• Israel-Iran ceasefire is in effect, Trump says

    Israel-Iran ceasefire is in effect, Trump says

    Jun 24, 2025 01:38 PM EST

    ... charter flights that began over the weekend, a State Department official said.There are roughly 700,000 American citizens, most of them dual U.S.-Israeli citizens, believed to be in Israel. Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Lidman reported from Tel Aviv, Israel. Associated Press writers David ...

  • Israel hits Iranian government targets, day after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

    Israel hits Iranian government targets, day after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

    Jun 23, 2025 01:12 PM EST

    ... meeting in Moscow with Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, that they had explored “how we can get out of today’s situation.” Putin called the Israeli and American attacks on Iran an “absolutely unprovoked aggression.” Elsewhere, calls continued for de-escalation and the return to diplomacy to try and resolve ...

  • Israel recovers remains of three more hostages from Gaza

    Israel recovers remains of three more hostages from Gaza

    Jun 22, 2025 05:40 PM EST

    ... because of Israel's blockade, which was loosened last month amid fears of famine. Hostage families call for their release The Oct. 7 attack and Israel's offensive ignited a chain of events leading to Israel's surprise attack on Iran last week. The United States entered the war overnight ...

  • What to know about the U.S. military's intervention in the Israel-Iran war

    What to know about the U.S. military's intervention in the Israel-Iran war

    Jun 22, 2025 03:33 PM EST

    Iran's response Iran launched a barrage of missiles against Israel overnight and into Sunday, with Israeli authorities reporting that more than 80 people were wounded, the vast majority of them lightly. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the time for diplomacy had passed and his country had the ...

  • Democrats are at odds over Israel-Iran war as Trump announces U.S. strikes on Iran

    Democrats are at odds over Israel-Iran war as Trump announces U.S. strikes on Iran

    Jun 22, 2025 02:55 AM EST

    ... S. support for Israel and more traditional Democrats and independents who make up a sizable, if not always vocal, voting bloc. In a statement after Israel’s first strikes on Iran, Schumer said Israel has a right to defend itself and “the United States’ commitment to Israel’s security and ...

  • Regime change in Iran seems unlikely amid war with Israel, Middle East scholar says

    Regime change in Iran seems unlikely amid war with Israel, Middle East scholar says

    Jun 21, 2025 09:50 PM EST

    ... you wrote that the. The deaths of influential leaders would renew the system. Explain that. Narges Bajoghli: Yes. Well, first of all, Iran has witnessed Israel's assassinations of leaders of Hezbollah, of the Syrian army, all across the region, and of its own military apparatus. And so it has ...

  • Israel says it's preparing for possibly long war as Iran calls U.S. involvement 'dangerous'

    Israel says it's preparing for possibly long war as Iran calls U.S. involvement 'dangerous'

    Jun 21, 2025 04:07 PM EST

    More attacks on Iranian military commanders Israel's opening attack killed three of Iran’s top military leaders: one who oversaw the armed forces, Gen. Mohammad Bagheri; one who led the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami; and the head of the Guard’s ballistic missile program, Gen. Amir Ali ...

  • European leaders meet with Iran's foreign minister as war with Israel rages on

    European leaders meet with Iran's foreign minister as war with Israel rages on

    Jun 20, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... by an earlier Israeli attack that killed three paramedics. And, today, thousands took to the streets of Tehran and other cities after Friday prayers protesting Israel's attacks. Iranian state media showed smoke billowing near Iran's Arak nuclear facility. Israel has also launched attacks on Iran's nuclear enrichment ...

  • Israel and Iran launch new strikes even as diplomatic effort gets underway

    Israel and Iran launch new strikes even as diplomatic effort gets underway

    Jun 20, 2025 01:31 PM EST

    Iranian state media reported explosions as a result of Israeli strikes in an industrial area of Rasht, along the coast of the Caspian Sea in northern Iran, but did not acknowledge hits to the other sites. Iranian authorities have not discussed the damage done so far to the country's ...

  • Israel threatens Iran’s supreme leader as Trump wavers on entering the war

    Israel threatens Iran’s supreme leader as Trump wavers on entering the war

    Jun 19, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... they targeted military installations nearby. Elsewhere, homes and high-rises in Tel Aviv hollowed out from blasts, as hundreds of people have been hurt across Israel. Meanwhile, in Iran, Israel continued its relentless strikes. Israel says it's not targeted Iranian civilians, but a U.S.-based Iranian human rights ...