Ret. Gen. Joseph Votel on NATO and Iran war
NATO countries have so far rejected President Trump's call for help with the Strait of Hormuz. Ret. Gen. Joseph Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command, joins to discuss.
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NATO countries have so far rejected President Trump's call for help with the Strait of Hormuz. Ret. Gen. Joseph Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command, joins to discuss.
President Trump on Friday called NATO allies "cowards" for declining to send troops to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
Sources tell CBS News that the Pentagon is preparing detailed plans for a possible U.S. ground force deployment in Iran. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more from Tel Aviv, Israel.
The first Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded Thursday to a Washington Post report that the Pentagon will ask Congress for an additional $200 billion for the Iran war. He said that the number could change because it "takes money to kill bad guys." CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more from Capitol Hill.
CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang asked President Trump on Thursday about reports that the Pentagon is planning to ask Congress for an additional $200 billion for the war with Iran. Jiang joins "The Takeout" to unpack the president's response.
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Trump says the U.S. will destroy a vast Iranian gas field if Tehran retaliates for an Israeli strike on the facility by attacking Qatar's infrastructure.
The U.S. and Israel have struck more than 7,800 targets in Iran, according to U.S. Central Command. The CBS News data team examined specific targets and "The Daily Report" explains its findings.
Sources tell CBS News that President Trump has yet to decide on sending U.S. ground troops into Iran. Republican Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
As fighting in the Middle East intensifies, sources tell CBS News that President Trump has yet to decide on having troops on the ground in Iran. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has the latest.
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Israel said Tuesday it killed two more senior Iranian leaders in airstrikes. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean joins to unpack the latest developments in the war with Iran.
The Iran war could escalate further as President Trump threatens to hit key oil infrastructure if Tehran doesn't drop its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
The war, which shows no signs of ending soon, has disrupted oil exports from the region, driven fuel prices far higher worldwide and upended global air travel.
The U.S. military has identified the six service members who were killed in Thursday's plane crash in western Iraq, while thousands more U.S. sailors and a 2,500-strong Marine unit are headed to the Middle East. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Six U.S. service members who were killed in a military refueling aircraft crash over Iraq last week have been identified as members of the Ohio Air National Guard and Florida-based crew members.
Since the start of the Iran war, 13 American service members have been killed.
The U.S. military has confirmed that all six crew members were killed when an American KC-135 refueling plane taking part in the Iran war crashed in western Iraq.
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is quickly approaching the two-week mark. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran's missile and drone capabilities have been severely diminished. He also said the new Supreme Leader is wounded and likely disfigured. CBS News' Eleanor Watson and Nancy Cordes report.
Iran continues to harass vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and the prospect of U.S. naval escorts appears more likely. But when that would occur remains a mystery. CBS News' Matt Gutman and Aaron MacLean have the latest.
A U.S. military aerial refueling tanker that was involved in the military operation in Iran crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, according to multiple U.S. officials who spoke to CBS News. Charlie D'Agata and Aaron MacLean have more.
CBS News has learned that despite the U.S.-Israeli war, for the first nine days of March, Iran exported about 30% more oil than in the first nine days of February. Matt Gutman has more.
The Trump administration has blacklisted AI giant Anthropic, labeling it a supply chain risk. The company has sued in response. New York Times tech reporter Sheera Frenkel joins CBS News to break down the feud.
About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.