a new wave of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, with the military saying at least three U.S. service members have been killed in the war so far. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Retaliatory strikes from Iran are spreading across the Middle East a day after U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
The U.S. and Israel carried out military strikes on targets in Iran early Saturday after President Trump threatened the Iranian regime for weeks to make a new deal to rein in its nuclear program, and before that, threatened it over its violent crackdown on protesters in January. Carissa Lawson anchors CBS News' special report.
President Trump said the U.S. military has begun "major combat operations in Iran" in a statement released early Saturday morning. Mr. Trump threatened the Iranian regime for weeks to make a new deal to rein in its nuclear program, and before that, threatened it over its violent crackdown on protesters in January.
The State Department has ordered non-essential staff to leave its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran are set to be held in Geneva this Thursday. Osamah Khalil, chair of the International Relations Program at Syracuse University, joined CBS News to discuss.
President Trump has not yet ruled out a military strike as the U.S. and Iran prepare for the next round of nuclear talks this Thursday. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more.
The United States stands at the brink of a major conflict in the Middle East with the Iranian regime grappling with domestic discontent and the threat of U.S. strikes. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Israel has approved numerous measures on the occupied West Bank seen widely as part of an effort by Netanyahu's government to annex the Palestinian territory.
Britain's High Court says the government's decision to designate the Palestine Action protest group a terrorist organization was "disproportionate."
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft started a campaign in 2023 encouraging people to wear a small blue square with a hashtag. It's a symbol that started off challenging people to stand up to Jewish hate, but these days Kraft says it's meant to call out hate, in all of its forms. Jericka Duncan reports.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...No date has been set for Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's controversial choice to lead the FBI. Despite comments by former Trump administration officials about Patel and what Patel wrote in his book, Graham tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he is "ready to vote for Kash Patel", Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he believes Hegseth would be a "very dangerous Secretary of Defense", and Save the Children president and CEO Janti Soeripto tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that amid the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the organization is trying to connect more than 17,000 separated Gazan children with their family members. "It's a real moment of hope and peril at the same time," she said.
Norah O'Donnell spoke Monday with Reza Pahlavi, the crown prince of Iran who has been living in exile in the United States since 1979. Pahlavi shared his thoughts on the protests gripping Iran and what he thinks America's role should be there.
Iran's internet was cut off late last Thursday, apparently in an attempt by government authorities to prevent protesters from organizing and uploading videos for the outside world to see. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on the protests and Andrew Boyd, former chief of operations for the CIA Counterterrorism Mission Center, joins with analysis.
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi spoke with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell on Monday as deadly anti-government protests continue across Iran. CBS News Middle East reporter Courtney Kealy and Will Todman, senior fellow in the Middle East Program at CSIS, offer their insight into the interview.
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi told CBS News' Norah O'Donnell he's been communicating with the Trump administration about the Iran protests. "I think [President Trump] said it best. He said, 'You know, we'll see what happens,'" Pahlavi said.
Exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi tells Norah O'Donnell why the protests currently gripping Iran are different from past movements in the country.
President Trump has been briefed on new options for military strikes in Iran, sources tell CBS News, as deadly anti-government protests continue across the Islamic Republic. Alex Vatanka, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, joins with analysis, and CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has the latest on Mr. Trump's plans.