Apr 05 Lebanese Christians displaced by war mark Easter far from their homes and churches By Kareem Chehayeb, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Christians are estimated to make up around a third of Lebanon's population of roughly 5.5 million people. Continue reading
Apr 05 What to know about the daring rescue of two U.S. aviators shot down in Iran By Seung Min Kim, Matthew Lee, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.S. pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member. Continue reading
Apr 05 Trump issues expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator's rescue emerge By Matthew Lee, Konstantin Toropin, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press President Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, following the rescue of a U.S. aviator who was shot down in Iran. Continue reading
Apr 04 Iran calls on public to find 'enemy pilot' as US continues frantic search By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The war, which began with joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Feb. 28, has killed thousands, shaken global markets, cut off key shipping routes and spiked fuel prices. It shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to airstrikes with attacks across… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 4:21 U.S. fighter jet shot down over Iran as strikes on infrastructure expand across Mideast By Stephanie Sy, Winston Wilde For the first time in five weeks of war with Iran, two American combat aircraft were shot down in separate incidents. One of two service members onboard an F-15E was rescued. The whereabouts and status of the second crew member… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 6:43 How U.S. forces conduct search and rescue for a downed combat crew By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For insight into what it takes to conduct a search and rescue operation for a downed combat air crew, Amna Nawaz spoke with retired Master Sergeant Wes Bryant. He spent his career in the Air Force Special Operations and participated… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 4:53 Global leaders work to ease oil price surge as Trump signals more weeks of Iran war By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart In New York and London, European and Middle Eastern countries tried to develop a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has largely been closed since the war in Iran began. Following President Trump's address predicting two to three… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 7:00 How Gulf nations and European allies are responding to Trump's Iran address By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the reaction to President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will continue attacking Iran for two to three more weeks, Amna Nawaz spoke with Robin Niblett and Firas Maksad. Niblett is a distinguished fellow and former director at Chatham… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 8:18 Trump signals Iran war could end soon but gives mixed signals on how By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart The Trump administration is sending more military forces to the Middle East, while at the same time saying Iran has asked for a ceasefire, a claim Iranian officials say is not true. President Trump is scheduled to address the nation… Continue watching
Apr 01 Oil and gas prices won't immediately return to normal even if the Iran war ends, the EU warns By Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press The European Union's energy commissioner says skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won’t return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow. Continue reading