Jun 09 Watch 3:51 U.S. retaliates against Iran after American helicopter downed near Strait of Hormuz By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi The U.S. military started what it called "self-defense strikes" against Iran for the downing of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said the two crew members were both "safe and uninjured" after the Apache helicopter went… Continue watching
Jun 09 U.S. says it has begun strikes against Iran following crash of Army Apache helicopter off Oman coast By Jon Gambrell, Darlene Superville, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said the strikes would be "a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression."… Continue reading
Jun 09 Trump says U.S. 'must' respond after Iran shots down Army helicopter near Strait of Hormuz By Jon Gambrell, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump said in a social media post that military officials told him “the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters.” He added that both service members “are safe and uninjured.”… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 4:48 Exchange of missile strikes between Israel and Iran threatens fragile ceasefire By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde Israel and Iran traded long-range missile strikes for the first time since the ceasefire went into effect two months ago. Both countries appear to have agreed to stop their attacks, but not before sparking fears of a return to full… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 9:01 What Iran and Israel's escalation means for efforts to end regional conflict By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi For analysis on how the latest escalation in the Middle East will affect a host of issues in the region, Amna Nawaz speaks with Miad Maleki at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and David Makovsky at the Washington Institute… Continue watching
Jun 08 Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message By Associated Press Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House. Continue reading
Jun 08 Israel and Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for the first time since April ceasefire By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Continue reading
Jun 07 Israel says Iran launched missiles in first bombardment since fragile ceasefire By Kareem Chehayeb, Hassan Ammar, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war. Continue reading
Jun 06 U.S.-Iran exchange of fire in Gulf tests fragile ceasefire By Samy Magdy, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, and called on Tehran to halt attacks on Gulf neighbors that test a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict. Continue reading
Jun 04 Artist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, creator of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56 By Associated Press “Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure of French culture and an artist devoted to freedom, whose work carried a universal message and earned her immense international acclaim,” the French presidency said in a statement. Continue reading