World Mar 18 Lawmakers press U.S. intelligence officials on Iran war as new strikes jolt oil markets A series of strikes across the Middle East jolted energy markets and fueled concerns that the war won't end anytime soon. Brent crude oil is nearing a 52-week high after Israel hit a large gas field in Iran, and Iranian…
World Mar 17 What Joe Kent's resignation says about U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism efforts To discuss Joe Kent’s comments about the Iran war and what his resignation says about the intelligence community, Nick Schifrin spoke with Nick Rasmussen. He directed the National Counterterrorism Center under the Obama administration.
Mar 13 What war in Iran has revealed and what remains unknown The Iran war has spiked oil prices, triggered retaliatory strikes against Gulf neighbors and elevated a younger supreme leader. But will the regime survive? How will the war end? And were there military mistakes in the rush to launch the…
World Mar 12 Lebanese Christian villages caught in Israel-Hezbollah war The Israel Defense Forces issued evacuation orders for downtown Beirut ahead of airstrikes, as well as a second, sweeping evacuation order for southern Lebanon. That means around 10% of Lebanese territory is now subject to Israeli evacuation notices. This latest…
World Mar 10 A look at evidence linking U.S. to Iranian school strike The U.S. is investigating an explosion at a school next to an Iranian navy base in the city of Minab. Iran says the strike killed more than 150 people, mostly schoolgirls. A U.S. official briefed on the initial review tells…
Mar 06 The risks and rewards of war with Iran The U.S. and Israel unleashed the region’s largest conflict in more than two decades. As the Iran war expands, there are questions about how long the U.S. can sustain the war and what Trump’s endgame could be. Compass Points moderator…
World Mar 06 Iran receiving intelligence support from Russia, officials say Iran is receiving intelligence support from Russia, according to two U.S. officials who spoke with PBS News. Nick Schifrin reports.
World Mar 05 As U.S.-Israeli strikes intensify, Iran says it's no longer looking to negotiate Just days after the U.S. and Israel launched the war with Iran by targeting and killing its Supreme Leader, President Trump said he should be involved in selecting the country’s next leader. As the war spreads across the region, there's…
World Mar 04 U.S. says it will strike deeper into Iran, saying war has 'only just begun' On Wednesday, the U.S. said that its war with Iran has only just begun. The war expanded again as Iran fired a drone into NATO territory, and the U.S. used a torpedo fired by a submarine to sink a warship…
World Mar 03 As U.S. escalates attacks, Iran hits American diplomatic targets in Middle East As U.S. and Israeli jets continue their punishing attacks inside Iran, the Islamic Republic has widened its targets throughout the Arab states of the Gulf, and against Israel. American diplomatic targets in the Gulf were hit overnight and almost all…