Iran says it's considering ceasefire counterproposal

Iranian state media said the regime has received a full U.S. response to its proposal for a ceasefire and the phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

• 3h ago

U.K. leader says Iran believed to have "played a part" in air base incident

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says U.K. authorities believe Iran "played a part" in the incident over the weekend at an air base used by the U.S. to launch strikes on Iran.

• 13h ago

Iran says it expects response to ceasefire plan already rejected by Trump

President Trump says U.S. and Iranian negotiators are talking via mediators, but insists he has "offered them NOTHING" to get a peace deal done.

• Sep 29

Trump expects talks with Iran to resume this week after rejecting proposal

Iran had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations for a lasting end to the war.

• Sep 27

Was Netanyahu's fiery U.N. speech aimed at his own political survival?

Israel's embattled leader lashed out at New York's mayor in a heated U.N. address, but a veteran analyst says his real targets were Israeli voters and President Trump.

• Sep 25

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

Commander rejected plans to rebase before deadly drone strike, sources say

Sources tell CBS News that despite warnings about the vulnerability of the outpost in Kuwait, a commander opted not to rebase farther from Iran.

• Sep 24

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

In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran and defends foreign policy

President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.

• Sep 22

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

Iran's early attacks on Bahrain caught Navy families and sailors by surprise

The scale and duration of Iran's response appeared to take the U.S. goverenment by surprise, three sources who were in Bahrain at the time told CBS News, in part because families hadn't yet been required to evacuate.

• Sep 21

U.S. embassies across Middle East issue security alerts for Americans

The alerts did not cite a specific threat, but called for Americans to "exercise heightened vigilance."

• Sep 20

Iran downed at least 2 American drones in recent days, U.S. officials say

Iranian forces in recent days have brought down at least two American MQ-1 unmanned aircraft, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

• Sep 17

Possible U.S. war crimes in Iran cited by U.N.-backed experts

Human rights experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran.

• Sep 17

House speaker declares Iran nuclear issue "taken care of"

The Iran war has cost the U.S. military at least $33.4 billion — most of it on munitions — and not including hundreds of millions more spent by other agencies, the Pentagon says.

• Sep 17

Photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian attacks

The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.

• Sep 15

Massie introduces impeachment articles against Hegseth over Iran war

Rep. Thomas Massie accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of defying Congress with the Iran war, suppressing free speech and other offenses.

• Sep 15

Iran war could cost $2 billion per month, Congressional Budget Office estimates

The Congressional Budget Office estimated the war between Feb. 28 and Aug. 1 has directly cost the U.S. about $38 billion.

• Sep 15

Pentagon inspector general says Iran war has caused weapons shortages

The first-of-its-kind report acknowledges the military's munition shortfall and details some of the losses of American assets so far as part of Operation Epic Fury.

• Sep 15

Iran's proxies using Yemen to compound war's impact on oil prices

An attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline and a simmering war between the Saudis and Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen are pushing oil prices up.

• Sep 14

Missile crisis: The hard truths about America's military arsenal

In the early days of the war against Iran, the U.S. fired off thousands of long-range, precision-guided missiles. Now, with a depleted arsenal, the Pentagon seeks to replenish its stockpiles, an effort that will cost billions and take years.

• Sep 13

Saudi Arabia's MBS pressed Trump to strike Houthis in Yemen, sources say

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has personally pressed President Trump to take military action against the Iran-backed Houthis, sources tell CBS News.

• Sep 11

Iran strikes U.S. jets after Trump promises war to end after midterms

U.S. jets were hit by Iranian missiles while parked at a base in Jordan, sources tell CBS News, while Trump said the war will end "immediately" after midterms.

• Sep 11

Multiple U.S. military aircraft damaged in Iranian strikes on base in Jordan, sources say

One A-10 Thunderbolt, an attack aircraft known as the Warthog, was struck and lost a wing, according to sources.

• Sep 10

U.S. forces hit Iran-linked oil tankers as oil nears $100 a barrel

Oil prices are rising steadily with no end in sight to the U.S.-Iran standoff impeding tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

• Sep 8

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