Saudi airport stays shut as Houthi attacks kill 20 people in a week

Trump considers joining Saudi attacks on Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen after a week of Houthi strikes kills 20 people, including an American, at Riyadh's airport.

• Updated 24m ago

Oil prices back up as U.S. and Iran trade threats to expand 7-month war

As Iran responds to Trump's threat of annihilation with its own warning of a possible "new front" in the war, global oil prices are rising again.

• Sep 25

Iran's president in N.Y. as Trump weighs cutting deal or driving Iran "into hell"

President Trump told the U.N. he's deciding whether to make a deal or drive Iran "into hell." Iran's president is slated to address the world body today, Iranian state media say.

• Sep 23

U.N. experts say U.S. may have committed war crimes with 2 Iran strikes

U.N.-commissioned rights experts say there are "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes with strikes that killed scores of Iranian civilians.

• Sep 22

Vance says war in "new phase" of economic pressure as Iran dismisses Trump threat

Iran has shrugged off President Trump's threat to hit the Islamic Republic with an "economic D-Day" as a "doubling down on failed policies."

• Aug 21

Tehran says Strait of Hormuz "under Iran's control" after Trump threat

Tehran has asserted that the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management" after President Trump said the U.S. might "keep it."

• Aug 14

Iran says strait won't open until the U.S. "corrects" behavior

The United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said one of its ships was targeted while transiting the strait.

• Aug 9

U.S. carrier in Iran war set to leave in days as official reveals conflict's cost

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is expected to leave the Middle East in the coming days, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News.

• Apr 30

Trump threatens to invade Iran, "obliterate" its energy resources

Energy markets remain volatile as President Trump threatens Iran with an invasion to seize its oil while also suggesting a deal could soon end the war.

• Mar 31

Houthis say U.S. strike on migrant detention center in Yemen kills dozens

Yemen's Houthi rebels say a U.S. strike has hit a detention center for migrants in Saada, killing dozens of people.

• Apr 28, 2025

Hegseth shared details of Yemen strike in another Signal chat, sources say

The messages were sent the same day Hegseth shared similar details in a separate Signal chat that inadvertently included The Atlantic's editor-in-chief.

• Apr 21, 2025