Mar 02 War in Middle East widens as Israeli and U.S. planes pound Iran and Tehran and its proxies hit back By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel and the United States pounded Iran on Monday in an escalating campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said would likely take several weeks. Tehran and its allies hit back across the region, striking Israel and a variety of targets… Continue reading
Mar 02 Live Updates: U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran widens By Associated Press Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded Monday with statements of defiance and increasing… Continue reading
Mar 02 U.S. says Kuwait mistakenly downed 3 American jets during Iranian attacks; all crew safely ejected By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Kuwait acknowledged its forces accidentally hit the jets while supporting the U.S. combat operation in Iran. Continue reading
Mar 01 Hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded following U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran By Marc Levy, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines Sunday after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down much of the Middle East to air travel. Continue reading
Mar 01 White House official: Iran's 'new potential leadership' suggests it's open to talks and Trump says he's 'eventually' willing By Matthew Lee, David Klepper, Associated Press A senior White House official said Sunday that Iran's “new potential leadership” has suggested it is open to talks with the United States after American and Israeli forces launched a major attack against Tehran. Continue reading
Mar 01 Military says 3 U.S. troops killed and 5 others seriously wounded during Iran attacks By Ben Finley, Associated Press Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. attacks on Iran, the military announced Sunday, marking the first American casualties in a major offensive that President Trump said could likely lead to more… Continue reading
Mar 01 Inside Iran's succession process and who could be the country's next supreme leader By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The contours of a complex succession process began to take shape the morning after Khamenei's killing in an airstrike campaign by the United States and Israel. Continue reading
Mar 01 U.S. and Israel pound targets across Iran as Trump signals openness to talk to new leadership By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Josh Boak, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the country's ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships as part of an intensifying military campaign following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Continue reading
Feb 28 Fact-checking statements made by Trump to justify U.S. strikes on Iran By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump's accusation that Iran is building nuclear weapons that could "soon" reach the U.S. is contradicted by a 2025 federal government assessment that said Iran is years away from the ability to produce long-range missiles. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: 'This is your time to join forces,' Netanyahu says to Iranians after U.S.-Israel attack By News Desk and Associated Press Netanyahu said "we will hit thousands more targets of the terror regime" in the coming days. "We will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to free themselves from the chains of tyranny," he added. Continue reading