• How Israel's attack on Iran puts the U.S. in a difficult situation

    How Israel's attack on Iran puts the U.S. in a difficult situation

    Jun 18, 2025 10:49 PM EST

    ... not on a missile, but by other means, trucks, ships, et cetera. It's been shown that they have a hard time delivering weapons on Israel, certainly weapons of any major size. So I think that's a bigger challenge for Iran. How would they actually deliver a weapon? Given ...

  • Why hypersonic missiles are stirring fears in the conflict between Israel and Iran

    Why hypersonic missiles are stirring fears in the conflict between Israel and Iran

    Jun 18, 2025 08:45 PM EST

    ... against Israel travel at hypersonic speed, but are barely maneuverable, so are not considered true hypersonic missiles, said Yehoshua Kalisky, a senior researcher at the Israeli think tank INSS and a former scientist in Israeli defense industries. The missile it has launched, the Fattah 1 has had minimal success. Israel ...

  • As Israel bombards Tehran, many vulnerable Iranians lack proper shelter or options for fleeing

    As Israel bombards Tehran, many vulnerable Iranians lack proper shelter or options for fleeing

    Jun 18, 2025 04:03 PM EST

    ... like she has nowhere to escape to — especially not her home country, which she asked not be identified. Fear of Iran mingles with fear of Israel For Shirin, the hostilities are bittersweet. Despite being against the theocracy and its treatment of women, the idea that Israel may determine the future ...

  • WATCH: Pentagon has given Trump possible options for Israel-Iran conflict, Hegseth tells Senate panel

    WATCH: Pentagon has given Trump possible options for Israel-Iran conflict, Hegseth tells Senate panel

    Jun 18, 2025 01:16 PM EST

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Wednesday that the Pentagon was providing options to President Donald Trump as he decides next steps on Iran but would not say whether the military was planning to assist with Israeli strikes, an action that could risk dragging America into a wider war in the Middle East.

  • Trump faces difficult choices in support for Israel’s war on Iran

    Trump faces difficult choices in support for Israel’s war on Iran

    Jun 17, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... of allowing Iran to have a residual capability to reconstitute its nuclear program, given everything that's happened, would be catastrophic for the region, for Israel and for the United States. So I'm inclined to agree with Senator Graham. I don't think this is something actually we can ...

  • Israel's 4th day of strikes against Tehran broaden as Trump issues ominous warning

    Israel's 4th day of strikes against Tehran broaden as Trump issues ominous warning

    Jun 17, 2025 12:02 PM EST

    ... the weekend after Israel's surprise bombardment. On Sunday, Araghchi said Iran will stop its strikes if Israel does the same.Melzer reported from Nahariya, Israel. Associated Press writers Nasser Karimi and Amir Vahdat in Tehran, Iran, Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Tara Copp in Washington contributed to ...

  • How Israel's strikes have damaged Iran's nuclear capabilities

    How Israel's strikes have damaged Iran's nuclear capabilities

    Jun 16, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... of uranium you use in a nuclear weapon. Amna Nawaz: Now, given the amount of enriched uranium that's at some of these sites that Israel's been targeting, how dangerous is that for the Iranian population? What's the risk of contamination here? David Albright: The amounts of uranium ...

  • Israel's opposition leader rallies behind Iran operation, after months of criticizing Netanyahu

    Israel's opposition leader rallies behind Iran operation, after months of criticizing Netanyahu

    Jun 16, 2025 08:23 PM EST

    ... continued through it make the opposition's change of tack all the more striking. The past 20 months have also been an unprecedented time in Israeli history, with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 — the deadliest the country has ever faced — sparking the war in ...

  • Analysis: How Israel's strikes on Iran could change security in the Middle East

    Analysis: How Israel's strikes on Iran could change security in the Middle East

    Jun 15, 2025 10:41 PM EST

    ... even in its weakened condition?”Israel’s angle We know Israel has signaled its plans to continue striking targets in Iran. We don’t know Israel’s tolerance for Iranian retaliation. They have vowed, in the Israeli press, to target Iranian oil infrastructure and even the Ayatollah himself in the ...

  • Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, U.S. official tells AP

    Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, U.S. official tells AP

    Jun 15, 2025 10:14 PM EST

    ... Sen. Lindsey Graham said he preferred diplomatic efforts, but if diplomacy doesn’t work Trump should “go all in” on destroying Iran's nuclear program. “If that means providing bombs, provide bombs,” he said. “If that means flying with Israel, fly with Israel.” Associated Press writer Gary Fields contributed reporting.